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| [1]Forsothe Joseph comaundid the dispendere of his hous, and seide, Fille thou her sackis with wheete, as myche as tho moun take, and putte thou the money of ech in the hiynesse of the sak; |
[1]And he commandedH6680 H8762the steward of his houseH1004, sayingH559 , H8800FillH4390 H8761the men'sH582 sacksH572 with foodH400, as much asH834 they canH3201 H8799carryH5375 , H8800and putH7760 H8798every man'sH376 moneyH3701 in his sack'sH572 mouthH6310. |
| [2]forsothe put thou in the mouth of the sak of the yongere my silueren cuppe, and the prijs of wheete which he yaf; and it was doon so. |
[2]And putH7760 H8799my cupH1375, the silverH3701 cupH1375, in the sack'sH572 mouthH6310 of the youngestH6996, and his cornH7668 moneyH3701. And he didH6213 H8799according to the wordH1697 that JosephH3130 had spokenH1696.[H8765] |
| [3]And whanne the morewtid roos, thei weren delyuered with her assis. |
[3]As soon as the morningH1242 was lightH215 , H8804the menH582 were sent awayH7971 , H8795they and their assesH2543. |
| [4]And now thei hadden go out of the citee, and hadden go forth a litil; thanne Joseph seide, whanne the dispendere of his hous was clepid, Rise thou, pursue the men, and seye thou whanne thei ben takun, Whi han ye yolde yuel for good? |
[4]And when they were gone outH3318 H8804of the cityH5892, and not yet far offH7368 , H8689JosephH3130 saidH559 H8804unto his stewardH1004, UpH6965 , H8798followH7291 H8798afterH310 the menH582; and when thou dost overtakeH5381 H8689them, sayH559 H8804unto them, Wherefore have ye rewardedH7999 H8765evilH7451 for goodH2896? |
| [5]The cuppe, which ye han stole, is thilk in which my lord drynkith, and in which he is wont to dyuyne; ye han do a ful wickid thing. |
[5]Is not this it in which my lordH113 drinkethH8354 , H8799and whereby indeedH5172 H8763he divinethH5172 ? H8762ye have done evilH7489 H8689in so doingH6213.[H8804] |
| [6]He dide as Joseph comaundid, and whanne thei weren takun, he spak bi ordre. |
[6]And he overtookH5381 H8686them, and he spakeH1696 H8762unto them these sameH428 wordsH1697. |
| [7]Whiche answeriden, Whi spekith oure lord so, that thi seruauntis han do so greet trespas? |
[7]And they saidH559 H8799unto him, Wherefore saithH1696 H8762my lordH113 these wordsH1697? God forbidH2486 that thy servantsH5650 should doH6213 H8800according to this thingH1697: |
| [8]We brouyten ayen to thee fro the lond of Chanaan the monei which we founden in the hiynesse of sackis, and hou is it suynge that we han stole fro `the hows of thi lord gold ether siluer? |
[8]Behold, the moneyH3701, which we foundH4672 H8804in our sacks'H572 mouthsH6310, we brought againH7725 H8689unto thee out of the landH776 of CanaanH3667: how then should we stealH1589 H8799out of thy lord'sH113 houseH1004 silverH3701 or goldH2091? |
| [9]At whom euere of thi seruauntis this that thou sekist is foundun, die he, and we schulen be seruauntis of my lord. |
[9]With whomsoever of thy servantsH5650 it be foundH4672 , H8735both let him dieH4191 , H8804and we also will be my lord'sH113 bondmenH5650. |
| [10]Which seide to hem, Be it doon bi youre sentence; at whom it is foundun, be he my seruaunt; forsothe ye schulen be gilteles. |
[10]And he saidH559 , H8799Now also let it be according unto your wordsH1697: H3651he with whom it is foundH4672 H8735shall be my servantH5650; and ye shall be blamelessH5355. |
| [11]And so thei diden doun hastili the sackis on erthe, and alle openyden tho whiche he souyte; |
[11]Then they speedilyH4116 H8762took downH3381 H8686every manH376 his sackH572 to the groundH776, and openedH6605 H8799every manH376 his sackH572. |
| [12]and bigan at the more til to the leeste, and foond the cuppe in `the sak of Beniamyn. |
