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Genesis 44
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
1And he commanded him who was over his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry; and put every man's money in the mouth of his sack.
1Then he gave orders to the servant who was over his house, saying, Put as much food into the men's bags as will go into them, and put every man's money in the mouth of his bag;
2And put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and his grain-money. And he did according to the word of Joseph which he had spoken.
2And put my cup, my silver cup, in the youngest one's bag, with his money. So he did as Joseph said.
3In the morning, when it was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
3And at dawn the men, with their asses, were sent away.
4They were gone out of the city, [and] not [yet] far off, when Joseph said to him who was over his house, Up! follow after the men; and when thou overtakest them, thou shalt say to them, Why have ye rewarded evil for good?
4And when they had gone only a little way out of the town, Joseph said to the servant who was over his house, Go after them; and when you overtake them, say to them, Why have you done evil in reward for good?
5Is not this [it] in which my lord drinks, and in which indeed he divines? Ye have done evil [in] what ye have done.
5Is not this the cup from which my lord takes wine and by which he gets knowledge of the future? Truly, you have done evil.
6And he overtook them, and he spoke to them these words.
6So he overtook them and said these words to them.
7And they said to him, Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from thy servants to do such a thing!
7And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing:
8Behold, the money that we found in our sacks' mouths we have brought again to thee from the land of Canaan; and how should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?
8See, the money which was in the mouth of our bags we gave back to you when we came again from Canaan: how then might we take silver or gold from your lord's house?
9With whomsoever of thy servants it is found, let him die; and we also will be my lord's bondmen.
9If it comes to light that any of your servants has done this, let him be put to death, and we will be your lord's servants.
10And he said, Now also [let] it [be] according to your words: let him with whom it is found be my bondman, but ye shall be blameless.
10And he said, Let it be as you say: he in whose bag it is seen will become my servant; and you will not be responsible.
11And they hasted and laid down every man his sack on the ground, and opened every man his sack.
11Then every man quickly got his bag down and undid it.
12And he searched carefully: he began at the eldest, and ended at the youngest; and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
12And he made a search, starting with the oldest and ending with the youngest; and the cup was in Benjamin's bag.
13Then they rent their clothes, and loaded every man his ass, and they returned to the city.
13Then in bitter grief they put the bags on the asses again and went back to the town.
14And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; and he was still there; and they fell down before him to the ground.
14So Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house; and he was still there: and they went down on their faces before him.
15And Joseph said to them, What deed is this which ye have done? Did ye not know that such a man as I can certainly divine?
15And Joseph said, What is this thing which you have done? had you no thought that such a man as I would have power to see what is secret?
16And Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? what shall we speak, and how justify ourselves?God has found out the iniquity of thy servants; behold, we are my lord's bondmen, both we, and he in whose hand the cup has been found.
16And Judah said, What are we to say to my lord? how may we put ourselves right in his eyes? God has made clear the sin of your servants: now we are in your hands, we and the man in whose bag your cup was seen.
17And he said, Far be it from me to do so! The man in whose hand the cup has been found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, go up in peace to your father.
17Then he said, Far be it from me to do so: but the man who had my cup will be my servant; and you may go back to your father in peace.
18Then Judah came near to him, and said, Ah! 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.
18Then Judah came near him, and said, Let your servant say a word in my lord's ears, and let not your wrath be burning against your servant: for you are in the place of Pharaoh to us.
19My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?
19My lord said to his servants, Have you a father or a brother?
20And we said to my lord, We have an aged father, and a child born to him in his old age, [yet] young; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.
20And we said to my lord, We have an old father and a young child, whom he had when he was old; his brother is dead and he is the only son of his mother, and is very dear to his father.
21And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set mine eye on him.
21And you said to your servants, Let him come down to me with you, so that I may see him.
22And we said to my lord, The youth cannot leave his father: if he should leave his father, [his father] would die.
22And we said to my lord, His father will not let him go; for if he went away his father would come to his death.
23And thou saidst to thy servants, Unless your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
23But you said to your servants, If your youngest brother does not come with you, you will not see my face again.
24And it came to pass when we came up to thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
24And when we went back to your servant, our father, we gave him an account of my lord's words.
25And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.
25And our father said, Go again and get us a little food.
26But we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down; for we cannot see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.
26And we said, Only if our youngest brother goes with us will we go down; for we may not see the man's face again if our youngest brother is not with us.
27And thy servant my father said to us, Ye know that my wife bore me two [sons];
27And our father said to us, You have knowledge that my wife gave me two sons;
28and the one went out from me, and I said, He must certainly have been torn in pieces; and I have not seen him [again] hitherto.
28The one went away from me, and I said, Truly he has come to a violent death; and from that time I have not seen him,
29And if ye take this one also from me, and mischief should befall him, ye will bring down my grey hairs with misery to Sheol.
29If now you take this one from me, and some evil comes to him, you will make my grey head go down in sorrow to the underworld.
30And now, when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us, — seeing that his life is bound up with his life,
30If then I go back to your servant, my father, without the boy, because his life and the boy's life are one,
31it will come to pass when he sees that the lad is not [there], that he will die; and thy servants will bring down the grey hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to Sheol.
31When he sees that the boy is not with us, he will come to his death, and our father's grey head will go down in sorrow to the underworld.
32For thy servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, If I bring him not to thee, then I shall be guilty toward my father all my days.
32For I made myself responsible for the boy to my father, saying, If I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.