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Jakob återvänder till Betel
35 ”Flytta nu till Betel och bosätt dig där”, sa Gud till Jakob. ”Bygg där ett altare åt den Gud som visade sig för dig när du flydde från din bror Esau.”
2 Då befallde Jakob hela sin familj och alla han hade med sig: ”Gör er av med avgudarna som ni har med er, rena er och ta på er rena kläder! 3 Vi ska nämligen gå till Betel, där jag ska bygga ett altare åt den Gud, som besvarade mina böner när jag var i nöd och som var med mig på min resa.” 4 Då gav de Jakob alla sina avgudar och sina örhängen[a], och han grävde ner alltsammans under terebinten[b] nära Shekem. 5 Sedan började de sin vandring igen. Gud satte skräck i människorna i städerna runt omkring, så att ingen förföljde Jakobs söner.
6 Slutligen kom Jakob och alla han hade med sig fram till Lus, det nuvarande Betel, i Kanaans land. 7 Där reste Jakob ett altare som han kallade El Betel[c]. Det var ju i Betel som Gud hade visat sig för honom när han flydde från sin bror.
8 Strax därefter dog Rebeckas barnsköterska Debora. Hon begravdes under eken i dalen nedanför Betel och den kom att heta Gråteken.
9 När Jakob återvände från Paddan Aram, visade sig Gud för honom igen och välsignade honom. 10 Och Gud sa till honom: ”Du ska inte längre heta Jakob utan Israel[d].” Så gav han honom namnet Israel. 11 Gud talade vidare till honom: ”Jag är Gud den Väldige. Var fruktsam och föröka dig! Av dig ska det bli ett stort folk, ja, många folk. Många kungar ska finnas bland dina ättlingar, 12 och jag ska ge dig det land som jag gav till Abraham och Isak. Jag ska också ge det till dina ättlingar.”
13 Så lämnade Gud honom och steg upp igen från den plats där han talat med Jakob. 14 Jakob reste en sten på platsen där Gud hade visat sig för honom. Han hällde ett dryckesoffer och olja på den. 15 Jakob kallade platsen Betel, eftersom Gud hade talat till honom där.
Rakel och Isak dör
16 De lämnade Betel och reste mot Efrata. Medan de fortfarande hade en bit kvar till Efrata, blev det dags för Rakel att föda. Förlossningen blev mycket svår. 17 Under den svåra förlossningen sa barnmorskan till henne: ”Var inte rädd! Du får en son till.” 18 Men Rakel var döende, och i sin sista stund gav hon honom namnet Ben-Oni[e], men hans far kallade honom Benjamin[f].
19 Rakel dog alltså och begravdes nära vägen till Efrata som numera kallas Betlehem. 20 Jakob reste en minnessten vid hennes grav och den står där än i dag.
21 Sedan reste Israel vidare och slog läger bortom Migdal-Eder. 22 Medan han bodde där i landet, låg Ruben med Bilha, sin fars bihustru, och Israel fick veta det.
Jakobs söner
(1 Krön 2:1-2)
Jakob hade tolv söner:
23 Leas söner: Ruben, Jakobs förstfödde, Simon, Levi, Juda, Isaskar och Sebulon.
24 Rakels söner: Josef och Benjamin.
25 Rakels slavinna Bilhas söner: Dan och Naftali.
26 Leas slavinna Silpas söner: Gad och Asher.
Dessa var Jakobs söner, som föddes i Paddan Aram.
27 Slutligen kom Jakob fram till sin far Isak vid Mamre i Kirjat-Arba, som nu kallas Hebron, där Abraham och Isak hade bott. 28 Isak blev 180 år, 29 sedan dog han och förenades med sina förfäder, gammal och mätt på livet. Hans söner Esau och Jakob begravde honom.
Footnotes
- 35:4 Örhängen förknippades med hedniska kulter och användes ofta som amuletter.
- 35:4 Antagligen densamma som omnämns i 12:6.
- 35:7 Betyder Betels Gud, och Betel i sin tur betyder ”Guds hus”.
- 35:10 Se noter till 27:36 och 32:28.
- 35:18 Ben-Oni betyder min smärtas son eller min sorgs son.
- 35:18 Benjamin betyder lyckans son eller min högra hands son. Höger hand kan också stå för södern, och i så fall blir betydelsen söderns son, vilket möjligen kan tänkas som en förutsägelse om att Benjamin skulle komma att bli en av de sydliga stammarna.
Genesis 35
New King James Version
Jacob’s Return to Bethel
35 Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to (A)Bethel and dwell there; and make an altar there to God, (B)who appeared to you (C)when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.”
2 And Jacob said to his (D)household and to all who were with him, “Put away (E)the foreign gods that are among you, (F)purify yourselves, and change your garments. 3 Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, (G)who answered me in the day of my distress (H)and has been with me in the way which I have gone.” 4 So they gave Jacob all the foreign [a]gods which were in their hands, and the (I)earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under (J)the terebinth tree which was by Shechem.
5 And they journeyed, and (K)the terror of God was upon the cities that were all around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob. 6 So Jacob came to (L)Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him. 7 And he (M)built an altar there and called the place [b]El Bethel, because (N)there God appeared to him when he fled from the face of his brother.
