Genesis 44

1 And he commanded [the one] who [was] over household his saying fill [the] sacks of the men food just as they are able! to carry and put [the] silver of each man in [the] mouth of sack his.

And he commands him who [is] over his house, saying, “Fill the bags of the men [with] food, as they are able to carry, and put the money of each in the mouth of his bag;

2 And cup my [the] cup of silver you will put in [the] mouth of [the] sack of the young [brother] and [the] silver of grain his and he did according to [the] word of Joseph which he had spoken.

and my cup, the silver cup, you put in the mouth of the bag of the young one, and his grain-money”; and he does according to the word of Joseph which he has spoken.

3 The morning it was light and the men they were sent off they and donkeys their.

The morning is bright, and the men have been sent away, they and their donkeys—

4 They they came out the city not they had gone far and Joseph he said to [the one] who [was] over household his arise pursue after the men and you will overtake them and you will say to them why? have you repaid evil for good.

they have gone out of the city—they have not gone far off—and Joseph has said to him who [is] over his house, “Rise, pursue after the men; and you have overtaken them, and you have said to them: Why have you repaid evil for good?

5 ¿ Not [is] this [that] which he drinks master my in it and he indeed he practices divination by it you have done evil [that] which you have done.

Is this not that with which my lord drinks? And he observes diligently with it; you have done evil [in] that which you have done.”

6 And he overtook them and he spoke to them the words these.

And he overtakes them, and speaks to them these words,

7 And they said to him why? does he speak master my according to the words these far be it to servants your from doing according to the manner this.

and they say to him, “Why does my lord speak according to these words? Far be it from your servants to do according to this word;

8 Here! silver which we found in [the] mouth of sacks our we brought back to you from [the] land of Canaan and how? will we steal from [the] house of master your silver or gold.

behold, the money which we found in the mouth of our bags we brought back to you from the land of Canaan, and how do we steal from the house of your lord silver or gold?

9 [anyone] whom It is found with him of servants your and he will die and also we we will be[long] to lord my to slaves.

With whomsoever of your servants it is found, he has died, and we also are to my lord for servants.”

10 And he said also now according to words your [will be] so it [anyone] whom it is found with him he will be of me slave and you you will be innocent.

And he says, “Now also, according to your words, so it [is]; he with whom it is found becomes my servant, and you are acquitted”;

11 And they hurried and they brought down each man sack his [the] ground towards and they opened each man sack his.

and they hurry and take down each his bag to the earth, and each opens his bag;

12 And he searched with the old [brother] he began and with the young [brother] he finished and it was found the cup in [the] sack of Benjamin.

and he searches—at the eldest he has begun, and at the youngest he has completed—and the cup is found in the bag of Benjamin;

13 And they tore clothes their and he loaded each man on donkey his and they went back the city towards.

and they tear their garments, and each loads his donkey, and they return to the city.

14 And he came Judah and brothers his [the] house of towards Joseph and he still he [was] there and they fell before him [the] ground towards.

And Judah and his brothers come to the house of Joseph, and he is yet there, and they fall to the earth before him;

15 And he said to them Joseph what? [is] the deed this which you have done ¿ not do you know that indeed he practices divination a man who [is] like me.

and Joseph says to them, “What [is] this deed that you have done? Have you not known that a man like me diligently observes?”

16 And he said Judah what? will we say to lord my what? will we speak and what? will we justify ourselves God he has found [the] guilt of servants your here we [are] slaves of lord my both we as well as [the one] who it was found the cup in hand his.

And Judah says, “What do we say to my lord? What do we speak? And how do we justify ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants; behold, we [are] servants to my lord, both we, and he in whose hand the cup has been found”;

17 And he said far be it to me from doing this the man whom it was found the cup in hand his he he will be of me slave and you go up to peace to father your.

and he says, “Far be it from me to do this; the man in whose hand the cup has been found, he becomes my servant; and you, go up in peace to your father.”

18 And he drew near to him Judah and he said pardon me O lord my may he speak please servant your a word in [the] ears of lord my and may not it burn anger your on servant your for as you as Pharaoh.

And Judah comes near to him and says, “O my lord, please let your servant speak a word in the ears of my lord, and do not let your anger burn against your servant—for you are as Pharaoh.

19 Lord my he asked servants his saying ¿ [does] there [belong] to you a father or a brother.

My lord has asked his servants, saying, Do you have a father or brother?

20 And we said to lord my there [belongs] to us a father old and a child of old age young and brother his he died and he was left he to only him to mother his and father his he loves him.

And we say to my lord, We have a father, an aged one, and a child of old age, a little one; and his brother died, and he is left alone of his mother, and his father has loved him.

21 And you said to servants your bring down him to me so let me set eye my on him.

And you say to your servants, Bring him down to me, and I set my eye on him;

22 And we said to lord my not he will be able the young man to leave father his and he will leave father his and he will die.

and we say to my lord, The youth is not able to leave his father, when he has left his father, then he has died;

23 And you said to servants your if not he will come down brother your young with you not you will repeat! to see face my.

and you say to your servants, If your young brother does not come down with you, you do not add to see my face.

24 And it was that we went up to servant your father my and we told to him [the] words of lord my.

And it comes to pass, that we have come up to your servant my father, that we declare to him the words of my lord;

25 And he said father our go back buy for us a little of food.

and our father says, Return, buy for us a little food,

26 And we said not we are able to go down if there [is] brother our young with us and we will go down for not we will be able to see [the] face of the man and brother our young not he [is] with us.

and we say, We are not able to go down; if our young brother is with us, then we have gone down; for we are not able to see the man’s face, and our young brother not with us.

27 And he said servant your father my to us you you know that two [sons] she bore to me wife my.

And your servant my father says to us, You have known that my wife bore two to me,

28 And he went out the one from with me and I said surely certainly he has been torn to pieces and not I have seen him until now.

and one goes out from me, and I say, Surely he is torn—torn! And I have not seen him since;

29 And you will take also this [one] from with presence my and it will happen to him harm and you will cause to go down gray hair my in calamity Sheol towards. (Sheol h7585)

when you have taken also this from my presence, and harm has met him, then you have brought down my grey hairs with evil to Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

30 And therefore when come I to servant your father my and the lad not [is] he with us and life his [is] bound up with life his.

And now, at my coming to your servant my father, and the youth not with us (and his soul is bound up in his soul),

31 And it will be when sees he that there not [is] the young man and he will die and they will bring down servants your [the] gray hair of servant your father our in sorrow Sheol towards. (Sheol h7585)

then it has come to pass, when he sees that the youth is not, that he has died, and your servants have brought down the grey hairs of your servant our father with sorrow to Sheol; (Sheol h7585)

32 For servant your he stood surety for the young man from with father my saying if not I will bring him to you and I will be culpable to father my all the days.

for your servant obtained the youth by guarantee to my father, saying, If I do not bring him to you—then I have sinned against my father all the days.

33 And therefore let him remain please servant your in place of the young man a slave of lord my and the lad let him go up with brothers his.

And now, please let your servant abide instead of the youth [as] a servant to my lord, and the youth goes up with his brothers,

34 For how? will I go up to father my and the lad not [is] he with me lest I should look on the calamity which it will find father my.

for how do I go up to my father, and the youth not with me? Lest I look on the evil which finds my father.”