1 Mosebog 42
1 Da Jakob hørte, at der var Korn at faa i Ægypten, sagde han til sine Sønner: »Hvad venter I efter?«
Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, “Why do you look 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!«
He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die.”
3 Saa drog de ti af Josefs Brødre ned for at købe Korn i Ægypten;
Joseph’s ten 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 didn’t send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brothers; for he said, “Lest perhaps harm happen to him.”
5 Blandt dem, der kom for at købe Korn, var ogsaa Israels Sønner; thi der var Hungersnød i Kana'ans Land.
The sons of Israel came to buy amongst those who came, for the famine was in 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.
Joseph was the governor over the land. It was he who sold to all the people of the land. Joseph’s brothers came, and bowed themselves down to him with their faces to the earth.
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!«
Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognised them, but acted like a stranger to them, and spoke roughly with them. He said to them, “Where did you come from?” They said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”
8 Josef kendte sine Brødre, men de kendte ikke ham.
Joseph recognised his brothers, but they didn’t recognise 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 the dreams which he dreamt about them, and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land.”
10 De svarede: »Nej, Herre, dine Trælle kommer for at købe Føde!
They said to him, “No, my lord, but 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 one man’s sons; we are honest men. Your servants are not spies.”
12 Men han sagde: »Jo vist saa! I kommer for at se, hvor Landet er aabent!«
He said to them, “No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the 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!«
They said, “We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is today with our father, and one is no more.”
14 Men Josef sagde til dem: »Det er, som jeg siger eder: I er Spejdere!
Joseph said to them, “It is like I told you, saying, ‘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!
By this you shall be tested. By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go out from here, 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 you, and let him get your brother, and you shall be bound, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you, or else by the life of Pharaoh surely you are spies.”
17 Derpaa holdt han dem i Forvaring tre Dage.
He put them all together into custody 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:
Joseph said to them the third day, “Do this, and 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 are honest men, then let one of your brothers be bound in your prison; but you go, carry grain for the famine of 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.
Bring your youngest brother to me; so will your words be verified, and you won’t die.” They did so.
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!«
They said to one another, “We are certainly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us, and we wouldn’t listen. Therefore 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!«
Reuben answered them, saying, “Didn’t I tell you, saying, ‘Don’t sin against the child,’ and you wouldn’t listen? Therefore also, behold, his blood is required.”
23 Saaledes talte de. Men de vidste ikke, at Josef forstod det, thi han forhandlede med dem ved Tolk;
They didn’t know that Joseph understood them; for 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.
He turned himself away from them, and wept. Then he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from amongst them, and bound him 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 a command to fill their bags with grain, and to restore each man’s money into his sack, and to give them food for the way. So it was done to them.
26 Saa læssede de deres Korn paa Æslerne og drog bort.
They loaded their donkeys with their grain, and departed from there.
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;
As one of them opened his sack to give his donkey food in the lodging place, he saw his money. Behold, it was in the mouth of his 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!«
He said to his brothers, “My money is restored! Behold, it is in my sack!” Their hearts failed them, and they turned trembling to one another, saying, “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:
They came to Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened to 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 man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
31 men vi sagde til ham: Vi er ærlige Folk og ikke Spejdere;
We said to him, ‘We are honest men. We are no 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 our father; one is no more, and the youngest is today 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!
The man, the lord of the land, said to us, ‘By this I will know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for the famine of your houses, and go your way.
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.«
Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. So I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall 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 emptied their sacks, behold, each man’s bundle of money was in his sack. When they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.
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!«
Jacob, their father, said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children! Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin away. All these things are 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!«
Reuben spoke to his father, saying, “Kill my two sons, if I don’t bring him to you. Entrust him to my care, and I will bring him to you again.”
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)
He said, “My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm happens to him along the way in which you go, then you will bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to Sheol.” (Sheol h7585)
