Genesis 49
1 Jacob summoned all his sons, and said to them,
Og Jakob kalte sine sønner til sig og sa: samle eder, så vil jeg forkynne eder hvad som skal hende eder i de siste dager.
2 “Gather around me in order that I can tell you what will happen in the future. My sons, come and listen to me. I am your father, [Jacob, whom God named] Israel.
Kom sammen og hør, I Jakobs sønner, hør på Israel, eders far!
3 Reuben, you are my oldest son. You were born when I was young and energetic/strong. You are prouder and stronger than all the rest of my sons.
Ruben, min førstefødte er du, min kraft og min styrkes første frukt, høiest i ære og størst i makt.
4 But you were as uncontrollable as a flood [SIM]. So now you will not be my most important son, because you climbed up onto my bed, and had sex with [MTY] my (concubine/slave who had become one of my wives). Your doing that caused me, your father, to have great shame.
Du bruser over som vannet, du skal intet fortrin ha; for du steg op på din fars leie; da vanhelliget du det - i min seng steg han op!
5 Simeon and Levi, you have both acted like criminals. You use your swords to act violently.
Simeon og Levi er brødre, voldsvåben er deres sverd.
6 I do not want to be with you when you make evil plans [DOU]. I do not want to join you in your meetings, because you killed people when you became very angry, and you (hamstrung/cut the tendons in the legs of) oxen just to (have fun/see them suffer).
Møt ikke i deres hemmelige råd, min sjel, ta ikke del i deres sammenkomster, min ære! For i sin vrede slo de menn ihjel, og i sin selvrådighet skamskar de okser.
7 God says, ‘I will (curse/cause bad things to happen to) them for being very angry, for acting very cruelly when they were very furious. I will scatter their descendants [MTY] throughout Israel land.’
Forbannet være deres vrede, for den var vill, og deres grumhet, for den var hård! Jeg vil kaste dem omkring i Jakob og sprede dem i Israel.
8 Judah, your [older and younger] brothers will praise you. They will bow down before you, because you will thoroughly defeat [MTY] your enemies.
Juda - dig skal dine brødre prise, din hånd skal være på dine fienders nakke, for dig skal din fars sønner bøie sig.
9 Judah is like a young lion [SIM] that has returned to its den satisfied after eating the animals that it has killed. He is like a lion that lies down and stretches out after eating; no one would dare to disturb it [RHQ].
En ung løve er Juda; fra rov er du steget op, min sønn! Han legger sig ned, han hviler som en løve, som en løvinne; hvem våger å vekke ham?
10 There will always be a ruler [MTY] from the descendants of Judah [MTY]. Each one will hold a scepter/staff to show that he has authority as a king. He will do that until the one to whom the scepter belongs comes, the one to whom the nations will bring tribute and show that they will obey him.
Ikke skal kongespir vike fra Juda, ikke herskerstav fra hans føtter, inntil fredsfyrsten kommer, og folkene blir ham lydige.
11 The grapevines of Judah’s descendants will produce grapes very abundantly. As a result, they will not object to tying their young donkeys to the grapevines in order that the donkeys can eat the leaves of the grapevines. [Wine will be very plentiful, with the result that] they could wash their cloaks in wine that is as red as blood [MET].
Han binder til vintreet sitt unge asen og til den edle ranke sin aseninnes fole; han tvetter i vin sitt klædebon og i druers blod sin kjortel.
12 Their eyes will be red because of [drinking too much] wine, but their teeth will be very white because of drinking much milk [from the cows].
Dunkle er hans øine av vin, og hvite hans tenner av melk.
13 Zebulun, your descendants will live by the seashore where there will be a safe harbor for ships. Their land will extend north as far as Sidon [city].
Sebulon - ved havets strand skal han bo, ved stranden hvor skibene lander; hans side er vendt mot Sidon.
14 Issachar, your descendants will be like strong donkeys that are lying down on the ground between their loads, [so tired that they cannot get up]!
Issakar er et sterktbygget asen, som hviler mellem sine hegn.
15 They will see that their resting place is good, and that the land pleases them very much. But they will bend their backs to carry heavy loads and be forced to work for others.
Og han så at hvilen var god, og at landet var fagert; da bøide han sin rygg under byrden og blev en ufri træl.
16 Dan, although your tribe will be small, their leaders will rule their people just like the leaders of other tribes of Israel will rule their people.
Dan skal dømme sitt folk, han som de andre Israels stammer.
17 Your descendants will be like snakes at the side of a road, like poisonous snakes lying beside a path. They will strike the heels of horses that pass by, causing the riders to fall backwards [as the horses rear up on their hind legs].”
