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.
He commanded the steward of his house, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s money in his sack’s mouth.
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.
Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, with his grain money.” He did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
3 The morning it was light and the men they were sent off they and donkeys their.
As soon as the morning was light, the men were 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.
When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, ‘Why have you rewarded 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.
Isn’t this that from which my lord drinks, and by which he indeed divines? You have done evil in so doing.’”
6 And he overtook them and he spoke to them the words these.
He overtook them, and he spoke these words to them.
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.
They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing!
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 our sacks’ mouths, we brought again to you out of the land of Canaan. How then should we steal silver or gold out of your lord’s house?
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 whomever of your servants it is found, let him die, and we also will be my lord’s slaves.”
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.
He said, “Now also let it be according to your words. He with whom it is found will be my slave; and you will be blameless.”
11 And they hurried and they brought down each man sack his [the] ground towards and they opened each man sack his.
Then they hurried, and each man took his sack down to the ground, and each man opened his sack.
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.
He searched, beginning with the oldest, and ending at the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
13 And they tore clothes their and he loaded each man on donkey his and they went back the city towards.
Then they tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey, and returned 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.
Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, and he was still there. They fell on the ground 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.
Joseph said to them, “What deed is this that you have done? Don’t you know that such a man as I can indeed do divination?”
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.
Judah said, “What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? How will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord’s slaves, both we and he also in whose hand the cup is 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.
He said, “Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he will be my slave; but as for 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.
Then Judah came near to him, and said, “Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord’s ears, and don’t let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even as Pharaoh.
19 Lord my he asked servants his saying ¿ [does] there [belong] to you a father or a brother.
My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father, or a 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.
We said to 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 loves him.’
21 And you said to servants your bring down him to me so let me set eye my on him.
You said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes 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.
We said to my lord, ‘The boy can’t leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’
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.
You said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will see my face no more.’
24 And it was that we went up to servant your father my and we told to him [the] words of lord my.
When we came up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
25 And he said father our go back buy for us a little of food.
Our father said, ‘Go again and buy 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.
We said, ‘We can’t go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down: for we may not see the man’s face, unless our youngest brother is with us.’
27 And he said servant your father my to us you you know that two [sons] she bore to me wife my.
Your servant, my father, said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.
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.
One went out from me, and I said, “Surely he is torn in pieces;” and I haven’t 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)
If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow 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.
Now therefore when I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us; since his life is bound up in the boy’s life;
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)
it will happen, when he sees that the boy is no more, that he will die. Your servants will bring down the gray 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 became collateral for the boy to my father, saying, ‘If I don’t bring him to you, then I will bear the blame to my father forever.’
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.
Now therefore, please let your servant stay instead of the boy, my lord’s slave; and let the boy go 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 will I go up to my father, if the boy isn’t with me?—lest I see the evil that will come on my father.”
