1 Mosebog 45
1 Og Josef kunde ikke holde sig for alle dem, som stode hos ham, og han raabte: Lader hver Mand gaa ud fra mig; og ikke een Mand stod hos ham, der Josef lod sig kende for sine Brødre.
Joseph was not able to control his feelings any longer. He did not want to cry in front of his servants, so he said to them loudly, “All of you go outside!” After they went outside, there was no one else there with Joseph when he told his brothers who he was.
2 Og han opløftede sin Røst med Graad, og Ægypterne hørte det, og Faraos Hus hørte det.
He cried so loudly that the people of Egypt who were outside heard it, and even the people in the king’s palace heard it.
3 Og Josef sagde til sine Brødre: Jeg er Josef; lever min Fader endnu? og hans Brødre kunde ikke svare ham; thi de forfærdedes for hans Ansigt.
Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is our father still alive?” But his brothers were not able to reply, because they were frightened because of what he said.
4 Da sagde Josef til sine Brødre: Kommer dog hid til mig; og de gik frem; og han sagde: Jeg er Josef, eders Broder, som I solgte til Ægypten.
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me!” When they came closer, he said, “I am your brother Joseph! I am the one you sold to traders who brought me here to Egypt!
5 Men værer nu ikke bekymrede, og lader det ikke være mishageligt for eders Øjne, at I solgte mig hid; thi for at I skulde blive holdte ved Live, har Gud sendt mig hid foran eder.
But now, do not be distressed, and do not be angry with yourselves for having sold me to people who brought me here, because it was to save you from dying [because of the famine] that God sent me here ahead of you.
6 Thi nu har der været to Aar Hunger i Landet, og endnu er der fem Aar, i hvilke der ikke skal være Pløjning eller Høst.
There has been a famine in this country for two years, and it will continue for five more years, so that no one will plow ground, and there will be no crops to harvest.
7 Men Gud har sendt mig foran eder, at lade eder blive tilovers i Landet og at lade eder leve, til en stor Befrielse.
But God sent me here ahead of you, to keep you from starving, and to make sure that your descendants will survive.
8 Og nu, ikke I have sendt mig hid, men Gud; og han har sat mig til en Fader for Farao og til en Herre over alt hans Hus og til en Hersker i alt Ægyptens Land.
Therefore, it was not you who sent me here; it was God who sent me here! He has caused me to become like a father to the king. I am in charge of everything in his palace and the governor of everyone in Egypt!
9 Skynder eder og drager op til min Fader, og I skulle sige til ham: Saa siger din Søn Josef: Gud har sat mig til en Herre over al Ægypten; kom ned til mig, tøv ikke!
Now return to my father quickly, and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: “God has caused me to become the governor over the whole land of Egypt. Come down to me immediately!
10 Og du skal bo i Gosen Land og være nær hos mig, du og dine Børn og dine Børnebørn og dit Kvæg og dine Øksen og alt det, du har.
You can live in the Goshen region. You and your children and your grandchildren, your sheep and goats and cattle, and everything that you own, will be near me.
11 Og jeg vil opholde dig der; thi endnu er der fem Aar Hunger; paa det du ikke skal forarmes, du og dit Hus og alt det, som tilhører dig.
Since there will be five more years of famine, I will make sure that you have food. If you do not come here, you and your family and all of your servants will starve. [EUP]”’
12 Og se, eders Øjne og min Broder Benjamins Øjne se, at jeg taler mundtligen til eder.
“Look closely, and all of you can see, including my brother Benjamin, that it is really I, Joseph, who am speaking to you.
13 Og I skulle forkynde min Fader al min Herlighed i Ægypten, og alt det, som I have set; og skynder eder og lader min Fader komme hid ned.
Go and tell my father about how greatly I am honored here in Egypt. And tell him about everything else that you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly!”
14 Saa faldt han om Benjamins, sin Broders, Hals og græd, og Benjamin græd om hans Hals.
Then he threw his arms around his [younger] brother Benjamin’s neck and cried. And Benjamin hugged him and cried.
15 Og han kyssede alle sine Brødre og græd over dem, og derefter talede hans Brødre med ham.
And then as he kissed his older brothers [on their cheeks], he cried. After that, his brothers started to talk with him.
16 Og det rygtedes i Faraos Hus, og der sagdes: Josefs Brødre ere komne; det var godt baade i Faraos Øjne og i hans Tjeneres Øjne.
Someone went to the palace and told the news that Joseph’s brothers had come. The king and all his officials were pleased.
17 Og Farao sagde til Josef: Sig til dine Brødre: gører dette, belæsser eders Dyr og gaar, at I maa komme til Kanaans Land.
The king said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers this: ‘Put loads of grain on your animals and return to the Canaan region.
18 Og tager eders Fader og eders Husfolk og kommer til mig, og jeg vil give eder det bedste i Ægyptens Land, at I skulle æde af Landets Fedme.
Then bring your father and your families back here. I will give you the best land in Egypt, and you will have the best food in the land to eat.’
19 Og det er dig befalet: gører dette; tager eder Vogne af Ægyptens Land til eders Børn og til eders Hustruer, og fører eders Fader der paa og kommer.
“Also tell this to your brothers: ‘Take some carts from Egypt to carry your children and your wives, and get them and your father and come back here quickly.
20 Og lader eders Øjne ikke se hen til eders Boskab; thi det bedste, som er i alt Ægyptens Land, er eders.
Do not worry about bringing your possessions, because the best things in Egypt will be yours. Because of that, you will not need to bring any of your things from Canaan.’”
21 Og Israels Sønner gjorde saa, og Josef gav dem Vogne efter Faraos Ord og gav dem Tæring paa Vejen.
Jacob’s sons did what the king suggested. Joseph gave them carts and food to eat along the way, as the king had ordered.
22 Han gav alle, hver især, Klædninger til at skifte med; men Benjamin gav han tre Hundrede Sekel Sølv og fem Klædninger til at skifte med.
To each of them he gave new clothes, but he gave 300 pieces of silver and five sets of new clothes to Benjamin!
23 Og han sendte sin Fader ligervis ti Asener, som bare af Ægyptens bedste Gods, og ti Aseninder, som bare Korn og Brød og Føde, til hans Fader paa Vejen.
And this is what he sent to his father: Ten male donkeys, loaded with some of the best goods that come from Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other food for his father’s trip to Egypt.
24 Og han lod sine Brødre fare, og de gik; og han sagde til dem: Kives ikke paa Vejen!
Then he sent his brothers on their way, saying to them “Do not quarrel along the way!”
25 Saa droge de op af Ægypten, og de kom til det Land Kanaan, til Jakob, deres Fader.
So they left Egypt and came to their father Jacob in Canaan.
26 Og de forkyndte ham, sigende: Josef lever endnu, og han er en Hersker over alt Ægyptens Land; men hans Hjerte blev koldt, thi han troede dem ikke.
One of them told him, “Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is the governor over all of Egypt!” Jacob was extremely astonished; he could not believe that it was true.
27 Da sagde de ham alle Josefs Ord, som han havde sagt til dem, og han saa Vognene, som Josef havde sendt til at føre ham paa; og Jakobs, deres Faders, Aand blev levende.
But they told him everything that Joseph had said to them, and Jacob saw the carts that Joseph had sent to carry him and his family and possessions to Egypt. Then their father Jacob’s shock ended.
28 Og Israel sagde: Det er meget, Josef min Søn lever endnu; jeg vil fare hen og se ham, før jeg dør.
He said, “What you have said is enough to convince me! My son Joseph is still alive, and I will go and see him before I die!”
