1 Мојсијева 43
1 Али глад беше врло велика у оној земљи.
Now the famine was 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 it came about when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, that their father said to them, "Go again, 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 spoke to him, saying, "The man strictly warned us, saying, 'You may not see my face unless your brother is with you.'
4 Ако ћеш пустити с нама брата нашег, ићи ћемо и купићемо ти хране.
If you'll send our brother with us, we'll go down and buy you food,
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 down, for the man said to us, 'You may not see my face unless your brother is with you.'"
6 А Израиљ рече: Што ми то зло учинисте и казасте човеку да имате још једног брата?
Then Israel said, "Why did you bring this trouble on me by telling the man that 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 said, "The man kept asking about ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' So we just answered his questions. How were we to know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down?'"
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.
Then Judah said to his father Israel, "Send the boy with me and we'll get up and go, so that we may live and not die, both we and you, and also our little ones.
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 be collateral for him. You can hold me responsible for him. If I fail to bring him to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever,
10 Да нисмо толико оклевали, до сада бисмо се два пута вратили.
for if we hadn't delayed, surely we would have returned a second time 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: Take some of the best fruits of the land in your bags and bring a gift for the man, a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachio nuts 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 twice as much silver in your hand, and take back the silver that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was an oversight.
13 И узмите брата свог, па устаните и идите опет к оном човеку.
Take your brother also, and get up, go back to the man.
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.
And may El Shaddai grant you mercy before the man, that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am deprived of my children, then I am deprived."
15 Тада узевши даре и новаца двојином, узевши и Венијамина, подигоше се и отидоше у Мисир, и изађоше пред Јосифа.
The men took this gift, and they took twice as much silver with them, and Benjamin. Then they got up and went down to Egypt, and presented themselves 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 them, he said to the servant of his house, "Bring the men into the house, and slaughter an animal and prepare it; for the men will eat with me at noon."
17 И учини човек како Јосиф рече, и уведе људе у кућу Јосифову.
The man did as Joseph had said, and the man brought the men 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 men were afraid because they were brought to Joseph's house, and they said, "It is because of the silver that was returned in our sacks the first time that we are brought here; so that he may capture us, and make us slaves, and take our donkeys."
19 Па приступивши к човеку који управљаше кућом Јосифовом, проговорише му на вратима кућним,
So they came near to the man of Joseph's house and they spoke to him at the entrance of the house,
20 И рекоше: Чуј, господару; дошли смо били и пре, и куписмо хране;
and said, "My lord, we indeed came down 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 lodging place, we opened our sacks, and look, every man's silver was in the mouth of his sack, our silver in full weight. So we have brought it back in our hand.
22 А друге смо новце донели да купимо хране; не знамо ко нам метну новце наше у вреће.
We have brought down 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.
He said, "Peace to you. Do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure 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.
The man brought the men into Joseph's house and gave them water, and they washed their feet. Then he gave their donkeys food.
25 И приправише дар чекајући докле дође Јосиф у подне, јер чуше да ће они онде јести.
They prepared the gift for Joseph's arrival at noon, for they heard that they would eat a meal there.
26 И кад Јосиф дође кући, изнесоше му дар који имаху код себе, и поклонише му се до земље.
When Joseph came home, they prepared the gift they had brought with them into the house, and bowed themselves down to him with their face to the ground.
27 А он их запита како су, и рече: Како је отац ваш стари, за кога ми говористе? Је ли јоште жив?
Then he asked them of their welfare, and said, "Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?"
28 А они рекоше: Добро је слуга твој, отац наш; још је жив. И поклонише му се.
And they answered, "Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive." Then he said, "Blessed be that man by God." And they bowed and prostrated themselves.
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!
And he looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, "Is this your youngest brother, of whom you told me about?" Then he said, "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.
Then Joseph hurried out, for he was overcome with emotion because of his brother, and he was at the point of tears. So he entered into his chamber and wept there.
31 После умив се изађе, и устежући се рече: Дајте јело.
Then he washed his face and came out. And he controlled himself and said, "Serve the food."
32 И донесоше њему најпосле и Мисирцима који обедоваху у њега, јер не могаху Мисирци јести с Јеврејима, јер је то нечисто Мисирцима.
They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians could not eat food with the Hebrews, for that is disgraceful to the Egyptians.
33 А сеђаху пред њим старији по старештву свом а млађи по младости својој. И згледаху се од чуда.
And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men looked at each other with amazement.
34 И узимајући јела испред себе слаше њима, и Венијамину допаде пет пута више него другима. И пише и напише се с њим.
Then he gave portions to them in front of him, but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as any of theirs. So they drank until they all became drunk.
