1 Mosebog 43

1 Men Hungersnøden var haard i Landet;

And the famine [is] severe in the land;

2 og da de havde fortæret det Korn, de havde hentet i Ægypten, sagde deres Fader til dem: »Køb os igen lidt Føde!«

and it cometh to pass, when they have finished eating the corn which they brought from Egypt, that their father saith unto them, 'Turn back, buy for us a little food.'

3 Men Juda svarede ham: »Manden sagde os ganske afgjort: I bliver ikke stedt for mit Aasyn, medmindre eders Broder er med!

And Judah speaketh unto him, saying, 'The man protesting protested to us, saying, Ye do not see my face without your brother [being] with you;

4 Hvis du derfor vil sende vor Broder med os, vil vi rejse ned og købe dig Føde;

if thou art sending our brother with us, we go down, and buy for thee food,

5 men sender du ham ikke med, saa rejser vi ikke derned, thi Manden sagde til os: I bliver ikke stedt for mit Aasyn, medmindre eders Broder er med!«

and if thou art not sending — we do not go down, for the man said unto us, Ye do not see my face without your brother [being] with you.'

6 Saa sagde Israel: »Hvorfor handlede I ilde imod mig og fortalte Manden, at I havde en Broder til?«

And Israel saith, 'Why did ye evil to me, by declaring to the man that ye had yet a brother?'

7 De svarede: »Manden spurgte os nøje ud om os og vor Slægt og sagde: Lever eders Fader endnu? Har I en Broder til? Og vi svarede ham paa hans Spørgsmaal; kunde vi vide, at han vilde sige: Bring eders Broder herned!«

and they say, 'The man asked diligently concerning us, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? and we declare to him according to the tenor of these things; do we certainly know that he will say, Bring down your brother?'

8 Men Juda sagde til sin Fader Israel: »Send dog Drengen med mig, saa vi kan komme af Sted og blive i Live og undgaa Døden, baade vi og du og vore Børn!

And Judah saith unto Israel his father, 'Send the youth with me, and we arise, and go, and live, and do not die, both we, and thou, and our infants.

9 Jeg svarer for ham, af min Haand maa du kræve ham: bringer jeg ham ikke til dig og stiller ham for dit Aasyn, vil jeg være din Skyldner for bestandig;

I — I am surety [for] him, from my hand thou dost require him; if I have not brought him in unto thee, and set him before thee — then I have sinned against thee all the days;

10 havde vi nu ikke spildt Tiden, kunde vi have været tilbage to Gange!«

for if we had not lingered, surely now we had returned these two times.'

11 Saa sagde deres Fader Israel til dem: »Kan det ikke være anderledes, gør da i alt Fald saaledes: Tag noget af det bedste, Landet frembringer, med i eders Sække og bring Manden en Gave, lidt Mastiksbalsam, lidt Honning, Tragakantgummi, Cistusharpiks, Pistacienødder og Mandler;

And Israel their father saith unto them, 'If so, now, this do: take of the praised thing of the land in your vessels, and take down to the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and almonds;

12 og tag dobbelt saa mange Penge med, saa I bringer de Penge tilbage, som var lagt oven i eders Sække; maaske var det en Fejltagelse;

and double money take in your hand, even the money which is brought back in the mouth of your bags, ye take back in your hand, it may be it [is] an oversight.

13 og tag saa eders Broder og drag atter til Manden!

'And take your brother, and rise, turn back unto the man;

14 Gud den Almægtige lade eder finde Barmhjertighed hos Manden, saa han lader eders anden Broder og Benjamin fare — men skal jeg være barnløs, saa lad mig da blive det!«

and God Almighty give to you mercies before the man, so that he hath sent to you your other brother and Benjamin; and I, when I am bereaved — I am bereaved.'

15 Saa tog Mændene deres Gave og dobbelt saa mange Penge med; ogsaa Benjamin tog de med, brød op og drog ned til Ægypten, hvor de fremstillede sig for Josef.

And the men take this present, double money also they have taken in their hand, and Benjamin; and they rise, and go down to Egypt, and stand before Joseph;

16 Da Josef saa Benjamin iblandt dem, sagde han til sin Hushovmester: »Bring de Mænd ind i mit Hus, lad slagte og lave til, thi de skal spise til Middag hos mig.«

and Joseph seeth Benjamin with them, and saith to him who [is] over his house, 'Bring the men into the house, and slaughter an animal, and make ready, for with me do the men eat at noon.'