8 Now (O)Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the terebinth tree. So the name of it was called [c]Allon Bachuth.
9 Then (P)God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Padan Aram, and (Q)blessed him. 10 And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; (R)your name shall not be called Jacob anymore, (S)but Israel shall be your name.” So He called his name Israel. 11 Also God said to him: (T)“I am God Almighty. (U)Be fruitful and multiply; (V)a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body. 12 The (W)land which I gave Abraham and Isaac I give to you; and to your descendants after you I give this land.” 13 Then God (X)went[d] up from him in the place where He talked with him. 14 So Jacob (Y)set up a pillar in the place where He talked with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured a drink offering on it, and he poured oil on it. 15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, (Z)Bethel.
Death of Rachel
16 Then they journeyed from Bethel. And when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel labored in childbirth, and she had hard labor. 17 Now it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, “Do not fear; (AA)you will have this son also.” 18 And so it was, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name [e]Ben-Oni; but his father called him [f]Benjamin. 19 So (AB)Rachel died and was buried on the way to (AC)Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). 20 And Jacob set a pillar on her grave, which is the pillar of Rachel’s grave (AD)to this day.
21 Then Israel journeyed and pitched his tent beyond (AE)the tower of Eder. 22 And it happened, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and (AF)lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine; and Israel heard about it.
Jacob’s Twelve Sons
Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: 23 the sons of Leah were (AG)Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; 24 the sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin; 25 the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s maidservant, were Dan and Naphtali; 26 and the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s maidservant, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Padan Aram.
Death of Isaac
27 Then Jacob came to his father Isaac at (AH)Mamre, or (AI)Kirjath Arba[g] (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had dwelt. 28 Now the days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years. 29 So Isaac breathed his last and died, and (AJ)was [h]gathered to his people, being old and full of days. And (AK)his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Footnotes
- Genesis 35:4 idols
- Genesis 35:7 Lit. God of the House of God
- Genesis 35:8 Lit. Terebinth of Weeping
- Genesis 35:13 departed
- Genesis 35:18 Lit. Son of My Sorrow
- Genesis 35:18 Lit. Son of the Right Hand
- Genesis 35:27 Lit. Town or City of Arba
- Genesis 35:29 Joined his ancestors
Genesis 35
English Standard Version
God Blesses and Renames Jacob
35 God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to (A)Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar there to the God who appeared to you (B)when you fled from your brother Esau.” 2 So Jacob said to his (C)household and to all who were with him, “Put away (D)the foreign gods that are among you and (E)purify yourselves and change your garments. 3 Then let us arise and go up to Bethel, so that I may make there an altar to the God (F)who answers me in the day of my distress and (G)has been with me wherever I have gone.” 4 So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob hid them under (H)the terebinth tree that was near Shechem.
5 And as they journeyed, a terror from God fell upon the cities that were around them, so that they did not pursue the sons of Jacob. 6 And Jacob came to (I)Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him, 7 and there he built an altar and called the place El-bethel,[a] because (J)there God had revealed himself to him when he fled from his brother. 8 And (K)Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried under an oak below Bethel. So he called its name Allon-bacuth.[b]
9 God appeared[c] to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him. 10 And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; (L)no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but (M)Israel shall be your name.” So he called his name Israel. 11 And God said to him, (N)“I am God Almighty:[d] be (O)fruitful and multiply. (P)A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body.[e] 12 (Q)The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your offspring after you.” 13 Then God (R)went up from him in the place where he had spoken with him. 14 And Jacob (S)set up a pillar in the place where he had spoken with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it and poured oil on it. 15 So Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him (T)Bethel.
The Deaths of Rachel and Isaac
16 Then they journeyed from Bethel. When they were still some distance[f] from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and she had hard labor. 17 And when her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for (U)you have another son.” 18 And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni;[g] (V)but his father called him Benjamin.[h] 19 So (W)Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to (X)Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem), 20 and Jacob set up a pillar over her tomb. It is (Y)the pillar of Rachel's tomb, which is there to this day. 21 Israel journeyed on and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder.
22 While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and (Z)lay with Bilhah his father's concubine. And Israel heard of it.
Now the sons of Jacob were twelve. 23 The sons of Leah: (AA)Reuben (Jacob's firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. 24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. 25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's servant: Dan and Naphtali. 26 The sons of Zilpah, Leah's servant: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
27 And Jacob came to his father Isaac at (AB)Mamre, or (AC)Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had sojourned. 28 Now the days of Isaac were 180 years. 29 And Isaac breathed his last, and he died (AD)and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. And (AE)his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Footnotes
- Genesis 35:7 El-bethel means God of Bethel
- Genesis 35:8 Allon-bacuth means oak of weeping
- Genesis 35:9 Or had appeared
- Genesis 35:11 Hebrew El Shaddai
- Genesis 35:11 Hebrew from your loins
- Genesis 35:16 Or about two hours' distance
- Genesis 35:18 Ben-oni could mean son of my sorrow, or son of my strength
- Genesis 35:18 Benjamin means son of the right hand
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