Genesis 43
1 The famine in Canaan got worse.
Η δε πείνα επεβάρυνεν επί την γην.
2 Finally, when Jacob and his family had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, Jacob said to them, “Go back to Egypt and buy some more grain for us!”
Και αφού ετελείωσαν τρώγοντες τον σίτον, τον οποίον έφεραν εξ Αιγύπτου, είπε προς αυτούς ο πατήρ αυτών, Υπάγετε πάλιν, αγοράσατε εις ημάς ολίγας τροφάς.
3 But Judah said to him, “The man who sold us the grain warned us sternly, ‘I will not let you see me [SYN] again if you come and your younger brother is not with you.’
Και είπε προς αυτόν ο Ιούδας λέγων, Εντόνως διεμαρτυρήθη προς ημάς ο άνθρωπος λέγων, Δεν θέλετε ιδεί το πρόσωπόν μου, εάν δεν ήναι μεθ' υμών ο αδελφός υμών.
4 So, if you will send our younger brother with us, we will go down to Egypt and buy some grain for you.
Εάν λοιπόν αποστείλης τον αδελφόν ημών μεθ' ημών, θέλομεν καταβή και θέλομεν σοι αγοράσει τροφάς·
5 But if you will not send him, we will not go down there, because that man said to us, ‘I will not let you see me again if your younger brother is not with you.’”
αλλ' εάν δεν αποστείλης αυτόν, δεν θέλομεν καταβή· διότι ο άνθρωπος είπε προς ημάς, Δεν θέλετε ιδεί το πρόσωπόν μου, εάν ο αδελφός υμών δεν ήναι μεθ' υμών.
6 Jacob asked, “Why did you cause me to have this trouble by telling the man that you had a younger brother?”
Είπε δε ο Ισραήλ, Διά τι με εκακοποιήσατε, φανερόνοντες προς τον άνθρωπον ότι έχετε άλλον αδελφόν;
7 One of them replied, “The man asked about us and about our family. He said, ‘Is your father still living? Do you have another brother?’ We had to answer his questions. (We could not know that he would say, ‘The next time that you come down here, bring your brother with you!’/How could we know that he would say, ‘The next time that you come down here, bring your brother with you!’)” [RHQ]
Οι δε είπον, Ο άνθρωπος ηρώτησεν ημάς ακριβώς περί ημών και περί της συγγενείας ημών λέγων, Ο πατήρ σας έτι ζη; έχετε άλλον αδελφόν; Και απεκρίθημεν προς αυτόν κατά την ερώτησιν ταύτην· ηδυνάμεθα να εξεύρωμεν ότι ήθελεν ειπεί, Φέρετε τον αδελφόν σας;
8 Then Judah said to his father Jacob, “Send the boy with me, and we will go immediately, in order that we and you and our children may get grain and not die from hunger.
Και είπεν ο Ιούδας προς Ισραήλ τον πατέρα αυτού, Απόστειλον το παιδάριον μετ' εμού, και σηκωθέντες ας υπάγωμεν, διά να ζήσωμεν και να μη αποθάνωμεν και ημείς και συ και αι οικογένειαι ημών·
9 I myself will guarantee that he will return. You can require me to do what I am promising [IDM]. If I do not bring him back to you safely, you can say forever that (I am to blame/it was my fault [that he did not return to you)].
εγώ εγγυώμαι περί αυτού· εκ της χειρός μου ζήτησον αυτόν· εάν δεν φέρω αυτόν προς σε και στήσω αυτόν έμπροσθέν σου, τότε ας ήμαι διαπαντός υπεύθυνος προς σέ·
10 If we had not (wasted so much time/waited so long), by now we could have gone there and returned two times!”
επειδή, εάν δεν εβραδύνομεν, βέβαια έως τώρα δευτέραν ταύτην φοράν ηθέλομεν επιστρέψει.
11 Then their father Jacob said to them, “If there is no other way, do this: Put in your sacks some of the best things that are grown in this land, and take them down to the man as a gift. Take some balm/perfume and honey and spices and myrrh/ointment, some pistachio nuts, and almonds.
Και είπε προς αυτούς Ισραήλ ο πατήρ αυτών, Εάν ούτω πρέπη να γείνη, κάμετε λοιπόν τούτο· λάβετε εις τα αγγείά σας εκ των καλητέρων καρπών της γης και φέρετε δώρα προς τον άνθρωπον, ολίγον βάλσαμον και ολίγον μέλι, αρώματα και μύρον, πιστάκια και αμύγδαλα·
12 Take twice as much money as you took the previous time, because you must return the silver that someone put in the tops of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake that it was put in your sacks.
