1 Mose 42
1 Und Jakob sah, daß Getreide in Ägypten war, und Jakob sprach zu seinen Söhnen: Was sehet ihr einander an?
When someone told Jacob that there was grain in Egypt that people could buy, he said to his sons, “(Why do you just sit there looking at each other?/Do not just sit there looking at each other!) [RHQ] We need some grain!”
2 Und er sprach: Siehe, ich habe gehört, daß Getreide in Ägypten ist; ziehet hinab und kaufet uns von dort Getreide, daß wir leben und nicht sterben.
He said to them, “Someone told me that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, in order that we will not die!”
3 Und die zehn Brüder Josephs zogen hinab, um Getreide aus Ägypten zu kaufen.
So Joseph’s ten [older] brothers went down to Egypt to buy some grain.
4 Aber Benjamin, Josephs Bruder, sandte Jakob nicht mit seinen Brüdern; denn er sprach: Daß ihm nicht etwa ein Unfall begegne.
But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s [younger] brother, to go with the others, because he was afraid/worried that something terrible might happen to him like what happened to Joseph.
5 Und so kamen die Söhne Israels unter den Ankommenden, um Getreide zu kaufen; denn die Hungersnot war im Lande Kanaan.
So Jacob’s other sons went down from Canaan to Egypt to buy grain, and others from there went too, because there was a famine in Canaan also.
6 Und Joseph, er war der Gebieter über das Land, er verkaufte das Getreide allem Volke des Landes. Und die Brüder Josephs kamen und beugten sich vor ihm nieder, mit dem Antlitz zur Erde.
At that time Joseph was the governor of Egypt. He was the one who sold grain to people who came from all over Egypt and from many other countries [HYP] to buy grain. So when Joseph’s brothers arrived, [they were told that it was necessary for them to talk with Joseph. So they went to him and] prostrated themselves before him with their faces to the ground.
7 Und Joseph sah seine Brüder und erkannte sie; aber er stellte sich fremd gegen sie und redete hart mit ihnen und sprach zu ihnen: Woher kommet ihr? Und sie sprachen: Aus dem Lande Kanaan, um Speise zu kaufen.
As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them. But he pretended that he did not know them. He spoke harshly to them, saying, “Where do you come from?” One of them replied, “We have come from Canaan, to buy some grain.”
8 Und Joseph erkannte seine Brüder; sie aber erkannten ihn nicht.
Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.
9 Und Joseph gedachte der Träume, die er von ihnen gehabt hatte, und er sprach zu ihnen: Ihr seid Kundschafter; um zu sehen, wo das Land offen ist, seid ihr gekommen.
And then Joseph remembered what he had dreamed about them many years previously. [But he decided not to tell them yet that he was their younger brother]. He said to them, “You are spies! You have come to find out whether we will be able to defend ourselves [if you attack us]!”
10 Da sprachen sie zu ihm: Nein, mein Herr; sondern deine Knechte sind gekommen, um Speise zu kaufen.
One of them replied, “No, sir! We have come to buy grain.
11 Wir alle sind eines Mannes Söhne; wir sind redlich, deine Knechte sind nicht Kundschafter.
We are all sons of one man. We are honest men, not spies.”
12 Und er sprach zu ihnen: Nein, sondern ihr seid gekommen, um zu sehen, wo das Land offen ist.
He said to them, “[I do not believe you]. You have come just to see whether we would be able to defend ourselves if we were attacked!”
13 Und sie sprachen: Zwölf Brüder sind wir, deine Knechte, Söhne eines Mannes im Lande Kanaan; und siehe, der jüngste ist heute bei unserem Vater, und der eine ist nicht mehr.
But one of them replied, “No, that is not true! Originally there were twelve of us who were brothers, the sons of one man. Our younger brother is with our father. One [younger] brother has died. [EUP]”
14 Da sprach Joseph zu ihnen: Das ist es, was ich zu euch gesagt habe: Kundschafter seid ihr!
Joseph replied, “[You are lying! I think] it is just as I told you. You are spies!
15 Daran sollt ihr geprüft werden: Beim Leben des Pharao! Wenn ihr von hier weggehet, es sei denn, daß euer jüngster Bruder hierher komme!
