Genesis 47

1 So then Joseph went in, and told Pharaoh, and said—My father and my brethren, and their flocks and their herds and all that they have, are come in from the land of Canaan, —and, here they are, in the land of Goshen.

Og Josef kom og forkyndte Farao det og sagde: Min Fader og mine Brødre og deres Faar og deres Øksne og alt det, de have, ere komne fra Kanaans Land; og se, de ere i Gosen Land.

2 Moreover out of the whole number of his brethren, he took with him five men, —and set them before Pharaoh.

Og af samtlige sine Brødre tog han fem Mænd og stillede dem for Farao.

3 And Pharaoh said unto the brethren of Joseph—What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh—Feeders of flocks, are thy servants, both we and our fathers.

Da sagde Farao til hans Brødre: Hvad er eders Haandtering? og de sagde til Farao: Dine Tjenere ere Faarehyrder, baade vi og vore Fædre.

4 And they said unto Pharaoh—To sojourn in the land, are we come in, for there is no pasture for the flocks which pertain to thy servants, for, severe, is the famine in the land of Canaan. Now, therefore, let thy servants dwell we pray thee in the land of Goshen.

Og de sagde til Farao: Vi ere komne at være fremmede i Landet; thi der er ingen Føde til det Kvæg, som dine Tjenere have; thi Hungeren er svar i Kanaans Land; og nu, kære, lad dine Tjenere bo i Gosen Land.

5 Then spake Pharaoh unto Joseph saying, —Thy father and thy brethren, are come in unto thee.

Og Farao talede til Josef og sagde: Din Fader og dine Brødre ere komne til dig.

6 The land of Egypt, is, before thee, in the best of the land, cause thou thy father and thy brethren to dwell, —let them dwell in the land of Goshen, And if thou knowest that there are among them men of ability, then shalt thou set them as chieftains of cattle over mine.

Ægyptens Land ligger for dig, lad din Fader og dine Brødre bo paa det bedste Sted i Landet, lad dem bo i Gosen Land, og dersom du ved, at der er duelige Mænd iblandt dem, da sæt dem til Opsynsmænd over Kvæget, over det, som jeg har.

7 So Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and caused him to stand before Pharaoh, —and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

Og Josef førte Jakob sin Fader ind og stillede ham for Faraos Ansigt, og Jakob velsignede Farao.

8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob: About how many, have been the days of the years of thy life?

Og Farao sagde til Jakob: Hvor gammel er du?

9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my sojournings, have been a hundred and thirty years, —Few and evil, have been the days of the years of my life, neither have they attained unto the days of the years of the lives of my fathers, in the days of their sojournings.

Og Jakob sagde til Farao: Min Udlændigheds Aars Dage ere hundrede og tredive Aar; faa og onde have mit Livs Aars Dage været og have ikke naaet til mine Fædres Livs Aars Dage i deres Udlændigheds Dage.

10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, —and came forth from the presence of Pharaoh.

Og Jakob velsignede Farao og gik ud fra Farao.

11 So then Joseph fixed the dwelling of his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt in the best of the land. in the land of Rameses, —as Pharaoh had commanded.

Men Josef lod sin Fader og sine Brødre bo og gav dem Ejendom i Ægyptens Land, paa det bedste Sted i Landet, i det Land Raamses, som Farao havde befalet.

12 And Joseph nourished his father and his brethren, and all his father’s house, —with bread, according to the need of their little ones.

Og Josef underholdt sin Fader og sine Brødre og alt sin Faders Hus med Brød til de smaa Børns Mund.

13 But, bread, was there none in all the land, —for the famine was, very severe, —so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine,

Og der var ikke Brød i alt Landet; thi Hungeren var saare svar, saa at Ægyptens Land og Kanaans Land forsmægtede for Hungerens Skyld.

14 So Joseph gathered up all the silver that was found in the land of Egypt. and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which, they, were buying, —and Joseph brought the silver into the house of Pharaoh.

Og Josef samlede alle Pengene, som fandtes i Ægyptens Land og i Kanaans Land, for det Korn, som de købte, og Josef lod Pengene komme i Faraos Hus.

15 And the silver was spent out of the land of Egypt and out of the land of Canaan, so all the Egyptians came in unto Joseph, saying—Do give us bread, for why should we die before thee, although, silver, hath failed?

Og da det var forbi med Pengene i Ægyptens Land og i Kanaans Land, da kom alle Ægypterne til Josef og sagde: Fly os Brød, og hvi skulle vi dø for dig? thi Pengene ere borte.

16 Then said Joseph: Give your cattle, and I will give you for your cattle, —if silver hath failed.

Og Josef sagde: Flyr hid eders Kvæg, saa vil jeg give eder Brød for eders Kvæg, dersom Pengene ere borte.

17 So they brought in their cattle unto Joseph, and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses and for the cattle of the flock and for the cattle of the herd, and for the asses, —and he provided them with bread for all their cattle, throughout that year.

