1 Mosebog 42

1 Da Jakob hørte, at der var Korn at faa i Ægypten, sagde han til sine Sønner: »Hvad venter I efter?«

When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?”

2 Og han sagde: »Jeg hører, at der er Korn at faa i Ægypten; drag ned og køb os noget, at vi kan blive i Live og undgaa Døden!«

“Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”

3 Saa drog de ti af Josefs Brødre ned for at købe Korn i Ægypten;

So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.

4 men Jakob sendte ikke Josefs Broder Benjamin med hans Brødre, thi han tænkte, der kunde tilstøde ham en Ulykke.

But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that harm might befall him.”

5 Blandt dem, der kom for at købe Korn, var ogsaa Israels Sønner; thi der var Hungersnød i Kana'ans Land.

So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.

6 Og da Josef var Hersker i Landet, og han var den, der solgte Korn til alt Folket i Landet, saa kom Josefs Brødre og kastede sig til Jorden for ham.

Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.

7 Da Josef saa sine Brødre, kendte han dem; men han lod fremmed over for dem, talte dem haardt til og sagde til dem: »Hvorfra kommer I?« De svarede: »Fra Kana'ans Land for at købe Føde!«

And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.”

8 Josef kendte sine Brødre, men de kendte ikke ham.

Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.

9 Da kom Josef de Drømme i Hu, han havde drømt om dem; og han sagde til dem; »I er Spejdere, I kommer for at se, hvor Landet er aabent!«

Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”

10 De svarede: »Nej, Herre, dine Trælle kommer for at købe Føde!

“Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.

11 Vi er alle Sønner af en og samme Mand; vi er ærlige Folk, dine Trælle er ikke Spejdere!«

We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”

12 Men han sagde: »Jo vist saa! I kommer for at se, hvor Landet er aabent!«

“No,” he told them. “You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”

13 De svarede: »Vi, dine Trælle, var tolv Brødre, Sønner af en og samme Mand i Kana'ans Land; den yngste er for Tiden hjemme hos vor Fader, og een er ikke mere!«

But they answered, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”

14 Men Josef sagde til dem: »Det er, som jeg siger eder: I er Spejdere!

Then Joseph declared, “Just as I said, you are spies!

15 Men nu skal I sættes paa Prøve: Saa sandt Farao lever, slipper I ikke herfra, uden at eders yngste Broder kommer hid!

And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.

16 Lad en af eder rejse hjem for at hente eders Broder, og imedens holdes I andre fangne; saa vil det vise sig, om eders Ord er Sandhed; og hvis ikke, saa er I, saa sandt Farao lever, Spejdere!«

Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”

17 Derpaa holdt han dem i Forvaring tre Dage.

So Joseph imprisoned them for three days,

18 Men Tredjedagen sagde Josef til dem: »Vil I beholde Livet, saa skal I gøre saaledes, thi jeg er en Mand, der frygter Gud:

and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:

19 Er I virkelig ærlige Folk, lad saa en af eder blive tilbage som Fange i det Fængsel, som I sad i, medens I andre drager hjem med Korn til at stille Hungeren i eders Huse;

If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households.

20 og bring saa eders yngste Broder til mig, saa skal eders Ord staa til Troende, og I skal slippe for at dø!« Og saaledes gjorde de.

Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.

21 Da sagde de til hverandre: »Sandelig, nu maa vi bøde for, hvad vi forbrød mod vor Broder, da vi saa hans Sjælevaande, medens han bønfaldt os, og dog ikke hørte ham; derfor stedes vi nu i denne Vaande!«

Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”

22 Men Ruben tog til Orde og sagde til dem: »Sagde jeg eder ikke dengang: Forsynd eder ikke mod Drengen! Men I vilde ikke høre; se, nu kræves hans Blod!«

And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”

23 Saaledes talte de. Men de vidste ikke, at Josef forstod det, thi han forhandlede med dem ved Tolk;

They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.

24 og han vendte sig bort fra dem og græd. Siden vendte han sig til dem og talte med dem; og han tog Simeon fra dem og lod ham fængsle for deres Øjne.

And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.

25 Saa gav Josef Befaling til at fylde deres Sække med Korn og lægge Pengene tilbage i hver enkelts Sæk og give dem Rejsekost; og saaledes skete det.

Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out,

26 Saa læssede de deres Korn paa Æslerne og drog bort.

and they loaded the grain on their donkeys and departed.

27 Men da en af dem i Natteherberget aabnede sin Sæk for at give sit Æsel Foder, fik han Øje paa sine Penge, der laa oven i Sækken;

At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack.

28 og han sagde til sine Brødre: »Mine Penge er kommet igen; se, de er i min Sæk!« Da sank Hjertet i Livet paa dem, og de saa forfærdede paa hverandre og sagde: »Hvad har Gud dog gjort imod os!«

“My silver has been returned!” he said to his brothers. “It is here in my sack.” Their hearts sank, and trembling, they turned to one another and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”

29 Og da de kom hjem til deres Fader Jakob i Kana'ans Land, fortalte de ham alt, hvad der var hændet dem, og sagde:

When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:

30 »Manden, der er Landets Herre, talte os haardt til og holdt os i Forvaring, som var vi Folk, der vilde udspejde Landet;

“The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.

31 men vi sagde til ham: Vi er ærlige Folk og ikke Spejdere;

But we told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies.

32 vi var tolv Brødre, Sønner af en og samme Fader; een er ikke mere, og den yngste er for Tiden hjemme hos vor Fader i Kana'ans Land.

We are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.’

33 Saa sagde Manden, der er Landets Herre: Derpaa vil jeg kende, at I er ærlige Folk: Lad en af eder blive hos mig, og tag I andre Korn til at stille Hungeren i eders Huse og drag hjem!

Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.

34 Siden skal I bringe eders yngste Broder til mig, for at jeg kan kende, at I ikke er Spejdere, men ærlige Folk; saa vil jeg udlevere eders Broder til eder, og I kan frit rejse i Landet.«

But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”

35 Da de nu tømte deres Sække, fandt hver sin Pengepose i sin Sæk; og da de og deres Fader saa Pengeposerne, blev de forfærdede.

As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of silver, they were dismayed.

36 Og deres Fader Jakob sagde til dem: »I gør mig barnløs; Josef er ikke mere, og Simeon er ikke mere, og nu vil I tage Benjamin; det gaar alt sammen ud over mig!«

Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”

37 Saa sagde Ruben til sin Fader: »Du maa tage mine to Sønners Liv, hvis jeg ikke bringer ham til dig; betro ham til mig, og jeg skal bringe ham tilbage til dig!«

Then Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I fail to bring him back to you. Put him in my care, and I will return him.”

38 Men han sagde: »Min Søn skal ikke rejse derned med eder, thi hans Broder er død, og han alene er tilbage; tilstøder der ham en Ulykke paa den Rejse, I har for, saa bringer I mine graa Haar ned i Dødsriget med Sorg!« (Sheol h7585)

But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.” (Sheol h7585)