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1 Mosebok 29
Det Norsk Bibelselskap 1930
1 Mosebok 29
Det Norsk Bibelselskap 1930
29 Så gav Jakob sig atter på veien og drog til Østens barns land.
2 Og da han så sig omkring, fikk han se en brønn på marken, og ved den lå det tre flokker småfe. for av denne brønn vannet de feet; men stenen som lå over brønnens åpning, var stor.
3 Der samlet alle feflokkene sig, og gjæterne veltet stenen fra brønnens åpning og vannet småfeet, og så la de stenen tilbake på sitt sted, over brønnens åpning.
4 Jakob spurte dem: Mine brødre, hvor er I fra? De svarte: Vi er fra Karan.
5 Så spurte han dem: Kjenner I Laban, sønn til Nakor? De svarte: Ja, vi kjenner ham.
6 Da spurte han dem: Står det vel til med ham? De svarte: Ja, det gjør det, og se, der kommer hans datter Rakel med småfeet.
7 Da sa han: Det er jo ennu høi dag, det er ennu ikke tid til å samle buskapen; vann småfeet og gå avsted igjen og gjæt!
8 Men de sa: Det kan vi ikke før alle feflokkene er samlet, og stenen blir veltet fra brønnens åpning; da vanner vi småfeet.
9 Mens han ennu talte med dem, kom Rakel med sin fars småfe; for det var hun som gjætte.
10 Og da Jakob så Rakel, sin morbror Labans datter, og så småfeet som hørte hans morbror til, gikk han frem og veltet stenen fra brønnens åpning og vannet sin morbror Labans småfe.
11 Og Jakob kysset Rakel og brast i gråt.
12 Og Jakob fortalte Rakel at han var hennes fars frende, og at han var sønn til Rebekka; da sprang hun avsted og fortalte det til sin far.
13 Da nu Laban fikk høre om Jakob, sin søstersønn, løp han ham i møte og omfavnet ham og kysset ham og førte ham inn i sitt hus; og han fortalte Laban alt det som hadde hendt.
14 Da sa Laban til ham: Sannelig, vi er av samme kjød og blod. Og han blev hos ham en måneds tid.
15 Så sa Laban til Jakob: Skulde du tjene mig for intet, fordi om du er min frende? Si mig hvad du vil ha i lønn!
16 Nu hadde Laban to døtre, den eldste hette Lea, og den yngste hette Rakel.
17 Lea hadde matte øine; men Rakel var vakker av skapning og vakker å se til.
18 Og Jakob hadde Rakel kjær; derfor sa han: Jeg vil tjene dig syv år for Rakel, din yngste datter.
19 Laban svarte: Det er bedre at jeg gir henne til dig, enn at jeg gir henne til en annen mann; bli hos mig!
20 Så tjente Jakob i syv år for Rakel; og disse år syntes han var nogen få dager, fordi han hadde henne kjær.
21 Derefter sa Jakob til Laban: La mig nu få min hustru, for min tid er ute, og jeg vil gå inn til henne.
22 Da samlet Laban alle menn der på stedet og gjorde et gjestebud.
23 Og om aftenen tok han sin datter Lea og førte henne inn til ham, og han gikk inn til henne.
24 Og Laban gav sin trælkvinne Silpa til sin datter Lea som trælkvinne.
25 Men om morgenen - se, da var det Lea. Da sa han til Laban: Hvad er det du har gjort mot mig? Var det ikke for Rakel jeg tjente hos dig? Hvorfor har du sveket mig?
26 Laban svarte: Det er ikke skikk her hos oss å gi den yngste bort før den eldste.
27 La nu Leas bryllups-uke gå til ende, så vil vi også gi dig den andre, hvis du vil tjene hos mig i syv år til.
28 Og Jakob gjorde så, og han lot bryllups-uken gå til ende. Da gav han ham sin datter Rakel til hustru.
29 Og Laban gav sin trælkvinne Bilha til sin datter Rakel som trælkvinne.
30 Så gikk han også inn til Rakel, og han holdt mere av Rakel enn av Lea. Siden tjente han ennu syv år til hos Laban.
31 Da Herren så at Lea blev tilsidesatt, åpnet han hennes morsliv; men Rakel var barnløs.
32 Og Lea blev fruktsommelig og fødte en sønn, og hun kalte ham Ruben[a]; for hun sa: Herren har sett til mig i min ulykke; nu vil min mann elske mig.
33 Og hun blev atter fruktsommelig og fødte en sønn og sa: Herren har hørt at jeg var tilsidesatt; derfor har han gitt mig også denne sønn. Så kalte hun ham Simeon[b].
