1 Mosebog 42
1 Da Jakob hørte, at der var Korn at få i Ægypten, sagde han til sine Sønner: "Hvad venter I efter?"
And when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look at one another?
2 Og han sagde: "Jeg hører, at der er Korn at få i Ægypten; drag ned og køb os noget, at vi kan blive i Live og undgå Døden!"
And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt; get you down thither, and buy for us provision from there, that we may live, and not die.
3 Så drog de ti af Josefs Brødre ned for at købe Korn i Ægypten;
And ten brothers of Joseph went down to buy corn in Egypt,
4 men Jakob sendte ikke Josefs Broder Benjamin med hans Brødre, thi han tænkte, der kunde tilstøde ham en Ulykke.
But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brothers; for he said, Lest mischief befall him.
5 Blandt dem, der kom for at købe Korn, var også Israels Sønner; thi der var Hungersnød i Kana'ans Land.
And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
6 Og da Josef var Hersker i Landet, og han var den, der solgte Korn til alt Folket i Landet, så kom Josefs Brødre og kastede sig til Jorden for ham.
And Joseph—he was the governor over the land, it was he that sold corn to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brothers came, and bowed themselves down before him with the face to the earth.
7 Da Josef så sine Brødre, kendte han dem; men han lod fremmed over for dem, talte dem hårdt til og sagde til dem: "Hvorfra kommer I?" De svarede: "Fra Kana'ans Land for at købe Føde!"
And Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognized them; but made himself strange unto them and spoke roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
8 Josef kendte sine Brødre, men de kendte ikke ham.
And Joseph recognized his brothers, but they recognized not him.
9 Da kom Josef de Drømme i Hu. han havde drømt om dem; og han sagde til dem; "I er Spejdere, I kommer for at se, hvor Landet er åbent!"
And Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed concerning them, and he said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land are ye come.
10 De svarede: "Nej, Herre, dine Trælle kommer for at købe Føde!
And they said unto him, No, my lord, thy servants are only come to buy food.
11 Vi er alle Sønner af en og samme Mand; vi er ærlige Folk. dine Trælle er ikke Spejdere!"
We are all sons of one man; we are true men; thy servants have never been spies.
12 Men han sagde: "Jo vist så! I kommer for at se, hvor Landet er åbent!"
And he said unto them, No! but to see the nakedness of the land are ye come.
13 De svarede: "Vi, dine Trælle. var tolv Brødre, Sønner af en og samme Mand i Kana'ans Land; den yngste er for Tiden hjemme hos vor Fader, og een er ikke mere!"
And they said, We, thy servants, are twelve brothers, sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more.
14 Men Josef sagde til dem: "Det er, som jeg siger eder: I er Spejdere!
And Joseph said unto them, It is as I have spoken unto you, saying, Ye are spies;
15 Men nu skal I sættes på Prøve: Så sandt Farao lever, slipper I ikke herfra, uden at eders yngste Broder kommer hid!
Hereby shall ye be proved: By the life of Pharaoh, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
16 Lad en af eder rejse hjem for at hente eders Broder, og imedens holdes I andre fangne; så vil det. vise sig, om eders Ord er Sandhed; og hvis ikke, så er I, så sandt, Farao lever, Spejdere!"
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether the truth be with you; and if not, by the life of Pharaoh, ye are surely spies.
17 Derpå holdt han dem i Forvaring tre Dage.
And he put them together into ward three days.
18 Men Tredjedagen sagde Josef til dem: "Vil I beholde Livet, så skal I gøre således, thi jeg er en Mand, der frygter Gud:
And Joseph said unto them on the third day, This do, and live; I fear God.
19 Er I virkelig ærlige Folk, lad så en af eder blive tilbage som Fange i det Fængsel, som I sad i, medens I andre drager hjem med Korn til at stille Hungeren i eders Huse;
If ye be true men, let one of your brothers remain imprisoned in the house of your confinement; but ye, go, carry home what you have bought for the want of your household.
20 og bring så eders yngste Broder til mig, så skal eders Ord stå til Troende, og I skal slippe for at dø!" Og således gjorde de.
But your youngest brother bring unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
21 Da sagde de til hverandre: "Sandelig, nu må vi bøde for, hvad vi forbrød mod vor Broder, da vi så hans Sjælevånde, medens han bønfaldt os, og dog ikke hørte ham; derfor stedes vi nu i denne Vånde!"
