Genesis 44

1 When his brothers were ready to return home, Joseph said to the man who was in charge of things in his house, “Fill the sacks of those men with as much grain as they can carry [on their donkeys]. And put in the top of each man’s sack the silver that he paid for the grain.

And he commanded [the one] who [was] over household his saying fill [the] sacks of the men food just as they are able! to carry and put [the] silver of each man in [the] mouth of sack his.

2 Then put my silver cup in the top of the youngest brother’s sack, along with the silver that he paid for the grain.” So the servant did what Joseph told him to do.

And cup my [the] cup of silver you will put in [the] mouth of [the] sack of the young [brother] and [the] silver of grain his and he did according to [the] word of Joseph which he had spoken.

3 The next morning at dawn the men started on the way home with their donkeys.

The morning it was light and the men they were sent off they and donkeys their.

4 When they had not gone far from the city, Joseph said to the servant in charge of things in his house, “Pursue those men immediately. When you catch up to them, say to them, ‘We did good things for you! Why have you paid us back by doing something bad to us?

They they came out the city not they had gone far and Joseph he said to [the one] who [was] over household his arise pursue after the men and you will overtake them and you will say to them why? have you repaid evil for good.

5 [You have stolen the cup] that my master drinks from [RHQ]! It is the cup that he uses to find out things that nobody knows! What you did was very wicked!’”

¿ Not [is] this [that] which he drinks master my in it and he indeed he practices divination by it you have done evil [that] which you have done.

6 The servant [left immediately and] when he caught up with them, he told them what Joseph had told him to say.

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

7 But one of them replied to him, “Sir, why do you say such things? We are your servants, and we would never do anything like that!

And they said to him why? does he speak master my according to the words these far be it to servants your from doing according to the manner this.

8 We even brought back to you from Canaan land the silver that we found inside the tops of our sacks! So (we certainly would not steal silver or gold from your master’s house!/Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?) [RHQ]

Here! silver which we found in [the] mouth of sacks our we brought back to you from [the] land of Canaan and how? will we steal from [the] house of master your silver or gold.

9 If you discover that any of us has that cup, you can execute him, and the rest of us will become your slaves.”

[anyone] whom It is found with him of servants your and he will die and also we we will be[long] to lord my to slaves.

10 The man replied, “Okay, I will do what you say. But the one who has the cup will not be executed. Instead, he will become my slave, and the rest of you may return home.”

And he said also now according to words your [will be] so it [anyone] whom it is found with him he will be of me slave and you you will be innocent.

11 Each of the men quickly lowered his sack down from the donkey to the ground and opened it.

And they hurried and they brought down each man sack his [the] ground towards and they opened each man sack his.

12 Then the servant started to search for the cup in each sack. He started with the oldest brother’s sack and ended with the youngest one’s sack. And he found the cup in Benjamin’s sack and showed it to them.

And he searched with the old [brother] he began and with the young [brother] he finished and it was found the cup in [the] sack of Benjamin.

13 The brothers tore their clothes [because they were so dismayed]. They loaded the sacks on the donkeys again and returned to the city.

And they tore clothes their and he loaded each man on donkey his and they went back the city towards.

14 When Judah and his [older and younger] brothers entered Joseph’s house, Joseph was still there. The servant told Joseph what had happened. Then the brothers threw themselves down on the ground in front of Joseph.

And he came Judah and brothers his [the] house of towards Joseph and he still he [was] there and they fell before him [the] ground towards.

15 He said to them, “Why did you do this? Do you not know that a man like me can find out things that nobody knows?” [RHQ]

And he said to them Joseph what? [is] the deed this which you have done ¿ not do you know that indeed he practices divination a man who [is] like me.

16 Judah replied, “Sir, what can we say? How can we prove that we (are innocent/did not steal the cup)? God has (paid us back/punished us) for the sins [we committed many years ago]. So now we will become your slaves—both we and the one in whose sack the cup was found.”

And he said Judah what? will we say to lord my what? will we speak and what? will we justify ourselves God he has found [the] guilt of servants your here we [are] slaves of lord my both we as well as [the one] who it was found the cup in hand his.

