Genesis 44
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
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.
2 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.
3 At pagliliwanag ng kinaumagahan, ay pinapagpaalam ang mga lalake, sila at ang kanilang mga asno.
4 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?
5 Hindi ba ang sarong ito ang iniinuman ng aking panginoon, at tunay na kaniyang ipinanghuhula? Kayo'y gumawa ng masama sa paggawa ng ganiyan.
6 At kaniyang inabutan sila, at kaniyang sinalita sa kanila ang mga ito.
7 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.
8 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?
9 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.
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
New International Version
A Silver Cup in a Sack
44 Now Joseph gave these instructions to the steward of his house:(A) “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each man’s silver in the mouth of his sack.(B) 2 Then put my cup,(C) the silver one,(D) in the mouth of the youngest one’s sack, along with the silver for his grain.” And he did as Joseph said.
3 As morning dawned, the men were sent on their way with their donkeys.(E) 4 They had not gone far from the city when Joseph said to his steward,(F) “Go after those men at once, and when you catch up with them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?(G) 5 Isn’t this the cup(H) my master drinks from and also uses for divination?(I) This is a wicked thing you have done.’”
6 When he caught up with them, he repeated these words to them. 7 But they said to him, “Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants(J) to do anything like that!(K) 8 We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan(L) the silver(M) we found inside the mouths of our sacks.(N) So why would we steal(O) silver or gold from your master’s house? 9 If any of your servants(P) is found to have it, he will die;(Q) and the rest of us will become my lord’s slaves.(R)”
10 “Very well, then,” he said, “let it be as you say. Whoever is found to have it(S) will become my slave;(T) the rest of you will be free from blame.”(U)
11 Each of them quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it. 12 Then the steward(V) proceeded to search,(W) beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest.(X) And the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.(Y) 13 At this, they tore their clothes.(Z) Then they all loaded their donkeys(AA) and returned to the city.
14 Joseph was still in the house(AB) when Judah(AC) and his brothers came in, and they threw themselves to the ground before him.(AD) 15 Joseph said to them, “What is this you have done?(AE) Don’t you know that a man like me can find things out by divination?(AF)”
16 “What can we say to my lord?(AG)” Judah(AH) replied. “What can we say? How can we prove our innocence?(AI) God has uncovered your servants’(AJ) guilt. We are now my lord’s slaves(AK)—we ourselves and the one who was found to have the cup.(AL)”
17 But Joseph said, “Far be it from me to do such a thing!(AM) Only the man who was found to have the cup will become my slave.(AN) The rest of you, go back to your father in peace.”(AO)
18 Then Judah(AP) went up to him and said: “Pardon your servant, my lord,(AQ) let me speak a word to my lord. Do not be angry(AR) with your servant, though you are equal to Pharaoh himself. 19 My lord asked his servants,(AS) ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’(AT) 20 And we answered, ‘We have an aged father, and there is a young son born to him in his old age.(AU) His brother is dead,(AV) and he is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’(AW)
21 “Then you said to your servants,(AX) ‘Bring him down to me so I can see him for myself.’(AY) 22 And we said to my lord,(AZ) ‘The boy cannot leave his father; if he leaves him, his father will die.’(BA) 23 But you told your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’(BB) 24 When we went back to your servant my father,(BC) we told him what my lord(BD) had said.(BE)
25 “Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy a little more food.’(BF) 26 But we said, ‘We cannot go down. Only if our youngest brother is with us will we go. We cannot see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.’(BG)
27 “Your servant my father(BH) said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.(BI) 28 One of them went away from me, and I said, “He has surely been torn to pieces.”(BJ) And I have not seen him since.(BK) 29 If you take this one from me too and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray head down to the grave(BL) in misery.’(BM)
30 “So now, if the boy is not with us when I go back to your servant my father,(BN) and if my father, whose life is closely bound up with the boy’s life,(BO) 31 sees that the boy isn’t there, he will die.(BP) Your servants(BQ) will bring the gray head of our father down to the grave(BR) in sorrow. 32 Your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father. I said, ‘If I do not bring him back to you, I will bear the blame before you, my father, all my life!’(BS)
33 “Now then, please let your servant remain here as my lord’s slave(BT) in place of the boy,(BU) and let the boy return with his brothers. 34 How can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? No! Do not let me see the misery(BV) that would come on my father.”(BW)
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