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Genesis 44
English Standard Version
Genesis 44
English Standard Version
Joseph Tests His Brothers
44 Then he commanded (A)the steward of his house, (B)“Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man's money in the mouth of his sack, 2 and put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, with his money for the grain.” And he did as Joseph told him.
3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away with their donkeys. 4 They had gone only a short distance from the city. Now Joseph said to his (C)steward, “Up, follow after the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good?[a] 5 Is it not from this that my lord drinks, and (D)by this that he practices divination? You have done evil in doing this.’”
6 When he overtook them, he spoke to them these words. 7 They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing! 8 Behold, (E)the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. How then could we steal silver or gold from your lord's house? 9 (F)Whichever of your servants is found with it shall die, and we also will be (G)my lord's servants.” 10 He said, “Let it be as you say: he who is found with it shall be my servant, and the rest of you shall be innocent.” 11 Then each man quickly lowered his sack to the ground, and each man opened his sack. 12 And he searched, beginning with the eldest and ending with the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. 13 Then they (H)tore their clothes, and every man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city.
14 When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, he was still there. They (I)fell before him to the ground. 15 Joseph said to them, “What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me (J)can indeed practice divination?” 16 And Judah said, “What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how can we clear ourselves? God has found out (K)the guilt of your servants; behold, we are (L)my lord's servants, both we and he also in whose hand the cup has been found.” 17 But he said, “Far be it from me that I should do so! Only the man in whose hand the cup was found shall be my servant. But as for you, go up in peace to your father.”
18 Then Judah went up to him and said, (M)“Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord's ears, and (N)let not your anger burn against your servant, for (O)you are like Pharaoh himself. 19 My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father, or a brother?’ 20 And we said to my lord, ‘We have a father, an old man, (P)and a young brother, (Q)the child of his old age. His brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother's children, and his father loves him.’ 21 Then you said to your servants, (R)‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’ 22 We said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, (S)his father would die.’ 23 Then you said to your servants, (T)‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall not see my face again.’
24 “When we went back to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. 25 And when (U)our father said, ‘Go again, buy us a little food,’ 26 we said, ‘We cannot go down. If our youngest brother goes with us, then we will go down. For we cannot see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.’ 27 Then your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me (V)two sons. 28 One left me, and I said, (W)“Surely he has been torn to pieces,” and I have never seen him since. 29 If you (X)take this one also from me, (Y)and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs in evil to Sheol.’
30 “Now therefore, as soon as I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us, then, as his life is bound up in the boy's life, 31 as soon as he sees that the boy is not with us, he will die, and your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant our father with sorrow to Sheol. 32 For your servant became a pledge of safety for the boy to my father, saying, (Z)‘If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father all my life.’ 33 Now therefore, please let your servant remain instead of the boy as a servant to my lord, and let the boy go back with his brothers. 34 For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I fear to see the evil that would find my father.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 44:4 Septuagint (compare Vulgate) adds Why have you stolen my silver cup?
Genesis 44
GOD’S WORD Translation
Genesis 44
GOD’S WORD Translation
Joseph’s Plan to Trap His Brothers
44 Joseph commanded the man in charge of his house,
“Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry. Put each man’s money in his sack. 2 Then put my silver cup in the youngest brother’s sack along with the money for his grain.” He did what Joseph told him.
3 At dawn the men were sent on their way with their donkeys. 4 They had not gone far from the city when Joseph said to the man in charge of his house, “Go after those men at once, and when you catch up with them, say to them, ‘Why have you paid me back with evil when I was good to you? 5 Isn’t this the cup that my master drinks from and that he uses for telling the future? What you have done is evil!’ ”
6 When he caught up with them, he repeated these words to them. 7 They answered him, “Sir, how can you say such things? We would never think of doing anything like that! 8 We brought the money we found in our sacks back from Canaan. So why would we steal any silver or gold from your master’s house? 9 If one of us has it, he will die, and the rest of us will become your slaves.”
