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 when Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, Why do ye look one upon 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.

And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt: go down there, and buy for us from there; that we may live, and not die.

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

And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy grain in Egypt.

4 Men Jakob lod ikke Benjamin, Josefs Broder, fare med sine Brødre; thi han sagde: Der kunde vederfares ham nogen Ulykke.

But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest perhaps harm shall befall him.

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

And the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those that came: 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.

And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

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 Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange to them, and spoke roughly to 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.

And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not 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.

And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said to them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land have ye come.

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

And they said to him, No, my lord, but to buy food have thy servants come.

11 Vi ere alle een Mands Sønner, vi ere redelige, dine Tjenere ere ikke Spejdere.

We are all one man’s sons; we are honest men, thy servants are no spies.

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

And he said to them, No, but to see the nakedness of the land have ye come.

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.

And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

14 Og Josef sagde til dem: Det er det, som jeg har talet til eder, der jeg sagde: I ere Spejdere.

And Joseph said to them, That is what I spoke to you, saying, Ye are spies:

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

By this ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth from here, except your youngest brother shall come 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 bring your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there is any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

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

And he put them all together into prison three days.

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

And Joseph said to them the third day, This do, 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 ye are honest men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry grain for the famine of your houses:

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 shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

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.

And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress 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 answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Do not sin against the young man; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

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

And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spoke to them by 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.

And he turned himself away from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and spoke with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him 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 commanded to fill their sacks with grain, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he to them.

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

And they loaded their donkeys with the 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.

And as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey feed at the inn, he discovered his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.

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?

And he said to his brethren, My money is restored; and, see, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath 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:

And they came to Jacob their father to the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell them; saying,

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

The man, who is the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

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

And we said to him, We are honest men; we are no 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 brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day 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

And the man, the lord of the country, said to us, By this shall I know that ye are honest men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and depart:

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.

And bring your youngest brother to me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are honest men: then will I deliver to you your brother, and ye shall 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.

And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when they and their father saw the bundles of money, 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.

And Jacob their father said to them, Me have ye bereaved: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are 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.

And Reuben spoke to his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

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)

And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if harm shall befall him by the way in which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. (Sheol h7585)