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 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 mouth.

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 sack's mouth of the youngest, and his grain money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

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

As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.

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?

And when they were gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, Up, follow after the men, and when thou overtake them, 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 that in which my lord drinks, and how he indeed divines? Ye have done evil in so doing.

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 that they should 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, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again to thee out of the land of Canaan. How then would 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 whomever of thy servants it be 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. He with whom it is found shall be my bondman, and ye shall be blameless.

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

Then they hurried, and took down every man his sack to 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, and began at the eldest, and left off 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 tore their clothes, and every man loaded his donkey, and 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 brothers came to Joseph's house. And he was yet there, and they fell before him on 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 that ye have done? Know ye not that such a man as I can indeed 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, or how shall we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of thy servants. Behold, we are my lord's bondmen, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is 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 that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my bondman, but as for you, get you 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, Oh, 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 are 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 a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one. 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 said to thy servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes upon him.

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

And we said to my lord, The young man cannot leave his father, for 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 said 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.

And we said, We cannot go down. If our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down, for we may not see the man's face unless our youngest brother be 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, Surely he is torn in pieces, and I have not seen him since.

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 harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow 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, )

Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the young man is not with us, since his life is bound up in the young man's 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 young man is not with us, that he will die. And thy servants will bring down the gray 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 young man to my father, saying, If I do not bring him to thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father forever.

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

Now therefore, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide a bondman to my lord instead of the young man, and let the young man go up with his brothers.

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

For how shall I go up to my father, if the young man be not with me? Lest I see the evil that shall come on my father.