Saa førte de deres Kvæg til Josef, og Josef gav dem Brød for Hestene og for Kvæget, som de ejede, og for Øksnene, som de ejede, og for Asenerne; saa hjalp han dem med Brød for alt deres Kvæg i det samme Aar.

18 When that year was ended, then came they unto him in the second year and said to him—We will not hide from my lord, how that the silver and the herds of beasts for my lord are come to an end, —there is nothing left before my lord, save only our bodies and our ground:

Der det samme Aar havde Ende, da kom de i det andet Aar til ham og sagde til ham: Vi ville ikke dølge for min Herre, at ikke alene Pengene ere borte, men og Kvæget, som vi ejede, er kommet til min Herre; vi have intet tilbage til min Herre, uden vore Legemer og vor Jord.

19 Wherefore should we die before thine eyes both we, and our ground? Buy thou us and our ground, for bread, —and we and our ground will become servants to Pharaoh, and give seed, that we may live, and not die, and the ground, not lie waste.

Hvi skulle vi dø for dine Øjne, baade vi og tilmed vor Jord blive øde? køb os og vor Jord for Brød; og vi med vor Jord ville være Faraos Tjenere, og giv os Sæd, at vi maa leve og ikke dø, og Jorden ikke blive øde.

20 So Joseph bought all the ground of the Egyptians for Pharaoh, for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine had laid fast hold upon them, —so the land became Pharaoh’s.

Og Josef købte af Ægyptens Jord til Farao; thi Ægypterne solgte hver sin Ager, fordi Hungeren var svar over dem; og Landet blev Faraos.

21 And as for the people, he brought them into bondage as servants, —from one end of the boundary of Egypt unto the other end thereof.

Og han lod Folket flytte om i Stæderne, fra den ene Ende af Ægyptens Land til den anden.

22 Only, the ground of the priests, bought he not, —for the priests had a statutory-portion, from Pharaoh and they had been eating their statutory-portion, which Pharaoh had given them, for which cause, they had not sold their ground.

Alene Præsternes Jord købte han ikke; thi Præsterne havde deres beskikkede Del af Farao; og de aade deres beskikkede Del, som Farao havde givet dem, derfor solgte de ikke deres Jord.

23 And Joseph said unto the people, Lo! I have bought you this day, and your ground for Pharaoh, —see, here is seed for you, so shall ye sow the ground;

Da sagde Josef til Folket: Se, jeg har i Dag købt eder og eders Jord til Farao, se, der have I Sæd, og I skulle besaa Jorden.

24 and it shall come to pass that, of the yield, ye shall give a fifth to Pharaoh, —but the four parts, shall be your own—for seed for the field, and for your food and for them who are in your households and for food for your little ones.

Og med Afgrøden skal det være saaledes, at I skulle give Farao den femte Part, og de fire Parter skulle I beholde til Sæd til Ageren og til Spise for eder og for dem, som ere i eders Huse, og til eders smaa Børn at æde.

25 And they said—Thou hast saved our lives! let us find favour in the eyes of my lord, so will we become Pharaoh’s servants.

Og de sagde: Du har holdt os ved Live, lad os finde Naade for min Herres Øjne, og vi ville være Faraos Trælle.

26 And Joseph appointed it for a statute—until this day, regarding the ground of Egypt, that Pharaoh, should take a fifth, —only, the ground of the priests, was, theirs alone, it had not become Pharaoh’s.

Saa gjorde Josef det til en Skik indtil denne Dag over Ægyptens Jord, at Farao skal have den femte Part; ikkun Præsternes Jord, den alene, blev ikke Faraos.

27 Thus Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt in the land of Goshen, —and gained possessions therein, and became fruitful and multiplied exceedingly.

Og Israel boede i Ægyptens Land, i Gosen Land; og de fik Ejendom der og vare frugtbare og bleve saare mangfoldige.

28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, —so it came to pass that the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were a hundred and forty-seven years.

Og Jakob levede i Ægyptens Land sytten Aar; og Jakobs Dage, hans Livs Aar, vare hundrede og syv og fyrretyve Aar.

29 And the days of Israel drew near that he must die, so he called for his son for Joseph and said to him—If, I pray thee I have found favour in thine eyes, place, I pray thee thy hand under my thigh, —so shalt thou deal with me in lovingkindness and faithfulness—Do not I pray thee, bury me in Egypt.

Og Israels Dage kom nær, at han skulde dø, og han kaldte ad sin Søn Josef og sagde til ham: Kære, dersom jeg har fundet Naade for dig, da læg, kære, din Haand under min Lænd, og bevis den Miskundhed og Troskab mod mig, at du, kære, ikke begraver mig i Ægypten.

30 When I shall lie down with my fathers, then shalt thou carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said: I, will do according to thy word.

Og jeg vil ligge hos mine Fædre, og du skal føre mig af Ægypten og begrave mig i deres Grav; og han sagde: Jeg vil gøre, som du har sagt.

31 Then he said: Come, swear to me! And he sware to him. Then did Israel bow himself down on the head of the couch.

Men han sagde: Sværg mig; og han svor ham; og Israel bøjede sig over Hovedgærdet i Sengen.