1 Mosebok 37
1 Men Jakob bodde i det land hvor hans far hadde bodd som fremmed, i Kana'ans land.
Jacob continued to live in the Canaan region where his father had lived previously.
2 Dette er historien om Jakobs ætt. Da Josef var sytten år gammel, gjætte han buskapen sammen med sine brødre; ung som han var, fulgte han med sønnene til Bilha og Silpa, sin fars hustruer; alt det onde som blev sagt om dem, gikk han til deres far med.
(This is/I will now tell you) what happened to Jacob’s family. When his son Joseph was 17 years old, he was taking care of the flocks of sheep and goats with some of his older brothers. They were sons of his father’s (concubines/female slaves that he had taken to be his secondary wives). Joseph sometimes told his father about bad things that his brothers were doing.
3 Men Israel hadde Josef kjær fremfor alle sine sønner, fordi han var hans alderdoms sønn; og han hadde latt gjøre en sid kjortel til ham.
Jacob loved Joseph more than he loved any of his other children, because Joseph had been born when Jacob was an old man. Jacob made for Joseph a long pretty robe that had long sleeves.
4 Og da hans brødre så at deres far hadde ham mere kjær enn alle hans brødre, hatet de ham og kunde ikke tale vennlig til ham.
When Joseph’s older brothers realized that their father loved him more than he loved any of them, they hated him. They never spoke kindly to him.
5 Engang hadde Josef en drøm, som han fortalte sine brødre; da hatet de ham enda mere.
One night Joseph had a dream. He told his brothers about the dream.
6 Han sa til dem: Hør nu hvad jeg har drømt:
He said to them, “Listen to the dream I had!
7 Jeg syntes vi bandt kornbånd ute på akeren, og se, mitt kornbånd reiste sig op og blev stående, og eders kornbånd stod rundt omkring og bøide sig for mitt kornbånd.
In the dream, we were tying up bundles of wheat in the field. Suddenly my bundle stood up straight, and surprisingly, your bundles gathered around my bundle and bowed down to it!”
8 Da sa hans brødre til ham: Skal du kanskje være vår konge og råde over oss? Siden hatet de ham enda mere for hans drømmer og for hans ord.
His brothers said to him, “Do you think that some day you will rule over us? Are you [saying that some day] you are going to be our king?” [RHQ] They hated him even more than before because of what he had told them about his dream.
9 Og han hadde ennu en annen drøm og fortalte den til sine brødre; han sa: Jeg hadde ennu en drøm, og se, solen og månen og elleve stjerner bøide sig for mig.
Later he had another dream, and again he told his older brothers about it. He said, “Listen to this! I had another dream. In this dream, the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me!”
10 Og da han fortalte det til sin far og til sine brødre, skjente hans far på ham og sa til ham: Hvad er dette for en drøm du har hatt? Skal da jeg og din mor og dine brødre komme og bøie oss til jorden for dig?
He also told his father about it. His father rebuked him, saying “What are you suggesting by that dream [RHQ]? Do you think it means that your mother and I and your older brothers will some day bow down to the ground in front of you?” [RHQ]
11 Og hans brødre var misunnelige på ham; men hans far gjemte det i sitt minne.
Joseph’s older brothers were furious/angry with him, but his father just kept thinking about what the dream meant.
12 Engang gikk hans brødre avsted for å gjæte sin fars buskap i Sikem.
One day Joseph’s older brothers went to take care of their father’s sheep and goats that were eating grass near Shechem.
13 Da sa Israel til Josef: Gjæter ikke dine brødre ved Sikem? Kom, jeg vil sende dig til dem. Og han svarte: Ja, her er jeg.
Some time later, Jacob said to Joseph, “Your brothers are taking care of the sheep and goats near Shechem [RHQ]. I am going to send you there to see them.” Joseph replied, “Okay.”
14 Da sa han til ham: Kjære, gå og se om det står vel til med dine brødre, og om det står vel til med buskapen, og kom så tilbake til mig med svar! Så sendte han ham avsted fra Hebron-dalen, og han kom til Sikem.
Jacob said, “Go and see if they are doing okay, and if the flocks are doing okay. Then come back and give me a report.” So Jacob sent Joseph from [the valley where they were living], the valley where Hebron is located, [to go north] to find his brothers. When Joseph arrived near Shechem [city],
15 Mens han nu vanket om på marken, møtte han en mann, og mannen spurte ham: Hvad leter du efter?
while he was wandering around in the fields looking/searching for his brothers, a man saw him and asked him, “Whom are you looking/searching for?”
16 Han svarte: Jeg leter efter mine brødre; kjære, si mig hvor de gjæter!
Joseph replied, “I am looking for my older brothers. Can you tell me where they are taking care of their sheep and goats?”
17 Mannen sa: De har draget herfra; jeg hørte dem si: La oss gå til Dotan! Så gikk Josef efter sine brødre og fant dem i Dotan.
The man replied, “They are not here any more. I heard one of them saying, ‘Let’s take the sheep and goats and go to Dothan [town].’” So Joseph left there and went north, and found his older brothers near Dothan.
18 De så ham langt borte, og før han kom nær til dem, la de op råd om å drepe ham.
But they saw him when he was still far away, and they decided to kill him.
19 De sa sig imellem: Se, der kommer denne drømmeren!
They said to each other [things like], “Here comes that dreamer!”
