Genesis 43
1 In the mean time the famine was heavy upon all the land.
Lakota v deželi pa je bila huda.
2 And when they had eaten up all the corn, which they had brought out of Egypt, Jacob said to his sons: Go again and buy us a little food.
Pripetilo se je, ko so pojedli žito, ki so ga prinesli iz Egipta, da jim je njihov oče rekel: »Ponovno pojdite, kupite nam malo hrane.«
3 Juda answered: The man declared unto us with the attestation of an oath, saying: You shall not see my face, unless you bring your youngest brother with you.
Juda mu je spregovoril, rekoč: »Človek nam je slovesno izpričal, rekoč: ›Ne boste videli mojega obraza, razen če bo z vami vaš brat.‹
4 If therefore thou wilt send him with us, we will set out together, and will buy necessaries for thee.
Če hočeš z nami poslati našega brata, bomo šli dol in ti kupili hrano,
5 But if thou wilt not, we will not go: for the man, as we have often said, declared unto us, saying: You shall not see my face without your youngest brother.
toda če ga nočeš poslati, ne bomo šli dol, kajti človek nam je rekel: ›Ne boste videli mojega obraza, razen če bo z vami vaš brat.‹«
6 Israel said to them: You have done this for my misery in that you told him you had also another brother.
Izrael je rekel: »Zakaj postopate z menoj tako slabo, da ste možu povedali, da imate še brata?«
7 But they answered: The man asked us in order concerning our kindred: if our father lived: if we had a brother: and we answered him regularly, according to what he demanded: could we know that he would say: Bring hither your brother with you?
Rekli so: »Mož nas je strogo povprašal o našem stanju in o našem sorodstvu, rekoč: › Ali vaš oče še živi? Imate še enega brata?‹ In povedali smo mu glede na pomen teh besed. Mar bi lahko zagotovo vedeli, da bo rekel: ›Svojega brata pripeljite dol?‹«
8 And Juda said to his father: Send the boy with me, that we may set forward, and may live: lest both we and our children perish.
Juda pa je svojemu očetu Izraelu rekel: »Pošlji dečka z menoj in bomo vstali ter šli, da bomo lahko živeli in ne umrli, tako mi, kakor ti in tudi naši malčki.
9 I take the boy upon me, require him at my hand: unless I bring him again, and restore him to thee, I will be guilty of sin against thee for ever.
Jaz bom poroštvo zanj. Iz moje roke ga boš zahteval. Če ti ga ne privedem in postavim predte, potem naj krivdo nosim na veke,
10 If delay had not been made, we had been here again the second time.
kajti razen, če se ne bi obotavljali, bi se zagotovo sedaj drugič vrnili.«
11 Then Israel said to them: If it must needs be so, do what you will: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down presents to the man, a little balm, and honey, and storax, myrrh, turpentine, and almonds.
Njihov oče Izrael jim je rekel: »Če mora biti to sedaj tako, storite tole. Vzemite od najboljših sadov dežele v svoje posode in odnesite dol človeku darilo, malo balzama, malo meda, dišave, miro, oreščke in mandlje.
12 And take with you double money, and carry back what you found in your sacks, lest perhaps it was done by mistake.
V svoje roke vzemite dvojen denar. Denar, ki je bil priveden nazaj v ustjih vaših vreč, ga ponovno odnesite v svoji roki; morda je bila to pomota.
13 And take also your brother, and go to the man.
Vzemite tudi svojega brata in vstanite, ponovno pojdite k človeku.
14 And may my almighty God make him favourable to you; and send back with you your brother, whom he keepeth, and this Benjamin: and as for me I shall be desolate without children.
Bog Vsemogočni pa naj vam da usmiljenje pred človekom, da lahko odpošlje proč vašega drugega brata in Benjamina. Če bom oropan svojih otrok, sem oropan.«
15 So the men took the presents, and double money, and Benjamin: and went down into Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
Možje so vzeli to darilo in v svojo roko vzeli dvojen denar in Benjamina. Vstali so in odšli dol k Egiptu in obstali pred Jožefom.
16 And when he had seen them, and Benjamin with them, he commanded the steward of his house, saying: Bring in the men into the house, and kill victims, and prepare a feast: because they shall eat with me at noon.
Ko je Jožef z njimi zagledal Benjamina je gospodarju svoje hiše rekel: »Privedi te može domov in zakolji in pripravi, kajti ti možje bodo opoldan kosili z menoj.«
17 He did as he was commanded, and brought the men into the house.
Človek je storil kakor je Jožef zaukazal in človek je može privedel v Jožefovo hišo.
18 And they being much afraid, said there one to another: Because of the money, which we carried back the first time in our sacks, we are brought in: that he may bring upon us a false accusation, and by violence make slaves of us and our asses.
