Genesis 49
1 Jacob summoned all his sons, and said to them,
Och Jacob kallade sina söner, och sade: Församler eder, att jag må förkunna eder, hvad eder skall hända i den yttersta tiden.
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.
Kommer tillhopa, och hörer till, I Jacobs barn; hörer edar fader Israel.
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 förste son, du äst min kraft, och min första magt, den öfverste i offret, och den öfverste i riket.
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.
Han utlöper med hast som vatten: Du skall icke vara den öfverste; ty du hafver uppstigit i dins faders lägre, och der hafver du med det uppstigandet besmittat mina säng.
5 Simeon and Levi, you have both acted like criminals. You use your swords to act violently.
De bröder Simeon och Levi, de hafva handlat orättfärdiga med deras mordvapen.
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).
Min själ komme icke i deras råd, och min härlighet vare icke i deras förbund; förty uti deras vrede hafva de dödat mannen, och uti deras öfverdådighet hafva de förderfvat oxan.
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.’
Förbannad vare deras vrede, att hon så styf är, och deras grymhet, att hon så hård är: Jag skall skingra dem i Jacob, och förströ 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, du äret, dig skola dine bröder lofva, din hand skall vara dina fiender på halsen; för dig skola dins faders barn buga 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].
Juda är ett ungt lejon, du äst högt kommen, min son, genom stor seger: Han hafver nederböjt sig, och lägrat sig som ett lejon, och som en lejinna. Ho törs sätta sig upp emot honom?
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.
Spiran skall icke varda tagen ifrån Juda, ej heller en mästare ifrå hans fötter, tilldess Hjelten kommer; och honom skola folken tillfalla.
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 varder bindandes sin fåla vid vinträt, och sine åsninnos son vid den ädla vinqvisten. Han skall två sin kläder i vin, och sin mantel i vinbärs blod.
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].
Hans ögon äro rödaktigare än vin, och hans tänder äro hvitare än mjölk.
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 skall bo vid hafshamnena, och vid skepphamnena, och sträcka sig intill 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]!
Isaschar skall vara en benåsne, och lägra sig emellan gränsorna.
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.
Och han såg rolighetena, att hon är god, och landet, att det är lustigt, och böjde sina härdar till att bära, och är vorden en skattskyldig tjenare.
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 skall varda en domare ibland sitt folk, såsom ett annat slägte i Israel.
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 skall varda en orm på vägenom, och en huggorm på stigenom, och bita hästen i foten, att den derpå rider, skall till rygga falla.
18 Then Jacob prayed, “Yahweh, I am waiting for you to rescue me [from my enemies].”
Herre, jag väntar efter dina helso.
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].
Gud, väpnad, skall föra hären, och åter igen föran.
20 Asher, your descendants will eat good-tasting food; they will produce food that is delicious enough for kings to eat.
Af Asser kommer hans feta bröd, och han skall gifva Konungenom kräselig mat.
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].
Naphthali är en snar hjort, och gifver kosteligit tal.
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.
Joseph skall tillväxa; han skall tillväxa likavisst som vid en källo: Döttrarna träda fram uti regementet.
23 Their enemies will attack them fiercely, and shoot at them with bows and arrows and pursue them.
Och ändock skyttarne voro honom förbittrade, trätte med honom, och hatade honom:
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.
Så är dock hans båge blifven fast, och hans händers armar äro förmannade, genom dess mägtiges händer i Jacob: Af honom äro komne herdar, stenar i Israel.
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).
Ifrå dins faders Gud är dig kommen hjelp, och af den Allsmägtiga äst du välsignad med välsignelse ofvan efter af himlenom; med välsignelse af djupet, som under ligger; med välsignelse på bröst och qved.
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].
Den välsignelse, som dinom fader och minom föräldrom lofvad är, går mägteliga efter deras önskan, som höge äro i verldene. Utaf Joseph skola hufvuden varda, och de öfverste Nazareer ibland sina bröder.
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 är en glupande ulf. Om morgonen skall han äta rof, men om aftonen skall han utskifta rofvet.
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.
Desse alle äro de tolf Israels slägter, och det är det, som deras fader hafver talat med dem, då han välsignade dem, hvar med sin besynnerliga välsignelse.
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.
Och han böd dem, och sade till dem: Jag skall samkas till mitt folk; begrafver mig när mina fäder, i den kulone på Ephrons Hetheens åker.
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 dubbelkulone, som ligger emot Mamre i Canaans lande, hvilka Abraham köpte till en arfgrift med åkrenom af Ephron den Hetheen.
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 hafva de begrafvit Abraham och Sara hans hustru: Der hafva de ock begrafvit Isaac och Rebecka hans hustru: Der hafver jag ock begrafvit 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.”
I den åkrenom och de kulone, som af Heths barnom köpt är.
33 When Jacob finished giving those instructions to his sons, he lay down on his bed again. Then he died [IDM].
Och när Jacob hade lyktat buden till sin barn, lade han sina fötter samman på sängene, led af, och vardt samkad till sitt folk.
