Genesis 30
1 Rachel realized that she was not becoming pregnant and giving birth to any children for Jacob. So she became jealous of her older sister, Leah, because Leah had given birth to four sons. She said to Jacob, “Enable me to become pregnant and give birth to children. If you do not do that, I [think I will]!”
Då Rakel såg at ho og Jakob ikkje fekk born, vart ho ovundsjuk på syster si, og sagde med Jakob: «Lat meg få born, elles so døyr eg!»
2 Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “(I am not God!/Am I God?) [RHQ] He is the one who has prevented you from becoming pregnant!”
Då vart Jakob harm på Rakel og sagde: «Er eg i staden åt Gud, som hev meinka deg born?»
3 Then she said, “Look, here is my female slave, Bilhah. (Sleep with/Have sex with) [EUP] her, so that she may become pregnant and give birth to children for me. In that way it will be as though (I have children/her children are mine).”
Då sagde ho: «Sjå her er Bilha, terna mi. Gakk inn til henne, so ho kann føda på fanget mitt og hjelpa meg og til ein son!»
4 So she gave him her slave, Bilhah, to be another wife for him, and Jacob had sex [EUP] with her.
So gav ho honom Bilha, terna si, til kona, og Jakob gjekk inn til henne.
5 She became pregnant and bore Jacob a son.
Og Bilha vart med barn, og fekk ein son med Jakob.
6 Rachel said, “God has (vindicated me/judged my case and has decided that what I have done is right). He has also heard my requests and has given me a son.” So she named him Dan, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘he judged’].
Då sagde Rakel: «Gud hev dømt i mi sak: han høyrde bøni mi, og gav meg ein son.» So kalla ho honom Dan.
7 Later, Rachel’s slave Bilhah became pregnant again and gave birth to another son for Jacob.
Og Bilha, terna hennar Rakel, vart med barn att, og fekk ein son til med Jakob.
8 Then Rachel said, “I have had a great struggle to have children like my older sister, but truly I have a son.” So she named him Naphtali, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘struggle’].
Då sagde Rakel: «Harde otor hev eg stade med syster mi, og no hev eg vunne.» So kalla ho honom Naftali.
9 When Leah realized that she was not becoming pregnant and giving birth to any more children, she took her female slave, Zilpah, and gave her to Jacob to be another wife for him.
Då Lea såg at ho ikkje fekk fleire born, tok ho Zilpa, terna si, og gav Jakob til kona.
10 Zilpah soon became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Jacob.
Og Zilpa, terna hennar Lea, fekk ein son med Jakob.
11 Leah said, “I am truly fortunate!” So she named him Gad, [which means ‘fortunate’].
Då sagde Lea: «No hadde eg lukka med meg!» So kalla ho honom Gad.
12 Later Leah’s slave, Zilpah, gave birth to another son for Jacob.
Og Zilpa, terna hennar Lea, fekk ein son til med Jakob.
13 Leah said, “Now I am very happy, and people will call me happy.” So she named him Asher, [which means ‘happy].’
Då sagde Lea: «Å sæle meg! Droserne kjem til å sælka meg!» So kalla ho honom Asser.
14 When it was time to harvest wheat, Reuben went out into the fields and saw some (mandrakes/plants that women eat to help them to become pregnant). He brought some of them to his mother Leah. But Rachel saw them and said to Leah, “Please give me some of those plants that your son brought to you!”
Ein dag i skurdonni gjekk Ruben av og fann rune-eple på marki, og bar deim heim til Lea, mor si. Då sagde Rakel med Lea: «Kjære væne, gjev meg nokre av dei rune-epli som son din hev funne!»
15 But Leah said to her, “No! (It was bad that you stole my husband!/Is it not bad enough that you stole my husband?) [RHQ] Now (are you going to take my son’s mandrake plants?/You want to take my son’s mandrake plants also, [so that you can become pregnant]!)” [RHQ] So Rachel said, “All right, Jacob can sleep with you tonight, if you give me some of your son’s mandrake plants.” [So Leah (agreed/gave her some)].
Men ho svara henne: «Er det ikkje nok at du hev teke mannen min? Vil du no taka rune-epli åt son min og?» Då sagde Rakel: «Det er det same, fær eg rune-epli åt son din, so kann mannen få sova hjå deg i natt.»
