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.
And Israel taking his journey, with all that he had, came to the well of the oath, and killing victims there 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!«
He heard him by a vision in the night calling him, and saying to him: Jacob, Jacob. And he answered him: Lo, 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;
God said to him: I am the most mighty God of thy father: fear not, go down into Egypt, for I will make a great nation of thee there.
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 thee thither, and will bring thee back again from thence: Joseph also shall put his hands upon thy 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.
And Jacob rose up from the well of the oath: and his sons took him up, with their children and wives in the wagons, which Pharao had sent to carry the old man,
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;
And all that he had in the land of Chanaan, and he came into Egypt with all his seed:
7 saaledes bragte han sine Sønner og Sønnesønner, sine Døtre og Sønnedøtre og alt sit Afkom med sig til Ægypten.
His sons, and grandsons, daughters, and all his offspring together.
8 Følgende er Navnene paa Israels Sønner, der kom til Ægypten, Jakob og hans Sønner: Ruben, Jakobs førstefødte;
And these are the names of the children of Israel, that entered into Egypt, he and his children. His firstborn Ruben,
9 Rubens Sønner Hanok, Pallu, Hezron og Karmi;
The sons of Ruben: Henoch and Phallu, and Hesron and Charmi.
10 Simeons Sønner Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar og Kana'anæerkvindens Søn Sja'ul;
The sons of Simeon: Jamuel and Jamin and Ahod, and Jachin and Sohar, and Saul the son of a woman of Chanaan.
11 Levis Sønner Gerson, Kehat og Merari;
The sons of Levi: Gerson and Caath 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 Juda: Her and Onan and Sela and Phares and Zara. And Her and Onan died in the land of Chanaan. And sons were born to Phares: Hesron and Hamul.
13 Issakars Sønner Tola, Pua, Jasjub og Sjimron;
The sons of Issachar: Thola and Phua and Job and Semron.
14 Zebulons Sønner Sered, Elon og Jale'el;
The sons of Zabulon: Sared and Elon and Jahelel.
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 Lia, whom she bore in Mesopotamia of Syria, with Dina his daughter. All the souls of her sons and daughters, thirty-three.
16 Gads Sønner Zifjon, Haggi, Sjuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi og Ar'eli.
The sons of Gad: Sephian and Haggi and Suni and Esebon and Heri and 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 Aser: Jamne and Jesua and Jessuri and Beria, and Sara their sister. The sons of Beria: Heber and Melchiel.
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 Zelpha, whom Laban gave to Lia his daughter. And these she bore to Jacob, 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;
And sons were born to Joseph, in the land of Egypt, whom Aseneth the daughter of Putiphare priest of Heliopolis bore him: Manasses and Ephraim.
21 Benjamins Sønner Bela, Beker, Asjbel, Gera, Na'aman, Ehi, Rosj, Muppim, Huppim og Ard;
The sons of Benjamin: Bela and Bechor and Asbel and Gera and Naaman and Echi and Ros and Mophim and Ophim and Ared.
22 det var Rakels Sønner, som hun fødte Jakob, fjorten i alt;
These are the sons of Rachel, whom she bore to Jacob: all the souls, fourteen.
23 Dans Søn Husjim;
The sons of Dan: Husim.
24 Naftalis Sønner Jaze'el, Guni, Jezer og Sjillem;
The sons of Nephtali: Jaziel and Guni and Jeser and Sallem.
25 det var Sønnerne af Bilha, som Laban gav Rakel, og som fødte Jakob dem, syv i alt.
These are the sons of Bala, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter: and these she bore to Jacob: all the souls, seven.
26 Hele Jakobs Familie, der kom til Ægypten med ham, fraregnet Jakobs Sønnekoner, udgjorde tilsammen seks og tresindstyve;
All the souls that went with Jacob into Egypt, and that came out of his thigh, besides his sons’ wives, sixty-six.
27 og Josefs Sønner, der fødtes ham i Ægypten, var to; alle de af Jakobs Hus, der kom til Ægypten, udgjorde halvfjerdsindstyve.
And the sons of Joseph, that were born to him in the land of Egypt, two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, that entered 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.
And he sent Juda before him to Joseph, to tell him; and that he should meet him in Gessen.
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;
And when he was come thither, Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet his father, in the same place: and seeing him, he fell upon his neck, and embracing him wept.
30 og Israel sagde til Josef: »Lad mig nu kun dø, da jeg har set dit Ansigt, at du endnu lever!«
And the father said to Joseph: Now shall I die with joy, because I have seen thy face, and leave thee 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;
And Joseph said to his brethren, and to all his father’s house: I will go up, and will tell Pharao, and will say to him: My brethren and my father’s house, that were in the land of Chanaan, are 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.
And the men are shepherds, and their occupation is to feed cattle: their flocks and herds, and all they have, they have brought with them.
33 Naar saa Farao lader eder kalde og spørger eder, hvad I er,
And when he shall call you, and shall 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.«
You shall answer: We thy servants are shepherds, from our infancy until now, both we and our fathers. And this you shall say, that you may dwell in the land of Gessen, because the Egyptians have all shepherds in abomination.