But this is how I will determine whether what you are saying is true. I think that as surely as the king lives, you are spies. And you will not leave this place until your youngest brother comes here!
16 Sendet einen von euch hin, daß er euren Bruder hole; ihr aber bleibet gefangen, und eure Worte sollen geprüft werden, ob Wahrheit bei euch ist; und wenn nicht beim Leben des Pharao! so seid ihr Kundschafter.
Send one of your group to go and get your younger brother and bring him here. I will put the rest of you in prison, in order that I may test what you have said to find out whether what you are telling me is true. If the one who goes does not bring your younger brother here, then, just as surely as the king lives, it will be clear that you are lying and that you are spies.”
17 Und er setzte sie drei Tage zusammen in Gewahrsam.
Then Joseph put them all in prison for three days.
18 Und am dritten Tage sprach Joseph zu ihnen: Tut dieses, und ihr sollt leben; ich fürchte Gott:
On the third day, Joseph went to the prison and said to them, “I am a man who fears that God [will punish me if I do not do what I promise]. So do what I tell you, and I will spare your lives.
19 Wenn ihr redlich seid, so bleibe einer eurer Brüder gefangen im Hause eures Gewahrsams; ihr aber, ziehet hin, bringet Getreide für den Bedarf eurer Häuser;
If you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here in prison, and the rest of you can take some grain back to your families who are very hungry because of the famine.
20 und euren jüngsten Bruder sollt ihr zu mir bringen, daß eure Worte sich bewähren, und ihr nicht sterbet. Und sie taten also.
But if you come back here again, you must bring your youngest brother to me, so that you can prove that what you told me is true, and as a result I will not have you executed.” So they agreed to do that.
21 Da sprachen sie einer zum anderen: Fürwahr, wir sind schuldig wegen unseres Bruders, dessen Seelenangst wir sahen, als er zu uns flehte, und wir hörten nicht; darum ist diese Drangsal über uns gekommen.
They said to each other, “It is surely because of what we did to our [younger] brother that (we are being punished/God is punishing us)! We saw that he [SYN] was very distressed when he pleaded with us not to harm him. But we did not pay any attention to him, and that is why we are having this trouble!”
22 Und Ruben antwortete ihnen und sprach: Habe ich nicht zu euch gesprochen und gesagt: Versündiget euch nicht an dem Knaben? Aber ihr hörtet nicht; und siehe, sein Blut wird auch gefordert!
Reuben said to them, “I told you not to harm the boy [RHQ], but you did not pay attention to what I said! Now we are being (paid back/punished) for killing him [MTY]!”
23 Sie aber wußten nicht, daß Joseph es verstand, denn ein Dolmetscher war zwischen ihnen.
While they were talking with Joseph, they were speaking through (an interpreter/someone who knew their language and the Egyptian language), but when they said these things among themselves, they were speaking in their own language, and they did not know that Joseph could understand their language, and that he could understand what they were saying.
24 Und er wandte sich von ihnen ab und weinte. Und er kehrte zu ihnen zurück und redete zu ihnen; und er nahm Simeon aus ihrer Mitte und band ihn vor ihren Augen.
[Because of what they said, Joseph realized that they admitted that what they had done to him many years previously was wrong]. He could not keep from crying, [and he did not want them to see him crying], so he left them and went outside the room and began to cry. But then he returned to them and talked to them again. Then he took Simeon, and while they were watching, he told his servants to tie him up. He left Simeon in the prison and told the others that they could go.
25 Und Joseph gebot, daß man ihre Gefäße mit Getreide fülle und ihr Geld zurückgebe, einem jeden in seinen Sack, und ihnen Zehrung gebe auf den Weg. Und man tat ihnen also.
Joseph told his servants to fill the men’s sacks with grain, but he also told them to put the money that each one had paid for the grain in the top of his sack. He also told them to give them food to eat along the way. After the servants did those things for Joseph’s older brothers,
26 Und sie luden ihr Getreide auf ihre Esel und zogen von dannen.
his older brothers loaded the sacks of grain on their donkeys and left.
27 Und einer öffnete seinen Sack, um seinem Esel in der Herberge Futter zu geben; und er sah sein Geld, und siehe, es war oben in seinem Sacke.
