Genesis 28
1 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
Da kaldte Isak Jakob til sig og velsignede ham, idet han bød ham: »Du maa ikke tage dig en Hustru blandt Kana'ans Døtre.
2 Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother.
Drag til Paddan-Aram, til din Morfader Betuels Hus, og tag dig der en af din Morbroder Labans Døtre til Hustru!
3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
Gud den Almægtige velsigne dig og gøre dig frugtbar og give dig et talrigt Afkom, saa du bliver til Stammer i Hobetal.
4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land in which thou art a stranger, which God gave to Abraham.
Han give dig og dit Afkom med dig Abrahams Velsignelse, saa du faar din Udlændigheds Land i Eje, det, Gud skænkede Abraham!«
5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan-aram, to Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
Saa lod Isak Jakob fare, og han drog til Paddan-Aram, til Aramæeren Laban, Betuels Søn, som var Broder til Rebekka, Jakobs og Esaus Moder.
6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him, he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
Men Esau fik at vide, at Isak havde velsignet Jakob og sendt ham til Paddan-Aram for at tage sig en Hustru der, og at han, da han velsignede ham, havde paalagt ham ikke at tage sig en Hustru blandt Kana'ans Døtre,
7 And that Jacob obeyed his father, and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram;
og at Jakob havde adlydt sin Fader og Moder og var draget til Paddan-Aram.
8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
Da skønnede Esau, at Kana'ans Døtre vakte hans Fader Isaks Mishag,
9 Then went Esau to Ishmael, and took to the wives which he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.
og han gik til Ismael og tog Mahalat, en Datter af Abrahams Søn Ismael og Søster til Nebajot, til Hustru ved Siden af sine andre Hustruer.
10 And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went towards Haran.
Saa drog Jakob bort fra Be'ersjeba og vandrede ad Karan til.
11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set: and he took of the stones of that place, and put [them for] his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
Paa sin Vandring kom han til det hellige Sted og overnattede der, da Solen var gaaet ned; og han tog en af Stenene paa Stedet og brugte den som Hovedgærde og lagde sig til, Hvile der.
12 And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder set upon the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
Da drømte han, og se, paa Jorden stod en Stige, hvis Top naaede til Himmelen, og se, Guds Engle steg op og ned ad den;
13 And behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I [am] the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land on which thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.
og HERREN stod foran ham og sagde: »Jeg er HERREN, din Fader Abrahams og Isaks Gud! Det Land, du hviler paa, giver jeg dig og dit Afkom;
14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth; and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
dit Afkom skal blive som Jordens Støv, og du skal brede dig mod Vest og Øst, mod Nord og Syd; og i dig og i din Sæd skal alle Jordens Slægter velsignes;
15 And behold, I [am] with thee, and will keep thee in all [places] whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land: for I will not leave thee, until I have done [that] which I have declared to thee.
se, jeg vil være med dig og vogte dig, hvorhen du end gaar og føre dig tilbage til dette Land; thi jeg vil ikke forlade dig, men opfylde alt, hvad jeg har lovet dig!«
16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew [it] not.
Da Jakob vaagnede af sin Søvn, sagde han: »Sandelig, HERREN er paa dette Sted, og jeg vidste det ikke!«
17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful [is] this place! this [is] no other but the house of God, and this [is] the gate of heaven.
Og han blev angst og sagde: »Hvor forfærdeligt er dog dette Sted! Visselig, her er Guds Hus, her er Himmelens Port!«
18 And Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put [for] his pillows, and set it up [for] a pillar, and poured oil on the top of it.
Tidligt næste Morgen tog Jakob den Sten, han havde brugt som Hovedgærde rejste den som en Stenstøtte og gød Olie over den.
19 And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city [was called] Luz at the first.
Og han kaldte dette Sted Betel; før hed Byen Luz.
20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
Derpaa gjorde Jakob følgende Løfte: »Hvis Gud er med mig og vogter mig paa den Vej, jeg skal vandre, og giver mig Brød at spise og Klæder at iføre mig,
21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:
og hvis jeg kommer uskadt tilbage til min Faders Hus, saa skal HERREN være min Gud,
22 And this stone, which I have set [for] a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me, I will surely give the tenth to thee.
og denne Sten, som jeg har rejst som en Støtte, skal være Guds Hus, og af alt, hvad du giver mig, vil jeg give dig Tiende!«
