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 cometh, and declareth to Pharaoh, and saith, 'My father, and my brethren, and their flock, and their herd, and all they have, have come from the land of Canaan, and lo, they [are] in the land of Goshen.'

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

And out of his brethren he hath taken five men, and setteth them before Pharaoh;

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

and Pharaoh saith unto his brethren, 'What [are] your works?' and they say unto Pharaoh, 'Thy servants [are] feeders of a flock, 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 say unto Pharaoh, 'To sojourn in the land we have come, for there is no pasture for the flock which thy servants have, for grievous [is] the famine in the land of Canaan; and now, let thy servants, we pray thee, dwell in the land of Goshen.'

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

And Pharaoh speaketh unto Joseph, saying, 'Thy father and thy brethren have 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 cause thy father and thy brethren to dwell — they dwell in the land of Goshen, and if thou hast known, and there are among them men of ability, then thou hast set them heads over the cattle I have.'

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

And Joseph bringeth in Jacob his father, and causeth him to stand before Pharaoh; and Jacob blesseth Pharaoh.

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

And Pharaoh saith 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 saith unto Pharaoh, 'The days of the years of my sojournings [are] an hundred and thirty years; few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not reached 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 blesseth Pharaoh, and goeth out from before 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 settleth his father and his brethren, and giveth to them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh commanded;

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

and Joseph nourisheth his father, and his brethren, and all the house of his father [with] bread, according to the mouth of the infants.

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

And there is no bread in all the land, for the famine [is] very grievous, and the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan are feeble because 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 gathereth all the silver that is found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn that they are buying, and Joseph bringeth the silver into the house of Pharaoh.

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 the silver is consumed out of the land of Egypt, and out of the land of Canaan, and all the Egyptians come in unto Joseph, saying, 'Give to us bread — why do we die before thee, though the money hath ceased?'

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

and Joseph saith, 'Give your cattle; and I give to you for your cattle, if the money hath ceased.'

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 bring in their cattle unto Joseph, and Joseph giveth to them bread, for the horses, and for the cattle of the flock, and for the cattle of the herd, and for the asses; and he tendeth them with bread, for all their cattle, during 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 is finished, and they come in unto him on the second year, and say to him, 'We do not hide from my lord, that since the money hath been finished, and possession of the cattle [is] unto my lord, there hath not been left before my lord save our bodies, and our ground;

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!«

why do we die before thine eyes, both we and our ground? buy us and our ground for bread, and we and our ground are servants to Pharaoh; and give seed, and we live, and die not, and the ground is 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;

And Joseph buyeth all the ground of Egypt for Pharaoh, for the Egyptians have sold each his field, for the famine hath been severe upon them, and the land becometh Pharaoh's;

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

as to the people he hath removed them to cities from the [one] end of the border of Egypt even unto its [other] end.

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 ground of the priests he hath not bought, for the priests have a portion from Pharaoh, and they have eaten their portion which Pharaoh hath given to them, therefore they have not sold their ground.

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

And Joseph saith unto the people, 'Lo, I have bought you to-day and your ground for Pharaoh; lo, seed for you, and ye have sown the ground,

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 hath come to pass in the increases, that ye have given a fifth to Pharaoh, and four of the parts are for yourselves, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for those who [are] in your houses, and for food for your infants.'

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

And they say, 'Thou hast revived us; we find grace in the eyes of my lord, and have been servants to Pharaoh;'

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 setteth it for a statute unto this day, concerning the ground of Egypt, [that] Pharaoh hath a fifth; only the ground of the priests alone hath not become 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 dwelleth in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen, and they have possession in it, and are fruitful, and multiply exceedingly;

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

and Jacob liveth in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the days of Jacob, the years of his life, are an hundred and 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 days of Israel are near to die, and he calleth for his son, for Joseph, and saith to him, 'If, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and thou hast done with me kindness and truth; 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.«

and I have lain with my fathers, and thou hast borne me out of Egypt, and buried me in their burying-place.' And he saith, 'I — I do according to thy word;'

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

and he saith, 'Swear to me;' and he sweareth to him, and Israel boweth himself on the head of the bed.