42:1 And Jacob having seen that there was a
sale [of corn] in Egypt, said to his sons, Why are ye indolent?
42:2 Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt; go down thither, and
buy for us a little food, that we may live, and not die.
42:3 And the ten brethren of Joseph went down to buy corn out of Egypt.
42:4 But [Jacob] sent not Benjamin, the brother of Joseph, with his
brethren; for he said, Lest, haply, disease befall him.
42:5 And the sons of Israel came to buy with those that came, for the famine
was in the land of Chanaan.
42:6 And Joseph was ruler of the land; he sold to all the people of the
land. And the brethren of Joseph, having come, did reverence to him,
[bowing] with the face to the ground.
42:7 And when Joseph saw his brethren, he knew them, and estranged himself
from them, and spoke hard words to them; and said to them, Whence are ye
come? And they said, Out of the land of Chanaan, to buy food.
42:8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
42:9 And Joseph remembered his dream, which he saw; and he said to them, Ye
are spies; to observe the marks of the land are ye come.
42:10 But they said, Nay, Sir, we thy servants are come to buy food;
42:11 we are all sons of one man; we are peaceable, thy servants are not
spies.
42:12 And he said to them, Nay, but ye are come to observe the marks of the
land.
42:13 And they said, We thy servants are twelve brethren, in the land of
Chanaan; and, behold, the youngest is with our father to-day, but the other
one is not.
42:14 And Joseph said to them, This is it that I spoke to you, saying, ye
are spies;
42:15 herein shall ye be manifested; by the health ofPharaoh, ye shall not
depart hence, unless your younger brother come hither.
42:16 Send one of you, and take your brother; and go ye to prison, till your
words be clear, whether ye speak the truth or not; but, if not, by the
health ofPharaoh, verily ye are spies.
42:17 And he put them in prison three days.
42:18 And he said to them on the third day, This do, and ye shall live, for
I fear Elohim.
42:19 If ye be peaceable, let one of your brethren be detained in prison;
but go ye, and carry back the corn ye have purchased.
42:20 And bring your younger brother to me, and your words shall be
believed; but, if not, ye shall die. And they did so.
42:21 And each said to his brother, Yes, indeed, for we are in fault
concerning our brother, when we disregarded the aguish of his soul, when he
besought us, and we hearkened not to him; and therefore has this affliction
come upon us.
42:22 And Ruben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Hurt
not the boy, and ye heard me not? and, behold, his blood is required.
42:23 But they knew not that Joseph understood them; for there was an
interpreter between them.
42:24 And Joseph turned away from them, and wept; and again he came to them,
and spoke to them; and he took Symeon from them, and bound him before their
eyes.
42:25 And Joseph gave orders to fill their vessels with corn, and to return
their money to each into his sack, and to give them provision for the way;
and it was so done to them.
42:26 And having put the corn on the asses, they departed thence.
42:27 And one having opened his sack to give his asses fodder, at the place
where they rested, saw also his bundle of money, for it was on the mouth of
his sack.
42:28 And he said to his brethren, My money has been restored to me, and
behold this is in my sack. And their heart was wonder-struck, and they were
troubled, saying one to another, What is this that Elohim has done to us?
42:29 And they came to their father, Jacob, into the land of Chanaan, and
reported to him all that had happened to them, saying,
42:30 The man, the lord of the land, spoke harsh words to us, and put us in
prison as spies of the land.
42:31 And we said to him, We are men of peace, we are not spies.
42:32 We are twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the
youngest is with his father to-day in the land of Chanaan.
42:33 And the man, the lord of the land, said to us, Herein shall I know
that ye are peaceable; leave one brother here with me, and having taken the
corn ye have purchased for your family, depart.
42:34 And bring to me your younger brother; then I shall know that ye are
not spies, but that ye are men of peace: and I will restore you your
brother, and ye shall trade in the land.
42:35 And it came to pass as they were emptying their sacks, there was each
man's bundle of money in his sack; and they and their father saw their
bundles of money, and they were afraid.
42:36 And their father Jacob said to them, Ye have bereaved me. Joseph is
not, Symeon is not, and will ye take Benjamin? all these things have come
upon me.
42:37 And Ruben spoke to his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring
him not to thee; give him into my hand, and I will bring him back to thee.
42:38 But he said, My son shall not go down with you, because his brother is
dead, and he only has been left; and [suppose] it shall come to pass that he
is afflicted by the way by which ye go, then ye shall bring down my old age
with sorrow to Sheol. |
42:1 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn
in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
42:2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you
down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
42:3 And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
42:4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for
he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
42:5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the
famine was in the land of Canaan.
42:6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to
all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down
themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
42:7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange
unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come
ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
42:8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
42:9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said
unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
42:10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants
come.
42:11 We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
42:12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye
are come.
42:13 And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man
in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our
father, and one is not.
42:14 And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying,
Ye are spies:
42:15 Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life ofPharaohh ye shall not go
forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
42:16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept
in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you:
or else by the life ofPharaohh surely ye are spies.
42:17 And he put them all together into ward three days.
42:18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear
Elohim:
42:19 If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of
your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
42:20 But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be
verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
42:21 And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our
brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we
would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
42:22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not
sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his
blood is required.
42:23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them
by an interpreter.
42:24 And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them
again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him
before their eyes.
42:25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore
every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and
thus did he unto them.
42:26 And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
42:27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the
inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.
42:28 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is
even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying
one to another, What is this that Elohim hath done unto us?
42:29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and
told him all that befell unto them; saying,
42:30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us
for spies of the country.
42:31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
42:32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the
youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
42:33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I
know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take
food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
42:34 And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are
no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and
ye shall traffic in the land.
42:35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every
man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father
saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
42:36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my
children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away:
all these things are against me.
42:37 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring
him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee
again.
42:38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is
dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which
ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. |