1 Mosebog 37
1 Men Jakob blev boende i sin Faders Udlændigheds Land, i Kana'ans Land
And Jacob dwelt in the land of Chanaan wherein his father sojourned.
2 Dette er Jakobs Slægtebog. Da Josef var sytten År gammel, vogtede han Småkvæget sammen med sine Brødre; som Dreng var han hos sin Faders Hustruer Bilhas og Zilpas Sønner, og han bragte ondt Rygte om dem til deres Fader.
And these are his generations: Joseph, when he was sixteen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren, being but a boy: and he was with the sons of Bala and of Zelpha his father’s wives: and he accused his brethren to his father of a most wicked crime.
3 Israel elskede Josef fremfor alle sine andre Sønner, fordi han var hans Alderdoms Søn, og han lod gøre en fodsid Kjortel med Ærmer til ham.
Now Israel loved Joseph above all his sons, because he had him in his old age: and he made him a coat of divers colours.
4 Men da hans Brødre så, at deres Fader foretrak ham for alle sine andre Sønner, fattede de Nag til ham og kunde ikke tale venligt til ham.
And his brethren seeing that he was loved by his father, more than all his sons, hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.
5 Men Josef havde en Drøm, som han fortalte sine Brødre, og som yderligere øgede deres Had til ham.
Now it fell out also that he told his brethren a dream, that he had dreamed: which occasioned them to hate him the more.
6 Han sagde til dem "Hør dog, hvad jeg har drømt!
And he said to them: Hear my dream which I dreamed.
7 Se, vi bandt Neg ude på Marken, og se, mit Neg rejste sig op og blev stående, medens eders Neg stod rundt omkring og bøjede sig for det!"
I thought we were binding sheaves in the field: and my sheaf arose as it were, and stood, and your sheaves standing about, bowed down before my sheaf.
8 Da sagde hans Brødre til ham: "Vil du måske være vor Konge eller herske over os?" Og de hadede ham endnu mere for hans Drømme og hans Ord.
His brethren answered: Shalt thou be our king? or shall we be subject to thy dominion? Therefore this matter of his dreams and words ministered nourishment to their envy and hatred.
9 Men han havde igen en Drøm, som han fortalte sine Brødre; han sagde: "Jeg har haft en ny Drøm, og se, Sol og Måne og elleve Stjerner bøjede sig for mig!"
He dreamed also another dream, which he told his brethren, saying: I saw in a dream, as it were the sun, and the moon, and eleven stars worshipping me.
10 Da han fortalte sin Fader og sine Brødre det, skændte hans Fader på ham og sagde: "Hvad er det for en Drøm, du der har haft Skal virkelig jeg, din Moder og dine Brødre komme og bøje os til Jorden for dig?"
And when he had told this to his father and brethren, his father rebuked him, and said: What meaneth this dream that thou hast dreamed? shall I and thy mother, and thy brethren worship thee upon the earth?
11 Og hans Brødre fattede Avind til ham, men hans Fader gemte det i sit Minde.
His brethren therefore envied him: but his father considered the thing with himself.
12 Da hans Brødre engang var gået hen for at vogte deres Faders Småkvæg ved Sikem,
And when his brethren abode in Sichem feeding their father’s flocks,
13 sagde Israel til Josef: "Dine Brødre vogter jo Kvæg ved Sikem; kom, jeg vil sende dig til dem!" Han svarede: "Her er jeg!"
Israel said to him: Thy brethren feed the sheep in Sichem: come, I will send thee to them. And when he answered:
14 Så sagde Israel til ham: "Gå hen og se, hvorledes det står til med dine Brødre og Kvæget, og bring mig Bud tilbage!" Israel sendte ham så af Sted fra Hebrons Dal, og han kom til Sikem.
I am ready: he said to him: Go, and see if all things be well with thy brethren, and the cattle: and bring me word again what is doing. So being sent from the vale of Hebron, he came to Sichem:
15 Som han nu flakkede om på Marken, var der en Mand, som traf ham og spurgte: "Hvad søger du efter?"
And a man found him there wandering in the field, and asked what he sought.
16 Han svarede: "Efter mine Brødre; sig mig, hvor de vogter deres Kvæg!"
But he answered: I seek my brethren; tell me where they feed the flocks.
17 Da sagde Manden: "De er draget bort herfra, thi jeg hørte dem sige: Lad os gå til Dotan!" Så gik Josef efter sine Brødre og fandt dem i Dotan.
And the man said to him: They are departed from this place: for I heard them say: Let us go to Dothain. And Joseph went forward after his brethren, and found them in Dothain.
18 Men da de så ham langt borte, før han endnu var kommet hen til dem, lagde de Råd op om at dræbe ham
And when they saw him afar off, before he came nigh them, they thought to kill him.
