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 he commanded him who was over his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry; and put every man's money 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 cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and his grain-money. And he did according to the word of Joseph which he had spoken.
3 Om Morgenen, der det blev lyst, bleve Mændene sendte bort, de og deres Asener.
In the morning, when it was light, 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?
They were gone out of the city, [and] not [yet] far off, when Joseph said to him who was over his house, Up! follow after the men; and when thou overtakest them, thou shalt say to them, Why have ye rewarded 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.
Is not this [it] in which my lord drinks, and in which indeed he divines? Ye have done evil [in] what ye have done.
6 Og han naaede dem og talede disse Ord til dem.
And he overtook them, and he spoke to them 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 my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from thy 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?
Behold, the money that we found in our sacks' mouths we have brought again to thee from the land of Canaan; and how should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?
9 Hos hvem af dine Tjenere den findes, han skal dø; dertil ville vi ogsaa være min Herres Trælle.
With whomsoever of thy servants it is found, let him die; and we also will be my lord's bondmen.
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 also [let] it [be] according to your words: let him with whom it is found be my bondman, but ye shall be blameless.
11 Saa hastede de, og hver lagde sin Pose ned paa Jorden, og hver oplod sin Pose.
And they hasted and laid down every man his sack on the ground, and 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 carefully: he began at the eldest, and ended at the youngest; and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
13 Da sønderreve de deres Klæder, og hver lagde paa sit Asen, og de fore til Staden igen.
Then they rent their clothes, and loaded every man his ass, and they 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 Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; and he was still there; and they fell down before him to the ground.
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 deed is this which ye have done? Did ye not know that such a man as I can certainly 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 Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? what shall we speak, and how justify ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of thy servants; behold, we are my lord's bondmen, both we, and he in whose hand 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 he said, Far be it from me to do so! The man in whose hand the cup has been found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, go up in peace 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.
Then Judah came near to him, and said, Ah! my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant; for thou art even as Pharaoh.
19 Min Herre spurgte sine Tjenere ad og sagde: Have I Fader eller Broder?
My lord asked his 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 an aged father, and a child born to him in his old age, [yet] young; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of 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 unto thy servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set mine eye on 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 youth cannot leave his father: if he should leave his father, [his father] would die.
23 Da sagde du til dine Tjenere: Dersom ikke eders yngste Broder kommer ned med eder, skulle I ikke se mit Ansigt mere.
And thou saidst to thy servants, Unless your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
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 came up to thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
25 Da sagde vor Fader: Drager hen igen, køber os lidt Spise!
And our father said, Go again, 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.
But we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down; for we cannot see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.
27 Da sagde din Tjener, min Fader, til os: I vide, at min Hustru har født mig to.
And thy servant my 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 the one went out from me, and I said, He must certainly have been torn in pieces; and I have not seen him [again] hitherto.
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)
And if ye take this one also from me, and mischief should befall him, ye will bring down my grey hairs with misery to Sheol. (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,
And now, when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us, — seeing that his life is bound up with his 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 will come to pass when he sees that the lad is not [there], that he will die; and thy servants will bring down the grey hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to Sheol. (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 became surety for the lad to my father, saying, If I bring him not to thee, then I shall be guilty toward my father all my days.
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.
And now, let thy servant stay, I pray thee, instead of the lad a bondman to my lord, and 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 should I go up to my father if the lad were not with me? — lest I see the evil that would come on my father.
