1 Mosebog 42

1 Da Jakob hørte, at der var Korn at få i Ægypten, sagde han til sine Sønner: "Hvad venter I efter?"

Now when Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, Why do ye look one upon 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 grain in Egypt: go down there, and buy for us 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 Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy grain 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 brethren; for he said, Lest perhaps harm shall 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 grain 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 was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed themselves before him with their faces 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 brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange to them, and spoke roughly to them; and he said to them, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

8 Josef kendte sine Brødre, men de kendte ikke ham.

And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew 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 dreamed of them, and said to them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land have ye come.

10 De svarede: "Nej, Herre, dine Trælle kommer for at købe Føde!

And they said to him, No, my lord, but to buy food have thy servants come.

11 Vi er alle Sønner af en og samme Mand; vi er ærlige Folk. dine Trælle er ikke Spejdere!"

We are all one man’s sons; we are honest men, thy servants are no spies.

12 Men han sagde: "Jo vist så! I kommer for at se, hvor Landet er åbent!"

And he said to them, No, but to see the nakedness of the land have 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, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

14 Men Josef sagde til dem: "Det er, som jeg siger eder: I er Spejdere!

And Joseph said to them, That is what I spoke to 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!

By this ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth from here, except your youngest brother shall come here.

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 bring your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there is any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

17 Derpå holdt han dem i Forvaring tre Dage.

And he put them all together into prison 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 to them the third day, This do, and live; for 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 are honest men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry grain for the famine of your houses:

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 bring your youngest brother to 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 one to another, We are verily 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 speak to you, saying, Do not sin against the young man; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is 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 to 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.

Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with grain, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he to them.

26 Så læssede de deres Korn på Æslerne og drog bort.

And they loaded their donkeys with the grain, and departed from there.

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 as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey feed at the inn, he discovered his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.

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 to his brethren, My money is restored; and, see, 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 to 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 to Jacob their father to the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell 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, who is the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

31 men vi sagde til ham: Vi er ærlige Folk og ikke Spejdere;

And we said to him, We are honest men; we are no 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 brethren, sons of our father; one is not, 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 to us, By this shall I know that ye are honest men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and depart:

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 to me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are honest men: then will I deliver to you your brother, and ye shall trade in the land.

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 emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when they and their father saw the bundles of money, 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 to them, Me have ye bereaved: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin 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 spoke to his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

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 is left alone: if harm shall befall him by the way in which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. (Sheol h7585)