Genesis 42

1 Forsothe Jacob herde that foodis weren seeld in Egipt, and he seide to hise sones, Whi ben ye necgligent?

and to see: examine Jacob for there grain in/on/with Egypt and to say Jacob to/for son: child his to/for what? to see: see

2 Y herde that wheete is seeld in Egipt, go ye doun, and bie ye necessaries to vs, that we moun lyue, and be not wastid bi nedynesse.

and to say behold to hear: hear for there grain in/on/with Egypt to go down there [to] and to buy grain to/for us from there and to live and not to die

3 Therfor ten britheren of Joseph yeden doun to bie wheete in Egipt,

and to go down brother: male-sibling Joseph ten to/for to buy grain grain from Egypt

4 and Beniamyn was withholdun of Jacob at hoome, that seide to hise britheren, Lest perauenture in the weie he suffre ony yuel.

and [obj] Benjamin brother: male-sibling Joseph not to send: depart Jacob with brother: male-sibling his for to say lest to encounter: chanced him harm

5 Sotheli thei entriden in to the lond of Egipt, with othere men that yeden to bie; forsothe hungur was in the lond of Canaan.

and to come (in): come son: child Israel to/for to buy grain in/on/with midst [the] to come (in): come for to be [the] famine in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan

6 And Joseph was prince of Egipt, and at his wille whetis weren seeld to puplis. And whanne hise britheren hadden worschipid hym,

and Joseph he/she/it [the] domineering upon [the] land: country/planet he/she/it [the] to buy grain to/for all people [the] land: country/planet and to come (in): come brother: male-sibling Joseph and to bow to/for him face land: soil [to]

7 and he hadde knowe hem, he spak hardere as to aliens, and axide hem, Fro whennus camen ye? Whiche answeriden, Fro the lond of Canaan, that we bie necessaries to lyiflode.

and to see: see Joseph [obj] brother: male-sibling his and to recognize them and to alienate to(wards) them and to speak: speak with them severe and to say to(wards) them from where? to come (in): come and to say from land: country/planet Canaan to/for to buy grain food

8 And netheles he knewe the britheren, and he was not knowun of hem,

and to recognize Joseph [obj] brother: male-sibling his and they(masc.) not to recognize him

9 and he bithouyte on the dremys whiche he seiy sumtyme. And he seide to hem, Ye ben aspieris, ye camen to se the feblere thingis of the lond.

and to remember Joseph [obj] [the] dream which to dream to/for them and to say to(wards) them to spy you(m. p.) to/for to see: see [obj] nakedness [the] land: country/planet to come (in): come

10 Whiche seiden, Lord, it is not so, but thi seruauntis camen to bie metis;

and to say to(wards) him not lord my and servant/slave your to come (in): come to/for to buy grain food

11 alle we ben the sones of o man, we comen pesible, and thi seruauntis ymaginen not ony yuel.

all our son: child man one we right we not to be servant/slave your to spy

12 To `whiche he answeride, It is in other maner, ye camen to se the feble thingis of the lond.

and to say to(wards) them not for nakedness [the] land: country/planet to come (in): come to/for to see: see

13 And thei seiden, `We twelue britheren, thi seruauntis, ben sones of o man in the lond of Canaan; the leeste is with oure fadir, an other is not `on erthe.

and to say two ten servant/slave your brother: male-sibling we son: child man one in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan and behold [the] small: young with father our [the] day: today and [the] one nothing he

14 This it is, he seide, that Y spak to you,

and to say to(wards) them Joseph he/she/it which to speak: speak to(wards) you to/for to say to spy you(m. p.)

15 ye ben aspieris, riyt now Y schal take experience of you, bi the helthe of Farao ye schulen not go fro hennus, til youre leeste brother come; sende ye oon of you,

in/on/with this to test alive Pharaoh if: surely no to come out: come from this that if: except if: except in/on/with to come (in): come brother: male-sibling your [the] small: young here/thus

16 that he brynge hym, forsothe ye schulen be in boondis, til tho thingis that ye seiden ben preued, whether tho ben false ether trewe; ellis, bi the helthe of Farao, ye ben aspieris.

to send: depart from you one and to take: bring [obj] brother: male-sibling your and you(m. p.) to bind and to test word your truth: true with you and if not alive Pharaoh for to spy you(m. p.)

17 Therfor he bitook hem to kepyng thre daies; sotheli in the thridde dai,

and to gather [obj] them to(wards) custody three day

18 whanne thei weren led out of prisoun, he seide, Do ye that that Y seide, and ye schulen lyue, for Y drede God;

and to say to(wards) them Joseph in/on/with day [the] third this to make: do and to live [obj] [the] God I afraid

19 if ye ben pesible, o brother of you be boundun in prisoun; forsothe go ye, and bere wheetis, whiche ye bouyten,

if right you(m. p.) brother: male-sibling your one to bind in/on/with house: home custody your and you(m. p.) to go: went to come (in): bring grain famine house: household your

20 in to youre housis, and brynge ye youre leeste brother to me, that Y may preue youre wordis, and ye die not. Thei diden as he seide,

and [obj] brother: male-sibling your [the] small: young to come (in): bring to(wards) me and be faithful word your and not to die and to make: do so

21 and thei spaken togidere, Skilfuli we suffren these thingis, for we synneden ayens oure brother, and we seiyen the anguysch of his soule, while he preiede vs, and we herden not; herfore this tribulacioun cometh on vs.

and to say man: anyone to(wards) brother: compatriot his truly guilty we upon brother: male-sibling our which to see: see distress soul his in/on/with be gracious he to(wards) us and not to hear: hear upon so to come (in): come to(wards) us [the] distress [the] this

