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Génesis 47
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Génesis 47
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47 José fue a darle la noticia al faraón. Le dijo que su padre y sus hermanos habían llegado de Canaán, y que ya estaban en la región de Gosen con sus ovejas y vacas y todo lo que tenían. 2 Escogió a cinco de sus hermanos y se los presentó al faraón, para que los conociera. 3 Entonces el faraón preguntó a los hermanos de José:
—¿A qué se dedican ustedes?
Y ellos le contestaron:
—Los servidores de Su Majestad somos pastores de ovejas, igual que nuestros antepasados. 4 Hemos venido para quedarnos en este país, porque hay mucha hambre en Canaán y no hay pasto para nuestras ovejas. Por favor, permita Su Majestad que nos quedemos a vivir en la región de Gosen.
5 Entonces el faraón le dijo a José:
—Tu padre y tus hermanos han venido a reunirse contigo. 6 La tierra de Egipto está a su disposición. Dales la región de Gosen, que es lo mejor del país, para que se queden a vivir allí. Y si sabes que entre ellos hay hombres capaces, ponlos a cargo de mi ganado.
7 José llevó también a su padre Jacob para presentárselo al faraón. Jacob saludó con mucho respeto al faraón, 8 y el faraón le preguntó:
—¿Cuántos años tienes ya?
9 Y Jacob le contestó:
—Ya tengo ciento treinta años de ir de un lado a otro. Han sido pocos y malos años, pues todavía no he alcanzado a vivir lo que vivieron mis antepasados.
10 Después Jacob se despidió del faraón y salió de allí. 11 Y José les dio terrenos en la mejor región de Egipto, para que vivieran allí, tal como el faraón había ordenado. Así su padre y sus hermanos llegaron a tener terrenos en la región de Ramsés. 12 Además, José les daba alimentos a todos sus familiares, según las necesidades de cada familia.
Política agraria de José
13 En ninguna parte del país había trigo, y el hambre aumentaba más y más. Tanto en Egipto como en Canaán la gente se moría de hambre. 14 José recogió todo el dinero que los de Egipto y los de Canaán le habían pagado por el trigo comprado, y lo guardó en el palacio del faraón. 15 Cuando ya no había dinero ni en Egipto ni en Canaán, los egipcios fueron a decirle a José:
—¡Denos usted de comer! No es justo que nos deje morir de hambre, sólo porque ya no tenemos dinero.
16 Y José les contestó:
—Si ya no tienen dinero, traigan sus animales y se los cambiaré por trigo.
17 Los egipcios llevaron sus caballos, ovejas, vacas y asnos a José, y a cambio de ellos José les dio trigo durante todo ese año. 18 Pero pasó el año, y al año siguiente fueron a decirle a José:
—No podemos negarle a usted que ya no tenemos dinero; además, nuestros animales ya son suyos. Ya no tenemos otra cosa que darle, a no ser nuestras tierras y nuestros propios cuerpos. 19 Cómprenos usted a nosotros y a nuestras tierras, a cambio de trigo. Seremos esclavos del faraón y trabajaremos nuestras tierras para él, con tal de que usted nos dé semilla para que podamos vivir y para que la tierra no se eche a perder. ¿Por qué tiene usted que dejarnos morir, junto con nuestras tierras?
20 Entonces José compró todas las tierras de Egipto para el faraón, pues los egipcios vendieron sus terrenos, obligados por el hambre. Así la tierra pasó a poder del faraón, 21 y los egipcios fueron hechos esclavos en todo el país de Egipto. 22 Los únicos terrenos que José no compró fueron los de los sacerdotes, porque el faraón les daba cierta cantidad de trigo; así que no tuvieron que vender sus terrenos, porque comían de lo que el faraón les daba.
