Genesis 49
1 Jacob summoned all his sons, and said to them,
Og Jakob kalla kring seg sønerne sine og sagde: «Samla dykk saman, so skal eg varsla korleis det skal ganga dykk langt fram i tiderne:
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 i hop og høyr, de søner åt Jakob, kom og høyr på Israel, dykkar 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 eldste er du, blom av mi magt og min manndom, høgst i vyrdnad og størst i velde.
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.
Sjodande vilt som vatnet, dkal du ingen fyremun få; for i kvila åt far din du for! Kor vanærlegt! Han låg i mi lega.
5 Simeon and Levi, you have both acted like criminals. You use your swords to act violently.
Sambrøder er Simeon og Levi, valdsvåpen er deira verja.
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).
Søk ei deira samråd, mi sål, sky deira sellskap, mitt hjarta! For i harm slo dei menner i hel, og sjølvvilje skamskar dei uksar.
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.’
Forbanna ein ofse so strid, ei illska som deira so arg! Eg skal sprengja deim sund kring i Jakob, eg skal spreida deim utyver 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, deg lovar lydt dine brøder, handi di fatar din fiend i nakken, søkern’ åt far din fell deg til fota.
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].
Ein løveunge er Juda! Frå herjing kjem sonen min heim: Som ei løvemor legg han seg ned, kven vågar av kvildi han vekkja?
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.
Ikkje skal kongespir kverva frå Juda ell’ styrarstaven ifrå han stol, fyrr Fredsdrotten kjem, han som folki mun fylgja.
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].
I vingarden bind han sin gangar, sin fole i soldruvegrein; i vin sin klædnad han vaskar, i druveblod tvær han sin kjol’,
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].
med augo døkke av vin, med tenner kvite av mjølk.
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 utmed sjøstrandi bur, utmed strandi, der skutorne lender. Og Sidon hev han med sida.
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, det sterkbygde asnet, på kvii ligg han og kviler.
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 tykte kvildi var god, og at landet var fagert og fint, so bøygde han rygg under byrdi, og vart slik ein trugen 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, han skal døma sitt folk som dei andre Israels ætter.
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 verte ein hoggorm på vegen, ein eiterorm innmed stigen, som hesten i hælarne høgg, so ridaren ryk på rygg.
18 Then Jacob prayed, “Yahweh, I am waiting for you to rescue me [from my enemies].”
På hjelpi di biar eg, 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].
På Gad mun ransmenner renna, men han renner etter deim radt.
20 Asher, your descendants will eat good-tasting food; they will produce food that is delicious enough for kings to eat.
Feit er føda hans Asser, forkunnmat sender han kongar.
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 ei spelande hind, og ordi hans leikar so linne.
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.
Josef er eit aldetre ungt, eit aldetre ungt innmed kjelda; yver muren skyt greinerne upp.
23 Their enemies will attack them fiercely, and shoot at them with bows and arrows and pursue them.
Med pileskot dei han eggjar og søkjer, dei skyttararn’ mange;
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 han stend med sin boge so stødt, og røyver armarne raust: Hjelp fær han hjå kjempa åt Jakob, der! - hjå hyrdingen, Israels berg,
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).
Hjå Gud åt far din, han vare deg! Hjå den Velduge, han velsigne deg med velsigning or himmelen høge, med velsigning or djupet som ligg under jordi, med velsigning i brjost og i liv!
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].
Far din’s velsigning rakk yver dei eld’-gamle ovgilde fjelli, til ævordoms herlege høgder: På Josefs hovud ho kome, ho kome på kruna åt han, som er hovdingen for sine brøder!
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 ein ulv som riv sund; um morgonen et han upp ranet, til kvelds han skifter ut herfang.»
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.
Dette var alle Israels-ætterne, tolv i talet, og soleis var det far deira tala til deim: Han velsigna deim, og kvar av deim fekk si eigi velsigning, som høvde åt honom.
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 bad deim og sagde til deim: «No gjeng eg til folket mitt! Jorda meg då hjå federne mine, i den helleren som er på gjordet åt Efron, hetiten,
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 den helleren som er på Makpelagjordet, austanfor Mamre i Kana’ans-landet, det gjordet som Abraham kjøpte av Efron, hetiten, til eigande gravstad.
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 jorda dei Abraham og Sara, kona hans, og der jorda dei Isak og Rebekka, kona hans, og der jorda eg 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 det gjordet og i den helleren der, som var kjøpt av Hets-sønerne.»
33 When Jacob finished giving those instructions to his sons, he lay down on his bed again. Then he died [IDM].
Då Jakob var ferdig med dei fyresegnerne han hadde å gjeva sønerne sine, drog han føterne upp i sengi. Og han sålast og kom til federne sine.
