Genesis 43
1 But the famine prevailed in the land.
Og Hungeren var svar i Landet.
2 And it came to pass, when they had finished eating the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, that their father said to them, Go again; buy us a little food.
Og det skete, der de havde fortæret Kornet, som de havde hentet fra Ægypten, da sagde deres Fader til dem: Farer hen igen og køber os lidt Spise!
3 And Judas spoke to him, saying, The man, the lord of the country, positively testified to us, saying, You shall not see my face, unless your younger brother be with you.
Da talede Juda til ham, sigende: Manden vidnede alvorlig for os og sagde: I skulle ikke se mit Ansigt, uden eders Broder er med eder.
4 If, then, you send our brother with us, we will go down, and buy you food;
Dersom du sender vor Broder med os, ville vi fare ned og købe dig Spise.
5 but if you send not our brother with us, we will not go: for the man spoke to us, saying, You shall not see my face, unless your younger brother be with you.
Men dersom du ikke vil sende ham, fare vi ikke ned; thi Manden sagde til os: I skulle ikke se mit Ansigt, uden eders Broder er med eder.
6 And Israel said, Why did you harm me, inasmuch as you told the man that you had a brother?
Og Israel sagde: Hvi have I gjort ilde mod mig ved at kundgøre Manden, at I havde endnu en Broder?
7 And they said, The man closely questioned us about our family also, saying, Does your father yet live, and have you a brother? and we answered him according to this question: did we know that he would say to us, Bring your brother?
Og de sagde: Manden spurgte nøje om os og om vor Slægt og sagde: lever eders Fader endnu? have I nogen Broder? da kundgjorde vi ham, eftersom han adspurgte; hvorlunde kunde vi saa lige vide, at han skulde sige: fører eders Broder ned?
8 And Judas said to his father Israel, Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you, and our store.
Da sagde Juda til Israel, sin Fader: Lad den unge Mand fare med mig, at vi kunne gøre os rede og drage hen og leve og ikke dø, baade vi og du og vore smaa Børn.
9 And I engage for him; at my hand do you require him; if I bring him not to you, and place him before you, I shall be guilty towards you for ever.
Jeg vil være ansvarlig for ham, du maa kræve ham af min Haand; dersom jeg ikke fører ham igen til dig og sætter ham for dit Ansigt, da vil jeg bære Skyld for dig alle Dage.
10 For if we had not tarried, we should now have returned twice.
Thi dersom vi ikke havde tøvet, da havde vi nu to Gange været her igen.
11 And Israel, their father, said to them, If it be so, do this; take of the fruits of the earth in your vessels, and carry down to the man presents of gum and honey, and frankincense, and stacte, and turpentine, and walnuts.
Og Israel, deres Fader, sagde til dem: Om det saa skal være, da gører dette: tager af Landets bedste Frugt i eders Sække og fører ned til Manden som Skænk: lidt Balsam og lidt Honning, Urter og Ladanum, Pistacienødder og Mandler.
12 And take double money in your hands, and the money that was returned in your sacks, carry back with you, lest perhaps it is a mistake.
Tager og andre Penge med eder; og tager de Penge, som vare komne oven i eders Poser, igen med eder; maaske det er en Vildfarelse;
13 And take your brother; and arise, go down to the man.
og tager eders Broder og gører eder rede, farer igen til Manden!
14 And my God give you favour in the sight of the man, and send away your other brother, and Benjamin, for I accordingly as I have been bereaved, am bereaved.
Og den almægtige Gud give eder Barmhjertighed for den Mand, at han lader eders anden Broder og Benjamin følge tilbage med eder; og jeg, skal jeg da være berøvet mine Børn, saa faar jeg være berøvet mine Børn.
15 And the men having taken these presents, and the double money, took in their hands also Benjamin; and they rose up and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
Saa toge Mændene denne Skænk og toge dobbelte Penge i deres Haand og Benjamin og gjorde sig rede og droge ned til Ægypten og stode for Josefs Ansigt.
16 And Joseph saw them and his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said to the steward of his household, Bring the men into the house, and kill beasts and make ready, for the men are to eat bread with me at noon.
Da saa Josef Benjamin med dem og sagde til den, som forestod hans Hus: Før de Mænd til Huset og slagt Slagtekvæg og lav det til; thi disse Mænd skulle faa Mad med mig til Middag.
17 And the man did as Joseph said; and he brought the men into the house of Joseph.
Og Manden gjorde, som Josef sagde; og Manden førte Mændene i Josefs Hus.