16 When Jacob returned from the wheat fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. She said, “You must sleep with me tonight, because I gave Rachel some of my son’s mandrakes [that enable women to become pregnant], to pay her for allowing us to do that.” So Jacob slept with her that night.
Um kvelden, då Jakob kom heim frå marki, gjekk Lea til møtes med honom og sagde: «Det er hjå meg du skal vera i natt; eg hev tinga deg for rune-epli åt son min.» So sov han hjå henne den natti.
17 God answered Leah’s prayers, and she became pregnant and bore a fifth son to Jacob.
Og Gud høyrde Lea, og ho vart med barn, og åtte den femte sonen.
18 Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my slave to my husband to be another wife for him.” So she named him Issachar, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘reward’].
Då sagde Lea: «No hev Gud gjeve meg mi løn, for di eg let mannen få terna mi.» So kalla ho honom Issakar.
19 Leah became pregnant again and bore a sixth son for Jacob.
Og Lea vart med barn att, og åtte den sette sonen.
20 Leah said, “God has given me a precious gift. (This time/Now) my husband will honor/respect me, because I have given birth to six sons for him.” So she named him Zebulon, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘accepted gift’].
Då sagde Lea: «Gud hev gjeve meg ei god gåva. No kjem mannen min til å bu hjå meg, sidan han hev fenge seks søner med meg.» So kalla ho honom Sebulon.
21 Later she gave birth to a daughter, and named her Dinah.
Sidan åtte ho ei dotter, og kalla henne Dina.
22 Then God thought about what Rachel wanted. He heard her prayers and enabled her to become pregnant.
Då kom Gud i hug Rakel, og Gud høyrde bønerne hennar, og gjorde henne barnkjømd.
23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She said, “God has caused that no longer will I be ashamed [for not having children].”
So vart ho då umhender, og åtte ein son. Då sagde ho: «Gud hev teke burt skammi mi.»
24 She named him Joseph, [which sounds like the Hebrew words that mean ‘may he give another’] and she said, ‘want Yahweh to give me another son.’
Og ho kalla honom Josef og sagde: «Gjev Herren vilde lata meg få ein son til!»
25 After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Now allow me to quit working for you and let me return to my own land.
Då no Rakel hadde fenge Josef, sagde Jakob med Laban: «Slepp meg or tenesta, so eg kann fara heim til mitt eige land!
26 You know the work that I have done for you [for a long time to get my wives]. So let me take my wives and my children, and leave.”
Lat meg få konorne og borni mine, som eg hev tent for, so vil eg fara! For du veit sjølv kor lenge eg hev tent hjå deg.»
27 But Laban said to him, “If you are pleased with me, stay here, because I have found out by performing a magic ritual that Yahweh has blessed me because of what you have done for me.
Då sagde Laban med honom: «Hadde du berre noko godvilje for meg! Eg hev fenge ei vitring um at det er for di skuld Herren hev velsigna meg.
28 Tell me what you want me to pay you for continuing to work for me, and that is what I will pay you.”
Set berre på kva du vil hava i løn, » sagde han, «so skal eg gjeva deg det!»
29 Jacob replied, “You know how I have worked for you, and you know that your livestock have increased greatly as I have taken care of them.
Og Jakob sagde med honom: «Du veit sjølv kor vel eg hev tent deg, og korleis bufeet ditt hev muna, medan eg hev stelt med det.
30 You had only a few animals before I came here. But now you have very many, and Yahweh has caused them to increase greatly in number wherever I have taken them. But now I need to start taking care of the needs of my own family.”
For det var lite du hadde, fyrr eg kom hit, og no hev det auka mengdevis, og Herren hev velsigna deg for kvart fet eg gjekk. Men når skal no eg få syta for mitt eige hus?»
31 Laban replied, “What do you want me to give you?” Jacob replied, “I do not want you to pay me anything. But if you will do this one thing for me, I will continue to take care of your flocks and protect them.
«Kva skal eg gjeva deg?» sagde hin. «Du tarv ikkje gjeva meg noko, » sagde Jakob. «Vil du gjera som eg no segjer, so skal eg gjæta buskapen din og sjå etter honom, som eg hev gjort.
