Genesis 43

1 And the famine was grievous in the land.

١ وَكَانَ ٱلْجُوعُ شَدِيدًا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ.

2 And it came to pass, when they had finished eating the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to them, Go again, buy us a little food.

٢ وَحَدَثَ لَمَّا فَرَغُوا مِنْ أَكْلِ ٱلْقَمْحِ ٱلَّذِي جَاءُوا بِهِ مِنْ مِصْرَ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُمْ قَالَ لَهُمُ: «ٱرْجِعُوا ٱشْتَرُوا لَنَا قَلِيلًا مِنَ ٱلطَّعَامِ».

3 And Judah spoke to him, saying, The man did positively testify to us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, unless your brother be with you.

٣ فَكَلَّمَهُ يَهُوذَا قَائِلًا: «إِنَّ ٱلرَّجُلَ قَدْ أَشْهَدَ عَلَيْنَا قَائِلًا: لَا تَرَوْنَ وَجْهِي بِدُونِ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَخُوكُمْ مَعَكُمْ.

4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food;

٤ إِنْ كُنْتَ تُرْسِلُ أَخَانَا مَعَنَا، نَنْزِلُ وَنَشْتَرِي لَكَ طَعَامًا،

5 but if thou do not send [him], we will not go down, for the man said to us, Ye shall not see my face, unless your brother be with you.

٥ وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كُنْتَ لَا تُرْسِلُهُ لَا نَنْزِلُ. لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّجُلَ قَالَ لَنَا: لَا تَرَوْنَ وَجْهِي بِدُونِ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَخُوكُمْ مَعَكُمْ».

6 And Israel said, Why did ye deal [so] ill with me [as] to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

٦ فَقَالَ إِسْرَائِيلُ: «لِمَاذَا أَسَأْتُمْ إِلَيَّ حَتَّى أَخْبَرْتُمُ ٱلرَّجُلَ أَنَّ لَكُمْ أَخًا أَيْضًا؟»

7 And they said, The man asked very closely after us, and after our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? And we told him according to the tenor of these words. Could we at all know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

٧ فَقَالُوا: «إِنَّ ٱلرَّجُلَ قَدْ سَأَلَ عَنَّا وَعَنْ عَشِيرَتِنَا، قَائِلًا: هَلْ أَبُوكُمْ حَيٌّ بَعْدُ؟ هَلْ لَكُمْ أَخٌ؟ فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ بِحَسَبِ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ. هَلْ كُنَّا نَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ يَقُولُ: ٱنْزِلُوا بِأَخِيكُمْ؟».

8 And Judah said to Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live, and not die, both we and thou and our little ones.

٨ وَقَالَ يَهُوذَا لِإِسْرَائِيلَ أَبِيهِ: «أَرْسِلِ ٱلْغُلَامَ مَعِي لِنَقُومَ وَنَذْهَبَ وَنَحْيَا وَلَا نَمُوتَ، نَحْنُ وَأَنْتَ وَأَوْلَادُنَا جَمِيعًا.

9 I will be surety for him: of my hand shalt thou require him; if I bring him not to thee, and set him before thy face, then shall I be guilty toward thee for ever.

٩ أَنَا أَضْمَنُهُ. مِنْ يَدِي تَطْلُبُهُ. إِنْ لَمْ أَجِئْ بِهِ إِلَيْكَ وَأُوقِفْهُ قُدَّامَكَ، أَصِرْ مُذْنِبًا إِلَيْكَ كُلَّ ٱلْأَيَّامِ.

10 For had we not lingered, we should now certainly have returned already twice.

١٠ لِأَنَّنَا لَوْ لَمْ نَتَوَانَ لَكُنَّا قَدْ رَجَعْنَا ٱلْآنَ مَرَّتَيْنِ».

11 And their father Israel said to them, If it is then so, do this: take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a gift: a little balsam and a little honey, tragacanth and ladanum, pistacia-nuts and almonds.

١١ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِسْرَائِيلُ أَبُوهُمْ: «إِنْ كَانَ هَكَذَا فَٱفْعَلُوا هَذَا: خُذُوا مِنْ أَفْخَرِ جَنَى ٱلْأَرْضِ فِي أَوْعِيَتِكُمْ، وَأَنْزِلُوا لِلرَّجُلِ هَدِيَّةً. قَلِيلًا مِنَ ٱلْبَلَسَانِ، وَقَلِيلًا مِنَ ٱلْعَسَلِ، وَكَثِيرَاءَ وَلَاذَنًا وَفُسْتُقًا وَلَوْزًا.

12 And take other money in your hand, and the money that was returned to you in the mouth of your sacks, carry back in your hand: perhaps it is an oversight.