18 And the men, when they perceived that they were brought into the house of Joseph, said, We are brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first; even in order to inform against us, and lay it to our charge; to take us for servants, and our asses.
Men Mændene frygtede, fordi de bleve førte i Josefs Hus, og sagde: Vi føres her ind for de Penges Skyld, som forrige Gang vare komne tilbage i vore Poser, for at han kan vælte sig ind paa os og overfalde os og tage os til Trælle med vore Asener.
19 And having approached the man who was over the house of Joseph, they spoke to him in the porch of the house,
Derfor gik de til Manden, som forestod Josefs Hus, og talede med ham ved Husets Dør.
20 saying, We pray [you], Sir; we came down at first to buy food.
Og de sagde: Hør mig, min Herre! vi vare jo tilforn dragne ned for at købe Spise.
21 And it came to pass, when we came to unlade, and opened our sacks, [there was] also this money of each in his sack; we have now brought back our money by weight in our hands.
Og det skete, der vi kom i Herberget og oplode vore Poser, se, da havde hver sine Penge oven i sin Pose, vore Penge efter deres Vægt, derfor have vi ført dem med os igen.
22 And we have brought other money with us to buy food; we know not who put the money into our sacks.
Og vi have taget andre Penge ned med os til at købe Spise for; vi vide ikke, hvo der lagde vore Penge i vore Poser.
23 And he said to them, [God deal] mercifully with you; be not afraid; your God, and the God of your fathers, has given you treasures in your sacks, and I have enough of your good money. And he brought Symeon out to them.
Og han sagde: Fred være med eder, frygter ikke! eders Gud og eders Faders Gud har givet eder en Skat i eders Poser, eders Penge kom til mig; og han lod Simeon ud til dem.
24 And he brought water to wash their feet; and gave provender to their asses.
Og Manden førte Mændene i Josefs Hus og gav dem Vand, og de toede deres Fødder; og han gav deres Asener Foder.
25 And they prepared their gifts, until Joseph came at noon, for they heard that he was going to dine there.
Men de gjorde Gaven rede, indtil Josef kom om Middagen; thi de havde hørt, at de skulde faa Mad der.
26 And Joseph entered into the house, and they brought him the gifts which they had in their hands, into the house; and they did him reverence with their face to the ground.
Og Josef kom ind i Huset, og de bare ham den Skænk, som de havde i deres Haand, ind i Huset, og de faldt ned for ham paa Jorden.
27 And he asked them, How are you? and he said to them, Is your father, the old man of whom you spoke, well? Does he yet live?
Men han hilsede dem og sagde: Gaar det eders Fader, den gamle, vel, som I talede om? lever han endnu?
28 And they said, Your servant our father is well; he is yet alive. And he said, Blessed be that man by God; —and they bowed, and did him reverence.
De sagde: Det gaar din Tjener, vor Fader, vel, han lever endnu; og de bøjede sig og faldt ned for ham.
29 And Joseph lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said, Is this your younger brother, whom you spoke of bringing to me? and he said, God have mercy on you, my son.
Da opløftede han sine Øjne og saa Benjamin sin Broder, sin Moders Søn, og sagde: Er denne eders yngste Broder, som I talte til mig om? og han sagde: Gud være dig naadig, min Søn!
30 And Joseph was troubled, for his bowels yearned over his brother, and he sought to weep; and he went into his chamber, and wept there.
Og Josef skyndte sig; thi hans Hjerte brændte imod hans Broder, og han søgte et Sted, hvor han kunde græde, og han gik ind i Kammeret og græd der.
31 And he washed his face and came out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
Og der han havde toet sit Ansigt, da gik han ud, og han holdt sig og sagde: Sætter Maden frem!
32 And they set on [bread] for him alone, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians feasting with him by themselves, for the Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews, for it is an abomination to the Egyptians.
Saa satte de for ham særskilt og for dem særskilt og for Ægypterne, som aade med ham, særskilt, fordi Ægypterne ikke kunde æde Brød med Hebræerne; thi det er Ægypterne en Vederstyggelighed.
33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his seniority, and the younger according to his youth; and the men looked with amazement every one at his brother.
Og de sade lige for ham, den førstefødte efter sin Førstefødsel og den yngste efter sin Ungdom; og Mændene forundrede sig imellem sig indbyrdes.
34 And they took their portions from him to themselves; but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as the portions of [the others]. And they drank and were filled with drink with him.
Og han lod bære Retter af det, som var for ham, til dem, og lod Benjamins Ret være mere end alle de andres Retter, fem Gange; og de drak og bleve drukne med ham.
