تكوين 44

١ 1 وَأَمَرَ يُوسُفُ مَدَبِّرَ بَيْتِهِ قَائِلاً: «امْلأْ أَكْيَاسَ الرِّجَالِ بِالطَّعَامِ بِقَدْرِ وُسْعِهَا، وَرُدَّ فِضَّةَ كُلِّ رَجُلٍ إِلَى فَمِ كِيسِهِ.

And he commanded the superintendent of his house, saying, Fill the sacks of these men with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in the mouth of his sack.

٢ 2 وَضَعْ فِي فَمِ كِيسِ الصَّغِيرِ كَأْسِيَ الْفِضِّيَّةَ وَثَمَنَ قَمْحِهِ». فَنَفَّذَ أَمْرَ يُوسُفَ.

And my cup, the silver cup, thou shalt put in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and the money for his corn. And he did according to the word of Joseph which he had spoken.

٣ 3 وَمَا إِنْ أَشْرَقَ الصَّبَاحُ حَتَّى انْطَلَقَ الرِّجَالُ، هُمْ وَحَمِيرُهُمْ.

As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

٤ 4 وَمَا كَادُوا يَبْتَعِدُونَ عَنِ الْمَدِينَةِ قَلِيلاً حَتَّى قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِمُدَبِّرِ بَيْتِهِ: «اسْعَ خَلْفَ الرِّجَالِ، وَمَا إِنْ تُدْرِكُهُمْ حَتَّى تَقُولَ لَهُمْ: لِمَاذَا تُكَافِئُونَ الْخَيْرَ بِالشَّرِّ؟

They were gone out of the city, not yet far off, when Joseph said unto the superintendent of his house, Up, follow after the men; and when thou hast overtaken them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye returned evil for good?

٥ 5 أَلَيْسَتْ هَذِهِ هِيَ الكَأْسُ الَّتِي يَشْرَبُ فِيهَا سَيِّدِي وَيَتَفَاءَلُ بِالْغَيْبِ؟ لَشَدَّ مَا أَسَأْتُمْ فِي مَا صَنَعْتُمْ».

Is not this out of which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.

٦ 6 فَلَمَّا أَدْرَكَهُمْ خَاطَبَهُمْ بِهَذَا الْقَوْلِ، فَأَجَابُوهُ:

And he overtook them, and he spoke unto them these same words.

٧ 7 «لِمَاذَا يَتَكَلَّمُ سَيِّدِي بِمِثْلِ هَذَا الْكَلامِ؟ حَاشَا لِعَبِيدِكَ أَنْ يَرْتَكِبُوا هَذَا الأَمْرَ.

And they said unto him, Wherefore will my lord speak such words as these? God forbid that thy servants should do any thing like this.

٨ 8 هُوَذَا الْفِضَّةُ الَّتِي عَثَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا فِي أَفْوَاهِ أَكْيَاسِنَا رَدَدْنَاهَا لَكَ مَعَنَا مِنْ أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ، فَكَيْفَ نَسْرِقُ فِضَّةً أَوْ ذَهَباً مِنْ بَيْتِ سَيِّدِكَ؟

Behold the money, which we found in the mouth of our sacks, we brought back unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?

٩ 9 مَنْ تَجِدْ مَعَهُ الْكَأْسَ مِنْ عَبِيدِكَ يَمُتْ، وَنَكُنْ نَحْنُ أَيْضاً عَبِيداً لِسَيِّدِي».

With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die; and we also will be bondmen unto thy lord.

١٠ 10 فَقَالَ: «فَلْيَكُنْ كَمَا تَقُولُونَ. فَالَّذِي أَجِدُهَا مَعَهُ يُصْبِحُ عَبْداً لِي، وَالْبَاقُونَ يَكُونُونَ أَبْرِيَاءَ».

And he said, Now also let it be according to your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; but ye shall be blameless.

١١ 11 فَبَادَرَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمْ إِلَى كِيسِهِ وَحَطَّهُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ وَفَتَحَهُ،

And they made haste, and every one of them took down his sack to the ground, and every one opened his sack.

