Genesis 49
1 Then Iaakob called his sonnes, and sayde, Gather your selues together, that I may tell you what shall come to you in the last dayes.
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 Gather your selues together, and heare, ye sonnes of Iaakob, and hearken vnto Israel your father.
Kom hid og hør, Jakobs Sønner, lyt til eders Fader Israel!
3 Reuben mine eldest sonne, thou art my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellencie of dignitie, and the excellencie of power:
Ruben, du er min førstefødte, min Styrke og min Mandskrafts første, ypperst i Højhed, ypperst i Kraft!
4 Thou wast light as water: thou shalt not be excellent, because thou wentest vp to thy fathers bed: then diddest thou defile my bed, thy dignitie is gone.
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 Leui, brethren in euill, the instruments of crueltie are in their habitations.
Simeon og Levi, det Broder Par, Voldsredskaber er deres Vaaben.
6 Into their secret let not my soule come: my glory, be not thou ioyned with their assembly: for in their wrath they slew a man, and in their selfe will they digged downe a wall.
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 wrath, for it was fierce, and their rage, for it was cruell: I will deuide them in Iaakob, 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 Thou Iudah, thy brethre shall praise thee: thine hande shalbe in the necke of thine enemies: thy fathers sonnes shall bowe downe vnto thee.
Juda, dig skal dine Brødre prise, din Haand skal gribe dine Fjender i Nakken, din Faders Sønner skal bøje sig for dig.
9 Iudah, as a Lions whelpe shalt thou come vp from the spoyle, my sonne. He shall lye downe and couche as a Lion, and as a Lionesse: Who shall stirre him vp?
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 scepter shall not depart from Iudah, nor a Lawegiuer from betweene his feete, vntill Shiloh come, and the people shall be gathered vnto him.
Ikke viger Kongespir fra Juda, ej Herskerstav fra hans Fødder, til han, hvem den tilhører; kommer, ham skal Folkene lyde.
11 He shall binde his Asse foale vnto ye vine, and his Asses colte vnto the best vine. hee shall wash his garment in wine, and his cloke 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 shalbe red with wine, and his teeth white with milke.
med Øjnene dunkle af Vin og Tænderne hvide af Mælk!
13 Zebulun shall dwell by the sea side, and he shalbe an hauen for shippes: and his border shalbe vnto Zidon.
Zebulon har hjemme ved Havets Kyst, han bor ved Skibenes Kyst, hans Side er vendt mod Zidon.
14 Issachar shalbe a strong asse, couching downe betweene two burdens:
Issakar, det knoglede Æsel, der strækker sig mellem Foldene,
15 And he shall see that rest is good, and that the land is pleasant, and he shall bow his shoulder to beare, and shalbe subiect vnto tribute.
fandt Hvilen sød og Landet lifligt; derfor bøjed han Ryg under Byrden og blev en ufri Træl.
16 Dan shall iudge 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 by the way, an adder by the path, byting the horse heeles, so that his rider shall fall backward.
Dan blive en Slange ved Vejen, en Giftsnog ved Stien, som bider Hesten i Hælen, saa Rytteren styrter bagover! —
18 O Lord, I haue waited for thy saluation.
Paa din Frelse bier jeg, HERRE!
19 Gad, an hoste of men shall ouercome him, but he shall ouercome at the last.
Gad, paa ham gør Krigerskarer Indhug, men han gør Indhug i Hælene paa dem.
20 Concerning Asher, his bread shalbe fat, and he shall giue pleasures for a king.
Aser, hans Føde er fed, Lækkerier for Konger har han at give.
21 Naphtali shalbe a hinde let goe, giuing goodly wordes.
Naftali er en løssluppen Hind, han fremfører yndig Tale.
22 Ioseph shalbe a fruitefull bough, euen a fruitful bough by the well side: the small boughs shall runne vpon the wall.
Et yppigt Vintræ er Josef, et yppigt Vintræ ved Kilden, Ranker slynger sig over Muren.
23 And the archers grieued him, and shotte against him and hated him.
Bueskytter fejder imod ham, strides med ham, gør Angreb paa ham,
24 But his bowe abode strong, and the hands of his armes were strengthened, by the handes of the mighty God of Iaakob, of whom was the feeder appointed, by the stone of Israel,
men hans Bue er stærk, hans Hænders Arme rappe; det kommer fra Jakobs Vældige, fra Hyrden, Israels Klippe,
25 Euen by the God of thy father, who shall helpe thee, and by the almightie, who shall blesse thee with heauenly blessinges from aboue, with blessings of the deepe, that lyeth beneath, with blessings of the brestes, and of the wombe.
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 shalbe stronger then the blessings of mine elders: vnto the ende of the hilles of the worlde they shall be on the head of Ioseph, and on the top 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 Beniamin shall rauine as a wolfe: in the morning he shall deuoure the pray, and at night he shall deuide the spoyle.
Benjamin, den rovlystne Ulv, om Morgenen æder han Rov, om Aftenen deler han Bytte!«
28 All these are the twelue tribes of Israel, and thus their father spake vnto them, and blessed them: euery one of them blessed hee with a seuerall blessing.
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 sayd vnto them, I am ready to be gathered vnto my people: burie mee with my fathers in the caue, that is in the fielde 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 caue that is in the field of Machpelah besides Mamre in the land of Canaan: which caue Abraham bought with the fielde of Ephron the Hittite for a possession to burie in.
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 buryed Izhak 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 purchase of the fielde and the caue that is therein, was bought of the children of Heth.
Marken og Hulen derpaa blev købt af Hetiterne.«
33 Thus Iaakob made an end of giuing charge to his sonnes, and plucked vp his feete into the bed and gaue vp the ghost, and was gathered to 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.
