1 Mosebog 44
1 Og han befalede den, som forestod hans Hus, og sagde: Fyld Mændenes Poser med Spise, efter som de kunne føre, og læg hvers Penge øverst i hans Pose!
Then he gave orders to the servant who was over his house, saying, Put as much food into the men's bags as will go into them, and put every man's money in the mouth of his bag;
2 Og min Skaal, den Sølvskaal, skal du lægge øverst i den yngstes Pose og Pengene for hans Korn; og han gjorde efter Josefs Ord, som han havde sagt.
And put my cup, my silver cup, in the youngest one's bag, with his money. So he did as Joseph said.
3 Om Morgenen, der det blev lyst, bleve Mændene sendte bort, de og deres Asener.
And at dawn the men, with their asses, were sent away.
4 Der de vare dragne ud af Staden og ikke vare komne langt, sagde Josef til den, som forestod hans Hus: Staa op, forfølg Mændene, og naar du naar dem, da skal du sige til dem: hvorfor have I betalt ondt for godt?
And when they had gone only a little way out of the town, Joseph said to the servant who was over his house, Go after them; and when you overtake them, say to them, Why have you done evil in reward for good?
5 Er det ikke den, som min Herre drikker af? og hvorved han spaar? I have gjort ilde i, hvad I have gjort.
Is not this the cup from which my lord takes wine and by which he gets knowledge of the future? Truly, you have done evil.
6 Og han naaede dem og talede disse Ord til dem.
So he overtook them and said these words to them.
7 Og de sagde til ham: Hvi taler min Herre saadanne Ord? det være langt fra dine Tjenere at gøre saadan Gerning.
And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing:
8 Se, de Penge, som vi fandt oven i vore Poser, have vi bragt til dig igen fra Kanaans Land; hvorledes skulde vi da stjæle af din Herres Hus Sølv eller Guld?
See, the money which was in the mouth of our bags we gave back to you when we came again from Canaan: how then might we take silver or gold from your lord's house?
9 Hos hvem af dine Tjenere den findes, han skal dø; dertil ville vi ogsaa være min Herres Trælle.
If it comes to light that any of your servants has done this, let him be put to death, and we will be your lord's servants.
10 Og han sagde: Ja nu, det skal saa være efter eders Ord: hos hvem den findes, han skal være min Træl, og I skulle være frie.
And he said, Let it be as you say: he in whose bag it is seen will become my servant; and you will not be responsible.
11 Saa hastede de, og hver lagde sin Pose ned paa Jorden, og hver oplod sin Pose.
Then every man quickly got his bag down and undid it.
12 Og han ransagede; han begyndte med den ældste og endte med den yngste, og Skaalen fandtes udi Benjamins Pose.
And he made a search, starting with the oldest and ending with the youngest; and the cup was in Benjamin's bag.
13 Da sønderreve de deres Klæder, og hver lagde paa sit Asen, og de fore til Staden igen.
Then in bitter grief they put the bags on the asses again and went back to the town.
14 Og Juda og hans Brødre kom til Josefs Hus, og han selv var endnu der, og de faldt til Jorden for hans Ansigt.
So Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house; and he was still there: and they went down on their faces before him.
15 Da sagde Josef til dem: Hvad er dette for en Gerning, som I have gjort? vide I ikke, at en Mand, som jeg er, kunde spaa det?
And Joseph said, What is this thing which you have done? had you no thought that such a man as I would have power to see what is secret?
16 Og Juda sagde: Hvad skulle vi sige til min Herre? hvad skulle vi tale, og hvormed ville vi retfærdiggøre os? Gud har fundet dine Tjeneres Misgerning; se, vi ere min Herres Trælle, baade vi, saa og den, i som Skaalen er funden hos.
And Judah said, What are we to say to my lord? how may we put ourselves right in his eyes? God has made clear the sin of your servants: now we are in your hands, we and the man in whose bag your cup was seen.
17 Og han sagde: Det være langt fra mig at gøre dette; den Mand, som Skaalen er funden hos, skal være min Træl; men drager I op med Fred til eders Fader!
Then he said, Far be it from me to do so: but the man who had my cup will be my servant; and you may go back to your father in peace.