23 Luego José dijo a la gente:
—Ahora ustedes y sus terrenos son del faraón, pues yo los he comprado para él. Aquí tienen semilla para sembrar la tierra, 24 pero deberán darle al faraón la quinta parte de las cosechas; las otras cuatro partes serán para que siembren la tierra y para que coman ustedes, sus hijos y todos los que viven con ustedes.
25 Y ellos contestaron:
—Usted es muy bondadoso con nosotros, pues nos ha salvado la vida. ¡Seremos esclavos del faraón!
26 Así José puso por ley que en toda la tierra de Egipto se diera al faraón la quinta parte de las cosechas. Esta ley todavía existe; pero los sacerdotes no tienen que pagar nada, porque sus tierras nunca llegaron a ser del faraón.
La última voluntad de Jacob
27 Los israelitas se quedaron a vivir en Egipto. Tomaron posesión de la región de Gosen, y allí llegaron a ser muy numerosos. 28 Jacob vivió diecisiete años en Egipto, y llegó a la edad de ciento cuarenta y siete años.
29 Un día Israel sintió que ya pronto iba a morir. Entonces mandó llamar a su hijo José para decirle:
—Si de veras quieres hacerme un favor, pon tu mano debajo de mi muslo y júrame que harás lo que te voy a pedir. ¡Por favor, no me entierres en Egipto! 30 Cuando yo vaya a descansar junto con mis antepasados, sácame de Egipto y entiérrame en el sepulcro de ellos.
—Así lo haré —contestó José.
31 —¡Júramelo! —insistió su padre.
José se lo juró, y entonces Israel se inclinó sobre la cabecera de su cama.
1 Moseboken 47
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1 Moseboken 47
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Jakob inför farao
47 Och Josef kom och berättade för farao: ”Min far och mina bröder har kommit från Kanaans land med sina får och kor och allt de äger. De är nu i landet Goshen.” 2 Han hade valt ut fem av sina bröder och förde fram dem inför farao. 3 Då frågade farao hans bröder: ”Vad har ni för yrke?” De svarade farao: ”Dina tjänare är fåraherdar, vi liksom våra fäder.” 4 De sade också till farao: ”Vi har kommit för att bo här i landet en tid, för dina tjänare har inget bete för sina får eftersom svälten är svår i Kanaans land. Så låt dina tjänare bo i landet Goshen.” 5 Då sade farao till Josef: ”Din far och dina bröder har alltså kommit till dig. 6 Egyptens land ligger öppet för dig. Låt din far och dina bröder bo i den bästa delen av landet, låt dem bo i landet Goshen. Och om du vet att några bland dem är dugliga män, så sätt dem till uppsyningsmän över min boskap.”
7 Sedan hämtade Josef sin far Jakob och förde honom fram inför farao, och Jakob hälsade[a] farao. 8 Och farao frågade Jakob: ”Hur många år har du levt?” 9 (A) Jakob svarade farao: ”Min vandringstid har varat i hundratrettio år. Få och svåra har mina levnadsår varit. De når inte upp till mina förfäders levnadsår under deras vandringstid.” 10 Och Jakob välsignade farao och gick ut ifrån honom.
11 Josef lät sin far och sina bröder bo i Egyptens land och gav dem egendom i den bästa delen av landet, i Raamses område[b] som farao befallt. 12 Josef försörjde sin far och sina bröder och hela sin fars hus och gav var och en underhåll efter antalet barn.
Svältens följder för egyptierna
13 Men det fanns inget bröd någonstans i landet eftersom svälten var mycket svår, och både Egypten och Kanaans land var svaga av hunger. 14 För den säd som folket köpte samlade Josef alla pengar som fanns i Egypten och Kanaan och förde dem in i faraos palats.
15 Men när pengarna tog slut i Egypten och Kanaan, kom alla egyptier till Josef och sade: ”Ge oss bröd! Varför skulle vi dö här framför ögonen på dig? Vi har inga pengar kvar.” 16 Josef svarade: ”För hit er boskap, så ska jag ge er bröd för boskapen om era pengar är slut.” 17 Då kom de med sin boskap till Josef, och han gav dem bröd i utbyte mot deras hästar, får, kor och åsnor. På så sätt underhöll han dem det året och gav dem bröd i utbyte mot all deras boskap.
