Norwegian · Intermediate
Adapted from Joseph and His Brothers
Joseph is sold by his brothers, rises to authority in Egypt, and reunites with his family during a famine.
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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Jakob, som også ble kalt Israel, bodde i Kanaan, der faren hans hadde bodd før ham. Dette er historien om familien hans.
Jacob, who was also called Israel, lived in Canaan, where his father had lived before him. This is the story of his family.
Da Josef var sytten år, passet han buskapen sammen med brødrene sine, blant dem sønnene til Jakobs koner Bilha og Silpa. Han fortalte faren sin om det dårlige brødrene gjorde. Jakob var mer glad i Josef enn i de andre barna sine, for han hadde fått ham da han var gammel. Derfor laget han en mangefarget kjortel til Josef.
When Joseph was seventeen, he tended the livestock with his brothers, including the sons of Jacob’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah. He told his father about the bad things his brothers did. Jacob loved Joseph more than his other children, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age. So he made Joseph a multicolored robe.
Brødrene merket godt hvem som var farens yndling. De hatet Josef så sterkt at de ikke klarte å si et vennlig ord til ham.
The brothers could easily see who their father’s favorite was. They hated Joseph so much that they could not say a kind word to him.
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