Genesis 49
1 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the latter days.
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, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; And hearken unto Israel your father.
Kommer til Hobe og hører, Jakobs Sønner! og hører paa Israel, eders Fader.
3 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; The excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power.
Ruben, du er min førstefødte, min Magt og min første Kraft, ypperlig i Værdighed og ypperlig i Styrke!
4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not have the excellency; Because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed: Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
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 Simeon and Levi are brethren; Weapons of violence are their swords.
Simeon og Levi ere Brødre; Volds Vaaben ere deres Sværd.
6 O my soul, come not thou into their council; Unto their assembly, my glory, be not thou united; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their selfwill they houghed an ox.
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 anger, for it was fierce; And their wrath, 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 Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise: Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; Thy father’s sons shall bow down before thee.
Juda, dig skulle dine Brødre love, din Haand skal være paa dine Fjenders Nakke; for dig skulle din Faders Sønner bøje sig.
9 Judah is a lion’s whelp; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up: He stooped down, he couched as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse 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 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh come; And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.
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 unto the vine, And his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; He hath washed his garments in wine, And his vesture in the blood of grapes:
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 red with wine, And his teeth white with milk.
Han er rødere i Øjnene end Vin, og hvidere paa Tænderne end Mælk.
13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea: And he shall be for an haven of ships; And his border shall be upon Zidon.
Sebulon skal bo ved Havets Strand, og han skal være ved Skibenes Strand, og hans Side ligger op til Sidon.
14 Issachar is a strong ass, Couching down between the sheepfolds:
Isaskar skal være et knokkelstærkt Asen, som ligger imellem Kvægfoldene.
15 And he saw a resting place that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant under taskwork.
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 of the tribes of Israel.
Dan skal dømme sit Folk, som en af Israels Stammer.
17 Dan shall be a serpent in the way, An adder in the path, That biteth the horse’s heels, So that his rider falleth backward.
Dan skal være en Slange paa Vejen, en Hornslange paa Stien, som bider Hestens Hov, saa dens Rytter falder bag af.
18 I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
Herre, jeg bier efter din Frelse!
19 Gad, a troop shall press upon him: But he shall press upon their heel.
Gad — en Skare skal trænge ind paa ham, men han skal trænge den tilbage.
20 Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, And he shall yield royal dainties.
Fra Aser kommer det fede, som er hans Brød; og han skal give kongelige Lækkerheder.
21 Naphtali is a hind let loose: He giveth goodly words.
Nafthali er en frit løbende Hind, han, som giver dejlig Tale.
22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a fountain; His branches run over the wall.
Josef er en Kvist paa det frugtbare Træ, en Kvist paa det frugtbare Træ ved Kilden; Grenene gaa op over Muren.
23 The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecuted him:
Og Bueskytterne forbitrede ham og skøde og hadede ham.
24 But his bow abode in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel, )
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 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee, And by the Almighty, who shall bless thee, With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath, Blessings 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 thy father Have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors Unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
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 is a wolf that ravineth: In the morning he shall devour the prey, And at even he shall divide the spoil.
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 tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
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 charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
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 cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace:
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 Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah:
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 the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.
Den Agers Ejendom og den Hule, som er derpaa, er købt af Heths Børn.
33 And when Jacob made an end of charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto 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.
