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 was staying, 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 were the events concerning Jacob. Joseph, who was a young man seventeen years old, was guarding the flock with his brothers. He was with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph brought an unfavorable 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 sons because he was the son of his old age. He made him a beautiful garment.
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. They hated him and would not speak kindly to him.
5 Men Josef havde en Drøm, som han fortalte sine Brødre, og som yderligere øgede deres Had til ham.
Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told his brothers about it. They hated him even more.
6 Han sagde til dem "Hør dog, hvad jeg har drømt!
He said to them, “Please listen to this 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!"
Behold, we were tying bundles of grain in the field and behold, my bundle rose and stood upright, and behold, your bundles came around and bowed down to my bundle.”
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 brothers said to him, “Will you really reign over us? Will you actually rule over us?” They hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.
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 another dream and told it to his brothers. He said, “Look, I have dreamed another dream: 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?"
He told it to his father just as to his brothers, and his father rebuked him. He said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come to bow down to the ground to 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 the matter in mind.
12 Da hans Brødre engang var gået hen for at vogte deres Faders Småkvæg ved Sikem,
His brothers went to tend their father's flock in 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!"
Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers tending the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them.” Joseph 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.
He said to him, “Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers and well with the flock, and bring me word.” So Jacob sent him out of the Valley of Hebron, and Joseph went to Shechem.
15 Som han nu flakkede om på Marken, var der en Mand, som traf ham og spurgte: "Hvad søger du efter?"
A certain man found Joseph. Behold, Joseph was wandering in a field. The man asked him, “What do you seek?”
16 Han svarede: "Efter mine Brødre; sig mig, hvor de vogter deres Kvæg!"
Joseph said, “I am seeking my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are tending 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 left this place, for I heard them say, 'Let us go to Dothan.'” Joseph went after his brothers and found them at 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
They saw him from a distance, and before he came near to them, they plotted against him to kill him.
19 og sagde til hverandre: "Se, der kommer den Drømmemester!
His brothers said to one another, “Look, this dreamer is approaching.
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, therefore, let us kill him and cast him into one of the pits. We will say, 'A wild animal has devoured him.' 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!"
Reuben heard it and rescued him from their hand. He said, “Let us 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 upon him”—that he might rescue him out of their hand to bring him back to his father.
23 Da Josef nu kom hen til sine Brødre, rev de hans Kjortel af ham, Ærmekjortelen, han havde på,
It came about that when Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped him of his beautiful garment.
24 tog ham og kastede ham i Citernen; men Cisternen var tom, der var intet Vand i den.
They took him and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty with 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.
They sat down to eat bread. They lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh. They were traveling 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?
Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and cover up 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 us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands upon him. For he is our brother, our flesh.” His brothers listened to him.
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.
The Midianite merchants passed by. His brothers drew Joseph up and lifted him up out of the pit. They sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. The Ishmaelites carried Joseph into Egypt.
29 Da Ruben nu kom tilbage til Cisternen, se, da var Josef der ikke. Så sønderrev han sine Klæder
Reuben returned to the pit, and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit. He tore his clothes.
30 og gik tilbage til sine Brødre og sagde: "Drengen er borte! Hvad skal jeg dog gøre!"
He returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is not there! And I, where can I go?”
31 Så tog de Josefs Kjortel og dyppede den i Blodet af en Gedebuk, som de slagtede;
They slaughtered a goat and then took Joseph's garment and dipped it into 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!"
Then they brought it to their father and said, “We found this. Please see whether it is your son's clothing 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!"
Jacob recognized it and said, “It is my son's clothing. A wild animal has devoured him. Joseph has certainly been torn to pieces.”
34 Så sønderrev Jakob sine Klæder og bandt Sæk om sine Lænder, og han sørgede over sin Søn i mange Dage.
Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth upon his loins. He 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 daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, “Indeed I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” His father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
36 Men Midjaniterne solgte ham I Ægypten til Faraos Hofmand Potifar, Livvagtens Øverste.
The Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the bodyguard.