17 But Joseph replied, “No, I could never do anything like that. Only the man in whose sack the cup was found will become my slave. The rest of you can return to your father peacefully.”

And he said far be it to me from doing this the man whom it was found the cup in hand his he he will be of me slave and you go up to peace to father your.

18 Then Judah came near to Joseph and said, “Sir, please let me say something to you. You are equal to the king himself, so you could command that I be executed; but do not be angry with me for speaking to you.

And he drew near to him Judah and he said pardon me O lord my may he speak please servant your a word in [the] ears of lord my and may not it burn anger your on servant your for as you as Pharaoh.

19 You asked us, ‘Is your father still living, and do you have another brother?’

Lord my he asked servants his saying ¿ [does] there [belong] to you a father or a brother.

20 We answered, ‘Our father is alive, but he is an old man. He has a young son who was born after our father became an old man. That son had an [older] brother, who is now dead. So the youngest son is the only one of his mother’s sons who is still alive, and his father loves him very much.’

And we said to lord my there [belongs] to us a father old and a child of old age young and brother his he died and he was left he to only him to mother his and father his he loves him.

21 Then you said to us, ‘The next time you come here, bring your younger brother down to me, so that I can see him.’

And you said to servants your bring down him to me so let me set eye my on him.

22 We said to you, ‘No, we cannot do that, because the boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves his father, his father will die from sorrow.’

And we said to lord my not he will be able the young man to leave father his and he will leave father his and he will die.

23 But you told us, ‘If your youngest brother does not come back with you, I will not let you see me again!’

And you said to servants your if not he will come down brother your young with you not you will repeat! to see face my.

24 When we returned to our father, we told him what you said.

And it was that we went up to servant your father my and we told to him [the] words of lord my.

25 [Months later] our father said, ‘Go back to Egypt and buy some more grain!’

And he said father our go back buy for us a little of food.

26 But we said, ‘We cannot go back by ourselves. We will go only if our youngest brother is with us. We will not be able to see the man who sells grain if our youngest brother is not with us.’

And we said not we are able to go down if there [is] brother our young with us and we will go down for not we will be able to see [the] face of the man and brother our young not he [is] with us.

27 Our father replied, ‘You know that my wife [Rachel] gave birth to two sons for me.

And he said servant your father my to us you you know that two [sons] she bore to me wife my.

28 One of them disappeared, and I said, “A wild animal has surely torn him to pieces.” And I have not seen him since then.

And he went out the one from with me and I said surely certainly he has been torn to pieces and not I have seen him until now.

29 I am an old gray-haired man. If you take this other one from me, too, and something harms him, you would cause me to die because of my sorrow.’ (Sheol h7585)

And you will take also this [one] from with presence my and it will happen to him harm and you will cause to go down gray hair my in calamity Sheol towards. (Sheol h7585)

30 “So please listen. My father will remain alive only if his youngest son remains alive.

And therefore when come I to servant your father my and the lad not [is] he with us and life his [is] bound up with life his.

31 If he sees that the boy is not with us when we return to him, he will die. We will cause our gray-haired father to die because of his sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

And it will be when sees he that there not [is] the young man and he will die and they will bring down servants your [the] gray hair of servant your father our in sorrow Sheol towards. (Sheol h7585)

32 I guaranteed/promised to my father that the boy would return safely. I told him, ‘You can require me to do what I am promising. If I do not bring him back to you, you can say forever that (I am to blame/it is my fault) [for not bringing him back to you].’

For servant your he stood surety for the young man from with father my saying if not I will bring him to you and I will be culpable to father my all the days.

33 “So, please let me remain here as your slave instead of my youngest brother, and let the boy return home with his other older brothers.

And therefore let him remain please servant your in place of the young man a slave of lord my and the lad let him go up with brothers his.

34 (I cannot return to my father if the boy is not with me!/How can I return to my father if the boy is not with me?) [RHQ] I do not want to see how miserable/sad my father would become!”

For how? will I go up to father my and the lad not [is] he with me lest I should look on the calamity which it will find father my.