창세기 44
Korean Living Bible
자루 속에 든 은잔
44 요셉은 자기 집안 일을 맡은 하인에게 이렇게 지시하였다. “너는 각 사람의 자루에 가져갈 수 있을 만큼 양식을 채우고 각자의 돈도 그 자루에 넣어라.
2 그리고 제일 막내 동생의 자루에는 내 은잔을 넣고 그의 곡식 값도 함께 넣어 주어라.” 그래서 그는 요셉이 시키는 대로 하고
3 아침 일찍 나귀를 태워 그들을 보냈다.
4 그들이 성에서 나가 얼마 가지 않았을 때에 요셉이 자기 하인에게 말하였다. “그 사람들을 급히 뒤쫓아가서 그들에게 ‘어째서 너희가 선을 악으로 갚느냐?
5 너희가 무엇 때문에 내 주인이 가지고 술을 마시며 점치는 데 사용하는 은잔을 훔쳐 갔느냐? 너희는 정말 악한 짓을 하였다’ 고 말하라.”
6 그 하인이 그들을 뒤쫓아가서 그대로 말하자
7 그들이 이렇게 대답하였다. “어째서 이런 말씀을 하십니까? 우리는 절대로 그런 짓을 하지 않았습니다.
8 우리 자루에 들어 있던 돈도 우리가 가나안 땅에서 당신에게 가져갔는데 무엇 때문에 우리가 당신 주인의 집에서 은금을 도둑질하겠습니까?
9 우리 중에 누구든지 그것을 가진 자가 발견되면 그를 죽이십시오. 그리고 나머지는 당신의 종이 되겠습니다.”
10 그때 그는 “좋소. 그렇다면 당신들의 말대로 하겠소. 누가 그 은잔을 훔쳤든지 그 사람만 내 종이 될 것이며 나머지는 아무 죄가 없을 것이오” 하였다.
11 그래서 그들이 각자 자루를 급히 땅에 내려 그것을 풀어 놓자
12 그 하인이 장남부터 시작하여 막내 동생에게 이르기까지 나이 순으로 샅샅이 뒤졌는데 그 잔이 베냐민의 자루에서 발견되었다.
13 이것을 본 형제들은 옷을 찢고 슬퍼하며 각자 짐을 나귀에 싣고 성으로 되돌아왔다.
14 유다와 그의 형제들이 요셉의 집에 이르렀을 때 요셉은 집에 그대로 있었다. 그들이 땅에 엎드려 그 앞에 절하자
15 요셉이 그들에게 말하였다. “너희가 어째서 이런 짓을 하였느냐? 나 같은 사람은 점으로 범인을 찾아낼 수 있다는 것을 몰랐느냐?”
16 이때 유다가 대답하였다. “우리가 [a]총리께 무슨 말을 할 수 있겠습니까? 우리가 무슨 변명을 하며 어떻게 우리의 무죄를 입증할 수 있겠습니까? 하나님이 우리 죄를 드러내셨으니 이제 우리와 이 잔이 발견된 자가 다 당신의 종이 되겠습니다.”
17 그러자 요셉이 “내가 그렇게 하지 않겠다. 잔을 훔쳐 간 자만 내 종이 될 것이며 너희는 너희 아버지에게 평안히 돌아가거라” 하자
18 유다가 그에게 가까이 가서 말하였다. “총리께 한 말씀만 드리겠습니다. 제발 저에게 노하지 마십시오. 총리께서는 왕과 다름이 없습니다.
19 전에 총리께서 우리에게 ‘너희는 아버지나 다른 형제가 있느냐?’ 하고 물으셨습니다.
20 그래서 우리가 ‘우리에게는 나이 많은 아버지가 계시고 또 아버지가 노년에 낳은 어린 동생이 있는데 그의 형은 죽었고 그의 어머니가 낳은 아들 중에서 그만 남았으므로 아버지가 그를 무척 사랑합니다’ 하고 대답하였습니다.
21 그때 총리께서는 우리에게 그 아이를 데리고 와서 대면하게 하라고 하셨으므로
22 우리는 그 아이가 아버지를 떠날 수 없으며 만일 떠나게 되면 아버지가 죽게 될 것이라고 대답하였습니다.
23 그러나 총리께서는 우리에게 ‘너희 막내 동생을 데려오지 않으면 너희가 다시는 나를 보지 못할 것이다’ 라고 하셨습니다.
24 “그래서 우리가 우리 아버지에게 돌아가서 총리께서 하신 말씀을 그대로 전했습니다.
25 그 후에 우리 아버지가 다시 가서 양식을 좀 사오라고 하셨을 때
26 우리는 이렇게 대답하였습니다. ‘우리가 내려갈 수 없습니다. 막내 동생을 우리와 함께 가게 해 주시면 우리가 내려가겠습니다. 그러나 막내 동생과 함께 가지 않으면 우리는 그 사람을 볼 수가 없습니다.’
