Genesis 44

1 Then Joseph instructed his steward: “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each one’s silver in the mouth of his sack.

1 ثُمَّ أَمَرَ ٱلَّذِي عَلَى بَيْتِهِ قَائِلًا: «ٱمْلَأْ عِدَالَ ٱلرِّجَالِ طَعَامًا حَسَبَ مَا يُطِيقُونَ حِمْلَهُ، وَضَعْ فِضَّةَ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ فِي فَمِ عِدْلِهِ.

2 Put my cup, the silver one, in the mouth of the youngest one’s sack, along with the silver for his grain.” So the steward did as Joseph had instructed.

2 وَطَاسِي، طَاسَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، تَضَعُ فِي فَمِ عِدْلِ ٱلصَّغِيرِ، وَثَمَنَ قَمْحِهِ». فَفَعَلَ بِحَسَبِ كَلَامِ يُوسُفَ ٱلَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ.

3 At daybreak, the men were sent on their way with their donkeys.

3 فَلَمَّا أَضَاءَ ٱلصُّبْحُ ٱنْصَرَفَ ٱلرِّجَالُ هُمْ وَحَمِيرُهُمْ.

4 They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?

4 وَلَمَّا كَانُوا قَدْ خَرَجُوا مِنَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَلَمْ يَبْتَعِدُوا، قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِلَّذِي عَلَى بَيْتِهِ: «قُمِ ٱسْعَ وَرَاءَ ٱلرِّجَالِ، وَمَتَى أَدْرَكْتَهُمْ فَقُلْ لَهُمْ: لِمَاذَا جَازَيْتُمْ شَرًّا عِوَضًا عَنْ خَيْرٍ؟

5 Is this not the cup my master drinks from and uses for divination? What you have done is wicked!’”

5 أَلَيْسَ هَذَا هُوَ ٱلَّذِي يَشْرَبُ سَيِّدِي فِيهِ؟ وَهُوَ يَتَفَاءَلُ بِهِ. أَسَأْتُمْ فِي مَا صَنَعْتُمْ».

6 When the steward overtook them, he relayed these words to them.

6 فَأَدْرَكَهُمْ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامَ.

7 “Why does my lord say these things?” they asked. “Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.

7 فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «لِمَاذَا يَتَكَلَّمُ سَيِّدِي مِثْلَ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ؟ حَاشَا لِعَبِيدِكَ أَنْ يَفْعَلُوا مِثْلَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ!

8 We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found in the mouths of our sacks. Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?

8 هُوَذَا ٱلْفِضَّةُ ٱلَّتِي وَجَدْنَا فِي أَفْوَاهِ عِدَالِنَا رَدَدْنَاهَا إِلَيْكَ مِنْ أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ. فَكَيْفَ نَسْرِقُ مِنْ بَيْتِ سَيِّدِكَ فِضَّةً أَوْ ذَهَبًا؟

9 If any of your servants is found to have it, he must die, and the rest will become slaves of my lord.”

9 ٱلَّذِي يُوجَدُ مَعَهُ مِنْ عَبِيدِكَ يَمُوتُ، وَنَحْنُ أَيْضًا نَكُونُ عَبِيدًا لِسَيِّدِي».

10 “As you say,” replied the steward. “But only the one who is found with the cup will be my slave, and the rest of you shall be free of blame.”

10 فَقَالَ: «نَعَمِ، ٱلْآنَ بِحَسَبِ كَلَامِكُمْ هَكَذَا يَكُونُ. ٱلَّذِي يُوجَدُ مَعَهُ يَكُونُ لِي عَبْدًا، وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَتَكُونُونَ أَبْرِيَاءَ».

11 So each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.

11 فَٱسْتَعْجَلُوا وَأَنْزَلُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عِدْلَهُ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَفَتَحُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عِدْلَهُ.

12 The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest—and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

12 فَفَتَّشَ مُبْتَدِئًا مِنَ ٱلْكَبِيرِ حَتَّى ٱنْتَهَى إِلَى ٱلصَّغِيرِ، فَوُجِدَ ٱلطَّاسُ فِي عِدْلِ بَنْيَامِينَ.

13 Then they all tore their clothes, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city.

13 فَمَزَّقُوا ثِيَابَهُمْ وَحَمَّلَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى حِمَارِهِ وَرَجَعُوا إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ.

14 When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.

14 فَدَخَلَ يَهُوذَا وَإِخْوَتُهُ إِلَى بَيْتِ يُوسُفَ وَهُوَ بَعْدُ هُنَاكَ، وَوَقَعُوا أَمَامَهُ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ.

15 “What is this deed you have done?” Joseph declared. “Do you not know that a man like me can surely divine the truth?”

15 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يُوسُفُ: «مَا هَذَا ٱلْفِعْلُ ٱلَّذِي فَعَلْتُمْ؟ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِثْلِي يَتَفَاءَلُ؟»

16 “What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed the iniquity of your servants. We are now my lord’s slaves—both we and the one who was found with the cup.”

16 فَقَالَ يَهُوذَا: «مَاذَا نَقُولُ لِسَيِّدِي؟ مَاذَا نَتَكَلَّمُ؟ وَبِمَاذَا نَتَبَرَّرُ؟ ٱللهُ قَدْ وَجَدَ إِثْمَ عَبِيدِكَ. هَا نَحْنُ عَبِيدٌ لِسَيِّدِي، نَحْنُ وَٱلَّذِي وُجِدَ ٱلطَّاسُ فِي يَدِهِ جَمِيعًا».

17 But Joseph replied, “Far be it from me to do this. The man who was found with the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may return to your father in peace.”