32 Allow me to go and look at all of your flocks today and remove from them all the speckled sheep, all the spotted sheep, and every dark-colored lamb, all the goats that are speckled, and all the goats that are spotted, [and keep them for myself]. They will be my wages.
I dag vil eg ganga gjenom heile buskapen din og skilja ut alt som er droplut eller spreklut, både det som er svart i saueflokken, og det som er spreklut eller droplut i geiteflokken, og det skal vera løni mi.
33 In that way, in the future, you will be able to know whether I have been honest regarding what you have paid me. If any of my goats are neither speckled or spotted, or if any of my lambs are not dark-colored, you will know that I have stolen them from you.”
Og mi truheit skal svara for meg, når du heretter kjem og ser yver løni mi: Finst det hjå meg nokor geit som ikkje er droplut eller spreklut, eller nokon sau som ikkje er svart, so er dei stolne.»
34 Laban agreed and said, “Okay, we will do as you have said.”
Då sagde Laban: «Ja ja, lat det vera som du segjer!»
35 But that same day Laban removed all the male goats that had black and white stripes on them or were spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled or spotted, all the goats that were partly white, and all the dark-colored lambs. He separated them and told his sons to take care of them.
Og same dagen skilde han ut dei bukkarne som var salute og spreklute, og alle dei geiterne som var droplute og spreklute, alt som det var noko kvitt på, og alt som var svart i saueflokken, og let sønerne sine taka vare på det.
36 Then he took these flocks and walked a distance of three days, in order that he could be that far from Jacob. Jacob continued to take care of the rest of Laban’s flocks.
Og han lagde tri dagsleider millom seg og Jakob. Og Jakob laut gjæta det som att var av fenaden hans Laban.
37 Then Jacob cut some branches of (poplar, almond, and plane trees/three kinds of trees that had white wood). He peeled strips of bark from the branches, so that where the bark had been peeled off, the branches were light in color.
Men Jakob fann seg grøne stavar av poppel og mandeltre og løn, og randa deim, so den kvite veden synte millom borkerenderne.
38 Then he placed the peeled branches in the troughs where they put the water for the animals to drink, so that the branches would be in front of the flocks when they came to drink.
Og stavarne, som han hadde randa, sette han upp i trørne i vatskuporne, der småfeet kom og skulde drikka, midt for augo på småfeet; for det var jamt dei flaug, når dei kom og skulde drikka.
39 The animals also mated in front of the branches, and eventually they gave birth to animals that were speckled, or to animals that were spotted, or to animals that had black and white stripes on them.
So para småfeet seg innmed stavarne, og fekk ungar som var salute og droplute og spreklute.
40 Furthermore, Jacob separated the female sheep in his flock from the other sheep and goats in Laban’s flock. And when his female sheep mated, he made them look toward the animals that belonged to Laban that had black and white stripes on them, and the dark-colored animals. He did that so that the female sheep would give birth to animals that were striped or dark-colored. By doing that, he made bigger flocks for himself, and he kept them separate from Laban’s flocks.
Men lambi skilde Jakob ifrå og let småfeet venda augo mot det som var droplut, og mot alt som var svart i buskapen hans Laban. Soleis fekk han seg flokkar for seg sjølv, og hadde deim ikkje i hop med buskapen hans Laban.
41 In addition, whenever the stronger female sheep were ready to mate, Jacob put some of those peeled branches in the troughs in front of them, so that they would mate in front of the branches.
Og kvar gong det var trivelegt småfe som flaug, so sette Jakob randestavarne i trørne, midt for augo på deim, so dei skulde para seg innmed stavarne.
42 But when weak animals were ready to mate, he did not put the branches in their troughs. So the weak ones became part of Laban’s flock, and the strong ones became part of Jacob’s flock.
Men var det slikt som ikkje vilde trivast, so sette han ikkje stavarne der. Soleis fekk Laban det feet som ikkje vilde trivast, og Jakob det som var trivelegt.
43 As a result, Jacob became very rich. He owned many large flocks of sheep and goats, and many male and female slaves, and many camels and donkeys.
Og mannen vart rikare og rikare, og fekk mykje bufe, og gjentor og drengjer, og kamelar og asen.
