1 Mosebog 42

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

And Jacob hearing that food was sold in Egypt, said to his sons: Why are ye careless?

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!«

I have heard that wheat is sold in Egypt: go ye down, and buy us necessaries, that we may live, and not be consumed with want.

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

So the ten brethren of Joseph went down, to buy corn in Egypt:

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

Whilst Benjamin was kept at home by Jacob, who said to his brethren: Lest perhaps he take any harm in the journey.

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

And they entered into the land of Egypt with others that went to buy. For the famine was in the land of Chanaan.

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.

And Joseph was governor in the land of Egypt, and corn was sold by his direction to the people. And when his brethren had bowed down to him,

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 he knew them, he spoke as it were to strangers somewhat roughly, asking them: Whence came you? They answered: From the land of Chanaan, to buy necessaries of life.

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

And though he knew his brethren, he was not known by them.

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!«

And remembering the dreams, which formerly he had dreamed, he said to them: You are spies. You are come to view the weaker parts of the land.

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

But they said: It is not so, my lord, but thy servants are 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 the sons of one man: we are come as peaceable men, neither do thy servants go about any evil.

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

And he answered them: It is otherwise: you are come to consider the unfenced parts of this land.

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 said: We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Chanaan: the youngest is with our father, the other is not living.

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

He saith: This is it that 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!

I shall now presently try what you are: by the health of Pharao you shall not depart hence, until your youngest brother come.

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 you to fetch him: and you shall be in prison, till what you have said be proved, whether it be true or false: or else by the health of Pharao you are spies.

17 Derpaa holdt han dem i Forvaring tre Dage.

So he put them in prison 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 the third day he brought them out of prison, and said: Do as I have said, and you shall live: for I fear God.

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 be peaceable men, let one of your brethren be bound in prison: and go ye your ways and carry the corn that you have bought, unto your houses.

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.

And bring your youngest brother to me, that I may find your words to be true, and you may not die. They did as he had said.

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!«

And they talked one to another: We deserve to suffer these things, because we have sinned against our brother, seeing the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear: therefore is this affliction 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 Ruben one of them, said: Did not I say to you: Do not sin against the boy: and you would not hear me? Behold his blood is required.

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

And they knew not that Joseph understood, because he spoke to them by an interpreter.

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 himself away a little while, and wept: and returning he spoke to them.

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.

And taking Simeon, and binding him in their presence, he commanded his servants to fill their sacks with wheat, and to put every man’s money again in their sacks, and to give them besides provisions for the way: and they did so.

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

But they having loaded their asses with the corn, went their way.

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;

And one of them opening his sack, to give his beast provender in the inn, saw the money in the sack’s mouth;

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!«

And said to his brethren: My money is given me again, behold it is in the sack. And they were astonished, and troubled, and said to one another: What is this that God hath done unto 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:

And they came to Jacob their father in the land of Chanaan, and they told him all things that had befallen them, saying:

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

The lord of the land spoke roughly to us, and took us to be spies of the country.

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

And we answered him: We are peaceable men, and we mean no plot.

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 brethren born of one father: one is not living, the youngest is with our father in the land of Chanaan.

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!

And he said to us: Hereby shall I know that you are peaceable men: Leave one of your brethren with me, and take ye necessary provision for your houses, and go your ways.

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.«

And bring your youngest brother to me, that I may know you are not spies: and you may receive this man again, that is kept in prison: and afterwards may have leave to buy what you will.

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.

When they had told this, they poured out their corn and every man found his money tied in the mouth of his sack: and all being astonished together,

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: You have made me to be without children: Joseph is not living, Simeon is kept in bonds, and Benjamin you will take away: all these evils are fallen upon 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!«

And Ruben answered him: Kill my two sons if I bring him not again to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will restore him to thee.

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 he said: My son shall not go down with you: his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if any mischief befall him in the land to which you go, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to hell. (Sheol h7585)