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 unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
2 Kom hid og hør, Jakobs Sønner, lyt til eders Fader Israel!
Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
3 Ruben, du er min førstefødte, min Styrke og min Mandskrafts første, ypperst i Højhed, ypperst i Kraft!
Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength; the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power [should be thine].
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!
Unstable as water, thou shalt not have the excellence; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou the one who ascended my couch.
5 Simeon og Levi, det Broder Par, Voldsredskaber er deres Vaaben.
Simeon and Levi are brethren; weapons of violence are their swords.
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.
Into their secret shall my soul not come; unto their assembly my spirit shall not be united; for in their anger they slew the man, and in their self-will they lamed the ox.
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 anger, for it is fierce; and their wrath, for it is cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and 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.
Judah, thou art the one thy brothers shall praise, thy hand shall be on the neck of thy enemies; thy father's children shall bow down unto 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!
Like a lion's whelp, O Judah, from the prey, my son, thou risest: he stoopeth down, he croucheth as a lion, and as a lioness, who shall rouse him up?
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 depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet; until Shiloh come, and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
11 Han binder sit Æsel ved Vinstokken, ved Ranken Asenindens Fole, tvætter i Vin sin Kjortel, sin Kappe i Drueblod,
He bindeth unto the vine his foal, and to the vine-branch his ass's colt; he washeth his garments in wine, and in the blood of grapes his clothes;
12 med Øjnene dunkle af Vin og Tænderne hvide af Mælk!
His eyes shall be red from wine, and his teeth white from milk.
13 Zebulon har hjemme ved Havets Kyst, han bor ved Skibenes Kyst, hans Side er vendt mod Zidon.
Zebulun shall dwell at the margin of the seas; and he shall be at the haven of ships; and his border shall be near to Zidon.
14 Issakar, det knoglede Æsel, der strækker sig mellem Foldene,
Issachar is a strong-boned ass, couching down between the stables.
15 fandt Hvilen sød og Landet lifligt; derfor bøjed han Ryg under Byrden og blev en ufri Træl.
And when he saw the resting-place that it was good, and the land that it was pleasant, he bent his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
16 Dan dømmer sit Folk saa godt som nogen Israels Stamme.
Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan blive en Slange ved Vejen, en Giftsnog ved Stien, som bider Hesten i Hælen, saa Rytteren styrter bagover! —
Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder on the path, that biteth the horse in the heels, so that his rider falleth backward.
18 Paa din Frelse bier jeg, HERRE!
For thy salvation, I hope, O Lord.
19 Gad, paa ham gør Krigerskarer Indhug, men han gør Indhug i Hælene paa dem.
Gad, troops will band against him; but he shall wound their heel.
20 Aser, hans Føde er fed, Lækkerier for Konger har han at give.
Out of Asher cometh fat bread, and he shall yield royal dainties.
21 Naftali er en løssluppen Hind, han fremfører yndig Tale.
Naphtali is [like] a fleet hind; he bringeth pleasant words.
22 Et yppigt Vintræ er Josef, et yppigt Vintræ ved Kilden, Ranker slynger sig over Muren.
Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a spring; the branches of which run over the wall.
23 Bueskytter fejder imod ham, strides med ham, gør Angreb paa ham,
And they embittered his life, and they shot at him, and they hated him, the men of the arrows.
24 men hans Bue er stærk, hans Hænders Arme rappe; det kommer fra Jakobs Vældige, fra Hyrden, Israels Klippe,
But his bow abode in strength, and his arm and his hands remained firm; from the hands of the mighty God of Jacob, from there thou becamest the shepherd, 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!
From the God of thy father, who will help thee; and from the Almighty, who will bless thee, with blessings of heaven above, with blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath, with 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!
With the blessings of thy father that have excelled the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: these shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separated from his brothers.
27 Benjamin, den rovlystne Ulv, om Morgenen æder han Rov, om Aftenen deler han Bytte!«
Benjamin shall be as a wolf that rendeth: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at evening he 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 tribes of Israel, twelve in number; and this is what their father spoke unto them, and wherewith he blessed them; every one according to his proper blessing blessed he them.
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 and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people; bury me near my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
30 i Hulen paa Makpelas Mark over for Mamre i Kana'ans Land, den Mark, som Abraham købte af Hetiten Efron til Gravsted,
In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which field Abraham bought of Ephron the Hittite, for a possession as a burying-place,
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 Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah, )
32 Marken og Hulen derpaa blev købt af Hetiterne.«
Purchasing the field and the cave that is therein from the children of Heth.
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 Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed; and he departed this life, and was gathered unto his people.
