1 T hen Joseph told the man who took care of his house, “Fill the men’s bags with as much food as they can carry. And put each man’s money in his bag.

ثُمَّ أمَرَ يُوسُفُ الخادِمَ المَسْؤُولَ عَنْ بَيتِهِ وَقالَ لَهُ: «املأْ أكْياسَ الرِّجالِ مِنَ الطَّعامِ بِقَدْرِ ما يَسْتَطِيعُونَ أنْ يَحمِلُوا. ثُمَّ ضَعْ مالَ كُلِّ رَجُلٍ فِي كِيسِهِ.

2 P ut my silver cup in the bag of the youngest, with his money for the grain.” And he did what Joseph had told him to do.

وَضَعْ كَأْسِيَ الفِضِّيَّةَ عَلَى رَأْسِ كِيسِ الأخِ الأصْغَرِ مَعَ مالِهِ.» فَفَعَلَ الخادِمُ كَما أمَرَهُ يُوسُفُ.

3 E arly in the morning the men were sent away with their donkeys.

فَلَمّا بَزَغَ الفَجْرُ أُرْسِلَ الرِّجالُ مَعَ حَمِيرِهِمْ.

4 W hen they had left the city and were not far away, Joseph said to the man who took care of his house, “Get up and follow the men. When you come to them, say to them, ‘Why have you returned bad for good? Why have you stolen the silver cup?

وَقَبلَ أنْ يَبْتَعِدُوا كَثِيراً عَنِ المَدِينَةِ، قالَ لِلخادِمِ المَسْؤُولِ عَنِ بَيتِهِ: «الحَقْ بِهِمْ فَوراً، وَأدرِكْهُمْ. وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: ‹لِماذا قابَلْتُمُ الخَيرَ بِالشَّرِّ؟

5 I s this not my lord’s drinking cup that he uses for telling about the future? You have done wrong.’”

ألَيسَتْ هَذِهِ كَأْسُ سَيِّدِي الَّتِي يَسْتَخدِمُها لِكَشْفِ الأُمورِ الخَفِيَّةِ؟ فَلِماذا سَرَقْتُمُوها؟ قَدْ أسَأتُمْ بِفِعلَتِكُمْ هَذِهِ.›»

6 S o he came to them and spoke these words to them.

فَلَمّا أدرَكَهُمُ الخادِمُ، كَرَّرَ عَلَى مَسامِعِهِمْ كُلَّ هَذا الكَلامِ.

7 A nd they said to him, “Why does my lord say these things? Your servants would never do such a thing.

فَقالَ لَهُ الإخْوَةُ: «لِماذا يَقُولُ سَيِّدِي كُلَّ هَذا الكَلامِ؟ لَيسَ مِنْ أخلاقِنا أنْ نَفْعَلَ مِثلَ هَذا الأمْرِ!

8 R emember how we returned to you from the land of Canaan with the money we found in the top of our bags. Why then would we steal silver or gold from your owner’s house?

ها قَدْ عُدنا إلَيكَ مِنْ أرْضِ كَنْعانَ بِالمالِ الَّذِي وَجَدْناهُ عَلَى رَأْسِ أكياسِنا. فَلِماذا نَسْرِقُ فِضَّةً أوْ ذَهَباً مِنْ بَيتِ سَيِّدِكَ؟

9 I f the cup is found with any of your servants, let him be put to death. And the others of us will be your servants.”

إذا عَثَرْتَ عَلَى الكَأْسِ مَعَ أيِّ واحِدٍ مِنّا، نَحنُ خُدّامَكَ، فَلْيَكُنِ المَوْتُ مَصِيرَهُ. وَلْتُصْبِحْ بَقِيَّتُنا عَبِيداً لَدَى سَيِّدِي.»

10 H e answered, “Let it be as you say. He who is found to have the cup will be my servant. But you others will be without blame.”

فَقالَ الخادِمُ: «حَسَناً، لِيَكُنِ الأمْرُ كَما قُلْتُمْ. فَإنْ وَجَدْتُ الكَأْسَ مَعَ أيٍّ مِنْكُمْ، فَإنَّهُ سَيَصِيرُ عَبْداً لِي. أمّا بَقِيَّتُكُمْ فَتَكُونُونَ أحْراراً.» نجاحُ الفخِّ وَالقبضُ على بَنْيامِيْن

11 T hen each man put his bag down on the ground in a hurry and opened it.

فَأسْرَعَ كُلُّ واحِدٍ بِإنْزالِ كِيسِهِ إلَى الأرْضِ وَفَتَحَهُ.

12 T he man looked for it, beginning with the oldest and stopping with the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin’s bag.

