ﺗﻜﻮﻳﻦ 43 ~ Genesis 43

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1 و َكانَتِ المَجاعَةُ قاسِيَةً فِي الأرْضِ.

The famine was severe in the land.

2 ف َلَمّا اسْتَهلَكُوا القَمْحَ الَّذِي اشْتَرُوهُ مِنْ مِصْرَ، قالَ لَهُمْ أبوْهُمْ: «عُودُوا وَاشْتَرُوا لَنا طَعاماً.»

When they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little more food.”

3 ل َكِنَّ يَهُوذا قالَ لَهُ: «لَقَدْ حَذَّرَنا الحاكِمُ فَقالَ: ‹لَنْ تَرَوْا وَجهِي إلّا إذا كانَ أخُوكُمْ مَعَكُمْ.›

Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’

4 ف َإنْ كُنْتَ سَتُرْسِلُ أخانا مَعَنا، فَإنَّنا سَنَنزِلُ وَنَشْتَرِي لَكَ طَعاماً.

If you’ll send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy you food,

5 ل َكِنْ إنْ كُنتَ لَنْ تُرْسِلَهُ مَعَنا، فَلَنْ نَنزِلَ. فَقَدْ قالَ لَنا الرَّجُلُ: ‹لَنْ تَرُوا وَجهِي إلّا إذا كانَ أخُوكُمْ مَعَكُمْ.›»

but if you’ll not send him, we’ll not go down, for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’”

6 ف َقالَ إسْرائِيلُ: «لِماذا أسَأْتُمْ إلَيَّ وَأخْبَرْتُمُ الرَّجُلَ أنَّ لَكُمْ أخاً آخَرَ؟»

Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly, telling the man that you had another brother?”

7 ف َقالُوا: «دَقَّقَ الرَّجُلُ فِي التَّحقِيقِ مَعَنا، وَسَألَ عَنّا وَعَنْ عائِلَتِنا: ‹هَلْ مايَزالُ أبُوكُمْ حَيّاً؟ أعِندَكُمْ أخٌ آخَرُ؟› فَأجَبْناهُ. فَما الَّذِي أدْرانا بِأنَّهُ سَيَقُولُ لَنا: ‹أحضِرُوا أخاكُمْ›؟»

They said, “The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down?’”

8 و َقالَ يَهُوذا لِأبِيهِ إسْرائِيلَ: «أرْسِلِ الفَتَى مَعِي. وَاسْمَحْ لَنا أنْ نَنطَلِقَ فَوراً، لِكَي نَحيا وَلا نَمُوتَ، نَحْنُ وَأنتَ وَصِغارُنا.

Judah said to Israel, his father, “Send the boy with me, and we’ll get up and go, so that we may live, and not die, both we, and you, and also our little ones.

9 و َأنا بِنَفْسِي أضْمَنُ سَلامَتَهُ. اعتَبِرْنِي مَسؤُولاً عَنْهُ. فَإذا لَمْ أُرجِعْهُ إلَيكَ وَأضَعْهُ أمامَكَ، حَمِّلْنِي ذَنبَ ذَلِكَ كُلَّ أيّامِ حَياتِي.

I’ll be collateral for him. From my hand will you require him. If I don’t bring him to you, and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever,

10 ل ِأنَّكَ لَوْ لَمْ تُؤَخِّرْنا، لَكُنّا سافَرْنا وَرَجِعْنا مَرَّتَينِ.»

for if we hadn’t delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now.”

11 ف َقالَ إسْرائِيلُ لَهُمُ: «إنْ كانَ لا بُدَّ أنْ يَكُونَ الأمْرُ كَذَلِكَ، فافْعَلُوا ما يَلِي: خُذُوا بَعضاً مِنْ أفضَلِ نِتاجِ الأرْضِ فِي أكياسِكُمْ، وَانزِلُوا بِها إلَى الرَّجُلِ هَدِيَّةً. خُذُوا بَعضَ البَلْسَمِ وَبَعْضَ العَسَلِ وَصَمْغِ القَتادِ وَالمُرِّ وَالفَسْتُقِ وَاللَّوْزِ.

Their father, Israel, said to them, “If it must be so, then do this. Take from the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry down a present for the man, a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;

12 و َخُذُوا ضِعفَي المالِ مَعَكُمْ. وَأَرْجِعُوا المالَ الَّذِي أُعِيدَ إلَيكُمْ فِي أكياسِكُمْ. فَرُبَّما حَدَثَ هَذا بِالخَطَأِ.

and take double money in your hand, and take back the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was an oversight.

