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

Joseph commanded the steward of his house, saying, “Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's opening.

2 og læg mit eget Sølvbæger oven i den yngstes Sæk sammen med Pengene for hans Korn!« Og han gjorde, som Josef bød.

Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's opening of the youngest, and also his money for the grain.” The steward did as Joseph had said.

3 Da Morgenen gryede, fik Mændene Lov at drage bort med deres Æsler.

The morning dawned, and the men were sent away, they and 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 were out of the city but were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Get up, follow after the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, 'Why have you returned evil for good?

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!«

Is this not the cup from which my master drinks, and the cup that he uses for divination? You have done evil, this thing that you have done.'”

6 Og da han havde indhentet dem, sagde han det til dem.

The steward overtook them and spoke these words to them.

7 Men de svarede: »Hvor kan min Herre tale saaledes? Det være langt fra dine Trælle at gøre sligt!

They said to him, “Why does my master speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they would do such a thing.

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!

Look, the money that we found in our sacks' openings, we brought again to you out of the land of Canaan. How then could we steal out of your master's house silver or gold?

9 Den af dine Trælle, det findes hos, skal dø, og desuden vil vi andre være din Herres Trælle!«

With whomever of your servants it is found, let him die, and we also will be my master's 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 steward said, “Now also let it be according to your words. He with whom the cup is found will be my slave, and you others will be innocent.”

11 Saa skyndte de sig at løfte hver sin Sæk ned paa Jorden og aabne den,

Then each man hurried and brought his sack down to the ground, and each man opened his sack.

12 og han undersøgte dem fra den ældstes til den yngstes, og Bægeret blev fundet i Benjamins Sæk.

The steward searched. He began with the oldest and finished with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

13 Da sønderrev de deres Klæder, og efter at have læsset Sækkene hver paa sit Æsel vendte de tilbage til Byen.

Then they tore their clothes. Each man loaded his donkey 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;

Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house. He was still there, and they bowed before him to the ground.

15 men Josef sagde til dem: »Hvad har I gjort! Ved I ikke, at en Mand som jeg forstaar sig paa hemmelige Kunster?«

Joseph said to them, “What is this that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me practices divination?”

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 said, “What can we say to my master? What can we speak? Or how can we justify ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Look, we are my master's slaves, both we and he also in whose hand 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.«

Joseph said, “Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup was found, that person will be my slave, but as for you others, go up in peace to your father.”

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 him and said, “My master, please let your servant speak a word in my master's ears, and do let your anger burn against your servant, for you are just like Pharaoh.

19 Min Herre spurgte sine Trælle Har I Fader eller Broder?

My master asked his servants, saying, 'Do you have a father or a 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 said to my master, 'We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one. But his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loves him.'

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 your servants, 'Bring him down to me that I may see him.'

22 Men vi svarede min Herre: Drengen kan ikke forlade sin Fader, thi hans Fader dør, hvis han forlader ham!

After that, we said to my master, 'The boy cannot leave his father. For if he should leave his father his father would die.'

23 Saa sagde du til dine Trælle: Kommer eders yngste Broder ikke med herned, saa bliver I ikke mere stedt for mit Aasyn!

Then you said to your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.'

24 Vi rejste saa op til din Træl, min Fader, og fortalte ham, hvad min Herre havde sagt.

Then it came about when we went up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my master.

25 Da vor Fader siden sagde: Rejs atter hen og køb os lidt Føde!

Our father said, 'Go again, buy us some food.'

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!

Then we said, 'We cannot go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then will we go down, for we will not be able to see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.'

27 Saa sagde din Træl, min Fader, til os: I ved jo, at min Hustru fødte mig to Sønner;

Your servant my father said to us, 'You know that my wife bore me two sons.

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 went out from me and I said, “Surely he is torn in pieces, and I have not seen him since.”

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)

Now if you also take this one from me, and harm comes to him, you will bring down my gray hair with sorrow to Sheol.' (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,

Now, therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us, since his life is bound up in the boy's life,

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)

it will come about, when he sees the boy is not with us, he will die. Your servants will bring down the gray hair of your servant our father with sorrow to Sheol. (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;

For your servant became a guarantee for the boy to my father and said, 'If I do not bring him to you, then I will bear the guilt to my father forever.'

33 lad derfor din Træl blive tilbage i Drengens Sted som min Herres Træl, men lad Drengen drage hjem med sine Brødre!

Now therefore, please let your servant stay instead of the boy as slave to my master, and let the boy go up with his 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!«

For how can I go up to my father if the boy is not with me? I am afraid to see the evil that would come on my father.”