Genesis 42
1 audiens autem Iacob quod alimenta venderentur in Aegypto dixit filiis suis quare neglegitis
When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?”
2 audivi quod triticum venundetur in Aegypto descendite et emite nobis necessaria ut possimus vivere et non consumamur inopia
“Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”
3 descendentes igitur fratres Ioseph decem ut emerent frumenta in Aegypto
So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
4 Beniamin domi retento ab Iacob qui dixerat fratribus eius ne forte in itinere quicquam patiatur mali
But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that harm might befall him.”
5 ingressi sunt terram Aegypti cum aliis qui pergebant ad emendum erat autem fames in terra Chanaan
So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.
6 et Ioseph princeps Aegypti atque ad illius nutum frumenta populis vendebantur cumque adorassent eum fratres sui
Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
7 et agnovisset eos quasi ad alienos durius loquebatur interrogans eos unde venistis qui responderunt de terra Chanaan ut emamus victui necessaria
And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.”
8 et tamen fratres ipse cognoscens non est agnitus ab eis
Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.
9 recordatusque somniorum quae aliquando viderat ait exploratores estis ut videatis infirmiora terrae venistis
Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
10 qui dixerunt non est ita domine sed servi tui venerunt ut emerent cibos
“Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.
11 omnes filii unius viri sumus pacifici venimus nec quicquam famuli tui machinantur mali
We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”
12 quibus ille respondit aliter est inmunita terrae huius considerare venistis
“No,” he told them. “You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
13 et illi duodecim inquiunt servi tui fratres sumus filii viri unius in terra Chanaan minimus cum patre nostro est alius non est super
But they answered, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”
14 hoc est ait quod locutus sum exploratores estis
Then Joseph declared, “Just as I said, you are spies!
15 iam nunc experimentum vestri capiam per salutem Pharaonis non egrediemini hinc donec veniat frater vester minimus
And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
16 mittite e vobis unum et adducat eum vos autem eritis in vinculis donec probentur quae dixistis utrum falsa an vera sint alioquin per salutem Pharaonis exploratores estis
Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”
17 tradidit ergo eos custodiae tribus diebus
So Joseph imprisoned them for three days,
18 die autem tertio eductis de carcere ait facite quod dixi et vivetis Deum enim timeo
and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:
19 si pacifici estis frater vester unus ligetur in carcere vos autem abite et ferte frumenta quae emistis in domos vestras
If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households.
20 et fratrem vestrum minimum ad me adducite ut possim vestros probare sermones et non moriamini fecerunt ut dixerat
Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.
21 et locuti sunt invicem merito haec patimur quia peccavimus in fratrem nostrum videntes angustiam animae illius cum deprecaretur nos et non audivimus idcirco venit super nos ista tribulatio
Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
22 e quibus unus Ruben ait numquid non dixi vobis nolite peccare in puerum et non audistis me en sanguis eius exquiritur
And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”
23 nesciebant autem quod intellegeret Ioseph eo quod per interpretem loquebatur ad eos
They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.
24 avertitque se parumper et flevit et reversus locutus est ad eos
And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.
25 tollens Symeon et ligans illis praesentibus iussitque ministris ut implerent saccos eorum tritico et reponerent pecunias singulorum in sacculis suis datis supra cibariis in via qui fecerunt ita
Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out,
26 at illi portantes frumenta in asinis profecti sunt
and they loaded the grain on their donkeys and departed.
27 apertoque unus sacco ut daret iumento pabulum in diversorio contemplatus pecuniam in ore sacculi
At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack.
28 dixit fratribus suis reddita est mihi pecunia en habetur in sacco et obstupefacti turbatique dixerunt mutuo quidnam est hoc quod fecit nobis Deus
“My silver has been returned!” he said to his brothers. “It is here in my sack.” Their hearts sank, and trembling, they turned to one another and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”
29 veneruntque ad Iacob patrem suum in terra Chanaan et narraverunt ei omnia quae accidissent sibi dicentes
When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:
30 locutus est nobis dominus terrae dure et putavit nos exploratores provinciae
“The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.
31 cui respondimus pacifici sumus nec ullas molimur insidias
But we told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies.
32 duodecim fratres uno patre geniti sumus unus non est super minimus cum patre versatur in terra Chanaan
We are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.’
33 qui ait nobis sic probabo quod pacifici sitis fratrem vestrum unum dimittite apud me et cibaria domibus vestris necessaria sumite et abite
Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.
34 fratremque vestrum minimum adducite ad me ut sciam quod non sitis exploratores et istum qui tenetur in vinculis recipere possitis ac deinceps emendi quae vultis habeatis licentiam
But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”
35 his dictis cum frumenta effunderent singuli reppererunt in ore saccorum ligatas pecunias exterritisque simul omnibus
As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of silver, they were dismayed.
36 dixit pater Iacob absque liberis me esse fecistis Ioseph non est super Symeon tenetur in vinculis Beniamin auferetis in me haec mala omnia reciderunt
Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”
37 cui respondit Ruben duos filios meos interfice si non reduxero illum tibi trade in manu mea et ego eum restituam
Then Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I fail to bring him back to you. Put him in my care, and I will return him.”
38 at ille non descendet inquit filius meus vobiscum frater eius mortuus est ipse solus remansit si quid ei adversi acciderit in terra ad quam pergitis deducetis canos meos cum dolore ad inferos (Sheol h7585)
But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.” (Sheol h7585)
