1 Mosebog 46
1 Da brød Israel op med alt, hvad han havde, og drog til Be'ersjeba, og han slagtede Ofre for sin Fader Isaks Gud.
Israel traveled with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac.
2 Men Gud sagde i et Nattesyn til Israel: »Jakob, Jakob!« Og han svarede: »Se, her er jeg!«
God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” He said, “Here I am.”
3 Da sagde han: »Jeg er Gud, din Faders Gud, vær ikke bange for at drage ned til Ægypten, thi jeg vil gøre dig til et stort Folk der;
He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.
4 jeg vil selv drage med dig til Ægypten, og jeg vil ogsaa føre dig tilbage, og Josef skal lukke dine Øjne!«
I will go down with you into Egypt. I will also surely bring you up again. Joseph’s hand will close your eyes.”
5 Da brød Jakob op fra Be'ersjeba; og Israels Sønner satte deres Fader Jakob og deres Børn og Kvinder paa de Vogne, Farao havde sendt til at hente ham paa.
Jacob rose up from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel carried Jacob, their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
6 Og de tog deres Kvæg og al deres Ejendom, som de havde erhvervet sig i Kana'ans Land, og drog til Ægypten, Jakob og alt hans Afkom med ham;
They took their livestock, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt—Jacob, and all his offspring with him,
7 saaledes bragte han sine Sønner og Sønnesønner, sine Døtre og Sønnedøtre og alt sit Afkom med sig til Ægypten.
his sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and he brought all his offspring with him into Egypt.
8 Følgende er Navnene paa Israels Sønner, der kom til Ægypten, Jakob og hans Sønner: Ruben, Jakobs førstefødte;
These are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
9 Rubens Sønner Hanok, Pallu, Hezron og Karmi;
The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
10 Simeons Sønner Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar og Kana'anæerkvindens Søn Sja'ul;
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
11 Levis Sønner Gerson, Kehat og Merari;
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12 Judas Sønner Er, Onan, Sjela, Perez og Zera; men Er og Onan døde i Kana'ans Land. Perez's Sønner var Hezron og Hamul.
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
13 Issakars Sønner Tola, Pua, Jasjub og Sjimron;
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron.
14 Zebulons Sønner Sered, Elon og Jale'el;
The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
15 det var Leas Sønner, som hun fødte Jakob i Paddan-Aram; desuden fødte hun ham Datteren Dina; det samlede Tal paa hans Sønner og Døtre var tre og tredive.
These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, with his daughter Dinah. All the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty-three.
16 Gads Sønner Zifjon, Haggi, Sjuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi og Ar'eli.
The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
17 Asers Sønner Jimna, Jisjva, Jisjvi og Beri'a, og deres Søster Sera; og Beri'as Sønner Heber og Malkiel;
The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
18 det var Sønnerne af Zilpa, som Laban gav sin Datter Lea, og som fødte Jakob dem, seksten i alt;
These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah, his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob, even sixteen souls.
19 Rakels, Jakobs Hustrus, Sønner Josef og Benjamin;
The sons of Rachel, Jacob’s wife: Joseph and Benjamin.
20 og Josef fik Børn i Ægypten med Asenat, en Datter af Potifera, Præsten i On: Manasse og Efraim;
To Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him.
21 Benjamins Sønner Bela, Beker, Asjbel, Gera, Na'aman, Ehi, Rosj, Muppim, Huppim og Ard;
The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
22 det var Rakels Sønner, som hun fødte Jakob, fjorten i alt;
These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.
23 Dans Søn Husjim;
The son of Dan: Hushim.
24 Naftalis Sønner Jaze'el, Guni, Jezer og Sjillem;
The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
25 det var Sønnerne af Bilha, som Laban gav Rakel, og som fødte Jakob dem, syv i alt.
These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel, his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob: all the souls were seven.
26 Hele Jakobs Familie, der kom til Ægypten med ham, fraregnet Jakobs Sønnekoner, udgjorde tilsammen seks og tresindstyve;
All the souls who came with Jacob into Egypt, who were his direct offspring, in addition to Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were sixty-six.
27 og Josefs Sønner, der fødtes ham i Ægypten, var to; alle de af Jakobs Hus, der kom til Ægypten, udgjorde halvfjerdsindstyve.
The sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, who came into Egypt, were seventy.
28 Men Juda sendte han i Forvejen til Josef, for at man skulde vise ham Vej til Gosen, og de kom til Gosens Land.
Jacob sent Judah before him to Joseph, to show the way before him to Goshen, and they came into the land of Goshen.
29 Da lod Josef spænde for sin Vogn og rejste sin Fader i Møde til Gosen; og da han traf ham, omfavnede han ham og græd længe i hans Arme;
Joseph prepared his chariot, and went up to meet Israel, his father, in Goshen. He presented himself to him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
30 og Israel sagde til Josef: »Lad mig nu kun dø, da jeg har set dit Ansigt, at du endnu lever!«
Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.”
31 Men Josef sagde til sine Brødre og sin Faders Hus: »Jeg vil drage hen og melde det til Farao og sige til ham: Mine Brødre og min Faders Hus i Kana'an er kommet til mig;
Joseph said to his brothers, and to his father’s house, “I will go up, and speak with Pharaoh, and will tell him, ‘My brothers, and my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
32 disse Mænd er Hyrder, thi de driver Kvægavl, og de har bragt deres Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg og alt, hvad de ejer, med.
These men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock, and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.’
33 Naar saa Farao lader eder kalde og spørger eder, hvad I er,
It will happen, when Pharaoh summons you, and will say, ‘What is your occupation?’
34 skal I sige: Dine Trælle har drevet Kvægavl fra Barnsben af ligesom vore Fædre! for at I kan komme til at bo i Gosens Land. Thi enhver Hyrde er Ægypterne en Vederstyggelighed.«
that you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers:’ that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.”