17 فَقَالَ: «حَاشَا لِي أَنْ أَفْعَلَ هَذَا! ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلَّذِي وُجِدَ ٱلطَّاسُ فِي يَدِهِ هُوَ يَكُونُ لِي عَبْدًا، وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَٱصْعَدُوا بِسَلَامٍ إِلَى أَبِيكُمْ».

18 Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself.

18 ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ يَهُوذَا وَقَالَ: «ٱسْتَمِعْ يَا سَيِّدِي. لِيَتَكَلَّمْ عَبْدُكَ كَلِمَةً فِي أُذُنَيْ سَيِّدِي وَلَا يَحْمَ غَضَبُكَ عَلَى عَبْدِكَ، لِأَنَّكَ مِثْلُ فِرْعَوْنَ.

19 My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’

19 سَيِّدِي سَأَلَ عَبِيدَهُ قَائِلًا: هَلْ لَكُمْ أَبٌ أَوْ أَخٌ؟

20 And we answered, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’

20 فَقُلْنَا لِسَيِّدِي: لَنَا أَبٌ شَيْخٌ، وَٱبْنُ شَيْخُوخَةٍ صَغِيرٌ، مَاتَ أَخُوهُ وَبَقِيَ هُوَ وَحْدَهُ لِأُمِّهِ، وَأَبُوهُ يُحِبُّهُ.

21 Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so that I can see him for myself.’

21 فَقُلْتَ لِعَبِيدِكَ: ٱنْزِلُوا بِهِ إِلَيَّ فَأَجْعَلَ نَظَرِي عَلَيْهِ.

22 So we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’

22 فَقُلْنَا لِسَيِّدِي: لَا يَقْدِرُ ٱلْغُلَامُ أَنْ يَتْرُكَ أَبَاهُ، وَإِنْ تَرَكَ أَبَاهُ يَمُوتُ.

23 But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’

23 فَقُلْتَ لِعَبِيدِكَ: إِنْ لَمْ يَنْزِلْ أَخُوكُمُ ٱلصَّغِيرُ مَعَكُمْ لَا تَعُودُوا تَنْظُرُونَ وَجْهِي.

24 Now when we returned to your servant my father, we relayed your words to him.

24 فَكَانَ لَمَّا صَعِدْنَا إِلَى عَبْدِكَ أَبِي أَنَّنَا أَخْبَرْنَاهُ بِكَلَامِ سَيِّدِي.

25 Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy us some food.’

25 ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُونَا: ٱرْجِعُوا ٱشْتَرُوا لَنَا قَلِيلًا مِنَ ٱلطَّعَامِ.

26 But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’

26 فَقُلْنَا: لَا نَقْدِرُ أَنْ نَنْزِلَ، وَإِنَّمَا إِذَا كَانَ أَخُونَا ٱلصَّغِيرُ مَعَنَا نَنْزِلُ، لِأَنَّنَا لَا نَقْدِرُ أَنْ نَنْظُرَ وَجْهَ ٱلرَّجُلِ وَأَخُونَا ٱلصَّغِيرُ لَيْسَ مَعَنَا.

27 And your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.

27 فَقَالَ لَنَا عَبْدُكَ أَبِي: أَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ ٱمْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ لِي ٱثْنَيْنِ،

28 When one of them was gone, I said: “Surely he has been torn to pieces.” And I have not seen him since.

28 فَخَرَجَ ٱلْوَاحِدُ مِنْ عِنْدِي، وَقُلْتُ: إِنَّمَا هُوَ قَدِ ٱفْتُرِسَ ٱفْتِرَاسًا، وَلَمْ أَنْظُرْهُ إِلَى ٱلْآنَ.

29 Now if you also take this one from me and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.’

29 فَإِذَا أَخَذْتُمْ هَذَا أَيْضًا مِنْ أَمَامِ وَجْهِي وَأَصَابَتْهُ أَذِيَّةٌ، تُنْزِلُونَ شَيْبَتِي بِشَرٍّ إِلَى ٱلْهَاوِيَةِ.

30 So if the boy is not with us when I return to your servant, and if my father, whose life is wrapped up in the boy’s life,

30 فَٱلْآنَ مَتَى جِئْتُ إِلَى عَبْدِكَ أَبِي، وَٱلْغُلَامُ لَيْسَ مَعَنَا، وَنَفْسُهُ مُرْتَبِطَةٌ بِنَفْسِهِ،

31 sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.

31 يَكُونُ مَتَى رَأَى أَنَّ ٱلْغُلَامَ مَفْقُودٌ، أَنَّهُ يَمُوتُ، فَيُنْزِلُ عَبِيدُكَ شَيْبَةَ عَبْدِكَ أَبِينَا بِحُزْنٍ إِلَى ٱلْهَاوِيَةِ،

32 Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’

32 لِأَنَّ عَبْدَكَ ضَمِنَ ٱلْغُلَامَ لِأَبِي قَائِلًا: إِنْ لَمْ أَجِئْ بِهِ إِلَيْكَ أَصِرْ مُذْنِبًا إِلَى أَبِي كُلَّ ٱلْأَيَّامِ.

33 Now please let your servant stay here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy. Let him return with his brothers.

33 فَٱلْآنَ لِيَمْكُثْ عَبْدُكَ عِوَضًا عَنِ ٱلْغُلَامِ، عَبْدًا لِسَيِّدِي، وَيَصْعَدِ ٱلْغُلَامُ مَعَ إِخْوَتِهِ.

34 For how can I go back to my father without the boy? I could not bear to see the misery that would overwhelm him.”

34 لِأَنِّي كَيْفَ أَصْعَدُ إِلَى أَبِي وَٱلْغُلَامُ لَيْسَ مَعِي؟ لِئَلَّا أَنْظُرَ ٱلشَّرَّ ٱلَّذِي يُصِيبُ أَبِي».