| Genesis 44 - Versions
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| Genesis 44 Text (WEB)
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- 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.
- 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.
- As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.
- 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?
- Isn't this that from which my lord drinks, and by which he indeed divines? You have done evil in so doing.'"
- He overtook them, and he spoke these words to them.
- 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!
- 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?
- With whoever of your servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondservants."
- He said, "Now also let it be according to your words: he with whom it is found will be my bondservant; and you will be blameless."
- Then they hurried, and each man took his sack down to the ground, and each man opened his sack.
- He searched, beginning with the eldest, and ending at the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
- Then they tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey, and returned to the city.
- Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, and he was still there. They fell on the ground before him.
- Joseph said to them, "What deed is this that you have done? Don't you know that such a man as I can indeed divine?"
- Judah said, "What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? Or how will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord's bondservants, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found."
- 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 bondservant; but as for you, go up in peace to your father."
- 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.
- My lord asked his servants, saying, 'Have you a father, or a brother?'
- 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.'
- You said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.'
- We said to my lord, 'The boy can't leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.'
- You said to your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will see my face no more.'
- It happened when we came up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
- Our father said, 'Go again, buy us a little food.'
- 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.'
- Your servant, my father, said to us, 'You know that my wife bore me two sons:
- and the one went out from me, and I said, "Surely he is torn in pieces;" and I haven't seen him since.
- If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.'
- 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;
- 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.
- 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.'
- Now therefore, please let your servant stay instead of the boy, a bondservant to my lord; and let the boy go up with his brothers.
- 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."
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| Genesis 44 Text (Hebrew)
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- ויצו את־אשר על־ביתו לאמר מלא את־אמתחת האנשים אכל כאשר יוכלון שאת ושים כסף־איש בפי אמתחתו׃
- ואת־גביעי גביע הכסף תשים בפי אמתחת הקטן ואת כסף שברו ויעש כדבר יוסף אשר דבר׃
- הבקר אור והאנשים שלחו המה וחמריהם׃
- הם יצאו את־העיר לא הרחיקו ויוסף אמר לאשר על־ביתו קום רדף אחרי האנשים והשגתם ואמרת אלהם למה שלמתם רעה תחת טובה׃
- הלוא זה אשר ישתה אדני בו והוא נחש ינחש בו הרעתם אשר עשיתם׃
- וישגם וידבר אלהם את־הדברים האלה׃
- ויאמרו אליו למה ידבר אדני כדברים האלה חלילה לעבדיך מעשות כדבר הזה׃
- הן כסף אשר מצאנו בפי אמתחתינו השיבנו אליך מארץ כנען ואיך נגנב מבית אדניך כסף או זהב׃
- אשר ימצא אתו מעבדיך ומת וגם־אנחנו נהיה לאדני לעבדים׃
- ויאמר גם־עתה כדבריכם כן־הוא אשר ימצא אתו יהיה־לי עבד ואתם תהיו נקים׃
- וימהרו ויורדו איש את־אמתחתו ארצה ויפתחו איש אמתחתו׃
- ויחפש בגדול החל ובקטן כלה וימצא הגביע באמתחת בנימן׃
- ויקרעו שמלתם ויעמס איש על־חמרו וישבו העירה׃
- ויבא יהודה ואחיו ביתה יוסף והוא עודנו שם ויפלו לפניו ארצה׃
- ויאמר להם יוסף מה־המעשה הזה אשר עשיתם הלוא ידעתם כי־נחש ינחש איש אשר כמני׃
- ויאמר יהודה מה־נאמר לאדני מה־נדבר ומה־נצטדק האלהים מצא את־עון עבדיך הננו עבדים לאדני גם־אנחנו גם אשר־נמצא הגביע בידו׃
- ויאמר חלילה לי מעשות זאת האיש אשר נמצא הגביע בידו הוא יהיה־לי עבד ואתם עלו לשלום אל־אביכם׃ ף
- ויגש אליו יהודה ויאמר בי אדני ידבר־נא עבדך דבר באזני אדני ואל־יחר אפך בעבדך כי כמוך כפרעה׃
- אדני שאל את־עבדיו לאמר היש־לכם אב או־אח׃
- ונאמר אל־אדני יש־לנו אב זקן וילד זקנים קטן ואחיו מת ויותר הוא לבדו לאמו ואביו אהבו׃
- ותאמר אל־עבדיך הורדהו אלי ואשימה עיני עליו׃
- ונאמר אל־אדני לא־יוכל הנער לעזב את־אביו ועזב את־אביו ומת׃
- ותאמר אל־עבדיך אם־לא ירד אחיכם הקטן אתכם לא תספון לראות פני׃
- ויהי כי עלינו אל־עבדך אבי ונגד־לו את דברי אדני׃
- ויאמר אבינו שבו שברו־לנו מעט־אכל׃
- ונאמר לא נוכל לרדת אם־יש אחינו הקטן אתנו וירדנו כי־לא נוכל לראות פני האיש ואחינו הקטן איננו אתנו׃
- ויאמר עבדך אבי אלינו אתם ידעתם כי שנים ילדה־לי אשתי׃
- ויצא האחד מאתי ואמר אך טרף טרף ולא ראיתיו עד־הנה׃
- ולקחתם גם־את־זה מעם פני וקרהו אסון והורדתם את־שיבתי ברעה שאלה׃
- ועתה כבאי אל־עבדך אבי והנער איננו אתנו ונפשו קשורה בנפשו׃
- והיה כראותו כי־אין הנער ומת והורידו עבדיך את־שיבת עבדך אבינו ביגון שאלה׃
- כי עבדך ערב את־הנער מעם אבי לאמר אם־לא אביאנו אליך וחטאתי לאבי כל־הימים׃
- ועתה ישב־נא עבדך תחת הנער עבד לאדני והנער יעל עם־אחיו׃
- כי־איך אעלה אל־אבי והנער איננו אתי פן אראה ברע אשר ימצא את־אבי׃
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| Genesis 44 Text (Latin)
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- Præcepit autem Joseph dispensatori domus suæ, dicens : Imple saccos eorum frumento, quantum possunt capere : et pone pecuniam singulorum in summitate sacci.
