Genesis 42

1 When Jacob found out grain was available in Egypt, he asked his sons, “Why do you keep on looking at each other to do something?

And he saw Jacob that there [was] grain in Egypt and he said Jacob to sons his why? are you looking at one another.

2 I've heard there's grain in Egypt. Go there and buy some for us so we can stay alive—if not, we're going to die!”

And he said here! I have heard that there [is] grain in Egypt go down there towards and buy grain for us from there so we may live and not we will die.

3 So ten of Joseph's brothers went to Egypt to buy grain.

And they went down [the] brothers of Joseph ten to buy grain grain from Egypt.

4 But Jacob did not send Joseph's brother Benjamin with his other brothers, for he said, “I'm afraid something bad might happen to him.”

And Benjamin [the] brother of Joseph not he sent Jacob with brothers his for he said lest it should happen to him harm.

5 So Israel's sons went to buy grain along with everyone else, because there was famine in Canaan too.

And they came [the] sons of Israel to buy grain in among those coming for it was the famine in [the] land of Canaan.

6 Joseph was the governor of the country and he sold grain to all the people there. So Joseph's brothers went to him, and bowed low before him with their faces to the ground.

And Joseph he [was] the ruler over the land he [was] the [one who] sold grain to all [the] people of the land and they came [the] brothers of Joseph and they bowed down to him face [the] ground towards.

7 Joseph recognized them as soon as he saw them, but he acted like a stranger towards them and spoke to them in a severe way, saying, “Where are you from?” “From the country of Canaan,” they replied. “We've come to buy food.”

And he saw Joseph brothers his and he recognized them and he acted as a stranger to them and he spoke with them harsh and he said to them from where? have you come and they said from [the] land of Canaan to buy food.

8 Even though Joseph recognized his brothers, they didn't recognize him.

And he recognized Joseph brothers his and they not they recognized him.

9 Joseph thought back to the dreams he'd had about them, and told them, “No! You're spies! You've come to discover our country's weaknesses!”

And he remembered Joseph the dreams which he had dreamed of them and he said to them [are] spies you to see [the] nakedness of the land you have come.

10 “That's not true, my lord!” they responded. “We, your servants, have just come to buy food.

And they said to him no O lord my and servants your they have come to buy food.

11 We're all the sons of one man and we're honest. We're not spies!”

All of us [are] sons of a man one we [are] honest we not they are servants your spies.

12 “No! You've come to find our country's weaknesses!” he insisted.

And he said to them In-deed [the] nakedness of the land you have come to see.

13 “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man living in the country of Canaan,” they explained. “The youngest is right now with our father, and one has passed away.”

And they said [are] two [plus] ten servants your brothers - we sons of a man one in [the] land of Canaan and there! the young [brother] [is] with father our this day and the one not [is] he.

14 “As I said before, you're spies!” Joseph declared.

And he said to them Joseph it [is that] which I said to you saying [are] spies you.

15 “This is how your story will be checked. I swear on Pharaoh's life that you'll never leave this country unless your younger brother comes here.

By this you will be tested [by] [the] life of Pharaoh if you will go out from here that except when comes brother your young here.

16 One of you go back and bring your other brother here. The others of you will be kept here in prison until it's clear that you're telling the truth. If not, then I swear on Pharaoh's life it proves you're spies!”

Send of yourselves one so he may fetch brother your and you be imprisoned so they may be tested words your ¿ [is] truth with you and if not [by] [the] life of Pharaoh for [are] spies you.

17 So Joseph put all of them in prison for three days.

And he removed them to custody three days.

18 On the third day he told them, “Since I'm someone who respects God, do as I tell you and you'll live.

And he said to them Joseph on the day third this do and live God I [am] fearing.

19 If you're truly honest, choose one of your brothers to stay here in prison. The rest of you can go back home with grain for your hungry families.

If [are] honest you brother your one let him be imprisoned in [the] house of custody your and you go take [the] grain of [the] hunger of households your.

20 But you must bring your youngest brother here to me to prove what you're saying is true. If not, you will all die.” They agreed to do this.

And brother your young you will bring to me so they may be verified words your and not you will die and they did so.

21 “Clearly we're being punished for what we did to our brother,” they said to each other. “We watched him in agony pleading with us for mercy, but we refused to listen to him. That's why we're in all this trouble.”

