Genesis 44

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

praecepit autem Ioseph dispensatori domus suae dicens imple saccos eorum frumento quantum possunt capere et pone pecuniam singulorum in summitate sacci

2 And put my goblet, the silver goblet, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money.' And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

scyphum autem meum argenteum et pretium quod dedit tritici pone in ore sacci iunioris factumque est ita

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

et orto mane dimissi sunt cum asinis suis

4 And when they were gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward: 'Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them: Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

iamque urbem exierant et processerant paululum tum Ioseph arcessito dispensatore domus surge inquit persequere viros et adprehensis dicito quare reddidistis malum pro bono

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

scyphum quem furati estis ipse est in quo bibit dominus meus et in quo augurari solet pessimam rem fecistis

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

fecit ille ut iusserat et adprehensis per ordinem locutus est

7 And they said unto him: 'Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.

qui responderunt quare sic loquitur dominus noster ut servi tui tantum flagitii commiserint

8 Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, 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?

pecuniam quam invenimus in summitate saccorum reportavimus ad te de terra Chanaan et quomodo consequens est ut furati simus de domo domini tui aurum vel argentum

9 With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.'

apud quemcumque fuerit inventum servorum tuorum quod quaeris moriatur et nos servi erimus domini nostri

10 And he said: 'Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my bondman; and ye shall be blameless.'

qui dixit fiat iuxta vestram sententiam apud quem fuerit inventum ipse sit servus meus vos autem eritis innoxii

11 Then they hastened, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

itaque festinato deponentes in terram saccos aperuerunt singuli

12 And he searched, beginning at the eldest, and leaving off at the youngest; and the goblet was found in Benjamin's sack.

quos scrutatus incipiens a maiore usque ad minimum invenit scyphum in sacco Beniamin

13 And they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

at illi scissis vestibus oneratisque rursum asinis reversi sunt in oppidum

14 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house, and he was yet there; and they fell before him on the ground.

primusque Iudas cum fratribus ingressus est ad Ioseph necdum enim de loco abierat omnesque ante eum in terra pariter corruerunt

15 And Joseph said unto them: 'What deed is this that ye have done? know ye not that such a man as I will indeed divine?'

quibus ille ait cur sic agere voluistis an ignoratis quod non sit similis mei in augurandi scientia

16 And Judah said: 'What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants; behold, we are my lord's bondmen, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found.'

cui Iudas quid respondebimus inquit domino meo vel quid loquemur aut iusti poterimus obtendere Deus invenit iniquitatem servorum tuorum en omnes servi sumus domini mei et nos et apud quem inventus est scyphus

17 And he said: 'Far be it from me that I should do so; the man in whose hand the goblet is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.'

respondit Ioseph absit a me ut sic agam qui furatus est scyphum ipse sit servus meus vos autem abite liberi ad patrem vestrum

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

accedens propius Iudas confidenter ait oro domine mi loquatur servus tuus verbum in auribus tuis et ne irascaris famulo tuo tu es enim post Pharaonem

19 My lord asked his servants, saying: Have ye a father, or a brother?

dominus meus interrogasti prius servos tuos habetis patrem aut fratrem

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

et nos respondimus tibi domino meo est nobis pater senex et puer parvulus qui in senecta illius natus est cuius uterinus frater est mortuus et ipsum solum habet mater sua pater vero tenere diligit eum

21 And thou saidst unto thy servants: Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

dixistique servis tuis adducite eum ad me et ponam oculos meos super illum

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

suggessimus domino meo non potest puer relinquere patrem suum si enim illum dimiserit morietur

23 And thou saidst unto thy servants: Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

et dixisti servis tuis nisi venerit frater vester minimus vobiscum non videbitis amplius faciem meam

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

cum ergo ascendissemus ad famulum tuum patrem nostrum narravimus ei omnia quae locutus est dominus meus

25 And our father said: Go again, buy us a little food.

et dixit pater noster revertimini et emite nobis parum tritici

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

cui diximus ire non possumus si frater noster minimus descendet nobiscum proficiscemur simul alioquin illo absente non audemus videre faciem viri

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

atque ille respondit vos scitis quod duos genuerit mihi uxor mea

28 and the one went out from me, and I said: Surely he is torn in pieces; and I have not seen him since;

egressus est unus et dixistis bestia devoravit eum et hucusque non conparet

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

si tuleritis et istum et aliquid ei in via contigerit deducetis canos meos cum maerore ad inferos (Sheol h7585)

30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his soul is bound up with the lad's soul;

igitur si intravero ad servum tuum patrem nostrum et puer defuerit cum anima illius ex huius anima pendeat

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

videritque eum non esse nobiscum morietur et deducent famuli tui canos eius cum dolore ad inferos (Sheol h7585)

32 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying: If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for ever.

ego proprie servus tuus qui in meam hunc recepi fidem et spopondi dicens nisi reduxero eum peccati reus ero in patrem meum omni tempore

33 Now therefore, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.

manebo itaque servus tuus pro puero in ministerium domini mei et puer ascendat cum fratribus suis

34 For how shall I go up to my father, if the lad be not with me? lest I look upon the evil that shall come on my father.'

non enim possum redire ad patrem absente puero ne calamitatis quae oppressura est patrem meum testis adsistam