18 Da gik Juda frem til ham og sagde: Hør mig, min Herre! kære, lad din Tjener tale et Ord for min Herres Øren, og lad din Vrede ikke forhaste sig paa din I Tjener; thi du er ligesom Farao.
Then Judah came near him, and said, Let your servant say a word in my lord's ears, and let not your wrath be burning against your servant: for you are in the place of Pharaoh to us.
19 Min Herre spurgte sine Tjenere ad og sagde: Have I Fader eller Broder?
My lord said to his servants, Have you a father or a brother?
20 Da sagde vi til min Herre: Vi have en gammel Fader, og han har en ung Søn, han avlede i sin Alderdom; og hans Broder er død, og han er alene bleven igen efter sin Moder, og hans Fader har ham kær.
And we said to my lord, We have an old father and a young child, whom he had when he was old; his brother is dead and he is the only son of his mother, and is very dear to his father.
21 Da sagde du til dine Tjenere: Fører ham ned til mig, at jeg kan se ham.
And you said to your servants, Let him come down to me with you, so that I may see him.
22 Da sagde vi til min Herre: Den unge Mand kan ikke forlade sin Fader, dersom han forlader sin Fader, da dør denne.
And we said to my lord, His father will not let him go; for if he went away his father would come to his death.
23 Da sagde du til dine Tjenere: Dersom ikke eders yngste Broder kommer ned med eder, skulle I ikke se mit Ansigt mere.
But you said to your servants, If your youngest brother does not come with you, you will not see my face again.
24 Og det skete, at vi i fore op til din Tjener, min Fader, i og vi gave ham min Herres Tale i til Kende.
And when we went back to your servant, our father, we gave him an account of my lord's words.
25 Da sagde vor Fader: Drager hen igen, køber os lidt Spise!
And our father said, Go again and get us a little food.
26 Da sagde vi: Vi kunne ikke I fare ned; dersom vor yngste Broder er med os, da ville vi rejse ned; thi vi kunne ikke se den Mands Ansigt, dersom vor yngste Broder ikke er med os.
And we said, Only if our youngest brother goes with us will we go down; for we may not see the man's face again if our youngest brother is not with us.
27 Da sagde din Tjener, min Fader, til os: I vide, at min Hustru har født mig to.
And our father said to us, You have knowledge that my wife gave me two sons;
28 Og den ene gik bort fra mig, og jeg sagde: Han er vist reven ihjel, og jeg har ikke set ham hidindtil.
The one went away from me, and I said, Truly he has come to a violent death; and from that time I have not seen him,
29 Dersom I toge ogsaa denne fra mit Ansigt, og han kom til Ulykke, da førte I mine graa Haar med Kummer ned i Graven. (Sheol h7585)
If now you take this one from me, and some evil comes to him, you will make my grey head go down in sorrow to the underworld. (Sheol h7585)
30 Og nu, dersom jeg kommer til din Tjener, min Fader, og den unge Mand ikke er med os, efterdi hans Sjæl er bunden til den unge Mands Sjæl,
If then I go back to your servant, my father, without the boy, because his life and the boy's life are one,
31 da sker det, naar han ser, at den unge Mand ikke er der, at han dør, og dine Tjenere ville bringe din Tjeners, vor Faders, graa Haar med Sorg til Graven. (Sheol h7585)
When he sees that the boy is not with us, he will come to his death, and our father's grey head will go down in sorrow to the underworld. (Sheol h7585)
32 Thi din Tjener blev ansvarlig for den unge Mand hos min Fader og sagde: Dersom jeg ikke bringer dig ham igen, da vil jeg bære Skyld for min Fader alle Dage.
For I made myself responsible for the boy to my father, saying, If I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.
33 Og nu, kære, lad din Tjener blive min Herres Træl i Stedet for den unge Mand, men den unge Mand drage op med sine Brødre.
So now let me be my lord's servant here in place of the boy, and let him go back with his brothers.
34 Thi hvorledes skulde jeg fare op til min Fader, uden at den unge Mand er med mig? jeg maatte da se paa det onde, som skulde ramme min Fader.
For how may I go back to my father without the boy, and see the evil which will come on my father?
