1 Mosebog 37
1 Men Jakob blev boende i sin Faders Udlændigheds Land, i Kana'ans Land.
Jacob settled down and lived in Canaan as his father had done.
2 Dette er Jakobs Slægtebog. Da Josef var sytten Aar gammel, vogtede han Smaakvæget sammen med sine Brødre; som Dreng var han hos sin Faders Hustruer Bilhas og Zilpas Sønner, og han bragte ondt Rygte om dem til deres Fader.
This is the story of Jacob and his family. Joseph was seventeen, and helped look after the flock with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph told his father about some of the bad things his brothers were doing.
3 Israel elskede Josef fremfor alle sine andre Sønner, fordi han var hans Alderdoms Søn, og han lod gøre en fodsid Kjortel med Ærmer til ham.
Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him when he was already old. He made a colorful robe with long sleeves for Joseph.
4 Men da hans Brødre saa, at deres Fader foretrak ham for alle sine andre Sønner, fattede de Nag til ham og kunde ikke tale venligt til ham.
When his brothers noticed that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and had nothing good to say about him.
5 Men Josef havde en Drøm, som han fortalte sine Brødre, og som yderligere øgede deres Had til ham.
Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him even more.
6 Han sagde til dem »Hør dog, hvad jeg har drømt!
“Listen to this dream I had,” he told them.
7 Se, vi bandt Neg ude paa Marken, og se, mit Neg rejste sig op og blev staaende, medens eders Neg stod rundt omkring og bøjede sig for det!«
“We were tying up bundles of grain out in the fields when all of a sudden my bundle stood up, and your bundles came over and bowed down to it.”
8 Da sagde hans Brødre til ham: »Vil du maaske være vor Konge eller herske over os?« Og de hadede ham endnu mere for hans Drømme og hans Ord.
“Do you really think you're going to be our king?” they asked. “Do you honestly believe you're going to rule over us?” They hated him even more because of his dream and how he described it.
9 Men han havde igen en Drøm, som han fortalte sine Brødre; han sagde: »Jeg har haft en ny Drøm, og se, Sol og Maane og elleve Stjerner bøjede sig for mig!«
Then he had another dream told his brothers about it. “Listen, I had another dream,” he explained. “The sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down before me.”
10 Da han fortalte sin Fader og sine Brødre det, skændte hans Fader paa ham og sagde: »Hvad er det for en Drøm, du der har haft Skal virkelig jeg, din Moder og dine Brødre komme og bøje os til Jorden for dig?«
He also told his father as well as his brothers, and his father told him off, saying, “What's this dream that you've had? Are we—I and your mother and brothers—really going to come and bow down to the ground before you?”
11 Og hans Brødre fattede Avind til ham, men hans Fader gemte det i sit Minde.
Joseph's brothers became jealous of him, but his father puzzled over the meaning of the dream.
12 Da hans Brødre engang var gaaet hen for at vogte deres Faders Smaakvæg ved Sikem,
One day Joseph's brothers took their father's flocks to graze near Shechem.
13 sagde Israel til Josef: »Dine Brødre vogter jo Kvæg ved Sikem; kom, jeg vil sende dig til dem!« Han svarede: »Her er jeg!«
Israel told Joseph, “Your brothers are looking after the sheep near Shechem. Get ready because I want you to go and see them.” “I'll do it,” Joseph replied.
14 Saa sagde Israel til ham: »Gaa hen og se, hvorledes det staar til med dine Brødre og Kvæget, og bring mig Bud tilbage!« Israel sendte ham saa af Sted fra Hebrons Dal, og han kom til Sikem.
So he told him, “Off you go and see how your brothers and the flocks are doing, and come back and let me know.” So he sent him off. Joseph set out from the Hebron Valley,
15 Som han nu flakkede om paa Marken, var der en Mand, som traf ham og spurgte: »Hvad søger du efter?«
and arrived in Shechem. A man there found him wandering about in the field, so he asked him, “What are you looking for?”
16 Han svarede: »Efter mine Brødre; sig mig, hvor de vogter deres Kvæg!«
“I'm looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they're looking after the flock?”
17 Da sagde Manden: »De er draget bort herfra, thi jeg hørte dem sige: Lad os gaa til Dotan!« Saa gik Josef efter sine Brødre og fandt dem i Dotan.
“They've already left,” the man replied. “I heard them say, ‘Let's go to Dothan.’” So Joseph followed his brothers and caught up with them at Dothan.
18 Men da de saa ham langt borte, før han endnu var kommet hen til dem, lagde de Raad op om at dræbe ham
But they saw him coming way off in the distance, and before he got to them, they made plans to kill him.
19 og sagde til hverandre: »Se, der kommer den Drømmemester!
“Look, here comes the Lord of Dreams!” they said to each other.
