Бытие 44
1 И заповеда Иосиф домостроителю своему, глаголя: наполните вретища мужем пищи, елико могут понести: и вложите комуждо сребро верху устия вретища:
Then Joseph instructed the steward of his house, saying: “Fill their sacks with grain, as much as they are able to hold. And place each one’s money at the top of the sack.
2 и чашу мою сребряную вложите во вретище меншаго, и цену пшеницы его. Бысть же по словеси Иосифову, якоже рече.
But place my silver bowl, and the price that he gave for the wheat, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest.” And so it was done.
3 Утро возсия, и мужие отпустишася сами, и ослята их.
And when morning arose, they were sent away with 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 now they had departed from the city and had set out a short distance. Then Joseph, sending for the steward of his house, said: “Rise up and pursue the men. And when you have overtaken them, say: ‘Why have you returned 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.
The cup that you have stolen, it is that from which my lord drinks, and in which he is accustomed to discern signs. You have done a very sinful thing.’”
6 Обрет же их, рече им по словесем сим.
He did as he had been ordered. And having overtaken them, he spoke to them according to the order.
7 Они же реша ему: вскую глаголет господин словеса сия? Не буди рабом твоим сотворити по словеси сему:
And they responded: “Why does our lord speak in this way, as though your servants had committed such a shameful act?
8 аще сребро, еже обретохом во вретищах наших, возвратихом к тебе от земли Ханаани, како быхом украли из дому господина твоего сребро или злато?
The money, which we found at the top of our sacks, we carried back to you from the land of Canaan. So in what way does it follow that we would steal, from the house of your lord, gold or silver?
9 У негоже аще обрящеши чашу от раб твоих, да умрет: и мы будем раби господину нашему.
Whichever of your servants will be found to have what you seek, may he die, and we shall be the servants of my lord.”
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 to them: “Let it be according to your verdict. With whomever it will be found, let him be my servant, but you will be unharmed.”
11 И потщашася, и сверже кийждо вретище свое на землю, и отверзоша кийждо вретище свое.
And so, they quickly placed their sacks down to the ground, and each one was opened.
12 Изыска же от старейшаго зачен, дондеже прииде до меншаго, и обрете чашу во вретищи Вениамини.
And when he had searched, beginning with the oldest, all the way to the youngest, he found the cup in Benjamin’s sack.
13 И растерзаша ризы своя, и возложиша кийждо вретище свое на осля свое, и возвратишася во град.
But they, tearing their garments and burdening their donkeys again, returned to the town.
14 Вниде же Иуда и братия его ко Иосифу, еще ему сущу ту, и падоша пред ним на землю.
And Judah, first among his brothers, entered to Joseph (for he had not yet departed from the place) and together they all 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 he said to them: “Why would you choose to act in this way? Could you be ignorant that there is no one like me in the knowledge of discerning signs?”
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 to him, “What could we answer to my lord? And what would we be able to say, or to justly claim? God has discovered the iniquity of your servants. See, we have all become servants to my lord, both we, and he with whom the cup was 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.
Joseph responded: “Far be it from me that I should act in this way. He who stole the cup, he will be my servant. But you may go away free 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, approaching closer, said confidently: “I beg you, my lord, let your servant speak a word in your ears, and do not be angry with your servant. For you are next to Pharaoh.
19 господине, ты вопрошал еси рабов твоих, глаголя: аще имате отца, или брата?
My lord, you questioned your servants before: ‘Do you have 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 answered you, my lord: ‘There is our father, an old man, and a young boy, who was born in his old age. His brother of the same womb has died, and he alone is left to his mother and father, who truly love him tenderly.’
21 Ты же рекл еси рабом твоим: приведите его ко мне, да вижду его.
And you said to your servants, ‘Bring him to me, and I will set my eyes on him.’
22 И рехом господину: не возможет отрочищь оставити отца своего: аще же оставит отца, умрет.
We suggested to my lord: ‘The boy is not able to leave his father. For if he sends him away, he will die.’
23 Ты же рекл еси рабом твоим: аще не приидет брат ваш менший с вами, не приложите ктому видети лица моего.
And you said to your servants: ‘Unless your youngest brother arrives with you, you will not see my face any more.’
24 Бысть же егда приидохом к рабу твоему отцу нашему, поведахом ему словеса господина нашего,
Therefore, when we had gone up to your servant our father, we explained to him all that my lord had spoken.
25 рече же нам отец наш: идите паки и купите нам мало пищи.
And our father said: ‘Return and buy us a little wheat.’
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 to him: ‘We cannot go. If our youngest brother descends with us, we will set out together. Otherwise, in his absence, we do not dare to see the face of the man.’
27 Рече же раб твой, отец наш к нам: вы весте, яко двоих роди мне жена:
To which he responded: ‘You know that my wife conceived twice by me.
28 и отиде един от мене, и рекосте, яко зверем снеден бысть, и не видех его даже до ныне:
One went out, and you said, “A beast devoured him.” And since then, he has not appeared.
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)
If you take this one also, and anything happens to him on the way, you will lead my grey hairs down with grief to the grave.’ (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, )
Therefore, if I would have gone to your servant, our father, with the boy not present, (though his life depends upon the life of him)
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)
and if he were to see that he is not with us, he would die, and your servants will lead his grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave. (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.
Let me be your very own servant, for I accepted this one into my trust, and I promised, saying: ‘Unless I lead him back, I will be guilty of a sin against my father for all time.’
33 Ныне убо пребуду тебе раб вместо отрочища, раб господину: отрочищь же да идет с братиею своею:
And so I, your servant, will remain in place of the boy, in ministry to my lord, and then let the boy 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 I cannot return to my father without the boy, lest I appear as a witness to the calamity that will oppress my father.”
