Genesis 29
1 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the people of the east.
Derpaa fortsatte Jakob sin Vandring og drog til Østens Børns Land.
2 He looked and saw a well in the field, and look, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well's mouth was large.
Da fik han Øje paa en Brønd paa Marken og tre Hjorde af Smaakvæg, der var lejrede ved den. Ved den Brønd vandede man Hjordene; og over Hullet laa der en stor Sten,
3 Now all the flocks would be gathered there, and they would roll the stone from the well's mouth, and water the sheep, and put the stone again on the well's mouth in its place.
som man først væltede bort, naar alle Hjordene var samlede, for siden, naar Dyrene var vandet, at vælte den paa Plads igen.
4 Jacob said to them, "My brothers, where are you from?" They said, "We are from Haran."
Jakob spurgte dem: »Hvor er I fra, Brødre?« De svarede: »Fra Karan!«
5 He said to them, "Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?" They said, "We know him."
Da spurgte han dem: »Kender I Laban, Nakors Søn?« De svarede: »Ja, ham kender vi godt.«
6 He said to them, "Is it well with him?" They said, "It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep."
Han spurgte da: »Gaar det ham vel?« De svarede: »Ja, det gaar ham vel; se, hans Datter Rakel kommer netop med Hjorden derhenne!«
7 He said, "Look, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Water the sheep, and go, pasture them."
Da sagde han: »Det er jo endnu højlys Dag og for tidligt at drive Kvæget sammen; vand Dyrene og før dem ud paa Græsgangene!«
8 They said, "We can't, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well's mouth. Then we water the sheep."
Men de svarede: »Det kan vi ikke, før alle Hyrderne er samlede; først naar de vælter Stenen fra Brøndhullet, kan vi vande Dyrene.«
9 While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was tending them.
Medens han saaledes stod og talte med dem, var Rakel kommet derhen med sin Faders Hjord, som hun vogtede;
10 It happened, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob went over and rolled the stone from the well's mouth and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
og saa snart Jakob saa sin Morbroder Labans Datter Rakel og hans Hjord, gik han hen og væltede Stenen fra Brøndhullet og vandede sin Morbroder Labans Hjord.
11 Jacob kissed Rachel, and wept loudly.
Saa kyssede han Rakel og brast i Graad;
12 Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son. She ran and told her father.
og han fortalte hende, at han var hendes Faders Frænde, en Søn af Rebekka: Da skyndte hun sig hjem til sin Fader og fortalte ham det;
13 It happened, when Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister's son, that he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.
og saa snart Laban hørte om sin Søstersøn Jakob, løb han ham i Møde, omfavnede og kyssede ham og førte ham hjem til sit Hus. Saa fortalte Jakob ham alt, hvad der var sket;
14 Laban said to him, "Surely you are my bone and my flesh." He lived with him for a month.
og Laban sagde: »Ja, du er mit Kød og Blod!« Han blev nu hos ham en Maanedstid.
15 Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be?"
Saa sagde Laban til Jakob: »Skulde du tjene mig for intet fordi du er min Frænde? Sig mig, hvad du vil have i Løn!«
16 Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Nu havde Laban to Døtre; den ældste hed Lea, den yngste Rakel;
17 Leah looked rather plain, but Rachel was beautiful in form and beautiful in appearance.
Leas Øjne var matte, men Rakel havde en dejlig Skikkelse og saa dejlig ud,
18 Jacob loved Rachel. He said, "I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter."
og Jakob elskede Rakel; derfor sagde han: »Jeg vil tjene dig syv Aar for din yngste Datter Rakel.«
19 Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me."
Laban svarede: »Jeg giver hende hellere til dig end til en fremmed; bliv kun hos mig!«
20 Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and it seemed only a few days to him because of his love for her.
Saa tjente Jakob syv Aar for Rakel; og de syntes ham kun nogle faa Dage, fordi han elskede hende.
21 Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my time is completed, so that I may sleep with her."
Derefter sagde Jakob til Laban: »Giv mig min Hustru, nu min Tjenestetid er ude, at jeg kan gaa ind til hende!«
22 Laban gathered together all the people of the place, and gave a feast.
Saa indbød Laban alle Mændene paa Stedet til Gæstebud.
23 It happened in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter and brought her to him, and he slept wit her.
Men da Aftenen kom, tog han sin, Datter Lea og bragte hende til ham, og han gik ind til hende.
24 Laban gave Zilpah his female servant to his daughter Leah as a servant.
Og Laban gav sin Datter Lea sin Trælkvinde Zilpa til Trælkvinde.
25 It happened in the morning that, look, it was Leah. He said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? Did I not work for you to have Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?"
Da det nu om Morgenen viste sig at være Lea, sagde Jakob til Laban: »Hvad er det, du har gjort imod mig? Er det ikke for Rakel, jeg har tjent hos dig? Hvorfor har du bedraget mig?«
26 Laban said, "It is not our custom here to give the younger before the firstborn.
Laban svarede: »Det er ikke Skik og Brug her til Lands at give den yngste bort før den ældste;
27 Finish the week of this one, and I will give you the other also in exchange for the work which you are to serve with me for another seven years."
men lad nu Bryllupsugen gaa til Ende, saa vil jeg ogsaa give dig hende, imod at du bliver i min Tjeneste syv Aar til.«
28 Then Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.
Det gik Jakob ind paa, og da Bryllupsugen var til Ende, gav Laban ham sin Datter Rakel til Hustru.
29 Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah, his female servant, to be her servant.
Og Laban gav sin Datter Rakel sin Trælkvinde Bilha til Trælkvinde.
30 So he slept with Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked with him another seven years.
Saa gik Jakob ogsaa ind til Rakel, og han elskede Rakel højere end Lea. Derpaa blev han i Labans Tjeneste syv Aar til.
31 The LORD saw that Leah was unloved, so he made her fertile, but Rachel was barren.
Da HERREN saa, at Lea blev tilsidesat, aabnede han hendes Moderliv, medens Rakel var ufrugtbar.
32 Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, "Because God has looked at my affliction, and given me a son. For now my husband will love me."
Saa blev Lea frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn, som hun gav Navnet Ruben; thi hun sagde: »HERREN har set til min Ulykke; nu vil min Mand elske mig!«
33 She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, "Because God has heard that I am unloved, he has therefore given me this son also." So she named him Simeon.
Siden blev hun frugtsommelig igen og fødte en Søn; og hun sagde: »HERREN hørte, at jeg var tilsidesat, saa gav han mig ogsaa ham!« Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Simeon.
34 She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, "Now this time my husband will become attached to me, since I have given him three sons." Therefore he was named Levi.
Siden blev hun frugtsommelig igen og fødte en Søn; og hun sagde: »Nu maa da endelig min Mand holde sig til mig, da jeg har født ham tre Sønner.« Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Levi.
35 She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, "This time will I praise God." Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.
Siden blev hun frugtsommelig igen og fødte en Søn; og hun sagde: »Nu vil jeg prise HERREN!« Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Juda. Saa fik hun ikke flere Børn.
