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Genesis 43
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Genesis 43
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The Second Journey to Egypt
43 Now the famine was still severe in the land.(A) 2 So when they had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt,(B) their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”(C)
3 But Judah(D) said to him, “The man warned us solemnly, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’(E) 4 If you will send our brother along with us, we will go down and buy food for you.(F) 5 But if you will not send him, we will not go down, because the man said to us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.(G)’”
6 Israel(H) asked, “Why did you bring this trouble(I) on me by telling the man you had another brother?”
7 They replied, “The man questioned us closely about ourselves and our family. ‘Is your father still living?’(J) he asked us. ‘Do you have another brother?’(K) We simply answered his questions. How were we to know he would say, ‘Bring your brother down here’?”(L)
8 Then Judah(M) said to Israel(N) his father, “Send the boy along with me and we will go at once, so that we and you and our children may live and not die.(O) 9 I myself will guarantee his safety; you can hold me personally responsible for him.(P) If I do not bring him back to you and set him here before you, I will bear the blame(Q) before you all my life.(R) 10 As it is, if we had not delayed,(S) we could have gone and returned twice.”
11 Then their father Israel(T) said to them, “If it must be, then do this: Put some of the best products(U) of the land in your bags and take them down to the man as a gift(V)—a little balm(W) and a little honey, some spices(X) and myrrh,(Y) some pistachio nuts and almonds. 12 Take double the amount(Z) of silver with you, for you must return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks.(AA) Perhaps it was a mistake. 13 Take your brother also and go back to the man at once.(AB) 14 And may God Almighty[a](AC) grant you mercy(AD) before the man so that he will let your other brother and Benjamin come back with you.(AE) As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”(AF)
15 So the men took the gifts and double the amount of silver,(AG) and Benjamin also. They hurried(AH) down to Egypt and presented themselves(AI) to Joseph. 16 When Joseph saw Benjamin(AJ) with them, he said to the steward of his house,(AK) “Take these men to my house, slaughter an animal and prepare a meal;(AL) they are to eat with me at noon.”
17 The man did as Joseph told him and took the men to Joseph’s house.(AM) 18 Now the men were frightened(AN) when they were taken to his house.(AO) They thought, “We were brought here because of the silver that was put back into our sacks(AP) the first time. He wants to attack us(AQ) and overpower us and seize us as slaves(AR) and take our donkeys.(AS)”
19 So they went up to Joseph’s steward(AT) and spoke to him at the entrance to the house. 20 “We beg your pardon, our lord,” they said, “we came down here the first time to buy food.(AU) 21 But at the place where we stopped for the night we opened our sacks and each of us found his silver—the exact weight—in the mouth of his sack. So we have brought it back with us.(AV) 22 We have also brought additional silver with us to buy food. We don’t know who put our silver in our sacks.”
23 “It’s all right,” he said. “Don’t be afraid. Your God, the God of your father,(AW) has given you treasure in your sacks;(AX) I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.(AY)
24 The steward took the men into Joseph’s house,(AZ) gave them water to wash their feet(BA) and provided fodder for their donkeys. 25 They prepared their gifts(BB) for Joseph’s arrival at noon,(BC) because they had heard that they were to eat there.
26 When Joseph came home,(BD) they presented to him the gifts(BE) they had brought into the house, and they bowed down before him to the ground.(BF) 27 He asked them how they were, and then he said, “How is your aged father(BG) you told me about? Is he still living?”(BH)
28 They replied, “Your servant our father(BI) is still alive and well.” And they bowed down,(BJ) prostrating themselves before him.(BK)
29 As he looked about and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son,(BL) he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?”(BM) And he said, “God be gracious to you,(BN) my son.” 30 Deeply moved(BO) at the sight of his brother, Joseph hurried out and looked for a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept(BP) there.
