1 Мојсијева 44

1 И заповеди Јосиф човеку што управљаше кућом његовом говорећи: Наспи овим људима у вреће жита колико могу понети, и свакоме у врећу метни озго новце његове.

Joseph commanded the steward of his house, saying, “Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's opening.

2 И чашу моју, чашу сребрну, метни најмлађем у врећу одозго и новце за његово жито. И учини како му Јосиф рече.

Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's opening of the youngest, and also his money for the grain.” The steward did as Joseph had said.

3 А ујутру кад свану, отпустише људе с магарцима њиховим.

The morning dawned, and the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.

4 А кад изађоше из места и још не беху далеко, рече Јосиф човеку што управљаше кућом његовом: Устани, иди брже за оним људима, и кад их стигнеш реци им: Зашто враћате зло за добро?

When they were out of the city but were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Get up, follow after the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, 'Why have you returned evil for good?

5 Није ли то чаша из које пије мој господар? И неће ли по њој зацело познати какви сте? Зло сте радили што сте то учинили.

Is this not the cup from which my master drinks, and the cup that he uses for divination? You have done evil, this thing that you have done.'”

6 И он их стиже, и рече им тако.

The steward overtook them and spoke these words to them.

7 А они му рекоше: Зашто говориш, господару, такве речи? Сачувај Боже да слуге твоје учине такво шта!

They said to him, “Why does my master speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they would do such a thing.

8 Ено смо ти донели натраг из земље хананске новце које нађосмо озго у врећама својим, па како бисмо украли из куће господара твог сребро или злато?

Look, the money that we found in our sacks' openings, we brought again to you out of the land of Canaan. How then could we steal out of your master's house silver or gold?

9 У ког се између слуга твојих нађе, онај нека погине, и сврх тога ми ћемо бити робови господару мом.

With whomever of your servants it is found, let him die, and we also will be my master's slaves.”

10 А он рече: Нека буде како рекосте; али у кога се нађе, онај да ми буде роб, а ви остали нећете бити криви.

The steward said, “Now also let it be according to your words. He with whom the cup is found will be my slave, and you others will be innocent.”

11 И брже поскидаше сви на земљу вреће своје, и разрешише сваки своју врећу.

Then each man hurried and brought his sack down to the ground, and each man opened his sack.

12 А он стаде тражити почевши од најстаријег, и кад дође на најмлађег, нађе се чаша у врећи Венијаминовој.

The steward searched. He began with the oldest and finished with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

13 Тада раздреше хаљине своје, и натоваривши сваки свој товар на свог магарца вратише се у град.

Then they tore their clothes. Each man loaded his donkey and returned to the city.

14 И дође Јуда с браћом својом Јосифу у кућу, док он још беше код куће, и падоше пред њим на земљу.

Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house. He was still there, and they bowed before him to the ground.

15 А Јосиф им рече: Шта сте то учинили? Зар нисте знали да човек као што сам ја може зацело дознати?

Joseph said to them, “What is this that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me practices divination?”

16 Тада рече Јуда: Шта да ти кажемо, господару? Шта да говоримо? Како ли да се правдамо? Бог је открио злочинство твојих слуга. Ево, ми смо сви робови твоји, господару, и ми и овај у кога се нашла чаша.

Judah said, “What can we say to my master? What can we speak? Or how can we justify ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Look, we are my master's slaves, both we and he also in whose hand the cup was found.”

17 А Јосиф рече: Боже сачувај! Нећу ја то; у кога се нашла чаша он нека ми буде роб, а ви идите с миром оцу свом.

Joseph said, “Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup was found, that person will be my slave, but as for you others, go up in peace to your father.”

18 Али Јуда приступив к њему рече: Чуј ме, господару; допусти да проговори слуга твој господару свом, и нека се гнев твој не распали на слугу твог, јер си ти као сам Фараон.

Then Judah came near to him and said, “My master, please let your servant speak a word in my master's ears, and do let your anger burn against your servant, for you are just like Pharaoh.

19 Господар мој запита слуге своје говорећи: Имате ли оца или брата?

My master asked his servants, saying, 'Do you have a father or a brother?'

20 А ми рекосмо господару свом: Имамо старог оца и брата најмлађег, који му се роди у старости; а његов је брат умро, и он оста сам од матере своје, и отац га пази.

We said to my master, 'We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one. But his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loves him.'

21 А ти рече слугама својим: Доведите ми га да видим својим очима.

Then you said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me that I may see him.'

22 И рекосмо господару свом: Неће моћи дете оставити оца свог; да остави оца свог, одмах ће отац умрети.

After that, we said to my master, 'The boy cannot leave his father. For if he should leave his father his father would die.'

23 А ти рече слугама својим: Ако не дође брат ваш најмлађи, нећете видети лице моје.

Then you said to your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.'

24 А кад се вратисмо к слузи твом а оцу мом, казасмо му речи господара мог.

Then it came about when we went up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my master.

25 После рече нам отац: Идите опет, купите нам хране.

Our father said, 'Go again, buy us some food.'

26 А ми рекосмо: Не можемо ићи, осим ако буде брат наш најмлађи с нама, онда ћемо ићи, јер не можемо видети лица оног човека, ако не буде с нама брат наш најмлађи.

Then we said, 'We cannot go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then will we go down, for we will not be able to see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.'

27 А слуга твој, отац мој, рече нам: Знате да ми је жена родила два сина.

Your servant my father said to us, 'You know that my wife bore me two sons.

28 И један од њих отиде од мене, и рекох: Зацело га је раскинула зверка; и до сада га не видех.

One of them went out from me and I said, “Surely he is torn in pieces, and I have not seen him since.”

29 Ако и овог одведете од мене и задеси га како зло, свалићете ме старог у гроб с тугом. (Sheol h7585)

Now if you also take this one from me, and harm comes to him, you will bring down my gray hair with sorrow to Sheol.' (Sheol h7585)

30 Па сада да отидем к слузи твом, оцу свом, а ово дете да не буде с нама, како је душа оног везана за душу овог,

Now, therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us, since his life is bound up in the boy's life,

31 Умреће кад види да нема детета, те ће слуге твоје свалити старог слугу твог, а оца свог, с тугом у гроб. (Sheol h7585)

it will come about, when he sees the boy is not with us, he will die. Your servants will bring down the gray hair of your servant our father with sorrow to Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

32 А твој се слуга подјемчио за дете оцу свом рекавши: Ако ти га не доведем натраг, да сам крив оцу свом до века.

For your servant became a guarantee for the boy to my father and said, 'If I do not bring him to you, then I will bear the guilt to my father forever.'

33 Зато нека слуга твој остане место детета, да буде роб господару мом, а дете нека иде с браћом својом.

Now therefore, please let your servant stay instead of the boy as slave to my master, and let the boy go up with his brothers.

34 Јер како бих се вратио к оцу свом без детета, да гледам јаде који би ми оца задесили?

For how can I go up to my father if the boy is not with me? I am afraid to see the evil that would come on my father.”