1 A nd the famine severe in the land;

The time of no food was hard 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.'

When they had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again and 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 told him, “The man said to us with sharp words, ‘You will 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 to Egypt 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 do not send him, we will not go. For the man said, ‘You will 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?'

Israel said, “Why did you do me such a wrong by telling the man that you had 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?'

And they said, “The man asked questions about us and our family. He said, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ So we answered his questions. How could we know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”

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.

Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me. And we will get up and go, so we and you and our children may live and not die.

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 will put myself as trust for him. You may put him in my care. If I do not return him to you and set him in front of you, then let the blame be on me forever.

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

For if we had not waited, we would have returned twice by now.”

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;

Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the best things of the land in your bags. Carry them to the man as a gift. Give him perfume and honey and spices and special things to eat.

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 twice as much money with you to take the place of the money that was returned in your bags. It may be that it was a mistake.

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

Take your brother also. Get up, and return 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.'

May the All-powerful God give you such favor with the man that he may let your other brother and Benjamin return. If my children are taken from me, I am filled with sorrow.”

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 the gift, and twice as much money, and Benjamin. They got up and went to Egypt, and stood in front of 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 man who took care of his house, “Bring the men into the house. And kill an animal and make it ready. For the men will eat 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,

So the man did what Joseph said, and brought the men to 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.'

The men were afraid because they were brought to Joseph’s house. They said, “We are being brought in because of the money that was returned in our bags the first time we came. He is looking for something against us. He will come down on us and take us for servants 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,

So they came near the man who took care of Joseph’s house, and spoke to him at the door of the house.

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

They said, “O, my lord, we came here 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;

When we came to the place where we stayed the night, we opened our bags. And we found that the full weight of each man’s money was at the top of the bag. So we have brought it again with us.

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.'

We have brought other money with us also to buy food. We do not know who put our money in our bags.”

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 answered, “Peace be with you. Do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you riches in your bags. I received 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,

The man brought the men into Joseph’s house and gave them water to wash their feet. And he fed their donkeys.

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

So they made the gift ready to give to Joseph when he came at noon. For they had heard that they were to eat 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;

When Joseph came home, they gave him the gift they had brought with them. They bowed to the ground in front of him.

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 Joseph asked them about their well-being. He said, “Is your father well, the old man you spoke about? 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 said, “Your servant, our father is well. He is still alive.” Then they bowed their heads low in honor to Joseph.

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.'

As he looked up, he saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son. He said, “Is this your youngest brother whom you told me about? May God show you loving-favor, 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;

Then Joseph went out in a hurry. For he had much feeling for his brother. He went in his room and cried.

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. Hiding his feelings, he said, “Bring the food.”

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 brought food to Joseph by himself, and to them by themselves, and to the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves. The Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews because they thought it would be sinful.

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;

Joseph’s brothers were seated in front of him by the way they were born, from the oldest to the youngest. And the men looked at each other in wonder.

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.

Joseph took food to them from his own table. But Benjamin’s food was five times as much as any of theirs. And they were free in eating and drinking with him.