1 Mosebok 45
1 Da kunde ikke Josef lenger legge bånd på sig for alle dem som stod hos ham; han ropte: La hver mann gå ut fra mig! Og det var ingen tilstede da Josef gav sig til kjenne for sine brødre.
Joseph was not able to control his feelings any longer. He did not want to cry in front of his servants, so he said to them loudly, “All of you go outside!” After they went outside, there was no one else there with Joseph when he told his brothers who he was.
2 Og han brast i gråt og gråt så høit at egypterne hørte det, og de hørte det i Faraos hus.
He cried so loudly that the people of Egypt who were outside heard it, and even the people in the king’s palace heard it.
3 Og Josef sa til sine brødre: Jeg er Josef, lever min far ennu? Men hans brødre kunde ikke svare ham, så forferdet stod de der foran ham.
Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is our father still alive?” But his brothers were not able to reply, because they were frightened because of what he said.
4 Da sa Josef til sine brødre: Kjære, kom hit til mig! Så gikk de bort til ham; og han sa: Jeg er Josef, eders bror, som I solgte til Egypten.
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me!” When they came closer, he said, “I am your brother Joseph! I am the one you sold to traders who brought me here to Egypt!
5 Men vær nu ikke bekymret og sørg ikke over at I solgte mig hit! For å holde eder i live har Gud sendt mig hit i forveien for eder;
But now, do not be distressed, and do not be angry with yourselves for having sold me to people who brought me here, because it was to save you from dying [because of the famine] that God sent me here ahead of you.
6 for nu har det vært hungersnød i landet i to år, og ennu kommer det fem år da der hverken skal pløies eller høstes.
There has been a famine in this country for two years, and it will continue for five more years, so that no one will plow ground, and there will be no crops to harvest.
7 Men Gud har sendt mig i forveien for eder fordi han vilde levne eder en rest på jorden, og fordi han vilde holde eder i live, så det blev en stor frelse.
But God sent me here ahead of you, to keep you from starving, and to make sure that your descendants will survive.
8 Så er det da ikke I som har sendt mig hit, men Gud; og han har satt mig til far for Farao og til herre over hele hans hus og til hersker i hele Egyptens land.
Therefore, it was not you who sent me here; it was God who sent me here! He has caused me to become like a father to the king. I am in charge of everything in his palace and the governor of everyone in Egypt!
9 Skynd eder og dra op til min far og si til ham: Så sier din sønn Josef: Gud har satt mig til herre over hele Egypten; kom ned til mig, dryg ikke!
Now return to my father quickly, and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: “God has caused me to become the governor over the whole land of Egypt. Come down to me immediately!
10 Du skal få bo i landet Gosen og være mig nær, både du og dine barn og dine barnebarn med ditt småfe og storfe og alt det du har.
You can live in the Goshen region. You and your children and your grandchildren, your sheep and goats and cattle, and everything that you own, will be near me.
11 Og jeg vil sørge for dig der - for ennu kommer det fem hungersår - forat du ikke skal utarmes, du og ditt hus og alle de som hører dig til.
Since there will be five more years of famine, I will make sure that you have food. If you do not come here, you and your family and all of your servants will starve. [EUP]”’
12 Og nu ser både I og min bror Benjamin med egne øine at det er jeg som taler med eder.
“Look closely, and all of you can see, including my brother Benjamin, that it is really I, Joseph, who am speaking to you.
13 Fortell da min far om all min herlighet i Egypten og om alt det I har sett; og skynd eder å føre min far her ned!
Go and tell my father about how greatly I am honored here in Egypt. And tell him about everything else that you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly!”
14 Så falt han sin bror Benjamin om halsen og gråt, og Benjamin gråt i hans armer.
Then he threw his arms around his [younger] brother Benjamin’s neck and cried. And Benjamin hugged him and cried.
15 Og han kysset alle sine brødre og gråt ved deres bryst; og siden talte hans brødre med ham.
And then as he kissed his older brothers [on their cheeks], he cried. After that, his brothers started to talk with him.
16 Og da det spurtes i Faraos hus at Josefs brødre var kommet, blev Farao og hans tjenere glade.
Someone went to the palace and told the news that Joseph’s brothers had come. The king and all his officials were pleased.
17 Og Farao sa til Josef: Si til dine brødre: Så skal I gjøre: I skal lesse på eders dyr og fare hjem til Kana'ans land,
The king said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers this: ‘Put loads of grain on your animals and return to the Canaan region.
18 og ta så eders far og eders husfolk og kom til mig, og jeg vil gi eder det beste i Egyptens land, og I skal ete av landets fedme.
Then bring your father and your families back here. I will give you the best land in Egypt, and you will have the best food in the land to eat.’
19 Dette byder jeg dig nu å si til dem: Så skal I gjøre: I skal ta med eder vogner fra Egypten til eders barn og hustruer og hente eders far og komme hit,
“Also tell this to your brothers: ‘Take some carts from Egypt to carry your children and your wives, and get them and your father and come back here quickly.
20 og I skal ikke kvie eder for å reise fra eders eiendeler; for det beste i hele Egyptens land skal være eders.
Do not worry about bringing your possessions, because the best things in Egypt will be yours. Because of that, you will not need to bring any of your things from Canaan.’”
21 Og Israels sønner gjorde så; og Josef gav dem vogner efter Faraos befaling og gav dem niste med på veien.
Jacob’s sons did what the king suggested. Joseph gave them carts and food to eat along the way, as the king had ordered.
22 Og han gav dem alle hver sin høitidsklædning, men Benjamin gav han tre hundre sekel sølv og fem høitidsklædninger.
To each of them he gave new clothes, but he gave 300 pieces of silver and five sets of new clothes to Benjamin!
23 Likeledes sendte han til sin far ti asener som bar av det beste Egypten hadde, og ti aseninner som bar korn og brød og fødevarer for hans far. på reisen.
And this is what he sent to his father: Ten male donkeys, loaded with some of the best goods that come from Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other food for his father’s trip to Egypt.
24 Så lot han sine brødre fare, og de reiste; og han sa til dem: Trett ikke med hverandre på veien!
Then he sent his brothers on their way, saying to them “Do not quarrel along the way!”
25 Så drog de op fra Egypten og kom til Kana'ans land, til Jakob, sin far.
So they left Egypt and came to their father Jacob in Canaan.
26 Og de fortalte ham at Josef ennu var i live, og at han var hersker over hele Egyptens land. Men hans hjerte var og blev koldt, for han trodde dem ikke.
One of them told him, “Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is the governor over all of Egypt!” Jacob was extremely astonished; he could not believe that it was true.
27 Så fortalte de ham alt det Josef hadde sagt til dem, og han så vognene som Josef hadde sendt til å hente ham i; da oplivedes Jakobs deres fars ånd.
But they told him everything that Joseph had said to them, and Jacob saw the carts that Joseph had sent to carry him and his family and possessions to Egypt. Then their father Jacob’s shock ended.
28 Og Israel sa: Det er nok; Josef, min sønn, lever ennu; jeg vil dra avsted og se ham før jeg dør.
He said, “What you have said is enough to convince me! My son Joseph is still alive, and I will go and see him before I die!”
