1 Mosebog 43

1 Og Hungeren var svar i Landet.

AND the famine was sore in the land.

2 Og det skete, der de havde fortæret Kornet, som de havde hentet fra Ægypten, da sagde deres Fader til dem: Farer hen igen og køber os lidt Spise!

And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.

3 Da talede Juda til ham, sigende: Manden vidnede alvorlig for os og sagde: I skulle ikke se mit Ansigt, uden eders Broder er med eder.

And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

4 Dersom du sender vor Broder med os, ville vi fare ned og købe dig Spise.

If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

5 Men dersom du ikke vil sende ham, fare vi ikke ned; thi Manden sagde til os: I skulle ikke se mit Ansigt, uden eders Broder er med eder.

But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

6 Og Israel sagde: Hvi have I gjort ilde mod mig ved at kundgøre Manden, at I havde endnu en Broder?

And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

7 Og de sagde: Manden spurgte nøje om os og om vor Slægt og sagde: lever eders Fader endnu? have I nogen Broder? da kundgjorde vi ham, eftersom han adspurgte; hvorlunde kunde vi saa lige vide, at han skulde sige: fører eders Broder ned?

And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

8 Da sagde Juda til Israel, sin Fader: Lad den unge Mand fare med mig, at vi kunne gøre os rede og drage hen og leve og ikke dø, baade vi og du og vore smaa Børn.

And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.

9 Jeg vil være ansvarlig for ham, du maa kræve ham af min Haand; dersom jeg ikke fører ham igen til dig og sætter ham for dit Ansigt, da vil jeg bære Skyld for dig alle Dage.

I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

10 Thi dersom vi ikke havde tøvet, da havde vi nu to Gange været her igen.

For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.

11 Og Israel, deres Fader, sagde til dem: Om det saa skal være, da gører dette: tager af Landets bedste Frugt i eders Sække og fører ned til Manden som Skænk: lidt Balsam og lidt Honning, Urter og Ladanum, Pistacienødder og Mandler.

And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:

12 Tager og andre Penge med eder; og tager de Penge, som vare komne oven i eders Poser, igen med eder; maaske det er en Vildfarelse;

And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:

13 og tager eders Broder og gører eder rede, farer igen til Manden!

Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:

14 Og den almægtige Gud give eder Barmhjertighed for den Mand, at han lader eders anden Broder og Benjamin følge tilbage med eder; og jeg, skal jeg da være berøvet mine Børn, saa faar jeg være berøvet mine Børn.

And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

15 Saa toge Mændene denne Skænk og toge dobbelte Penge i deres Haand og Benjamin og gjorde sig rede og droge ned til Ægypten og stode for Josefs Ansigt.

And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

16 Da saa Josef Benjamin med dem og sagde til den, som forestod hans Hus: Før de Mænd til Huset og slagt Slagtekvæg og lav det til; thi disse Mænd skulle faa Mad med mig til Middag.

And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.

17 Og Manden gjorde, som Josef sagde; og Manden førte Mændene i Josefs Hus.

And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house.

18 Men Mændene frygtede, fordi de bleve førte i Josefs Hus, og sagde: Vi føres her ind for de Penges Skyld, som forrige Gang vare komne tilbage i vore Poser, for at han kan vælte sig ind paa os og overfalde os og tage os til Trælle med vore Asener.

And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

19 Derfor gik de til Manden, som forestod Josefs Hus, og talede med ham ved Husets Dør.

And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

20 Og de sagde: Hør mig, min Herre! vi vare jo tilforn dragne ned for at købe Spise.

And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

21 Og det skete, der vi kom i Herberget og oplode vore Poser, se, da havde hver sine Penge oven i sin Pose, vore Penge efter deres Vægt, derfor have vi ført dem med os igen.

And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.

22 Og vi have taget andre Penge ned med os til at købe Spise for; vi vide ikke, hvo der lagde vore Penge i vore Poser.

And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.

23 Og han sagde: Fred være med eder, frygter ikke! eders Gud og eders Faders Gud har givet eder en Skat i eders Poser, eders Penge kom til mig; og han lod Simeon ud til dem.

And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.

24 Og Manden førte Mændene i Josefs Hus og gav dem Vand, og de toede deres Fødder; og han gav deres Asener Foder.

And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.

25 Men de gjorde Gaven rede, indtil Josef kom om Middagen; thi de havde hørt, at de skulde faa Mad der.

And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

26 Og Josef kom ind i Huset, og de bare ham den Skænk, som de havde i deres Haand, ind i Huset, og de faldt ned for ham paa Jorden.

And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.

27 Men han hilsede dem og sagde: Gaar det eders Fader, den gamle, vel, som I talede om? lever han endnu?

And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?

28 De sagde: Det gaar din Tjener, vor Fader, vel, han lever endnu; og de bøjede sig og faldt ned for ham.

And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

29 Da opløftede han sine Øjne og saa Benjamin sin Broder, sin Moders Søn, og sagde: Er denne eders yngste Broder, som I talte til mig om? og han sagde: Gud være dig naadig, min Søn!

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.

30 Og Josef skyndte sig; thi hans Hjerte brændte imod hans Broder, og han søgte et Sted, hvor han kunde græde, og han gik ind i Kammeret og græd der.

And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.

31 Og der han havde toet sit Ansigt, da gik han ud, og han holdt sig og sagde: Sætter Maden frem!

And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

32 Saa satte de for ham særskilt og for dem særskilt og for Ægypterne, som aade med ham, særskilt, fordi Ægypterne ikke kunde æde Brød med Hebræerne; thi det er Ægypterne en Vederstyggelighed.

And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

33 Og de sade lige for ham, den førstefødte efter sin Førstefødsel og den yngste efter sin Ungdom; og Mændene forundrede sig imellem sig indbyrdes.

And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

34 Og han lod bære Retter af det, som var for ham, til dem, og lod Benjamins Ret være mere end alle de andres Retter, fem Gange; og de drak og bleve drukne med ham.

And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.