١٢ وَخُذُوا فِضَّةً أُخْرَى فِي أَيَادِيكُمْ. وَٱلْفِضَّةَ ٱلْمَرْدُودَةَ فِي أَفْوَاهِ عِدَالِكُمْ رُدُّوهَا فِي أَيَادِيكُمْ، لَعَلَّهُ كَانَ سَهْوًا.

13 And take your brother, and arise, go again to the man.

١٣ وَخُذُوا أَخَاكُمْ وَقُومُوا ٱرْجِعُوا إِلَى ٱلرَّجُلِ.

14 And the Almighty God give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother and Benjamin! And I, if I be bereaved of children, am bereaved.

١٤ وَٱللهُ ٱلْقَدِيرُ يُعْطِيكُمْ رَحْمَةً أَمَامَ ٱلرَّجُلِ حَتَّى يُطْلِقَ لَكُمْ أَخَاكُمُ ٱلْآخَرَ وَبَنْيَامِينَ. وَأَنَا إِذَا عَدِمْتُ ٱلْأَوْلَادَ عَدِمْتُهُمْ».

15 And the men took that gift, and took double money in their hand, and Benjamin, and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and came before Joseph.

١٥ فَأَخَذَ ٱلرِّجَالُ هَذِهِ ٱلْهَدِيَّةَ، وَأَخَذُوا ضِعْفَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ فِي أَيَادِيهِمْ، وَبَنْيَامِينَ، وَقَامُوا وَنَزَلُوا إِلَى مِصْرَ وَوَقَفُوا أَمَامَ يُوسُفَ.

16 And Joseph saw Benjamin with them, and said to the [man] who was over his house, Bring the men into the house, and slaughter cattle, and make ready; for the men shall eat with me at noon.

١٦ فَلَمَّا رَأَى يُوسُفُ بَنْيَامِينَ مَعَهُمْ، قَالَ لِلَّذِي عَلَى بَيْتِهِ: «أَدْخِلِ ٱلرِّجَالَ إِلَى ٱلْبَيْتِ وَٱذْبَحْ ذَبِيحَةً وَهَيِّئْ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرِّجَالَ يَأْكُلُونَ مَعِي عِنْدَ ٱلظُّهْرِ».

17 And the man did as Joseph had said; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.

١٧ فَفَعَلَ ٱلرَّجُلُ كَمَا قَالَ يُوسُفُ. وَأَدْخَلَ ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلرِّجَالَ إِلَى بَيْتِ يُوسُفَ.

18 And the men were afraid because they were brought into Joseph's house, and said, Because of the money that was returned to us in our sacks at the beginning are we brought in, that he may turn against us, and fall upon us and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

١٨ فَخَافَ ٱلرِّجَالُ إِذْ أُدْخِلُوا إِلَى بَيْتِ يُوسُفَ، وَقَالُوا: «لِسَبَبِ ٱلْفِضَّةِ ٱلَّتِي رَجَعَتْ أَوَّلًا فِي عِدَالِنَا نَحْنُ قَدْ أُدْخِلْنَا لِيَهْجِمَ عَلَيْنَا وَيَقَعَ بِنَا وَيَأْخُذَنَا عَبِيدًا وَحَمِيرَنَا».

19 And they came up to the man that was over Joseph's house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house,

١٩ فَتَقَدَّمُوا إِلَى ٱلرَّجُلِ ٱلَّذِي عَلَى بَيْتِ يُوسُفَ، وَكَلَّمُوهُ فِي بَابِ ٱلْبَيْتِ

20 and said, Ah! my lord, we came indeed down at the first to buy food.

٢٠ وَقَالُوا: «ٱسْتَمِعْ يَا سَيِّدِي، إِنَّنَا قَدْ نَزَلْنَا أَوَّلًا لِنَشْتَرِيَ طَعَامًا.

21 And it came to pass when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and behold, [every] man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money according to its weight; and we have brought it again in our hand.

٢١ وَكَانَ لَمَّا أَتَيْنَا إِلَى ٱلْمَنْزِلِ أَنَّنَا فَتَحْنَا عِدَالَنَا، وَإِذَا فِضَّةُ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ فِي فَمِ عِدْلِهِ. فِضَّتُنَا بِوَزْنِهَا. فَقَدْ رَدَدْنَاهَا فِي أَيَادِينَا.

22 And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food. We do not know who put our money in our sacks.

٢٢ وَأَنْزَلْنَا فِضَّةً أُخْرَى فِي أَيَادِينَا لِنَشْتَرِيَ طَعَامًا. لَا نَعْلَمُ مَنْ وَضَعَ فِضَّتَنَا فِي عِدَالِنَا».

23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks; your money came to me. And he brought Simeon out to them.