- Scyphum autem meum argenteum, et pretium quod dedit tritici, pone in ore sacci junioris. Factumque est ita.
- Et orto mane, dimissi sunt cum asinis suis.
- Jamque urbem exierant, et processerant paululum : tunc Joseph accersito dispensatore domus, Surge, inquit, et persequere viros : et apprehensis dicito : Quare reddidistis malum pro bono ?
- scyphus, quem furati estis, ipse est in quo bibit dominus meus, et in quo augurari solet : pessimam rem fecistis.
- Fecit ille ut jusserat : et apprehensis per ordinem locutus est.
- Qui responderunt : Quare sic loquitur dominus noster, ut servi tui tantum flagitii commiserint ?
- pecuniam, quam invenimus in summitate saccorum, reportavimus ad te de terra Chanaan : et quomodo consequens est ut furati simus de domo domini tui aurum vel argentum ?
- apud quemcumque fuerit inventum servorum tuorum quod quæris, moriatur, et nos erimus servi domini nostri.
- Qui dixit eis : Fiat juxta vestram sententiam : apud quemcumque fuerit inventus, ipse sit servus meus, vos autem eritis innoxii.
- Itaque festinato deponentes in terram saccos, aperuerunt singuli.
- Quos scrutatus, incipiens a majore usque ad minimum, invenit scyphum in sacco Benjamin.
- At illi, scissis vestibus, oneratisque rursum asinis, reversi sunt in oppidum.
- Primusque Judas cum fratribus ingressus est ad Joseph (necdum enim de loco abierat) omnesque ante eum pariter in terram corruerunt.
- Quibus ille ait : Cur sic agere voluistis ? an ignoratis quod non sit similis mei in augurandi scientia ?
- Cui Judas : Quid respondebimus, inquit, domino meo ? vel quid loquemur, aut juste poterimus obtendere ? Deus invenit iniquitatem servorum tuorum : en omnes servi sumus domini mei, et nos, et apud quem inventus est scyphus.
- Respondit Joseph : Absit a me ut sic agam : qui furatus est scyphum, ipse sit servus meus : vos autem abite liberi ad patrem vestrum.
- Accedens autem propius Judas, confidenter ait : Oro, domini mi, loquatur servus tuus verbum in auribus tuis, et ne irascaris famulo tuo : tu es enim post Pharaonem
- dominus meus. Interrogasti prius servos tuos : Habetis patrem aut fratrem ?
- et nos respondimus tibi domino meo : Est nobis pater senex, et puer parvulus, qui in senectute illius natus est : cujus uterinus frater mortuus est : et ipsum solum habet mater sua, pater vero tenere diliget eum.
- Dixistique servis tuis : Adducite eum ad me, et ponam oculos meos super illum.
- Suggessimus domino meo : Non potest puer relinquere patrem suum : si enim illum dimiserit, morietur.
- Et dixisti servis tuis : Nisi venerit frater vester minimus vobiscum, non videbitis amplius faciem meam.
- Cum ergo ascendissemus ad famulum tuum patrem nostrum, narravimus ei omnia quæ locutus est dominus meus.
- Et dixit pater noster : Revertimini, et emite nobis parum tritici.
- Cui diximus : Ire non possumus : si frater noster minimus descenderit nobiscum, proficiscemur simul : alioquin illo absente, non audemus videre faciem viri.
- Ad quæ ille respondit : Vos scitis quod duos genuerit mihi uxor mea.
- Egressus est unus, et dixistis : Bestia devoravit eum : et hucusque non comparet.
- Si tuleritis et istum, et aliquid ei in via contigerit, deducetis canos meos cum mœrore ad inferos.
- Igitur si intravero ad servum tuum patrem nostrum, et puer defuerit (cum anima illius ex hujus anima pendeat),
- videritque eum non esse nobiscum, morietur, et deducent famuli tui canos ejus cum dolore ad inferos.
- Ego proprie servus tuus sim qui in meam hunc recepi fidem, et spopondi dicens : Nisi reduxero eum, peccati reus ero in patrem meum omni tempore.
- Manebo itaque servus tuus pro puero in ministerio domini mei, et puer ascendat cum fratribus suis.
- Non enim possum redire ad patrem meum, absente puero : ne calamitatis, quæ oppressura est patrem meum, testis assistam.
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| Genesis 44 Text (KJV)
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- 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.
- 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.
- As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
- 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 thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?
- Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
- And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
- And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
- Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?
- With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.
- And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words; he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.
- Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.
- And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
- Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
- And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
- And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
- And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.
- 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.
- Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.
- My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?
- 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 loveth him.
- And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
- And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
- And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
- And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
- And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.
- 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.
- And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:
- And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
- And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
- Now therefore 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;
- It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
- For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
- Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.
- For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.
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