[12]And he searchedH2664 , H8762and beganH2490 H8689at the eldestH1419, and leftH3615 H8765at the youngestH6996: and the cupH1375 was foundH4672 H8735in Benjamin'sH1144 sackH572. |
| [13]And whanne thei hadden `to-rent her clothis, and hadden chargid eft the assis, thei turneden ayen in to the citee. |
[13]Then they rentH7167 H8799their clothesH8071, and ladedH6006 H8799every manH376 his assH2543, and returnedH7725 H8799to the cityH5892. |
| [14]And Judas entride `the firste with brithren to Joseph; for he hadde not go yit fro the place; and alle felden togidere on erthe bifore hym. |
[14]And JudahH3063 and his brethrenH251 cameH935 H8799to Joseph'sH3130 houseH1004; for he was yet there: and they fellH5307 H8799before himH6440 on the groundH776. |
| [15]To whiche he seide, Whi wolden ye do so? whether ye witen not, that noon is lijk me in the kunnyng of dyuinyng? |
[15]And JosephH3130 saidH559 H8799unto them, What deedH4639 is this that ye have doneH6213 ? H8804wot yeH3045 H8804not that such a manH376 as I can certainlyH5172 H8763divineH5172?[H8762] |
| [16]To whom Judas seide, What schulen we answere to my lord, ether what schulen we speke, ether moun iustli ayenseie? God hath founde the wickidnesse of thi seruauntis; lo! alle we ben the seruauntis of my lord, bothe we and he at whom the cuppe is foundun. |
[16]And JudahH3063 saidH559 , H8799What shall we sayH559 H8799unto my lordH113? what shall we speakH1696 ? H8762or how shall we clear ourselvesH6663 ? H8691GodH430 hath found outH4672 H8804the iniquityH5771 of thy servantsH5650: behold, we are my lord'sH113 servantsH5650, both we, and he alsoH1571 with whomH834 H3027the cupH1375 is foundH4672.[H8738] |
| [17]Joseph answeride, Fer be it fro me, that Y do so; he be my seruaunt that stal the cuppe; forsothe go ye fre to youre fadir. |
[17]And he saidH559 , H8799God forbidH2486 that I should doH6213 H8800soH2063: but the manH376 in whose handH3027 the cupH1375 is foundH4672 , H8738he shall be my servantH5650; and as for you, get you upH5927 H8798in peaceH7965 unto your fatherH1. |
| [18]Sotheli Judas neiyede neer, and seide tristili, My lord, Y preye, thi seruaunt speke a word in thin eeris, and be thou not wrooth to thi seruaunt; for aftir Farao thou art my lord. |
[18]Then JudahH3063 came nearH5066 H8799unto him, and saidH559 , H8799OhH994 my lordH113, let thy servantH5650, I pray thee, speakH1696 H8762a wordH1697 in my lord'sH113 earsH241, and let not thine angerH639 burnH2734 H8799against thy servantH5650: for thou art even as PharaohH6547. |
| [19]Thou axidist first thi seruauntis, Han ye a fadir, ether a brother? |
[19]My lordH113 askedH7592 H8804his servantsH5650, sayingH559 , H8800HaveH3426 ye a fatherH1, or a brotherH251? |
| [20]And we answeriden to thee, my lord, An eld fadir is to vs, and a litil child that was borun in his eelde, whos brother of the same wombe is deed, and his modir hath hym aloone; forsothe his fadir loueth hym tendirli. |
[20]And we saidH559 H8799unto my lordH113, We haveH3426 a fatherH1, an old manH2205, and a childH3206 of his old ageH2208, a little oneH6996; and his brotherH251 is deadH4191 , H8804and he alone is leftH3498 H8735of his motherH517, and his fatherH1 lovethH157 himH8804. |
| [21]And thou seidist to thi seruauntis, Brynge ye hym to me, and Y schal sette myn iyen on hym. |
[21]And thou saidstH559 H8799unto thy servantsH5650, Bring him downH3381 H8685unto me, that I may setH7760 H8799mine eyes upon himH5869. |
| [22]We maden suggestioun to thee, my lord, the child may not forsake his fadir; for if he schal leeue the fadir, he schal die. |
[22]And we saidH559 H8799unto my lordH113, The ladH5288 cannotH3201 H8799leaveH5800 H8800his fatherH1: for if he should leaveH5800 H8804his fatherH1, his father would dieH4191.[H8804] |