31 After he had washed his face, he came out and, controlling himself,(BQ) said, “Serve the food.”(BR)
32 They served him by himself, the brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because Egyptians could not eat with Hebrews,(BS) for that is detestable to Egyptians.(BT) 33 The men had been seated before him in the order of their ages, from the firstborn(BU) to the youngest;(BV) and they looked at each other in astonishment. 34 When portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as anyone else’s.(BW) So they feasted(BX) and drank freely with him.
Footnotes
- Genesis 43:14 Hebrew El-Shaddai
Job 9
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Job 9
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Job
9 Then Job replied:
2 “Indeed, I know that this is true.
But how can mere mortals prove their innocence before God?(A)
3 Though they wished to dispute with him,(B)
they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.(C)
4 His wisdom(D) is profound, his power is vast.(E)
Who has resisted(F) him and come out unscathed?(G)
5 He moves mountains(H) without their knowing it
and overturns them in his anger.(I)
6 He shakes the earth(J) from its place
and makes its pillars tremble.(K)
7 He speaks to the sun and it does not shine;(L)
he seals off the light of the stars.(M)
8 He alone stretches out the heavens(N)
and treads on the waves of the sea.(O)
9 He is the Maker(P) of the Bear[a] and Orion,
the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.(Q)
10 He performs wonders(R) that cannot be fathomed,
miracles that cannot be counted.(S)
11 When he passes me, I cannot see him;
when he goes by, I cannot perceive him.(T)
12 If he snatches away, who can stop him?(U)
Who can say to him, ‘What are you doing?’(V)
13 God does not restrain his anger;(W)
even the cohorts of Rahab(X) cowered at his feet.
14 “How then can I dispute with him?
How can I find words to argue with him?(Y)
15 Though I were innocent, I could not answer him;(Z)
I could only plead(AA) with my Judge(AB) for mercy.(AC)
16 Even if I summoned him and he responded,
I do not believe he would give me a hearing.(AD)
17 He would crush me(AE) with a storm(AF)
and multiply(AG) my wounds for no reason.(AH)
18 He would not let me catch my breath
but would overwhelm me with misery.(AI)
19 If it is a matter of strength, he is mighty!(AJ)
And if it is a matter of justice, who can challenge him[b]?(AK)
20 Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me;
if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.(AL)
21 “Although I am blameless,(AM)
I have no concern for myself;(AN)
I despise my own life.(AO)
22 It is all the same; that is why I say,
‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’(AP)
23 When a scourge(AQ) brings sudden death,
he mocks the despair of the innocent.(AR)
24 When a land falls into the hands of the wicked,(AS)
he blindfolds its judges.(AT)
If it is not he, then who is it?(AU)
25 “My days are swifter than a runner;(AV)
they fly away without a glimpse of joy.(AW)
26 They skim past(AX) like boats of papyrus,(AY)
like eagles swooping down on their prey.(AZ)
27 If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,(BA)
I will change my expression, and smile,’
28 I still dread(BB) all my sufferings,
for I know you will not hold me innocent.(BC)
29 Since I am already found guilty,
why should I struggle in vain?(BD)
30 Even if I washed myself with soap(BE)
and my hands(BF) with cleansing powder,(BG)
31 you would plunge me into a slime pit(BH)
so that even my clothes would detest me.(BI)
32 “He is not a mere mortal(BJ) like me that I might answer him,(BK)
that we might confront each other in court.(BL)
33 If only there were someone to mediate between us,(BM)
someone to bring us together,(BN)
34 someone to remove God’s rod from me,(BO)
so that his terror would frighten me no more.(BP)
35 Then I would speak up without fear of him,(BQ)
but as it now stands with me, I cannot.(BR)
Psalm 17-19
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Psalm 17-19
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Psalm 17
A prayer of David.