At the place where they stopped to sleep that night, one of them opened his sack to get some grain for his donkey. He was amazed to see his money in the top of the sack.
28 Und er sprach zu seinen Brüdern: Mein Geld ist mir wieder geworden, und siehe, es ist sogar in meinem Sacke. Da entfiel ihnen das Herz, und sie sahen einander erschrocken an und sprachen: Was hat Gott uns da getan!
He exclaimed to his brothers, “Someone has returned my money! Here it is in my sack!” They started shaking with fear, and said to each other, “What is this that God has done to us?”
29 Und sie kamen in das Land Kanaan zu ihrem Vater Jakob und berichteten ihm alles, was ihnen widerfahren war, und sprachen:
When they returned to their father in Canaan land, they told him all that had happened to them. One of them said,
30 Der Mann, der Herr des Landes, redete hart mit uns und behandelte uns wie Kundschafter des Landes.
“The man who governs the whole land of Egypt talked very harshly to us. He acted toward us as though we were spying on his country.
31 Und wir sprachen zu ihm: Wir sind redlich, wir sind nicht Kundschafter;
But we told him, ‘We are honest men! We are not spies.
32 zwölf Brüder sind wir, Söhne unseres Vaters; der eine ist nicht mehr, und der jüngste ist heute bei unserem Vater im Lande Kanaan.
Originally there were twelve of us who were brothers, the sons of one father. One has died [EUP], and our youngest brother is with our father in Canaan.’
33 Und der Mann, der Herr des Landes, sprach zu uns: Daran werde ich erkennen, daß ihr redlich seid: Einen eurer Brüder lasset bei mir, und nehmet den Bedarf eurer Häuser und ziehet hin;
The man who is the governor of the land [did not believe us], so he said to us, ‘This is how I will know if you are truly honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me. Then the rest of you can take some grain for your families that are starving from hunger and go.
34 und bringet ihr euren jüngsten Bruder zu mir, so werde ich erkennen, daß ihr nicht Kundschafter, sondern redlich seid; euren Bruder werde ich euch zurückgeben, und ihr möget im Lande verkehren.
But when you return, bring your youngest brother to me, in order that I will know that you are not spies, but instead, that you are honest men. Then I will release your brother for you. And then you can buy whatever you want in this country.’”
35 Und es geschah, als sie ihre Säcke leerten, siehe, da hatte ein jeder sein Geldbündel in seinem Sacke; und sie sahen ihre Geldbündel, sie und ihr Vater, und sie fürchteten sich.
As they were emptying their sacks, they were surprised that in each man’s sack was his pouch of money! When they and their father saw all the pouches of money, they were frightened.
36 Und ihr Vater Jakob sprach zu ihnen: Ihr habt mich der Kinder beraubt: Joseph ist nicht mehr, und Simeon ist nicht mehr; und Benjamin wollt ihr nehmen! Dies alles kommt über mich!
Their father Jacob said to them, “You have caused two of my children to be taken from me! Joseph is dead, and Simeon is gone! And now you want to take Benjamin from me! It is I who am suffering because of all these things that are happening!”
37 Und Ruben sprach zu seinem Vater und sagte: Meine beiden Söhne darfst du töten, wenn ich ihn nicht zu dir zurückbringe. Gib ihn in meine Hand, und ich werde ihn zu dir zurückbringen.
Reuben said to his father, “I will be responsible for Benjamin. [I will take him to Egypt and] bring him back to you. Let me take care of him. If I do not bring Benjamin back to you, you may kill both of my sons.”
38 Er aber sprach: Mein Sohn soll nicht mit euch hinabziehen; denn sein Bruder ist tot, und er allein ist übriggeblieben, und begegnete ihm ein Unfall auf dem Wege, auf welchem ihr ziehet, so würdet ihr mein graues Haar mit Kummer hinabbringen in den Scheol. (Sheol h7585)
But Jacob said, “No, I will not let my son go down there with you. His [older] brother is dead, and he is the only [one of my wife Rachel’s] sons who is left! If something harms him while you are traveling, you would cause me, a gray-haired old man, to die because of sorrow.” (Sheol h7585)
