Genesis 31

1 Someone told Jacob that Laban’s sons were complaining and saying, “Jacob has become very rich by taking everything [HYP] that belonged to our father.”

Er vernahm aber die Reden der Labansöhne, die sagten: "Jakob bringt die ganze Habe unseres Vaters an sich; von dem, was unseres Vaters war, hat er all diesen Reichtum geschaffen."

2 And Jacob noticed that Laban was not acting friendly toward him as he had done before.

Jakob sah auch an Labans Angesicht, daß er nicht mehr so wie früher gegen ihn war.

3 Then Yahweh said to Jacob, “Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will help you there.”

Da sprach der Herr zu Jakob: "Kehr in deiner Väter Land zurück, zu deiner Verwandtschaft! Ich will mit dir sein."

4 So Jacob sent a message to Rachel and Leah, telling them to come out to the pastures where his flocks of sheep and goats were.

Da sandte Jakob und rief Rachel und Lea aufs Feld zu seiner Herde.

5 When they arrived, he said to them, “I see that your father does not act friendly toward me as he did previously. But God, whom my father worshiped, has helped me.

Er sprach zu ihnen: "Ich sehe an eures Vaters Angesicht, daß er zu mir nicht mehr so ist wie früher, und doch ist meines Vaters Gott mit mir.

6 You two know that I have worked very hard for your father,

Ihr wißt aber, daß ich mit all meiner Kraft eurem Vater gedient habe.

7 but many times [HYP] he has cheated me by decreasing my wages. But God has not allowed him to harm me.

Doch euer Vater hat mich betrogen und mir den Lohn zehnmal geändert. Aber Gott hat ihm nicht verstattet, mich zu schädigen.

8 When Laban said, ‘The speckled animals are the ones that I will give you to be your wages,’ then all the animals gave birth to young ones that were speckled. When he changed and said, ‘The ones that have black and white stripes on them will be your wages,’ then all the animals gave birth to young ones that were striped.

Sprach er: 'Die Gesprenkelten seien dein Lohn!', dann warfen alle Tiere Gesprenkelte. Und sprach er: 'Die Gestreiften seien dein Lohn!', dann warfen alle Tiere Gestreifte.

9 In that way, God has taken away the livestock that belonged to your father and has given them to me.

So entzog Gott das Vieh eurem Vater und gab es mir.

10 “One time, when the animals were mating, I had a dream. In my dream I [looked up and was surprised to] see that some of the male goats that were mating with the female goats had black and white stripes on them, some were speckled, and some were spotted.

Es war in der Brunstzeit der Tiere, da erhob ich meine Augen und sah im Traum, wie die Böcke die Schafe bespringen, gestreift, gesprenkelt und gescheckt.

11 An angel who was sent by God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob!’ I replied, ‘I am here!’

Und Gottes Engel sprach zu mir im Traum: 'Jakob!' Ich sprach: 'Hier bin ich.'

12 He said to me, ‘Look up and you will see that all the male goats that are mating have black and white stripes on them, or are speckled or spotted. This is happening because I have seen all that Laban has done to you.

Er sprach: 'Hebe deine Augen und sieh: Alle Böcke, die die Schafe bespringen, sind gestreift, gesprenkelt und gescheckt. Ich sehe ja alles, was Laban dir tut.

13 I am God who appeared to you at Bethel, where you set up a stone to show that the place was holy, and you poured [olive] oil on the stone and made a solemn promise to me. So now leave this land immediately, and return to the land where you were born.’”

Ich bin der Herr, der Gott von Betel, wo du ein Steinmal gesalbt und mir ein Gelübde gemacht. Nun auf! Zieh aus diesem Land und kehr in dein Heimatland zurück!"'

14 Rachel and Leah replied, “Our father will not give us anything more when he dies [RHQ].

Da antworteten Rachel und Lea und sprachen zu ihm: "Haben wir noch Teil und Erbe im Hause unseres Vaters?

15 He treats us as though we were foreigners [RHQ]! [Your working for him all these years was like a payment] that you gave him as a price for us, but we will not inherit any of that money that he got as a price for us. He has spent it all!

Gelten wir ihm nicht als Fremde? Er hat uns ja verhandelt. Soll er auch unseren Erlös verzehren dürfen?

