1 ¶ And the famine was sore in the land.

وَكانَتِ المَجاعَةُ قاسِيَةً فِي الأرْضِ.

2 A nd it came to pass when they had eaten up the wheat which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.

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

3 A nd Judah spoke unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.

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

4 I f thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

فَإنْ كُنْتَ سَتُرْسِلُ أخانا مَعَنا، فَإنَّنا سَنَنزِلُ وَنَشْتَرِي لَكَ طَعاماً.

5 B ut if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down; for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.

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

6 A nd Israel said, Why did ye such evil unto me as to tell the man that ye had another brother?

فَقالَ إسْرائِيلُ: «لِماذا أسَأْتُمْ إلَيَّ وَأخْبَرْتُمُ الرَّجُلَ أنَّ لَكُمْ أخاً آخَرَ؟»

7 A nd they said, The man asked us expressly of our state and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? Have ye another brother? And we told him according to the tenor of these words. Could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

فَقالُوا: «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›؟»

8 T hen Judah said unto Israel, his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live, and not die, both we and thou and also our little ones.

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

9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him; if I do not bring him unto thee and set him before thee, then let me bear the sin for ever;

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

10 f or if we had not lingered, surely by now we would have returned this second time.

لِأنَّكَ لَوْ لَمْ تُؤَخِّرْنا، لَكُنّا سافَرْنا وَرَجِعْنا مَرَّتَينِ.»

11 ¶ Then their father Israel answered them, If it must be so now, do this: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels and take the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, aromas, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds.

فَقالَ 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.

12 A nd take double money in your hands and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks; carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight.

وَخُذُوا ضِعفَي المالِ مَعَكُمْ. وَأَرْجِعُوا المالَ الَّذِي أُعِيدَ إلَيكُمْ فِي أكياسِكُمْ. فَرُبَّما حَدَثَ هَذا بِالخَطَأِ.

13 T ake also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man.

وَخُذُوا أخاكُمْ وَعُودُوا إلَى الرَّجُلِ فَوراً.

14 A nd God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may let your other brother go, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my sons, I am bereaved.

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

15 ¶ Then the men took the present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin, and rose up and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.

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

16 A nd when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home and slay an animal and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.

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

17 A nd the man did as Joseph bade, and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house.

فَفَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ كَما أمَرَهُ يُوسُفَ. وَأحضَرَ الرِّجالَ إلَى بَيتِ يُوسُفَ.

18 A nd the men were afraid because they were brought into Joseph’s house, and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks the first time we are brought in here that he may seek occasion against us and fall upon us and take us for slaves and our asses.

وَعِندَما 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.»

19 A nd they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they spoke with him at the door of the house

فَاقتَرَبُوا مِنَ الخادِمِ المَسْؤُولِ عَنْ بَيتِ يُوسُفَ وَكَلَّمُوهُ عِندَ بابِ البَيتِ.

20 a nd said, my lord, we came indeed down the first time to buy food;

قالُوا: «يا سَيِّدِي، نَزَلْنا أوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ لِنَشْتَرِيَ طَعاماً.

21 a nd it came to pass when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, each man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight; and we have brought it again in our hand.

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

22 A nd we brought down other money in our hands to buy food; we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.

وَأحضَرْنا مَعَنا أيضاً مالاً لِشِراءِ طَعامٍ. وَنَحنُ لا نَعرِفُ مَنْ وَضَعَ المالَ فِي أكياسِنا.»

23 A nd he said, Peace be to you, fear not; your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks; I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.

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

24 A nd the man brought the men into Joseph’s house and gave them water, and they washed their feet, and he gave their asses fodder.

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

25 A nd they made ready the present waiting until Joseph came at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread there.

ثُمَّ أعَدُّوا الهَدِيَّةَ لِتَقْدِيمِها لِيُوسُفَ عِندَ حُضُورِهِ ظُهْراً، لِأنَّهُمْ سَمِعُوا أنَّهُمْ سَيَتَناوَلُونَ الغَذاءَ مَعَهُ.

26 ¶ And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which they had in their hand in the house and bowed themselves to him to the earth.

فَلَمّا جاءَ يُوسُفُ إلَى البَيتِ، قَدَّمُوا لَهُ الهَدِيَّةَ الَّتِي أحضَرُوها إلَى بَيتِهِ. وَانحَنُوا لَهُ وَوُجُوهُهُمْ إلَى الأرْضِ.

27 A nd he asked them of their welfare and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spoke? Is he yet alive?

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

28 A nd they answered, Thy slave our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads and made obeisance.

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

29 A nd he lifted up his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spoke unto me? And he said, God be merciful unto thee, my son.

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

30 T hen Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother; and he sought where to weep, and he entered into his chamber and wept there.

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

31 A nd he washed his face and went out and refrained himself and said, Serve bread.

ثُمَّ غَسَلَ وَجهَهُ وَخَرَجَ. وَضَبَطَ نَفْسَهُ وَقالَ: «قَدِّمُوا الطَّعامَ.»

32 A nd they served for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, who ate with him, by themselves; because the Egyptians may not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

فَقَدَّمَ 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!

33 A nd they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth; and the men marvelled one at another.

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

34 A nd he took and sent portions unto them from before him; but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were drunk with him.

ثُمَّ 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.