Genesis 44
1 When his brothers were ready to return home, Joseph said to the man who was in charge of things in his house, “Fill the sacks of those men with as much grain as they can carry [on their donkeys]. And put in the top of each man’s sack the silver that he paid for the grain.
E mandou José ao mordomo de sua casa, dizendo: Enche os sacos destes homens de alimentos, quanto puderem levar, e põe o dinheiro de cada um na boca de seu saco:
2 Then put my silver cup in the top of the youngest brother’s sack, along with the silver that he paid for the grain.” So the servant did what Joseph told him to do.
E porás meu copo, o copo de prata, na boca do saco do mais novo, com o dinheiro de seu trigo. E ele fez como disse José.
3 The next morning at dawn the men started on the way home with their donkeys.
Vinda a manhã, os homens foram despedidos com seus asnos.
4 When they had not gone far from the city, Joseph said to the servant in charge of things in his house, “Pursue those men immediately. When you catch up to them, say to them, ‘We did good things for you! Why have you paid us back by doing something bad to us?
Havendo eles saído da cidade, da qual ainda não haviam se afastado, disse José a seu mordomo: Levanta-te, e segue a esses homens; e quando os alcançares, dize-lhes: Por que retribuístes com o mal pelo bem?
5 [You have stolen the cup] that my master drinks from [RHQ]! It is the cup that he uses to find out things that nobody knows! What you did was very wicked!’”
Não é isto no que bebe meu senhor, e pelo que costuma adivinhar? Fizestes mal no que fizestes.
6 The servant [left immediately and] when he caught up with them, he told them what Joseph had told him to say.
E quando ele os alcançou, disse-lhes estas palavras.
7 But one of them replied to him, “Sir, why do you say such things? We are your servants, and we would never do anything like that!
E eles lhe responderam: Por que diz meu senhor tais coisas? Nunca tal façam teus servos.
8 We even brought back to you from Canaan land the silver that we found inside the tops of our sacks! So (we certainly would not steal silver or gold from your master’s house!/Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?) [RHQ]
Eis que, o dinheiro que achamos na boca de nossos sacos, o voltamos a trazer a ti desde a terra de Canaã; como, pois, havíamos de furtar da casa de teu senhor prata nem ouro?
9 If you discover that any of us has that cup, you can execute him, and the rest of us will become your slaves.”
Aquele de teus servos em quem for achado o copo, que morra, e ainda nós seremos servos de meu senhor.
10 The man replied, “Okay, I will do what you say. But the one who has the cup will not be executed. Instead, he will become my slave, and the rest of you may return home.”
E ele disse: Também agora seja conforme vossas palavras; aquele em quem se achar, será meu servo, e vós sereis sem culpa.
11 Each of the men quickly lowered his sack down from the donkey to the ground and opened it.
Eles então se deram pressa, e derrubando cada um seu saco em terra, abriu cada qual o seu saco.
12 Then the servant started to search for the cup in each sack. He started with the oldest brother’s sack and ended with the youngest one’s sack. And he found the cup in Benjamin’s sack and showed it to them.
E buscou; desde o mais velho começou, e acabou no mais novo; e o copo foi achado no saco de Benjamim.
13 The brothers tore their clothes [because they were so dismayed]. They loaded the sacks on the donkeys again and returned to the city.
Então eles rasgaram suas roupas, e carregou cada um seu asno, e voltaram à cidade.
14 When Judah and his [older and younger] brothers entered Joseph’s house, Joseph was still there. The servant told Joseph what had happened. Then the brothers threw themselves down on the ground in front of Joseph.
E chegou Judá com seus irmãos à casa de José, que ainda estava ali, e prostraram-se diante dele em terra.
15 He said to them, “Why did you do this? Do you not know that a man like me can find out things that nobody knows?” [RHQ]
E disse-lhes José: Que obra é esta que fizestes? Não sabeis que um homem como eu sabe adivinhar?
16 Judah replied, “Sir, what can we say? How can we prove that we (are innocent/did not steal the cup)? God has (paid us back/punished us) for the sins [we committed many years ago]. So now we will become your slaves—both we and the one in whose sack the cup was found.”
Então disse Judá: Que diremos a meu senhor? Que falaremos? Ou com que nos justificaremos? Deus achou a maldade de teus servos: eis que, nós somos servos de meu senhor, nós, e também aquele em cujo poder foi achado o copo.
17 But Joseph replied, “No, I could never do anything like that. Only the man in whose sack the cup was found will become my slave. The rest of you can return to your father peacefully.”
