Genesis 29
1 Then Jacob lifted up his feet, —and went his way towards the land of the sons of the East.
Og Jakob løftede sine Fødder og gik til det Folks Land i Østen.
2 And he looked, and lo! a well, in the field and lo! there, three flocks of sheep, lying down near it, for out of that well, do they water the flocks, but, the stone, is great, on the mouth of the well:
Og han saa og se, der var en Brønd paa Marken, og se, der vare tre Faarehjorde, som laa ved den; thi man skulde vande Hjorden af den samme Brønd, og Stenen over Hullet paa Brønden var stor.
3 so they gather together thither all the flocks, and roll away the stone from off the mouth of the well, and water the sheep, —and put back the stone upon the mouth of the well, to its place.
Og derhen skulde alle Hjordene sankes, og Stenen væltes fra Hullet paa Brønden, og Faarene vandes, og Stenen igen lægges over Hullet paa Brønden, paa sit Sted.
4 And Jacob said to them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said: From haran, are we.
Og Jakob sagde til dem: Mine Brødre, hvorfra ere I? og de sagde: Fra Karan ere vi.
5 And he said to them, Know ye Laban, son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
Og han sagde til dem: Kende I Laban, Nakors Søn? og de sagde: Vi kende ham.
6 And he said to them, Is it well with him? And they said, Well, but lo! Rachel his daughter, coming in with the sheep.
Og han sagde til dem: Gaar det ham vel? og de sagde: Vel! og se, Rakel, hans Datter, kommer med Faarene.
7 And he said Lo! the day is yet high, it is not time for gathering together the cattle, —water the sheep, and go feed.
Da sagde han: Se, det er endnu højt paa Dagen, det er ikke Tid, at Kvæget samles; vander Faarene og gaar, vogter dem!
8 And they said, We cannot, until that all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll away the stone, from off the mouth of the well, —and then can we water the sheep.
Og de sagde: Vi kunne ikke, førend alle Hjordene sankes, og man vælter Stenen fra Hullet paa Brønden, og da vande vi Faarene.
9 While yet he was speaking with them, Rachel, had come in with the sheep which belonged to her father, for a shepherdess, was she.
Medens han endnu talede med dem, da kom Rakel med Faarene, som vare hendes Faders; thi hun vogtede.
10 And it came to pass when Jacob saw Rachel daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled away the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother,
Og det skete, der Jakob saa Rakel, sin Morbroder Labans Datter, og Labans, sin Morbroders, Faar, da gik Jakob til og væltede Stenen fra Hullet paa Brønden og vandede Labans, sin Morbroders, Faar.
11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, —and lifted up his voice, and wept.
Og Jakob kyssede Rakel og opløftede sin Røst og græd.
12 And when Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son, then ran she, and told her father.
Og Jakob sagde Rakel, at han var hendes Faders Broder, og at han var Rebekkas Søn; saa løb hun og forkyndte sin Fader det.
13 And it came to pass when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fondly kissed him, and brought him into his house, —when he recounted to Laban all these things.
Og det skete, der Laban hørte den Tidende om Jakob, sin Søstersøn, da løb han mod ham og tog ham i Favn og kyssede ham og ledte ham ind i sit Hus; da fortalte han Laban alle disse Ting.
14 And Laban said to him, Surely, my bone and my flesh, art thou. So he abode with him a month of days.
Da sagde Laban til ham: Sandelig, du er mit Ben og mit Kød; og han blev hos ham en Maanedstid.
15 Then said Laban to Jacob, Is it because my brother, thou art, that thou shouldst serve me for naught? Come tell me! What shall be thy wages?
Og Laban sagde til Jakob: Fordi du er min Broder, skulde du derfor tjene mig for intet? sig mig, hvad din Løn skal være.
16 Now, Laban, had two daughters, —the name of the elder, Leah, and the name of the younger, Rachel,
Og Laban havde to Døtre: Den ældstes Navn var Lea, og den yngstes Navn Rakel.
17 But, the eyes of Leah were weak, —whereas, Rachel, was comely in form and comely in countenance.
Og Lea havde svage Øjne; men Rakel var dejlig af Skikkelse og dejlig af Anseelse.
18 So Jacob loved Rachel, —and he said, I will serve thee seven years, for Rachel thy younger daughter.
Og Jakob elskede Rakel og sagde: Jeg vil tjene dig syv Aar for Rakel, din yngste Datter.