34 Og hun blev atter fruktsommelig og fødte en sønn og sa: Nu må vel endelig min mann holde sig til mig, for jeg har født ham tre sønner. Derfor kalte de ham Levi[c].
35 Og hun blev atter fruktsommelig og fødte en sønn og sa: Nu vil jeg prise Herren. Derfor kalte hun ham Juda[d]. Så fikk hun ikke flere barn da.
Footnotes
- 1 Mosebok 29:32 se, en sønn!.
- 1 Mosebok 29:33 bønnhørelse.
- 1 Mosebok 29:34 vedhengen.
- 1 Mosebok 29:35 den for hvem Herren prises; egentlig: den priste.
Genesis 29
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Genesis 29
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Jacob Arrives in Paddan Aram
29 Then Jacob continued on his journey and came to the land of the eastern peoples.(A) 2 There he saw a well in the open country, with three flocks of sheep lying near it because the flocks were watered from that well.(B) The stone(C) over the mouth of the well was large. 3 When all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone(D) away from the well’s mouth and water the sheep.(E) Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well.
4 Jacob asked the shepherds, “My brothers, where are you from?”(F)
“We’re from Harran,(G)” they replied.
5 He said to them, “Do you know Laban, Nahor’s grandson?”(H)
“Yes, we know him,” they answered.
6 Then Jacob asked them, “Is he well?”
“Yes, he is,” they said, “and here comes his daughter Rachel(I) with the sheep.(J)”
7 “Look,” he said, “the sun is still high; it is not time for the flocks to be gathered. Water the sheep and take them back to pasture.”
8 “We can’t,” they replied, “until all the flocks are gathered and the stone(K) has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water(L) the sheep.”
9 While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep,(M) for she was a shepherd. 10 When Jacob saw Rachel(N) daughter of his uncle Laban, and Laban’s sheep, he went over and rolled the stone(O) away from the mouth of the well and watered(P) his uncle’s sheep.(Q) 11 Then Jacob kissed(R) Rachel and began to weep aloud.(S) 12 He had told Rachel that he was a relative(T) of her father and a son of Rebekah.(U) So she ran and told her father.(V)
13 As soon as Laban(W) heard the news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he hurried to meet him. He embraced him(X) and kissed him and brought him to his home, and there Jacob told him all these things. 14 Then Laban said to him, “You are my own flesh and blood.”(Y)
Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel
After Jacob had stayed with him for a whole month, 15 Laban said to him, “Just because you are a relative(Z) of mine, should you work for me for nothing? Tell me what your wages(AA) should be.”
16 Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah,(AB) and the name of the younger was Rachel.(AC) 17 Leah had weak[a] eyes, but Rachel(AD) had a lovely figure and was beautiful.(AE) 18 Jacob was in love with Rachel(AF) and said, “I’ll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.”(AG)
19 Laban said, “It’s better that I give her to you than to some other man. Stay here with me.” 20 So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel,(AH) but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.(AI)
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife. My time is completed, and I want to make love to her.(AJ)”
22 So Laban brought together all the people of the place and gave a feast.(AK) 23 But when evening came, he took his daughter Leah(AL) and brought her to Jacob, and Jacob made love to her. 24 And Laban gave his servant Zilpah(AM) to his daughter as her attendant.(AN)
25 When morning came, there was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me?(AO) I served you for Rachel, didn’t I? Why have you deceived me?(AP)”
26 Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older one.(AQ) 27 Finish this daughter’s bridal week;(AR) then we will give you the younger one also, in return for another seven years of work.(AS)”
28 And Jacob did so. He finished the week with Leah, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.(AT) 29 Laban gave his servant Bilhah(AU) to his daughter Rachel as her attendant.(AV) 30 Jacob made love to Rachel also, and his love for Rachel was greater than his love for Leah.(AW) And he worked for Laban another seven years.(AX)
Jacob’s Children
31 When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved,(AY) he enabled her to conceive,(AZ) but Rachel remained childless. 32 Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son.(BA) She named him Reuben,[b](BB) for she said, “It is because the Lord has seen my misery.(BC) Surely my husband will love me now.”
33 She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “Because the Lord heard that I am not loved,(BD) he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon.[c](BE)
34 Again she conceived, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me,(BF) because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.[d](BG)
35 She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” So she named him Judah.[e](BH) Then she stopped having children.(BI)
Footnotes
- Genesis 29:17 Or delicate
- Genesis 29:32 Reuben sounds like the Hebrew for he has seen my misery; the name means see, a son.
- Genesis 29:33 Simeon probably means one who hears.
- Genesis 29:34 Levi sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for attached.
- Genesis 29:35 Judah sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for praise.
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