Genesis 42
1 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, Why do you look one on another?
Der Jakob saa, at Korn var til fals i Ægypten, da sagde Jakob til sine Sønner: Hvi se I paa hverandre?
2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from there; that we may live, and not die.
Og han sagde: Se, jeg hører, at der er Korn til føls i Ægypten, farer did ned og køber til os derfra, at vi maa leve og ikke dø.
3 And Joseph’s ten brothers went down to buy corn in Egypt.
Saa droge Josefs ti Brødre ned at købe Korn i Ægypten.
4 But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brothers; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
Men Jakob lod ikke Benjamin, Josefs Broder, fare med sine Brødre; thi han sagde: Der kunde vederfares ham nogen Ulykke.
5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Saa kom Israels Sønner at købe iblandt dem, som kom; thi der var Hunger i Landet Kanaan.
6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brothers came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
Og Josef var Regent over Landet, han var den, som solgte til alt Folket i Landet; og Josefs Brødre kom, og de faldt ned for ham paa deres Ansigt til Jorden.
7 And Joseph saw his brothers, and he knew them, but made himself strange to them, and spoke roughly to them; and he said to them, From where come you? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
Og Josef saa sine Brødre og kendte dem og holdt sig fremmed mod dem og talede haarde Ting med dem og sagde til dem: Hvorfra komme I? og de sagde: Fra det Land Kanaan for at købe Spise.
8 And Joseph knew his brothers, but they knew not him.
Og Josef kendte sine Brødre; men de kendte ikke ham.
9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said to them, You are spies; to see the nakedness of the land you are come.
Og Josef kom de Drømme i Hu, som han havde drømt om dem, og sagde til dem: I ere Spejdere, I ere komne at bese, hvor Landet er blot.
10 And they said to him, No, my lord, but to buy food are your servants come.
Og de sagde til ham: Nej, min Herre! men dine Tjenere ere komne for at købe Spise.
11 We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, your servants are no spies.
Vi ere alle een Mands Sønner, vi ere redelige, dine Tjenere ere ikke Spejdere.
12 And he said to them, No, but to see the nakedness of the land you are come.
Og han sagde til dem: Nej, men I ere komne for at bese, hvor Landet er blot.
13 And they said, Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
De svarede: Vi, dine Tjenere, vare tolv Brødre, een Mands Sønner i Kanaans Land; og se, den yngste er endnu hos vor Fader, men den ene er ikke til.
14 And Joseph said to them, That is it that I spoke to you, saying, You are spies:
Og Josef sagde til dem: Det er det, som jeg har talet til eder, der jeg sagde: I ere Spejdere.
15 Hereby you shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh you shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come here.
Derpaa skulle I prøves: saa sandt Farao lever, skulle I ikke komme herfra, uden eders yngste Broder kommer hid.
16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and you shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely you are spies.
Sender een af eder bort, at han skal hente eders Broder; men I skulle være fangne, og eders Ord skulle prøves, om I fare med Sandhed; thi hvis ikke, da ere I, saa sandt Farao lever, Spejdere.
17 And he put them all together into ward three days.
Og han satte dem tilsammen i Forvaring i tre Dage.
18 And Joseph said to them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
Men den tredje Dag sagde Josef til dem: Gører dette, saa skulle I leve; jeg frygter Gud.
19 If you be true men, let one of your brothers be bound in the house of your prison: go you, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
Dersom I ere redelige, da lader een af eders Brødre blive som Fange i eders Forvaringshus; men farer I andre hen og fører det hjem, som I have købt mod Hungeren, for eders Huse,
20 But bring your youngest brother to me; so shall your words be verified, and you shall not die. And they did so.
og henter eders yngste Broder til mig, saa skulle eders Ord tros, og I skulle ikke dø; og de gjorde saaledes.
21 And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he sought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come on us.
Men de sagde den ene til den anden: Vi have sandelig forskyldt dette for vor Broder, da vi saa hans Sjæls Angest, idet han bad os, og vi vilde ikke høre, derfor kommer denne Angest over os.
22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Spoke I not to you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and you would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
Og Ruben svarede dem og sagde: Talede jeg det ikke til eder, der jeg sagde: synder ikke mod Drengen, og I hørte ikke? og se, nu kræves ogsaa hans Blod.
23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spoke to them by an interpreter.
Men de vidste ikke, at Josef forstod det; thi der var en Tolk imellem dem.
24 And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
Og han vendte sig fra dem og græd, og han vendte sig til dem igen og talede med dem og tog Simeon fra dem og lod ham binde for deres Øjne.
25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he to them.
Og Josef befalede, at man skulde fylde deres Poser med Korn og give dem deres Penge igen, hver i sin Sæk, og give dem Tæring paa Vejen; og han gjorde saa mod dem.
26 And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed there.
Og de lagde deres Korn paa deres Asener og fore derfra.
27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.
Men der den ene lod sin Sæk op for at give sit Asen Foder i Herberget, da saa han sine Penge, og se, de laa oven i hans Pose.
28 And he said to his brothers, My money is restored; and, see, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God has done to us?
Og han sagde til sine Brødre: Mine Penge ere komne igen, og se, de ere her i min Pose; da faldt deres Mod, og de forskrækkedes den ene med den anden og sagde: Hvorfor har Gud gjort os dette?
29 And they came to Jacob their father to the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell to them; saying,
Og de kom til Jakob, deres Fader, til Kanaans Land; og de gave ham til Kende alt det, som var dem vederfaret, og sagde:
30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
Den Mand, som er Herre i Landet, talte os haardelig til og holdt os for Landets Spejdere.
31 And we said to him, We are true men; we are no spies:
Og vi svarede ham: vi ere redelige, vi ere ikke Spejdere.
32 We be twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
Vi vare tolv Brødre, vor Faders Sønner, den ene er ikke til, og den yngste er endnu hos vor Fader i Kanaans Land.
33 And the man, the lord of the country, said to us, Hereby shall I know that you are true men; leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
Da sagde Manden, Landets Herre, til os: derpaa vil jeg kende, om I ere redelige: lader den ene af eders Brødre blive hos mig, og tager, hvad I behøve mod Hungeren for eders Huse, og farer hen
34 And bring your youngest brother to me: then shall I know that you are no spies, but that you are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and you shall traffic in the land.
og henter eders yngste Broder til mig, saa kan jeg kende, at I ikke ere Spejdere, men at I ere redelige; saa vil jeg give eder eders Broder igen, og I maa handle i Landet.
35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
Og det skete, der de tømte deres Sække, se, da var hvers Pengeknude i hans Sæk; og de saa deres Pengeknuder, de og deres Fader, og frygtede.
36 And Jacob their father said to them, Me have you bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and you will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
Da sagde Jakob, deres Fader, til dem: I berøve mig mine Børn; Josef er ikke til, og Simeon er ikke til, og Benjamin ville I tage hen; over mig kommer det altsammen.
37 And Reuben spoke to his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to you: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to you again.
Og Ruben talede til sin Fader og sagde: Du maa slaa begge mine Sønner ihjel, om jeg ikke fører ham til dig igen; giv ham i min Haand, og jeg vil føre ham til dig igen.
38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which you go, then shall you bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. (Sheol h7585)
Og han sagde: Min Søn skal ikke fare ned med eder; thi hans Broder er død, og han alene er bleven tilbage, og møder ham nogen Ulykke paa Vejen, som I drage hen paa, da skulle I føre mine graa Haar med Sorg til Graven. (Sheol h7585)
