1 The famine was
bad in the land.
2 And it came to
pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of
Double Straights (Egypt), their father said to them, “Go again, buy
us a little food.”
3 Praised
(Judah) answered him, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, You
shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.
4 If you will
send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food:
5 But if you
will not send him,
we will not go down. The man said to us, You shall not see my face,
unless your brother is with
you.”
6 God Prevails
(Israel) said, Why did you do this to me? Why would you tell the man
you had another brother?”
7 They said,
“The man asked us straight out about our state, and of our kindred,
saying, Is your father yet
alive? Do you have another
brother? We answered his questions. How could we have known that he
would say, Bring your brother down?”
8 Praised
(Judah) said to God Prevails (Israel) his father, “Send the lad
with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die,
both we, and you, and also our little ones.
9 I will be
surety for him; of my hand you can require him: if I don't bring him
back to you, and set him before you, then let me bear the blame for
ever.
10 If we hadn't
lingered, surely now we would have already returned again.”
11 Their father
God Prevails (Israel) said to them, “If it
must be, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your
vessels, and take the man a present, a little balm, and a little
honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
12 And take
double money in your hand. The money that was brought again in the
mouth of your sacks, take it back with you; peradventure it was
an oversight:
13 Take your
brother too, and arise, go again to the man:
14 May God the
Nurturer (El Shaddai) give you mercy before the man, that he may send
away your other brother, and Son of the Right Hand (Benjamin). If I
be bereaved of my children, I
am bereaved.”
15 So the men
took the present, and they took double money in their hand, and Son
of the Right Hand (Benjamin); and rose up, and went down to Double
Straights (Egypt), and stood before Yehovah Will Add (Joseph).
16 When Yehovah
Will Add (Joseph) saw Son of the Right Hand (Benjamin) with them, he
said to the ruler of his house, “Bring these
men home, slaughter an animal, and cook it. These
men will dine with me at noon.”
17 The man did
as Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) commanded; and the man brought the men
into Yehovah Will Add (Joseph)'s house.
18 And the men
were afraid, because they were brought into Yehovah Will Add
(Joseph)'s house. They said, “It's because of the money that was
returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in. He is
setting us up so he can attack us, and take us for bondmen, and our
asses.”
19 But, they
went with the steward of Yehovah Will Add (Joseph)'s house, and
talked with him at the door of the house,
20 Saying, “O
sir, when we came the first time to buy food:
21 After we
left, when we stopped for the night, we opened our sacks, and every
man's money was in the mouth
of his sack. Our money in full weight we have brought back to you.
22 We have also
brought other money to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in
our sacks.”
23
And
he said, Peace be
to you, fear not: your God ('Elohiym),
and the God ('Elohiym)
of
your father, has given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money.”
Then he brought Heard (Simeon) out to them.
24 The man
brought the men into Yehovah Will Add (Joseph)'s house, and gave them
water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses feed.
25 Then they
made ready the present for Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) who was coming
at noon: for they heard that they were to eat there.
26 When Yehovah
Will Add (Joseph) came home, they brought him the present that was
with them into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
27 He asked them
of their welfare, and said,
“Is your father well, the
old man of whom you spoke? Is
he still alive?”
28 They
answered, “Your servant, our father, is
in good health, he is still alive.” And they bowed down
their heads, and made obeisance.
29
He
lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Son of the Right Hand
(Benjamin), his mother's son, and said, “Is
this your younger brother, of whom you spoke to me?” And he said,
“God
('Elohiym)
be gracious to you, my son.”
30 Then Yehovah
Will Add (Joseph) hurried out; for his bowels yearned for his
brother: and he sought a place
to weep. He went into his chamber, and wept there.
31 Then he
washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, “Set
on the bread.”
32 They sat
Joseph by himself, and his brothers by themselves and the Double
Straighters (Egyptians), who ate with him, by themselves, so the
Double Straighters (Egyptians) might not eat bread with the One From
Beyonds (Hebrews); for that was
an abomination to the Double Straighters (Egyptians).
33 They sat
before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the
youngest according to his youth: and the men marveled one at another.
34
He
took and
sent
portions to them from before him: but Son of the Right Hand
(Benjamin)'s portion was five times so much as any of theirs. And
they drank, and were merry with him.
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