Genesis 43

1 And the famine [was] heavy in the land.

And the famine was sore in the land.

2 And it was just when they finished to eat the grain which they had brought from Egypt and he said to them father their go back buy for us a little of food.

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

3 And he said to him Judah saying certainly he warned us the man saying not you will see face my except brother your [is] with you.

And Judah spoke unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, All of you shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

4 If there you [are] sending brother our with us we will go down and we will buy for you food.

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

5 And if not you [are] sending [him] not we will go down for the man he said to us not you will see face my except brother your [is] with you.

But if you will not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, All of you shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

6 And he said Israel why? did you do harm to me by telling to the man ¿ still [belong] to you [does] a brother.

And Israel said, Wherefore dealt all of you so ill with me, as to tell the man whether all of you had yet a brother?

7 And they said carefully he asked the man of us and of kindred our saying ¿ still [is] father your living ¿ [does] there [belong] to you a brother and we told to him on [the] mouth of the words these ¿ really did we know that he will say bring down brother your.

And they said, The man asked us strictly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have all of you 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?

8 And he said Judah to Israel father his send! the young man with me so let us arise and we will go and we may live and not we will die both we as well as you as well as little one[s] our.

And 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 you, and also our little ones.

9 I I will stand surety for him from hand my you will require him if not I have brought him to you and I will set him before you and I will be culpable to you all the days.

I will be guarantor for him; of my hand shall you require him: if I bring him not unto you, and set him before you, then let me bear the blame for ever:

10 For if not we had delayed for now we have returned this two times.

For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.

11 And he said to them Israel father their if so - then this do take some of [the] best products of the land in vessels your and take down to the man a gift a little of balm and a little of honey spice and myrrh pistachio nuts and almonds.

And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:

12 And silver double take in hand your and the silver that was returned in [the] mouth of sacks your you will take back in hand your perhaps [was] a mistake it.

And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; possibly it was an oversight:

13 And brother your take and arise go back to the man.

Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:

14 And God Almighty may he give to you compassion before the man and he will let go to you brother your other and Benjamin and I just when I have been bereaved I have been bereaved.

And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

15 And they took the men the gift this and double money they took in hand their and Benjamin and they arose and they went down Egypt and they stood before Joseph.

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

16 And he saw Joseph with them Benjamin and he said to [the one] who [was] over household his bring the men the house towards and slaughter a slaughter and prepare [it] for with me they will eat the men at noon.

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

17 And he did the man just as he said Joseph and he brought the man the men [the] house of towards Joseph.

And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.

18 And they were afraid the men that they were brought [the] house of Joseph and they said on [the] matter of the silver which returned in sacks our at the beginning we [are] being brought to roll himself on us and to throw himself on us and to take us to slaves and donkeys our.

And 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 at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

19 And they approached the man who [was] over [the] household of Joseph and they spoke to him [the] entrance of the house.

And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

20 And they said pardon us O lord my certainly we came down at the beginning to buy food.

And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

21 And it was that we came to the lodging place and we opened! sacks our and there! [the] silver of each man [was] in [the] mouth of sack his silver our in weight its and we have brought back it in hand our.

And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.

22 And silver other we have brought down in hand our to buy food not we know who? did he put silver our in sacks our.

And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.

23 And he said peace [be] to you may not you fear God your and [the] God of father your he gave to you treasure in sacks your silver your it came to me and he brought out to them Simeon.

And 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.

24 And he brought the man the men [the] house of towards Joseph and he gave water and they washed feet their and he gave fodder to donkeys their.

And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses animal food.

25 And they prepared the gift until came Joseph at noon for they had heard that there they will eat food.

And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

26 And he came Joseph the house towards and they brought to him the gift which [was] in hand their the house towards and they bowed down to him [the] ground towards.

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

27 And he asked of them to welfare and he said ¿ health [is] father your old whom you spoke ¿ [is] still he alive.

And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom all of you spoke? Is he yet alive?

28 And they said health [belongs] to servant your to father our still he [is] alive and they bowed low (and they bowed down. *QK)

And they answered, Your servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made reverence.

29 And he lifted up eyes his and he saw Benjamin brother his [the] son of mother his and he said ¿ [is] this brother your young whom you spoke to me and he said God may he show favor to you O son my.

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom all of you spoke unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto you, my son.

30 And he hurried Joseph for they grew warm compassion his to brother his and he sought to weep and he went the inner room towards and he wept there.

And 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.

31 And he washed face his and he came out and he restrained himself and he said set food.

And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

32 And they set for him to only him and to them to alone them and for the Egyptians who were eating with him to alone them for not they were able! the Egyptians to eat with the Hebrews food for [is] an abomination it to Egypt.

And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

33 And they sat down before him the firstborn according to birthright his and the young [brother] according to youth his and they looked in astonishment the men each to neighbor his.

And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

34 And someone took portions from with face his to them and it was great [the] portion of Benjamin more than [the] portions of all of them five hands and they drank and they became drunk with him.

And he took and sent portions unto them from before him: but Benjamin's portion was five times so much as any of their's. And they drank, and were merry with him.