22 Of which oon, Ruben, seide, Whether Y seide not to yow, Nyle ye do synne ayens the child, and ye herden not me? lo! his blood is souyt.

and to answer Reuben [obj] them to/for to say not to say to(wards) you to/for to say not to sin in/on/with youth and not to hear: hear and also blood his behold to seek

23 Sotheli thei wisten not that Joseph vndirstood, for he spak to hem by interpretour.

and they(masc.) not to know for to hear: understand Joseph for [the] to mock between them

24 And he turnede awei hym silf a litil and wepte; and he turnede ayen, and spak to hem.

and to turn: turn from upon them and to weep and to return: return to(wards) them and to speak: speak to(wards) them and to take: take from with them [obj] Simeon and to bind [obj] him to/for eye: before(the eyes) their

25 And he took Symeon, and boond hym, while thei weren present; and he comaundide the mynystris, that thei schulden fille her sackis with wheete, and that thei schulden putte the money `of alle in her baggis, and ouer this yyue metis in the weie; whiche diden so.

and to command Joseph and to fill [obj] article/utensil their grain and to/for to return: return silver: money their man: anyone to(wards) sackcloth his and to/for to give: give to/for them provision to/for way: journey and to make: do to/for them so

26 And thei `baren wetis on her assis, and yeden forth,

and to lift: bear [obj] grain their upon donkey their and to go: went from there

27 and whanne the sak of oon was opened that he schulde yyue meete to the werk beeste in the yn, he bihelde the money in the mouth of the bagge,

and to open [the] one [obj] sackcloth his to/for to give: give fodder to/for donkey his in/on/with lodging and to see: see [obj] silver: money his and behold he/she/it in/on/with lip sack his

28 and seide to his britheren, My monei is yoldun to me, lo! it is had in the bagge; and thei weren astonyed, and troblid, and seiden togidere, What thing is this that God hath doon to us.

and to say to(wards) brother: male-sibling his to return: return silver: money my and also behold in/on/with sack my and to come out: surrender heart their and to tremble man: anyone to(wards) brother: compatriot his to/for to say what? this to make: do God to/for us

29 And thei camen to Jacob, her fadir, in the loond of Canaan, and telden to hym alle thingis that bifelden to hem, and seiden,

and to come (in): come to(wards) Jacob father their land: country/planet [to] Canaan and to tell to/for him [obj] all [the] to meet [obj] them to/for to say

30 The lord of the lond spak harde to vs, and gesside that we weren aspieris of the prouynce;

to speak: speak [the] man lord [the] land: country/planet with us severe and to give: make [obj] us like/as to spy [obj] [the] land: country/planet

31 to whom we answeriden, We ben pesible, nether we purposen ony tresouns;

and to say to(wards) him right we not to be to spy

32 we ben twelue britheren, gendrid of o fadir, oon is not `on erthe, the leeste dwellith with the fadir in the lond of Canaan.

two ten we brother: male-sibling son: child father our [the] one nothing he and [the] small: young [the] day: today with father our in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan

33 And he seide to vs, Thus Y schal preue that ye ben pesible; leeffe ye o brother of you with me, and take ye metis nedeful to youre housis, and go ye, and brynge ye to me youre leeste brother,

and to say to(wards) us [the] man lord [the] land: country/planet in/on/with this to know for right you(m. p.) brother: male-sibling your [the] one to rest with me and [obj] famine house: household your to take: take and to go: went

34 that Y wite that ye ben not aspieris, and that ye moun resseyue this brother which is holdun in boondis, and that fro thennus forth ye haue licence to bie what thingis ye wolen.

and to come (in): bring [obj] brother: male-sibling your [the] small: young to(wards) me and to know for not to spy you(m. p.) for right you(m. p.) [obj] brother: male-sibling your to give: give to/for you and [obj] [the] land: country/planet to trade

35 While these thingis weren seide, whanne alle schedden out wheetis, thei founden money boundun in `the mouth of sackis. And whanne alle togidere weren aferd,

and to be they(masc.) to empty sackcloth their and behold man: anyone bundle silver: money his in/on/with sackcloth his and to see: see [obj] bundle silver: money their they(masc.) and father their and to fear

36 the fadir Jacob seide, Ye han maad me to be with out children; Joseph is not alyue, Symeon is holdun in bondis, ye schulen take a wey fro me Beniamyn; alle these yuels felden in me.

and to say to(wards) them Jacob father their [obj] me be bereaved Joseph nothing he and Simeon nothing he and [obj] Benjamin to take: take upon me to be all their

37 To whom Ruben answeride, Sle thou my twei sones, if Y shal not brynge hym ayen to thee; take thou hym in myn hond, and Y schal restore hym to thee.

and to say Reuben to(wards) father his to/for to say [obj] two son: child my to die if not to come (in): bring him to(wards) you to give: put [emph?] [obj] him upon hand my and I to return: return him to(wards) you

38 And Jacob seide, My sone schal not go doun with you; his brother is deed, he aloone is left; if ony aduersite schal bifalle `to hym in the lond to which ye schulen go, ye schulen lede forth myn hoore heeris with sorewe to hellis. (Sheol h7585)

and to say not to go down son: child my with you for brother: male-sibling his to die and he/she/it to/for alone him to remain and to encounter: chanced him harm in/on/with way: journey which to go: continue in/on/with her and to go down [obj] greyheaded my in/on/with sorrow hell: Sheol [to] (Sheol h7585)