1 Mosebog 46
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Jakob og hans familie flytter til Egypten
46 Så tog Jakob af sted med hele sin teltlejr og kom til Be’ersheba. Dér bragte han et offer til sin fars Gud. 2 Om natten talte Gud til ham i et syn.
„Jakob! Jakob!” kaldte han.
„Ja, jeg lytter,” svarede Jakob.
3 „Det er Gud, der taler til dig,” sagde stemmen, „din fars Gud! Vær ikke bange for at tage til Egypten. Jeg vil sørge for, at din slægt bliver et stort folk, mens I bor der. 4 Jeg vil selv gå med dig til Egypten, og jeg vil bringe dine efterkommere tilbage igen. Selv vil du dø i Egypten, men Josef vil være hos dig, når du dør.”
5 Næste morgen hjalp Jakobs sønner så deres far, deres koner og deres børn op i de vogne, som Farao havde stillet til rådighed, og de forlod Be’ersheba. 6-7 De tog alting med sig—deres dyr og alt, hvad de havde samlet sig i Kana’an. Kort tid efter ankom de til Egypten, Jakob og alle hans efterkommere: hans sønner og døtre og børnebørn, hele hans store familie.
8 Det følgende er en liste over Jakobs sønner og sønnesønner, der tog med ham til Egypten:
Ruben, hans ældste søn, 9 og dennes sønner Enok, Pallu, Hetzron og Karmi; 10 Simeon og hans sønner Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Sohar og Saul, hvis mor var kana’anæer; 11 Levi og hans sønner Gershon, Kehat og Merari; 12 Juda og hans sønner Shela, Peretz og Zerach; (Er og Onan var jo allerede døde. Peretz’ sønner hed Hetzron og Hamul.) 13 Issakar og hans sønner Tola, Pua, Jashub[a] og Shimron; 14 Zebulon og hans sønner Sered, Elon og Jahle’el. 15 Det var Jakobs og Leas seks sønner, som alle blev født i Paddan-Aram. Jakobs og Leas sønner og sønnesønner var således i alt 33. Der var også datteren Dina.
16 Gads sønner hed Zefon,[b] Haggi, Shuni, Etzbon, Eri, Arodi og Areli; 17 Ashers sønner hed Jimna, Jishva, Jishvi, Beria, og deres søster hed Sera. Berias sønner hed Heber og Malkiel. 18 Disse 16 personer var efterkommere af Jakob og Zilpa, tjenestepigen, som Lea fik af sin far, Laban.
19 Jakobs og Rakels sønner hed Josef og Benjamin. 20 Josef fik i Egypten sønnerne Manasse og Efraim med Asenat, en datter af præsten Potifera fra Heliopolis. 21 Benjamins sønner hed Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Na’aman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim og Ard. 22 Disse 14 var Jakobs og Rakels sønner og sønnesønner.
23 Dan havde sønnen Hushim. 24 Naftalis sønner hed Jahtze’el, Guni, Jetzer og Shillem. 25 Disse 7 var sønner og sønnesønner af Jakob og Bilha, tjenestepigen, som Rakel fik af sin far, Laban.
26 Antallet af Jakobs efterkommere, som kom med til Egypten, var altså 66. Svigerdøtrene blev ikke regnet med.[c] 27 Med Jakob selv samt Josef og hans to sønner var de så 70 i alt, som videreførte Jakobs slægt i Egypten.
28 Da Jakob og hans følge ankom til Egypten, sendte Jakob Juda i forvejen for at bede Josef om at vise dem vej til Goshen. 29 Josef gjorde straks sin vogn klar og tog af sted til Goshen for at møde sin far. Så snart han ankom, omfavnede han sin far og græd ved hans skulder i lang tid. 30 Derefter sagde Jakob til Josef: „Nu kan jeg dø i fred, for jeg har med egne øjne set, at du er i live.”