και λάβετε διπλάσιον αργύριον εις τας χείρας σας· και το αργύριον το επιστραφέν εν τω στόματι των σακκίων σας φέρετε πάλιν εις τας χείρας σας· ίσως έγεινε κατά λάθος·
13 Take your younger brother and go back to that man.
και τον αδελφόν σας λάβετε και σηκωθέντες επιστρέψατε προς τον άνθρωπον·
14 I will pray that God Almighty will cause that man to act mercifully toward you, so that he will let your other brother, as well as Benjamin, come back here with you. But as for me, if my sons are taken from me, then I will not have my sons!”
και ο Θεός ο Παντοδύναμος να σας δώση χάριν έμπροσθεν του ανθρώπου, διά να αποστείλη με σας τον άλλον σας αδελφόν και τον Βενιαμίν· και εγώ, αν ήναι να ατεκνωθώ, ας ατεκνωθώ.
15 So the men took the gifts that Jacob said that they should take, and twice the amount of money that the grain would cost, and they also took Benjamin. They went down quickly to Egypt, and they stood in front of Joseph.
Λαβόντες δε οι άνθρωποι τα δώρα ταύτα, έλαβον και αργύριον διπλάσιον εις τας χείρας αυτών και τον Βενιαμίν· και σηκωθέντες κατέβησαν εις Αίγυπτον και παρεστάθησαν έμπροσθεν του Ιωσήφ.
16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the man who (was in charge of/supervised) things in his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare a meal, because I want them to eat with me at noon.” [And he told him in what order they were to be seated].
Και ότε είδεν ο Ιωσήφ τον Βενιαμίν μετ' αυτών, είπε προς τον επιστάτην της οικίας αυτού, Φέρε τους ανθρώπους εις την οικίαν και σφάξον σφακτόν και ετοίμασον, διότι μετ' εμού θέλουσι φάγει οι άνθρωποι το μεσημέριον.
17 The man did as Joseph said. And he took them to Joseph’s house.
Και έπραξεν ο άνθρωπος καθώς ελάλησεν ο Ιωσήφ· και ο άνθρωπος εισήγαγε τους ανθρώπους εις την οικίαν του Ιωσήφ.
18 But they were afraid because he was taking them to Joseph’s house. They were thinking, “He is taking us here because of the silver that was put in our sacks the first time that we came here. While we are eating, he will have his servants attack us and seize us and cause us to become his slaves, and also take our donkeys.”
Και εφοβήθησαν οι άνθρωποι, διότι εισήχθησαν εις την οικίαν του Ιωσήφ· και είπον, διά το αργύριον το επιστραφέν εις τα σακκία ημών την πρώτην φοράν ημείς εισαγόμεθα, διά να εύρη αφορμήν εναντίον ημών και να επιπέση εφ' ημάς και να λάβη ημάς δούλους και τους όνους ημών.
19 They went with the man who was in charge of things in Joseph’s house. When they arrived at the entrance of the house,
Και προσελθόντες προς τον άνθρωπον τον επιστάτην της οικίας του Ιωσήφ, ελάλησαν προς αυτόν εν τη πύλη της οικίας·
20 one of them said to him, “Please, sir, listen to me. We came down here previously and bought some grain.
και είπον, Δεόμεθα, κύριε· κατέβημεν την πρώτην φοράν διά να αγοράσωμεν τροφάς·
21 But at the place where we stopped for the night as we were returning home, we opened our sacks. We were astonished to see that in the top of each of our sacks was the exact amount of silver that we had paid for the grain! So we have brought it back with us.
και ότε ήλθομεν εις το κατάλυμα, ηνοίξαμεν τα σακκία ημών και ιδού, εκάστου το αργύριον ήτο εν τω στόματι του σακκίου αυτού, το αργύριον ημών σωστόν· όθεν εφέραμεν αυτό οπίσω εις τας χείρας ημών·
22 We have also brought more silver with us to buy more grain. We do not know who put the silver in our sacks.”
εφέραμεν και άλλο αργύριον εις τας χείρας ημών, διά να αγοράσωμεν τροφάς· δεν εξεύρομεν τις έβαλε το αργύριον ημών εις τα σακκία ημών.
23 The man replied, [“Relax]! Do not worry about it! I received the silver that you brought. Your God, the God your father worships, must have put it in your sacks.” And then he brought Simeon to them from the prison.