وَفَتَّشَ الخادِمُ الجَمِيعَ، بَدْءاً بِالأكْبَرِ وَانتِهاءً بِالأصْغَرِ. وَوَجَدَ الكَأْسَ فِي كِيسِ بَنْيامِيْنَ.

13 T hen they tore their clothes. After each man loaded his donkey again, they returned to the city.

فَمَزَّقَ الإخوَةُ ثِيابَهُمْ حُزْناً. وَقامَ كُلُّ واحِدٍ بِتَحمِيلِ حِمارِهِ وَالعَوْدَةِ إلَى المَدِينَةِ.

14 W hen Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, he was still there. They fell to the ground in front of him.

فَلَمّا جاءَ يَهُوذا وَإخوَتُهُ إلَى بَيتِ يُوسُفَ، كانَ يُوسُفُ ما يَزالُ هُناكَ. فَألقَوْا بِأنفُسِهِمْ عَلَى الأرْضِ أمامَهُ.

15 J oseph said to them, “What is this that you have done? Did you not know that a man like me has power to know what is not known by others?”

فَقالَ لَهُمْ يُوسُفُ: «ما هَذا الَّذِي فَعَلْتُمُوهُ؟ ألا تَعرِفُونَ أنَّ الأسرارَ تُكشَفُ لِرَجُلٍ مِثلِي؟»

16 J udah said, “We do not know what to say to my lord. How can we make ourselves right in your eyes? God has shown the guilt of your servants. See, we are your servants, both we and the one who was found with the cup.”

فَقالَ يَهُوذا: «ماذا عَسانا نَقُولُ يا سَيِّدِي؟ ماذا عَسانا نَقُولُ؟ وَكَيفَ نُبَرِّئُ أنفُسَنا؟ فَقَدْ كَشَفَ اللهُ جَرِيمَةَ خُدّامِكَ. فَها نَحْنُ بَينَ يَدَيكَ يا سَيِّدِي، نَحْنُ وَمَنْ وُجِدَتِ الكَأْسُ فِي حَوْزَتِهِ.»

17 B ut Joseph said, “No. I will do no such thing. The person who was found with the cup will be my servant. But you others may go in peace to your father.”

فَقالَ يُوسُفُ: «لَيسَ مِنْ شِيمِي أنْ أفْعَلَ هَذا! فَالرَّجُلُ الَّذِي وُجِدَتِ الكَأْسُ فِي حَوْزَتِهِ هُوَ فَقَطْ يَكُونُ عَبْداً لِي. أمّا بَقِيَّتُكُمْ، فَيُمْكِنُكُمْ أنْ تَذْهَبُوا بِسَلامٍ إلَى أبِيكُمْ.» يَهُوذا يتضرّعُ منْ أجلِ بَنْيامِيْن

18 T hen Judah came near to him, and said, “O my lord, let your servant speak a word in my lord’s ears. Do not be angry with your servant. For you are like Pharaoh himself.

غَيرَ أنَّ يَهُوذا اقْتَرَبَ مِنْ يُوسُفَ وَقالَ: «يا سَيِّدِي، اسْمَحْ لِي، أنا عَبْدَكَ، بِأنْ أقُولَ شَيئاً لَكَ، يا سَيِّدِي. وَلا تَغْضَبْ مِنِّي، أنا عَبْدَكَ. فَأنتَ فِي مَقامِ فِرعَوْنَ.

19 M y lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’

أنتَ سَألْتَنا، نَحنُ خُدّامَكَ: ‹ألَدَيكُمْ أبٌ أوْ أخٌ؟›

20 W e said to my lord, ‘We have an old father and a young brother who was born to him when he was old. Now his brother is dead. So he is all that is left of his mother, and his father loves him.’

فَقُلْنا لَكَ، يا سَيِّدِي: ‹لَدَينا أبٌ عَجُوزٌ، وَأخٌ أصْغَرُ وُلِدَ لِأبِينا فِي شَيخُوخَتِهِ. وَأخُوهُ مِنْ أُمِّهِ مَيتٌ. وَهَذا الأخُ الأصْغَرُ هُوَ الَّذِي بَقِيَ وَحدَهُ مِنْ أبْناءِ أُمِّهِ. وَلِهَذا فَإنَّ أباهُ يُحِبُّهُ كَثِيراً.›

21 T hen you said to your servants, ‘Bring him here to me, so I may see him.’

ثُمَّ طَلَبْتَ مِنّا، نَحنُ خُدّامَكَ، وَقُلْتَ: ‹أحضِرُوهُ إلَيَّ لِكَي أراهُ›

22 B ut we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. For if he should leave his father, his father would die.’