13 و َخُذُوا أخاكُمْ وَعُودُوا إلَى الرَّجُلِ فَوراً.

Take your brother also, get up, and return to the man.

14 و َلْيُحَنِّنِ اللهُ الجَبّارُ هَذا الرَّجُلَ عَلَيكُمْ. وَلَيتَهُ يُعِيدُ مَعَكُمْ أخاكُمُ الآخَرَ وَبَنْيامِيْنَ. أمّا أنا، فَإذا حُرِمْتُ مِنْ أبْنائِي، فَإنِّي أقْبَلُ مَصِيرِي.»

May God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”

15 ف َأخَذَ الرِّجالُ هَذِهِ الهَدِيَّةَ. وَأخَذَوا أيضاً ضِعفَيِّ المالِ وَبَنْيامِيْنَ. وَانطَلَقُوا وَنَزَلُوا إلَى مِصْرَ. فَوَصَلُوا وَوَقَفُوا أمامَ يُوسُفَ. إخْوَةُ يُوسُفَ في بيتِه

The men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and got up, went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

16 ف َلَمّا رَأى يُوسُفُ بَنْيامِيْنَ مَعَهُمْ، قالَ لِمُدَبِّرِ بَيتِهِ: «أحضِرْ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالَ إلَى بَيتِي. وَاذْبَحْ ذَبيحَةً، وَجَهِّزْ مَأدُبَةً. إذْ سَيَأْكُلُ الرِّجالُ مَعِي عِندَ الظُّهْرِ.»

When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Bring the men into the house, and butcher an animal, and prepare; for the men will dine with me at noon.”

17 ف َفَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ كَما أمَرَهُ يُوسُفَ. وَأحضَرَ الرِّجالَ إلَى بَيتِ يُوسُفَ.

The man did as Joseph commanded, and the man brought the men to Joseph’s house.

18 و َعِندَما أُحضِرَ الرِّجالُ إلَى بَيتِ يُوسُفَ خافُوا. وَقالُوا: «لَقَدْ جِيءَ بِنا إلَى هُنا بِسَبَبِ المالِ الَّذِي أُعِيدَ إلَينا فِي أكْياسِنا فِي المَرَّةِ الأُولَى. لا شَكَّ أنَّهُ يُرِيدُ أنْ يَهجُمَ عَلَينا وَيَقْبِضَ عَلَينا، وَيَجْعَلَنا عَبِيداً عِندَهُ وَيَأْخُذَ حَمِيرَنا.»

The men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph’s house; and they said, “Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time, we’re brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, attack us, and seize us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”

19 ف َاقتَرَبُوا مِنَ الخادِمِ المَسْؤُولِ عَنْ بَيتِ يُوسُفَ وَكَلَّمُوهُ عِندَ بابِ البَيتِ.

They came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house,

20 ق الُوا: «يا سَيِّدِي، نَزَلْنا أوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ لِنَشْتَرِيَ طَعاماً.

and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.

21 ل َكِنْ حِينَ وَصَلْنا إلَى مَكانِ مَبِيتِنا، فَتَحْنا أكياسَنا، وَوَجَدَ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنّا عَلَى رَأْسِ كِيسِهِ كامِلَ المَبلَغِ الَّذِي دَفَعَهُ. وَها نَحنُ قَدْ أرْجَعْنا المالَ مَعَنا.

When we came to the lodging place, we opened our sacks, and behold, each man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. We have brought it back in our hand.

22 و َأحضَرْنا مَعَنا أيضاً مالاً لِشِراءِ طَعامٍ. وَنَحنُ لا نَعرِفُ مَنْ وَضَعَ المالَ فِي أكياسِنا.»

We have brought down other money in our hand to buy food. We don’t know who put our money in our sacks.”

23 ف َقالَ الخادِمُ: «اطمَئِنُّوا، وَلا تَخافُوا. لا بُدَّ أنَّ إلَهَكُمْ، إلَهَ أبِيكُمْ، هُوَ الَّذِي وَضَعَ كَنزاً فِي أكياسِكُمْ. فَقَدِ اسْتَلَمْتُ أنا مالَكُمْ.» ثُمَّ أحضَرَ لَهُمْ شَمْعُونَ.

He said, “Peace be to you. Don’t be afraid. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks. I received your money.” He brought Simeon out to them.

24 و َبَعدَ هَذا دَخَلَ بِهِمِ الرَّجُلُ إلَى بَيتِ يُوسُفَ. وَقَدَّمَ لَهُمْ ماءً، فَغَسَلُوا أرجُلَهُمْ. ثُمَّ قَدَّمَ طَعاماً لِحَمِيرِهِمْ.

