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 Rachel såg, att hon födde Jacob intet, afundades hon vid sina syster, och sade till Jacob: Skaffa mig ock barn, eljest dör jag.
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!”
Jacob vardt ganska vred på Rachel, och sade: Icke är jag Gud, som dig förmenar dins lifs frukt?
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).”
Men hon sade: Si, der är min tjenstepiga Bilha: lägg dig när henne, att hon må föda i mitt sköt, och jag varder dock uppbyggd genom henne.
4 So she gave him her slave, Bilhah, to be another wife for him, and Jacob had sex [EUP] with her.
Och gaf honom så Bilha, sina tjenstepigo, till hustru, och Jacob lade sig när henne.
5 She became pregnant and bore Jacob a son.
Och så vardt Bilha hafvande, och födde Jacob en son.
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 sade Rachel: Gud hafver dömt mina sak, och hört mina röst, och gifvit mig en son: Derföre kallade hon honom Dan.
7 Later, Rachel’s slave Bilhah became pregnant again and gave birth to another son for Jacob.
Åter vardt Bilha, Rachels tjensteqvinna, hafvande, och födde Jacob den andra sonen.
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 sade Rachel: Gud hafver omvändt det med mig och mine syster, och jag får öfverhandena: Och hon kallade honom Naphthali.
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 nu Lea såg, att hon hade vändt igen att föda, tog hon sina tjenstepigo Silpa, och gaf henne Jacob till hustru.
10 Zilpah soon became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Jacob.
Så födde Silpa, Leas tjensteqvinna, Jacob en son.
11 Leah said, “I am truly fortunate!” So she named him Gad, [which means ‘fortunate’].
Då sade Lea: Rustig; och kallade honom Gad.
12 Later Leah’s slave, Zilpah, gave birth to another son for Jacob.
Derefter födde Silpa, Leas tjensteqvinna, Jacob den andra sonen.
13 Leah said, “Now I am very happy, and people will call me happy.” So she named him Asher, [which means ‘happy].’
Då sade Lea: Väl mig; förty döttrarna skola säga mig saliga: Och hon kallade 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!”
Ruben gick ut om hveteandena, och fann liljor på markene, och hade dem hem till sina moder Lea. Då sade Rachel till Lea: Gif mig en del af din sons liljor.
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)].
Hon svarade: Hafver du icke nog, att du hafver tagit min man bort, och vill desslikes taga min sons liljor? Rachel sade: Nu väl, låt honom denna nattena sofva när dig, för dins sons liljor.
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.
Då nu Jacob kom om aftonen af markene, gick Lea ut emot honom, och sade: När mig skall du ligga; förty jag hafver köpt dig för mins sons liljor: Och han låg när henne de nattena.
17 God answered Leah’s prayers, and she became pregnant and bore a fifth son to Jacob.
Och Gud hörde Lea, och hon vardt hafvande, och födde Jacob 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’].
Och sade: Gud hafver lönt mig, för det jag gaf minom manne mina tjenstepigo; och hon kallade honom Isaschar.
19 Leah became pregnant again and bore a sixth son for Jacob.
Åter vardt Lea hafvande, och födde Jacob den sjette 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’].
Och sade: Gud hafver väl försett mig: Nu varder åter min man boendes när mig, ty jag hafver födt honom sex söner: Och kallade honom Sebulon.
21 Later she gave birth to a daughter, and named her Dinah.
Derefter födde hon ena dotter, och kallade henne Dina.
22 Then God thought about what Rachel wanted. He heard her prayers and enabled her to become pregnant.
Men Gud tänkte på Rachel, och hörde henne, och gjorde henne fruktsamma.
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].”
Då vardt hon hafvande, och födde en son, och sade: Gud hafver min smälek ifrå mig tagit.
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.’
Och kallade honom Joseph, och sade: Herren gifve mig ännu en son härtill.
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 nu Rachel hade födt Joseph, sade Jacob till Laban: Låt mig färdas, och resa hem till mitt, och i mitt 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.”
Gif mig mina hustrur och min barn, som jag hafver tjent dig före, att jag må färdas; förty du vetst, hvad jag hafver gjort dig för en tjenst.
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.
Laban sade till honom: Kan jag icke finna nåd för din ögon? Jag förnimmer, att Herren hafver välsignat mig för dina skull.
28 Tell me what you want me to pay you for continuing to work for me, and that is what I will pay you.”
Säg, hvad lön jag skall gifva dig?
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.
Men han sade till honom: Du vetst, huru jag hafver tjent dig, och hvad boskap du hafver under mig.
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.”
Du hade litet, förra än jag kom, men nu äst du riker vorden; och Herren hafver välsignat dig för mina skull: Och nu, när skall jag ock något bestyra till mitt 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.
Laban sade: Hvad skall jag då gifva dig? Jacob sade: Du skall allsintet gifva mig; utan om du vill göra mig det jag säger, så skall jag ännu beta och vakta din får.
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.
Jag vill i dag gå igenom alla dina hjordar, och skilj du derifrån all fläckot och brokot får, och all svart får ibland lamben och kiden: Hvad nu sedan brokot och fläckot blifver, det skall vara min lön.
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.”
Så varder mig min rättfärdighet betygandes i dag eller morgon, när dertill kommer, att jag skall taga min lön af dig, alltså, att hvad som icke fläckot eller brokot, eller ock hvad svart är ibland lamben och kiden, det vare en tjufnad med mig.
34 Laban agreed and said, “Okay, we will do as you have said.”
Då sade Laban: Jag är till frids, blifve som sagt hafver.
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.
Och han skilde i den dagen ut spräcklota och brokota bockar, och all fläckot och brokot kid, der som ju något hvitt var uppå, och allt det svart var ibland lamben; och fick det sin barn i händer.
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.
Och lät blifva tre dagsleder långe emellan sig och Jacob. Så bette Jacob det öfver var af Labans hjord.
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 Jacob tog gröna aspekäppar, hassel och castaneen, och barkade hvita ränder deruppå;
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.
Och lade käpparna, som han barkat hade, i dryckehoar för hjordarna, som der komma måste och vattnas, att de skulle hafvande varda, när de kommo till att dricka.
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.
Alltså vordo hjordarne hafvande öfver käpparna, och födde fläckot, spräcklot och brokot.
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.
Då afskiljde Jacob lamben, det icke brokot, och allt det svart var, och lät dem in till Labans hjord, och gjorde sig en egen hjord, den lät han icke till Labans hjord.
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.
Men när den tidfödde hjorden lopp, lade han käpparna i hoar för hjordens ögon, så att de vordo hafvande öfver käpparna.
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 när de senfödda lupo, lade han dem intet deruti. Så vordo då de senfödlingar Labans och de tidfödlingar Jacobs.
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.
Deraf vardt mannen öfvermåttan riker, så att han hade mycken får, tjenarinnor och tjenare, camelar och åsnar.
