Бытие 44

1 И заповеда Иосиф домостроителю своему, глаголя: наполните вретища мужем пищи, елико могут понести: и вложите комуждо сребро верху устия вретища:

And he commanded him who was over his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry; and put every man's money in the mouth of his sack.

2 и чашу мою сребряную вложите во вретище меншаго, и цену пшеницы его. Бысть же по словеси Иосифову, якоже рече.

And put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and his grain-money. And he did according to the word of Joseph which he had spoken.

3 Утро возсия, и мужие отпустишася сами, и ослята их.

In the morning, when it was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

4 Изшедше же они из града, не отидоша далече: и рече Иосиф домостроителю своему: востав гони вслед мужей и постигни их, и рцы им: что яко воздасте (ми) злая за благая?

They were gone out of the city, [and] not [yet] far off, when Joseph said to him who was over his house, Up! follow after the men; and when thou overtakest them, thou shalt say to them, Why have ye rewarded evil for good?

5 Вскую украдосте чашу мою сребряну? Не сия ли есть, из неяже пиет господин мой? Он же и волхвованием волхвует в ней: злая совершисте, яже сотвористе.

Is not this [it] in which my lord drinks, and in which indeed he divines? Ye have done evil [in] what ye have done.

6 Обрет же их, рече им по словесем сим.

And he overtook them, and he spoke to them these words.

7 Они же реша ему: вскую глаголет господин словеса сия? Не буди рабом твоим сотворити по словеси сему:

And they said to him, Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from thy servants to do such a thing!

8 аще сребро, еже обретохом во вретищах наших, возвратихом к тебе от земли Ханаани, како быхом украли из дому господина твоего сребро или злато?

Behold, the money that we found in our sacks' mouths we have brought again to thee from the land of Canaan; and how should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?

9 У негоже аще обрящеши чашу от раб твоих, да умрет: и мы будем раби господину нашему.

With whomsoever of thy servants it is found, let him die; and we also will be my lord's bondmen.

10 Он же рече: и ныне, якоже глаголете, тако будет: у негоже аще обрящется чаша, будет мой раб, вы же будете чисти.

And he said, Now also [let] it [be] according to your words: let him with whom it is found be my bondman, but ye shall be blameless.

11 И потщашася, и сверже кийждо вретище свое на землю, и отверзоша кийждо вретище свое.

And they hasted and laid down every man his sack on the ground, and opened every man his sack.

12 Изыска же от старейшаго зачен, дондеже прииде до меншаго, и обрете чашу во вретищи Вениамини.

And he searched carefully: he began at the eldest, and ended at the youngest; and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

13 И растерзаша ризы своя, и возложиша кийждо вретище свое на осля свое, и возвратишася во град.

Then they rent their clothes, and loaded every man his ass, and they returned to the city.

14 Вниде же Иуда и братия его ко Иосифу, еще ему сущу ту, и падоша пред ним на землю.

And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; and he was still there; and they fell down before him to the ground.

15 Рече же им Иосиф: что дело сие сотвористе? Не ведасте ли, яко несть волхвователь человек, якоже аз?

And Joseph said to them, What deed is this which ye have done? Did ye not know that such a man as I can certainly divine?

16 Рече же Иуда: что отвещаем господину, или что возглаголем, или чим оправдимся? Бог же обрете неправду рабов твоих: се, мы есмы раби господину нашему, и мы, и у негоже обретеся чаша.

And Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? what shall we speak, and how justify ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of thy servants; behold, we are my lord's bondmen, both we, and he in whose hand the cup has been found.

17 Рече же Иосиф: не буди ми сотворити глагол сей: муж, у негоже обретеся чаша, той будет ми раб: вы же поидите в целости ко отцу своему.

And he said, Far be it from me to do so! The man in whose hand the cup has been found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, go up in peace to your father.

18 Приступив же к нему Иуда, рече: молю тя, господине, да речет раб твой слово пред тобою, и не прогневайся на раба твоего, яко ты еси по фараоне:

Then Judah came near to him, and said, Ah! my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant; for thou art even as Pharaoh.

19 господине, ты вопрошал еси рабов твоих, глаголя: аще имате отца, или брата?

My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

20 И рехом господину: есть нам отец стар, и отрочищь на старость менший ему, а брат его умре, он же един остася у матере своея, отец же возлюби его.

And we said to my lord, We have an aged father, and a child born to him in his old age, [yet] young; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.

21 Ты же рекл еси рабом твоим: приведите его ко мне, да вижду его.

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set mine eye on him.

22 И рехом господину: не возможет отрочищь оставити отца своего: аще же оставит отца, умрет.

And we said to my lord, The youth cannot leave his father: if he should leave his father, [his father] would die.

23 Ты же рекл еси рабом твоим: аще не приидет брат ваш менший с вами, не приложите ктому видети лица моего.

And thou saidst to thy servants, Unless your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

24 Бысть же егда приидохом к рабу твоему отцу нашему, поведахом ему словеса господина нашего,

And it came to pass when we came up to thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

25 рече же нам отец наш: идите паки и купите нам мало пищи.

And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.

26 Мы же рекохом: не возможем ити: но аще брат наш менший идет с нами, пойдем: ибо не возможем видети лице мужа, брату нашему меншему не сущу с нами.

But we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down; for we cannot see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.

27 Рече же раб твой, отец наш к нам: вы весте, яко двоих роди мне жена:

And thy servant my father said to us, Ye know that my wife bore me two [sons];

28 и отиде един от мене, и рекосте, яко зверем снеден бысть, и не видех его даже до ныне:

and the one went out from me, and I said, He must certainly have been torn in pieces; and I have not seen him [again] hitherto.

29 аще убо поймете и сего от лица моего, и случится ему зло на пути, и сведете старость мою с печалию во ад. (Sheol h7585)

And if ye take this one also from me, and mischief should befall him, ye will bring down my grey hairs with misery to Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

30 Ныне убо аще пойду к рабу твоему, отцу же нашему, и отрочища не будет с нами: (душа же его связана есть с душею сего, )

And now, when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us, — seeing that his life is bound up with his life,

31 и будет егда увидит он не суща отрочища с нами, умрет: и сведут раби твои старость раба твоего, отца же нашего, с печалию во ад: (Sheol h7585)

it will come to pass when he sees that the lad is not [there], that he will die; and thy servants will bring down the grey hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

32 раб бо твой от отца взя отрочища, глаголя: аще не приведу его к тебе и поставлю его пред тобою, грешен буду ко отцу вся дни.

For thy servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, If I bring him not to thee, then I shall be guilty toward my father all my days.

33 Ныне убо пребуду тебе раб вместо отрочища, раб господину: отрочищь же да идет с братиею своею:

And now, let thy servant stay, I pray thee, instead of the lad a bondman to my lord, and let the lad go up with his brethren;

34 како бо пойду ко отцу, отрочищу не сущу с нами? Да не вижду злых, яже обрящут отца моего.

for how should I go up to my father if the lad were not with me? — lest I see the evil that would come on my father.