10 “I agree,” he said. “We’ll do what you’ve said. The man who has the cup will be my slave, and the rest of you can go free.”
11 Each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it. 12 Then the man made a thorough search. He began with the oldest and ended with the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack. 13 When they saw this, they tore their clothes in grief. Then each one loaded his donkey and went back into the city.
14 Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house while Joseph was still there. Immediately, they bowed with their faces touching the ground. 15 Joseph asked them, “What have you done? Don’t you know that a man like me can find things out because he knows the future?”
16 “Sir, what can we say to you?” Judah asked. “How else can we explain it? How can we prove we’re innocent? God has uncovered our guilt. Now all of us are your slaves, including the one who had the cup.”
17 But Joseph said, “I would never think of doing that! Only the man who had the cup will be my slave. The rest of you can go back to your father in peace.”
Judah Defends Benjamin
18 Then Judah went up to Joseph and said, “Please, sir, let me speak openly with you. Don’t be angry with me, although you are equal to Pharaoh. 19 Sir, you asked us, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’ 20 We answered, ‘We have a father who is old and a younger brother born to him when he was already old. The boy’s brother is dead, so he’s the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’
21 “Then you said to us, ‘Bring him here to me so that I can see him myself.’ 22 We replied, ‘The boy can’t leave his father. If the boy leaves him, his father will die.’ 23 Then you told us, ‘If your youngest brother doesn’t come here with you, you will never be allowed to see me again.’ 24 When we went back to our father, we told him what you had said.
25 “Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy us a little more food.’ 26 We answered, ‘We can’t go back. We can only go back if our youngest brother is with us. The man won’t see us unless our youngest brother is with us.’
27 “Then our father said to us, ‘You know that my wife ⌞Rachel⌟ gave me two sons. 28 One is gone, and I said, “He must have been torn to pieces!” I haven’t seen him since. 29 If you take this one away from me too and anything happens to him, you’ll drive this gray-haired old man to his grave.’
30 “Our father’s life is wrapped up with the boy’s life. If I come ⌞home⌟ without the boy 31 and he sees that the boy isn’t ⌞with me⌟, he’ll die. The grief would drive our gray-haired old father to his grave.
32 “I guaranteed my father that the boy would come back. I said, ‘If I don’t bring him back to you, then you can blame me the rest of my life, Father.’ 33 Sir, please let me stay and be your slave in the boy’s place, and let the boy go back with his brothers. 34 How could I go back to my father if the boy isn’t with me? I couldn’t bear to see my father’s misery!”
Génesis 44
Reina-Valera 1960
Génesis 44
Reina-Valera 1960
La copa de José
44 Mandó José al mayordomo de su casa, diciendo: Llena de alimento los costales de estos varones, cuanto puedan llevar, y pon el dinero de cada uno en la boca de su costal. 2 Y pondrás mi copa, la copa de plata, en la boca del costal del menor, con el dinero de su trigo. Y él hizo como dijo José. 3 Venida la mañana, los hombres fueron despedidos con sus asnos. 4 Habiendo ellos salido de la ciudad, de la que aún no se habían alejado, dijo José a su mayordomo: Levántate y sigue a esos hombres; y cuando los alcances, diles: ¿Por qué habéis vuelto mal por bien? ¿Por qué habéis robado mi copa de plata? 5 ¿No es esta en la que bebe mi señor, y por la que suele adivinar? Habéis hecho mal en lo que hicisteis.
6 Cuando él los alcanzó, les dijo estas palabras. 7 Y ellos le respondieron: ¿Por qué dice nuestro señor tales cosas? Nunca tal hagan tus siervos. 8 He aquí, el dinero que hallamos en la boca de nuestros costales, te lo volvimos a traer desde la tierra de Canaán; ¿cómo, pues, habíamos de hurtar de casa de tu señor plata ni oro? 9 Aquel de tus siervos en quien fuere hallada la copa, que muera, y aun nosotros seremos siervos de mi señor. 10 Y él dijo: También ahora sea conforme a vuestras palabras; aquel en quien se hallare será mi siervo, y vosotros seréis sin culpa. 11 Ellos entonces se dieron prisa, y derribando cada uno su costal en tierra, abrió cada cual el costal suyo. 12 Y buscó; desde el mayor comenzó, y acabó en el menor; y la copa fue hallada en el costal de Benjamín. 13 Entonces ellos rasgaron sus vestidos, y cargó cada uno su asno y volvieron a la ciudad.
