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.«

Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said: 'My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.'

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

And from among his brethren he took five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.

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

And Pharaoh said unto his brethren: 'What is your occupation?' And they said unto Pharaoh: 'Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers.'

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 unto Pharaoh: 'To sojourn in the land are we come; for there is no pasture for thy servants' flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.'

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

And Pharaoh spoke unto Joseph, saying: 'Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee;

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!«

the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and thy brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell. And if thou knowest any able men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.'

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 Pharaoh. And Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

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

And Pharaoh said unto Jacob: 'How many are the days of the years of thy 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 unto Pharaoh: 'The days of the years of my sojournings are a hundred and thirty years; few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their sojournings.'

10 Derpaa velsignede Jakob Farao og gik bort fra ham.

And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from the presence of Pharaoh.

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 placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

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

And Joseph sustained his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to the want of their little ones.

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 bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished by reason of 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 up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought; and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.

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 when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said: 'Give us bread; for why should we die in thy presence? for our money faileth.'

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

And Joseph said: 'Give your cattle, and I will give you bread for your cattle, if money fail.'

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 unto Joseph. And Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, and for the flocks, and for the herds, and for the asses; and he fed them with bread in exchange for all their cattle for 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 when that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him: 'We will not hide from my lord, how that our money is all spent; and the herds of cattle are my lord's; there is nought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands.

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!«

Wherefore should we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be bondmen unto Pharaoh; and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land be not 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;

So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine was sore upon them; and the land became Pharaoh's.

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

And as for the people, he removed them city by city, from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other end thereof.

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.

Only the land of the priests bought he not, for the priests had a portion from Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them; wherefore 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;

Then Joseph said unto the people: 'Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh. Lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall 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 it shall come to pass at the ingatherings, that ye shall give a fifth unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.'

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

And they said: 'Thou hast saved our lives. Let us find favour in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's bondmen.'

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 made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; only the land of the priests alone became not Pharaoh's.

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

And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they got them possessions therein, and were fruitful, and multiplied exceedingly.

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

And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were a hundred forty and 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 time drew near that Israel must die; and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him: 'If now I have found favour in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, 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 when I sleep with my fathers, thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying-place.' And he said: 'I will do as thou hast said.'

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

And he said: 'Swear unto me.' And he swore unto him. And Israel bowed down upon the bed's head.