27 그때 아버지께서 이렇게 말씀하셨습니다. ‘너희도 알겠지만 [b]내 아내 라헬은 나에게 두 아들만 낳아 주었다.
28 그런데 하나는 나를 떠났으니 맹수에게 찢겨 죽은 것이 틀림없다. 그때 이후로 내가 아직 그를 보지 못했는데
29 너희가 이 아이마저 내게서 뺏어 가려고 하는구나! 만일 그에게 무슨 일이 일어나게 되면 너희는 백발이 된 나를 슬픔 가운데서 무덤으로 내려보내는 자들이 될 것이다.’
30 “아버지의 생명이 이 아이에게 달려 있는데 우리가 아버지에게 돌아갈 때 만일 이 아이가 우리와 같이 가지 않으면
31 아이가 없는 것을 보고 아버지가 죽게 될 것입니다. 이렇게 되면 백발이 된 아버지를 우리가 죽이는 셈이 됩니다.
32 게다가 나는 아버지에게 목숨을 걸고 이 아이의 안전을 보장하며 ‘만일 이 아이를 아버지에게 데리고 돌아오지 않으면 내가 평생 동안 그 죄의 대가를 치르겠습니다’ 하고 약속했습니다.
33 이 아이 대신 내가 총리의 종이 되어 여기에 머물러 있겠습니다. 그러니 제발 이 아이는 형제들과 함께 돌아가게 해 주십시오.
34 내가 아이를 데리고 가지 않고 어떻게 아버지에게 돌아갈 수 있겠습니까? 아버지에게 불행한 일이 닥치는 것을 내가 차마 볼 수 없습니다.”
Genesis 44
New King James Version
Joseph’s Cup
44 And he commanded [a]the (A)steward of his house, saying, (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 Also put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and his grain money.” So he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. 3 As soon as the morning dawned, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys. 4 When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Get up, follow the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you (C)repaid evil for good? 5 Is not this the one from which my lord drinks, and with which he indeed practices divination? You have done evil in so doing.’ ”
6 So he overtook them, and he spoke to them these same words. 7 And they said to him, “Why does my lord say these words? Far be it from us that your servants should do such a thing. 8 Look, we brought back to you from the land of Canaan (D)the money which we found in the mouth of our sacks. How then could we steal silver or gold from your lord’s house? 9 With whomever of your servants it is found, (E)let him die, and we also will be my lord’s slaves.”
10 And he said, “Now also let it be according to your words; he with whom it is found shall be my slave, and you shall be blameless.” 11 Then each man speedily let down his sack to the ground, and each opened his sack. 12 So he searched. He began with the oldest and [b]left off with the youngest; and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack. 13 Then they (F)tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey and returned to the city.
14 So Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, and he was still there; and they (G)fell before him on the ground. 15 And Joseph said to them, “What deed is this you have done? Did you not know that such a man as I can certainly practice divination?”
16 Then Judah said, “What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how shall we clear ourselves? God has (H)found out the iniquity of your servants; here (I)we are, my lord’s slaves, both we and he also with whom the cup was found.”
17 But he said, (J)“Far be it from me that I should do so; the man in whose hand the cup was found, he shall be my slave. And as for you, go up in peace to your father.”
Judah Intercedes for Benjamin
18 Then Judah came near to him and said: “O my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord’s hearing, and (K)do not let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even like Pharaoh. 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, and (L)a child of his old age, who is young; his brother is (M)dead, and he (N)alone is left of his mother’s children, and his (O)father loves him.’ 21 Then you said to your servants, (P)‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’ 22 And we said to my lord, ‘The lad cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’ 23 But you said to your servants, (Q)‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall see my face no more.’
24 “So it was, when we went up to your servant my father, that we told him the words of my lord. 25 And (R)our father said, ‘Go back and buy us a little food.’ 26 But we said, ‘We cannot 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 Then your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that (S)my wife bore me two sons; 28 and the one went out from me, and I said, (T)“Surely he is torn to pieces”; and I have not seen him since. 29 But if you (U)take this one also from me, and calamity befalls him, you shall bring down my gray hair with sorrow to the grave.’
30 “Now therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us, since (V)his life is bound up in the lad’s life, 31 it will happen, when he sees that the lad is not with us, that he will die. So your servants will bring down the gray hair of your servant our father with sorrow to the grave. 32 For your servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, (W)‘If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father forever.’ 33 Now therefore, please (X)let your servant remain instead of the lad as a slave to my lord, and let the lad go up with his brothers. 34 For how shall I go up to my father if the lad is not with me, lest perhaps I see the evil that would [c]come upon my father?”
Footnotes
- Genesis 44:1 Lit. the one over
- Genesis 44:12 finished with
- Genesis 44:34 Lit. find
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?
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