The man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet. He gave their donkeys fodder.

25 ث ُمَّ أعَدُّوا الهَدِيَّةَ لِتَقْدِيمِها لِيُوسُفَ عِندَ حُضُورِهِ ظُهْراً، لِأنَّهُمْ سَمِعُوا أنَّهُمْ سَيَتَناوَلُونَ الغَذاءَ مَعَهُ.

They prepared the present for Joseph’s coming at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread there.

26 ف َلَمّا جاءَ يُوسُفُ إلَى البَيتِ، قَدَّمُوا لَهُ الهَدِيَّةَ الَّتِي أحضَرُوها إلَى بَيتِهِ. وَانحَنُوا لَهُ وَوُجُوهُهُمْ إلَى الأرْضِ.

When Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves down to him to the earth.

27 ث ُمَّ سَألَهُمْ عَنْ حالِهِمْ. وَقالَ: «كَيفَ حالُ أبِيكُمِ العَجُوزِ الَّذِي أخبَرْتُمُونِي عَنْهُ؟ أما زالَ حَيّاً؟»

He asked them of their welfare, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?”

28 ف َقالُوا: «خادِمُكَ، أبوْنا، فِي صِحَّةٍ جَيِّدَةٍ. وَهُوَ ما يَزالُ حَيّاً.» ثُمَّ انحَنُوا عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ أمامَهُ احتِراماً لَهُ.

They said, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” They bowed down humbly.

29 ف َتَطَلَّعَ يُوسُفُ فَرَأى بَنْيامِيْنَ أخاهُ، ابْنَ أُمِّهِ. فَقالَ: «أهَذا هُوَ أخُوكُمُ الأصْغَرُ الَّذِي حَدَّثْتُمُونِي عَنْهُ؟» ثُمَّ قالَ لَهُ: «لِيُنْعِمْ عَلَيكَ اللهُ، يا ابْنِي.»

He lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother’s son, and said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” He said, “God be gracious to you, my son.”

30 ث ُمَّ اندَفَعَ خارِجاً مِنَ الغُرْفَةِ لِأنَّ مَشاعِرَهُ نَحْوَ أخِيهِ كانَتْ قَوِيَّةً. أرادَ أنْ يَبْكِيَ. فَذَهَبَ إلَى غُرْفَتِهِ وَبَكَى هُناكَ.

Joseph hurried, for his heart yearned over his brother; and he sought a place to weep. He entered into his room, and wept there.

31 ث ُمَّ غَسَلَ وَجهَهُ وَخَرَجَ. وَضَبَطَ نَفْسَهُ وَقالَ: «قَدِّمُوا الطَّعامَ.»

He washed his face, and came out. He controlled himself, and said, “Serve the meal.”

32 ف َقَدَّمَ لَهُ الخُدّامُ الطَّعامَ عَلَى طاوِلَةٍ لِوَحدِهِ، وَلِلإخْوَةِ عَلَى طاوِلَةٍ أُخْرَى. وَقَدَّمُوا الطَّعامَ لِلمِصْرِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ مَعَهُ عَلَى طاوِلَةٍ ثالِثَةٍ لِوَحدِهِمْ، لِأنَّ المِصْرِيِّينَ لا يَأْكُلُونَ مَعَ العِبْرانِيِّينَ، بَلْ يُبغِضُونَ ذَلِكَ!

They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians, that ate with him, by themselves, because the Egyptians don’t eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.

33 و َأُجلِسَ الإخوَةُ حَسَبَ تَرْتِيبِ وِلادَتِهِمْ، مِنَ الأكْبَرِ إلَى الأصْغَرِ. وَكانَ الإخوَةُ يَنْظُرُونَ أحَدُهُمْ إلَى الآخَرِ فِي دَهشَةٍ.

They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled one with another.

34 ث ُمَّ أمَرَ يُوسُفُ الخُدّامَ بِأنْ يَأْخُذُوا حِصَصاً مِنَ الطَّعامِ مِنْ طاوِلَتِهِ وَيُقَدِّمُوها لَهُمْ. غَيرَ أنَّ حِصَّةَ بَنْيامِيْنَ كانَتْ خَمْسَةَ أضْعافِ حِصَصِ الآخَرِينَ. فَأكَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا مَعَهُ حَتِّى شَبِعُوا وَارْتَوُوا.

He sent portions to them from before him, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. They drank, and were merry with him.