18 Så tog det året slut. Men året därpå kom de tillbaka till honom och sade: ”Vi kan inte dölja det för min herre. Pengarna är slut och boskapen vi ägde tillhör min herre. Vi har inget annat kvar än våra kroppar och vår jord. 19 Varför skulle vi dö här framför dig, vi och vår åkerjord? Köp oss och vår jord för bröd, så ska vi med vår jord bli faraos slavar. Ge oss bara utsäde, så att vi får leva och inte dör och åkerjorden inte läggs öde.”
20 Då köpte Josef all jord i Egypten åt farao. Alla egyptierna sålde sina åkrar eftersom svälten var så svår, och åkerjorden blev faraos egendom. 21 Folket flyttade han till städerna, från ena änden av Egypten till den andra. 22 Men prästernas jord köpte han inte, eftersom prästerna hade sitt bestämda underhåll av farao och levde av det som farao gav dem. Därför behövde de inte sälja sin jord.
23 Och Josef sade till folket: ”Nu har jag köpt er och er jord åt farao. Här har ni utsäde så att ni kan beså jorden. 24 När skörden kommer in ska ni ge en femtedel[c] åt farao. Men fyra femtedelar ska ni själva ha till utsäde och till mat åt er och ert husfolk och era små barn.” 25 De svarade: ”Du har räddat våra liv. Herre, låt oss finna nåd för dina ögon, så ska vi vara faraos slavar.” 26 Josef gjorde det till en lag som gäller än i dag för Egyptens jord, att femtedelen av skörden ska ges åt farao. Det var bara prästernas jord som inte blev faraos egendom.
27 (B) Så bodde Israel i landet Goshen i Egypten. De skaffade sig ägodelar och var fruktsamma och förökade sig mycket.
Jakobs sista önskan
28 Jakob levde sjutton år[d] i Egypten, och han blev hundrafyrtiosju år gammal.
29 (C) När tiden närmade sig att Israel skulle dö, kallade han till sig sin son Josef och sade till honom: ”Om jag har funnit nåd för dina ögon, så lägg din hand under min höft och lova att visa mig kärlek och trofasthet så att du inte begraver mig i Egypten. 30 När jag gått till vila hos mina fäder, för mig då ut ur Egypten och begrav mig i deras grav.” Han svarade: ”Jag ska göra som du säger.” 31 Men Jakob sade: ”Ge mig din ed!” Och han gav honom sin ed, och Israel tillbad böjd mot bäddens huvudände[e].
Footnotes
- 47:7 hälsade Ordagrant: ”välsignade” (jfr vers 10, Rut 2:4 och Luk 10:5f).
- 47:11 Raamses område Längre fram byggdes här en förrådsstad med detta namn (2 Mos 1:11).
- 47:24 en femtedel En inte ovanlig skattesats under antiken. Längre fram betalade israeliterna en tiondel till kungen (1 Sam 8:15) och en tiondel till tempeltjänarna (4 Mos 18:21f).
- 47:28 sjutton år Ca 1876-1859 f Kr (jfr 2 Mos 12:40, 1 Kung 6:1).
- 47:31 bäddens huvudände Annan översättning (så Septuaginta): ”änden på sin stav”. Citeras i Hebr 11:21.
Genesis 47
New King James Version
Genesis 47
New King James Version
Joseph Is Governor of Egypt
47 Then Joseph (A)went and told Pharaoh, and said, “My father and my brothers, their flocks and their herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of Canaan; and indeed they are in (B)the land of Goshen.” 2 And he took five men from among his brothers and (C)presented them to Pharaoh. 3 Then Pharaoh said to his brothers, (D)“What is your occupation?”
