Genesis 49
1 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the latter days.
Derpaa kaldte Jakob sine Sønner til sig og sagde: »Saml eder, saa vil jeg forkynde eder, hvad der skal hændes eder i de sidste Dage:
2 Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; And hearken unto Israel your father.
Kom hid og hør, Jakobs Sønner, lyt til eders Fader Israel!
3 Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength; The pre-eminence of dignity, and the pre-eminence of power.
Ruben, du er min førstefødte, min Styrke og min Mandskrafts første, ypperst i Højhed, ypperst i Kraft!
4 Boiling over as water, thou shalt not have the pre-eminence; Because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
Du skummer over som Vandet, men du mister din Forret; thi du besteg din Faders Leje. Skændigt handled du da han besteg mit Leje!
5 Simeon and Levi are brethren; Weapons of violence are their swords.
Simeon og Levi, det Broder Par, Voldsredskaber er deres Vaaben.
6 O my soul, come not thou into their council; Unto their assembly, my glory, be not thou united; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will they hocked an ox.
I deres Raad giver min Sjæl ej Møde, i deres Forsamling tager min Ære ej Del; thi i Vrede dræbte de Mænd, egenraadigt lamslog de Okser.
7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; And their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.
Forbandet være deres Vrede, saa vild den er, deres Hidsighed, saa voldsom den er! Jeg spreder dem i Jakob, splitter dem ad i Israel!
8 Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise: Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; Thy father’s sons shall bow down before thee.
Juda, dig skal dine Brødre prise, din Haand skal gribe dine Fjender i Nakken, din Faders Sønner skal bøje sig for dig.
9 Judah is a lion’s whelp; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up: He stooped down, he couched as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?
En Løveunge er Juda. Fra Rov stiger du op, min Søn! Han ligger og strækker sig som en Løve, ja, som en Løvinde, hvo tør vække ham!
10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh come; And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.
Ikke viger Kongespir fra Juda, ej Herskerstav fra hans Fødder, til han, hvem den tilhører; kommer, ham skal Folkene lyde.
11 Binding his foal unto the vine, And his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; He hath washed his garments in wine, And his vesture in the blood of grapes:
Han binder sit Æsel ved Vinstokken, ved Ranken Asenindens Fole, tvætter i Vin sin Kjortel, sin Kappe i Drueblod,
12 His eyes shall be red with wine, And his teeth white with milk.
med Øjnene dunkle af Vin og Tænderne hvide af Mælk!
13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; And he shall be for a haven of ships; And his border shall be upon Sidon.
Zebulon har hjemme ved Havets Kyst, han bor ved Skibenes Kyst, hans Side er vendt mod Zidon.
14 Issachar is a strong ass, Couching down between the sheepfolds:
Issakar, det knoglede Æsel, der strækker sig mellem Foldene,
15 And he saw a resting-place that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant under taskwork.
fandt Hvilen sød og Landet lifligt; derfor bøjed han Ryg under Byrden og blev en ufri Træl.
16 Dan shall judge his people, As one of the tribes of Israel.
Dan dømmer sit Folk saa godt som nogen Israels Stamme.
17 Dan shall be a serpent in the way, An adder in the path, That biteth the horse’s heels, So that his rider falleth backward.
Dan blive en Slange ved Vejen, en Giftsnog ved Stien, som bider Hesten i Hælen, saa Rytteren styrter bagover! —
18 I have waited for thy salvation, O Jehovah.
Paa din Frelse bier jeg, HERRE!
19 Gad, a troop shall press upon him; But he shall press upon their heel.
Gad, paa ham gør Krigerskarer Indhug, men han gør Indhug i Hælene paa dem.
20 Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, And he shall yield royal dainties.
Aser, hans Føde er fed, Lækkerier for Konger har han at give.
21 Naphtali is a hind let loose: He giveth goodly words.
Naftali er en løssluppen Hind, han fremfører yndig Tale.
22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a fountain; His branches run over the wall.
Et yppigt Vintræ er Josef, et yppigt Vintræ ved Kilden, Ranker slynger sig over Muren.
23 The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecuted him:
Bueskytter fejder imod ham, strides med ham, gør Angreb paa ham,
24 But his bow abode in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),
men hans Bue er stærk, hans Hænders Arme rappe; det kommer fra Jakobs Vældige, fra Hyrden, Israels Klippe,
25 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee, And by the Almighty, who shall bless thee, With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath, Blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
fra din Faders Gud — han hjælpe dig! Og Gud den Almægtige, han velsigne dig med Himmelens Velsignelser oventil og Dybets Velsignelser nedentil, med Brysters og Moderlivs Velsignelser!
26 The blessings of thy father Have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors Unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
Din Faders Velsignelser overgaar de ældgamle Bjerges Velsignelser, de evige Højes Herlighed. Maatte de komme over Josefs Hoved, over Issen paa Fyrsten blandt Brødre!
27 Benjamin is a wolf that raveneth: In the morning he shall devour the prey, And at even he shall divide the spoil.
Benjamin, den rovlystne Ulv, om Morgenen æder han Rov, om Aftenen deler han Bytte!«
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
Alle disse er Israels Stammer, tolv i Tal, og det var, hvad deres Fader talte til dem, og han velsignede dem, hver især af dem gav han sin særlige Velsignelse.
29 And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
Og han sagde til dem som sin sidste Vilje: »Nu samles jeg til mit Folk; jord mig da hos mine Fædre i Hulen paa Hetiten Efrons Mark,
30 in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burying-place.
i Hulen paa Makpelas Mark over for Mamre i Kana'ans Land, den Mark, som Abraham købte af Hetiten Efron til Gravsted,
31 There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah—
hvor de jordede Abraham og hans Hustru Sara, hvor de jordede Isak og hans Hustru Rebekka, og hvor jeg jordede Lea.
32 the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.
Marken og Hulen derpaa blev købt af Hetiterne.«
33 And when Jacob made an end of charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
Dermed havde Jakob givet sine Sønner sin Vilje til Kende, og han strakte sine Fødder ud paa Lejet, udaandede og samledes til sin Slægt.