16 Surely all of the wealth that God took away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has told you to do!”

Ja, all der Reichtum, den Gott unserem Vater entzogen, gehört uns und unseren Kindern. Tu also ganz, wie Gott zu dir gesagt!"

17 Then Jacob put his children and his wives on camels.

Da erhob sich Jakob, hob seine Kinder und Weiber auf die Kamele

18 He made all his livestock go ahead of him. Besides the livestock, he took along all the other things that he had acquired while living in Paddan-Aram. And they prepared to return to his father Isaac, in the Canaan region.

und führte all sein Vieh weg und all seine Habe, die er erworben, das Vieh seines Besitzes, das er zu Paddan Aram erworben, um zu seinem Vater Isaak ins Land Kanaan zu ziehen.

19 Before they left, while Laban was shearing his sheep, Rachel stole the [small wooden] idols [that were in her father’s tent].

Während Laban ging, seine Schafe zu scheren, stahl Rachel ihres Vaters Teraphim.

20 Furthermore, Jacob deceived Laban, who belonged to the Aram people-group, by not telling him that they were planning to leave.

Jakob aber überlistete Laban, den Aramäer; durch nichts hatte er ihn ahnen lassen, daß er fliehen wollte.

21 So Jacob and his family fled with all their possessions, and they crossed the Euphrates River, and then started traveling south toward the hilly Gilead region.

So floh er mit all seiner Habe. Er brach auf und setzte über den Strom und nahm die Richtung auf das Gebirge Gilead.

22 On the third day after they left, someone told Laban that Jacob and his family had left.

Am dritten Tage bekam Laban die Kunde, Jakob sei entflohen.

23 So he took some of his relatives with him and started to pursue Jacob. They continued walking for seven days.

Da nahm er seine Brüder mit, verfolgte ihn sieben Tagereisen und holte ihn auf dem Gebirge Gilead ein.

24 Then God appeared to Laban in a dream at night, and said to him, “When you catch up to Jacob, be sure that you do not say anything at all [HYP] to him in an angry manner!”

Da kam Gott zu Laban, dem Aramäer, nachts im Traum und sprach zu ihm: "Hüte dich, mit Jakob herausfordernd zum Bösen zu reden!"

25 The next day, by the time Laban caught up with Jacob, Jacob and his household had set up their tents in the hilly Gilead region. So Laban and his relatives set up their tents there, too.

Als Laban Jakob erreichte, hatte Jakob auf dem Berge sein Zelt aufgeschlagen; Laban aber schlug es mit seinen Brüdern auf dem Gebirge Gilead auf.

26 Then Laban went to Jacob and said to him, “Why have you done this? You have deceived me by carrying away my daughters as though you had captured them in a war [MTY]!

Und Laban sprach zu Jakob: "Was hast du getan, daß du mich überlistet und meine Töchter wie Kriegsgefangene fortgeführt hast?

27 Why did you run away and deceive me? Why did you not tell me that you were going to leave, so that we could have rejoiced and sung while people played music on tambourines and harps before I said ‘goodbye’ to you?

Warum bist du heimlich geflohen und hast mich bestohlen? Warum hast du's mir nicht kundgetan? Dann hätte ich dir mit Jauchzen und Singen, mit Pauken und Zithern das Geleite gegeben.

28 (You did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye before they left!/Why did you not allow me to kiss my grandchildren and daughters goodbye before they left?) [RHQ] What you have done was foolish!

Warum hast du mich nicht zum Abschied meine Enkel und meine Töchter küssen lassen? Nun, du hast recht töricht gehandelt.

29 My relatives and I have the power to harm you, but last night the God whom your father worships said to me in a dream, ‘Be sure that you do not say anything at all to Jacob in an angry way.’

Ich habe die Macht, euch übel zu tun. Aber deines Vaters Gott hat gestern Nacht zu mir gesprochen: 'Hüte dich, mit Jakob herausfordernd zum Bösen zu reden!'

30 Now, I know you have left because you long to go back home. But why did you steal my [wooden] idols?”

Nun bist du eben fortgezogen, weil du dich nach deinem Vaterhause gesehnt hast. Warum hast du aber meine Götter gestohlen?"

