1 Mosebok 43
1 Men hungersnøden var hård i landet.
The famine in Canaan got worse.
2 Og da de hadde brukt op det korn de hadde hentet fra Egypten, sa deres far til dem: Dra atter avsted og kjøp oss litt korn!
Finally, when Jacob and his family had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, Jacob said to them, “Go back to Egypt and buy some more grain for us!”
3 Men Juda sa til ham: Mannen sa så alvorlig til oss: I skal ikke komme for mine øine uten eders bror er med.
But Judah said to him, “The man who sold us the grain warned us sternly, ‘I will not let you see me [SYN] again if you come and your younger brother is not with you.’
4 Dersom du vil sende vår bror med oss, vil vi dra ned og kjøpe korn til dig.
So, if you will send our younger brother with us, we will go down to Egypt and buy some grain for you.
5 Men dersom du ikke vil sende ham, vil vi ikke dra ned; for mannen sa til oss: I skal ikke komme for mine øine uten eders bror er med.
But if you will not send him, we will not go down there, because that man said to us, ‘I will not let you see me again if your younger brother is not with you.’”
6 Da sa Israel: Hvorfor har I gjort så ille mot mig og fortalt mannen at I har ennu en bror?
Jacob asked, “Why did you cause me to have this trouble by telling the man that you had a younger brother?”
7 De svarte: Mannen spurte oss nøie ut både om oss og om vår ætt og sa: Lever eders far ennu? Har I nogen bror? Og vi svarte ham efter som han spurte; kunde vi vel vite at han vilde si: Kom her ned med eders bror?
One of them replied, “The man asked about us and about our family. He said, ‘Is your father still living? Do you have another brother?’ We had to answer his questions. (We could not know that he would say, ‘The next time that you come down here, bring your brother with you!’/How could we know that he would say, ‘The next time that you come down here, bring your brother with you!’)” [RHQ]
8 Og Juda sa til Israel, sin far: Send gutten med mig I Så vil vi gjøre oss rede og dra avsted, så vi kan leve og ikke skal dø, både vi og du og våre små barn.
Then Judah said to his father Jacob, “Send the boy with me, and we will go immediately, in order that we and you and our children may get grain and not die from hunger.
9 Jeg skal svare for ham, av mig kan du kreve ham; dersom jeg ikke har ham med tilbake til dig og stiller ham for ditt ansikt, da vil jeg være din skyldner alle mine dager;
I myself will guarantee that he will return. You can require me to do what I am promising [IDM]. If I do not bring him back to you safely, you can say forever that (I am to blame/it was my fault [that he did not return to you)].
10 for dersom vi ikke hadde dryget så lenge, da kunde vi nu to ganger vært her igjen.
If we had not (wasted so much time/waited so long), by now we could have gone there and returned two times!”
11 Da sa Israel, deres far, til dem: Skal det nu så være, så gjør som jeg sier: Ta i eders sekker av alt det ypperste landet eier, og ha det med til mannen som gave, litt balsam og litt honning, krydderier og ladanum, pistasienøtter og mandler,
Then their father Jacob said to them, “If there is no other way, do this: Put in your sacks some of the best things that are grown in this land, and take them down to the man as a gift. Take some balm/perfume and honey and spices and myrrh/ointment, some pistachio nuts, and almonds.
12 og ta dobbelt så mange penger med eder, for de penger som kom igjen og lå øverst i eders sekker, må I ha med tilbake; kanskje det var en feiltagelse.
Take twice as much money as you took the previous time, because you must return the silver that someone put in the tops of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake that it was put in your sacks.
13 Ta så eders bror med, og gjør eder rede og dra tilbake til mannen!
Take your younger brother and go back to that man.
14 Og den allmektige Gud la eder finne barmhjertighet hos mannen, så han lar eders andre bror og Benjamin dra hjem igjen med eder; og jeg - skal jeg være barnløs, så får jeg være barnløs!
I will pray that God Almighty will cause that man to act mercifully toward you, so that he will let your other brother, as well as Benjamin, come back here with you. But as for me, if my sons are taken from me, then I will not have my sons!”
15 Så tok mennene denne gave, og de tok dobbelte penger med sig, og Benjamin; og de gjorde sig rede og drog ned til Egypten og trådte frem for Josef.
So the men took the gifts that Jacob said that they should take, and twice the amount of money that the grain would cost, and they also took Benjamin. They went down quickly to Egypt, and they stood in front of Joseph.
16 Da Josef så Benjamin sammen med dem, sa han til den som forestod hans hus: Før mennene inn i huset og la slakte og lage til; for mennene skal ete til middag hos mig.
When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the man who (was in charge of/supervised) things in his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare a meal, because I want them to eat with me at noon.” [And he told him in what order they were to be seated].
17 Og mannen gjorde som Josef sa, og førte mennene inn i Josefs hus.
The man did as Joseph said. And he took them to Joseph’s house.
