1 Mosebog 47

1 Saa drog Josef hen og meldte det til Farao og sagde: »Min Fader og mine Brødre er kommet fra Kana'ans Land med deres Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg og alt, hvad de ejer, og befinder sig i Gosen.«

And Joseph came and told Pharao, [saying], My father, and my brethren, and their cattle, and their oxen, and all their possessions, are come out of the land of Chanaan, and behold, they are in the land of Gesem.

2 Og han tog fem af sine Brødre med sig og forestillede dem for Farao.

And he took of his brethren five men, and set them before Pharao.

3 Da nu Farao spurgte dem, hvad de var, svarede de: »Dine Trælle er Hyrder ligesom vore Fædre!«

And Pharao said to the brethren of Joseph, What is your occupation? and they said to Pharao, Your servants are shepherds, both we and our father.

4 Og de sagde til Farao: »Vi er kommet for at bo som Gæster i Landet, thi der er ingen Græsning for dine Trælles Smaakvæg, da Hungersnøden er trykkende i Kana'an, og nu vilde dine Trælle gerne bosætte sig i Gosen.«

And they said to Pharao, We are come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for the flocks of your servants, for the famine has prevailed in the land of Chanaan; now then, we will dwell in the land of Gesem. And Pharao said to Joseph, Let them dwell in the land of Gesem; and if you know that there are amongst them able men, make them overseers of my cattle. So Jacob and his sons came into Egypt, to Joseph; and Pharao, king of Egypt, heard [of it].

5 Da sagde Farao til Josef: »Din Fader og dine Brødre er kommet til dig;

And Pharao spoke to Joseph, saying, Your father, and your brethren, are come to you.

6 Ægypten staar til din Raadighed, lad din Fader og dine Brødre bosætte sig i den bedste Del af Landet; de kan tage Ophold i Gosens Land; og hvis du ved, at der er dygtige Folk iblandt dem, kan du sætte dem til Opsynsmænd over mine Hjorde!«

Behold, the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brethren in the best land.

7 Da hentede Josef sin Fader Jakob og forestillede ham for Farao, og Jakob velsignede Farao.

And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharao; and Jacob blessed Pharao.

8 Farao spurgte Jakob: »Hvor mange er dine Leveaar?«

And Pharao said to Jacob, How many are the years of the days of your life?

9 Jakob svarede ham: »Min Udlændigheds Aar er 130 Aar; faa og onde var mine Leveaar, og ikke naar de op til mine Fædres Aar i deres Udlændigheds Tid.«

And Jacob said to Pharao, The days of the years of my life, wherein I sojourn, are a hundred and thirty years; few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, they have not attained to the days of the life of my fathers, in which days they sojourned.

10 Derpaa velsignede Jakob Farao og gik bort fra ham.

And Jacob blessed Pharao, and departed from him.

11 Men Josef lod sin Fader og sine Brødre bosætte sig og gav dem Jordegods i Ægypten, i den bedste Del af Landet, i Landet Ra'meses, som Farao havde befalet.

And Joseph settled his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best land, in the land of Ramesses, as Pharao commanded.

12 Og Josef forsørgede sin Fader og sine Brødre og hele sin Faders Hus med Brød efter Børnenes Tal.

And Joseph gave provision to his father, and his brethren, and to all the house of his father, corn for each person.

13 Der fandtes ikke mere Brødkorn i Landet, thi Hungersnøden var overvættes stor, og Ægypten og Kana'an vansmægtede af Sult.

And there was no corn in all the land, for the famine prevailed greatly; and the land of Egypt, and the land of Chanaan, fainted for the famine.

14 Da lod Josef alle de Penge samle, som var indkommet i Ægypten og Kana'an for det Korn, der købtes, og lod dem bringe til Faraos Hus.

And Joseph gathered all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and the land of Chanaan, [in return for] the corn which they bought, and he distributed corn to them; and Joseph brought all the money into the house of Pharao.

15 Men da Pengene slap op i Ægypten og Kana'an, kom hele Ægypten til Josef og sagde: »Giv os Brødkorn, at vi ikke skal dø for dine Øjne, thi Pengene er sluppet op!«

And all the money failed out of the land of Egypt, and out of the land of Chanaan; and all the Egyptians came to Joseph, saying, Give us bread, and why do we die in your presence? for our money is spent.

16 Josef svarede: »Kom med eders Hjorde, saa vil jeg give eder Brødkorn for dem, siden Pengene er sluppet op.«

And Joseph said to them, Bring your cattle, and I will give you bread for your cattle, if your money is spent.

17 Da bragte de deres Hjorde til Josef, og han gav dem Brødkorn for Hestene, for deres Hjorde af Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg og for Æslerne; og han forsørgede dem i det Aar med Brødkorn for alle deres Hjorde.

