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44 At kaniyang iniutos sa katiwala ng kaniyang bahay, na sinasabi, Punuin mo ng mga pagkain ang mga bayong ng mga lalaking ito, kung gaano ang kanilang madadala: at ilagay mo ang salapi ng bawa't isa sa labi ng kanikaniyang bayong.

At ilagay mo ang aking saro, ang sarong pilak, sa labi ng bayong ng bunso, at ang salapi ng kaniyang trigo. At ginawa niya ang ayon sa salita na sinalita ni Jose.

At pagliliwanag ng kinaumagahan, ay pinapagpaalam ang mga lalake, sila at ang kanilang mga asno.

Nang sila'y mangakalabas na sa bayan, at hindi pa sila nalalayo, ay sinabi ni Jose sa katiwala ng kaniyang bahay, Bumangon ka habulin mo ang mga lalake; at pagka sila'y iyong inabutan, ay sabihin mo sa kanila, Bakit iginanti ninyo ay kasamaan sa kabutihan?

Hindi ba ang sarong ito ang iniinuman ng aking panginoon, at tunay na kaniyang ipinanghuhula? Kayo'y gumawa ng masama sa paggawa ng ganiyan.

At kaniyang inabutan sila, at kaniyang sinalita sa kanila ang mga ito.

At kanilang sinabi sa kaniya, Bakit sinalita ng aking panginoon ang mga salitang ito? Huwag itulot ng Dios na gumawa ang iyong mga lingkod ng ganiyang bagay.

Narito, ang salapi na aming nasumpungan sa labi ng aming mga bayong ay aming isinauli sa iyo mula sa lupain ng Canaan: paano ngang kami ay magnanakaw sa bahay ng iyong panginoon ng pilak o ginto?

Yaong kasumpungan sa iyong mga lingkod, ay mamatay, at pati kami ay magiging alipin ng aming panginoon.

10 At kaniyang sinabi, Mangyari nga ang ayon sa inyong mga salita; yaong kasumpungan ay magiging aking alipin; at kayo'y mawawalan ng sala.

11 Nang magkagayo'y nagmadali sila, at ibinaba ng bawa't isa ang kaniyang bayong sa lupa, at binuksan ng bawa't isa ang kaniyang bayong.

12 At kaniyang sinaliksik, na pinasimulan sa panganay at niwakasan sa bunso; at nasumpungan ang saro sa bayong ni Benjamin.

13 Nang magkagayo'y kanilang hinapak ang kanilang mga suot, at pinasanan ng bawa't isa ang kaniyang asno, at nagsibalik sa bayan.

14 At si Juda at ang kaniyang mga kapatid ay dumating sa bahay ni Jose at siya'y nandoon pa, at sila'y nangagpatirapa sa lupa sa harap niya.

15 At sinabi sa kanila ni Jose, Anong gawa itong inyong ginawa? Hindi ba ninyo nalalaman na ang isang tao na gaya ko ay tunay na makahuhula?

16 At sinabi ni Juda: Anong aming sasabihin sa aming panginoon? anong aming sasalitain? o paanong kami ay magpapatotoo? Inilitaw ng Dios ang kasamaan ng iyong mga lingkod: narito, kami ay alipin ng aming panginoon, kami sampu niyaong kinasumpungan ng saro.

17 At kaniyang sinabi, Huwag nawang itulot ng Dios na ako'y gumawa ng ganiyan; ang taong kinasumpungan ng saro, ay siyang magiging aking alipin; datapuwa't tungkol sa inyo ay pumaroon kayong payapa sa inyong ama.

18 Nang magkagayo'y lumapit si Juda sa kaniya, at nagsabi, Oh panginoon ko, ipinamamanhik ko sa iyo na papagsalitain ang iyong lingkod, ng isang salita sa mga pakinig ng aking panginoon, at huwag nawang magalab ang iyong loob laban sa iyong lingkod; sapagka't ikaw ay parang si Faraon.

19 Tinanong ng aking panginoon ang kaniyang mga lingkod, na sinasabi; Kayo ba'y mayroong ama o kapatid?

20 At aming sinabi sa aking panginoon, Kami ay may ama, isang matanda, at isang anak sa kaniyang katandaan, isang munting bata at ang kaniyang kapatid ay namatay, at siya lamang ang naiwan ng kaniyang ina, at minamahal siya ng kaniyang ama.

21 At sinabi mo sa iyong mga lingkod, Dalhin ninyo rito sa akin, upang mamasdan ko siya ng aking mga mata.

22 At aming sinabi sa aking panginoon, Hindi maiiwan ng bata ang kaniyang ama: sapagka't kung iiwan niya ang kaniyang ama, ay mamamatay ang ama niya.

23 At iyong sinabi sa iyong mga lingkod, Hindi na ninyo makikita ang aking mukha, malibang inyong ipagsamang bumaba ang inyong kapatid na bunso.

24 At nangyari nang panhikin namin ang inyong lingkod na aking ama, ay aming isinaysay sa kaniya ang mga salita ng aking panginoon.

25 At sinabi ng aming ama, Pumaroon kayo uli, ibili ninyo tayo ng kaunting pagkain.

26 At aming sinabi, Hindi kami makabababa: kung ang aming bunsong kapatid ay kasama namin ay bababa nga kami: sapagka't hindi namin makikita ang mukha ng lalaking yaon, malibang ang aming bunsong kapatid ay kasama namin.

27 At sinabi ng iyong lingkod na aming ama sa amin, Inyong talastas na ang aking asawa ay nagkaanak sa akin ng dalawang lalake:

28 At ang isa'y umalis sa akin, at aking sinabi, Tunay na siya'y nalapa; at hindi ko siya nakita mula noon.

29 At kung inyong kunin pa ang isang ito sa akin, at may mangyaring sakuna sa kaniya, ay inyong ibababa ang aking uban sa Sheol na may kapanglawan.

30 Ngayon nga'y kung ako'y dumating sa iyong lingkod na aking ama, at ang bata ay hindi namin kasama; sapagka't ang kaniyang buhay ay natatali sa buhay ng batang iyan;

31 Ay mangyayari nga na pagka kaniyang nakitang ang bata ay di namin kasama, na mamamatay siya: at ibababa sa Sheol na may kapanglawan ng iyong mga lingkod ang mga uban ng iyong lingkod na aming ama.

32 Sapagka't ang iyong lingkod ang siyang nanagot sa bata sa aking ama, na nagsasabi: Kung hindi ko siya dalhin sa iyo, ay papasanin ko nga ang kasalanan sa aking ama magpakailan man.

33 Ngayon nga, ay ipahintulot mo na ang iyong lingkod, aking isinasamo sa iyo, ay maiwan na kahalili ng bata na pinakaalipin ng aking panginoon; at iyong ipahintulot na ang bata ay umahong kasama ng kaniyang mga kapatid.

34 Sapagka't paanong paroroon ako sa aking ama, at ang bata'y di ko kasama? Baka aking makita pa ang sakunang sasapit sa aking ama.

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, 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.

As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away with their donkeys. 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] Is it not from this that my lord drinks, and (D)by this that he practices divination? You have done evil in doing this.’”

When he overtook them, he spoke to them these words. They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing! 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? (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

  1. Genesis 44:4 Septuagint (compare Vulgate) adds Why have you stolen my silver cup?

44 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.

10 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.

11 Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

12 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

13 Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

14 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

15 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?

16 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.

17 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.

18 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.

19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

20 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.

21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

22 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

24 And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

25 And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.

26 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.

27 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:

28 And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:

29 And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

30 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;

31 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.

32 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.

33 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.

34 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.