Ο δε είπεν, Ειρήνη εις εσάς· μη φοβείσθε· ο Θεός σας και ο Θεός του πατρός σας, έδωκεν εις εσάς θησαυρόν εις τα σακκία σας· το αργύριόν σας ήλθεν εις εμέ. Και εξήγαγε προς αυτούς τον Συμεών.
24 Then he took them into Joseph’s house. He gave them water to wash their feet and gave them food for the donkeys.
Και ο άνθρωπος εισήγαγε τους ανθρώπους εις την οικίαν του Ιωσήφ και έδωκεν ύδωρ και ένιψαν τους πόδας αυτών· και έδωκε τροφήν εις τους όνους αυτών.
25 He told them that they were going to eat with Joseph at noon. So the men prepared their gifts to give to Joseph when he arrived.
Οι δε ητοίμασαν τα δώρα, εωσού έλθη ο Ιωσήφ το μεσημέριον· διότι ήκουσαν ότι εκεί μέλλουσι να φάγωσιν άρτον.
26 When Joseph came home, they presented to him the gifts that they had brought into the house. Then they bowed down to the ground in front of him.
Και ότε ήλθεν ο Ιωσήφ εις την οικίαν, προσέφεραν εις αυτόν τα δώρα τα εις τας χείρας αυτών εν τη οικία και προσεκύνησαν αυτόν έως εδάφους.
27 He asked them if they were (well/in good health), and then he asked, “How is the health of your old father, the one that you told me about? Is he still living?”
Και ηρώτησεν αυτούς περί της υγιείας αυτών· και είπεν, Υγιαίνει ο πατήρ σας, ο γέρων περί του οποίου μοι είπετε; έτι ζη;
28 One of them replied, “Yes, our father, [who is willing to be] your servant, is still alive, and he is well.” Then again they bowed down in front of him.
Οι δε είπον, Υγιαίνει ο δούλός σου ο πατήρ ημών· έτι ζη. Και κύψαντες προσεκύνησαν.
29 Then he saw his [younger] brother Benjamin, his own mother’s other son. He asked them, “Is this your youngest brother, the one whom you told me about?” After they said “Yes,” he said to Benjamin, “Young man, I pray that God will act kindly toward you.”
Υψώσας δε τους οφθαλμούς αυτού είδε τον Βενιαμίν τον αδελφόν αυτού τον ομομήτριον και είπεν, Ούτος είναι ο αδελφός σας ο νεώτερος, περί του οποίου μοι είπετε; Και είπεν, Ο Θεός να σε ελεήση, τέκνον μου.
30 Joseph quickly left the room. He realized that he was about to cry because he (was full of emotion about his younger brother/loved his younger brother so much). He went into his private room and cried there.
Και έσπευσε να αποσυρθή ο Ιωσήφ· διότι συνεταράττοντο τα σπλάγχνα αυτού διά τον αδελφόν αυτού· και εζήτει τόπον να κλαύση· εισελθών δε εις το ταμείον, έκλαυσεν εκεί.
31 Then, after he washed the tears from his face, he came out, and controlling his emotions, he said to the servants, “Serve the food!”
Έπειτα νίψας το πρόσωπον αυτού εξήλθε, και συγκρατών εαυτόν είπε, Βάλετε άρτον.
32 The people of Egypt considered that it was disgraceful for them to eat with Hebrews, so the servants served food to Joseph by himself, and served the other people of Egypt who ate with him by themselves, and they served Joseph’s older brothers and younger brother by themselves.
Και έβαλον χωριστά δι' αυτόν και χωριστά δι' εκείνους και διά τους Αιγυπτίους, τους συντρώγοντας μετ' αυτού, χωριστά· διότι οι Αιγύπτιοι δεν ηδύναντο να συμφάγωσιν άρτον μετά των Εβραίων, επειδή τούτο είναι βδέλυγμα εις τους Αιγυπτίους.
33 His brothers were astonished to see that their seats were arranged according to their ages, from the oldest to the youngest!
Εκάθισαν λοιπόν έμπροσθεν αυτού, ο πρωτότοκος κατά την πρωτοτοκίαν αυτού και ο νεώτερος κατά την νεότητα αυτού· και εθαύμαζον οι άνθρωποι προς αλλήλους.
34 And when their portions of food were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as anyone else’s portion! So they ate food and drank wine with Joseph and became very cheerful.
Λαβών δε απ' έμπροσθεν αυτού μερίδια έστειλε προς αυτούς· το μερίδιον όμως του Βενιαμίν ήτο πενταπλασίως μεγαλήτερον παρά εκάστου αυτών. Και έπιον και ευφράνθησαν μετ' αυτού.