20 Kom, lad os slaa ham ihjel og kaste ham i en Cisterne og sige, at et vildt Dyr har ædt ham; saa skal vi se, hvad der kommer ud af hans Drømme!«
“Come on, let's kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We'll say that some wild animal has eaten him. Then we'll see what happens to his dreams!”
21 Men da Ruben hørte det, vilde han redde ham af deres Haand og sagde: »Lad os ikke tage hans Liv!«
When Reuben heard all this, he tried to save Joseph from them.
22 Og Ruben sagde til dem: »Udgyd dog ikke Blod! Kast ham i Cisternen her paa Marken, men læg ikke Haand paa ham!« Han vilde nemlig redde ham af deres Haand og bringe ham tilbage til Faderen.
“Let's not attack and kill him,” he suggested. “Don't murder him, just throw him into this pit here in the desert. You don't need to be guilty of violence.” Reuben said this so that he could come back later and rescue Joseph from them and take him home to his father.
23 Da Josef nu kom hen til sine Brødre, rev de hans Kjortel af ham, Ærmekjortelen, han havde paa,
So when Joseph arrived, his brothers ripped off his robe—the colorful long-sleeved robe he was wearing—
24 tog ham og kastede ham i Cisternen; men Cisternen var tom, der var intet Vand i den.
grabbed him and threw him into a pit. (The pit was empty—it didn't have any water in it.)
25 Derpaa satte de sig til at holde Maaltid. Og da de saa op, fik de Øje paa en Karavane af Ismaeliter, der kom fra Gilead, og deres Kameler var belæssede med Tragakantgummi, Mastiksbalsam og Cistusharpiks, som de var paa Vej til Ægypten med.
They were just sitting down to have a meal when they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying aromatic spices, balm, and myrrh to take to Egypt.
26 Saa sagde Juda til sine Brødre: »Hvad vinder vi ved at slaa vor Broder ihjel og skjule Mordet?
“What's the point of killing our brother?” Judah asked his brothers. “Then we'd have to cover up his death!
27 Lad os hellere sælge ham til Ismaeliterne og ikke lægge Haand paa ham; han er jo dog vor Broder, vort Kød og Blod!« Og hans Brødre gik ind paa Forslaget.
Instead, why don't we sell him to these Ishmaelites? We don't have to kill him. After all he's our brother, our own flesh and blood.” His brothers agreed.
28 Da nu midjanitiske Købmænd kom der forbi, trak de Josef op af Cisternen. Og de solgte Josef til Ismaeliterne for tyve Sekel Sølv, og disse bragte ham saa til Ægypten.
So when the Ishmaelites (who were traders from Midian) came by, they pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him to them for twenty pieces of silver. The Ishmaelites took him to Egypt.
29 Da Ruben nu kom tilbage til Cisternen, se, da var Josef der ikke. Saa sønderrev han sine Klæder
When Reuben came back later and looked into the pit, Joseph was gone. He tore his clothes in grief.
30 og gik tilbage til sine Brødre og sagde: »Drengen er borte! Hvad skal jeg dog gøre!«
He returned to his brothers. “The boy's gone!” he moaned. “What am I going to do now?”
31 Saa tog de Josefs Kjortel og dyppede den i Blodet af en Gedebuk, som de slagtede;
They slaughtered a goat and dipped Joseph's robe in the blood.
32 og de sendte Ærmekjortelen hjem til deres Fader med det Bud: »Den har vi fundet se efter, om det ikke er din Søns Kjortel!«
Then they sent the colorful robe to their father with the message, “We found this. Please examine it and see if it's your son's robe or not.”
33 Da saa han efter og udbrød: »Det er min Søns Kjortel! Et vildt Dyr har ædt ham! Josef er visselig revet ihjel!«
His father recognized it right away and said, “This is my son's robe! Some wild animal must have eaten him. Poor Joseph has been ripped to pieces, no doubt about it!”
34 Saa sønderrev Jakob sine Klæder og bandt Sæk om sine Lænder, og han sørgede over sin Søn i mange Dage.
Jacob tore his clothes in grief and dressed in sackcloth. He mourned the death of his son for a long time.
35 Og skønt alle hans Sønner og Døtre kom til ham for at trøste ham, vilde han ikke lade sig trøste, men sagde: »Nej, i min Sørgedragt vil jeg stige ned til min Søn i Dødsriget!« Og hans Fader begræd ham. (Sheol h7585)
All his sons and daughters tried to console him, but he rejected their attempts. “No,” he said, “I will go down into my grave mourning for my son.” So Joseph's father went on weeping for him. (Sheol h7585)
36 Men Midjaniterne solgte ham I Ægypten til Faraos Hofmand Potifar, Livvagtens Øverste.
In the meantime the Ishmaelites had arrived in Egypt and had sold Joseph to Potiphar. Potiphar was one of Pharaoh's officers, the captain of the guard.