17 Manden gjorde, som Josef bød, og førte Mændene ind i Josefs Hus.

And the man doth as Joseph hath said, and the man bringeth in the men into the house of Joseph,

18 Men Mændene blev bange, da de førtes ind i Josefs Hus, og sagde: »Det er for de Penges Skyld, der forrige Gang kom tilbage i vore Sække, at vi føres herind, for at de kan vælte sig ind paa os og kaste sig over os, gøre os til Trælle og tage vore Æsler.«

and the men are afraid because they have been brought into the house of Joseph, and they say, 'For the matter of the money which was put back in our bags at the commencement are we brought in — to roll himself upon us, and to throw himself on us, and to take us for servants — our asses also.'

19 Derfor traadte de hen til Josefs Hushovmester ved Døren til Huset

And they come nigh unto the man who [is] over the house of Joseph, and speak unto him at the opening of the house,

20 og sagde: »Hør os, Herre! Vi drog en Gang før herned for at købe Føde,

and say, 'O, my lord, we really come down at the commencement to buy food;

21 og da vi kom til vort Natteherberge og aabnede vore Sække, se, da laa vore Penge oven i hver enkelts Sæk, vore Penge til sidste Hvid. Men nu har vi bragt dem med tilbage

and it cometh to pass, when we have come in unto the lodging-place, and open our bags, that lo, each one's money [is] in the mouth of his bag, our money in its weight, and we bring it back in our hand;

22 og desuden andre Penge for at købe Føde. Vi ved ikke, hvem der har lagt Pengene i vore Sække!«

and other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food; we have not known who put our money in our bags.'

23 Men han svarede: »Vær ved godt Mod, frygt ikke! Eders Gud og eders Faders Gud har lagt en Skat i eders Sække — eders Penge har jeg modtaget!« Og han førte Simeon ud til dem.

And he saith, 'Peace to you, fear not: your God and the God of your father hath given to you hidden treasure in your bags, your money came unto me;' and he bringeth out Simeon unto them.

24 Saa førte Manden dem ind i Josefs Hus og gav dem Vand til at tvætte deres Fødder og Foder til Æslerne.

And the man bringeth in the men into Joseph's house, and giveth water, and they wash their feet; and he giveth provender for their asses,

25 Og de fremtog deres Gave, før Josef kom hjem ved Middagstid, thi de hørte, at de skulde spise der.

and they prepare the present until the coming of Joseph at noon, for they have heard that there they do eat bread.

26 Da Josef traadte ind i Huset, bragte de ham den Gave, de havde med, og kastede sig til Jorden for ham.

And Joseph cometh into the house, and they bring to him the present which [is] in their hand, into the house, and bow themselves to him, to the earth;

27 Han hilste paa dem og spurgte: »Gaar det eders gamle Fader vel, ham, I talte om? Lever han endnu?«

and he asketh of them of peace, and saith, 'Is your father well? the aged man of whom ye have spoken, is he yet alive?'

28 De svarede: »Det gaar din Træl, vor Fader, vel; han lever endnu!« Og de bøjede sig og kastede sig til Jorden.

and they say, 'Thy servant our father [is] well, he is yet alive;' and they bow, and do obeisance.

29 Da han saa fik Øje paa sin kødelige Broder Benjamin, sagde han: »Er det saa eders yngste Broder, som I talte til mig om?« Og han sagde: »Gud være dig naadig, min Søn!«

And he lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Benjamin his brother, his mother's son, and saith, 'Is this your young brother, of whom ye have spoken unto me?' and he saith, 'God favour thee, my son.'

30 Men Josef brød hurtigt af, thi Kærligheden til Broderen blussede op i ham, og han kæmpede med Graaden; derfor gik han ind i sit Kammer og græd der.

And Joseph hasteth, for his bowels have been moved for his brother, and he seeketh to weep, and entereth the inner chamber, and weepeth there;

31 Men da han havde badet sit Ansigt, kom han ud, og han beherskede sig og sagde: »Sæt Maden frem!«

and he washeth his face, and goeth out, and refraineth himself, and saith, 'Place bread.'

32 Saa blev Maden sat frem særskilt for ham og for dem og for de Ægyptere, der spiste hos ham; thi Ægypterne kan ikke spise sammen med Hebræere, det er dem en Vederstyggelighed.

And they place for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who are eating with him by themselves: for the Egyptians are unable to eat bread with the Hebrews, for it [is] an abomination to the Egyptians.

33 De blev bænket foran ham efter Alder, den førstefødte øverst og den yngste nederst, og Mændene undrede sig og saa paa hverandre;

And they sit before him, the first-born according to his birthright, and the young one according to his youth, and the men wonder one at another;

34 og han lod dem bringe Mad fra sit eget Bord, og Benjamin fik fem Gange saa meget som hver af de andre. Og de drak og blev lystige sammen med ham.

and he lifteth up gifts from before him unto them, and the gift of Benjamin is five hands more than the gifts of all of them; and they drink, yea, they drink abundantly with him.