< Genesis 49 >

1 Jacob called to his sons, and said: “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which will happen to you in the days to come.
Og Jakob kalla kring seg sønerne sine og sagde: «Samla dykk saman, so skal eg varsla korleis det skal ganga dykk langt fram i tiderne:
2 Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father.
Kom i hop og høyr, de søner åt Jakob, kom og høyr på Israel, dykkar far!
3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.
Ruben, min eldste er du, blom av mi magt og min manndom, høgst i vyrdnad og størst i velde.
4 Boiling over like water, you shall not excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, then defiled it. He went up to my couch.
Sjodande vilt som vatnet, dkal du ingen fyremun få; for i kvila åt far din du for! Kor vanærlegt! Han låg i mi lega.
5 “Simeon and Levi are brothers. Their swords are weapons of violence.
Sambrøder er Simeon og Levi, valdsvåpen er deira verja.
6 My soul, don’t come into their council. My glory, don’t be united to their assembly; for in their anger they killed men. In their self-will they hamstrung cattle.
Søk ei deira samråd, mi sål, sky deira sellskap, mitt hjarta! For i harm slo dei menner i hel, og sjølvvilje skamskar dei uksar.
7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
Forbanna ein ofse so strid, ei illska som deira so arg! Eg skal sprengja deim sund kring i Jakob, eg skal spreida deim utyver Israel.
8 “Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father’s sons will bow down before you.
Juda, deg lovar lydt dine brøder, handi di fatar din fiend i nakken, søkern’ åt far din fell deg til fota.
9 Judah is a lion’s cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he crouched as a lion, as a lioness. Who will rouse him up?
Ein løveunge er Juda! Frå herjing kjem sonen min heim: Som ei løvemor legg han seg ned, kven vågar av kvildi han vekkja?
10 The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. The obedience of the peoples will be to him.
Ikkje skal kongespir kverva frå Juda ell’ styrarstaven ifrå han stol, fyrr Fredsdrotten kjem, han som folki mun fylgja.
11 Binding his foal to the vine, his donkey’s colt to the choice vine, he has washed his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.
I vingarden bind han sin gangar, sin fole i soldruvegrein; i vin sin klædnad han vaskar, i druveblod tvær han sin kjol’,
12 His eyes will be red with wine, his teeth white with milk.
med augo døkke av vin, med tenner kvite av mjølk.
13 “Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon.
Sebulon utmed sjøstrandi bur, utmed strandi, der skutorne lender. Og Sidon hev han med sida.
14 “Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the saddlebags.
Issakar, det sterkbygde asnet, på kvii ligg han og kviler.
15 He saw a resting place, that it was good, the land, that it was pleasant. He bows his shoulder to the burden, and becomes a servant doing forced labor.
Og han tykte kvildi var god, og at landet var fagert og fint, so bøygde han rygg under byrdi, og vart slik ein trugen træl.
16 “Dan will judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
Dan, han skal døma sitt folk som dei andre Israels ætter.
17 Dan will be a serpent on the trail, an adder in the path, that bites the horse’s heels, so that his rider falls backward.
Dan verte ein hoggorm på vegen, ein eiterorm innmed stigen, som hesten i hælarne høgg, so ridaren ryk på rygg.
18 I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh.
På hjelpi di biar eg, Herre!
19 “A troop will press on Gad, but he will press on their heel.
På Gad mun ransmenner renna, men han renner etter deim radt.
20 “Asher’s food will be rich. He will produce royal dainties.
Feit er føda hans Asser, forkunnmat sender han kongar.
21 “Naphtali is a doe set free, who bears beautiful fawns.
Naftali er ei spelande hind, og ordi hans leikar so linne.
22 “Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring. His branches run over the wall.
Josef er eit aldetre ungt, eit aldetre ungt innmed kjelda; yver muren skyt greinerne upp.
23 The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecuted him:
Med pileskot dei han eggjar og søkjer, dei skyttararn’ mange;
24 But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),
Men han stend med sin boge so stødt, og røyver armarne raust: Hjelp fær han hjå kjempa åt Jakob, der! - hjå hyrdingen, Israels berg,
25 even by the God of your father, who will help you, by the Almighty, who will bless you, with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
Hjå Gud åt far din, han vare deg! Hjå den Velduge, han velsigne deg med velsigning or himmelen høge, med velsigning or djupet som ligg under jordi, med velsigning i brjost og i liv!
26 The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of my ancestors, above the boundaries of the ancient hills. They will be on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers.
Far din’s velsigning rakk yver dei eld’-gamle ovgilde fjelli, til ævordoms herlege høgder: På Josefs hovud ho kome, ho kome på kruna åt han, som er hovdingen for sine brøder!
27 “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the plunder.”
Benjamin er ein ulv som riv sund; um morgonen et han upp ranet, til kvelds han skifter ut herfang.»
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them, and blessed them. He blessed everyone according to his own blessing.
Dette var alle Israels-ætterne, tolv i talet, og soleis var det far deira tala til deim: Han velsigna deim, og kvar av deim fekk si eigi velsigning, som høvde åt honom.
29 He instructed them, and said to them, “I am to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
Og han bad deim og sagde til deim: «No gjeng eg til folket mitt! Jorda meg då hjå federne mine, i den helleren som er på gjordet åt Efron, hetiten,
30 in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a burial place.
i den helleren som er på Makpelagjordet, austanfor Mamre i Kana’ans-landet, det gjordet som Abraham kjøpte av Efron, hetiten, til eigande gravstad.
31 There they buried Abraham and Sarah, his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah, his wife, and there I buried Leah:
Der jorda dei Abraham og Sara, kona hans, og der jorda dei Isak og Rebekka, kona hans, og der jorda eg Lea,
32 the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.”
på det gjordet og i den helleren der, som var kjøpt av Hets-sønerne.»
33 When Jacob finished charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, breathed his last breath, and was gathered to his people.
Då Jakob var ferdig med dei fyresegnerne han hadde å gjeva sønerne sine, drog han føterne upp i sengi. Og han sålast og kom til federne sine.

< Genesis 49 >