20 Kom nu og la oss slå ham ihjel og kaste ham ned i en av brønnene her, og så vil vi si: Et vilt dyr har ett ham op. Så får vi se hvad det blir av hans drømmer.
and “Hey, let’s kill him, and then throw his body into one of the pits/cisterns. Then we will tell people that a ferocious/wild animal attacked and killed him and ate him. And then we will (find out whether his dreams come true/make sure that his dreams do not come true)!”
21 Da Ruben hørte dette, vilde han fri ham ut av deres hender og sa: La oss ikke slå ham ihjel!
Reuben heard what they were saying, so he tried to persuade them not to kill [MTY] Joseph. He said, “No, we should not kill him.
22 Og han sa til dem: Utøs ikke blod, kast ham ned i denne brønn her i ørkenen, men legg ikke hånd på ham - for han vilde fri ham ut av deres hånd og føre ham tilbake til hans far.
Do not even shed his blood! We can throw him into this pit/cistern in the desert, but we should not harm him [MTY].” He said that, and then left them, planning to rescue Joseph later and take him back to his father.
23 Da nu Josef kom til sine brødre, klædde de av ham hans kjortel, den side kjortel som han hadde på.
So when Joseph arrived where his older brothers were, they seized him and ripped off his pretty robe with long sleeves.
24 Og de tok og kastet ham ned i brønnen; men brønnen var tom, det var intet vann i den.
Then they took him and threw him into the pit/cistern. But the pit/cistern was dry; there was no water in it.
25 Så satte de sig til å holde måltid; og da de så op, fikk de se et reisefølge av ismaelitter som kom fra Gilead, og deres kameler bar krydderier og balsam og ladanum; de var på vei med dette ned til Egypten.
After they sat down to eat some food, they looked up and saw a (caravan/group [of traders]), descendants of Ishmael, coming from the Gilead area. Their camels were loaded with bags of spices and nice-smelling resins. They were going down to Egypt to sell those things there.
26 Da sa Juda til sine brødre: Hvad gagner det at vi slår var bror ihjel og skjuler drapet?
Judah said to his [older and younger] brothers, “If we kill our younger brother and hide his body, (what will we gain?/we will not gain anything!) [RHQ]
27 Kom og la oss selge ham til ismaelittene, men la oss ikke legge hånd på ham, han er jo vår egen kjødelige bror. Og hans brødre gjorde som han sa.
So, instead of harming him, let’s sell him to these men who are descendants of Ishmael. Don’t forget, he is our own younger brother!” So they all agreed to do that.
28 Da nu de midianittiske kjøbmenn kom forbi, drog de Josef op av brønnen, og så solgte de Josef til ismaelittene for tyve sekel sølv; og ismaelittene tok Josef med sig til Egypten.
When those traders from the Midian area came near, Joseph’s brothers pulled him up out of the pit/cistern. Then they sold him to the men from Midian for 20 pieces of silver. The traders then took Joseph to Egypt.
29 Da Ruben kom tilbake til brønnen, fikk han se at Josef ikke var i brønnen. Da sønderrev han sine klær,
When Reuben returned to the pit/cistern, he saw that his younger brother was not there. He was so grieved that he tore his clothes.
30 og han gikk tilbake til sine brødre og sa: Gutten er der ikke, og jeg - hvor skal jeg gjøre av mig?
He went back to his [younger] brothers and said, “The boy is not in the pit/cistern! What can I do now?” [RHQ]
31 Så tok de Josefs kjortel og slaktet en gjetebukk og dyppet kjortelen i blodet.
[Joseph’s brothers did not dare to tell their father what they had done. So, they decided to invent a story about what had happened]. They got Joseph’s robe. Then they killed a goat and dipped the robe in the goat’s blood.
32 Og de sendte den side kjortel hjem til faren og sa: Denne har vi funnet; se efter om det ikke er din sønns kjortel!
They took that pretty robe back to their father and said, “We found this robe! Look at it. Is it your son’s robe?”
33 Og han kjente den igjen og sa: Jo, det er min sønns kjortel; et vilt dyr har ett ham op, Josef er visselig revet ihjel!
He recognized it, and he said, “Yes, it is my son’s robe! Some ferocious/wild animal must have attacked and killed him! I am sure that the animal has torn Joseph to pieces!”
34 Og Jakob sønderrev sine klær og bandt sekk om sine lender og sørget over sin sønn i lang tid.
Jacob was so grieved that he tore his clothes. He put on (sackcloth/clothes that people wear when they are mourning for someone who has died). He mourned/cried for his son for many days.
35 Og alle hans sønner og alle hans døtre kom for å trøste ham; men han vilde ikke la sig trøste; han sa: Med sorg må jeg fare ned til min sønn i dødsriket. Og hans far gråt over ham. (Sheol h7585)
All of his children came to try to comfort him, but he did not pay attention to what they said. He said, “No, I will still be mourning/crying when I die and go to be with my son.” So Joseph’s father continued to cry because of what had happened to his son. (Sheol h7585)
36 Men midianittene solgte ham i Egypten til Potifar, som var hoffmann hos Farao og høvding over livvakten.
In the meantime, the men/traders from Midian took Joseph to Egypt and sold him to Potiphar, who was one of the king’s officials. He was the captain of the soldiers who protected the king.
