1 Mosebog 47
1 Så drog Josef hen og meldte det til Farao og sagde: "Min Fader og mine Brødre er kommet fra Kana'ans Land med deres Småkvæg og Hornkvæg og alt, hvad de ejer, og befinder sig i Gosen."
Joseph went to report to Pharaoh and told him, “My father and brothers, along with their flocks and herds and all their possessions, have arrived from the land of Canaan and now they're here in Goshen.”
2 Og han tog fem af sine Brødre med sig og forestillede dem for Farao.
Joseph took five of his brothers to go with him and introduced them to Pharaoh.
3 Da nu Farao spurgte dem, hvad de var, svarede de: "Dine Trælle er Hyrder ligesom vore Fædre!"
Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What work do you do?” “Your servants are shepherds, just like our fathers before us,” they replied.
4 Og de sagde til Farao: "Vi er kommet for at bo som Gæster i Landet, thi der er ingen Græsning for dine Trælles Småkvæg, da Hungersnøden er trykkende i Kana'an, og nu vilde dine Trælle gerne bosætte sig i Gosen."
“We have come to live in Egypt because there's no grass left in Canaan for our flocks to eat,” they explained. “The famine is really bad in Canaan. So we would like to please ask permission to live in Goshen.”
5 Da sagde Farao til Josef: "Din Fader og dine Brødre er kommet til dig;
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now that your father and brothers have arrived to join you,
6 Ægypten står til din Rådighed, lad din Fader og dine Brødre bosætte sig i den bedste Del af Landet; de kan tage Ophold i Gosens Land; og hvis du ved, at der er dygtige Folk iblandt dem, kan du sætte dem til Opsynsmænd over mine Hjorde!"
you can choose wherever you like in Egypt, the best place, for them to live. Let them live in Goshen. If you know any of them who are good at what they do, put them in charge of my livestock as well.”
7 Da hentede Josef sin Fader Jakob og forestillede ham for Farao, og Jakob velsignede Farao.
Then Joseph went with his father Jacob and introduced him Pharaoh. After Jacob blessed Pharaoh,
8 Farao spurgte Jakob: "Hvor mange er dine Leveår?"
Pharaoh asked him, “So how long have you lived?”
9 Jakob svarede ham: "Min Udlændigheds År er 130 År; få og onde var mine Leveår, og ikke når de op til mine Fædres År i deres Udlændigheds Tid."
“I have been wandering for 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My life has been short and difficult—I have not lived as long as my forefathers who also wandered from place to place.”
10 Derpå velsignede Jakob Farao og gik bort fra ham.
Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh again before leaving him.
11 Men Josef lod sin Fader og sine Brødre bosætte sig og gav dem Jordegods i Ægypten, i den bedste Del af Landet, i Landet Rameses, som Farao havde befalet.
So Joseph arranged for his father and brothers to live in Egypt and gave them land in the best part near Rameses, as Pharaoh had ordered.
12 Og Josef forsørgede sin Fader og sine Brødre og hele sin Faders Hus med Brød efter Børnenes Tal.
He also provided food for all of them—his father, his brothers, and his father's whole household—depending on family size.
13 Der fandtes ikke mere brød Korn i Landet, thi Hungersnøden var overvættes stor, og Ægypten og Kana'an vansmægtede af Sult.
No food was left in the whole country because the famine had become so bad. Throughout Egypt and Canaan people were starving.
14 Da lod Josef alle de Penge samle, som var indkommet i Ægypten og Kana'an for det Korn, der købtes, og lod dem bringe til Faraos Hus.
By selling grain Joseph collected all the money in Egypt and Canaan, and placed it in Pharaoh's treasury.
15 Men da Pengene slap op i Ægypten og Kana'an, kom hele Ægypten til Josef og sagde: "Giv os Brødkorn, at vi ikke skal dø for dine Øjne, thi Pengene er sluppet op!"
Once the money from Egypt and Canaan had run out, the Egyptians all came to Joseph and demanded, “Give us food! Do you want us to die right in front of you? All our money is gone!”
16 Josef svarede: "Kom med eders Hjorde, så vil jeg give eder Brødkorn for dem, siden Pengene er sluppet op."
“Bring me your livestock,” Joseph told them. “I'll give you grain in exchange for your livestock if you've run out of money.”
17 Da bragte de deres Hjorde til Josef, og han gav dem Brødkorn for Hestene, for deres Hjorde af Småkvæg og Hornkvæg og for Æslerne; og han forsørgede dem i det År med Brødkorn for alle deres Hjorde.
