Genesis 49
1 And Jacob called his sons, and said to them,
Og Jakob kaldte ad sine Sønner og sagde: Samler eder, og jeg vil forkynde eder, hvad eder skal vederfares i de sidste Dage.
2 Assemble yourselves, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in the last days. Gather yourselves together, and hear me, sons of Jacob; hear Israel, hear your father.
Kommer til Hobe og hører, Jakobs Sønner! og hører paa Israel, eders Fader.
3 Ruben, you [are] my firstborn, you my strength, and the first of my children, hard to be endured, [hard and] self-willed.
Ruben, du er min førstefødte, min Magt og min første Kraft, ypperlig i Værdighed og ypperlig i Styrke!
4 You were insolent like water, burst not forth with violence, for you went up to the bed of your father; then you defiled the couch, whereupon you went up.
Du bruser op som Vandet; du skal ikke være ypperlig; thi du besteg din Faders Leje, da besmittede du det; han har besteget min Seng.
5 Symeon and Levi, brethren, accomplished the injustice of their cutting off.
Simeon og Levi ere Brødre; Volds Vaaben ere deres Sværd.
6 Let not my soul come into their counsel, and let not mine inward parts contend in their conspiracy, for in their wrath they killed men, and in their passion they houghed a bull.
Min Sjæl skal ikke komme i deres hemmelige Raad, min Ære skal ikke forenes med deres Forsamling; thi i deres Vrede have de slaget Mænd ihjel, og i deres Egenraadighed have de lemlæstet Oksen.
7 Cursed be their wrath, for it was wilful, and their anger, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
Forbandet være deres Vrede, thi den var streng, og deres Hastighed, thi den var haard; jeg vil fordele dem i Jakob og adsprede dem i Israel.
8 Juda, your brethren have praised you, and your hands shall be on the back of your enemies; your father's sons shall do you reverence.
Juda, dig skulle dine Brødre love, din Haand skal være paa dine Fjenders Nakke; for dig skulle din Faders Sønner bøje sig.
9 Juda is a lion's whelp: from the tender plant, my son, you are gone up, having couched you lie as a lion, and as a whelp; who shall stir him up?
Juda er en ung Løve; du opsteg fra Rov, min Søn! han har bøjet sig, han laa som en Løve og som en Løvinde; hvem tør jage ham op?
10 A ruler shall not fail from Juda, nor a prince from his loins, until there come the things stored up for him; and he is the expectation of nations.
Der skal ikke vige Kongespir fra Juda og ikke Herskerstav fra hans Fødder, førend Silo skal komme, og Folkene skulle hænge ved ham.
11 Binding his foal to the vine, and the foal of his ass to the branch [of it], he shall wash his robe in wine, and his garment in the blood of the grape.
Han binder sit unge Asen til Vintræet og sin Asenindes Føl til Vinranken; han tor sit Klædebon i Vin, og sin Kjortel i Vindrueblod.
12 His eyes shall be more cheering than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk.
Han er rødere i Øjnene end Vin, og hvidere paa Tænderne end Mælk.
13 Zabulon shall dwell on the coast, and he [shall be] by a haven of ships, and shall extend to Sidon.
Sebulon skal bo ved Havets Strand, og han skal være ved Skibenes Strand, og hans Side ligger op til Sidon.
14 Issachar has desired that which is good; resting between the inheritances.
Isaskar skal være et knokkelstærkt Asen, som ligger imellem Kvægfoldene.
15 And having seen the resting place that it was good, and the land that it was fertile, he subjected his shoulder to labour, and became a husbandman.
Thi han saa, at Hvilen var god, og at Landet var dejligt, og han har bøjet sine Skuldre til at bære og er bleven en skatskyldig Tjener.
16 Dan shall judge his people, as one tribe too in Israel.
Dan skal dømme sit Folk, som en af Israels Stammer.
17 And let Dan be a serpent in the way, besetting the path, biting the heel of the horse (and the rider shall fall backward),
Dan skal være en Slange paa Vejen, en Hornslange paa Stien, som bider Hestens Hov, saa dens Rytter falder bag af.
