1 Mosebog 46
1 Da brød Israel op med alt, hvad han havde, og drog til Be'ersjeba, og han slagtede Ofre for sin Fader Isaks Gud.
And Israel, setting out with all that he had, arrived at the Well of the Oath. And sacrificing victims there to the God of his father Isaac,
2 Men Gud sagde i et Nattesyn til Israel: "Jakob, Jakob!" Og han svarede: "Se, her er jeg!"
he heard him, by a vision in the night, calling him, and saying to him: “Jacob, Jacob.” And he answered him, “Behold, here I am.”
3 Da sagde han: "Jeg er Gud, din Faders Gud, vær ikke bange for at drage ned til Ægypten, thi jeg vil gøre dig til et stort Folk der;
God said to him: “I am the most strong God of your father. Do not be afraid. Descend into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.
4 jeg vil selv drage med dig til Ægypten, og jeg vil også føre dig tilbage, og Josef skal lukke dine Øjne!"
I will descend with you to that place, and I will lead you back from there, returning. Also, Joseph will place his hands over your eyes.
5 Da brød Jakob op fra Be'ersjeba; og Israels Sønner satte deres Fader Jakob og deres Børn og Kvinder på de Vogne, Farao havde sendt til at hente ham på.
Then Jacob rose up from the Well of the Oath. And his sons took him, with their little ones and wives, in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry the old man,
6 Og de tog deres Kvæg og al deres Ejendom, som de havde erhvervet sig i Kana'ans Land, og drog til Ægypten, Jakob og alt hans Afkom med ham;
along with all that he possessed in the land of Canaan. And he arrived in Egypt with all his offspring:
7 således bragte han sine Sønner og Sønnesønner, sine Døtre og Sønnedøtre og alt sit Afkom med sig til Ægypten.
his sons and his grandsons, his daughters and all his progeny together.
8 Følgende er Navnene på Israels Sønner, der kom til Ægypten, Jakob og hans Sønner: Ruben, Jakobs førstefødte;
Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who entered into Egypt, he with his children. The firstborn is Reuben.
9 Rubens Sønner Hanok, Pallu. Hezron og Karmi;
The sons of Reuben: Hanoch and Pallu, and Hezron and Carmi.
10 Simeons Sønner Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar og Kana'anæerkvindens Søn Sjaul;
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad, and Jachin and Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.
11 Leois Sønner Gerson, Kehat og Merari;
The sons of Levi: Gershon and Kohath, and Merari.
12 Judos Sønner Er, Onan, Sjela, Perez og Zera; men Er og Onan døde i Kana'ans Land. Perezs Sønner var Hezron og Hamul.
The sons of Judah: Er and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez and Zerah. Now Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And sons were born to Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
13 Issakars Sønner Tola, Pua, Jasjub og Sjimron;
The sons of Issachar: Tola and Puvah, and Job and Shimron.
14 Zedulons Sønner Sered, Eloo og Jalel;
The sons of Zebulun: Sered and Elon and Jahleel.
15 det var Leos Sønner, som hun fødte Jakob i Paddan-Aram; desuden fødte hun ham Datteren Dina; det samlede Tal på hans Sønner og Døtre var tre og tredive.
These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore, along with his daughter Dinah, in Mesopotamia of Syria. All the souls of her sons and daughters are thirty-three.
16 Gods Sønner Zifjon, Haggi. Sjuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi og Areli.
The sons of Gad: Ziphion and Haggi, and Shuni and Ezbon, and Eri and Arodi, and Areli.
17 Asers Sønner Jimna, Jisjva. Jisjvi og Beria, og deres Søster Sera; og Berias Sønner Heber og Mallkiel;
The sons of Asher: Imnah and Jesua, and Jessui and Beriah, and also their sister Sarah. The sons of Beria: Heber and Malchiel.
