1 A nd the famine severe in the land;

Now the famine was severe in the land.

2 a nd it cometh to pass, when they have finished eating the corn which they brought from Egypt, that their father saith unto them, `Turn back, buy for us a little food.'

And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to them, “Go back, buy us a little food.”

3 A nd Judah speaketh unto him, saying, `The man protesting protested to us, saying, Ye do not see my face without your brother with you;

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

4 i f thou art sending our brother with us, we go down, and buy for thee food,

If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food.

5 a nd if thou art not sending -- we do not go down, for the man said unto us, Ye do not see my face without your brother with you.'

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

6 A nd Israel saith, `Why did ye evil to me, by declaring to the man that ye had yet a brother?'

And Israel said, “Why did you deal so wrongfully with me as to tell the man whether you had still another brother?”

7 a nd they say, `The man asked diligently concerning us, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? and we declare to him according to the tenor of these things; do we certainly know that he will say, Bring down your brother?'

But they said, “The man asked us pointedly about ourselves and our family, saying, ‘ Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ And we told him according to these words. Could we possibly have known that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?”

8 A nd Judah saith unto Israel his father, `Send the youth with me, and we arise, and go, and live, and do not die, both we, and thou, and our infants.

Then Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones.

9 I -- I am surety him, from my hand thou dost require him; if I have not brought him in unto thee, and set him before thee -- then I have sinned against thee all the days;

I myself will be surety for him; from my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever.

10 f or if we had not lingered, surely now we had returned these two times.'

For if we had not lingered, surely by now we would have returned this second time.”

11 A nd Israel their father saith unto them, `If so, now, this do: take of the praised thing of the land in your vessels, and take down to the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and almonds;

And their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Take some of the best fruits of the land in your vessels and carry down a present for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds.

12 a nd double money take in your hand, even the money which is brought back in the mouth of your bags, ye take back in your hand, it may be it an oversight.

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

13 ` And take your brother, and rise, turn back unto the man;

Take your brother also, and arise, go back to the man.

14 a nd God Almighty give to you mercies before the man, so that he hath sent to you your other brother and Benjamin; and I, when I am bereaved -- I am bereaved.'

And may God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved, I am bereaved!”

15 A nd the men take this present, double money also they have taken in their hand, and Benjamin; and they rise, and go down to Egypt, and stand before Joseph;

So the men took that present and Benjamin, and they took double money in their hand, and arose and went down to Egypt; and they stood before Joseph.

16 a nd Joseph seeth Benjamin with them, and saith to him who over his house, `Bring the men into the house, and slaughter an animal, and make ready, for with me do the men eat at noon.'

When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my home, and slaughter an animal and make ready; for these men will dine with me at noon.”

17 A nd the man doth as Joseph hath said, and the man bringeth in the men into the house of Joseph,

Then the man did as Joseph ordered, and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house.

18 a nd the men are afraid because they have been brought into the house of Joseph, and they say, `For the matter of the money which was put back in our bags at the commencement are we brought in -- to roll himself upon us, and to throw himself on us, and to take us for servants -- our asses also.'

Now the men were afraid because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, “ It is because of the money, which was returned in our sacks the first time, that we are brought in, so that he may make a case against us and seize us, to take us as slaves with our donkeys.”

19 A nd they come nigh unto the man who over the house of Joseph, and speak unto him at the opening of the house,

When they drew near to the steward of Joseph’s house, they talked with him at the door of the house,

20 a nd say, `O, my lord, we really come down at the commencement to buy food;

and said, “O sir, we indeed came down the first time to buy food;

21 a nd it cometh to pass, when we have come in unto the lodging-place, and open our bags, that lo, each one's money in the mouth of his bag, our money in its weight, and we bring it back in our hand;

but it happened, when we came to the encampment, that we opened our sacks, and there, each man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight; so we have brought it back in our hand.

22 a nd other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food; we have not known who put our money in our bags.'

And we have brought down other money in our hands to buy food. We do not know who put our money in our sacks.”

23 A nd he saith, `Peace to you, fear not: your God and the God of your father hath given to you hidden treasure in your bags, your money came unto me;' and he bringeth out Simeon unto them.

But he said, “Peace be with you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks; I had your money.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.

24 A nd the man bringeth in the men into Joseph's house, and giveth water, and they wash their feet; and he giveth provender for their asses,

So the man brought the men into Joseph’s house and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their donkeys feed.

25 a nd they prepare the present until the coming of Joseph at noon, for they have heard that there they do eat bread.

Then they made the present ready for Joseph’s coming at noon, for they heard that they would eat bread there.

26 A nd Joseph cometh into the house, and they bring to him the present which in their hand, into the house, and bow themselves to him, to the earth;

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

27 a nd he asketh of them of peace, and saith, `Is your father well? the aged man of whom ye have spoken, is he yet alive?'

Then he asked them about their well-being, and said, “ Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”

28 a nd they say, `Thy servant our father well, he is yet alive;' and they bow, and do obeisance.

And they answered, “Your servant our father is in good health; he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads down and prostrated themselves.

29 A nd he lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Benjamin his brother, his mother's son, and saith, `Is this your young brother, of whom ye have spoken unto me?' and he saith, `God favour thee, my son.'

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

30 A nd Joseph hasteth, for his bowels have been moved for his brother, and he seeketh to weep, and entereth the inner chamber, and weepeth there;

Now his heart yearned for his brother; so Joseph made haste and sought somewhere to weep. And he went into his chamber and wept there.

31 a nd he washeth his face, and goeth out, and refraineth himself, and saith, `Place bread.'

Then he washed his face and came out; and he restrained himself, and said, “Serve the bread.”

32 A nd they place for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who are eating with him by themselves: for the Egyptians are unable to eat bread with the Hebrews, for it an abomination to the Egyptians.

So they set him a place by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves; because the Egyptians could not eat food with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.

33 A nd they sit before him, the first-born according to his birthright, and the young one according to his youth, and the men wonder one at another;

And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth; and the men looked in astonishment at one another.

34 a nd he lifteth up gifts from before him unto them, and the gift of Benjamin is five hands more than the gifts of all of them; and they drink, yea, they drink abundantly with him.

Then he took servings to them from before him, but Benjamin’s serving was five times as much as any of theirs. So they drank and were merry with him.