14 Vino Judá con sus hermanos a casa de José, que aún estaba allí, y se postraron delante de él en tierra. 15 Y les dijo José: ¿Qué acción es esta que habéis hecho? ¿No sabéis que un hombre como yo sabe adivinar? 16 Entonces dijo Judá: ¿Qué diremos a mi señor? ¿Qué hablaremos, o con qué nos justificaremos? Dios ha hallado la maldad de tus siervos; he aquí, nosotros somos siervos de mi señor, nosotros, y también aquel en cuyo poder fue hallada la copa. 17 José respondió: Nunca yo tal haga. El varón en cuyo poder fue hallada la copa, él será mi siervo; vosotros id en paz a vuestro padre.
Judá intercede por Benjamín
18 Entonces Judá se acercó a él, y dijo: Ay, señor mío, te ruego que permitas que hable tu siervo una palabra en oídos de mi señor, y no se encienda tu enojo contra tu siervo, pues tú eres como Faraón. 19 Mi señor preguntó a sus siervos, diciendo: ¿Tenéis padre o hermano? 20 Y nosotros respondimos a mi señor: Tenemos un padre anciano, y un hermano joven, pequeño aún, que le nació en su vejez; y un hermano suyo murió, y él solo quedó de los hijos de su madre; y su padre lo ama. 21 Y tú dijiste a tus siervos: Traédmelo, y pondré mis ojos sobre él. 22 Y nosotros dijimos a mi señor: El joven no puede dejar a su padre, porque si lo dejare, su padre morirá. 23 Y dijiste a tus siervos: Si vuestro hermano menor no desciende con vosotros, no veréis más mi rostro. 24 Aconteció, pues, que cuando llegamos a mi padre tu siervo, le contamos las palabras de mi señor. 25 Y dijo nuestro padre: Volved a comprarnos un poco de alimento. 26 Y nosotros respondimos: No podemos ir; si nuestro hermano va con nosotros, iremos; porque no podremos ver el rostro del varón, si no está con nosotros nuestro hermano el menor. 27 Entonces tu siervo mi padre nos dijo: Vosotros sabéis que dos hijos me dio a luz mi mujer; 28 y el uno salió de mi presencia, y pienso de cierto que fue despedazado, y hasta ahora no lo he visto. 29 Y si tomáis también a este de delante de mí, y le acontece algún desastre, haréis descender mis canas con dolor al Seol. 30 Ahora, pues, cuando vuelva yo a tu siervo mi padre, si el joven no va conmigo, como su vida está ligada a la vida de él, 31 sucederá que cuando no vea al joven, morirá; y tus siervos harán descender las canas de tu siervo nuestro padre con dolor al Seol. 32 Como tu siervo salió por fiador del joven con mi padre, diciendo: Si no te lo vuelvo a traer, entonces yo seré culpable ante mi padre para siempre; 33 te ruego, por tanto, que quede ahora tu siervo en lugar del joven por siervo de mi señor, y que el joven vaya con sus hermanos. 34 Porque ¿cómo volveré yo a mi padre sin el joven? No podré, por no ver el mal que sobrevendrá a mi padre.
Бытие 44
Russian Synodal Version
Бытие 44
Russian Synodal Version
44 И приказал [Иосиф] начальнику дома своего, говоря: наполни мешки этих людей пищею, сколько они могут нести, и серебро каждого положи в отверстие мешка его,
2 а чашу мою, чашу серебряную, положи в отверстие мешка к младшему вместе с серебром за купленный им хлеб. И сделал тот по слову Иосифа, которое сказал он.
