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 instructed the manager of his house, saying, "Fill the men's sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each man's silver 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.

Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, along with the silver for his grain." So he did according to the word that Joseph had told him.

3 Om Morgenen, der det blev lyst, bleve Mændene sendte bort, de og deres Asener.

As soon as the morning dawned, the men were sent off along with their donkeys.

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?

When they were far from the city, Joseph said to his manager, "Up, go after the men, and when you overtake them, ask them, 'Why have you repaid 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 you stolen my silver cup? Isn't it from this that my lord drinks and by which he indeed uses for divination? You have done evil in doing this.'"

6 Og han naaede dem og talede disse Ord til dem.

And he caught up with them and spoke 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.

But they said to him, "Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should 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?

Look, the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. How then could we steal 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.

With whomever of your servants it is found, he must die, and we also will be my lord's slaves."

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, "Very well, then, it will be as you say. The one with whom it is found will be my slave, but you will be blameless."

11 Saa hastede de, og hver lagde sin Pose ned paa Jorden, og hver oplod sin Pose.

Then they hurried, and each man lowered his sack to the ground, and each man opened 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 with the oldest, and ending 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 tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey 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.

So Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, and he was still there, and they fell to 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 deed that you have done? Didn't you know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?"

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.

Then Judah said, "What can we say to my lord? What can we speak? And how can we clear ourselves? God has uncovered the guilt of your servants. Look, we are my lord's slaves, both we, and the one in whose possession the cup was 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!

But he said, "Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose possession the cup was found, he will be my slave. But as for you, go up 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 approached him, and said, "My lord, please allow your servant to speak a word in the ears of my lord, and do not become angry with your servant, for you are like Pharaoh himself.

19 Min Herre spurgte sine Tjenere ad og sagde: Have I Fader eller Broder?

My lord asked his servants, saying, 'Do you have 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 a child born when he was old, a little one, and his brother is dead, and he is his mother's only child, and his father loves him.'

21 Da sagde du til dine Tjenere: Fører ham ned til mig, at jeg kan se ham.

Then you said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me, so that I can see him myself.'

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 boy can't leave his father: for 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.

But you said to your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down 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 it happened when we came up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

25 Da sagde vor Fader: Drager hen igen, køber os lidt Spise!

But 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.

We said, 'We can't go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will 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.

Then your servant my father said to us, 'You 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 disappeared from me, and I said, "Surely he is torn in pieces." And I haven't seen him since.

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 you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow 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,

So now, when I come to your servant my father and the boy is not with us, since his life is bound up in the boy'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 will happen, when he sees that the boy is not with us, that he will die. Your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your 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 your servant became collateral for the boy to my father, saying, 'If I do not bring him to you, then I will bear the blame to my father forever.'

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, please let your servant remain instead of the boy, a slave to my lord, and let the boy go up 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 will I go up to my father if the boy isn't with me? I could not bear to see the misery that would come on my father."