Dan skal være en slange på veien, en huggorm på stien, som biter hesten i hælene, så rytteren faller bakover.
18 Then Jacob prayed, “Yahweh, I am waiting for you to rescue me [from my enemies].”
Efter din frelse bier jeg, Herre!
19 [Then Jacob continued telling his sons what would happen in the future. He said], “Gad, your tribe/descendants will be attacked by a group of bandits, but your tribe/descendants will pursue and attack them [MTY].
Gad - en fiendeflokk hugger inn på ham, men han hugger dem i hælene.
20 Asher, your descendants will eat good-tasting food; they will produce food that is delicious enough for kings to eat.
Fra Aser kommer fedmen, hans mat, og lekre retter som for konger har han å gi.
21 Naphtali, your descendants will be like deer [MET] that are (free to/not tied down and can) run wherever they wish. They will give birth to children who are good-looking like (fawns/baby deer) [MET].
Naftali er en lekende hind; liflig er ordet han taler.
22 Joseph, you will have many descendants [MET]. Their children will be as many as the fruit on a vine near a spring of water, whose branches extend over a wall.
Et ungt frukttre er Josef, et ungt frukttre ved kilden; grenene skyter ut over muren.
23 Their enemies will attack them fiercely, and shoot at them with bows and arrows and pursue them.
Og de egger ham og skyter på ham, de forfølger ham - de pileskyttere.
24 But they will hold their bows steady and their arms will remain strong, because of the power [MTY] of my mighty God, because of Yahweh who guides and provides for me [MET] like a shepherd guides and provides for his sheep. The people of Israel will [ask Yahweh to protect them], [like people hide under] a huge [overhanging] to be protected.
Men fast står han der med sin bue, og hans hender og armer er raske - ved Jakobs Veldiges hender, fra ham, fra hyrden, Israels klippe,
25 God, the one whom I worship, will help your descendants. God Almighty will bless them by sending them rain from the sky and by giving them water from deep/far below the ground. He will give them many cattle and children [MET] (OR, and their cattle will have many offspring).
fra din fars Gud, og han hjelpe dig, fra den Allmektige, og han velsigne dig med velsignelser fra himmelen der oppe, med velsignelser fra dypet der nede, med brysters og morslivs velsignelser!
26 The blessings that I want God to give you are great ones. They are greater than the blessings that come from the eternal mountains, greater than the ones that come from the everlasting hills. Joseph, I pray that these blessings will (be given to you/come upon your head), because you are the leader of your [older] brothers [and younger brother].
Din fars velsignelser stiger høit op over mine forfedres velsignelser, de når op til de evige høiders grense; de skal komme over Josefs hode, over hans isse, han som er høvding blandt sine brødre.
27 Benjamin, your descendants will be like [MET] vicious/fierce wolves: In the morning they will kill their enemies like a wolf devours (its prey/the animals that it has killed), and in the evening they will divide among their warriors the spoils that they seized from their enemies.”
Benjamin er en glupende ulv; om morgenen eter han op rov, og om aftenen deler han ut hærfang.
28 Those twelve sons are the ancestors of the twelve tribes of Israel. That is what their father said to them as he blessed them, telling to each one words that were appropriate for him.
Alle disse er Israels stammer, tolv i tallet, og således var det deres far talte til dem; han velsignet dem, hver av dem velsignet han med den velsignelse som tilkom ham.
29 Then Jacob said to his sons, “I will soon die. Bury my body where some of my ancestors are buried, in the cave that is in the field that was bought from Ephron, who belonged to the Heth people-group.
Og han bød dem og sa til dem: Jeg samles nu til mitt folk; begrav mig hos mine fedre i hulen på hetitten Efrons mark,
30 That field is in the Machpelah area, east of Mamre [town], in Canaan. My grandfather Abraham bought it from Ephron to use as a burial place.
i hulen på Makpela-marken, østenfor Mamre i Kana'ans land, den mark som Abraham kjøpte av hetitten Efron til eiendoms-gravsted.
31 That is where they buried him and his wife Sarah. That is where they buried my father Isaac and his wife Rebekah. And that is where I buried my wife Leah.
Der begravde de Abraham og Sara, hans hustru, der begravde de Isak og Rebekka, hans hustru, og der begravde jeg Lea,
32 That field and the cave in it were bought from the Heth people-group; so that is where I want you to bury me.”
på den mark og i den hule der som blev kjøpt av Hets barn.
33 When Jacob finished giving those instructions to his sons, he lay down on his bed again. Then he died [IDM].
Da Jakob var ferdig med de pålegg han vilde gi sine sønner, trakk han føttene op i sengen; og han opgav sin ånd og blev samlet til sine fedre.
