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?

Now Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, so Jacob said to his sons, "Why do you look 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.

He said, "Look, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us from there, so that we may live and not die."

3 Saa droge Josefs ti Brødre ned at købe Korn i Ægypten.

So Joseph's ten 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, "Some harm might happen to him."

5 Saa kom Israels Sønner at købe iblandt dem, som kom; thi der var Hunger i Landet Kanaan.

So the sons of Israel went to buy among the other travelers, for the famine was in 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 over the country, and it was he who sold to all the people of the land. Joseph's brothers came and bowed themselves down to 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.

Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognized them, but he acted like he did not know them, and spoke harshly with them. And he said to them, "Where do you come from?" And they said, "From the land of Canaan to buy food."

8 Og Josef kendte sine Brødre; men de kendte ikke ham.

So Joseph recognized his brothers, but 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.

Then Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed about them, and said to them, "You are spies. You have come to look for the vulnerabilities of the country."

10 Og de sagde til ham: Nej, min Herre! men dine Tjenere ere komne for at købe Spise.

But they said to him, "No, my lord, but 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. We are honest men. Your servants are not spies."

12 Og han sagde til dem: Nej, men I ere komne for at bese, hvor Landet er blot.

But he said to them, "No, but you have come to look for the vulnerabilities of the country."

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 said, "We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and look, 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.

But Joseph said to them, "It is as I said to you, saying, 'You are spies.'

15 Derpaa skulle I prøves: saa sandt Farao lever, skulle I ikke komme herfra, uden eders yngste Broder kommer hid.

This is how you will be tested. By the life of Pharaoh, you will not leave from here until 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 you, and let him get your brother, and you will stay in prison, so that your words can be tested, whether there is truth in you. Or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies."

17 Og han satte dem tilsammen i Forvaring i tre Dage.

So he put all of them together in prison for three days.

18 Men den tredje Dag sagde Josef til dem: Gører dette, saa skulle I leve; jeg frygter Gud.

Then Joseph said to them the third day, "Do what I say, and live, for I fear God.

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, then let one of your brothers remain confined in your prison; but you go and carry grain for 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.

But bring your youngest brother to me so that your words will be verified, and you won't die." To this they agreed.

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, "We are certainly guilty concerning our brother, because we saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us, and we wouldn't listen. Therefore 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.

Reuben answered them, saying, "Did I not tell you, saying, 'Do not sin against the boy,' but you wouldn't listen? Therefore, look, now comes a reckoning for his blood."

23 Men de vidste ikke, at Josef forstod det; thi der var en Tolk imellem dem.

Now they did not know that Joseph could understand them, since he was speaking through an interpreter.

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.

He stepped away from them and wept. Then he returned to them and talked with them. Then he took Simeon from them and bound him in front of them.

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, and to restore every man's silver into his sack, and to give them food for the journey. And it was done for them.

26 Og de lagde deres Korn paa deres Asener og fore derfra.

They loaded their donkeys with their grain, and departed from there.

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.

As one of them opened his sack to give his donkey food at the lodging place, he saw his silver. Look, it was in the mouth of his 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?

He said to his brothers, "My silver has been returned. Look, it is in my sack." And they were dismayed, and they turned trembling to one another, saying, "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:

Then they returned to their father Jacob to the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened to them, saying,

30 Den Mand, som er Herre i Landet, talte os haardelig til og holdt os for Landets Spejdere.

"The man, the lord of the country, spoke harshly to us, and he put us in custody as spies of the country.

31 Og vi svarede ham: vi ere redelige, vi ere ikke Spejdere.

But we said to him, 'We are honest men. We are 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 our 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

The man, the lord of the country, said to us, 'By this I will know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for the hunger of your households, and go your way.

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.

Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. So I will deliver your brother to you, and you may travel 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.

Then it happened as they emptied their sacks, that look, every man's bag of silver was in his sack. When they and their father saw their bags of silver, they were afraid.

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.

Then their father Jacob said to them, "You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin away. All this has come 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.

Reuben spoke to his father, saying, "Kill my two sons if I do not bring him to you. Put him in my care, and I will bring him back to you."

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 he said, "My son will not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If harm should happen to him on the journey you are taking, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol." (Sheol h7585)