1 Mosebog 44
1 Derefter befalede han sin Hushovmester: »Fyld Mændenes Sække med Korn, saa meget de kan have med sig, og læg hvers Pengesum oven i hans Sæk
When his brothers were ready to return home, Joseph said to the man who was in charge of things in his house, “Fill the sacks of those men with as much grain as they can carry [on their donkeys]. And put in the top of each man’s sack the silver that he paid for the grain.
2 og læg mit eget Sølvbæger oven i den yngstes Sæk sammen med Pengene for hans Korn!« Og han gjorde, som Josef bød.
Then put my silver cup in the top of the youngest brother’s sack, along with the silver that he paid for the grain.” So the servant did what Joseph told him to do.
3 Da Morgenen gryede, fik Mændene Lov at drage bort med deres Æsler.
The next morning at dawn the men started on the way home with their donkeys.
4 Men før de var kommet ret langt fra Byen, bød Josef sin Hushovmester: »Sæt efter Mændene, og naar du indhenter dem, sig saa til dem: Hvorfor har I gengældt godt med ondt?
When they had not gone far from the city, Joseph said to the servant in charge of things in his house, “Pursue those men immediately. When you catch up to them, say to them, ‘We did good things for you! Why have you paid us back by doing something bad to us?
5 Hvorfor har I stjaalet mit Sølvbæger? Det er jo min Herres Mundbæger, som han bruger til at tage Varsler af! Ilde har I handlet ved at gøre saaledes!«
[You have stolen the cup] that my master drinks from [RHQ]! It is the cup that he uses to find out things that nobody knows! What you did was very wicked!’”
6 Og da han havde indhentet dem, sagde han det til dem.
The servant [left immediately and] when he caught up with them, he told them what Joseph had told him to say.
7 Men de svarede: »Hvor kan min Herre tale saaledes? Det være langt fra dine Trælle at gøre sligt!
But one of them replied to him, “Sir, why do you say such things? We are your servants, and we would never do anything like that!
8 Se, de Penge, vi fandt oven i vore Sække, bragte vi tilbage til dig fra Kana'ans Land — hvorfor skulde vi da stjæle Guld eller Sølv fra din Herres Hus!
We even brought back to you from Canaan land the silver that we found inside the tops of our sacks! So (we certainly would not steal silver or gold from your master’s house!/Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?) [RHQ]
9 Den af dine Trælle, det findes hos, skal dø, og desuden vil vi andre være din Herres Trælle!«
If you discover that any of us has that cup, you can execute him, and the rest of us will become your slaves.”
10 Han svarede: »Vel, lad det blive, som I siger: Den, Bægeret findes hos, skal være min Træl, men I andre skal være sagesløse!«
The man replied, “Okay, I will do what you say. But the one who has the cup will not be executed. Instead, he will become my slave, and the rest of you may return home.”
11 Saa skyndte de sig at løfte hver sin Sæk ned paa Jorden og aabne den,
Each of the men quickly lowered his sack down from the donkey to the ground and opened it.
12 og han undersøgte dem fra den ældstes til den yngstes, og Bægeret blev fundet i Benjamins Sæk.
Then the servant started to search for the cup in each sack. He started with the oldest brother’s sack and ended with the youngest one’s sack. And he found the cup in Benjamin’s sack and showed it to them.
13 Da sønderrev de deres Klæder, og efter at have læsset Sækkene hver paa sit Æsel vendte de tilbage til Byen.
The brothers tore their clothes [because they were so dismayed]. They loaded the sacks on the donkeys again and returned to the city.
14 Da Juda og hans Brødre kom ind i Josefs Hus, hvor han endnu var, kastede de sig til Jorden for ham;
When Judah and his [older and younger] brothers entered Joseph’s house, Joseph was still there. The servant told Joseph what had happened. Then the brothers threw themselves down on the ground in front of Joseph.
15 men Josef sagde til dem: »Hvad har I gjort! Ved I ikke, at en Mand som jeg forstaar sig paa hemmelige Kunster?«
He said to them, “Why did you do this? Do you not know that a man like me can find out things that nobody knows?” [RHQ]
16 Da sagde Juda: »Hvad skal vi svare min Herre, hvad skal vi sige, og hvorledes skal vi retfærdiggøre os? Gud har fundet dine Trælles Brøde! Se, vi er min Herres Trælle, baade vi andre og han, Bægeret fandtes hos!«
Judah replied, “Sir, what can we say? How can we prove that we (are innocent/did not steal the cup)? God has (paid us back/punished us) for the sins [we committed many years ago]. So now we will become your slaves—both we and the one in whose sack the cup was found.”