31 Jacob replied to Laban, saying, “I did not tell you that we were planning to leave, because I was afraid. I thought that [if I told you], you would forcefully take your daughters away from me.

Da antwortete Jakob und sprach zu Laban: "Wohl! Ich habe Angst gehabt, weil ich gedacht habe, du könntest deine Töchter mir entreißen.

32 But if you find anyone here who has your wooden idols, we will execute that person. While our relatives are watching, search for yourself to see if there is anything that belongs to you that is here with me. If you find anything, you can take it!” When Jacob said that, he did not know that Rachel had stolen the wooden idols.

Bei wem du aber deine Götter findest, der soll nicht länger leben. Erkennst du im Beisein unserer Brüder etwas als dein eigen, dann nimm es an dich!" Jakob aber wußte nicht, daß Rachel sie gestohlen hatte.

33 Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and then into Leah’s tent, and then into the tents of the two female slaves and searched for the idols, but he did not find them. After he left their tents, he entered Rachel’s tent.

So kam Laban in Jakobs und in Leas Zelt sowie in das Zelt der beiden Mägde, fand aber nichts; dann ging er aus Leas Zelt und kam in das der Rachel.

34 But Rachel had previously taken the idols and put them in the saddle of a camel, and she was sitting on the saddle. So when Laban searched all over for them inside Rachel’s tent, he did not find them.

Rachel aber hatte die Teraphim genommen und legte sie in die Kamelsänfte und setzte sich auf sie. Laban durchstöberte das ganze Zelt, fand aber nichts.

35 Rachel said to her father, “Do not be angry with me, sir, but I cannot get up in your presence [to show respect for you], because I am having my monthly menstrual period. [EUP]” So when Laban searched some more, he did not find the [wooden] idols.

Da sprach sie zu ihrem Vater: "Sei nicht böse, mein Herr, daß ich vor dir nicht aufstehe! Mir ergeht es nach Weiberart." So suchte er, fand aber die Teraphim nicht.

36 Then Jacob became angry. He rebuked Laban, saying, “What crime did I commit? For what sin that I committed have you pursued me?

Da ward Jakob zornig und schalt Laban. Und Jakob hob an und sprach zu Laban: "Was ist mein Verbrechen? Was mein Vergehen, daß du hinter mir herhetzest

37 Now you have searched through all my possessions, and what did you find from all these possessions that belongs to you? Put it here in front of my relatives and your relatives, so that they can decide who is right, you or me!

und mir all mein Gerät durchstöberst? Was hast du von all deinem Hausrat gefunden? Leg's her vor meine und vor deine Brüder, daß sie zwischen uns entscheiden!

38 I was with you for 20 years. In all that time, your sheep and goats have (not miscarried/always given birth to animals safely). I have not [killed and] eaten any rams from your flocks.

Zwanzig Jahre bin ich so bei dir gewesen. Deine Mutterschafe und -ziegen haben nie einen Fehlwurf, und nie habe ich deiner Herde Widder verzehrt.

39 When one of your animals was attacked and mauled/killed by a wild animal, I did not bring it to you. I replaced the dead animal with a living one of my own animals. Whenever one of your animals was stolen, during the day or during the night, you demanded that I replace it with one of my own animals.

Zerrissenes habe ich nie vor dich bringen dürfen; ich mußte es ersetzen; von mir fordertest du es. So bin ich betrogen worden bei Tag und bei Nacht.

40 I suffered from the heat during the day and from the cold at night. I was often not even able to sleep [PRS]!

So ist es mir ergangen: Bei Tage hat mich die Hitze gefressen und der Frost bei Nacht. Meine Augen floh der Schlaf.

41 I lived in your household for 20 years. I worked for you for 14 years to buy your two daughters, and for six more years to buy some of your sheep and goats. During that time, you changed and reduced my wages many times [HYP].

Volle zwanzig Jahre habe ich so in deinem Hause dir gedient, vierzehn Jahre um deine beiden Töchter und sechs um deine Schafe, und zehnmal ändertest du meinen Lohn.

42 If God, the one whom my grandfather Abraham worshiped and before whom my father Isaac trembled in fear, had not been with me and helped me, you would have sent me away (with nothing in my hands/owning nothing)! But God saw how much I was suffering and how hard I was working, so last night he told you that what you have done to me was wrong.”

