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!
And Joseph charged the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put the money of each in the mouth of his sack.
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 silver cup into the sack of the youngest, and the price of his corn. And it was done according to the word of Joseph, as he said.
3 Om Morgenen, der det blev lyst, bleve Mændene sendte bort, de og deres Asener.
The morning dawned, and the men were sent away, they and their asses.
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 out of the city, [and] were not far off, then Joseph said to his steward, Arise, and pursue after the men; and thou shalt overtake them, and say to them, Why have ye returned evil 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.
Why have ye stolen my silver cup? is it not this out of which my lord drinks? and he divines augury with it; ye have accomplished evil in that which ye have done.
6 Og han naaede dem og talede disse Ord til dem.
And he found them, and spoke to them according to these words.
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 our lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this word.
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?
If we brought back to thee out of the land of Chanaan the money which we found in our sacks, how should we steal silver or gold out of the house of thy lord?
9 Hos hvem af dine Tjenere den findes, han skal dø; dertil ville vi ogsaa være min Herres Trælle.
With whomsoever of thy servants thou shalt find the cup, let him die; and, moreover, we will be servants to our lord.
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, Now then it shall be as ye say; with whomsoever the cup shall be found, he shall be my servant, and ye shall be clear.
11 Saa hastede de, og hver lagde sin Pose ned paa Jorden, og hver oplod sin Pose.
And they hasted, and took down every man his sack on the ground, and they opened every man his sack.
12 Og han ransagede; han begyndte med den ældste og endte med den yngste, og Skaalen fandtes udi Benjamins Pose.
And he searched, beginning from the eldest, until he came to the youngest; and he found the cup in Benjamin's sack.
13 Da sønderreve de deres Klæder, og hver lagde paa sit Asen, og de fore til Staden igen.
And they rent their garments, and laid each man his sack on his ass, and returned to the city.
14 Og Juda og hans Brødre kom til Josefs Hus, og han selv var endnu der, og de faldt til Jorden for hans Ansigt.
And Judas and his brethren came in to Joseph, while he was yet there, and fell on the ground 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 to them, What is this thing that ye have done? know ye not that a man such as I can surely divine?
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 Judas said, What shall we answer to our lord, or what shall we say, or wherein should we be justified? whereas God has discovered the unrighteousness of thy servants; behold, we are slaves to our lord, both we and he with whom the cup has been found.
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!
And Joseph said, Far be it from me to do this thing; the man with whom the cup has been found, he shall be my servant; but do ye go up with safety to your father.
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.
And Judas drew near him, and said, I pray, Sir, let thy servant speak a word before thee, and be not angry with thy servant, for thou art next to Pharao.
19 Min Herre spurgte sine Tjenere ad og sagde: Have I Fader eller Broder?
Sir, thou askedst thy servants, saying, Have ye 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 a father, an old man, and he has a son of his old age, a young one, and his brother is dead, and he alone has been left behind to his mother, and his father loves him.
21 Da sagde du til dine Tjenere: Fører ham ned til mig, at jeg kan se ham.
And thou saidst to they servants, Bring him down to me, and I will take care of 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, The child will not be able to leave his father; but if he should leave his father, he will die.
23 Da sagde du til dine Tjenere: Dersom ikke eders yngste Broder kommer ned med eder, skulle I ikke se mit Ansigt mere.
But thou saidst to they servants, Except your younger brother come down with you, ye shall 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 it came to pass, when we went up to thy servant our father, we reported to him the words of our lord.
25 Da sagde vor Fader: Drager hen igen, køber os lidt Spise!
And our father said, Go again, and buy 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, We shall not be able to go down; but if our younger brother go down with us, we will go down; for we shall not be able to see the man's face, our younger brother not being with us.
27 Da sagde din Tjener, min Fader, til os: I vide, at min Hustru har født mig to.
And thy servant our father said to us, Ye know that my wife bore 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.
and one is departed from me; and ye said that he was devoured of wild beasts, and I have not seen him until now.
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 then ye take this one also from my presence, and an affliction happen to him by the way, then shall ye bring down my old age with sorrow to the grave. (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,
Now then, if I should go in to they servant, and our father, and the boy should not be with us, (and his life depends on this [lad's] life)
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)
—it shall even come to pass, when he sees the boy is not with us, [that] he will die, and thy servants will bring down the old age of thy servant, and our father, with sorrow to the grave. (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 thy servant has received the boy [in charge] from his father, saying, If I bring him not to thee, and place him before thee, I shall be guilty towards my father 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.
Now then I will remain a servant with thee instead of the lad, a domestic of my lord; but let the lad go up with his brethren.
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 shall I go up to my father, the lad not being with us? lest I behold the evils which will befall my father.