١٢ 12 فَفَتَّشَ مُبْتَدِئاً مِنْ كِيسِ الْكَبِيرِ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى كِيسِ الصَّغِيرِ، فَعَثَرَ عَلَى الْكَأْسِ فِي كِيسِ بِنْيَامِينَ.

And he searched, at the eldest he began, and at the youngest he left off; and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

١٣ 13 فَمَزَّقُوا ثِيَابَهُمْ وَحَمَلَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمْ كِيسَهُ عَلَى حِمَارِهِ وَرَجَعُوا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ.

Then they rent their clothes, and every one loaded his ass, and they returned to the city.

١٤ 14 وَدَخَلَ يَهُوذَا وَإخْوَتُهُ إِلَى بَيْتِ يُوسُفَ إِذْ كَانَ مَا بَرِحَ هُنَاكَ، فَارْتَمَوا أَمَامَهُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ.

And Judah and his brothers came into Joseph's house, and he was yet there; and they fell down before him on the ground.

١٥ 15 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يُوسُفُ: «أَيُّ جِنَايَةٍ اقْتَرَفْتُمْ؟ أَمَا عَلِمْتُمْ أَنَّ رَجُلاً مِثْلِي يَسْتَخْدِمُ كَأْسَهُ فِي مَعْرِفَةِ الْغَيْبِ؟»

And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? knew ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?

١٦ 16 فَقَالَ يَهُوذَا: «مَاذَا نَقُولُ لِسَيِّدِي، وَبِمَاذَا نُخَاطِبُهُ، وَكَيْفَ نُبْرِئُ أَنْفُسَنَا؟ إِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ فَضَحَ إِثْمَ عَبِيدِكَ. فَنَحْنُ وَمَنْ عُثِرَ مَعَهُ عَلَى الْكَأْسِ عَبِيدٌ لِسَيِّدِي».

And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we justify ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold we are servants unto my lord, both we, as also he in whose hand the cup was found.

١٧ 17 فَقَالَ: «حَاشَا لِي أَنْ أَفْعَلَ هَذَا؛ إِنَّمَا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي عُثِرَ مَعَهُ عَلَى الْكَأْسِ هُوَ يَكُونُ لِي عَبْداً، أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَامْضُوا إِلَى أَبِيكُمْ بِأَمَانٍ».

And he said, God forbid that I should do this: the man in whose hand the cup was found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, go you up in peace unto your father.

١٨ 18 فَتَقَدَّمَ مِنْهُ يَهُوذَا وَقَالَ: «يَا سَيِّدِي، دَعْ عَبْدَكَ يَنْطِقُ بِكَلِمَةٍ فِي مَسْمَعِ سَيِّدِي، وَلا يَحْتَدِمْ غَضَبُكَ عَلَى عَبْدِكَ، لأَنَّ سُلْطَتَكَ مُمَاثِلَةٌ لِسُلْطَةِ فِرْعَوْنَ.

Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Pardon, my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thy anger burn against thy servant; for thou art even as Pharaoh.

١٩ 19 لَقَدْ سَأَلَ سَيِّدِي عَبِيدَهُ: أَلَكُمْ أَبٌ أَوْ أَخٌ؟

My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother.

٢٠ 20 فَأَجَبْنَا سَيِّدِي: لَنَا أَبٌ شَيْخٌ، وَابْنُ شَيْخُوخَةٍ صَغِيرٌ مَاتَ أَخُوهُ الشَّقِيقُ وَبَقِيَ هُوَ وَحْدَهُ مِنْ أُمِّهِ، وَأَبُوهُ يُحِبُّهُ.

And we said unto my lord, We have an old father, and a little child born in his old age; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.

٢١ 21 فَقُلْتَ لِعَبِيدِكَ: أَحْضِرُوهُ إِلَيَّ لأَرَاهُ بِعَيْنَيَّ.

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set my eye upon him.

٢٢ 22 فَقُلْنَا لِسَيِّدِي: لَا يَقْدِرُ الْغُلامُ أَنْ يَتْرُكَ أَبَاهُ لِئَلّا يَمُوتَ أَبُوهُ إِذَا فَارَقَهُ.

