1 Mosebog 43
1 Og Hungeren var svar i Landet.
And the famine [is] severe 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 comes to pass, when they have finished eating the grain which they brought from Egypt, that their father says to them, “Return, buy for 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 speaks to him, saying, “The man protesting protested to us, saying, You do not see my face without your brother [being] with you;
4 Dersom du sender vor Broder med os, ville vi fare ned og købe dig Spise.
if you are sending our brother with us, we go down, and buy for you 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.
and if you are not sending—we do not go down, for the man said to us, You do not see my face without your brother [being] 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 says, “Why did you do evil to me, by declaring to the man that you 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 say, “The man asked diligently concerning us, and concerning our family, saying, Is your father yet alive? Have you a brother? And we declare to him according to the tenor of these things; do we certainly know that he will say, Bring down your brother?”
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 says to his father Israel, “Send the youth with me, and we arise, and go, and live, and do not die, both we, and you, and our infants.
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 am guarantor [for] him, from my hand you require him; if I have not brought him to you, and set him before you—then I have sinned against you all the days;
10 Thi dersom vi ikke havde tøvet, da havde vi nu to Gange været her igen.
for if we had not lingered, surely now we had returned these two times.”
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 says to them, “If so, now, do this: take of the praised thing of the land in your vessels, and take down to 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 double money take in your hand, even the money which is brought back in the mouth of your bags, you take back in your hand, it may be it [is] an oversight.
13 og tager eders Broder og gører eder rede, farer igen til Manden!
And take your brother, and rise, return to 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 to you mercies before the man, so that he has sent to you your other brother and Benjamin; and I, when I am bereaved—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 take this present, double money also they have taken in their hand, and Benjamin; and they rise, and go down to Egypt, and stand 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 Joseph sees Benjamin with them and says to him who [is] over his house, “Bring the men into the house, and slaughter an animal, and make ready, for the men eat with me at noon.”
17 Og Manden gjorde, som Josef sagde; og Manden førte Mændene i Josefs Hus.
And the man does as Joseph has said, and the man brings in the men into the house of Joseph,
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 are afraid because they have been brought into the house of Joseph, and they say, “For the matter of the money which was put back in our bags at the commencement are we brought in—to roll himself on us, and to throw himself on us, and to take us for servants—our donkeys also.”
19 Derfor gik de til Manden, som forestod Josefs Hus, og talede med ham ved Husets Dør.
And they come near to the man who [is] over the house of Joseph, and speak to him at the opening of the house,
20 Og de sagde: Hør mig, min Herre! vi vare jo tilforn dragne ned for at købe Spise.
and say, “O my lord, we really come down at the commencement 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 comes to pass, when we have come to the lodging-place, and open our bags, that behold, each one’s money [is] in the mouth of his bag, our money in its weight, and we bring it back 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 hand to buy food; we have not known who put our money in our bags.”
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 says, “Peace to you, do not fear: your God and the God of your father has given to you hidden treasure in your bags, your money came to me”; and he brings out Simeon to 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 brings in the men into Joseph’s house, and gives water, and they wash their feet; and he gives provender for their donkeys,
25 Men de gjorde Gaven rede, indtil Josef kom om Middagen; thi de havde hørt, at de skulde faa Mad der.
and they prepare the present until the coming of Joseph at noon, for they have heard that there they eat bread.
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 Joseph comes into the house, and they bring to him the present which [is] in their hand, into the house, and bow 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 asks of them of peace and says, “Is your father well? The aged man of whom you have spoken, 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 say, “Your servant our father [is] well, he is yet alive”; and they bow, and pay respect.
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 lifts up his eyes and sees his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and says, “Is this your young brother, of whom you have spoken to me?” And he says, “God favor you, 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 hurries, for his bowels have been moved for his brother, and he seeks to weep, and enters the inner chamber, and weeps there;
31 Og der han havde toet sit Ansigt, da gik han ud, og han holdt sig og sagde: Sætter Maden frem!
and he washes his face, and goes out, and refrains himself, and says, “Place 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 place for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who are eating with him by themselves: for the Egyptians are unable to eat bread with the Hebrews, for it [is] an abomination to 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 sit before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the young one according to his youth, and the men wonder 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 lifts up gifts from before him to them, and the gift of Benjamin is five hands more than the gifts of all of them; and they drink, indeed, they drink abundantly with him.
