1 Så fortsatte Jakob sin reise og kom til landet i øst.

Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east.

2 Han så, og se, det var en brønn på marken, og tre saueflokker lå omkring den. For fra den brønnen vannet de flokkene. Steinen på brønnens åpning var stor.

He looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, behold, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well's mouth was great.

3 Der samlet alle flokkene seg. De rullet steinen fra brønnens åpning, vannet sauene og satte steinen tilbake på brønnens åpning på sin plass.

There all the flocks were gathered. They rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again on the well's mouth in its place.

4 Jakob sa til dem: "Mine venner, hvor er dere fra?" De sa: "Vi er fra Haran."

Jacob said to them, "My relatives, where are you from?" They said, "We are from Haran."

5 Han spurte dem: "Kjenner dere Laban, Nahors sønn?" De sa: "Vi kjenner ham."

He said to them, "Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?" They said, "We know him."

6 Han sa til dem: "Har han det bra?" De sa: "Han har det bra. Se, der kommer Rachel, hans datter, med sauene."

He said to them, "Is it well with him?" They said, "It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep."

7 Han sa: "Se, det er ennå midt på dagen, det er ikke tid til å samle buskapen. Vann sauene og gå for å fø dem."

He said, "Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the cattle together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them."

8 De sa: "Vi kan ikke, før alle flokkene er samlet, og de ruller steinen fra brønnens åpning. Da vanner vi sauene."

They said, "We can't, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well's mouth. Then we water the sheep."

9 Mens han ennå snakket med dem, kom Rachel med farens sauer, for hun gjette dem.

While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them.

10 Da Jakob så Rachel, datteren til Laban, sin mors bror, og alle Labans sauer, gikk han bort og rullet steinen fra brønnens åpning og vannet Labans sauer, hans mors bror.

It happened, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

11 Jakob kysset Rachel, løftet stemmen og gråt.

Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

12 Jakob fortalte Rachel at han var hennes fars slektning, og at han var Rebekkas sønn. Hun løp av sted og fortalte det til sin far.

Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son. She ran and told her father.

13 Da Laban hørte nyheten om Jakob, sin søstersønn, løp han for å møte ham, omfavnet og kysset ham, og førte ham hjem. Jakob fortalte Laban alt som hadde hendt.

It happened, when Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister's son, that he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.

14 Laban sa til ham: "Du er jo virkelig av mitt kjøtt og bein." Og han bodde hos ham i en måned.

Laban said to him, Surely you are my bone and my flesh. He lived with him for a month.

15 Laban sa til Jakob: "Fordi du er min slektning, skal du tjene meg gratis? Fortell meg hva din lønn skal være."

Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?"

16 Laban hadde to døtre. Den eldste het Lea, og den yngste het Rachel.

Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

17 Leas øyne var svake, men Rachel var vakker og velbygd.

Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful and well favored.

18 Jakob elsket Rachel og sa: "Jeg vil tjene deg i sju år for Rachel, din yngste datter."

Jacob loved Rachel. He said, "I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter."

19 Laban svarte: "Det er bedre at jeg gir henne til deg enn til en annen mann. Bli hos meg."

Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me."

20 Jakob tjente i sju år for Rachel, men det føltes for ham som bare noen få dager, fordi han elsket henne.

Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.

21 Jakob sa til Laban: "Gi meg min kone, for mine dager er oppfylt, så jeg kan gå inn til henne."

Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her."

22 Laban samlet alle mennene på stedet og holdt en fest.

Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

23 Om kvelden tok han datteren Lea og førte henne til Jakob, og han gikk inn til henne.

It happened in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him. He went in to her.

24 Laban ga sin tjenestepike Silpa til sin datter Lea som tjenestepike.

Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid to his daughter Leah for a handmaid.

25 Om morgenen viste det seg å være Lea. Jakob sa til Laban: "Hva er det du har gjort mot meg? Var det ikke for Rachel jeg tjente deg? Hvorfor har du bedratt meg?"

It happened in the morning that, behold, it was Leah. He said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? Didn't I serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?"

26 Laban sa: "Det er ikke skikk her hos oss å gi den yngste før den førstefødte.

Laban said, "It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the first born.

27 Fullfør uken med henne, så skal du også få den andre, for den tjenesten du skal gjøre for meg i enda sju år."

Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me yet seven other years."

28 Jakob gjorde slik og fullførte uken med henne. Så ga Laban ham Rachel, sin datter, til kone.

Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.

29 Laban ga til Rachel, sin datter, sin tjenestepike Bilha som tjenestepike.

Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah, his handmaid, to be her handmaid.

30 Jakob gikk også inn til Rachel, og han elsket Rachel mer enn Lea, og han tjente Laban i nye sju år.

He went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

31 Herren så at Lea var forsmådd, og han åpnet hennes morsliv, men Rachel var barnløs.

Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

32 Lea ble gravid og fødte en sønn. Hun kalte ham Ruben og sa: "Herren har sett min lidelse. Nå vil min mann elske meg."

Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, "Because Yahweh has looked at my affliction. For now my husband will love me."

33 Hun ble gravid igjen, og fødte en sønn og sa: "Herren har hørt at jeg er forsmådd, og han har gitt meg denne sønnen også." Hun kalte ham Simeon.

She conceived again, and bare a son, and said, "Because Yahweh has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this son also." She named him Simeon.

34 Hun ble gravid igjen og fødte en sønn. Hun sa: "Nå, denne gangen vil min mann bli knyttet til meg, for jeg har født ham tre sønner." Derfor ble han kalt Levi.

She conceived again, and bare a son. Said, "Now this time will my husband be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore was his name called Levi.

35 Hun ble gravid igjen og fødte en sønn og sa: "Denne gangen vil jeg prise Herren." Derfor kalte hun ham Juda. Så sluttet hun å føde.

She conceived again, and bare a son. She said, "This time will I praise Yahweh." Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.