31 Josef sagde til sine brødre og deres familier: „Jeg vil nu tage tilbage til Farao og fortælle ham, at I er ankommet fra Kana’ans land. 32 Jeg vil forklare ham, at I er fårehyrder og kvægavlere, og at I har bragt jeres får, geder og kvæg og alt, hvad I ejer, med jer. 33 Når Farao derpå sender bud efter jer og spørger om jeres beskæftigelse, 34 skal I sige: ‚Vi og vores forfædre har altid været kvægavlere og fårehyrder.’ Når I fortæller ham det, vil han lade jer sætte jeres telte op her ude i Goshen, for egypterne kan ikke fordrage nomadefolk.”
Footnotes
- 46,13 De sidste to navne er her taget fra den samaritanske pentateuch (de 5 Mosebøger) og syriak oversættelsen, jævnfør 4.Mos. 26,23-24 og 1.Krøn. 7,1.
- 46,16 Den masoretiske tekst har Zifjon, mens den samaritanske pentateuch og den græske oversættelse, Septuaginta, har Zefon, jf. 4.Mos. 26,15.
- 46,26 Ifølge den daværende kultur talte man normalt ikke kvinderne med. Dina og Sera var undtagelser. Vi må formode, at der var mange andre døtre, som ikke er nævnt i denne opremsning. Tælles Dina med var der 71 efterkommere af Jakob. Når vi fratrækker de to døde sønner, Josef og hans to sønner, får vi 66, der rejste med Jakob til Egypten.
Genesis 46
King James Version
46 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
2 And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
4 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
5 And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
6 And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:
7 His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.
8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
9 And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
10 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
11 And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12 And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
13 And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
14 And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
15 These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.
16 And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
17 And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.
18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
19 The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.
20 And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
21 And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
22 These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.
23 And the sons of Dan; Hushim.
24 And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
25 These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
26 All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six;
27 And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.
28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
30 And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;
32 And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
33 And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?
34 That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
Genesis 46
English Standard Version
Joseph Brings His Family to Egypt
46 So Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to (A)Beersheba, and offered sacrifices (B)to the God of his father Isaac. 2 And God spoke to Israel (C)in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.” 3 Then he said, “I am God, (D)the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will (E)make you into a great nation. 4 I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also (F)bring you up again, and (G)Joseph's hand shall close your eyes.”
5 Then Jacob set out from Beersheba. The sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons (H)that Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 6 They also took their livestock and their goods, which they had gained in the land of Canaan, and (I)came into Egypt, Jacob and all his offspring with him, 7 his sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters. All his offspring he brought with him into Egypt.
8 (J)Now (K)these are the names of the descendants of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons. (L)Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, 9 and the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 10 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. 11 The sons of (M)Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 12 The sons of (N)Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but (O)Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan); and the sons of (P)Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 13 (Q)The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Yob, and Shimron. 14 The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. 15 These are the sons of Leah, (R)whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, together with his daughter Dinah; altogether his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three.
16 The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. 17 (S)The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, with Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. 18 (T)These are the sons of Zilpah, (U)whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bore to Jacob—sixteen persons.
19 The sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin. 20 And (V)to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera the priest of (W)On, bore to him. 21 And (X)the sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. 22 These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob—fourteen persons in all.
23 The son[a] of Dan: Hushim. 24 (Y)The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. 25 (Z)These are the sons of Bilhah, (AA)whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob—seven persons in all.
26 All the persons belonging to Jacob who came into Egypt, who were his own descendants, not including Jacob's sons' wives, were sixty-six persons in all. 27 And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two. (AB)All the persons of the house of Jacob who came into Egypt were seventy.
Jacob and Joseph Reunited
28 He had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to show the way before him in Goshen, and they came (AC)into the land of Goshen. 29 Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and (AD)fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while. 30 Israel said to Joseph, (AE)“Now let me die, since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive.” 31 Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household, (AF)“I will go up and tell Pharaoh and will say to him, ‘My brothers and my father's household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me. 32 (AG)And the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock, and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’ 33 When Pharaoh calls you and says, (AH)‘What is your occupation?’ 34 you shall say, (AI)‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock (AJ)from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,’ in order that you may dwell (AK)in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is (AL)an abomination to the Egyptians.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 46:23 Hebrew sons
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