And they said to Pharaoh, (E)“Your servants are shepherds, both we and also our fathers.” 4 And they said to Pharaoh, (F)“We have come to dwell in the land, because your servants have no pasture for their flocks, (G)for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants (H)dwell in the land of Goshen.”
5 Then Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, “Your father and your brothers have come to you. 6 (I)The land of Egypt is before you. Have your father and brothers dwell in the best of the land; let them dwell (J)in the land of Goshen. And if you know any competent men among them, then make them chief herdsmen over my livestock.”
7 Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and set him before Pharaoh; and Jacob (K)blessed Pharaoh. 8 Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How old are you?”
9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, (L)“The days of the years of my [a]pilgrimage are (M)one hundred and thirty years; (N)few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and (O)they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.” 10 So Jacob (P)blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
11 And Joseph situated 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 Then Joseph provided (S)his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household with bread, according to the number in their families.
Joseph Deals with the Famine
13 Now there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, (T)so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine. 14 (U)And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought; and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house.
15 So when the money failed in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us bread, for (V)why should we die in your presence? For the money has failed.”
16 Then Joseph said, “Give your livestock, and I will give you bread for your livestock, if the money is gone.” 17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, the flocks, the cattle of the herds, and for the donkeys. Thus he [b]fed them with bread in exchange for all their livestock that year.
18 When that year had ended, they came to him the next year and said to him, “We will not hide from my lord that our money is gone; my lord also has our herds of livestock. There is nothing left in the sight of my lord but our bodies and our lands. 19 Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants of Pharaoh; give us seed, that we may (W)live and not die, that the land may not be desolate.”
20 Then Joseph (X)bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for every man of the Egyptians sold his field, because the famine was severe upon them. So the land became Pharaoh’s. 21 And as for the people, he [c]moved them into the cities, from one end of the borders of Egypt to the other end. 22 (Y)Only the land of the (Z)priests he did not buy; for the priests had rations allotted to them by Pharaoh, and they ate their rations which Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their lands.
23 Then Joseph said to the people, “Indeed I have bought you and your land this day for Pharaoh. Look, here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land. 24 And it shall come to pass in the harvest that you shall give one-fifth to Pharaoh. Four-fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and for your food, for those of your households and as food for your little ones.”
25 So they said, “You have saved (AA)our lives; let us find favor 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 to this day, that Pharaoh should have one-fifth, (AB)except for the land of the priests only, which did not become Pharaoh’s.
Joseph’s Vow to Jacob
27 So Israel (AC)dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions there and (AD)grew and multiplied exceedingly. 28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the length of Jacob’s life was one hundred and forty-seven years. 29 When the time (AE)drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “Now if I have found favor in your sight, please (AF)put your hand under my thigh, and (AG)deal kindly and truly with me. (AH)Please do not bury me in Egypt, 30 but (AI)let me lie with my fathers; you shall carry me out of Egypt and (AJ)bury me in their burial place.”
And he said, “I will do as you have said.”
31 Then he said, “Swear to me.” And he swore to him. So (AK)Israel bowed himself on the head of the bed.
Footnotes
- Genesis 47:9 Lit. sojourning
- Genesis 47:17 supplied
- Genesis 47:21 So with MT, Tg.; Sam., LXX, Vg. made the people virtual slaves
Genesis 47
New International Version
Genesis 47
New International Version
47 Joseph went and told Pharaoh, “My father and brothers, with their flocks and herds and everything they own, have come from the land of Canaan(A) and are now in Goshen.”(B) 2 He chose five of his brothers and presented them(C) before Pharaoh.
