1 Mojzes 43

1 Lakota v deželi pa je bila huda.

Now the famine was severe in the land.

2 Pripetilo se je, ko so pojedli žito, ki so ga prinesli iz Egipta, da jim je njihov oče rekel: »Ponovno pojdite, kupite nam malo hrane.«

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 Juda mu je spregovoril, rekoč: »Človek nam je slovesno izpričal, rekoč: ›Ne boste videli mojega obraza, razen če bo z vami vaš brat.‹

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 Če hočeš z nami poslati našega brata, bomo šli dol in ti kupili hrano,

If you'll send our brother with us, we'll go down and buy you food,

5 toda če ga nočeš poslati, ne bomo šli dol, kajti človek nam je rekel: ›Ne boste videli mojega obraza, razen če bo z vami vaš brat.‹«

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 Izrael je rekel: »Zakaj postopate z menoj tako slabo, da ste možu povedali, da imate še brata?«

Then Israel said, "Why did you bring this trouble on me by telling the man that you had another brother?"

7 Rekli so: »Mož nas je strogo povprašal o našem stanju in o našem sorodstvu, rekoč: › Ali vaš oče še živi? Imate še enega brata?‹ In povedali smo mu glede na pomen teh besed. Mar bi lahko zagotovo vedeli, da bo rekel: ›Svojega brata pripeljite dol?‹«

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 Juda pa je svojemu očetu Izraelu rekel: »Pošlji dečka z menoj in bomo vstali ter šli, da bomo lahko živeli in ne umrli, tako mi, kakor ti in tudi naši malčki.

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 Jaz bom poroštvo zanj. Iz moje roke ga boš zahteval. Če ti ga ne privedem in postavim predte, potem naj krivdo nosim na veke,

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 kajti razen, če se ne bi obotavljali, bi se zagotovo sedaj drugič vrnili.«

for if we hadn't delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now."

11 Njihov oče Izrael jim je rekel: »Če mora biti to sedaj tako, storite tole. Vzemite od najboljših sadov dežele v svoje posode in odnesite dol človeku darilo, malo balzama, malo meda, dišave, miro, oreščke in mandlje.

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 V svoje roke vzemite dvojen denar. Denar, ki je bil priveden nazaj v ustjih vaših vreč, ga ponovno odnesite v svoji roki; morda je bila to pomota.

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 Vzemite tudi svojega brata in vstanite, ponovno pojdite k človeku.

Take your brother also, and get up, go back to the man.

14 Bog Vsemogočni pa naj vam da usmiljenje pred človekom, da lahko odpošlje proč vašega drugega brata in Benjamina. Če bom oropan svojih otrok, sem oropan.«

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 Možje so vzeli to darilo in v svojo roko vzeli dvojen denar in Benjamina. Vstali so in odšli dol k Egiptu in obstali pred Jožefom.

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 Ko je Jožef z njimi zagledal Benjamina je gospodarju svoje hiše rekel: »Privedi te može domov in zakolji in pripravi, kajti ti možje bodo opoldan kosili z menoj.«

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 Človek je storil kakor je Jožef zaukazal in človek je može privedel v Jožefovo hišo.

The man did as Joseph had said, and the man brought the men to Joseph's house.

18 Možje pa so bili prestrašeni, ker so bili privedeni v Jožefovo hišo. Rekli so: »Zaradi denarja, ki je bil prvič vrnjen v naše vreče, smo bili privedeni noter; da lahko zoper nas iščejo priložnost in padejo na nas in vzamejo za sužnje nas in naše osle.«

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 Približali so se oskrbniku Jožefove hiše ter se z njim posvetovali pri hišnih vratih

So they came near to the man of Joseph's house and they spoke to him at the entrance of the house,

20 in rekli: »Oh gospod, prvič smo zares prišli dol, da kupimo hrano

and said, "My lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.

21 in pripetilo se je, ko smo prišli v gostišče, da smo odprli svoje vreče in glej, denar vsakega človeka je bil v ustju njegove vreče, naš denar v polni teži in mi smo ga ponovno prinesli v svoji roki.

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 In še en denar smo prinesli dol v svojih rokah, da kupimo hrano. Ne moremo povedati, kdo je naš denar položil v naše vreče.«

We have brought down additional silver with us to buy food. We do not know who put our silver in our sacks."

23 Rekel je: »Mir vam bodi, ne bojte se. Vaš Bog in Bog vašega očeta vam je v vaše vreče dal zaklad. Jaz sem imel vaš denar.« In k njim je privedel Simeona.

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 Človek je može privedel v Jožefovo hišo in jim dal vode in umili so si svoja stopala in njihovim oslom je dal krmo.

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 In pripravili so darilo za Jožefa, ki je prišel opoldan, kajti slišali so, da bodo tam jedli kruh.

They prepared the gift for Joseph's arrival at noon, for they heard that they would eat a meal there.

26 Ko je Jožef prišel domov, so mu prinesli darilo, ki je bilo v njihovi roki, v hišo in se mu priklonili k zemlji.

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 Vprašal jih je o njihovi blaginji in rekel: » Ali je vaš oče zdrav, starec, o katerem ste govorili? Ali še živi?«

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 Odgovorili so: »Tvoj služabnik, naš oče, je dobrega zdravja, on je še vedno živ.« In sklonili so svoje glave in se globoko priklonili.

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 Povzdignil je svoje oči in zagledal svojega brata Benjamina, sina svoje matere ter rekel: » Ali je to vaš mlajši brat, o katerem ste mi govorili?« Rekel je: »Bog ti bodi milostljiv, moj sin.«

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 Jožef se je podvizal, kajti njegova notranjost je hrepenela za njegovim bratom in iskal je kje bi se zjokal in vstopil v svojo sobo in se tam zjokal.

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 Umil si je obraz, odšel ven in se zadrževal ter rekel: »Pripravite kruh.«

Then he washed his face and came out. And he controlled himself and said, "Serve the food."

32 Pripravili so posebej zanj in posebej zanje in posebej za Egipčane, ki so jedli z njim, ker Egipčani ne smejo jesti kruha s Hebrejci, kajti to je Egipčanom ogabnost.

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 Sedeli so pred njim, prvorojenec glede na njegovo pravico prvorojenstva in najmlajši glede na svojo mladost in možje so se čudili drug drugemu.

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 Vzel je in jim poslal jedi izpred sebe, toda Benjaminovih jedi je bilo petkrat več kakor od kateregakoli izmed njih. In pili so in bili veseli z njim.

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.