17 Men han svarede: »Det være langt fra mig at handle saaledes; den, Bægeret fandtes hos, skal være min Træl, men I andre kan i Fred drage hjem til eders Fader.«
But Joseph replied, “No, I could never do anything like that. Only the man in whose sack the cup was found will become my slave. The rest of you can return to your father peacefully.”
18 Da traadte Juda hen til ham og sagde: »Hør mig, min Herre, lad din Træl tale et Ord for min Herres Øren og lad ikke Vreden blusse op i dig mod din Træl, thi du er jo som Farao!
Then Judah came near to Joseph and said, “Sir, please let me say something to you. You are equal to the king himself, so you could command that I be executed; but do not be angry with me for speaking to you.
19 Min Herre spurgte sine Trælle Har I Fader eller Broder?
You asked us, ‘Is your father still living, and do you have another brother?’
20 Og vi svarede min Herre: Ja, vi har en gammel Fader, og der er en Dreng, som blev født i hans Alderdom; en Broder til ham er død, og selv er han den eneste, hans Moder efterlod sig, og hans Fader elsker ham.
We answered, ‘Our father is alive, but he is an old man. He has a young son who was born after our father became an old man. That son had an [older] brother, who is now dead. So the youngest son is the only one of his mother’s sons who is still alive, and his father loves him very much.’
21 Saa sagde du til dine Trælle: Bring ham med herned til mig, at jeg kan se ham med egne Øjne!
Then you said to us, ‘The next time you come here, bring your younger brother down to me, so that I can see him.’
22 Men vi svarede min Herre: Drengen kan ikke forlade sin Fader, thi hans Fader dør, hvis han forlader ham!
We said to you, ‘No, we cannot do that, because the boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves his father, his father will die from sorrow.’
23 Saa sagde du til dine Trælle: Kommer eders yngste Broder ikke med herned, saa bliver I ikke mere stedt for mit Aasyn!
But you told us, ‘If your youngest brother does not come back with you, I will not let you see me again!’
24 Vi rejste saa op til din Træl, min Fader, og fortalte ham, hvad min Herre havde sagt.
When we returned to our father, we told him what you said.
25 Da vor Fader siden sagde: Rejs atter hen og køb os lidt Føde!
[Months later] our father said, ‘Go back to Egypt and buy some more grain!’
26 svarede vi: Vi kan ikke rejse derned, hvis ikke vor yngste Broder følger med, thi vi bliver ikke stedt for Mandens Aasyn, medmindre vor yngste Broder er med!
But we said, ‘We cannot go back by ourselves. We will go only if our youngest brother is with us. We will not be able to see the man who sells grain if our youngest brother is not with us.’
27 Saa sagde din Træl, min Fader, til os: I ved jo, at min Hustru fødte mig to Sønner;
Our father replied, ‘You know that my wife [Rachel] gave birth to two sons for me.
28 den ene gik bort fra mig, og jeg sagde: Han er sikkerlig revet ihjel! Og jeg har ikke set ham siden;
One of them disappeared, and I said, “A wild animal has surely torn him to pieces.” And I have not seen him since then.
29 hvis I nu ogsaa tager denne fra mig, og der tilstøder ham en Ulykke, bringer I mine graa Haar i Dødsriget med Smerte! (Sheol h7585)
I am an old gray-haired man. If you take this other one from me, too, and something harms him, you would cause me to die because of my sorrow.’ (Sheol h7585)
30 Kommer jeg derfor hjem til din Træl, min Fader, uden at Drengen, ved hvem han hænger med hele sin Sjæl, er med,
“So please listen. My father will remain alive only if his youngest son remains alive.
31 saa bliver det hans Død, naar han ser, at Drengen ikke er med, og dine Trælle vil bringe din Træl vor Faders graa Haar i Dødsriget med Sorg. (Sheol h7585)
If he sees that the boy is not with us when we return to him, he will die. We will cause our gray-haired father to die because of his sorrow. (Sheol h7585)
32 Men din Træl skal svare sin Fader for Drengen, og jeg har forpligtet mig til at være hans Skyldner for bestandig, hvis jeg ikke bringer ham til ham;
I guaranteed/promised to my father that the boy would return safely. I told him, ‘You can require me to do what I am promising. If I do not bring him back to you, you can say forever that (I am to blame/it is my fault) [for not bringing him back to you].’
33 lad derfor din Træl blive tilbage i Drengens Sted som min Herres Træl, men lad Drengen drage hjem med sine Brødre!
“So, please let me remain here as your slave instead of my youngest brother, and let the boy return home with his other older brothers.
34 Thi hvorledes skulde jeg kunne drage hjem til min Fader, naar jeg ikke har Drengen med? Jeg vil ikke kunne være Vidne til den Ulykke, der rammer min Fader!«
(I cannot return to my father if the boy is not with me!/How can I return to my father if the boy is not with me?) [RHQ] I do not want to see how miserable/sad my father would become!”