3 Утром, когда рассвело, эти люди были отпущены, они и ослы их.
4 Еще не далеко отошли они от города, как Иосиф сказал начальнику дома своего: ступай, догоняй этих людей и, когда догонишь, скажи им: для чего вы заплатили злом за добро?
5 Не та ли это, из которой пьет господин мой и он гадает на ней? Худо это вы сделали.
6 Он догнал их и сказал им эти слова.
7 Они сказали ему: для чего господин наш говорит такие слова? Нет, рабы твои не сделают такого дела.
8 Вот, серебро, найденное нами в отверстии мешков наших, мы обратно принесли тебе из земли Ханаанской: как же нам украсть из дома господина твоего серебро или золото?
9 У кого из рабов твоих найдется, тому смерть, и мы будем рабами господину нашему.
10 Он сказал: хорошо; как вы сказали, так пусть и будет: у кого найдется [чаша], тот будет мне рабом, а вы будете не виноваты.
11 Они поспешно спустили каждый свой мешок на землю и открыли каждый свой мешок.
12 Он обыскал, начал со старшего и окончил младшим; и нашлась чаша в мешке Вениаминовом.
13 И разодрали они одежды свои, и, возложив каждый на осла своего ношу, возвратились в город.
14 И пришли Иуда и братья его в дом Иосифа, который был еще дома, и пали пред ним на землю.
15 Иосиф сказал им: что это вы сделали? разве вы не знали, что такой человек, как я, конечно угадает?
16 Иуда сказал: что нам сказать господину нашему? что говорить? чем оправдываться? Бог нашел неправду рабов твоих; вот, мы рабы господину нашему, и мы, и тот, в чьих руках нашлась чаша.
17 Но [Иосиф] сказал: нет, я этого не сделаю; тот, в чьих руках нашлась чаша, будет мне рабом, а вы пойдите с миром к отцу вашему.
18 И подошел Иуда к нему и сказал: господин мой, позволь рабу твоему сказать слово в уши господина моего, и не прогневайся на раба твоего, ибо ты то же, что фараон.
19 Господин мой спрашивал рабов своих, говоря: есть ли у вас отец или брат?
20 Мы сказали господину нашему, что у нас есть отец престарелый, и младший сын, сын старости, которого брат умер, а он остался один [от] матери своей, и отец любит его.
21 Ты же сказал рабам твоим: приведите его ко мне, чтобы мне взглянуть на него.
22 Мы сказали господину нашему: отрок не может оставить отца своего, и если он оставит отца своего, то сей умрет.
23 Но ты сказал рабам твоим: если не придет с вами меньший брат ваш, то вы более не являйтесь ко мне на лице.
24 Когда мы пришли к рабу твоему, отцу нашему, то пересказали ему слова господина моего.
25 И сказал отец наш: пойдите опять, купите нам немного пищи.
26 Мы сказали: нельзя нам идти; а если будет с нами меньший брат наш, то пойдем; потому что нельзя нам видеть лица того человека, если не будет с нами меньшого брата нашего.
27 И сказал нам раб твой, отец наш: вы знаете, что жена моя родила мне двух [сынов];
28 один пошел от меня, и я сказал: верно он растерзан; и я не видал его доныне;
29 если и сего возьмете от глаз моих, и случится с ним несчастье, то сведете вы седину мою с горестью во гроб.
30 Теперь если я приду к рабу твоему, отцу нашему, и не будет с нами отрока, с душею которого связана душа его,
31 то он, увидев, что нет отрока, умрет; и сведут рабы твои седину раба твоего, отца нашего, с печалью во гроб.
32 Притом я, раб твой, взялся отвечать за отрока отцу моему, сказав: если не приведу его к тебе, то останусь я виновным пред отцом моим во все дни жизни.
33 Итак пусть я, раб твой, вместо отрока останусь рабом у господина моего, а отрок пусть идет с братьями своими:
34 ибо как пойду я к отцу моему, когда отрока не будет со мною? я увидел бы бедствие, которое постигло бы отца моего.
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