And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father; for if he should leave his father, he would die.

٢٣ 23 فَقُلْتَ لِعَبِيدِكَ: مَا لَمْ تُحْضِرُوا أَخَاكُمْ إِلَيَّ لَا تَرَوْنَ وَجْهِي بَعْدُ.

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall not see my face any more.

٢٤ 24 فَعِنْدَمَا قَدِمْنَا عَلَى عَبْدِكَ أَبِي، أَخْبَرْنَاهُ بِحَدِيثِ سَيِّدِي.

And it came to pass, when we came up unto thy servant my father, that we told him the words of my lord.

٢٥ 25 فَقَالَ أَبُونَا: ارْجِعُوا وَاشْتَرُوا لَنَا بَعْضَ الطَّعَامِ.

And our father said, Go back and buy us a little food.

٢٦ 26 فَأَجَبْنَا: لَا يُمْكِنُنَا أَنْ نَذْهَبَ إِلَى هُنَاكَ مَا لَمْ نَأْخُذْ أَخَانَا مَعَنَا، لأَنَّنَا لَا نَقْدِرُ أَنْ نُقَابِلَ الرَّجُلَ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ أَخُونَا الصَّغِيرُ مَعَنَا.

And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down; for we cannot see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.

٢٧ 27 فَقَالَ لَنَا عَبْدُكَ أَبُونَا: أَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ زَوْجَتِي قَدْ أَنْجَبَتْ لِيَ ابْنَيْنِ،

And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bore me two sons;

٢٨ 28 فَقَدْتُ أَحَدَهُمَا وَقُلْتُ: إِنَّمَا هُوَ قَدِ افْتُرِسَ افْتِرَاساً. وَلَمْ أَرَهُ إِلَى الآنَ.

And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he hath been torn to pieces; and I have not seen him up to this time.

٢٩ 29 فَإِنْ أَخَذْتُمْ هَذَا مِنِّي، وَلَحِقَهُ مَكْرُوهٌ، تُنْزِلُونَنِي إِلَى الْقَبْرِ بِشَيْبَةٍ شَقِيَّةٍ. (Sheol h7585)

And if ye take this one also from me, and mischief befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. (Sheol h7585)

٣٠ 30 فَإِذَا عُدْتُ إِلَى عَبْدِكَ أَبِي الَّذِي تَعَلَّقَتْ نَفْسُهُ بِنَفْسِ الْغُلامِ، وَلَمْ يَكُنِ الْغُلامُ مَعَنَا،

And now, when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;

٣١ 31 وَرَأَى أَنَّ الْغُلامَ مَفْقُودٌ، فَإِنَّهُ يَمُوتُ، وَيُوَارِي عَبِيدُكَ شَيْبَةَ عَبْدِكَ أَبِيهِمْ بِشَقَاءٍ فِي الْقَبْرِ. (Sheol h7585)

It will come to pass, that when he seeth that the lad is not with us, he will die: and thy servants would thus bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave. (Sheol h7585)

٣٢ 32 لأَنَّ عَبْدَكَ ضَمِنَ الْغُلامَ لأَبِي، وَقُلْتُ: إِنْ لَمْ أُرْجِعْهُ إِلَيْكَ أَكُنْ مُذْنِباً إِلَيْكَ مَدَى الْحَيَاةِ.

For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I have sinned against my father all the days.

٣٣ 33 فَأَرْجُو مِنْ سَيِّدِي أَنْ يَتَّخِذَنِي عَبْداً لَهُ بَدَلاً مِنْ الْغُلامِ، وَدَعِ الْغُلامَ يَمْضِي مَعَ بَقِيَّةِ إِخْوَتِهِ،

Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad as bond-man to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brothers.

٣٤ 34 إِذْ كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُنِي أَنْ أَرْجِعَ إِلَى أَبِي وَالْغُلامُ لَيْسَ مَعِي وَأَشْهَدَ مَا يَحِلُّ بِهِ مِنَ الشَّرِّ؟».

For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? I should perhaps be compelled to witness the evil which would come on my father.