19 og sagde til hverandre: "Se, der kommer den Drømmemester!
And said one to another: Behold the dreamer cometh.
20 Kom, lad os slå ham ihjel og kaste ham i en Cisterne og sige, at et vildt Dyr har ædt ham; så skal vi se, hvad der kommer ud af hans Drømme!"
Come, let us kill him, and cast him into some old pit: and we will say: Some evil beast hath devoured him: and then it shall appear what his dreams avail him:
21 Men da Ruben hørte det, vilde han redde ham af deres Hånd og sagde: "Lad os ikke tage hans Liv!"
And Ruben hearing this, endeavoured to deliver him out of their hands, and said:
22 Og Ruben sagde til dem: "Udgyd dog ikke Blod! Kast ham i Cisternen her på Marken, men læg ikke Hånd på ham!" Han vilde nemlig redde ham af deres Hånd og bringe ham tilbage til Faderen.
Do not take away his life, nor shed his blood: but cast him into this pit, that is in the wilderness, and keep your hands harmless: now he said this, being desirous to deliver him out of their hands and to restore him to his father.
23 Da Josef nu kom hen til sine Brødre, rev de hans Kjortel af ham, Ærmekjortelen, han havde på,
And as soon as he came to his brethren, they forthwith stript him of his outside coat, that was of divers colours:
24 tog ham og kastede ham i Citernen; men Cisternen var tom, der var intet Vand i den.
And cast him into an old pit, where there was no water.
25 Derpå satte de sig til at holde Måltid. Og da de så op, fik de Øje på en Karavane af Ismaeliter, der kom fra Gilead, og deres Kameler var belæssede med Tragakantgummi, Mastiksbalsam og Cistusharpiks, som de var på Vej til Ægypten med.
And sitting down to eat bread, they saw some Ismaelites on their way coming from Galaad, with their camels, carrying spices, and balm, and myrrh to Egypt.
26 Så sagde Juda til sine Brødre: "Hvad vinder vi ved at slå vor Broder ihjel og skjule Mordet?
And Juda said to his brethren: What will it profit us to kill our brother, and conceal his blood?
27 Lad os hellere sælge ham til Ismaeliterne og ikke lægge Hånd på ham; han er jo dog vor Broder, vort Kød og Blod!" Og hans Brødre gik ind på Forslaget.
It is better that he be sold to the Ismaelites, and that our hands be not defiled: for he is our brother and our flesh. His brethren agreed to his words.
28 Da nu midjanitiske Købmænd kom der forbi, trak de Josef op af Cisternen. Og de solgte Josef til Ismaeliterne for tyve Sekel Sølv, og disse bragte ham så til Ægypten.
And when the Madianite merchants passed by, they drew him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ismaelites, for twenty pieces of silver: and they led him into Egypt.
29 Da Ruben nu kom tilbage til Cisternen, se, da var Josef der ikke. Så sønderrev han sine Klæder
And Ruben, returning to the pit, found not the boy:
30 og gik tilbage til sine Brødre og sagde: "Drengen er borte! Hvad skal jeg dog gøre!"
And rending his garments he went to his brethren, and said: The boy doth not appear and whither shall I go?
31 Så tog de Josefs Kjortel og dyppede den i Blodet af en Gedebuk, som de slagtede;
And they took his coat, and dipped it in the blood of a kid, which they had killed:
32 og de sendte Ærmekjortelen hjem til deres Fader med det Bud: "Den har vi fundet se efter, om det ikke er din Søns Kjortel!"
Sending some to carry it to their father, and to say: This we have found: see whether it be thy son’s coat, or not.
33 Da så han efter og udbrød: "Det er min Søns Kjortel! Et vildt Dyr har ædt ham! Josef er visselig revet ihjel!"
And the father acknowledging it, said: It is my son’s coat, an evil wild beast hath eaten him, a beast hath devoured Joseph.
34 Så sønderrev Jakob sine Klæder og bandt Sæk om sine Lænder, og han sørgede over sin Søn i mange Dage.
And tearing his garments, he put on sackcloth, mourning for his son a long time.
35 Og skønt alle hans Sønner og Døtre kom til ham for at trøste ham, vilde han ikke lade sig trøste, men sagde: "Nej, i min Sørgedragt vil jeg stige ned til min Søn i Dødsriget!" Og hans Fader begræd ham. (Sheol h7585)
And all his children being gathered together to comfort their father in his sorrow, he would not receive comfort, but said: I will go down to my son into hell, mourning. And whilst he continued weeping, (Sheol h7585)
36 Men Midjaniterne solgte ham I Ægypten til Faraos Hofmand Potifar, Livvagtens Øverste.
The Madianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Putiphar, an eunuch of Pharao, captain of the soldiers.