Možje pa so bili prestrašeni, ker so bili privedeni v Jožefovo hišo. Rekli so: »Zaradi denarja, ki je bil prvič vrnjen v naše vreče, smo bili privedeni noter; da lahko zoper nas iščejo priložnost in padejo na nas in vzamejo za sužnje nas in naše osle.«
19 Wherefore going up to the steward of the house, at the door,
Približali so se oskrbniku Jožefove hiše ter se z njim posvetovali pri hišnih vratih
20 They said: Sir, we desire thee to hear us: We came down once before to buy food:
in rekli: »Oh gospod, prvič smo zares prišli dol, da kupimo hrano
21 And when we had bought, and come to the inn, we opened our sacks, and found our money in the mouths of the sacks: which we have now brought again in the same weight.
in pripetilo se je, ko smo prišli v gostišče, da smo odprli svoje vreče in glej, denar vsakega človeka je bil v ustju njegove vreče, naš denar v polni teži in mi smo ga ponovno prinesli v svoji roki.
22 And we have brought other money besides, to buy what we want: we cannot tell who put it in our bags.
In še en denar smo prinesli dol v svojih rokah, da kupimo hrano. Ne moremo povedati, kdo je naš denar položil v naše vreče.«
23 But he answered: Peace be with you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father hath given you treasure in your sacks. For the money, which you gave me, I have for good. And he brought Simeon out to them.
Rekel je: »Mir vam bodi, ne bojte se. Vaš Bog in Bog vašega očeta vam je v vaše vreče dal zaklad. Jaz sem imel vaš denar.« In k njim je privedel Simeona.
24 And having brought them into the house, he fetched water, and they washed their feet, and he gave provender to their asses.
Človek je može privedel v Jožefovo hišo in jim dal vode in umili so si svoja stopala in njihovim oslom je dal krmo.
25 But they made ready the presents, against Joseph came at noon: for they had heard that they should eat bread there.
In pripravili so darilo za Jožefa, ki je prišel opoldan, kajti slišali so, da bodo tam jedli kruh.
26 Then Joseph came into his house, and they offered him the presents holding them in their hands, and they bowed down with their face to the ground.
Ko je Jožef prišel domov, so mu prinesli darilo, ki je bilo v njihovi roki, v hišo in se mu priklonili k zemlji.
27 But he, courteously saluting them again, asked them, saying: Is the old man your father in health, of whom you told me? Is he yet living?
Vprašal jih je o njihovi blaginji in rekel: » Ali je vaš oče zdrav, starec, o katerem ste govorili? Ali še živi?«
28 And they answered: Thy servant our father is in health, he is yet living. And bowing themselves they made obeisance to him.
Odgovorili so: »Tvoj služabnik, naš oče, je dobrega zdravja, on je še vedno živ.« In sklonili so svoje glave in se globoko priklonili.
29 And Joseph lifting up his eyes, saw Benjamin his brother, by the same mother, and said: Is this your young brother, of whom you told me? And he said: God be gracious to thee, my son.
Povzdignil je svoje oči in zagledal svojega brata Benjamina, sina svoje matere ter rekel: » Ali je to vaš mlajši brat, o katerem ste mi govorili?« Rekel je: »Bog ti bodi milostljiv, moj sin.«
30 And he made haste because his heart was moved upon his brother, and tears gushed out: and going into his chamber he wept.
Jožef se je podvizal, kajti njegova notranjost je hrepenela za njegovim bratom in iskal je kje bi se zjokal in vstopil v svojo sobo in se tam zjokal.
31 And when he had washed his face, coming out again, he refrained himself, and said: Set bread on the table.
Umil si je obraz, odšel ven in se zadrževal ter rekel: »Pripravite kruh.«
32 And when it was set on, for Joseph apart, and for his brethren apart, for the Egyptians also that ate with him, apart, (for it is unlawful for the Egyptians to eat with the Hebrews, and they think such a feast profane):
Pripravili so posebej zanj in posebej zanje in posebej za Egipčane, ki so jedli z njim, ker Egipčani ne smejo jesti kruha s Hebrejci, kajti to je Egipčanom ogabnost.
33 They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his age. And they wondered very much:
Sedeli so pred njim, prvorojenec glede na njegovo pravico prvorojenstva in najmlajši glede na svojo mladost in možje so se čudili drug drugemu.
34 Taking the messes which they received of him: and the greater mess came to Benjamin, so that it exceeded by five parts. And they drank, and were merry with him.
Vzel je in jim poslal jedi izpred sebe, toda Benjaminovih jedi je bilo petkrat več kakor od kateregakoli izmed njih. In pili so in bili veseli z njim.