So they brought Joseph their livestock, and he provided them with grain in exchange for their horses, sheep, goats, cattle, and donkeys. He gave them grain in return for their livestock during that year.
18 Men da Året var omme, kom de til ham det følgende År og sagde: "Vi vil ikke dølge det for min Herre; men Pengene er sluppet op, og Kvæget har vi bragt til min Herre; nu er der ikke andet tilbage for min Herre end vore Kroppe og vor Jord;
But when that year was over, they came to him the next year and said, “My lord, we can't hide from you the fact that our money is gone and that you now own our livestock. All we have left to give you are our bodies and our land.
19 lad os dog ikke dø for dine Øjne, vi sammen med vor Jord, men køb os og vor Jord for Brødkorn, og lad os med vor Jord blive livegne for Farao, og giv os derfor Såsæd, så vi kan blive i Live og slippe for Døden, og vor Jord undgå at lægges øde!"
Do you want us to die right in front of you? So buy us and our land in return for food. Then our land will belong to Pharaoh, and we'll be his slaves. Just give us grain so we can live and won't die, and so the land won't be abandoned.”
20 Da købte Josef al Jord i Ægypten til Farao, idet enhver Ægypter solgte sin Mark, fordi Hungersnøden tvang dem, og således kom Landet i Faraos Besiddelse;
So Joseph bought all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh. Each and every Egyptian sold their fields, because the famine was hurting them so badly. The land ended up being owned by Pharaoh,
21 og Befolkningen gjorde han til hans Trælle i hele Ægypten fra Ende til anden.
and all the people became his slaves, from one end of Egypt to the other.
22 Kun Præsternes Jord købte han ikke, thi de havde faste Indtægter fra Farao, og de levede af de Indtægter, Farao havde skænket dem; derfor behøvede de ikke at sælge deres Jord.
The only land he didn't buy belonged to the priests because they had a food allowance provided to them by Pharaoh, so they didn't have to sell their land.
23 Derpå sagde Josef til Folket: "Nu har jeg købt eder og eders Jord til Farao; nu har I Såsæd til Jorden;
Then Joseph told the people, “Listen to me! Now that I have bought you and your land for Pharaoh, I'm giving you some seed for you to sow the fields.
24 men af Afgrøden skal I afgive en Femtedel til Farao, medens de fire Femtedele skal tjene eder til Såsæd på Marken og til Føde for eder og eders Husstand og til Føde for eders Børn."
However, when it's harvested, you have to give one fifth of it to Pharaoh. The other four-fifths you can keep as seed for the fields and as food for you, your households, and your children.”
25 De svarede: "Du har reddet vort Liv; måtte vi eje min Herres Gunst, så vil vi være Faraos Trælle!"
“You've saved our lives,” they declared. “May you continue to treat us well, my lord, and we'll be Pharaoh's slaves.”
26 Således gjorde Josef det til en Vedtægt, der endnu den Dag i Dag gælder i Ægypten, at afgive en Femtedel til Farao; kun Præsternes Jord kom ikke i Faraos Besiddelse.
So Joseph made it a law for Egypt which is still is in effect today that one fifth of all produce from the land belongs to Pharaoh. Only the priests' land was exempt since it did not belong to Pharaoh.
27 Israel bosatte sig nu i Ægypten, i Gosens Land; og de tog fast Ophold der, blev frugtbare og såre talrige.
The Israelites settled in Goshen in Egypt where they became prosperous landowners and rapidly increased in number.
28 Jakob levede i Ægypten i sytten År, så at Jakobs Levetid blev 147 År.
Jacob lived in Egypt for seventeen years, so he lived in total 137 years.
29 Da nu Tiden nærmede sig, at Israel skulde dø, kaldte han sin Søn Josef til sig og sagde til ham: "Hvis jeg har fundet Nåde for dine Øjne, så læg din Hånd under min Lænd og lov mig at vise mig den Kærlighed og Trofasthed ikke at jorde mig i Ægypten.
When the time came for Israel to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him, “If you think well of me, place your hand under my thigh and promise to treat me with trustworthy love and faithfulness. Don't bury me here in Egypt.
30 Når jeg har lagt mig til Hvile hos mine Fædre, skal du føre mig fra Ægypten og jorde mig i deres Grav!" Han svarede: "Jeg skal gøre, som du siger."
When I die, bury me with my forefathers. You must take my body from Egypt to the family tomb and bury me with them.” “I will do as you say,” Joseph promised.
31 Da sagde han: "Tilsværg mig det!" Og han tilsvor ham det. Da bøjede Israel sig tilbedende over Lejets Hovedgærde.
“Swear to me that you will,” he said. Joseph swore that he would. Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.