٢٣ فَقَالَ: «سَلَامٌ لَكُمْ، لَا تَخَافُوا. إِلَهُكُمْ وَإِلَهُ أَبِيكُمْ أَعْطَاكُمْ كَنْزًا فِي عِدَالِكُمْ. فِضَّتُكُمْ وَصَلَتْ إِلَيَّ». ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ شِمْعُونَ.

24 And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses food.

٢٤ وَأَدْخَلَ ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلرِّجَالَ إِلَى بَيْتِ يُوسُفَ وَأَعْطَاهُمْ مَاءً لِيَغْسِلُوا أَرْجُلَهُمْ، وَأَعْطَى عَلِيقًا لِحَمِيرِهِمْ.

25 And they made ready the gift for Joseph's coming at noon; for they had heard that they should eat bread there.

٢٥ وَهَيَّأُوا ٱلْهَدِيَّةَ إِلَى أَنْ يَجِيءَ يُوسُفُ عِنْدَ ٱلظُّهْرِ، لِأَنَّهُمْ سَمِعُوا أَنَّهُمْ هُنَاكَ يَأْكُلُونَ طَعَامًا.

26 When Joseph came home, they brought him the gift that was in their hand, into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.

٢٦ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ يُوسُفُ إِلَى ٱلْبَيْتِ أَحْضَرُوا إِلَيْهِ ٱلْهَدِيَّةَ ٱلَّتِي فِي أَيَادِيهِمْ إِلَى ٱلْبَيْتِ، وَسَجَدُوا لَهُ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ.

27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well — the old man of whom ye spoke? Is he yet alive?

٢٧ فَسَأَلَ عَنْ سَلَامَتِهِمْ، وَقَالَ: «أَسَالِمٌ أَبُوكُمُ ٱلشَّيْخُ ٱلَّذِي قُلْتُمْ عَنْهُ؟ أَحَيٌّ هُوَ بَعْدُ؟»

28 And they said, Thy servant our father is well; he is yet alive. And they bowed, and made obeisance.

٢٨ فَقَالُوا: «عَبْدُكَ أَبُونَا سَالِمٌ. هُوَ حَيٌّ بَعْدُ». وَخَرُّوا وَسَجَدُوا.

29 And he lifted up his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother of whom ye spoke to me? And he said, God be gracious to thee, my son!

٢٩ فَرَفَعَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَنَظَرَ بَنْيَامِينَ أَخَاهُ ٱبْنَ أُمِّهِ، وَقَالَ: «أَهَذَا أَخُوكُمُ ٱلصَّغِيرُ ٱلَّذِي قُلْتُمْ لِي عَنْهُ؟» ثُمَّ قَالَ: «ٱللهُ يُنْعِمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ٱبْنِي».

30 And Joseph made haste, for his bowels burned for his brother; and he sought [a place] to weep, and he went into the chamber, and wept there.

٣٠ وَٱسْتَعْجَلَ يُوسُفُ لِأَنَّ أَحْشَاءَهُ حَنَّتْ إِلَى أَخِيهِ وَطَلَبَ مَكَانًا لِيَبْكِيَ، فَدَخَلَ ٱلْمَخْدَعَ وَبَكَى هُنَاكَ.

31 And he washed his face, and came out, and controlled himself, and said, Set on bread.

٣١ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ وَخَرَجَ وَتَجَلَّدَ، وَقَالَ: «قَدِّمُوا طَعَامًا».

32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves; because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

٣٢ فَقَدَّمُوا لَهُ وَحْدَهُ، وَلَهُمْ وَحْدَهُمْ، وَلِلْمِصْرِيِّينَ ٱلْآكِلِينَ عِنْدَهُ وَحْدَهُمْ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْمِصْرِيِّينَ لَا يَقْدِرُونَ أَنْ يَأْكُلُوا طَعَامًا مَعَ ٱلْعِبْرَانِيِّينَ، لِأَنَّهُ رِجْسٌ عِنْدَ ٱلْمِصْرِيِّينَ.

33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth; and the men marvelled one at another.

٣٣ فَجَلَسُوا قُدَّامَهُ: ٱلْبِكْرُ بِحَسَبِ بَكُورِيَّتِهِ، وَٱلصَّغِيرُ بِحَسَبِ صِغَرِهِ، فَبُهِتَ ٱلرِّجَالُ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ.

34 And he had portions carried to them from before him. And Benjamin's portion was five times greater than the portions of them all. And they drank, and made merry with him.

٣٤ وَرَفَعَ حِصَصًا مِنْ قُدَّامِهِ إِلَيْهِمْ، فَكَانَتْ حِصَّةُ بَنْيَامِينَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ حِصَصِ جَمِيعِهِمْ خَمْسَةَ أَضْعَافٍ. وَشَرِبُوا وَرَوُوا مَعَهُ.