18 waiting for the salvation of the Lord.
Herre, jeg bier efter din Frelse!
19 Gad, a plundering troop shall plunder him; but he shall plunder him, [pursuing him] closely.
Gad — en Skare skal trænge ind paa ham, men han skal trænge den tilbage.
20 Aser, his bread [shall be] fat; and he shall yield dainties to princes.
Fra Aser kommer det fede, som er hans Brød; og han skal give kongelige Lækkerheder.
21 Nephthalim is a spreading stem, bestowing beauty on its fruit.
Nafthali er en frit løbende Hind, han, som giver dejlig Tale.
22 Joseph is a son increased; my dearly loved son is increased; my youngest son, turn to me.
Josef er en Kvist paa det frugtbare Træ, en Kvist paa det frugtbare Træ ved Kilden; Grenene gaa op over Muren.
23 Against whom men taking evil counsel reproached [him], and the archers pressed hard upon him.
Og Bueskytterne forbitrede ham og skøde og hadede ham.
24 But their bow and arrows were mightily consumed, and the sinews of their arms were slackened by the hand of the mighty one of Jacob; thence is he that strengthened Israel from the God of your father;
Og hans Bue blev dog stærk, og hans Hænders Arme smidige; det kom fra Jakobs mægtiges Hænder, hist fra, fra Hyrden, fra Israels Klippe.
25 and my God helped you, and he blessed you with the blessing of heaven from above, and the blessing of the earth possessing all things, because of the blessing of the breasts and of the womb,
Fra din Faders Gud — og han hjælpe dig! — og fra den Almægtige — og han velsigne dig! — komme Velsignelser fra Himmelen ovenfra og Velsignelser fra Dybet nedenfra, Brysters og Moderlivs Velsignelser.
26 the blessings of your father and your mother—it has prevailed above the blessing of the lasting mountains, and beyond the blessings of the everlasting hills; they shall be upon the head of Joseph, and upon the head of the brothers of whom he took the lead.
Din Faders Velsignelser ere mægtigere end mine Forfædres Velsignelser, indtil de evige Højes Grænser; de skulle komme paa Josefs Hoved og paa hans Isse, som er en Fyrste iblandt sine Brødre.
27 Benjamin, as a ravening wolf, shall eat still in the morning, and at evening he gives food.
Benjamin skal røve som en Ulv; om Morgenen skal han æde Rov, og om Aftenen skal han uddele Bytte.
28 All these [are] the twelve sons of Jacob; and their father spoke these words to them, and he blessed them; he blessed each of them according to his blessing.
Alle disse ere de tolv Israels Stammer; og dette er det, som deres Fader talede til dem, da han velsignede dem, hver efter sin Velsignelse velsignede han dem.
29 And he said to them, I am added to my people; you shall bury me with my fathers in the cave, which is in the field of Ephron the Chettite,
Og han befalede dem og sagde til dem: Naar jeg er samlet til mit Folk, da begraver mig hos mine Fædre i den Hule, som er paa Efron den Hethiters Ager,
30 in the double cave which is opposite Mambre, in the land of Chanaan, the cave which Abraam bought of Ephron the Chettite, for a possession of a sepulchre.
i den Hule, som er paa den Ager Makpela, som er tvært over for Mamre i Kanaans Land, hvilken Ager Abraham købte af Efron den Hethiter til Begravelses Ejendom.
31 There they buried Abraam and Sarrha his wife; there they buried Isaac, and Rebecca his wife; there they buried Lea;
Der have de begravet Abraham og Sara, hans Hustru; der have de begravet Isak og Rebekka, hans Hustru; og der har jeg begravet Lea.
32 in the portion of the field, and of the cave that was in it, [purchased] of the sons of Chet.
Den Agers Ejendom og den Hule, som er derpaa, er købt af Heths Børn.
33 And Jacob ceased giving charges to his sons; and having lifted up his feet on the bed, he died, and was gathered to his people.
Der Jakob var kommen til Ende med at byde sine Børn dette, da tog han sine Fødder til sig op paa Sengen og opgav sin Aand og blev samlet til sit Folk.
