Бытие 44

1 И заповеда Иосиф домостроителю своему, глаголя: наполните вретища мужем пищи, елико могут понести: и вложите комуждо сребро верху устия вретища:

And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.

2 и чашу мою сребряную вложите во вретище меншаго, и цену пшеницы его. Бысть же по словеси Иосифову, якоже рече.

And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

3 Утро возсия, и мужие отпустишася сами, и ослята их.

As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

4 Изшедше же они из града, не отидоша далече: и рече Иосиф домостроителю своему: востав гони вслед мужей и постигни их, и рцы им: что яко воздасте (ми) злая за благая?

And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when you do overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have all of you rewarded evil for good?

5 Вскую украдосте чашу мою сребряну? Не сия ли есть, из неяже пиет господин мой? Он же и волхвованием волхвует в ней: злая совершисте, яже сотвористе.

Is not this it in which my lord drinks, and whereby indeed he divines? all of you have done evil in so doing.

6 Обрет же их, рече им по словесем сим.

And he overtook them, and he spoke unto them these same words.

7 Они же реша ему: вскую глаголет господин словеса сия? Не буди рабом твоим сотворити по словеси сему:

And they said unto him, Wherefore says my lord these words? God forbid that your servants should do according to this thing:

8 аще сребро, еже обретохом во вретищах наших, возвратихом к тебе от земли Ханаани, како быхом украли из дому господина твоего сребро или злато?

Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto you out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of your lord's house silver or gold?

9 У негоже аще обрящеши чашу от раб твоих, да умрет: и мы будем раби господину нашему.

With whomsoever of your servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.

10 Он же рече: и ныне, якоже глаголете, тако будет: у негоже аще обрящется чаша, будет мой раб, вы же будете чисти.

And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and all of you shall be blameless.

11 И потщашася, и сверже кийждо вретище свое на землю, и отверзоша кийждо вретище свое.

Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

12 Изыска же от старейшаго зачен, дондеже прииде до меншаго, и обрете чашу во вретищи Вениамини.

And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

13 И растерзаша ризы своя, и возложиша кийждо вретище свое на осля свое, и возвратишася во град.

Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

14 Вниде же Иуда и братия его ко Иосифу, еще ему сущу ту, и падоша пред ним на землю.

And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

15 Рече же им Иосиф: что дело сие сотвористе? Не ведасте ли, яко несть волхвователь человек, якоже аз?

And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that all of you have done? know all of you not that such a man as I can certainly divine?

16 Рече же Иуда: что отвещаем господину, или что возглаголем, или чим оправдимся? Бог же обрете неправду рабов твоих: се, мы есмы раби господину нашему, и мы, и у негоже обретеся чаша.

And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.

17 Рече же Иосиф: не буди ми сотворити глагол сей: муж, у негоже обретеся чаша, той будет ми раб: вы же поидите в целости ко отцу своему.

And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

18 Приступив же к нему Иуда, рече: молю тя, господине, да речет раб твой слово пред тобою, и не прогневайся на раба твоего, яко ты еси по фараоне:

Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let your servant, I pray you, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not your anger burn against your servant: for you are even as Pharaoh.

19 господине, ты вопрошал еси рабов твоих, глаголя: аще имате отца, или брата?

My lord asked his servants, saying, Have all of you a father, or a brother?

20 И рехом господину: есть нам отец стар, и отрочищь на старость менший ему, а брат его умре, он же един остася у матере своея, отец же возлюби его.

And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loves him.

21 Ты же рекл еси рабом твоим: приведите его ко мне, да вижду его.

And you said unto your servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

22 И рехом господину: не возможет отрочищь оставити отца своего: аще же оставит отца, умрет.

And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

23 Ты же рекл еси рабом твоим: аще не приидет брат ваш менший с вами, не приложите ктому видети лица моего.

And you said unto your servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, all of you shall see my face no more.

24 Бысть же егда приидохом к рабу твоему отцу нашему, поведахом ему словеса господина нашего,

And it came to pass when we came up unto your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

25 рече же нам отец наш: идите паки и купите нам мало пищи.

And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.

26 Мы же рекохом: не возможем ити: но аще брат наш менший идет с нами, пойдем: ибо не возможем видети лице мужа, брату нашему меншему не сущу с нами.

And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.

27 Рече же раб твой, отец наш к нам: вы весте, яко двоих роди мне жена:

And your servant my father said unto us, All of you know that my wife bare me two sons:

28 и отиде един от мене, и рекосте, яко зверем снеден бысть, и не видех его даже до ныне:

And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:

29 аще убо поймете и сего от лица моего, и случится ему зло на пути, и сведете старость мою с печалию во ад. (Sheol h7585)

And if all of you take this also from me, and mischief befall him, all of you shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. (Sheol h7585)

30 Ныне убо аще пойду к рабу твоему, отцу же нашему, и отрочища не будет с нами: (душа же его связана есть с душею сего, )

Now therefore when I come to your servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;

31 и будет егда увидит он не суща отрочища с нами, умрет: и сведут раби твои старость раба твоего, отца же нашего, с печалию во ад: (Sheol h7585)

It shall come to pass, when he sees that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and your servants shall bring down the gray hairs of your servant our father with sorrow to the grave. (Sheol h7585)

32 раб бо твой от отца взя отрочища, глаголя: аще не приведу его к тебе и поставлю его пред тобою, грешен буду ко отцу вся дни.

For your servant became guarantor for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto you, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.

33 Ныне убо пребуду тебе раб вместо отрочища, раб господину: отрочищь же да идет с братиею своею:

Now therefore, I pray you, let your servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.

34 како бо пойду ко отцу, отрочищу не сущу с нами? Да не вижду злых, яже обрящут отца моего.

For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest possibly I see the evil that shall come on my father.