1 Mosebog 49
1 Og Jakob kaldte ad sine Sønner og sagde: Samler eder, og jeg vil forkynde eder, hvad eder skal vederfares i de sidste Dage.
Then Jacob called for his sons, and said: “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what will happen to you in the future.
2 Kommer til Hobe og hører, Jakobs Sønner! og hører paa Israel, eders Fader.
Assemble yourselves and listen, you sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father.
3 Ruben, du er min førstefødte, min Magt og min første Kraft, ypperlig i Værdighed og ypperlig i Styrke!
Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, outstanding in dignity, and outstanding in power.
4 Du bruser op som Vandet; du skal ikke være ypperlig; thi du besteg din Faders Leje, da besmittede du det; han har besteget min Seng.
Uncontrollable as rushing water, you will not have the preeminence, because you went up to your father's bed. Then you defiled it; you went up to my couch.
5 Simeon og Levi ere Brødre; Volds Vaaben ere deres Sværd.
Simeon and Levi are brothers. Weapons of violence are their swords.
6 Min Sjæl skal ikke komme i deres hemmelige Raad, min Ære skal ikke forenes med deres Forsamling; thi i deres Vrede have de slaget Mænd ihjel, og i deres Egenraadighed have de lemlæstet Oksen.
O my soul, do not come into their council; do not join in their meetings, for my heart has too much honor for that. For in their anger they killed men. It was for pleasure that they hamstrung oxen.
7 Forbandet være deres Vrede, thi den var streng, og deres Hastighed, thi den var haard; jeg vil fordele dem i Jakob og adsprede dem i Israel.
May their anger be cursed, for it was fierce—and their fury, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
8 Juda, dig skulle dine Brødre love, din Haand skal være paa dine Fjenders Nakke; for dig skulle din Faders Sønner bøje sig.
Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father's sons will bow down before you.
9 Juda er en ung Løve; du opsteg fra Rov, min Søn! han har bøjet sig, han laa som en Løve og som en Løvinde; hvem tør jage ham op?
Judah is a lion's cub. My son, you have gone up from your victims. He stooped down, he crouched like a lion, like a lioness. Who would dare to awaken him?
10 Der skal ikke vige Kongespir fra Juda og ikke Herskerstav fra hans Fødder, førend Silo skal komme, og Folkene skulle hænge ved ham.
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes. The nations will obey him.
11 Han binder sit unge Asen til Vintræet og sin Asenindes Føl til Vinranken; han tor sit Klædebon i Vin, og sin Kjortel i Vindrueblod.
Binding his donkey to the vine, and his donkey's colt to the choice vine, he has washed his garments in wine, and his robe in the blood of grapes.
12 Han er rødere i Øjnene end Vin, og hvidere paa Tænderne end Mælk.
His eyes will be as dark as wine, and his teeth as white as milk.
13 Sebulon skal bo ved Havets Strand, og han skal være ved Skibenes Strand, og hans Side ligger op til Sidon.
Zebulun will live by the shore of the sea. He will be a harbor for ships, and his border will extend to Sidon.
14 Isaskar skal være et knokkelstærkt Asen, som ligger imellem Kvægfoldene.
Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.
15 Thi han saa, at Hvilen var god, og at Landet var dejligt, og han har bøjet sine Skuldre til at bære og er bleven en skatskyldig Tjener.
He sees a good resting place and the pleasant land. He will bend his shoulder to the burden and become a servant for the task.
16 Dan skal dømme sit Folk, som en af Israels Stammer.
Dan will judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan skal være en Slange paa Vejen, en Hornslange paa Stien, som bider Hestens Hov, saa dens Rytter falder bag af.
Dan will be a snake beside the road, a poisonous snake in the path that bites the horse's heels, so that his rider falls backward.
18 Herre, jeg bier efter din Frelse!
I wait for your salvation, Yahweh.
19 Gad — en Skare skal trænge ind paa ham, men han skal trænge den tilbage.
Gad—raiders will attack him, but he will attack them at their heels.
20 Fra Aser kommer det fede, som er hans Brød; og han skal give kongelige Lækkerheder.
Asher's food will be rich, and he will provide royal delicacies.
21 Nafthali er en frit løbende Hind, han, som giver dejlig Tale.
Naphtali is a doe let loose; he will have beautiful fawns.
22 Josef er en Kvist paa det frugtbare Træ, en Kvist paa det frugtbare Træ ved Kilden; Grenene gaa op over Muren.
Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough near a spring, whose branches climb over the wall.
23 Og Bueskytterne forbitrede ham og skøde og hadede ham.
The archers will attack him and shoot at him and harass him.
24 Og hans Bue blev dog stærk, og hans Hænders Arme smidige; det kom fra Jakobs mægtiges Hænder, hist fra, fra Hyrden, fra Israels Klippe.
But his bow will remain steady, and his hands will be skillful because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
25 Fra din Faders Gud — og han hjælpe dig! — og fra den Almægtige — og han velsigne dig! — komme Velsignelser fra Himmelen ovenfra og Velsignelser fra Dybet nedenfra, Brysters og Moderlivs Velsignelser.
The God of your father will help you and the Almighty God will bless you with blessings of the sky above, blessings of the deep that lies beneath, and blessings of the breasts and womb.
26 Din Faders Velsignelser ere mægtigere end mine Forfædres Velsignelser, indtil de evige Højes Grænser; de skulle komme paa Josefs Hoved og paa hans Isse, som er en Fyrste iblandt sine Brødre.
The blessings of your father are greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains or the desirable things of the ancient hills. May they be on the head of Joseph, even upon the crown of the head of the prince of his brothers.
27 Benjamin skal røve som en Ulv; om Morgenen skal han æde Rov, og om Aftenen skal han uddele Bytte.
Benjamin is a hungry wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey, and in the evening he will divide the plunder.”
28 Alle disse ere de tolv Israels Stammer; og dette er det, som deres Fader talede til dem, da han velsignede dem, hver efter sin Velsignelse velsignede han dem.
These are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them when he blessed them. Each one he blessed with an appropriate blessing.
29 Og han befalede dem og sagde til dem: Naar jeg er samlet til mit Folk, da begraver mig hos mine Fædre i den Hule, som er paa Efron den Hethiters Ager,
Then he instructed them and said to them, “I am about to go to my people. Bury me with my forefathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
30 i den Hule, som er paa den Ager Makpela, som er tvært over for Mamre i Kanaans Land, hvilken Ager Abraham købte af Efron den Hethiter til Begravelses Ejendom.
in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is near Mamre in the land of Canaan, the field that Abraham bought for a burial place from Ephron the Hittite.
31 Der have de begravet Abraham og Sara, hans Hustru; der have de begravet Isak og Rebekka, hans Hustru; og der har jeg begravet Lea.
There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.
32 Den Agers Ejendom og den Hule, som er derpaa, er købt af Heths Børn.
The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the people of Heth.”
33 Der Jakob var kommen til Ende med at byde sine Børn dette, da tog han sine Fødder til sig op paa Sengen og opgav sin Aand og blev samlet til sit Folk.
When Jacob finished these instructions to his sons, he pulled his feet into the bed, breathed his last, and went to his people.
