1 Mosebog 42
1 Der Jakob saa, at Korn var til fals i Ægypten, da sagde Jakob til sine Sønner: Hvi se I paa hverandre?
When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?”
2 Og han sagde: Se, jeg hører, at der er Korn til føls i Ægypten, farer did ned og køber til os derfra, at vi maa leve og ikke dø.
“Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”
3 Saa droge Josefs ti Brødre ned at købe Korn i Ægypten.
So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
4 Men Jakob lod ikke Benjamin, Josefs Broder, fare med sine Brødre; thi han sagde: Der kunde vederfares ham nogen Ulykke.
But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that harm might befall him.”
5 Saa kom Israels Sønner at købe iblandt dem, som kom; thi der var Hunger i Landet Kanaan.
So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.
6 Og Josef var Regent over Landet, han var den, som solgte til alt Folket i Landet; og Josefs Brødre kom, og de faldt ned for ham paa deres Ansigt til Jorden.
Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
7 Og Josef saa sine Brødre og kendte dem og holdt sig fremmed mod dem og talede haarde Ting med dem og sagde til dem: Hvorfra komme I? og de sagde: Fra det Land Kanaan for at købe Spise.
And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.”
8 Og Josef kendte sine Brødre; men de kendte ikke ham.
Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.
9 Og Josef kom de Drømme i Hu, som han havde drømt om dem, og sagde til dem: I ere Spejdere, I ere komne at bese, hvor Landet er blot.
Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
10 Og de sagde til ham: Nej, min Herre! men dine Tjenere ere komne for at købe Spise.
“Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.
11 Vi ere alle een Mands Sønner, vi ere redelige, dine Tjenere ere ikke Spejdere.
We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”
12 Og han sagde til dem: Nej, men I ere komne for at bese, hvor Landet er blot.
“No,” he told them. “You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
13 De svarede: Vi, dine Tjenere, vare tolv Brødre, een Mands Sønner i Kanaans Land; og se, den yngste er endnu hos vor Fader, men den ene er ikke til.
But they answered, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”
14 Og Josef sagde til dem: Det er det, som jeg har talet til eder, der jeg sagde: I ere Spejdere.
Then Joseph declared, “Just as I said, you are spies!
15 Derpaa skulle I prøves: saa sandt Farao lever, skulle I ikke komme herfra, uden eders yngste Broder kommer hid.
And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
16 Sender een af eder bort, at han skal hente eders Broder; men I skulle være fangne, og eders Ord skulle prøves, om I fare med Sandhed; thi hvis ikke, da ere I, saa sandt Farao lever, Spejdere.
Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”
17 Og han satte dem tilsammen i Forvaring i tre Dage.
So Joseph imprisoned them for three days,
18 Men den tredje Dag sagde Josef til dem: Gører dette, saa skulle I leve; jeg frygter Gud.
and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:
19 Dersom I ere redelige, da lader een af eders Brødre blive som Fange i eders Forvaringshus; men farer I andre hen og fører det hjem, som I have købt mod Hungeren, for eders Huse,
If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households.
20 og henter eders yngste Broder til mig, saa skulle eders Ord tros, og I skulle ikke dø; og de gjorde saaledes.
Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.
21 Men de sagde den ene til den anden: Vi have sandelig forskyldt dette for vor Broder, da vi saa hans Sjæls Angest, idet han bad os, og vi vilde ikke høre, derfor kommer denne Angest over os.
Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
22 Og Ruben svarede dem og sagde: Talede jeg det ikke til eder, der jeg sagde: synder ikke mod Drengen, og I hørte ikke? og se, nu kræves ogsaa hans Blod.
And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”
23 Men de vidste ikke, at Josef forstod det; thi der var en Tolk imellem dem.
They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.
24 Og han vendte sig fra dem og græd, og han vendte sig til dem igen og talede med dem og tog Simeon fra dem og lod ham binde for deres Øjne.
And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.
25 Og Josef befalede, at man skulde fylde deres Poser med Korn og give dem deres Penge igen, hver i sin Sæk, og give dem Tæring paa Vejen; og han gjorde saa mod dem.
Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out,
26 Og de lagde deres Korn paa deres Asener og fore derfra.
and they loaded the grain on their donkeys and departed.
27 Men der den ene lod sin Sæk op for at give sit Asen Foder i Herberget, da saa han sine Penge, og se, de laa oven i hans Pose.
At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack.
28 Og han sagde til sine Brødre: Mine Penge ere komne igen, og se, de ere her i min Pose; da faldt deres Mod, og de forskrækkedes den ene med den anden og sagde: Hvorfor har Gud gjort os dette?
“My silver has been returned!” he said to his brothers. “It is here in my sack.” Their hearts sank, and trembling, they turned to one another and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”
29 Og de kom til Jakob, deres Fader, til Kanaans Land; og de gave ham til Kende alt det, som var dem vederfaret, og sagde:
When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:
30 Den Mand, som er Herre i Landet, talte os haardelig til og holdt os for Landets Spejdere.
“The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.
31 Og vi svarede ham: vi ere redelige, vi ere ikke Spejdere.
But we told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies.
32 Vi vare tolv Brødre, vor Faders Sønner, den ene er ikke til, og den yngste er endnu hos vor Fader i Kanaans Land.
We are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.’
33 Da sagde Manden, Landets Herre, til os: derpaa vil jeg kende, om I ere redelige: lader den ene af eders Brødre blive hos mig, og tager, hvad I behøve mod Hungeren for eders Huse, og farer hen
Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.
34 og henter eders yngste Broder til mig, saa kan jeg kende, at I ikke ere Spejdere, men at I ere redelige; saa vil jeg give eder eders Broder igen, og I maa handle i Landet.
But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”
35 Og det skete, der de tømte deres Sække, se, da var hvers Pengeknude i hans Sæk; og de saa deres Pengeknuder, de og deres Fader, og frygtede.
As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of silver, they were dismayed.
36 Da sagde Jakob, deres Fader, til dem: I berøve mig mine Børn; Josef er ikke til, og Simeon er ikke til, og Benjamin ville I tage hen; over mig kommer det altsammen.
Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”
37 Og Ruben talede til sin Fader og sagde: Du maa slaa begge mine Sønner ihjel, om jeg ikke fører ham til dig igen; giv ham i min Haand, og jeg vil føre ham til dig igen.
Then Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I fail to bring him back to you. Put him in my care, and I will return him.”
38 Og han sagde: Min Søn skal ikke fare ned med eder; thi hans Broder er død, og han alene er bleven tilbage, og møder ham nogen Ulykke paa Vejen, som I drage hen paa, da skulle I føre mine graa Haar med Sorg til Graven. (Sheol h7585)
But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.” (Sheol h7585)