1 Hear me,(A) Lord, my plea is just;
listen to my cry.(B)
Hear(C) my prayer—
it does not rise from deceitful lips.(D)
2 Let my vindication(E) come from you;
may your eyes see what is right.(F)
3 Though you probe my heart,(G)
though you examine me at night and test me,(H)
you will find that I have planned no evil;(I)
my mouth has not transgressed.(J)
4 Though people tried to bribe me,
I have kept myself from the ways of the violent
through what your lips have commanded.
5 My steps have held to your paths;(K)
my feet have not stumbled.(L)
6 I call on you, my God, for you will answer me;(M)
turn your ear to me(N) and hear my prayer.(O)
7 Show me the wonders of your great love,(P)
you who save by your right hand(Q)
those who take refuge(R) in you from their foes.
8 Keep me(S) as the apple of your eye;(T)
hide me(U) in the shadow of your wings(V)
9 from the wicked who are out to destroy me,
from my mortal enemies who surround me.(W)
10 They close up their callous hearts,(X)
and their mouths speak with arrogance.(Y)
11 They have tracked me down, they now surround me,(Z)
with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
12 They are like a lion(AA) hungry for prey,(AB)
like a fierce lion crouching in cover.
13 Rise up,(AC) Lord, confront them, bring them down;(AD)
with your sword rescue me from the wicked.
14 By your hand save me from such people, Lord,
from those of this world(AE) whose reward is in this life.(AF)
May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies;
may their children gorge themselves on it,
and may there be leftovers(AG) for their little ones.
15 As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face;
when I awake,(AH) I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.(AI)
Psalm 18[a](AJ)
For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:
1 I love you, Lord, my strength.(AK)
2 The Lord is my rock,(AL) my fortress(AM) and my deliverer;(AN)
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,(AO)
my shield[b](AP) and the horn[c] of my salvation,(AQ) my stronghold.
3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,(AR)
and I have been saved from my enemies.(AS)
4 The cords of death(AT) entangled me;
the torrents(AU) of destruction overwhelmed me.
5 The cords of the grave coiled around me;
the snares of death(AV) confronted me.
6 In my distress(AW) I called to the Lord;(AX)
I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;(AY)
my cry came(AZ) before him, into his ears.
7 The earth trembled(BA) and quaked,(BB)
and the foundations of the mountains shook;(BC)
they trembled because he was angry.(BD)
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;(BE)
consuming fire(BF) came from his mouth,
burning coals(BG) blazed out of it.
9 He parted the heavens and came down;(BH)
dark clouds(BI) were under his feet.
10 He mounted the cherubim(BJ) and flew;
he soared(BK) on the wings of the wind.(BL)
11 He made darkness his covering,(BM) his canopy(BN) around him—
the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 Out of the brightness of his presence(BO) clouds advanced,
with hailstones(BP) and bolts of lightning.(BQ)
13 The Lord thundered(BR) from heaven;
the voice of the Most High resounded.[d]
14 He shot his arrows(BS) and scattered the enemy,
with great bolts of lightning(BT) he routed them.(BU)
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
and the foundations(BV) of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,(BW) Lord,
at the blast of breath from your nostrils.(BX)
16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.(BY)
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,(BZ)
from my foes, who were too strong for me.(CA)
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,(CB)
but the Lord was my support.(CC)
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;(CD)
he rescued me because he delighted in me.(CE)
20 The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;(CF)
according to the cleanness of my hands(CG) he has rewarded me.(CH)
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;(CI)
I am not guilty of turning(CJ) from my God.
22 All his laws are before me;(CK)
I have not turned away from his decrees.
23 I have been blameless(CL) before him
and have kept myself from sin.
24 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,(CM)
according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
25 To the faithful(CN) you show yourself faithful,(CO)
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
26 to the pure(CP) you show yourself pure,
but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(CQ)
27 You save the humble(CR)
but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.(CS)
28 You, Lord, keep my lamp(CT) burning;
my God turns my darkness into light.(CU)
29 With your help(CV) I can advance against a troop[e];
with my God I can scale a wall.