E ele respondeu: Nunca eu tal faça: o homem em cujo poder foi achado o copo, ele será meu servo; vós ide em paz a vosso pai.
18 Then Judah came near to Joseph and said, “Sir, please let me say something to you. You are equal to the king himself, so you could command that I be executed; but do not be angry with me for speaking to you.
Então Judá se chegou a ele, e disse: Ai senhor meu, rogo-te que fale teu servo uma palavra aos ouvidos de meu senhor, e não se acenda tua ira contra teu servo, pois que tu és como Faraó.
19 You asked us, ‘Is your father still living, and do you have another brother?’
Meu senhor perguntou a seus servos, dizendo: Tendes pai ou irmão?
20 We answered, ‘Our father is alive, but he is an old man. He has a young son who was born after our father became an old man. That son had an [older] brother, who is now dead. So the youngest son is the only one of his mother’s sons who is still alive, and his father loves him very much.’
E nós respondemos a meu senhor: Temos um pai ancião, e um jovem que lhe nasceu em sua velhice, pequeno ainda; e um irmão seu morreu, e ele restou sozinho de sua mãe, e seu pai o ama.
21 Then you said to us, ‘The next time you come here, bring your younger brother down to me, so that I can see him.’
E tu disseste a teus servos: Trazei-o a mim, e porei meus olhos sobre ele.
22 We said to you, ‘No, we cannot do that, because the boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves his father, his father will die from sorrow.’
E nós dissemos a meu senhor: O jovem não pode deixar a seu pai, porque se o deixar, seu pai morrerá.
23 But you told us, ‘If your youngest brother does not come back with you, I will not let you see me again!’
E disseste a teus servos: Se vosso irmão mais novo não descer convosco, não vejais mais meu rosto.
24 When we returned to our father, we told him what you said.
Aconteceu, pois, que quando chegamos a meu pai teu servo, nós lhe contamos as palavras de meu senhor.
25 [Months later] our father said, ‘Go back to Egypt and buy some more grain!’
E disse nosso pai: Voltai a comprar-nos um pouco de alimento.
26 But we said, ‘We cannot go back by ourselves. We will go only if our youngest brother is with us. We will not be able to see the man who sells grain if our youngest brother is not with us.’
E nós respondemos: Não podemos ir: se nosso irmão for conosco, iremos; porque não podemos ver o rosto do homem, não estando conosco nosso irmão o mais novo.
27 Our father replied, ‘You know that my wife [Rachel] gave birth to two sons for me.
Então teu servo meu pai nos disse: Vós sabeis que dois me deu minha mulher;
28 One of them disappeared, and I said, “A wild animal has surely torn him to pieces.” And I have not seen him since then.
E um saiu de minha presença, e penso certamente que foi despedaçado, e até agora não o vi;
29 I am an old gray-haired man. If you take this other one from me, too, and something harms him, you would cause me to die because of my sorrow.’ (Sheol h7585)
E se tomardes também este de diante de mim, e lhe acontecer algum desastre, fareis descer meus cabelos grisalhos com tristeza ao Xeol. (Sheol h7585)
30 “So please listen. My father will remain alive only if his youngest son remains alive.
Agora, pois, quando chegar eu a teu servo meu pai, e o jovem não for comigo, como sua alma está ligada à alma dele,
31 If he sees that the boy is not with us when we return to him, he will die. We will cause our gray-haired father to die because of his sorrow. (Sheol h7585)
Sucederá que quando perceber a ausência do jovem, morrerá; e teus servos farão descer os cabelos grisalhos de teu servo, nosso pai, com tristeza ao Xeol. (Sheol h7585)
32 I guaranteed/promised to my father that the boy would return safely. I told him, ‘You can require me to do what I am promising. If I do not bring him back to you, you can say forever that (I am to blame/it is my fault) [for not bringing him back to you].’
Como teu servo saiu por fiador do jovem com meu pai, dizendo: Se eu não o devolver a ti, então eu serei culpável para meu pai todos os dias;
33 “So, please let me remain here as your slave instead of my youngest brother, and let the boy return home with his other older brothers.
Rogo-te, portanto, que fique agora teu servo pelo jovem por servo de meu senhor, e que o jovem vá com seus irmãos.
34 (I cannot return to my father if the boy is not with me!/How can I return to my father if the boy is not with me?) [RHQ] I do not want to see how miserable/sad my father would become!”
Porque como irei eu a meu pai sem o jovem? Não poderei, por não ver o mal que sobrevirá a meu pai.