18 det var Sønnerne af Zilpo, som Laban gav sin Datter Lea, og som fødte Jakob dem, seksten i alt;
These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah. And these she bore to Jacob: sixteen souls.
19 Rakels, Jakobs Hustrus, Sønner Josef og Benjamin;
The sons of Rachel, the wife of Jacob: Joseph and Benjamin.
20 og Josef fik Børn i Ægypten med Asenat, en Datter af Potifera, Præsten i On: Manasse og Efraim;
And sons were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of Heliopolis, bore for him: Manasseh and Ephraim.
21 Benjomins Sønner Bela, Beker, Asjbel, Gera, Nåman, Ebi, Rosj, Muppim, Huppim og Ard;
The sons of Benjamin: Bela and Becher, and Ashbel and Gera, and Naaman and Ehi, and Rosh and Moppim, and Huppim and Ard.
22 det var Rakels Sønner, som hun fødte Jakob, fjorten i alt;
These are the sons of Rachel, whom she bore to Jacob: all these souls are fourteen.
23 Dons Søn Husjim;
The sons of Dan: Hushim.
24 Noffolis Sønner Jazeel, Guni, Jezer og Sjillem;
The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel and Guni, and Jezer and Shillem.
25 det var Sønnerne af Bilha, som Laban gav Rakel, og som fødte Jakob dem, syv i alt.
These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel, and these she bore to Jacob: all these souls are seven.
26 Hele Jakobs Familie, der kom til Ægypten med ham, fraregnet Jakobs Sønnekoner, udgjorde tilsammen seks og tresindstyve;
All the souls who went into Egypt with Jacob and who went out from his thigh, besides the wives of his sons, were sixty-six.
27 og Josefs Sønner, der fødtes ham i Ægypten, var to; alle de af Jakobs Hus, der kom til Ægypten, udgjorde halvfjerdsindstyve.
Now the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in the land of Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, who went into Egypt, were seventy.
28 Men Juda sendte han i Forvejen til Josef, for at man skulde vise ham Vej til Gosen, og de kom til Gosens Land.
Then he sent Judah ahead of himself, to Joseph, in order to report to him, and so that he would meet him in Goshen.
29 Da lod Josef spænde for sin Vogn og rejste sin Fader i Møde til Gosen; og da han traf ham, omfavnede han ham og græd længe i hans Arme;
And when he had arrived there, Joseph harnessed his chariot, and he went up to meet his father at the same place. And seeing him, he fell upon his neck, and, amid embraces, he wept.
30 og Israel sagde til Josef: "Lad mig nu kun dø, da jeg har set dit Ansigt, at du endnu lever!"
And the father said to Joseph, “Now I will die happy, because I have seen your face, and I am leaving you behind alive.”
31 Men Josef sagde til sine Brødre og sin Faders Hus: "Jeg vil drage hen og melde det til Farao og sige til ham: Mine Brødre og min Faders Hus i Kana'an er kommet til mig;
And he said to his brothers and to all his father’s house: “I will go up and report to Pharaoh, and I will say to him: ‘My brothers, and my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
32 disse Mænd er Hyrder, thi de driver Kvægavl, og de har bragt deres Småkvæg og Hornkvæg og alt, hvad de ejer, med.
And these honorable men are pastors of sheep, and they have the task of feeding the flock. Their cattle, and herds, and all that they were able to hold, they have brought with them.’
33 Når så Farao lader eder kalde og spørger eder, hvad I er,
And when he will call you and will say, ‘What is your work?’
34 skal I sige: Dine Trælle har drevet Kvægavl fra Barnsben af ligesom vore Fædre! for at I kan komme til at bo i Gosens Land. Thi enhver Hyrde er Ægypterne en Vederstyggelighed."
You will respond, ‘Your servants are pastors of honor, from our infancy even to the present time, both we and our fathers.’ Now you will say this so that you may be able to live in the land of Goshen, because the Egyptians detest all pastors of sheep.”
