1 Mosebog 49
1 Derpaa kaldte Jakob sine Sønner til sig og sagde: »Saml eder, saa vil jeg forkynde eder, hvad der skal hændes eder i de sidste Dage:
And Jacob called his sons, and said to them: Gather yourselves together that I may tell you the things that shall befall you in the last days.
2 Kom hid og hør, Jakobs Sønner, lyt til eders Fader Israel!
Gather yourselves together, and hear, O ye sons of Jacob, hearken to Israel your father:
3 Ruben, du er min førstefødte, min Styrke og min Mandskrafts første, ypperst i Højhed, ypperst i Kraft!
Ruben, my firstborn, thou art my strength, and the beginning of my sorrow: excelling in gifts, greater in command.
4 Du skummer over som Vandet, men du mister din Forret; thi du besteg din Faders Leje. Skændigt handled du da han besteg mit Leje!
Thou art poured out as water, grow thou not: because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed, and didst defile his couch.
5 Simeon og Levi, det Broder Par, Voldsredskaber er deres Vaaben.
Simeon and Levi brethren: vessels of iniquity, waging war.
6 I deres Raad giver min Sjæl ej Møde, i deres Forsamling tager min Ære ej Del; thi i Vrede dræbte de Mænd, egenraadigt lamslog de Okser.
Let not my soul go into their counsel, nor my glory be in their assembly: because in their fury they slew a man, and in their selfwill they undermined a wall.
7 Forbandet være deres Vrede, saa vild den er, deres Hidsighed, saa voldsom den er! Jeg spreder dem i Jakob, splitter dem ad i Israel!
Cursed be their fury, because it was stubborn: and their wrath because it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and will scatter them in Israel.
8 Juda, dig skal dine Brødre prise, din Haand skal gribe dine Fjender i Nakken, din Faders Sønner skal bøje sig for dig.
Juda, thee shall thy brethren praise: thy hands shall be on the necks of thy enemies: the sons of thy father shall bow down to thee.
9 En Løveunge er Juda. Fra Rov stiger du op, min Søn! Han ligger og strækker sig som en Løve, ja, som en Løvinde, hvo tør vække ham!
Juda is a lion’s whelp: to the prey, my son, thou art gone up: resting thou hast couched as a lion, and as a lioness, who shall rouse him?
10 Ikke viger Kongespir fra Juda, ej Herskerstav fra hans Fødder, til han, hvem den tilhører; kommer, ham skal Folkene lyde.
The sceptre shall not be taken away from Juda, nor a ruler from his thigh, till he come that is to be sent, and he shall be the expectation of nations.
11 Han binder sit Æsel ved Vinstokken, ved Ranken Asenindens Fole, tvætter i Vin sin Kjortel, sin Kappe i Drueblod,
Tying his foal to the vineyard, and his ass, O my son, to the vine. He shall wash his robe in wine, and his garment in the blood of the grape.
12 med Øjnene dunkle af Vin og Tænderne hvide af Mælk!
His eyes are more beautiful than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk.
13 Zebulon har hjemme ved Havets Kyst, han bor ved Skibenes Kyst, hans Side er vendt mod Zidon.
Zabulon shall dwell on the sea shore, and in the road of ships, reaching as far as Sidon.
14 Issakar, det knoglede Æsel, der strækker sig mellem Foldene,
Issachar shall be a strong ass lying down between the borders.
15 fandt Hvilen sød og Landet lifligt; derfor bøjed han Ryg under Byrden og blev en ufri Træl.
He saw rest that it was good: and the land that it was excellent: and he bowed his shoulder to carry, and became a servant under tribute.
16 Dan dømmer sit Folk saa godt som nogen Israels Stamme.
Dan shall judge his people like another tribe in Israel.
17 Dan blive en Slange ved Vejen, en Giftsnog ved Stien, som bider Hesten i Hælen, saa Rytteren styrter bagover! —
Let Dan be a snake in the way, a serpent in the path, that biteth the horse’s heels that his rider may fall backward.
18 Paa din Frelse bier jeg, HERRE!
I will look for thy salvation, O Lord.
19 Gad, paa ham gør Krigerskarer Indhug, men han gør Indhug i Hælene paa dem.
Gad, being girded, shall fight before him: and he himself shall be girded backward.
20 Aser, hans Føde er fed, Lækkerier for Konger har han at give.
Aser, his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield dainties to kings.
21 Naftali er en løssluppen Hind, han fremfører yndig Tale.
Nephtali, a hart let loose, and giving words of beauty.
22 Et yppigt Vintræ er Josef, et yppigt Vintræ ved Kilden, Ranker slynger sig over Muren.
Joseph is a growing son, a growing son and comely to behold; the daughters run to and fro upon the wall.
23 Bueskytter fejder imod ham, strides med ham, gør Angreb paa ham,
But they that held darts provoked him, and quarrelled with him, and envied him.
24 men hans Bue er stærk, hans Hænders Arme rappe; det kommer fra Jakobs Vældige, fra Hyrden, Israels Klippe,
His bow rested upon the strong, and the bands of his arms and his hands were loosed, by the hands of the mighty one of Jacob: thence he came forth a pastor, the stone of Israel.
25 fra din Faders Gud — han hjælpe dig! Og Gud den Almægtige, han velsigne dig med Himmelens Velsignelser oventil og Dybets Velsignelser nedentil, med Brysters og Moderlivs Velsignelser!
The God of thy father shall be thy helper, and the Almighty shall bless thee with the blessings of heaven above, with the blessings of the deep that lieth beneath, with the blessings of the breasts and of the womb.
26 Din Faders Velsignelser overgaar de ældgamle Bjerges Velsignelser, de evige Højes Herlighed. Maatte de komme over Josefs Hoved, over Issen paa Fyrsten blandt Brødre!
The blessings of thy father are strengthened with the blessings of his fathers: until the desire of the everlasting hills should come; may they be upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of the Nazarite among his brethren.
27 Benjamin, den rovlystne Ulv, om Morgenen æder han Rov, om Aftenen deler han Bytte!«
Benjamin a ravenous wolf, in the morning shall eat the prey, and in the evening shall divide the spoil.
28 Alle disse er Israels Stammer, tolv i Tal, og det var, hvad deres Fader talte til dem, og han velsignede dem, hver især af dem gav han sin særlige Velsignelse.
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: these things their father spoke to them, and he blessed every one, with their proper blessings.
29 Og han sagde til dem som sin sidste Vilje: »Nu samles jeg til mit Folk; jord mig da hos mine Fædre i Hulen paa Hetiten Efrons Mark,
And he charged them, saying: I am now going to be gathered to my people: bury me with my fathers in the double cave, which is in the field of Ephron the Hethite,
30 i Hulen paa Makpelas Mark over for Mamre i Kana'ans Land, den Mark, som Abraham købte af Hetiten Efron til Gravsted,
Over against Mambre in the land of Chanaan, which Abraham bought together with the field of Ephron the Hethite for a possession to bury in.
31 hvor de jordede Abraham og hans Hustru Sara, hvor de jordede Isak og hans Hustru Rebekka, og hvor jeg jordede Lea.
There they buried him, and Sara his wife: there was Isaac buried with Rebecca his wife: there also Lia doth lie buried.
32 Marken og Hulen derpaa blev købt af Hetiterne.«
33 Dermed havde Jakob givet sine Sønner sin Vilje til Kende, og han strakte sine Fødder ud paa Lejet, udaandede og samledes til sin Slægt.
And when he had ended the commandments, wherewith he instructed his sons, he drew up his feet upon the bed, and died: and he was gathered to his people.