And they brought their cattle to Joseph; and Joseph gave them bread in return for their horses, and for their sheep, and for their oxen, and for their asses; and Joseph maintained them with bread for all their cattle in that year.

18 Men da Aaret var omme, kom de til ham det følgende Aar og sagde: »Vi vil ikke dølge det for min Herre; men Pengene er sluppet op, og Kvæget har vi bragt til min Herre; nu er der ikke andet tilbage for min Herre end vore Kroppe og vor Jord;

And that year passed, and they came to him in the second year, and said to him, Must we then be consumed from before our lord? for if our money has failed, and our possessions, and our cattle, [brought] to you our lord, and there has not been left to us before our lord more than our own bodies and our land, [we are indeed destitute].

19 lad os dog ikke dø for dine Øjne, vi sammen med vor Jord, men køb os og vor Jord for Brødkorn, og lad os med vor Jord blive livegne for Farao, og giv os derfor Saasæd, saa vi kan blive i Live og slippe for Døden, og vor Jord undgaa at lægges øde!«

In order, then, that we die not before you, and the land be made desolate, buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants to Pharao: give seed that we may sow, and live and not die, so our land shall not be made desolate.

20 Da købte Josef al Jord i Ægypten til Farao, idet enhver Ægypter solgte sin Mark, fordi Hungersnøden tvang dem, og saaledes kom Landet i Faraos Besiddelse;

And Joseph bought all the land of the Egyptians, for Pharao; for the Egyptians sold their land to Pharao; for the famine prevailed against them, and the land became Pharao's.

21 og Befolkningen gjorde han til hans Trælle i hele Ægypten fra Ende til anden.

And he brought the people into bondage to him, for servants, from one extremity of Egypt to the other,

22 Kun Præsternes Jord købte han ikke, thi de havde faste Indtægter fra Farao, og de levede af de Indtægter, Farao havde skænket dem; derfor behøvede de ikke at sælge deres Jord.

except only the land of the priests; Joseph bought not this, for Pharao gave a portion in the way of gift to the priests; and they ate their portion which Pharao gave them; therefore they sold not their land.

23 Derpaa sagde Josef til Folket: »Nu har jeg købt eder og eders Jord til Farao; nu har I Saasæd til Jorden;

And Joseph said to all the Egyptians, Behold, I have bought you and your land this day for Pharao; take seed for you, and sow the land.

24 men af Afgrøden skal I afgive en Femtedel til Farao, medens de fire Femtedele skal tjene eder til Saasæd paa Marken og til Føde for eder og eders Husstand og til Føde for eders Børn.«

And there shall be the fruits of it; and you shall give the fifth part to Pharao, and the four [remaining] parts shall be for yourselves, for seed for the earth, and for food for you, and all that are in your houses.

25 De svarede: »Du har reddet vort Liv; maatte vi eje min Herres Gunst, saa vil vi være Faraos Trælle!«

And they said, You have saved us; we have found favour before our lord, and we will be servants to Pharao.

26 Saaledes gjorde Josef det til en Vedtægt, der endnu den Dag i Dag gælder i Ægypten, at afgive en Femtedel til Farao; kun Præsternes Jord kom ikke i Faraos Besiddelse.

And Joseph appointed it to them for an ordinance until this day; to reserve a fifth part for Pharao, on the land of Egypt, except only the land of the priests, that was not Pharao's.

27 Israel bosatte sig nu i Ægypten, i Gosens Land; og de tog fast Ophold der, blev frugtbare og saare talrige.

And Israel lived in Egypt, in the land of Gesem, and they gained an inheritance upon it; and they increased and multiplied very greatly.

28 Jakob levede i Ægypten i sytten Aar, saa at Jakobs Levetid blev 147 Aar.

And Jacob survived seventeen years in the land of Egypt; and Jacob's days of the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven years.

29 Da nu Tiden nærmede sig, at Israel skulde dø, kaldte han sin Søn Josef til sig og sagde til ham: »Hvis jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, saa læg din Haand under min Lænd og lov mig at vise mig den Kærlighed og Trofasthed ikke at jorde mig i Ægypten.

and the days of Israel drew near for him to die: and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If I have found favour before you, put your hand under my thigh, and you shall execute mercy and truth towards me, so as not to bury me in Egypt.

30 Naar jeg har lagt mig til Hvile hos mine Fædre, skal du føre mig fra Ægypten og jorde mig i deres Grav!« Han svarede: »Jeg skal gøre, som du siger.«

But I will sleep with my fathers, and you shall carry me up out of Egypt, and bury me in their sepulchre. And he said, I will do according to your word.

31 Da sagde han: »Tilsværg mig det!« Og han tilsvor ham det. Da bøjede Israel sig tilbedende over Lejets Hovedgærde.

And he said, Swear to me; and he swore to him. And Israel did reverence, leaning on the top of his staff.