1 Mosebog 47
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Farao byder Jakob og hans familie velkommen
47 Josef vendte så tilbage til Farao og sagde: „Min far og mine brødre er ankommet fra Kana’an med deres får, geder, kvæg og alt, hvad de ejer. De befinder sig lige nu i Goshen.” 2 Josef havde fem af sine brødre med sig. Dem præsenterede han for Farao, 3 og Farao spurgte dem: „Hvad er jeres beskæftigelse?”
„Vi er hyrder ligesom vores forfædre,” svarede de. 4 „Vi er kommet for at bo som gæster i Egypten. Der er ikke mere græs til vores dyr i Kana’an, for hungersnøden er meget streng der. Vi beder derfor om tilladelse til at bo i Goshen.”
5 Henvendt til Josef sagde Farao: „Nu, da din far og dine brødre er kommet, 6 må du lade dem slå sig ned i den bedste del af landet. Hvis de gerne vil bosætte sig i Goshen, så lad dem gøre det. Og hvis nogle af dem er særlig gode hyrder, kan du give dem opsyn med mit kvæg.”
7 Derefter bragte Josef sin gamle far Jakob til Farao, og Jakob hilste på Farao med en velsignelse.
8 „Hvor gammel er du?” spurgte Farao ham.
9 Jakob svarede: „I mine 130 år har jeg rejst i mange lande og været igennem et utal af problemer, men jeg har ikke levet nær så længe, som mange af mine forfædre.” 10 Jakob velsignede igen kongen som afsked og forlod ham.
11 Så gav Josef den bedste del af Egypten—området omkring byen Ramses—til sin far og sine brødre, sådan som Farao havde sagt. 12 Og han sørgede for korn til sin far og sine brødre i forhold til størrelsen af deres familier.
Hungersnøden bliver værre
13 Hungersnøden blev værre og værre, og der var stadig ingenting at høste hverken i Egypten eller i Kana’an, hvor jorden blev totalt udtørret. 14 Alle de penge, Josef havde modtaget som betaling for korn, der var solgt til folk i Egypten og Kana’an, opbevarede han i Faraos skatkammer. 15 Men selv om folks penge var sluppet op både i Egypten og Kana’an, kom alle egypterne alligevel til Josef og tiggede om mad. „Vores penge er sluppet op,” sagde de. „Men giv os korn alligevel! Hvorfor skal vi dø for øjnene af dig?”
16 „Hvis I ingen penge har, så giv mig jeres dyr,” svarede Josef, „så skal I få korn i bytte.” 17 Derfor kom de til Josef med deres husdyr og byttede dem for mad, og han forsørgede dem det år med korn. Inden længe tilhørte alle landets heste, køer, får, geder og æsler Farao.
18 Da året var omme kom folk tilbage og sagde: „Nu har vi hverken penge eller dyr tilbage. Det eneste, vi råder over, er vores arbejdskraft og vores jord. 19 Lad os ikke dø for øjnene af dig. Køb os og vores jord og gør os til Faraos fæstebønder. Og giv os så korn og såsæd, så vi ikke skal dø, og så markerne ikke skal ligge brak.”
20 Således opkøbte Josef al Egyptens jord til Farao, for egypterne havde ingen anden udvej end at sælge deres jord, fordi hungersnøden fortsatte. På den måde kom hele landet til at tilhøre Farao, 21 og alle landets indbyggere blev fæstebønder. 22 Kun præsternes jord blev ikke opkøbt, for de fik deres løn direkte fra Farao og behøvede derfor ikke at sælge deres jord.
23 Josef sagde derpå til folket: „Jeg har nu købt jer og jeres jord til Farao. Her er såsæd, så I kan tilså jeres marker. 24 Når I til sin tid høster, skal en femtedel af afgrøden tilhøre Farao. De fire femtedele må I beholde og bruge til mad til jer selv og jeres børn og til såsæd næste år.”
25 „Du har reddet vores liv,” svarede de. „Vi er taknemmelige og vil med glæde være Faraos fæstebønder.” 26 Josef gjorde det til en lov i Egypten, som gælder den dag i dag, at Farao skulle have en femtedel af alle landets produkter. Men siden Farao ikke havde købt præsternes jord, blev de fritaget fra at betale denne afgift.
