Genesis 44
1 Forsothe Joseph comaundid the dispendere of his hous, and seide, Fille thou her sackis with wheete, as myche as tho moun take, and putte thou the money of ech in the hiynesse of the sak;
约瑟吩咐家宰说：“把粮食装满这些人的口袋，尽着他们的驴所能驮的，又把各人的银子放在各人的口袋里，
2 forsothe put thou in the mouth of the sak of the yongere my silueren cuppe, and the prijs of wheete which he yaf; and it was doon so.
并将我的银杯和那少年人籴粮的银子一同装在他的口袋里。”家宰就照约瑟所说的话行了；
3 And whanne the morewtid roos, thei weren delyuered with her assis.
天一亮就打发那些人带着驴走了。
4 And now thei hadden go out of the citee, and hadden go forth a litil; thanne Joseph seide, whanne the dispendere of his hous was clepid, Rise thou, pursue the men, and seye thou whanne thei ben takun, Whi han ye yolde yuel for good?
他们出城走了不远，约瑟对家宰说：“起来，追那些人去，追上了就对他们说：‘你们为什么以恶报善呢？
5 The cuppe, which ye han stole, is thilk in which my lord drynkith, and in which he is wont to dyuyne; ye han do a ful wickid thing.
这不是我主人饮酒的杯吗？岂不是他占卜用的吗？你们这样行是作恶了。’”
6 He dide as Joseph comaundid, and whanne thei weren takun, he spak bi ordre.
家宰追上他们，将这些话对他们说了。
7 Whiche answeriden, Whi spekith oure lord so, that thi seruauntis han do so greet trespas?
他们回答说：“我主为什么说这样的话呢？你仆人断不能做这样的事。
8 We brouyten ayen to thee fro the lond of Chanaan the monei which we founden in the hiynesse of sackis, and hou is it suynge that we han stole fro `the hows of thi lord gold ether siluer?
你看，我们从前在口袋里所见的银子，尚且从迦南地带来还你，我们怎能从你主人家里偷窃金银呢？
9 At whom euere of thi seruauntis this that thou sekist is foundun, die he, and we schulen be seruauntis of my lord.
你仆人中无论在谁那里搜出来，就叫他死，我们也作我主的奴仆。”
10 Which seide to hem, Be it doon bi youre sentence; at whom it is foundun, be he my seruaunt; forsothe ye schulen be gilteles.
家宰说：“现在就照你们的话行吧！在谁那里搜出来，谁就作我的奴仆；其余的都没有罪。”
11 And so thei diden doun hastili the sackis on erthe, and alle openyden tho whiche he souyte;
于是他们各人急忙把口袋卸在地上，各人打开口袋。
12 and bigan at the more til to the leeste, and foond the cuppe in `the sak of Beniamyn.
家宰就搜查，从年长的起到年幼的为止，那杯竟在便雅悯的口袋里搜出来。
13 And whanne thei hadden `to-rent her clothis, and hadden chargid eft the assis, thei turneden ayen in to the citee.
他们就撕裂衣服，各人把驮子抬在驴上，回城去了。
14 And Judas entride `the firste with brithren to Joseph; for he hadde not go yit fro the place; and alle felden togidere on erthe bifore hym.
犹大和他弟兄们来到约瑟的屋中，约瑟还在那里，他们就在他面前俯伏于地。
15 To whiche he seide, Whi wolden ye do so? whether ye witen not, that noon is lijk me in the kunnyng of dyuinyng?
约瑟对他们说：“你们做的是什么事呢？你们岂不知像我这样的人必能占卜吗？”
16 To whom Judas seide, What schulen we answere to my lord, ether what schulen we speke, ether moun iustli ayenseie? God hath founde the wickidnesse of thi seruauntis; lo! alle we ben the seruauntis of my lord, bothe we and he at whom the cuppe is foundun.
犹大说：“我们对我主说什么呢？还有什么话可说呢？我们怎能自己表白出来呢？ 神已经查出仆人的罪孽了。我们与那在他手中搜出杯来的都是我主的奴仆。”
17 Joseph answeride, Fer be it fro me, that Y do so; he be my seruaunt that stal the cuppe; forsothe go ye fre to youre fadir.
