Genesis 42

1 When Iacob sawe that there was corne to be solde in Egipte he sayde vnto his sones: why are ye negligent?

Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, Why do you look one on another?

2 beholde I haue hearde that there is corne to be solde in Egipte. Gete you thither and bye vs corne fro thece that we maye lyue and not dye.

And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from there; that we may live, and not die.

3 So went Iosephs ten brethern doune to bye corne in Egipte

And Joseph’s ten brothers went down to buy corn in Egypt.

4 for Ben Iamin Iosephs brother wold not Iacob sende with his other brethren: for he sayde: some mysfortune myght happen him

But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brothers; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

5 And the sonnes of Israell came to bye corne amonge other that came for there was derth also in the lande of Canaan.

And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

6 And Ioseph was gouerner in the londe and solde corne to all the people of the londe. And his brethren came and fell flatt on the grounde before him.

And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brothers came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

7 When Ioseph sawe his brethern he knewe them: But made straunge vnto them and spake rughly vnto them saynge: Whence come ye? and they sayde: out of the lande of Canaan to bye vitayle.

And Joseph saw his brothers, and he knew them, but made himself strange to them, and spoke roughly to them; and he said to them, From where come you? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

8 Ioseph knewe his brethern but they knewe not him.

And Joseph knew his brothers, but they knew not him.

9 And Ioseph remembred his dreames which he dreamed of them and sayde vnto them: ye are spies and to se where the lande is weake is youre comynge.

And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said to them, You are spies; to see the nakedness of the land you are come.

10 And they sayde vnto him: nay my lorde: but to bye vitayle thy seruauntes are come.

And they said to him, No, my lord, but to buy food are your servants come.

11 We are all one mans sonnes and meane truely and thy seruauntes are no spies.

We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, your servants are no spies.

12 And he sayde vnto them: nay verely but euen to se where the land is weake is youre comynge.

And he said to them, No, but to see the nakedness of the land you are come.

13 And they sayde: we thi seruauntes are. xij. brethern the sonnes of one man in the lande of Canaan. The yongest is yet with oure father and one no man woteth where he is.

And they said, Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

14 Ioseph sayde vnto them that is it that I sayde vnto you that ye are surelye spies.

And Joseph said to them, That is it that I spoke to you, saying, You are spies:

15 Here by ye shall be proued. For by the lyfe of Pharao ye shall not goo hence vntyll youre yongest brother be come hither.

Hereby you shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh you shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come here.

16 Sende therfore one off you and lett him fett youre brother and ye shalbe in preason in the meane season. And thereby shall youre wordes be proued whether there be any trueth in you: or els by the lyfe of Pharao ye are but spies.

Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and you shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely you are spies.

17 And he put them in warde thre dayes.

And he put them all together into ward three days.

18 And Ioseph sayde vnto the the thryd daye: This doo and lyue for I feare Gode

And Joseph said to them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

19 Yf ye meane no hurte let one of youre brethern be bounde in the preason and goo ye and brynge the necessarie foode vnto youre housholdes

If you be true men, let one of your brothers be bound in the house of your prison: go you, carry corn for the famine of your houses:

20 and brynge youre yongest brother vnto me: that youre wordes maye be beleved ad that ye dye not And they did so.

But bring your youngest brother to me; so shall your words be verified, and you shall not die. And they did so.

21 Than they sayde one to a nother: we haue verely synned agaynst oure brother in that we sawe the anguysh of his soull when he besought us and wold not heare him: therfore is this troubyll come apon us.

And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he sought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come on us.

22 Ruben answered the saynge: sayde I not vnto you that ye shulde not synne agaynst the lad? but ye wolde not heare And now verely see his bloude is requyred.

And Reuben answered them, saying, Spoke I not to you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and you would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

23 They were not aware that Ioseph vnderstode them for he spake vnto them by an interpreter.

And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spoke to them by an interpreter.

24 And he turned from them and wepte and than turned to them agayne ad comened with them and toke out Simeon from amonge the and bownde him before their eyes

And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

25 ad commaunded to fyll their saekes wyth corne and to put euery mans money in his sacke and to geue them vitayle to spende by the waye. And so it was done to them.

Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he to them.

26 And they laded their asses with the corne and departed thence.

And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed there.

27 And as one of them opened his sacke for to geue his asse prauender in the Inne he spied his money in his sacks mouth

And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.

28 And he sayde vnto his brethren: my money is restored me agayne and is eue in my sackes mouth Than their hartes fayled them and were astoynyed and sayde one to a nother: how cometh it that God dealeth thus with us?

And he said to his brothers, My money is restored; and, see, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God has done to us?

29 And they came vnto Iacob their father vnto the lande of Canaan and tolde him all that had happened them saynge.

And they came to Jacob their father to the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell to them; saying,

30 The lorde of the lade spake rughly to us and toke us for spyes to serche the countte.

The man, who is the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

31 And we sayde vnto him: we meane truely and are no spies.

And we said to him, We are true men; we are no spies:

32 We be. xij. bretren sones of oure father one is awaye and the yongest is now with oure father in the lande of Canaan.

We be twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

33 And the lorde of the countre sayde vnto us: here by shall I knowe yf ye meane truely: leaue one of youre brethern here with me and take foode necessary for youre housholdes and get you awaye

And the man, the lord of the country, said to us, Hereby shall I know that you are true men; leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:

34 and brynge youre yongest brother vnto me And thereby shall I knowe that ye are no spyes but meane truely: So will I delyuer you youre brother agayne and ye shall occupie in the lande.

And bring your youngest brother to me: then shall I know that you are no spies, but that you are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and you shall traffic in the land.

35 And as they emptied their sackes beholde: euery mans bundell of money was in his sacke And when both they and their father sawe the bundells of money they were afrayde.

And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

36 And Iacob their father sayde vnto them: Me haue ye robbed of my childern: Ioseph is away and Simeon is awaye and ye will take Ben Iamin awaye. All these thinges fall vpon me.

And Jacob their father said to them, Me have you bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and you will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

37 Ruben answered his father saynge: Slee my two sonnes yf I bringe him not to the agayne. Delyuer him therfore to my honde and I will brynge him to the agayne:

And Reuben spoke to his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to you: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to you again.

38 And he sayde: my sonne shall not go downe with you. For his brother is dead and he is left alone Moreouer some mysfortune myght happen vpon him by the waye which ye goo. And so shuld ye brynge my gray head with sorowe vnto the graue. (Sheol h7585)

And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which you go, then shall you bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. (Sheol h7585)