19 And Laban said, Better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man, —Abide with me!
Og Laban sagde: Det er bedre, at jeg giver hende til dig, end at jeg giver hende til en anden Mand, bliv hos mig!
20 So Jacob served for Rachel—seven years, —and they became, in his eyes, as single days, for his love to her.
Saa tjente Jakob for Rakel syv Aar, og de syntes ham at være faa Dage, fordi han havde Kærlighed til hende.
21 Then said Jacob unto Laban: Come give me my wife, for fulfilled are my days, —that I may go in unto her.
Og Jakob sagde til Laban: Giv mig min Hustru; thi min Tid er fuldkommet, og jeg vil gaa ind til hende.
22 So Laban gathered together all the men of the place and made a banquet,
Saa bød Laban alle Mænd paa det Sted tilsammen og gjorde et Gæstebud.
23 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter and brought her in unto him, —and he went in unto her.
Og det skete om Aftenen, at han tog Lea sin Datter og ledte hende ind til ham, og han gik ind til hende.
24 And Laban gave her Zilpah, his handmaid, unto Leah his daughter. as handmaid.
Og Laban gav hende Silpa, sin Tjenestepige, til Pige for Lea, sin Datter.
25 And it came to pass in the morning, that lo! it was Leah, —and he said unto Laban, What is this thou hast done to me? Was it not, for Rachel, I served with thee? Wherefore then hast thou deceived me?
Og det skete om Morgenen, se, da var det Lea; og han sagde til Laban: Hvi gjorde du dette imod mig? har jeg ej tjent hos dig for Rakel? og hvi har du bedraget mig?
26 And Laban said, It must not be done so in our place, —to give the later-born before the firstborn.
Og Laban sagde: Det sker ikke saaledes paa vort Sted, at man giver den yngste bort før den førstefødte.
27 Fulfil the week of this one, —then must we give thee, the other one also, for the service wherewith thou shalt serve with me, yet seven years more.
Hold dennes Uge ud, saa ville vi ogsaa give dig denne for den Tjeneste, som du skal tjene hos mig endnu syv andre Aar.
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled the week of this one, —and he gave him Rachel his daughter—to him to wife.
Og Jakob gjorde saa og holdt dennes Uge ud; saa gav han ham Rakel, sin Datter, til hans Hustru.
29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid, —to be hers as a handmaid.
Og Laban gav sin Datter Rakel Bilha, sin Tjenestepige, til Tjenestepige for hende.
30 So he went in, unto Rachel also, and loved, Rachel also, more than Leah, —and he served with him, yet seven years more.
Saa gik han og ind til Rakel, og elskede Rakel mere end Lea; og han tjente hos ham endnu syr andre Aar.
31 And, when Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, he granted her to bear children, —whereas, Rachel, was barren.
Der Herren saa, at Lea var foragtet, da aabnede han hendes Moderliv; men Rakel var ufrugtbar.
32 So Leah conceived, and bare a son, and called his name Reuben, —for she said, Because, Yahweh hath looked upon my humiliation, For, now, will my husband love me.
Og Lea undfik og fødte en Søn, og hun kaldte hans Navn Ruben; thi hun sagde: Herren har set paa min Elendighed; thi nu skal min Mand elske mig.
33 And she conceived again, and bare a son, and said. Because Yahweh heard that, I, was hated, he gave me, this one also. So she called his name Simeon.
Og hun undfik igen og fødte en Søn og sagde: Fordi Herren har hørt, at jeg var forsmaaet, da har han givet mig ogsaa denne; saa kaldte hun hans Navn Simeon.
34 And she conceived again and bare a son, and said, Now—this time, will my husband be bound unto me, For I have borne him three sons, —For this cause, called she his name Levi.
Og hun undfik igen og fødte en Søn og sagde: Nu denne Sinde skal min Mand holde sig til mig, thi jeg har født ham tre Sønner; derfor kaldte man hans Navn Levi.
35 And she conceived again and bare a son, and said This time, will I praise Yahweh, For which cause, she called his name Judah. And she left off bearing.
Og hun undfik igen og fødte en Søn og sagde: Denne Sinde vil jeg prise Herren; derfor kaldte hun hans Navn Juda; saa holdt hun op at føde.