约瑟说：“我断不能这样行！在谁的手中搜出杯来，谁就作我的奴仆；至于你们，可以平平安安地上你们父亲那里去。”
18 Sotheli Judas neiyede neer, and seide tristili, My lord, Y preye, thi seruaunt speke a word in thin eeris, and be thou not wrooth to thi seruaunt; for aftir Farao thou art my lord.
犹大挨近他，说：“我主啊，求你容仆人说一句话给我主听，不要向仆人发烈怒，因为你如同法老一样。
19 Thou axidist first thi seruauntis, Han ye a fadir, ether a brother?
我主曾问仆人们说：‘你们有父亲有兄弟没有？’
20 And we answeriden to thee, my lord, An eld fadir is to vs, and a litil child that was borun in his eelde, whos brother of the same wombe is deed, and his modir hath hym aloone; forsothe his fadir loueth hym tendirli.
我们对我主说：‘我们有父亲，已经年老，还有他老年所生的一个小孩子。他哥哥死了，他母亲只撇下他一人，他父亲疼爱他。’
21 And thou seidist to thi seruauntis, Brynge ye hym to me, and Y schal sette myn iyen on hym.
你对仆人说：‘把他带到我这里来，叫我亲眼看看他。’
22 We maden suggestioun to thee, my lord, the child may not forsake his fadir; for if he schal leeue the fadir, he schal die.
我们对我主说：‘童子不能离开他父亲，若是离开，他父亲必死。’
23 And thou seidist to thi seruauntis, If youre leeste brother schal not come with you, ye schulen no more se my face.
你对仆人说：‘你们的小兄弟若不与你们一同下来，你们就不得再见我的面。’
24 Therfor whanne we hadden stied to thi seruaunt, oure fadir, we telden to hym alle thingis whiche my lord spak; and oure fadir seide,
我们上到你仆人—我们父亲那里，就把我主的话告诉了他。
25 Turne ye ayen, and bie ye to you a litil of wheete;
我们的父亲说：‘你们再去给我籴些粮来。’
26 to whom we seiden, We moun not go; if oure leeste brother schal go doun with vs, we schulen go forth togidere; ellis, if he is absent, we doren not se the `face of the lord.
我们就说：‘我们不能下去。我们的小兄弟若和我们同往，我们就可以下去。因为，小兄弟若不与我们同往，我们必不得见那人的面。’
27 To whiche thingis the fadir answeride, Ye witen that my wiif childide twei sones to me;
你仆人—我父亲对我们说：‘你们知道我的妻子给我生了两个儿子。
28 oon yede out, and ye seiden, a beeste deuouride hym, and hidir to he apperith not;
一个离开我出去了；我说他必是被撕碎了，直到如今我也没有见他。
29 if ye taken also this sone, and ony thing bifallith to hym in the weye, ye schulen lede forth myn hoor heeris with morenyng to hellis. (Sheol h7585)
现在你们又要把这个带去离开我，倘若他遭害，那便是你们使我白发苍苍、悲悲惨惨地下阴间去了。’ (Sheol h7585)
30 Therfor if Y entre to thi seruaunt, oure fadir, and the child faile, sithen his lijf hangith of the lijf of the child,
我父亲的命与这童子的命相连。如今我回到你仆人—我父亲那里，若没有童子与我们同在，
31 and he se that the child is not with vs, he schal die, and thi seruauntis schulen lede forth hise hoor heeris with sorewe to hellis. (Sheol h7585)
我们的父亲见没有童子，他就必死。这便是我们使你仆人—我们的父亲白发苍苍、悲悲惨惨地下阴间去了。 (Sheol h7585)
32 Be Y propirli thi seruaunt, which resseyuede this child on my feith, and bihiyte, and seide, If Y schal not brynge ayen hym, Y schal be gilti of synne ayens my fadir in al tyme;
因为仆人曾向我父亲为这童子作保，说：‘我若不带他回来交给父亲，我便在父亲面前永远担罪。’
33 and so Y schal dwelle thi seruaunt for the child in to the seruyce of my lord, and the child stie with hise britheren;
现在求你容仆人住下，替这童子作我主的奴仆，叫童子和他哥哥们一同上去。
34 for Y may not go ayen to my fadir, if the child is absent, lest Y stonde a witnesse of the wretchidnesse that schal oppresse my fadir.
若童子不和我同去，我怎能上去见我父亲呢？恐怕我看见灾祸临到我父亲身上。”