And they said each to brother his indeed [are] guilty - we on brother our who we saw [the] distress of self his when sought favor he to us and not we listened there-fore it has come to us the distress this.

22 Reuben said to them, “Didn't I tell you, ‘Don't harm the boy!’ But you didn't listen to me. Now we're paying the price for what we did to him.”

And he answered Reuben them saying ¿ not did I say to you - saying may not you sin against the boy and not you listened and also blood his here! [is] being required.

23 They didn't realize that Joseph understood what they were saying because they were talking to him through an interpreter.

And they not they knew that [was] hearing Joseph for the interpreter [was] between them.

24 Joseph stepped away from them because he started crying. He came back when he was able to speak to them again. He chose Simeon and had him tied up as they watched.

And he turned away from with them and he wept and he returned to them and he spoke to them and he took from with them Simeon and he bound him to eyes their.

25 Joseph gave the order to fill up their sacks with grain, and also to return the money they had paid by placing it in the sacks as well. He also ordered that they should be provided with food for their journey home. All this was done.

And he commanded Joseph and people filled vessels their grain and to return silver their each to sack his and to give to them provision[s] for the journey and someone did for them thus.

26 The brothers loaded the grain onto their donkeys and then set off.

And they lifted grain their on donkeys their and they went from there.

27 On their way they stopped for the night, and one of them opened up his sack to give his donkey something to eat and saw his money there at the top of the sack.

And he opened the one sack his to give fodder to donkey his at the lodging place and he saw silver his and there! it [was] in [the] mouth of sack his.

28 He told his brothers, “My money's been returned to me. It's right here at the top of my sack!” They were horrified! Trembling with fear they asked each other, “What is this that God's done to us?”

And he said to brothers his it has been returned silver my and also here! in sack my and it went out heart their and they trembled each to brother his saying what? this has he done God to us.

29 When they arrived home in Canaan, they told their father Jacob everything that had happened.

And they came to Jacob father their [the] land of towards Canaan and they told to him all the [things which] had happened to them saying.

30 “The man who is the country's governor spoke to us in a severe way, and accused us of spying on the land,” they explained.

He spoke the man [the] lord of the land with us harsh and he made us like [those who] spy out the land.

31 “We told him, ‘We are honest men. We're not spies!

And we said to him [are] honest we not we are spies.

32 We are twelve brothers, the sons of one father. One has passed away and the youngest is right now with our father in the country of Canaan.’

[are] two [plus] Ten we brothers sons of father our the one not [is] he and the young [brother] this day [is] with father our in [the] land of Canaan.

33 Then the man who is the country's governor said to us, ‘This is how I'll find out if you're telling the truth: you are to leave one of your brothers here with me while the rest take grain home for your hungry families.

And he said to us the man [the] lord of the land by this I will know that [are] honest you brother your one leave with me and [the] hunger of households your take and go.

34 Then bring your youngest brother to me. That way I'll know you're not spies but you're telling the truth. I'll release your brother to you, and you can stay in the country and trade.’”

And bring brother your young to me so let me know that not [are] spies you that [are] honest you brother your I will give to you and the land you will go about in.

35 As they emptied their sacks, each one's money bag was there in his sack! When they and their father saw the money bags, they were horrified.

And it was they [were] emptying sacks their and there! each man [the] bag of silver his [was] in sack his and they saw [the] bags of silver their they and father their and they were afraid.

36 Jacob their father accused them, “You have taken Joseph from me—he's gone! Simeon is gone too! Now you want to take Benjamin away! I'm the one who's suffering from all of this!”

And he said to them Jacob father their me you are making childless Joseph not [is] he and Simeon not [is] he and Benjamin you will take on me they are all of them.

37 “You can kill my two sons if I don't bring him back to you,” Reuben assured him. “Trust me with him, and I will bring him home to you myself.”

And he said Reuben to father his saying two of sons my you will kill if not I will bring him to you put! him on hand my and I I will bring back him to you.

38 “My son won't go there with you!” Jacob declared. “His brother is dead, and he's the only one I have left. If anything bad happens to him on the journey you're planning, you'll send this old man to his grave in grief.” (Sheol h7585)

And he said not he will go down son my with you for brother his he has died and he to only him [is] remaining and it will happen to him harm on the journey which you will go on it and you will cause to go down gray hair my in sorrow Sheol towards. (Sheol h7585)