Genesis 49
1 Jacob summoned all his sons, and said to them,
Och Jakob kallade sina söner till sig och sade: Församlen eder, på det att jag må förkunna eder vad som skall hända eder i kommande dagar:
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.
Kommen tillhopa och hören, I Jakobs söner; hören på eder 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 förstfödde är du, min kraft och min styrkas förstling, främst i myndighet och främst 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 sjuder över såsom vatten, du skall icke bliva den främste, ty du besteg din faders läger; då gjorde du vad skändligt var. Ja, min bädd besteg han!
5 Simeon and Levi, you have both acted like criminals. You use your swords to act violently.
Simeon och Levi äro bröder; deras vapen äro våldets verktyg.
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 inlåte sig ej i deras råd, min ära tage ingen del i deras samkväm; ty i sin vrede dräpte de män, och i sitt överdåd stympade de oxar.
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, som är så våldsam, och deras grymhet, som är så hård! Jag skall förströ dem i Jakob, jag skall förskingra 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.
Dig, Juda, dig skola dina bröder prisa; din hand skall vara på dina fienders nacke, för dig skola din faders söner 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].
Ett ungt lejon är Juda; från rivet byte har du dragit ditupp, min son. Han har lagt sig ned, han vilar såsom ett lejon, såsom en lejoninna -- vem vågar oroa 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 vika ifrån Juda, icke härskarstaven ifrån hans fötter, till dess han kommer till Silo och folken bliva honom hörsamma.
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 vid vinträdet sin åsna, vid ädla rankan sin åsninnas fåle. Han tvår sina kläder i vin, sin mantel i druvors 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 dunkla av vin och hans tänder vita av 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 havets strand, vid stranden, där skeppen ligga; sin sida skall han vända 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]!
Isaskar är en stark åsna, som ligger i ro i sin inhägnad.
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 att viloplatsen var god, och att landet var ljuvligt; då böjde han sin rygg under bördor och blev en arbetspliktig tjänare.
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 skaffa rätt åt sitt folk, han såväl som någon av Israels stammar.
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 vara en orm på vägen, en huggorm på stigen, en som biter hästen i foten, så att ryttaren faller baklänges av.
18 Then Jacob prayed, “Yahweh, I am waiting for you to rescue me [from my enemies].”
HERRE, jag bidar efter din frälsning!
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 skall trängas av skaror, men själv skall han tränga dem på hälarna.
20 Asher, your descendants will eat good-tasting food; they will produce food that is delicious enough for kings to eat.
Från Aser kommer fetma, honom till mat; konungsliga läckerheter har han att giva.
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 är en snabb hind; han har sköna ord att giva.
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.
Ett ungt fruktträd är Josef, ett ungt fruktträd vid källan; dess grenar nå upp över muren.
23 Their enemies will attack them fiercely, and shoot at them with bows and arrows and pursue them.
Bågskyttar oroa honom, de skjuta på honom och ansätta 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.
dock förbliver hans båge fast, och hans händer och armar spänstiga, genom dens händer, som är den Starke i Jakob, genom honom som är herden, Israels klippa,
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).
genom din faders Gud -- han skall hjälpa dig. genom den Allsmäktige -- han skall välsigna dig med välsignelser från himmelen därovan, välsignelser från djupet som utbreder sig därnere, välsignelser från bröst och sköte.
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 faders välsignelser nå högt, högre än mina förfäders välsignelser, de nå upp till de eviga höjdernas härlighet. De skola komma över Josefs huvud, över dens hjässa, som är en furste bland 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 ulv; om morgonen förtär han rov, och om aftonen utskiftar han byte."
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.
Alla dessa äro Israels stammar, tolv till antalet, och detta är vad deras fader talade till dem, när han välsignade dem; åt var och en av dem gav han sin särskilda 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 bjöd dem och sade till dem: "Jag skall nu samlas till mitt folk; begraven mig bredvid mina fäder, i grottan på hetiten Efrons 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 grotta som ligger på åkern i Makpela, gent emot Mamre, i Kanaans land, den åker som Abraham köpte till egen grav av hetiten Efron,
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.
där de hava begravit Abraham och hans hustru Sara, där de ock hava begravit Isak och hans hustru Rebecka, och där jag själv har begravit 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 åkern som jämte grottan där köptes av Hets barn."
33 When Jacob finished giving those instructions to his sons, he lay down on his bed again. Then he died [IDM].
När Jakob hade givit sina söner denna befallning, drog han sina fötter upp i sängen; och han gav upp andan och blev samlad till sina fäder.