Hätte ich nicht meines Vaters Gott gehabt, den Gott Abrahams und Isaaks Schrecken, leer hättest du mich ziehen lassen. Mein Abplagen und meiner Hände Mühen hat aber Gott gesehen und gestern nacht hat er entschieden."

43 Laban replied, “These two women are my daughters, and their children are my grandchildren, and the animals are my animals. Everything you see here is mine [HYP]! But what can I do today to keep my daughters or the children they have given birth to [RHQ]?

Da erwiderte Laban und sprach zu Jakob: "Mein sind die Töchter, mein die Kinder, mein das Vieh, und alles, was du siehst, gehört mir, also meinen Töchtern. Was könnte ich heute diesen tun oder ihren Kindern, die sie geboren haben?

44 I cannot do anything in order to keep them, so hey, we should make a peace agreement, you and I, and do something that will remind us about our agreement.”

Nun komm! Wir wollen einen Bund miteinander schließen. Der Herr sei Zeuge zwischen mir und dir!"

45 So Jacob took a [large] stone and set it on its end.

Und Jakob nahm einen Stein und richtete ihn als Steinmal auf.

46 Then Jacob said to his relatives, “You also gather some stones.” So they gathered some rocks and put them in a heap, and they ate some food there near the heap.

Jakob aber sprach zu seinen Brüdern: "Sammelt Steine!" Da nahmen sie Steine und machten einen Wall. Und sie aßen dort auf dem Wall.

47 Laban gave the heap the Aramaic name Jegar-Sahadutha, [which means ‘rock-pile to remind us’, ] but Jacob gave the rock-pile the Hebrew name Galeed, [which has the same meaning].

Laban nannte ihn Jegar Sahaduta, und Jakob nannte ihn Galed.

48 Laban said to Jacob, “This pile of rocks we have put here today will help us to remember our agreement.” That is why Jacob called it Galeed.

Da sprach Laban: "Dieser Wall ist heute Zeuge zwischen mir und dir." Deshalb nannte er ihn Galed.

49 They also named the place Mizpah, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘watchtower’, ] because Laban said, “We will ask Yahweh to watch you and me while we are separated from each other, [so that we do not try to harm each other].

Auch Mispa, weil er sagte: "Der Herr wache zwischen mir und dir, wenn wir einander ferne sind.

50 If you mistreat my daughters, or if you take other women to be your wives, even if no one tells me about it, don’t forget that God sees what you and I are doing!”

Ob du meine Töchter schlecht behandelst oder ob du noch andere Weiber zu meinen Töchtern nimmst, ist auch kein Mensch bei uns, bedenke: Zwischen mir und dir ist ein Gott Zeuge!"

51 Laban also said to Jacob, “You see this large stone and this pile of rocks that we have set up to be between us.

Ferner sprach Laban zu Jakob: "Hier dieser Wall und dieses Steinmal, das ich errichte zwischen mir und dir:

52 Both this pile of rocks and this large stone will remind us, that I will not go past these rocks to harm you, and you will not go past these rocks to harm me.

Dieser Wall sei Zeuge und Zeuge dieses Steinmal! Ich darf diesen Wall zu dir nicht überschreiten, noch darfst du diesen Wall und dieses Steinmal zu mir überschreiten in böser Absicht.

53 We will ask the God whom [your grandfather] Abraham and [his father] Nahor worshiped to punish [MTY] either one of us, [if we harm the other one].” So Jacob solemnly promised to do what they said in their peace agreement. And he asked God, the one before whom his father Isaac trembled, to listen to what they promised.

Zwischen uns richte der Gott Abrahams und Nachors Gott, der Gott ihrer Väter!" Da schwur Jakob beim Schrecken seines Vaters Isaak.

54 He offered a sacrifice to God there in the hilly area, and he invited his relatives to eat with him. After they had eaten, they slept there that night.

Dann schlachtete Jakob ein Schlachtopfer auf dem Berg und lud seine Brüder ein, das Mahl zu halten. Da hielten sie das Mahl und nächtigten auf dem Berg.

55 The next morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters [goodbye] and asked God to bless them. Then he [and his men] left them and returned home.

Frühmorgens aber küßte Laban seine Enkel und seine Töchter und segnete sie. Dann brach Laban auf und kehrte heim.