1 Mosebog 37
1 Og Jakob boede i det Land, hvori hans Fader havde været fremmed, i det Land Kanaan.
Jacob lived in the land where his father had 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, tended the flock with his brothers; he was an assistant to the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought a bad report about them to their father.
3 Og Israel elskede Josef fremfor alle sine Sønner, fordi han avlede ham i Alderdommen, og han gjorde ham en broget Kjortel.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he had been born to him in his old age. And he made a long ornamented robe for him.
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.
His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn't speak a kind word to him.
5 Og Josef drømte en Drøm og forkyndte sine Brødre den; da fik de end større Had til ham.
Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more.
6 Og han sagde til dem: Kære, hører denne Drøm, som jeg har drømt.
He said to them, "Please listen to this dream I had:
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.
And look, we were binding sheaves in the field, and look, my sheaf arose and also stood upright. And look, your sheaves gathered around it 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.
Then his brothers said to him, "Will you indeed reign over us? Or will you indeed rule over us?" So they hated him all the more for his dreams and for what he said.
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 had another dream, and told it to his father and to his brothers, and said, "Look, I had yet another dream, and look, 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?
When he told it to his father and to his brothers, his father rebuked him, and said to him, "What is this dream that you had? Will I and your mother and your brothers indeed come and bow down to the ground in front of you?"
11 Og hans Brødre avindedes paa ham; men hans Fader bevarede den Tale.
His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept thinking about the matter.
12 Og hans Brødre gik at vogte deres Faders Kvæg i Sikem.
Now his brothers went to pasture their father's flock near 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, "Aren't your brothers pasturing the flock near Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them." And he said to him, "I am ready."
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.
So he said to him, "Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers and well with the flock, and report back to me." So he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and he came to 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 look, he was wandering in the field. And the man asked him, "What are you looking for?"
16 Og han sagde: Jeg leder efter mine Brødre; kære, giv mig til Kende, hvor de vogte.
He said, "I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are pasturing the flock."
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.
The man said, "They have left here, for I heard them say, 'Let us go to Dothan.'" So Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in 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.
Now they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them they plotted against him to kill him.
19 Og de sagde, den ene til den anden: Se, denne Drømmemester kommer.
And they said to one another, "Look, this dreamer is coming.
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.
Come now, and let's kill him and throw him into one of the cisterns, and we will say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we will see what will become of his dreams."
21 Der Ruben hørte dette, friede han ham af deres Hænder og sagde: Lader os ikke slaa ham ihjel!
But Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hands, and said, "Let's 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.
Reuben said to them, "Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him"—that he might deliver him out of their hands, to restore him to his father.
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.
It happened, when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph of his robe, the long ornamented robe that he was wearing.
24 Og de toge ham og kastede ham i Graven, og Graven var tom, intet Vand var i den.
And they took him and threw him into the cistern. (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.
Then they sat down to eat a meal. And they looked up, and look, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing aromatic gum and balm and myrrh on their way to carry them down to Egypt.
26 Da sagde Juda til sine Brødre: Hvad gavner det, om vi ihjelslaa vor Broder og dølge hans Blod?
Then Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal 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's sell him to the Ishmaelites, and not lay a hand on him, for he is our brother, our flesh." And his brothers agreed.
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.
So the Midianites merchants passed by, and they pulled him up and lifted Joseph out of the cistern, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. 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 cistern and saw that Joseph wasn't in the cistern; and he tore his clothes.
30 Og han kom tilbage til sine Brødre og sagde: Drengen er der ikke! og jeg, hvor skal jeg gaa hen!
He went back to his brothers and said, "The boy is gone. Now, what am I to do?"
31 Og de toge Josefs Kjortel og slagtede en Gedebuk og dyppede Kjortelen i Blodet,
They took Joseph's robe and killed a male goat and dipped the robe 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 long ornamented robe and they brought it to their father, and said, "We found this. Please examine it to see whether it is your son's robe 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 recognized it, and said, "It is my son's robe. A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces."
34 Og Jakob sønderrev sine Klæder og lagde Sæk om sine Lænder og sørgede over sin Søn lang Tid.
Then Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth around his waist, 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)
All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, "Indeed, I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning." And his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
36 Og Midianiterne solgte ham til Ægypten til Potifar, Faraos Hofsinde og Øverste for Livvagten.
Now the Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard.