| [23]And thou seidist to thi seruauntis, If youre leeste brother schal not come with you, ye schulen no more se my face. |
[23]And thou saidstH559 H8799unto thy servantsH5650, ExceptH3808 your youngestH6996 brotherH251 come downH3381 H8799with you, ye shall seeH7200 H3254my faceH6440 no moreH7200[H8800].[H3254][H8686] |
| [24]Therfor whanne we hadden stied to thi seruaunt, oure fadir, we telden to hym alle thingis whiche my lord spak; and oure fadir seide, |
[24]And it came to pass when we came upH5927 H8804unto thy servantH5650 my fatherH1, we toldH5046 H8686him the wordsH1697 of my lordH113. |
| [25]Turne ye ayen, and bie ye to you a litil of wheete; |
[25]And our fatherH1 saidH559 , H8799Go againH7725 , H8798and buyH7666 H8798us a littleH4592 foodH400. |
| [26]to whom we seiden, We moun not go; if oure leeste brother schal go doun with vs, we schulen go forth togidere; ellis, if he is absent, we doren not se the `face of the lord. |
[26]And we saidH559 , H8799We cannotH3201 H8799go downH3381 : H8800if our youngestH6996 brotherH251 beH3426 with us, then will we go downH3381 : H8804for we mayH3201 H8799not seeH7200 H8800the man'sH376 faceH6440, exceptH369 our youngestH6996 brother be with usH251. |
| [27]To whiche thingis the fadir answeride, Ye witen that my wiif childide twei sones to me; |
[27]And thy servantH5650 my fatherH1 saidH559 H8799unto us, Ye knowH3045 H8804that my wifeH802 bareH3205 H8804me two sonsH8147: |
| [28]oon yede out, and ye seiden, a beeste deuouride hym, and hidir to he apperith not; |
[28]And the oneH259 went outH3318 H8799from me, and I saidH559 , H8799SurelyH2963 H8800he is torn in piecesH2963 ; H8776and I saw himH7200 H8804not sinceH2008: |
| [29]if ye taken also this sone, and ony thing bifallith to hym in the weye, ye schulen lede forth myn hoor heeris with morenyng to hellis. |
[29]And if ye takeH3947 H8804this also fromH5973 meH6440, and mischiefH611 befall himH7136 , H8804ye shall bring downH3381 H8689my gray hairsH7872 with sorrowH7451 to the graveH7585. |
| [30]Therfor if Y entre to thi seruaunt, oure fadir, and the child faile, sithen his lijf hangith of the lijf of the child, |
[30]Now therefore when I comeH935 H8800to thy servantH5650 my fatherH1, and the ladH5288 be not with us; seeing that his lifeH5315 is bound upH7194 H8803in the lad's lifeH5315; |
| [31]and he se that the child is not with vs, he schal die, and thi seruauntis schulen lede forth hise hoor heeris with sorewe to hellis. |
[31]It shall come to pass, when he seethH7200 H8800that the ladH5288 is not with us, that he will dieH4191 : H8804and thy servantsH5650 shall bring downH3381 H8689the gray hairsH7872 of thy servantH5650 our fatherH1 with sorrowH3015 to the graveH7585. |
| [32]Be Y propirli thi seruaunt, which resseyuede this child on my feith, and bihiyte, and seide, If Y schal not brynge ayen hym, Y schal be gilti of synne ayens my fadir in al tyme; |
[32]For thy servantH5650 became suretyH6148 H8804for the ladH5288 untoH5973 my fatherH1, sayingH559 , H8800If I bringH935 H8686him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blameH2398 H8804to my fatherH1 for everH3117. |
| [33]and so Y schal dwelle thi seruaunt for the child in to the seruyce of my lord, and the child stie with hise britheren; |
[33]Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servantH5650 abideH3427 H8799instead of the ladH5288 a bondmanH5650 to my lordH113; and let the ladH5288 go upH5927 H8799with his brethrenH251. |
| [34]for Y may not go ayen to my fadir, if the child is absent, lest Y stonde a witnesse of the wretchidnesse that schal oppresse my fadir. |
[34]For howH349 shall I go upH5927 H8799to my fatherH1, and the ladH5288 be not with me? lest peradventure I seeH7200 H8799the evilH7451 that shall come onH4672 H8799my fatherH1. |