27 Israelitterne slog sig altså ned i Goshen i Egypten, hvor de trivedes godt og hurtigt voksede i antal. 28 Jakob levede 17 år efter sin ankomst til Egypten, så han var 147 år, da han døde. 29 Da han mærkede, at hans sidste time nærmede sig, sendte han bud efter sin søn Josef og sagde: „Læg din hånd under min lænd og sværg på, at du vil opfylde min sidste bøn: Begrav mig ikke her i det fremmede land, 30 men lov mig, at du vil bringe mig ud af Egypten og begrave mig hos mine forfædre.” Det lovede Josef, 31 men Jakob insisterede: „Sværg på, at du vil gøre, som jeg siger!” Det svor Josef på, og Jakob bøjede hovedet over sin stav[a] i tilbedelse.
Footnotes
- 47,31 Ifølge den græske oversættelse, Septuaginta. Den hebraiske tekst siger: „over hovedgærdet af sin seng.” Formodentligt har Jakob siddet på kanten af sin seng og støttet sig til sin stav. Verset er citeret i Hebr. 11,21 fra den græske oversættelse.
Genesis 47
King James Version
47 Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
2 And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.
3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.
4 They said morever unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
6 The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
11 And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.
13 And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.
14 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.
15 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.
16 And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.
17 And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year.
18 When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:
19 Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.
20 And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's.
21 And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
22 Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.
23 Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
24 And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.
25 And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.
26 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part, except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh's.
27 And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
29 And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
30 But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.
31 And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head.
Genesis 47
English Standard Version
Jacob's Family Settles in Goshen
47 So Joseph (A)went in and told Pharaoh, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of Canaan. They are now in (B)the land of Goshen.” 2 And from among his brothers he took five men and (C)presented them to Pharaoh. 3 Pharaoh said to his brothers, (D)“What is your occupation?” And they said to Pharaoh, (E)“Your servants are shepherds, as our fathers were.” 4 They said to Pharaoh, (F)“We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. And now, please let your servants dwell (G)in the land of Goshen.” 5 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you. 6 The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your brothers (H)in the best of the land. (I)Let them settle in the land of Goshen, and if you know any (J)able men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”
7 Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and stood him before Pharaoh, (K)and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 8 And Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How many are the days of the years of your life?” 9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The days of the years of my (L)sojourning are 130 years. (M)Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and (N)they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their (O)sojourning.” 10 And Jacob (P)blessed Pharaoh and went out from the presence of Pharaoh. 11 Then Joseph settled his father and his brothers and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of (Q)Rameses, (R)as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 And Joseph (S)provided his father, his brothers, and all his father's household with food, according to the number of their dependents.
Joseph and the Famine
13 Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished by reason of the famine. 14 (T)And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, in exchange for the grain that they bought. And Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. 15 And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. (U)Why should we die before your eyes? For our money is gone.” 16 And Joseph answered, “Give your livestock, and I will give you food in exchange for your livestock, if your money is gone.” 17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them food in exchange for the horses, the flocks, the herds, and the donkeys. He supplied them with food in exchange for all their livestock that year. 18 And when that year was ended, they came to him the following year and said to him, “We will not hide from my lord that our money is all spent. The herds of livestock are my lord's. There is nothing left in the sight of my lord but our bodies and our land. 19 Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? (V)Buy us and our land for food, and we with our land will be servants to Pharaoh. And give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not be desolate.”
20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for all the Egyptians sold their fields, because the famine was severe on them. The land became Pharaoh's. 21 As for the people, he made servants of them[a] from one end of Egypt to the other. 22 (W)Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for the priests had a fixed allowance from Pharaoh and lived on the allowance that Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their land.
23 Then Joseph said to the people, “Behold, I have this day bought you and your land for Pharaoh. Now here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land. 24 And at the harvests you shall give a (X)fifth to Pharaoh, and four fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and as food for yourselves and your households, and as food for your little ones.” 25 And they said, “You have saved our lives; (Y)may it please my lord, we will be servants to Pharaoh.” 26 So Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt, and it stands to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; (Z)the land of the priests alone did not become Pharaoh's.
27 Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt, (AA)in the land of Goshen. (AB)And they gained possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly. 28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. (AC)So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were 147 years.
29 And (AD)when the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If now (AE)I have found favor in your sight, (AF)put your hand under my thigh and (AG)promise to deal kindly and truly with me. (AH)Do not bury me in Egypt, 30 but let me lie with my fathers. Carry me out of Egypt and (AI)bury me in their burying place.” He answered, “I will do as you have said.” 31 And he said, “Swear to me”; and he swore to him. Then (AJ)Israel bowed himself upon the head of his bed.[b]
Footnotes
- Genesis 47:21 Samaritan, Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew he removed them to the cities
- Genesis 47:31 Hebrew; Septuagint staff
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