Бытие 44
1 И заповеда Иосиф домостроителю своему, глаголя: наполните вретища мужем пищи, елико могут понести: и вложите комуждо сребро верху устия вретища:
He commanded the steward of his house, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each 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.
Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, with his grain money.” 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 donkeys.
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?
When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, ‘Why have 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.
Isn’t this that from which my lord drinks, and by which he indeed divines? You have done evil in so doing.’”
6 Обрет же их, рече им по словесем сим.
He overtook them, and he spoke these words to them.
7 Они же реша ему: вскую глаголет господин словеса сия? Не буди рабом твоим сотворити по словеси сему:
They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a 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 to you out of the land of Canaan. How then should we steal silver or gold out of your lord’s house?
9 У негоже аще обрящеши чашу от раб твоих, да умрет: и мы будем раби господину нашему.
With whomever of your servants it is found, let him die, and we also will be my lord’s slaves.”
10 Он же рече: и ныне, якоже глаголете, тако будет: у негоже аще обрящется чаша, будет мой раб, вы же будете чисти.
He said, “Now also let it be according to your words. He with whom it is found will be my slave; and you will be blameless.”
11 И потщашася, и сверже кийждо вретище свое на землю, и отверзоша кийждо вретище свое.
Then they hurried, and each man took his sack down to the ground, and each man opened his sack.
12 Изыска же от старейшаго зачен, дондеже прииде до меншаго, и обрете чашу во вретищи Вениамини.
He searched, beginning with the oldest, and ending at the youngest. 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 tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey, and returned to the city.
14 Вниде же Иуда и братия его ко Иосифу, еще ему сущу ту, и падоша пред ним на землю.
Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, and he was still there. They fell on the ground before him.
15 Рече же им Иосиф: что дело сие сотвористе? Не ведасте ли, яко несть волхвователь человек, якоже аз?
Joseph said to them, “What deed is this that you have done? Don’t you know that such a man as I can indeed do divination?”
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.
Judah said, “What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? How will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord’s slaves, both we and he also in whose hand 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.
He said, “Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he will be my slave; but as for you, go up in peace to 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 to him, and said, “Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord’s ears, and don’t let 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 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.
We said to 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.
You said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’
22 И рехом господину: не возможет отрочищь оставити отца своего: аще же оставит отца, умрет.
We said to my lord, ‘The boy can’t 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.
You said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will see my face no more.’
24 Бысть же егда приидохом к рабу твоему отцу нашему, поведахом ему словеса господина нашего,
When we came up to 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.
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.
We said, ‘We can’t go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down: for we may not see the man’s face, unless our youngest brother is with us.’
27 Рече же раб твой, отец наш к нам: вы весте, яко двоих роди мне жена:
Your servant, my father, said to us, ‘You 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:
One went out from me, and I said, “Surely he is torn in pieces;” and I haven’t seen him 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)
If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.’ (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 boy is not with us; since his life is bound up in the boy’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 happen, when he sees that the boy is no more, that he will die. Your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant, our father, with sorrow to Sheol. (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 collateral for the boy to my father, saying, ‘If I don’t bring him to you, then I will bear the blame to my father forever.’
33 Ныне убо пребуду тебе раб вместо отрочища, раб господину: отрочищь же да идет с братиею своею:
Now therefore, please let your servant stay instead of the boy, my lord’s slave; and let the boy 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 will I go up to my father, if the boy isn’t with me?—lest I see the evil that will come on my father.”
