Genesis 42
1 Now Jacob became aware that there was grain in Egypt. He said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?”
Then Iaakob saw that there was foode in Egypt, and Iaakob said vnto his sonnes, Why gaze ye one vpon an other?
2 He said, “See here, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy for us from there so we may live and not die.”
And he said, Behold, I haue heard that there is foode in Egypt, Get you downe thither, and bie vs foode thence, that we may liue and not die.
3 Joseph's ten brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
So went Iosephs ten brethren downe to bye corne of the Egyptians.
4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob did not send with his brothers, for he feared that harm might come to him.
But Beniamin Iosephs brother woulde not Iaakob send with his brethren: for he saide, Least death should befall him.
5 The sons of Israel came to buy among those who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
And the sonnes of Israel came to bye foode among them that came: for there was famine in the land of Canaan.
6 Now Joseph was the governor over the land. He was the one who sold to all the people of the land. Joseph's brothers came and bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.
Now Ioseph was gouerner of the land, who solde to all the people of the lande: then Iosephs brethren came, and bowed their face to the groud before him.
7 Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he disguised himself to them and spoke harshly with them. He said to them, “Where have you come from?” They said, “From the land of Canaan to buy food.”
And when Ioseph sawe his brethren, hee knewe them, and made himselfe straunge toward them, and spake to them roughly, and saide vnto them, Whence come yee? Who answered, Out of the land of Canaan, to bye vitaile.
8 Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.
(Now Ioseph knewe his brethren, but they knew not him.
9 Then Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and he said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the undefended parts of the land.”
And Ioseph remembred the dreames, which he dreamed of them) and he sayde vnto them, Ye are spies, and are come to see the weaknesse of the land.
10 They said to him, “No, my master. Your servants have come to buy food.
But they sayde vnto him, Nay, my lorde, but to bye vitayle thy seruants are come.
11 We are all one man's sons. We are honest men. Your servants are not spies.”
Wee are all one mans sonnes: wee meane truely, and thy seruants are no spies.
12 He said to them, “No, you have come to see the undefended parts of the land.”
But he saide vnto them, Nay, but yee are come to see the weakenes of the land.
13 They said, “We your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. See, the youngest is this day with our father, and one brother is no longer alive.”
And they said, We thy seruants are twelue brethren, the sonnes of one man in the lande of Canaan: and beholde, the yongest is this day with our father, and one is not.
14 Joseph said to them, “It is what I said to you; you are spies.
Againe Ioseph sayde vnto them, This is it that I spake vnto you, saying, Ye are spies.
15 By this you will be tested. By the life of Pharaoh, you will not leave here, unless your youngest brother comes here.
Hereby ye shall be proued: by the life of Pharaoh, ye shall not goe hence, except your yongest brother come hither.
16 Send one of yourselves and let him get your brother. You will remain in prison, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you.”
Send one of you which may fet your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proued, whether there bee trueth in you: or els by the life of Pharaoh ye are but spies.
17 He put them all in custody for three days.
So he put them in warde three dayes.
18 Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and live, for I fear God.
Then Ioseph said vnto them the third day, This do, and liue: for I feare God.
19 If you are honest men, let one of your brothers be confined in this prison, but you go, carry grain for the famine of your houses.
If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bounde in your prison house, and goe ye, carie foode for the famine of your houses:
20 Bring your youngest brother to me so your words will be verified and you will not die.” So they did so.
But bring your yonger brother vnto me, that your wordes may be tried, and that ye dye not: and they did so.
21 They said to one another, “We are truly guilty concerning our brother in that we saw the distress of his soul when he pleaded with us and we would not listen. Therefore this distress has come upon us.”
And they said one to another, We haue verily sinned against our brother, in that we sawe the anguish of his soule, when he besought vs, and we would not heare him: therefore is this trouble come vpon vs.
22 Reuben answered them, “Did I not tell you, 'Do not sin against the boy,' but you would not listen? Now, see, his blood is required of us.”
And Reuben answered them, saying, Warned I not you, saying, Sinne not against the childe, and ye would not heare? and lo, his blood is now required.
23 They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them.
(And they were not aware that Ioseph vnderstoode them: for he spake vnto them by an interpreter.)
24 He turned from them and wept. He returned to them and spoke to them. He took Simeon from among them and bound him before their eyes.
Then he turned from them, and wept, and turned to them againe, and communed with them, and tooke Simeon from among them, and bounde him before their eyes.
25 Then Joseph commanded his servants to fill his brothers' bags with grain, and to put every man's money back into his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. It was done for them.
So Ioseph commanded that they should fill their sackes with wheate, and put euery mans money againe in his sacke, and giue them vitaile for the iourney: and thus did he vnto them.
26 The brothers loaded their donkeys with their grain and departed from there.
And they layed their vitaile vpon their asses, and departed thence.
27 As one of them opened his sack to give his donkey feed in the lodging place, he saw his money. Behold, it was in the opening of his sack.
And as one of them opened his sacke for to giue his asse prouender in the ynne, he espyed his money: for lo, it was in his sackes mouth.
28 He said to his brothers, “My money has been put back. Look at it; it is in my sack.” Their hearts sank and they turned trembling to one another, saying, “What is this that God has done to us?”
Then he sayde vnto his brethren, My money is restored: for loe, it is euen in my sacke. And their heart fayled them, and they were astonished, and sayde one to another, What is this, that God hath done vnto vs?
29 They went to Jacob, their father in the land of Canaan and told him all that had happened to them. They said,
And they came vnto Iaakob their father vnto the lande of Canaan, and tolde him all that had befallen them, saying,
30 “The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us and thought that we were spies in the land.
The man, who is Lord of the lande, spake roughly to vs, and put vs in prison as spyes of the countrey.
31 We said to him, 'We are honest men. We are not spies.
And we sayd vnto him, We are true men, and are no spies.
32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father. One is no longer alive, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.'
We be twelue brethren, sonnes of our father: one is not, and the yongest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
33 The man, the lord of the land, said to us, 'By this I will know that you are honest men. Leave one of your brothers with me, take grain for the famine in your houses, and go your way.
Then the Lord of the countrey sayde vnto vs, Hereby shall I knowe if ye be true men: Leaue one of your brethren with me, and take foode for the famine of your houses and depart,
34 Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. Then I will release your brother to you, and you will trade in the land.'”
And bring your yongest brother vnto me, that I may knowe that ye are no spies, but true men: so will I deliuer you your brother, and yee shall occupie in the land.
35 It came about as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bag of silver was in his sack. When they and their father saw their bags of silver, they were afraid.
And as they emptied their sacks, behold, euery mans bundel of money was in his sacke: and when they and their father sawe the bundels of their money, they were afrayde.
36 Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children. Joseph is no longer alive, Simeon is gone, and you will take Benjamin away. All these things are against me.”
Then Iaakob their father said to them, Ye haue robbed me of my children: Ioseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Beniamin: all these things are against me.
37 Reuben spoke to his father, saying, “You may kill my two sons if I do not bring Benjamin back to you. Put him in my hands, and I will bring him to you again.”
Then Reuben answered his father, saying, Slay my two sonnes, if I bring him not to thee againe: deliuer him to mine hand, and I will bring him to thee againe.
38 Jacob said, “My son will not go down with you. For his brother is dead and he alone is left. If harm comes to him on the road in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hair with sorrow to Sheol.” (Sheol h7585)
But he said, My sonne shall not go downe with you: for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if death come vnto him by the way which ye goe, then ye shall bring my gray head with sorow vnto the graue. (Sheol h7585)