لَكِنَّنا قُلْنا لَكَ، يا سَيِّدِي لا يَقْدِرُ الفَتَى أنْ يَتْرُكَ أباهُ. فَإنْ تَرَكَ أباهُ، ماتَ أبوْهُ مِنْ بَعدِهِ.

23 T hen you said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes here with you, you will not see my face again.’

ثُمَّ قُلْتَ لَنا نَحنُ خُدّامَكَ: ‹إنْ لَمْ يَنزِلْ أخُوكُمُ الأصْغَرُ مَعَكُمْ، فَلَنْ تَرُوا وَجهِي مَرَّةً أُخْرَى.›

24 “ When we returned to your servant my father, we told him what my lord had said.

وَعِندَما صَعِدْنا إلَى خادِمِكَ، أبِينا، أخبَرْناهُ بِكُلِّ ما أخْبَرْتَنا.

25 O ur father said, ‘Go again and buy us a little food.’

«ثُمَّ قالَ أبوْنا: ‹عُودُوا وَاشْتَرُوا طَعاماً لَنا.›

26 B ut we said, ‘We cannot go there. If our youngest brother is with us, we will go there. For we cannot see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.’

فَقُلْنا لَهُ: ‹لا نَقْدِرُ أنْ نَنزِلَ إلَى هُناكَ. أمّا إذا كانَ أخُونا مَعَنا، فَسَنَنْزِلُ. إذْ لا نَسْتَطِيعُ رُؤْيَةَ وَجهِ الحاكِمِ، ما لَمْ يَكُنْ أخُونا الأصْغَرُ مَعَنا.›

27 “ Then your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife gave birth to two of my sons.

فَقالَ لَنا أبوْنا خادِمُكَ: ‹أنتُمْ تَعلَمُونَ أنَّ زَوجَتِي راحِيلَ أنجَبَتْ لِي ابْنَينِ.

28 O ne left me, and I said, “For sure he is torn to pieces.” I have not seen him since.

تَرَكَنِي أحَدُهُما، فَقُلْتُ: لا بُدَّ أنَّ حَيواناً مُفْتَرِساً مَزَّقَهُ تَمْزيقاً. وَلَمْ أرَهُ مُنذُ ذَلِكَ الحِينِ.

29 I f you take this one also from me, and something happens to him, you will bring my white hair down to the grave in sorrow.’

فَإذا أخَذْتُمْ هَذا أيضاً مِنِّي وَحَصَلَ لَهُ أذَىً، فَسَأمُوتُ رَجُلاً عَجُوزاً حَزِيناً.›

30 M y father’s life and the boy’s life are one. If I return to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us,

وَالآنَ، إنْ ذَهَبْتُ، أنا خادِمَكَ، إلَى أبِي، دُونَ أنْ يَكُونَ الفَتَى مَعِي، وَنَفْسُهُ شَدِيدَةُ التَّعَلُّقِ بِهِ،

31 w hen he sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. So your servants will bring the white hair of your servant our father down to the grave in sorrow.

سَيَمُوتُ وَالِدِي إذا رَأى أنَّ الفَتَى لَيسَ مَعَنا. وَسَنَكُونُ، نَحنُ خُدّامَكَ، قَدْ أرْسَلْنا أبانا، خادِمَكَ، إلَى القَبْرِ رَجُلاً عَجُوزاً حَزِيناً.»

32 F or I put myself as trust for the boy to my father. I said, ‘If I do not return him to you, then let the blame be on me forever.’

«فَأنا تَعَهَّدْتُ بِإرْجَاعِ الفَتَى لِأبِي، وَقُلْتُ لَهُ: ‹إنْ لَمْ أُرجِعْهُ إلَيكَ، حَمِّلْنِي ذَنْبَ ذَلِكَ كُلَّ أيّامِ حَياتِي.›

33 S o let your servant stay and work for my lord, instead of the boy. Let the boy go home with his brothers.

فَالآنَ اسْمَحْ لِي، أنا خادِمَكَ، بِأنْ أبقَى هُنا عَبْداً لَكَ، يا سَيِّدِي، مَكانَ أخِي. وَدَعِ الفَتَى يَذْهَبْ مَعَ إخْوَتِهِ.

34 F or how can I return to my father if the boy is not with me? I am afraid to see the sorrow that my father would suffer.”

وَإلّا فَكَيفَ يُمْكِنُنِي أنْ أذْهَبَ إلَى أبِي، دُونَ أنْ يَكُونَ أخِي مَعِي؟ وَكَيفَ يُمكِنُنِي أنْ أرَى المِحنَةَ الَّتِي سَتُصِيبُ أبِي؟»