Genesis 43
1 The famine in Canaan got worse.
Голод усилился на земле.
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!”
И когда они съели хлеб, который привезли из Египта, тогда отец их сказал им: пойдите опять, купите нам немного пищи.
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.’
И сказал ему Иуда, говоря: тот человек решительно объявил нам, сказав: не являйтесь ко мне на лице, если брата вашего не будет с вами.
4 So, if you will send our younger brother with us, we will go down to Egypt and buy some grain for you.
Если пошлешь с нами брата нашего, то пойдем и купим тебе пищи,
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.’”
а если не пошлешь, то не пойдем, ибо тот человек сказал нам: не являйтесь ко мне на лице, если брата вашего не будет с вами.
6 Jacob asked, “Why did you cause me to have this trouble by telling the man that you had a younger brother?”
Израиль сказал: для чего вы сделали мне такое зло, сказав тому человеку, что у вас есть еще брат?
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]
Они сказали: расспрашивал тот человек о нас и о родстве нашем, говоря: жив ли еще отец ваш? есть ли у вас брат? Мы и рассказали ему по этим расспросам. Могли ли мы знать, что он скажет: приведите брата вашего?
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.
Иуда же сказал Израилю, отцу своему: отпусти отрока со мною, и мы встанем и пойдем, и живы будем и не умрем и мы, и ты, и дети наши;
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)].
я отвечаю за него, из моих рук потребуешь его; если я не приведу его к тебе и не поставлю его пред лицем твоим, то останусь я виновным пред тобою во все дни жизни;
10 If we had not (wasted so much time/waited so long), by now we could have gone there and returned two times!”
если бы мы не медлили, то уже сходили бы два раза.
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.
Израиль, отец их, сказал им: если так, то вот что сделайте: возьмите с собою плодов земли сей и отнесите в дар тому человеку несколько бальзама и несколько меду, стираксы и ладану, фисташков и миндальных орехов;
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.
возьмите и другое серебро в руки ваши; а серебро, обратно положенное в отверстие мешков ваших, возвратите руками вашими: может быть, это недосмотр;
13 Take your younger brother and go back to that man.
и брата вашего возьмите и, встав, пойдите опять к человеку тому;
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!”
Бог же Всемогущий да даст вам найти милость у человека того, чтобы он отпустил вам и другого брата вашего и Вениамина, а мне если уже быть бездетным, то пусть буду бездетным.
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.
И взяли те люди дары эти, и серебра вдвое взяли в руки свои, и Вениамина, и встали, пошли в Египет и предстали пред лице Иосифа.
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].
Иосиф, увидев между ними Вениамина брата своего, сына матери своей, сказал начальнику дома своего: введи сих людей в дом и заколи что-нибудь из скота, и приготовь, потому что со мною будут есть эти люди в полдень.
17 The man did as Joseph said. And he took them to Joseph’s house.
И сделал человек тот, как сказал Иосиф, и ввел человек тот людей сих в дом Иосифов.
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.”
И испугались люди эти, что ввели их в дом Иосифов, и сказали: это за серебро, возвращенное прежде в мешки наши, ввели нас, чтобы придраться к нам и напасть на нас, и взять нас в рабство и ослов наших.
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,
И подошли они к начальнику дома Иосифова, и стали говорить ему у дверей дома,
20 one of them said to him, “Please, sir, listen to me. We came down here previously and bought some grain.
и сказали: послушай, господин наш, мы приходили уже прежде покупать пищи,
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.
и случилось, что, когда пришли мы на ночлег и открыли мешки наши, - вот серебро каждого в отверстии мешка его, серебро наше по весу его, и мы возвращаем его своими руками;
22 We have also brought more silver with us to buy more grain. We do not know who put the silver in our sacks.”
а для покупки пищи мы принесли другое серебро в руках наших, мы не знаем, кто положил серебро наше в мешки наши.
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.
Он сказал: будьте спокойны, не бойтесь; Бог ваш и Бог отца вашего дал вам клад в мешках ваших; серебро ваше дошло до меня. И привел к ним Симеона.
24 Then he took them into Joseph’s house. He gave them water to wash their feet and gave them food for the donkeys.
И ввел тот человек людей сих в дом Иосифов и дал воды, и они омыли ноги свои; и дал корму ослам их.
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.
И они приготовили дары к приходу Иосифа в полдень, ибо слышали, что там будут есть хлеб.
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.
И пришел Иосиф домой; и они принесли ему в дом дары, которые были на руках их, и поклонились ему до земли.
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?”
Он спросил их о здоровье и сказал: здоров ли отец ваш старец, о котором вы говорили? жив ли еще он?
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.
Они сказали: здоров раб твой, отец наш; еще жив. Он сказал: благословен человек сей от Бога. И преклонились они и поклонились.
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.”
И поднял глаза свои Иосиф, и увидел Вениамина, брата своего, сына матери своей, и сказал: это брат ваш меньший, о котором вы сказывали мне? И сказал: да будет милость Божия с тобою, сын мой!
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.
И поспешно удалился Иосиф, потому что воскипела любовь к брату его, и он готов был заплакать, и вошел он во внутреннюю комнату и плакал там.
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!”
И, умыв лице свое, вышел, и скрепился и сказал: подавайте кушанье.
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.
И подали ему особо, и им особо, и Египтянам, обедавшим с ним, особо, ибо Египтяне не могут есть с Евреями, потому что это мерзость для Египтян.
33 His brothers were astonished to see that their seats were arranged according to their ages, from the oldest to the youngest!
И сели они пред ним, первородный по первородству его, и младший по молодости его, и дивились эти люди друг пред другом.
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.
И посылались им кушанья от него, и доля Вениамина была впятеро больше долей каждого из них. И пили, и довольно пили они с ним.
