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
He commanded the steward of his house, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s money in his sack’s mouth.
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 mouth of the youngest, with his grain money.” He did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
3 Da Morgenen gryede, fik Mændene Lov at drage bort med deres Æsler.
As soon as the morning was light, 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 had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, ‘Why have you rewarded 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!«
Isn’t this that from which my lord drinks, and by which he indeed divines? You have done evil in so doing.’”
6 Og da han havde indhentet dem, sagde han det til dem.
He overtook them, and he 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 lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should 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!
Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again to you out of the land of Canaan. How then should we steal silver or gold out of your lord’s house?
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 lord’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!«
He said, “Now also let it be according to your words. He with whom it is found will be my slave; and you will be blameless.”
11 Saa skyndte de sig at løfte hver sin Sæk ned paa Jorden og aabne den,
Then they hurried, and each man took 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.
He searched, beginning with the oldest, and ending at the youngest. 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, and 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, and he was still there. They fell on the ground before him.
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 deed is this that you have done? Don’t you know that such a man as I can indeed do 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 will we tell my lord? What will we speak? How will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord’s slaves, both we and he also in whose hand the cup is 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.«
He said, “Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he will be my slave; but as for you, 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, “Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord’s ears, and don’t let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even as Pharaoh.
19 Min Herre spurgte sine Trælle Har I Fader eller Broder?
My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you 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 lord, ‘We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and 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!
You said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’
22 Men vi svarede min Herre: Drengen kan ikke forlade sin Fader, thi hans Fader dør, hvis han forlader ham!
We said to my lord, ‘The boy can’t 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!
You said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will see my face no more.’
24 Vi rejste saa op til din Træl, min Fader, og fortalte ham, hvad min Herre havde sagt.
When we came up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
25 Da vor Fader siden sagde: Rejs atter hen og køb os lidt Føde!
Our father said, ‘Go again and buy us a little 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!
We said, ‘We can’t go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down: for we may not 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 went out from me, and I said, “Surely he is torn in pieces;” and I haven’t 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)
If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs 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 boy 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 happen, when he sees that the boy is no more, that he will die. Your servants will bring down the gray hairs 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 collateral for the boy to my father, saying, ‘If I don’t bring him to you, then I will bear the blame 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, my lord’s slave; 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 will I go up to my father, if the boy isn’t with me?—lest I see the evil that will come on my father.”
