1 Mosebog 37
1 Og Jakob boede i det Land, hvori hans Fader havde været fremmed, i det Land Kanaan.
And Jacob dwelt in the land where his father sojourned — in the land of Canaan.
2 Disse ere Jakobs Slægter. Josef var sytten Aar gammel, der han vogtede Kvæg med sine Brødre, og var som Dreng hos Bilhas Sønner og hos Silpas Sønner, hans Faders Hustruers Børn; og Josef førte deres onde Rygte forderes Fader.
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, fed the flock with his brethren; and he was doing service with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought to his father an evil report of them.
3 Og Israel elskede Josef fremfor alle sine Sønner, fordi han avlede ham i Alderdommen, og han gjorde ham en broget Kjortel.
And Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was son of his old age; and he made him a vest of many colours.
4 Der hans Brødre saa, at deres Fader elskede ham mere end alle hans Brødre, da fik de Had til ham og kunde ikke tale fredeligen til ham.
And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, and they hated him, and could not greet him with friendliness.
5 Og Josef drømte en Drøm og forkyndte sine Brødre den; da fik de end større Had til ham.
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and told [it] to his brethren, and they hated him yet the more.
6 Og han sagde til dem: Kære, hører denne Drøm, som jeg har drømt.
And he said to them, Hear, I pray you, this dream, which I have dreamt:
7 Se, vi bandt Neg midt paa Marken, og se, mit Neg rejste sig op og blev ogsaa staaende, og se, eders Neg stode omkring og bøjede sig for mit Neg.
Behold, we were binding sheaves in the fields, and lo, my sheaf rose up, and remained standing; and behold, your sheaves came round about and bowed down to my sheaf.
8 Da sagde hans Brødre til ham: Skulde du virkelig regere over os? eller skulde du virkelig herske over os? Saa fik de end mere Had til ham for hans Drømme og for hans Tale.
And his brethren said to him, Wilt thou indeed be a king over us? wilt thou indeed rule over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams and for his words.
9 Og han drømte endnu en anden Drøm, og han fortalte sine Brødre den og sagde: Se, jeg drømte endnu en Drøm, og se, Solen og Maanen og elleve Stjerner bøjede sig for mig.
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamt another dream, and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.
10 Og der han fortalte det til sin Fader og til sine Brødre, da straffede hans Fader ham og sagde til ham: Hvad er det for en Drøm, som du drømte? mon jeg og din Moder og dine Brødre virkelig skulde komme og bøje os for dig til Jorden?
And he told [it] to his father and to his brethren. And his father rebuked him, and said to him, What is this dream which thou hast dreamt? Shall we indeed come, I and thy mother and thy brethren, to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
11 Og hans Brødre avindedes paa ham; men hans Fader bevarede den Tale.
And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying.
12 Og hans Brødre gik at vogte deres Faders Kvæg i Sikem.
And his brethren went to feed their father's flock at Shechem.
13 Og Israel sagde til Josef: Vogte ikke dine Brødre i Sikem? gak, og jeg vil sende dig til dem; og han sagde til ham: Se, jeg er rede.
And Israel said to Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed [the flock] at Shechem? Come, that I may send thee to them. And he said to him, Here am I.
14 Og han sagde til ham: Kære, gak, se, om det gaar vel med dine Brødre og vel med Kvæget, og bring mig Svar igen; saa sendte han ham fra Hebrons Dal, og han kom til Sikem.
And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see after the welfare of thy brethren, and after the welfare of the flock; and bring me word again. And he sent him out of the vale of Hebron; and he came towards Shechem.
15 Da mødte en Mand ham, og se, han vankede hid og did paa Marken, og Manden spurgte ham og sagde: Hvad leder du efter?
And a man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the country; and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
16 Og han sagde: Jeg leder efter mine Brødre; kære, giv mig til Kende, hvor de vogte.
And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed [their flocks].
17 Og Manden sagde: De droge herfra; thi jeg hørte dem sige: Lader os gaa til Dothan; saa gik Josef efter sine Brødre og fandt dem i Dothan.
And the man said, They have removed from this; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them at Dothan.
18 Der de saa ham langt fra, og før han kom nær til dem, da lagde de Raad op mod ham at slaa ham ihjel.
And when they saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to put him to death.
