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 superintendent of his house, saying, Fill the sacks of these men with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in the mouth of his sack.
2 и чашу мою сребряную вложите во вретище меншаго, и цену пшеницы его. Бысть же по словеси Иосифову, якоже рече.
And my cup, the silver cup, thou shalt put in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and the money for his corn. And he did according to the word of Joseph which he 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?
They were gone out of the city, not yet far off, when Joseph said unto the superintendent of his house, Up, follow after the men; and when thou hast overtaken them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye returned 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 out of which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye 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 will my lord speak such words as these? God forbid that thy servants should do any thing like this.
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 the mouth of our sacks, we brought back unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy 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 thy servants it be found, let him die; and we also will be bondmen unto thy lord.
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 to your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; but ye shall be blameless.
11 И потщашася, и сверже кийждо вретище свое на землю, и отверзоша кийждо вретище свое.
And they made haste, and every one of them took down his sack to the ground, and every one opened his sack.
12 Изыска же от старейшаго зачен, дондеже прииде до меншаго, и обрете чашу во вретищи Вениамини.
And he searched, at the eldest he began, and at the youngest he left off; 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 every one loaded his ass, and they 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 brothers came into Joseph's house, and he was yet there; and they fell down 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 ye have done? knew ye 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 justify ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold we are servants unto my lord, both we, as also he in whose hand the cup was 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 this: the man in whose hand the cup was found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, go 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, Pardon, my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thy anger burn against thy servant; for thou art even as Pharaoh.
19 господине, ты вопрошал еси рабов твоих, глаголя: аще имате отца, или брата?
My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye 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 an old father, and a little child born in his old age; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.
21 Ты же рекл еси рабом твоим: приведите его ко мне, да вижду его.
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set my eye 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, he would die.
23 Ты же рекл еси рабом твоим: аще не приидет брат ваш менший с вами, не приложите ктому видети лица моего.
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall not see my face any 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 thy servant my father, that 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 back 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 cannot 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 thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bore 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 hath been torn to pieces; and I have not seen him up to this time.
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 ye take this one also from me, and mischief befall him, ye will 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, )
And now, when I come to thy 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 will come to pass, that when he seeth that the lad is not with us, he will die: and thy servants would thus bring down the gray hairs of thy 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 thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I have sinned against my father all the days.
33 Ныне убо пребуду тебе раб вместо отрочища, раб господину: отрочищь же да идет с братиею своею:
Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad as bond-man to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brothers.
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? I should perhaps be compelled to witness the evil which would come on my father.
