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| [1]AND he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with wheat, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth. |
[1]And he commandeth him who [is] over his house, saying, `Fill the bags of the men [with] food, as they are able to bear, and put the money of each in the mouth of his bag; |
| [2]And take my cup, the silver cup, and put it in the sack's mouth of the youngest, with his money for the wheat. And the servant did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. |
[2]and my cup, the silver cup, thou dost put in the mouth of the bag of the young one, and his corn-money;' and he doth according to the word of Joseph which he hath spoken. |
| [3]As soon as the morning was light, the men started on their way, together with their asses. |
[3]The morning is bright, and the men have been sent away, they and their asses -- |
| [4]And when they were gone out of the city, but not yet far off, Joseph said to the steward, Arise, pursue the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, Why have you returned evil for good? |
[4]they have gone out of the city -- they have not gone far off -- and Joseph hath said to him who [is] over his house, `Rise, pursue after the men; and thou hast overtaken them, and thou hast said unto them, Why have ye recompensed evil for good? |
| [5]This is the cup from which my lord drinks, and by which indeed he divines. You have done evil in so doing. |
[5]Is not this that with which my lord drinketh? and he observeth diligently with it; ye have done evil [in] that which ye have done.' |
| [6]And he overtook them, and he spoke to them these same words. |
[6]And he overtaketh them, and speaketh unto them these words, |
| [7]They said to him, Let not our lord speak such words. Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing; |
[7]and they say unto him, `Why doth my lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this word; |
| [8]Behold, the money which we found in our sacks' mouths we brought back to you from the land of Canaan; how then should we steal from your master's house gold or silver? |
[8]lo, the money which we found in the mouth of our bags we brought back unto thee from the land of Canaan, and how do we steal from the house of thy lord silver or gold? |
| [9]With whomsoever of your servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be to our lord servants. |
[9]with whomsoever of thy servants it is found, he hath died, and we also are to my lord for servants.' |
| [10]And he said to them, Now also let it be according to your words; he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and the rest of you shall be blameless. |
[10]And he saith, `Now, also, according to your words, so it [is]; he with whom it is found becometh my servant, and ye are acquitted;' |
| [11]Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. |
[11]and they hasten and take down each his bag to the earth, and each openeth his bag; |
| [12]And they searched, beginning with the eldest and ending with the youngest; and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. |
[12]and he searcheth -- at the eldest he hath begun, and at the youngest he hath completed -- and the cup is found in the bag of Benjamin; |
| [13]And they tore their clothes, and loaded every man his ass, and returned to the town. |
[13]and they rend their garments, and each ladeth his ass, and they turn back to the city. |
| [14]And Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house; for he was still there; and they fell before him on the ground. |
[14]And Judah -- his brethren also -- cometh in unto the house of Joseph, and he is yet there, and they fall before him to the earth; |
| [15]And Joseph said to them, What deed is this that you have done? Did you not know that such a man as I can certainly divine? |
[15]and Joseph saith to them, `What [is] this deed that ye have done? have ye not known that a man like me doth diligently observe?' |
| [16]And Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how shall we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants; behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found. |
[16]And Judah saith, `What do we say to my lord? what do we speak? and what -- do we justify ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants; lo, we [are] servants to my lord, both we, and he in whose hand the cup hath been found;' |
| [17]And he said to them, Far be it from me that I should do such a thing; only the man with whom the cup has been found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, go up in peace to your father |
[17]and he saith, `Far be it from me to do this; the man in whose hand the cup hath been found, he becometh my servant; and ye, go ye up in peace unto your father.' |
| [18]Then Judah came near to him and said, I beg you, O my lord, let your servant speak a few words in my lord's presence, and let not your anger burn against your servant; for you are even like Pharaoh. |
[18]And Judah cometh nigh unto him, and saith, `O, my lord, let thy servant speak, I pray thee, a word in the ears of my lord, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant -- for thou art as Pharaoh. |
| [19]My lord asked his servants, saying, Have you a father, or a brother? |
[19]My lord hath asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father or brother? |
| [20]And we said to my lord, We have a father, an old man, and he has a young son, the child of his old age; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loves him. |
[20]and we say unto my lord, We have a father, an aged one, and a child of old age, a little one; and his brother died, and he is left alone of his mother, and his father hath loved him. |
| [21]Then you said to your servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes upon him. |
[21]`And thou sayest unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, and I set mine eye upon him; |
| [22]And we said to my lord, The lad cannot leave his father; for if he should leave his father, his father would die. |
[22]and we say unto my lord, The youth is not able to leave his father, when he hath left his father, then he hath died; |
| [23]And you said to your servants, Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall see my face no more. |
[23]and thou sayest unto thy servants, If your young brother come not down with you, ye add not to see my face. |
| [24]And when we came up to your servant our father, we told him the words of my lord. |
[24]`And it cometh to pass, that we have come up unto thy servant my father, that we declare to him the words of my lord; |
| [25]And your servant our father said to us, Go back again and buy us a little grain. |
[25]and our father saith, Turn back, buy for us a little food, |
| [26]And we said to our father, We cannot go down; if our youngest brother goes down with us, then we will go down; for we cannot see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us. |
[26]and we say, We are not able to go down; if our young brother is with us, then we have gone down; for we are not able to see the man's face, and our young brother not with us. |
| [27]Then your servant our father said to us, You know that my wife bore me two sons; |
[27]`And thy servant my father saith unto us, Ye -- ye have known that two did my wife bare to me, |
| [28]And the one of them left me, and I said, Surely he has been killed; and I have never seen him since; |
[28]and the one goeth out from me, and I say, Surely he is torn -- torn! and I have not seen him since; |
| [29]And now you want to take this one also from me, and if misfortune should befall him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol. |
[29]when ye have taken also this from my presence, and mischief hath met him, then ye have brought down my grey hairs with evil to sheol. |
| [30]Now therefore when we come to your servant our father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his life is dear to him like his own life; |
[30]`And now, at my coming in unto thy servant my father, and the youth not with us (and his soul is bound up in his soul), |
| [31]It shall come to pass when he sees that the lad is not with us, he will die; and your servants shall bring down the gray hairs of your servant our father with sorrow to Sheol. |
[31]then it hath come to pass when he seeth that the youth is not, that he hath died, and thy servants have brought down the grey hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to sheol; |
| [32]For your servant became surety for the lad to our father, saying, If l do not bring him back to you, then I shall be guilty before my father forever. |
[32]for thy servant obtained the youth by surety from my father, saying, If I bring him not in unto thee -- then I have sinned against my father all the days. |
| [33]Now therefore, let your servant stay here instead of the lad as a servant to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brothers. |
[33]`And now, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the youth a servant to my lord, and the youth goeth up with his brethren, |
| [34]For how can I go up to my father, if the lad is not with me? Lest I see the misfortune which will come on my father |
[34]for how do I go up unto my father, and the youth not with me? lest I look on the evil which doth find my father.' |