19 Og de sagde, den ene til den anden: Se, denne Drømmemester kommer.
And they said one to another, Behold, there comes that dreamer!
20 Og nu, kommer og lader os ihjel slaa ham og kaste ham i en af Gravene og sige: Et vildt Dyr har ædt ham, saa ville vi se, hvad der bliver af hans Drømme.
And now come and let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, An evil beast has devoured him; and we will see what becomes of his dreams.
21 Der Ruben hørte dette, friede han ham af deres Hænder og sagde: Lader os ikke slaa ham ihjel!
And Reuben heard [it], and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.
22 Og Ruben sagde til dem: Udøser ikke Blod, kaster ham i denne Grav, som er i Ørken, og lægger ikke Haand paa ham; thi han vilde fri ham af deres Haand og føre ham tilbage til sin Fader.
And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood: cast him into this pit which is in the wilderness; but lay no hand upon him — in order that he might deliver him out of their hand, to bring him to his father again.
23 Og det skete, der Josef kom til sine Brødre, da førte de Josef af hans Kjortel, af hans brogede Kjortel, som han havde paa sig.
And it came to pass when Joseph came to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his vest, the vest of many colours, which he had on;
24 Og de toge ham og kastede ham i Graven, og Graven var tom, intet Vand var i den.
and they took him and cast him into the pit; now the pit was empty — there was no water in it.
25 Saa satte de sig til at æde Brød, og de løftede deres Øjne op og saa, og se, en rejsende Hob Ismaeliter kom fra Gilead, og deres Kameler bare Urter og Balsam og Ladanum, og de gik for at drage ned til Ægypten.
And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead; and their camels bore tragacanth, and balsam, and ladanum — going to carry [it] down to Egypt.
26 Da sagde Juda til sine Brødre: Hvad gavner det, om vi ihjelslaa vor Broder og dølge hans Blod?
And Judah said to his brethren, What profit is it that we kill our brother and secrete his blood?
27 Kommer og lader os sælge ham til Ismaeliterne, at vor Haand ikke skal i være paa ham, thi han er vor Broder, vort Kød; saa adløde hans Brødre ham.
Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites; but let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brethren hearkened [to him].
28 Og da de midianitiske Mænd, som vare Købmænd, kom forbi, trak de Josef op og droge ham frem af Graven, og de solgte Josef til Ismaeliterne for tyve Sekel Sølv; og disse førte Josef til Ægypten.
And Midianitish men, merchants, passed by; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty silver-pieces; and they brought Joseph to Egypt.
29 Og Ruben kom til Graven igen, og se, Josef var ikke i Graven; og han sønderrev sine Klæder.
And Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit; and he rent his garments,
30 Og han kom tilbage til sine Brødre og sagde: Drengen er der ikke! og jeg, hvor skal jeg gaa hen!
and returned to his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, where shall I go?
31 Og de toge Josefs Kjortel og slagtede en Gedebuk og dyppede Kjortelen i Blodet,
And they took Joseph's vest, and slaughtered a buck of the goats, and dipped the vest in the blood;
32 og de sendte den brogede Kjortel og lode den bringe til deres Fader og sagde: Denne have vi fundet; kære, kend, om det er din Søns Kjortel eller ej?
and they sent the vest of many colours and had it carried to their father, and said, This have we found: discern now whether it is thy son's vest or not.
33 Og han kendte den og sagde: Det er min Søns Kjortel, et vildt Dyr har ædt ham, Josef er visselig reven ihjel.
And he discerned it, and said, [It is] my son's vest! an evil beast has devoured him: Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces!
34 Og Jakob sønderrev sine Klæder og lagde Sæk om sine Lænder og sørgede over sin Søn lang Tid.
And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
35 Og alle hans Sønner og alle hans I Døtre lagde sig efter at trøste ham; men han vilde ikke lade sig trøste og sagde: Thi jeg maa fare med Sorg ned i Graven til min Søn; og hans I Fader begræd ham. (Sheol h7585)
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted, and said, For I will go down to my son into Sheol mourning. Thus his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
36 Og Midianiterne solgte ham til Ægypten til Potifar, Faraos Hofsinde og Øverste for Livvagten.
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt, to Potiphar, a chamberlain of Pharaoh, the captain of the life-guard.