18 Men mennene blev redde fordi de blev ført inn i Josefs hus, og de sa: Det er vel for de pengers skyld som forrige gang kom tilbake i våre sekker, vi føres inn her, forat han kan velte sig inn på oss og kaste sig over oss og gjøre oss til træler og ta våre asener.
But they were afraid because he was taking them to Joseph’s house. They were thinking, “He is taking us here because of the silver that was put in our sacks the first time that we came here. While we are eating, he will have his servants attack us and seize us and cause us to become his slaves, and also take our donkeys.”
19 De gikk derfor til mannen som forestod Josefs hus, og talte til ham ved inngangen til huset
They went with the man who was in charge of things in Joseph’s house. When they arrived at the entrance of the house,
20 og sa: Hør, herre! Vi kom forrige gang ned her for å kjøpe korn;
one of them said to him, “Please, sir, listen to me. We came down here previously and bought some grain.
21 men da vi kom til herberget og åpnet våre sekker, se, da lå enhvers penger øverst i hans sekk, våre penger med sin fulle vekt, og nu har vi dem med oss igjen,
But at the place where we stopped for the night as we were returning home, we opened our sacks. We were astonished to see that in the top of each of our sacks was the exact amount of silver that we had paid for the grain! So we have brought it back with us.
22 og vi har tatt andre penger ned med oss til å kjøpe korn for; vi vet ikke hvem som har lagt våre penger i våre sekker.
We have also brought more silver with us to buy more grain. We do not know who put the silver in our sacks.”
23 Da sa han: I kan være rolige, frykt ikke! Eders Gud og eders fars Gud har gitt eder en skatt i eders sekker; eders penger har jeg fått. Så førte han Simeon ut til dem.
The man replied, [“Relax]! Do not worry about it! I received the silver that you brought. Your God, the God your father worships, must have put it in your sacks.” And then he brought Simeon to them from the prison.
24 Derefter førte mannen dem inn i Josefs hus og gav dem vann, og de tvettet sine føtter, og han gav dem fôr til deres asener.
Then he took them into Joseph’s house. He gave them water to wash their feet and gave them food for the donkeys.
25 Så la de gaven til rette til Josef skulde komme hjem om middagen; for de hadde hørt at de skulde ete der.
He told them that they were going to eat with Joseph at noon. So the men prepared their gifts to give to Joseph when he arrived.
26 Og da Josef var kommet hjem, bar de inn til ham gaven som de hadde med sig, og kastet sig ned på jorden for ham.
When Joseph came home, they presented to him the gifts that they had brought into the house. Then they bowed down to the ground in front of him.
27 Men han spurte dem om det gikk dem vel, og han sa: Går det eders far vel, den gamle som I talte om? Lever han ennu?
He asked them if they were (well/in good health), and then he asked, “How is the health of your old father, the one that you told me about? Is he still living?”
28 De svarte: Ja! Det går din tjener vår far vel; han lever ennu. Og de bøide sig og kastet sig ned for ham.
One of them replied, “Yes, our father, [who is willing to be] your servant, is still alive, and he is well.” Then again they bowed down in front of him.
29 Og da han så op og fikk øie på Benjamin, sin bror, sin mors sønn, sa han: Er dette eders yngste bror, som I talte til mig om? Og han sa: Gud velsigne dig, min sønn!
Then he saw his [younger] brother Benjamin, his own mother’s other son. He asked them, “Is this your youngest brother, the one whom you told me about?” After they said “Yes,” he said to Benjamin, “Young man, I pray that God will act kindly toward you.”
30 Og Josef skyndte sig bort, for hans hjerte brente mot hans bror, og han søkte et sted hvor han kunde gråte; og han gikk inn i sitt kammer og gråt der.
Joseph quickly left the room. He realized that he was about to cry because he (was full of emotion about his younger brother/loved his younger brother so much). He went into his private room and cried there.
31 Så tvettet han sitt ansikt og gikk ut, og han gjorde sig sterk og sa: Sett maten frem!
Then, after he washed the tears from his face, he came out, and controlling his emotions, he said to the servants, “Serve the food!”
32 Og de satte frem for ham særskilt og for dem særskilt, og for egypterne som åt hos ham, særskilt; for egypterne kan ikke ete sammen med hebreerne, det er en vederstyggelighet for egypterne.
The people of Egypt considered that it was disgraceful for them to eat with Hebrews, so the servants served food to Joseph by himself, and served the other people of Egypt who ate with him by themselves, and they served Joseph’s older brothers and younger brother by themselves.
33 Og mennene fikk sine plasser midt imot ham efter alderen, den førstefødte øverst og den yngste nederst, og de så på hverandre og undret sig.
His brothers were astonished to see that their seats were arranged according to their ages, from the oldest to the youngest!
34 Og han lot bære til dem av maten på sitt bord, og Benjamin fikk fem ganger så meget som enhver av de andre; og de drakk, og drakk sig glade med ham.
And when their portions of food were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as anyone else’s portion! So they ate food and drank wine with Joseph and became very cheerful.