3 Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What is your occupation?”(D)
“Your servants(E) are shepherds,(F)” they replied to Pharaoh, “just as our fathers were.” 4 They also said to him, “We have come to live here for a while,(G) because the famine is severe in Canaan(H) and your servants’ flocks have no pasture.(I) So now, please let your servants settle in Goshen.”(J)
5 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you, 6 and the land of Egypt is before you; settle(K) your father and your brothers in the best part of the land.(L) Let them live in Goshen. And if you know of any among them with special ability,(M) put them in charge of my own livestock.(N)”
7 Then Joseph brought his father Jacob in and presented him(O) before Pharaoh. After Jacob blessed[a] Pharaoh,(P) 8 Pharaoh asked him, “How old are you?”
9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty.(Q) My years have been few and difficult,(R) and they do not equal the years of the pilgrimage of my fathers.(S)” 10 Then Jacob blessed[b] Pharaoh(T) and went out from his presence.
11 So Joseph settled his father and his brothers in Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land,(U) the district of Rameses,(V) as Pharaoh directed. 12 Joseph also provided his father and his brothers and all his father’s household with food, according to the number of their children.(W)
Joseph and the Famine
13 There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was severe; both Egypt and Canaan wasted away because of the famine.(X) 14 Joseph collected all the money that was to be found in Egypt and Canaan in payment for the grain they were buying,(Y) and he brought it to Pharaoh’s palace.(Z) 15 When the money of the people of Egypt and Canaan was gone,(AA) all Egypt came to Joseph(AB) and said, “Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes?(AC) Our money is all gone.”
16 “Then bring your livestock,(AD)” said Joseph. “I will sell you food in exchange for your livestock, since your money is gone.(AE)” 17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for their horses,(AF) their sheep and goats, their cattle and donkeys.(AG) And he brought them through that year with food in exchange for all their livestock.
18 When that year was over, they came to him the following year and said, “We cannot hide from our lord the fact that since our money is gone(AH) and our livestock belongs to you,(AI) there is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land. 19 Why should we perish before your eyes(AJ)—we and our land as well? Buy us and our land in exchange for food,(AK) and we with our land will be in bondage to Pharaoh.(AL) Give us seed so that we may live and not die,(AM) and that the land may not become desolate.”
20 So Joseph bought all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh. The Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields, because the famine was too severe(AN) for them. The land became Pharaoh’s, 21 and Joseph reduced the people to servitude,[c](AO) from one end of Egypt to the other. 22 However, he did not buy the land of the priests,(AP) because they received a regular allotment from Pharaoh and had food enough from the allotment(AQ) Pharaoh gave them. That is why they did not sell their land.
23 Joseph said to the people, “Now that I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh, here is seed(AR) for you so you can plant the ground.(AS) 24 But when the crop comes in, give a fifth(AT) of it to Pharaoh. The other four-fifths you may keep as seed for the fields and as food for yourselves and your households and your children.”
25 “You have saved our lives,” they said. “May we find favor in the eyes of our lord;(AU) we will be in bondage to Pharaoh.”(AV)
26 So Joseph established it as a law concerning land in Egypt—still in force today—that a fifth(AW) of the produce belongs to Pharaoh. It was only the land of the priests that did not become Pharaoh’s.(AX)
27 Now the Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen.(AY) They acquired property there(AZ) and were fruitful and increased greatly in number.(BA)
28 Jacob lived in Egypt(BB) seventeen years, and the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven.(BC) 29 When the time drew near for Israel(BD) to die,(BE) he called for his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes,(BF) put your hand under my thigh(BG) and promise that you will show me kindness(BH) and faithfulness.(BI) Do not bury me in Egypt, 30 but when I rest with my fathers,(BJ) carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried.”(BK)
“I will do as you say,” he said.
31 “Swear to me,”(BL) he said. Then Joseph swore to him,(BM) and Israel(BN) worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.[d](BO)
Footnotes
- Genesis 47:7 Or greeted
- Genesis 47:10 Or said farewell to
- Genesis 47:21 Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint (see also Vulgate); Masoretic Text and he moved the people into the cities
- Genesis 47:31 Or Israel bowed down at the head of his bed
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