1 Мојсијева 43
1 Али глад беше врло велика у оној земљи.
Now the famine was still severe in the land.
2 Па кад поједоше жито које беху донели из Мисира, рече им отац: Идите опет, и купите нам мало хране.
So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”
3 А Јуда му проговори и рече: Тврдо нам се зарекао онај човек говорећи: Нећете видети лице моје, ако не буде с вама брат ваш.
But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’
4 Ако ћеш пустити с нама брата нашег, ићи ћемо и купићемо ти хране.
If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.
5 Ако ли нећеш пустити, нећемо ићи, јер нам је рекао онај човек: Нећете видети лице моје, ако не буде с вама брат ваш.
But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”
6 А Израиљ рече: Што ми то зло учинисте и казасте човеку да имате још једног брата?
“Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?”
7 А они рекоше: Човек је потанко распитивао за нас и за род наш говорећи: Је ли вам јоште жив отац? Имате ли још браће? А ми му одговорисмо како нас питаше. Јесмо ли могли како знати да ће казати: Доведите брата свог?
They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”
8 И рече Јуда Израиљу оцу свом: Пусти дете са мном, па ћемо се подигнути и отићи, да останемо живи и не помремо и ми и ти и наша деца.
And Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me, and we will go at once, so that we may live and not die—neither we, nor you, nor our children.
9 Ја ти се јамчим за њ, из моје га руке ишти; ако ти га не доведем натраг и преда те не ставим, да сам ти крив до века.
I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.
10 Да нисмо толико оклевали, до сада бисмо се два пута вратили.
If we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.”
11 Онда рече Израиљ отац њихов: Кад је тако, учините ово: узмите шта најлепше има у овој земљи у своје вреће, и понесите човеку оном дар: мало тамјана и мало меда, мирисавог корења и смирне, урме и бадема.
Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
12 А новаца понесите двојином, и узмите новце што беху озго у врећама вашим и однесите натраг, може бити да је погрешка.
Take double the silver with you so that you may return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.
13 И узмите брата свог, па устаните и идите опет к оном човеку.
Take your brother as well, and return to the man at once.
14 А Бог Свемогући да вам да да нађете милост у оног човека, да вам пусти брата вашег другог и Венијамина; ако ли останем без деце, нек останем без деце.
May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
15 Тада узевши даре и новаца двојином, узевши и Венијамина, подигоше се и отидоше у Мисир, и изађоше пред Јосифа.
So the men took these gifts, along with double the amount of silver, and Benjamin as well. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
16 А Јосиф кад виде с њима Венијамина, рече човеку који управљаше кућом његовом: Одведи ове људе у кућу, па накољи меса и зготови, јер ће у подне са мном јести ови људи.
When Joseph saw Benjamin with his brothers, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for they shall dine with me at noon.”
17 И учини човек како Јосиф рече, и уведе људе у кућу Јосифову.
The man did as Joseph had commanded and took the brothers to Joseph’s house.
18 А они се бојаху кад их човек вођаше у кућу Јосифову, и рекоше: За новце који пре беху метнути у вреће наше води нас, докле смисли како ће нас окривити, да нас зароби и узме наше магарце.
But the brothers were frightened that they had been taken to Joseph’s house. “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time,” they said. “They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”
19 Па приступивши к човеку који управљаше кућом Јосифовом, проговорише му на вратима кућним,
So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
20 И рекоше: Чуј, господару; дошли смо били и пре, и куписмо хране;
“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.
21 Па кад дођосмо у једну гостионицу и отворисмо вреће, а то новци сваког нас беху озго у врећи његовој, новци наши на меру; и ево смо их донели натраг;
But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.
22 А друге смо новце донели да купимо хране; не знамо ко нам метну новце наше у вреће.
We have brought additional silver with us to buy food. We do not know who put our silver in our sacks.”
23 А он им рече: Будите мирни, не бојте се; Бог ваш и Бог оца вашег метнуо је благо у вреће ваше; новци су ваши били у мене. И изведе им Симеуна.
“It is fine,” said the steward. “Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, gave you the treasure that was in your sacks. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.
24 И уведе их човек у кућу Јосифову, и донесе им воде те опраше ноге, и магарцима њиховим положи.
And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.
25 И приправише дар чекајући докле дође Јосиф у подне, јер чуше да ће они онде јести.
Since the brothers had been told that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Joseph’s arrival at noon.
26 И кад Јосиф дође кући, изнесоше му дар који имаху код себе, и поклонише му се до земље.
When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.
27 А он их запита како су, и рече: Како је отац ваш стари, за кога ми говористе? Је ли јоште жив?
He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”
28 А они рекоше: Добро је слуга твој, отац наш; још је жив. И поклонише му се.
“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.
29 А он погледавши виде Венијамина брата свог, сина матере своје, и рече: Је ли вам то најмлађи брат ваш за ког ми говористе? И рече: Бог да ти буде милостив, синко!
When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”
30 А Јосифу гораше срце од љубави према брату свом, те брже потражи где ће плакати, и ушавши у једну собу плака онде.
Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.
31 После умив се изађе, и устежући се рече: Дајте јело.
Then he washed his face and came back out. Regaining his composure, he said, “Serve the meal.”
32 И донесоше њему најпосле и Мисирцима који обедоваху у њега, јер не могаху Мисирци јести с Јеврејима, јер је то нечисто Мисирцима.
They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.
33 А сеђаху пред њим старији по старештву свом а млађи по младости својој. И згледаху се од чуда.
They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
34 И узимајући јела испред себе слаше њима, и Венијамину допаде пет пута више него другима. И пише и напише се с њим.
When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.