And they said to one another, Truly we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
22 Men Ruben tog til Orde og sagde til dem: "Sagde jeg eder ikke dengang: Forsynd eder ikke mod Drengen! Men I vilde ikke høre; se, nu kræves hans Blod!"
And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not say unto you, thus, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? and behold, his blood also is now required.
23 Således talte de. Men de vidste ikke, at Josef forstod det, thi han forhandlede med dem ved Tolk;
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spoke unto them by an interpreter.
24 og han vendte sig bort fra dem og græd. Siden vendte han sig til dem og talte med dem; og han tog Simeon fra dem og lod ham fængsle for deres Øjne.
And he turned himself away from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and spoke with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
25 Så gav Josef Befaling til at fylde deres Sække med Korn og lægge Pengene tilbage i hver enkelts Sæk og give dem Rejsekost; og således skete det.
And Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way; and he did unto them thus.
26 Så læssede de deres Korn på Æslerne og drog bort.
And they loaded their asses with their corn, and departed thence.
27 Men da en af dem i Natteherberget åbnede sin Sæk for at give sit Æsel Foder, fik han Øje på sine Penge, der lå oven i Sækken;
And one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn: when he espied his money, for, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.
28 og han sagde til sine Brødre: "Mine Penge er kommet igen; se, de er i min Sæk!" Da sank Hjertet i Livet på dem, og de så forfærdede på hverandre og sagde: "Hvad har Gud dog gjort imod os!"
And he said unto his brothers, My money hath been restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
29 Og da de kom hjem til deres Fader Jakob i Kana'ans Land, fortalte de ham alt, hvad der var hændet dem, og sagde:
And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and they told him all that had befallen them; saying,
30 "Manden, der er Landets Herre, talte os hårdt til og holdt os i Forvaring, som var vi Folk, der vilde udspejde Landet;
The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us as though we were espying the country.
31 men vi sagde til ham: Vi er ærlige Folk og ikke Spejdere;
And we said unto him, We are true men; we have never been spies:
32 vi var tolv Brødre, Sønner af en og samme Fader; een er ikke mere, og den yngste er for Tiden hjemme hos vor Fader i Kana'ans Land.
We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; the one is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
33 Så sagde Manden, der er Landets Herre: Derpå vil jeg kende, at I er ærlige Folk: Lad en af eder blive hos mig, og tag I andre Korn til at stille Hungeren i eders Huse og drag hjem!
And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men: leave one of your brothers here with me, and [the food for] the want of your households take ye and be gone;
34 Siden skal I bringe eders yngste Broder til mig, for at jeg kan kende, at I ikke er Spejdere, men ærlige Folk; så vil jeg udlevere eders Broder til eder, og I kan frit rejse i Landet."
And bring your youngest brother unto me; then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men; your brother I will give up to you, and in the land ye shall be allowed to traffic.
35 Da de nu tømte deres Sække, fandt hver sin Pengepose i sin Sæk; og da de og deres Fader så Pengeposerne, blev de forfærdede.
And it came to pass as they were emptying their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when they saw the bundles of their money, they and their father, they were afraid.
36 Og deres Fader Jakob sagde til dem: "I gør mig barnløs; Josef er ikke mere, og Simeon er ikke mere, og nu vil I tage Benjamin; det går alt sammen ud over mig!"
And Jacob their father said unto them, Me ye have bereaved of my children: Joseph is gone, and Simeon is gone, and Benjamin ye will take away; all these things are against me.
37 Så sagde Ruben til sin Fader: "Du må tage mine to Sønners Liv, hvis jeg ikke bringer ham til dig; betro ham til mig, og jeg skal bringe ham tilbage til dig!"
And Reuben said unto his father, thus, Two of my sons shalt thou slay, if I bring him not to thee; deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him back to thee.
38 Men han sagde: "Min Søn skal ikke rejse derned med eder, thi hans Broder er død, og han alene er tilbage; tilstøder der ham en Ulykke på den Rejse, I har for, så bringer I mine grå Hår ned i Dødsriget med Sorg!" (Sheol h7585)
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left: and if mischief befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. (Sheol h7585)
