1 A nd Jacob seeth that there is corn in Egypt, and Jacob saith to his sons, `Why do you look at each other?'

Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?”

2 h e saith also, `Lo, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt, go down thither, and buy for us from thence, and we live and do not die;'

He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy some for us from that place, so that we may live and not die.”

3 a nd the ten brethren of Joseph go down to buy corn in Egypt,

Then ten brothers of Joseph went down to buy grain from Egypt.

4 a nd Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob hath not sent with his brethren, for he said, `Lest mischief meet him.'

But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “ I am afraid that harm may befall him.”

5 A nd the sons of Israel come to buy in the midst of those coming, for the famine hath been in the land of Canaan,

So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who were coming, for the famine was in the land of Canaan also.

6 a nd Joseph is the ruler over the land, he who is selling to all the people of the land, and Joseph's brethren come and bow themselves to him -- face to the earth.

Now Joseph was the ruler over the land; he was the one who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.

7 A nd Joseph seeth his brethren, and discerneth them, and maketh himself strange unto them, and speaketh with them sharp things, and saith unto them, `From whence have ye come?' and they say, `From the land of Canaan -- to buy food.'

When Joseph saw his brothers he recognized them, but he disguised himself to them and spoke to them harshly. And he said to them, “Where have you come from?” And they said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”

8 A nd Joseph discerneth his brethren, but they have not discerned him,

But Joseph had recognized his brothers, although they did not recognize him.

9 a nd Joseph remembereth the dreams which he dreamed of them, and saith unto them, `Ye spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye have come.'

Joseph remembered the dreams which he had about them, and said to them, “You are spies; you have come to look at the undefended parts of our land.”

10 A nd they say unto him, `No, my lord, but thy servants have come to buy food;

Then they said to him, “No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.

11 w e all of us sons of one man, we right men; thy servants have not been spies;'

We are all sons of one man; we are honest men, your servants are not spies.”

12 a nd he saith unto them, `No, but the nakedness of the land ye have come to see;'

Yet he said to them, “No, but you have come to look at the undefended parts of our land!”

13 a nd they say, `Thy servants twelve brethren; we sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and lo, the young one with our father to-day, and the one is not.'

But they said, “Your servants are twelve brothers in all, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is with our father today, and one is no longer alive.”

14 A nd Joseph saith unto them, `This that which I have spoken unto you, saying, Ye spies,

Joseph said to them, “It is as I said to you, you are spies;

15 b y this ye are proved: Pharaoh liveth! if ye go out from this -- except by your young brother coming hither;

by this you will be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go from this place unless your youngest brother comes here!

16 s end one of you, and let him bring your brother, and ye, remain ye bound, and let your words be proved, whether truth be with you: and if not -- Pharaoh liveth! surely ye spies;'

Send one of you that he may get your brother, while you remain confined, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you. But if not, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies.”

17 a nd he removeth them unto charge three days.

So he put them all together in prison for three days.

18 A nd Joseph saith unto them on the third day, `This do and live; God I fear!

Now Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and live, for I fear God:

19 i f ye right men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your ward, and ye, go, carry in corn the famine of your houses,

if you are honest men, let one of your brothers be confined in your prison; but as for the rest of you, go, carry grain for the famine of your households,

20 a nd your young brother ye bring unto me, and your words are established, and ye die not;' and they do so.

and bring your youngest brother to me, so your words may be verified, and you will not die.” And they did so.

21 A nd they say one unto another, `Verily we guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul, in his making supplication unto us, and we did not hearken: therefore hath this distress come upon us.'

Then they said to one another, “ Truly we are guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul when he pleaded with us, yet we would not listen; therefore this distress has come upon us.”

22 A nd Reuben answereth them, saying, `Spake I not unto you, saying, Sin not against the lad? and ye hearkened not; and his blood also, lo, it is required.'

Reuben answered them, saying, “ Did I not tell you, ‘Do not sin against the boy’; and you would not listen? Now comes the reckoning for his blood.”

23 A nd they have not known that Joseph understandeth, for the interpreter between them;

They did not know, however, that Joseph understood, for there was an interpreter between them.

24 a nd he turneth round from them, and weepeth, and turneth back unto them, and speaketh unto them, and taketh from them Simeon, and bindeth him before their eyes.

He turned away from them and wept. But when he returned to them and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.

25 A nd Joseph commandeth, and they fill their vessels corn, also to put back the money of each unto his sack, and to give to them provision for the way; and one doth to them so.

Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain and to restore every man’s money in his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. And thus it was done for them.

26 A nd they lift up their corn upon their asses, and go from thence,

So they loaded their donkeys with their grain and departed from there.

27 a nd the one openeth his sack to give provender to his ass at a lodging-place, and he seeth his money, and lo, it in the mouth of his bag,

As one of them opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place, he saw his money; and behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.

28 a nd he saith unto his brethren, `My money hath been put back, and also, lo, in my bag:' and their heart goeth out, and they tremble, one to another saying, `What this God hath done to us!'

Then he said to his brothers, “My money has been returned, and behold, it is even in my sack.” And their hearts sank, and they turned trembling to one another, saying, “ What is this that God has done to us?” Simeon Is Held Hostage

29 A nd they come in unto Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan, and they declare to him all the things meeting them, saying,

When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them, saying,

30 ` The man, the lord of the land, hath spoken with us sharp things, and maketh us as spies of the land;

“The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly with us, and took us for spies of the country.

31 a nd we say unto him, We right men, we have not been spies,

But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies.

32 w e twelve brethren, sons of our father, the one is not, and the young one to-day with our father in the land of Canaan.

We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no longer alive, and the youngest is with our father today in the land of Canaan.’

33 ` And the man, the lord of the land, saith unto us, By this I know that ye right men -- one of your brethren leave with me, and the famine of your houses take ye and go,

The man, the lord of the land, said to us, ‘ By this I will know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me and take grain for the famine of your households, and go.

34 a nd bring your young brother unto me, and I know that ye not spies, but ye right men; your brother I give to you, and ye trade with the land.'

But bring your youngest brother to me that I may know that you are not spies, but honest men. I will give your brother to you, and you may trade in the land.’”

35 A nd it cometh to pass, they are emptying their sacks, and lo, the bundle of each man's silver in his sack, and they see their bundles of silver, they and their father, and are afraid;

Now it came about as they were emptying their sacks, that behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were dismayed.

36 a nd Jacob their father saith unto them, `Me ye have bereaved; Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and Benjamin ye take -- against me have been all these.'

Their father Jacob said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and you would take Benjamin; all these things are against me.”

37 A nd Reuben speaketh unto his father, saying, `My two sons thou dost put to death, if I bring him not in unto thee; give him into my hand, and I -- I bring him back unto thee;'

Then Reuben spoke to his father, saying, “You may put my two sons to death if I do not bring him back to you; put him in my care, and I will return him to you.”

38 a nd he saith, `My son doth not go down with you, for his brother dead, and he by himself is left; when mischief hath met him in the way in which ye go, then ye have brought down my grey hairs in sorrow to sheol.'

But Jacob said, “My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If harm should befall him on the journey you are taking, then you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”