Genesis 44
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1He 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.
1And 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.
2Put 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.
2And put my goblet, the silver goblet, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money.' And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
3As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.
3As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
4When 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?
4And when they were gone out of the city, and were 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?
5Isn’t this that from which my lord drinks, and by which he indeed divines? You have done evil in so doing.’”
5Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby he indeed divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.'
6He overtook them, and he spoke these words to them.
6And he overtook them, and he spoke unto them these words.
7They 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!
7And they said unto him: 'Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.
8Behold, 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?
8Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, 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?
9With whomever of your servants it is found, let him die, and we also will be my lord’s slaves.”
9With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.'
10He 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.”
10And he said: 'Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my bondman; and ye shall be blameless.'
11Then they hurried, and each man took his sack down to the ground, and each man opened his sack.
11Then they hastened, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.
12He searched, beginning with the oldest, and ending at the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
12And he searched, beginning at the eldest, and leaving off at the youngest; and the goblet was found in Benjamin's sack.
13Then they tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey, and returned to the city.
13And they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
14Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, and he was still there. They fell on the ground before him.
14And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house, and he was yet there; and they fell before him on the ground.
15Joseph 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?”
15And Joseph said unto them: 'What deed is this that ye have done? know ye not that such a man as I will indeed divine?'
16Judah 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.”
16And 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 bondmen, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found.'
17He 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.”
17And he said: 'Far be it from me that I should do so; the man in whose hand the goblet is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.'
18Then 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.
18Then 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.
19My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father, or a brother?’
19My lord asked his servants, saying: Have ye a father, or a brother?
20We 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.’
20And 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.
21You said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’
21And thou saidst unto thy servants: Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
22We said to my lord, ‘The boy can’t leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’
22And we said unto my lord: The lad cannot leave his father; for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
23You said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will see my face no more.’
23And thou saidst unto thy servants: Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
24When we came up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
24And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
25Our father said, ‘Go again and buy us a little food.’
25And our father said: Go again, buy us a little food.
26We 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.’
26And 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.
27Your servant, my father, said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.
27And thy servant my father said unto us: Ye know that my wife bore me two sons;
28One went out from me, and I said, “Surely he is torn in pieces;” and I haven’t seen him since.
28and the one went out from me, and I said: Surely he is torn in pieces; and I have not seen him since;
29If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.’
29and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
30Now 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;
30Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his soul is bound up with the lad's soul;
31it 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.
31it will come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die; and thy servants will bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
32For 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.’
32For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying: If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for ever.
33Now therefore, please let your servant stay instead of the boy, my lord’s slave; and let the boy go up with his brothers.
33Now therefore, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.
34For 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.”
34For how shall I go up to my father, if the lad be not with me? lest I look upon the evil that shall come on my father.'
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