1 Mosebog 37
1 Men Jakob blev boende i sin Faders Udlændigheds Land, i Kana'ans Land.
Jacob continued to live in the Canaan region where his father had lived previously.
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/I will now tell you) what happened to Jacob’s family. When his son Joseph was 17 years old, he was taking care of the flocks of sheep and goats with some of his older brothers. They were sons of his father’s (concubines/female slaves that he had taken to be his secondary wives). Joseph sometimes told his father about bad things that 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.
Jacob loved Joseph more than he loved any of his other children, because Joseph had been born when Jacob was an old man. Jacob made for Joseph a long pretty robe that had long sleeves.
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 Joseph’s older brothers realized that their father loved him more than he loved any of them, they hated him. They never spoke kindly to him.
5 Men Josef havde en Drøm, som han fortalte sine Brødre, og som yderligere øgede deres Had til ham.
One night Joseph had a dream. He told his brothers about the dream.
6 Han sagde til dem »Hør dog, hvad jeg har drømt!
He said to them, “Listen to the dream I had!
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!«
In the dream, we were tying up bundles of wheat in the field. Suddenly my bundle stood up straight, and surprisingly, your bundles gathered around my bundle 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.
His brothers said to him, “Do you think that some day you will rule over us? Are you [saying that some day] you are going to be our king?” [RHQ] They hated him even more than before because of what he had told them about his dream.
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!«
Later he had another dream, and again he told his older brothers about it. He said, “Listen to this! I had another dream. In this dream, the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to 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 about it. His father rebuked him, saying “What are you suggesting by that dream [RHQ]? Do you think it means that your mother and I and your older brothers will some day bow down to the ground in front of you?” [RHQ]
11 Og hans Brødre fattede Avind til ham, men hans Fader gemte det i sit Minde.
Joseph’s older brothers were furious/angry with him, but his father just kept thinking about what the dream meant.
12 Da hans Brødre engang var gaaet hen for at vogte deres Faders Smaakvæg ved Sikem,
One day Joseph’s older brothers went to take care of their father’s sheep and goats that were eating grass 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!«
Some time later, Jacob said to Joseph, “Your brothers are taking care of the sheep and goats near Shechem [RHQ]. I am going to send you there to see them.” Joseph replied, “Okay.”
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.
Jacob said, “Go and see if they are doing okay, and if the flocks are doing okay. Then come back and give me a report.” So Jacob sent Joseph from [the valley where they were living], the valley where Hebron is located, [to go north] to find his brothers. When Joseph arrived near Shechem [city],
15 Som han nu flakkede om paa Marken, var der en Mand, som traf ham og spurgte: »Hvad søger du efter?«
while he was wandering around in the fields looking/searching for his brothers, a man saw him and asked him, “Whom are you looking/searching for?”
16 Han svarede: »Efter mine Brødre; sig mig, hvor de vogter deres Kvæg!«
Joseph replied, “I am looking for my older brothers. Can you tell me where they are taking care of their sheep and goats?”
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.
The man replied, “They are not here any more. I heard one of them saying, ‘Let’s take the sheep and goats and go to Dothan [town].’” So Joseph left there and went north, and found his older brothers near 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 when he was still far away, and they decided to kill him.
19 og sagde til hverandre: »Se, der kommer den Drømmemester!
They said to each other [things like], “Here comes that dreamer!”
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!«
and “Hey, let’s kill him, and then throw his body into one of the pits/cisterns. Then we will tell people that a ferocious/wild animal attacked and killed him and ate him. And then we will (find out whether his dreams come true/make sure that his dreams do not come true)!”
21 Men da Ruben hørte det, vilde han redde ham af deres Haand og sagde: »Lad os ikke tage hans Liv!«
Reuben heard what they were saying, so he tried to persuade them not to kill [MTY] Joseph. He said, “No, we should not kill him.
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.
Do not even shed his blood! We can throw him into this pit/cistern in the desert, but we should not harm him [MTY].” He said that, and then left them, planning to rescue Joseph later and take him back 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 where his older brothers were, they seized him and ripped off his pretty robe with long sleeves.
24 tog ham og kastede ham i Cisternen; men Cisternen var tom, der var intet Vand i den.
Then they took him and threw him into the pit/cistern. But the pit/cistern was dry; there was no 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.
After they sat down to eat some food, they looked up and saw a (caravan/group [of traders]), descendants of Ishmael, coming from the Gilead area. Their camels were loaded with bags of spices and nice-smelling resins. They were going down to Egypt to sell those things there.
26 Saa sagde Juda til sine Brødre: »Hvad vinder vi ved at slaa vor Broder ihjel og skjule Mordet?
Judah said to his [older and younger] brothers, “If we kill our younger brother and hide his body, (what will we gain?/we will not gain anything!) [RHQ]
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.
So, instead of harming him, let’s sell him to these men who are descendants of Ishmael. Don’t forget, he is our own younger brother!” So they all agreed to do that.
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.
When those traders from the Midian area came near, Joseph’s brothers pulled him up out of the pit/cistern. Then they sold him to the men from Midian for 20 pieces of silver. The traders then took Joseph to Egypt.
29 Da Ruben nu kom tilbage til Cisternen, se, da var Josef der ikke. Saa sønderrev han sine Klæder
When Reuben returned to the pit/cistern, he saw that his younger brother was not there. He was so grieved that he tore his clothes.
30 og gik tilbage til sine Brødre og sagde: »Drengen er borte! Hvad skal jeg dog gøre!«
He went back to his [younger] brothers and said, “The boy is not in the pit/cistern! What can I do now?” [RHQ]
31 Saa tog de Josefs Kjortel og dyppede den i Blodet af en Gedebuk, som de slagtede;
[Joseph’s brothers did not dare to tell their father what they had done. So, they decided to invent a story about what had happened]. They got Joseph’s robe. Then they killed a goat and dipped the robe in the goat’s 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!«
They took that pretty robe back to their father and said, “We found this robe! Look at it. Is it your son’s robe?”
33 Da saa han efter og udbrød: »Det er min Søns Kjortel! Et vildt Dyr har ædt ham! Josef er visselig revet ihjel!«
He recognized it, and he said, “Yes, it is my son’s robe! Some ferocious/wild animal must have attacked and killed him! I am sure that the animal has torn Joseph to pieces!”
34 Saa sønderrev Jakob sine Klæder og bandt Sæk om sine Lænder, og han sørgede over sin Søn i mange Dage.
Jacob was so grieved that he tore his clothes. He put on (sackcloth/clothes that people wear when they are mourning for someone who has died). He mourned/cried for his son for many days.
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 of his children came to try to comfort him, but he did not pay attention to what they said. He said, “No, I will still be mourning/crying when I die and go to be with my son.” So Joseph’s father continued to cry because of what had happened to his son. (Sheol h7585)
36 Men Midjaniterne solgte ham I Ægypten til Faraos Hofmand Potifar, Livvagtens Øverste.
In the meantime, the men/traders from Midian took Joseph to Egypt and sold him to Potiphar, who was one of the king’s officials. He was the captain of the soldiers who protected the king.
