1 Mosebog 37
1 Men Jakob blev boende i sin Faders Udlændigheds Land, i Kana'ans Land
Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan.
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.
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, tended the flock with his brothers; he was an assistant to the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought a bad report about them to their father.
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 more than all his children, because he had been born to him in his old age. And he made a long ornamented robe for him.
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.
His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn't speak a kind word to him.
5 Men Josef havde en Drøm, som han fortalte sine Brødre, og som yderligere øgede deres Had til ham.
Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more.
6 Han sagde til dem "Hør dog, hvad jeg har drømt!
He said to them, "Please listen to this dream I had:
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!"
And look, we were binding sheaves in the field, and look, my sheaf arose and also stood upright. And look, your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to 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.
Then his brothers said to him, "Will you indeed reign over us? Or will you indeed rule over us?" So they hated him all the more for his dreams and for what he said.
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!"
And he had another dream, and told it to his father and to his brothers, and said, "Look, I had yet another dream, and look, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to 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?"
When he told it to his father and to his brothers, his father rebuked him, and said to him, "What is this dream that you had? Will I and your mother and your brothers indeed come and bow down to the ground in front of you?"
11 Og hans Brødre fattede Avind til ham, men hans Fader gemte det i sit Minde.
His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept thinking about the matter.
12 Da hans Brødre engang var gået hen for at vogte deres Faders Småkvæg ved Sikem,
Now his brothers went to pasture their father's flock near Shechem.
13 sagde Israel til Josef: "Dine Brødre vogter jo Kvæg ved Sikem; kom, jeg vil sende dig til dem!" Han svarede: "Her er jeg!"
And Israel said to Joseph, "Aren't your brothers pasturing the flock near Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them." And he said to him, "I am ready."
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.
So he said to him, "Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers and well with the flock, and report back to me." So he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
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, and look, he was wandering in the field. And the man asked him, "What are you looking for?"
16 Han svarede: "Efter mine Brødre; sig mig, hvor de vogter deres Kvæg!"
He said, "I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are pasturing the flock."
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.
The man said, "They have left here, for I heard them say, 'Let us go to Dothan.'" So Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.
18 Men da de så ham langt borte, før han endnu var kommet hen til dem, lagde de Råd op om at dræbe ham
Now they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them they plotted against him to kill him.
19 og sagde til hverandre: "Se, der kommer den Drømmemester!
And they said to one another, "Look, this dreamer is coming.
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 now, and let's kill him and throw him into one of the cisterns, and we will say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we will see what will become of his dreams."
21 Men da Ruben hørte det, vilde han redde ham af deres Hånd og sagde: "Lad os ikke tage hans Liv!"
But Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hands, and said, "Let's not take his life."
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.
Reuben said to them, "Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him"—that he might deliver him out of their hands, 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,
It happened, when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph of his robe, the long ornamented robe that he was wearing.
24 tog ham og kastede ham i Citernen; men Cisternen var tom, der var intet Vand i den.
And they took him and threw him into the cistern. (Now the pit was empty. There was no water in it.)
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.
Then they sat down to eat a meal. And they looked up, and look, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing aromatic gum and balm and myrrh on their way to carry them down to Egypt.
26 Så sagde Juda til sine Brødre: "Hvad vinder vi ved at slå vor Broder ihjel og skjule Mordet?
Then Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is it if we 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.
Come, and let's sell him to the Ishmaelites, and not lay a hand on him, for he is our brother, our flesh." And his brothers agreed.
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.
So the Midianites merchants passed by, and they pulled him up and lifted Joseph out of the cistern, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph to Egypt.
29 Da Ruben nu kom tilbage til Cisternen, se, da var Josef der ikke. Så sønderrev han sine Klæder
And Reuben returned to the cistern and saw that Joseph wasn't in the cistern; and he tore his clothes.
30 og gik tilbage til sine Brødre og sagde: "Drengen er borte! Hvad skal jeg dog gøre!"
He went back to his brothers and said, "The boy is gone. Now, what am I to do?"
31 Så tog de Josefs Kjortel og dyppede den i Blodet af en Gedebuk, som de slagtede;
They took Joseph's robe and killed a male goat and dipped the robe in the blood.
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!"
And they sent the long ornamented robe and they brought it to their father, and said, "We found this. Please examine it to see whether it is your son's robe 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 he recognized it, and said, "It is my son's robe. A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces."
34 Så sønderrev Jakob sine Klæder og bandt Sæk om sine Lænder, og han sørgede over sin Søn i mange Dage.
Then Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
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)
All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, "Indeed, I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning." And his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
36 Men Midjaniterne solgte ham I Ægypten til Faraos Hofmand Potifar, Livvagtens Øverste.
Now the Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard.