30 As for God, his way is perfect:(CW)
The Lord’s word is flawless;(CX)
he shields(CY) all who take refuge(CZ) in him.
31 For who is God besides the Lord?(DA)
And who is the Rock(DB) except our God?
32 It is God who arms me with strength(DC)
and keeps my way secure.(DD)
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;(DE)
he causes me to stand on the heights.(DF)
34 He trains my hands for battle;(DG)
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You make your saving help my shield,
and your right hand sustains(DH) me;
your help has made me great.
36 You provide a broad path(DI) for my feet,
so that my ankles do not give way.(DJ)
37 I pursued my enemies(DK) and overtook them;
I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
38 I crushed them(DL) so that they could not rise;(DM)
they fell beneath my feet.(DN)
39 You armed me with strength(DO) for battle;
you humbled my adversaries(DP) before me.
40 You made my enemies turn their backs(DQ) in flight,
and I destroyed(DR) my foes.
41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them(DS)—
to the Lord, but he did not answer.(DT)
42 I beat them as fine as windblown dust;(DU)
I trampled them[f] like mud in the streets.
43 You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;
you have made me the head of nations.(DV)
People I did not know(DW) now serve me,
44 foreigners(DX) cower before me;
as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
45 They all lose heart;(DY)
they come trembling(DZ) from their strongholds.(EA)
46 The Lord lives!(EB) Praise be to my Rock!(EC)
Exalted be God(ED) my Savior!(EE)
47 He is the God who avenges(EF) me,
who subdues nations(EG) under me,
48 who saves(EH) me from my enemies.(EI)
You exalted me above my foes;
from a violent man(EJ) you rescued me.
49 Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;(EK)
I will sing(EL) the praises of your name.(EM)
50 He gives his king great victories;
he shows unfailing love to his anointed,(EN)
to David(EO) and to his descendants forever.(EP)
Psalm 19[g]
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 The heavens(EQ) declare(ER) the glory of God;(ES)
the skies(ET) proclaim the work of his hands.(EU)
2 Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they reveal knowledge.(EV)
3 They have no speech, they use no words;
no sound is heard from them.
4 Yet their voice[h] goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.(EW)
In the heavens God has pitched a tent(EX) for the sun.(EY)
5 It is like a bridegroom(EZ) coming out of his chamber,(FA)
like a champion(FB) rejoicing to run his course.
6 It rises at one end of the heavens(FC)
and makes its circuit to the other;(FD)
nothing is deprived of its warmth.
7 The law of the Lord(FE) is perfect,(FF)
refreshing the soul.(FG)
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,(FH)
making wise the simple.(FI)
8 The precepts of the Lord are right,(FJ)
giving joy(FK) to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are radiant,
giving light to the eyes.(FL)
9 The fear of the Lord(FM) is pure,
enduring forever.
The decrees of the Lord are firm,
and all of them are righteous.(FN)
10 They are more precious than gold,(FO)
than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,(FP)
than honey from the honeycomb.(FQ)
11 By them your servant is warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.
12 But who can discern their own errors?
Forgive my hidden faults.(FR)
13 Keep your servant also from willful sins;(FS)
may they not rule over me.(FT)
Then I will be blameless,(FU)
innocent of great transgression.
Footnotes
- Psalm 18:1 In Hebrew texts 18:1-50 is numbered 18:2-51.
- Psalm 18:2 Or sovereign
- Psalm 18:2 Horn here symbolizes strength.
- Psalm 18:13 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Samuel 22:14); most Hebrew manuscripts resounded, / amid hailstones and bolts of lightning
- Psalm 18:29 Or can run through a barricade
- Psalm 18:42 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac and Targum (see also 2 Samuel 22:43); Masoretic Text I poured them out
- Psalm 19:1 In Hebrew texts 19:1-14 is numbered 19:2-15.
- Psalm 19:4 Septuagint, Jerome and Syriac; Hebrew measuring line
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