Genesis 42
1 And Jacob having seen that there was a sale [of corn] in Egypt, said to his sons, Why are you indolent?
Der Jakob saa, at Korn var til fals i Ægypten, da sagde Jakob til sine Sønner: Hvi se I paa hverandre?
2 Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt; go down there, and buy for us a little food, 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 the ten brethren of Joseph went down to buy corn out of Egypt.
Saa droge Josefs ti Brødre ned at købe Korn i Ægypten.
4 But [Jacob] sent not Benjamin, the brother of Joseph, with his brethren; for he said, Lest, haply, disease 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 with those that came, for the famine was in the land of Chanaan.
Saa kom Israels Sønner at købe iblandt dem, som kom; thi der var Hunger i Landet Kanaan.
6 And Joseph was ruler of the land; he sold to all the people of the land. And the brethren of Joseph, having come, did reverence to him, [bowing] with the face to the ground.
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 when Joseph saw his brethren, he knew them, and estranged himself from them, and spoke hard words to them; and said to them, Whence are you come? And they said, Out of the land of Chanaan, 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 brethren, but they knew not him.
Og Josef kendte sine Brødre; men de kendte ikke ham.
9 And Joseph remembered his dream, which he saw; and he said to them, You are spies; to observe the marks of the land are you 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 But they said, Nay, Sir, we your servants are come to buy food;
Og de sagde til ham: Nej, min Herre! men dine Tjenere ere komne for at købe Spise.
11 we are all sons of one man; we are peaceful, your servants are not spies.
Vi ere alle een Mands Sønner, vi ere redelige, dine Tjenere ere ikke Spejdere.
12 And he said to them, Nay, but you are come to observe the marks of the land.
Og han sagde til dem: Nej, men I ere komne for at bese, hvor Landet er blot.
13 And they said, We your servants are twelve brethren, in the land of Chanaan; and, behold, the youngest is with our father today, but the other 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, This 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 herein shall you be manifested; by the health of Pharao, you shall not depart hence, unless your younger 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 take your brother; and go you to prison, till your words be clear, whether you speak the truth or not; but, if not, by the health of Pharao, verily 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 in prison three days.
Og han satte dem tilsammen i Forvaring i tre Dage.
18 And he said to them on the third day, This do, and you shall 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 peaceful, let one of your brethren be detained in prison; but go you, and carry back the corn you have purchased.
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 And bring your younger brother to me, and your words shall be believed; but, if not, you shall 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 each said to his brother, Yes, indeed, for we are in fault concerning our brother, when we disregarded the anguish of his soul, when he implored us, and we listened not to him; and therefore has this affliction come upon 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 Ruben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Hurt not the boy, and you heard me not? and, behold, 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 But they knew not that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.
Men de vidste ikke, at Josef forstod det; thi der var en Tolk imellem dem.
24 And Joseph turned away from them, and wept; and again he came to them, and spoke to them; and he took Symeon from them, 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 And Joseph gave orders to fill their vessels with corn, and to return their money to each into his sack, and to give them provision for the way; and it was so done 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 having put the corn on the asses, they departed thence.
Og de lagde deres Korn paa deres Asener og fore derfra.
27 And one having opened his sack to give his asses fodder, at the place where they rested, saw also his bundle of money, for it was on the mouth of his sack.
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 brethren, My money has been restored to me, and behold this is in my sack. And their heart was wonder-struck, and they were troubled, 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 their father, Jacob, into the land of Chanaan, and reported to him all that had happened 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, the lord of the land, spoke harsh words to us, and put us in prison as spies of the land.
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 men of peace, we are not spies.
Og vi svarede ham: vi ere redelige, vi ere ikke Spejdere.
32 We are twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is with his father today in the land of Chanaan.
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 land, said to us, Herein shall I know that you are peaceful; leave one brother here with me, and having taken the corn you have purchased for your family, depart.
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 to me your younger brother; then I shall know that you are not spies, but that you are men of peace: and I will restore you your brother, and you shall trade 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 were emptying their sacks, there was each man's bundle of money in his sack; and they and their father saw their bundles of money, and 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 their father Jacob said to them, You have bereaved me. Joseph is not, Symeon is not, and will you take Benjamin? all these things have come upon 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 Ruben spoke to his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to you; give him into my hand, and I will bring him back to you.
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 But he said, My son shall not go down with you, because his brother is dead, and he only has been left; and [suppose] it shall come to pass that he is afflicted by the way by which you go, then you shall bring down my old age with sorrow to Hades. (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)
