Genesis 43 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And the dearth was great in the lande. Now the famine was severe in the land. Now the famine was still severe in the land.
2 And it came to passe when they had eaten vp the corne which they had brought out of the lande of Egypt, theyr father sayde vnto them: go agayne and bye vs a litle foode. And when they had eaten the grain that they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little food.” So when they had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”
3 Iuda aunswered him, and sayd, The man did solemply protest vnto vs saying: ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. But Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ But Judah said to him, “The man warned us solemnly, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’
4 If thou wylt sende our brother with vs, we wyll go downe, and bye thee foode. If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food. If you will send our brother along with us, we will go down and buy food for you.
5 But yf thou wylt not sende hym, we wyll not go downe: for the man sayde vnto vs, ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. But if you will not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’” But if you will not send him, we will not go down, because the man said to us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”
6 And Israel sayd: wherefore dealt ye so cruelly with me, as to tell the man that ye had yet a brother? Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly as to tell the man that you had another brother?” Israel asked, “Why did you bring this trouble on me by telling the man you had another brother?”
7 They aunswered, The man asked vs straytely of our state and of our kinrede, saying: Is your father yet aliue? haue ye not another brother? And we tolde hym accordyng to the tenour of these wordes: Could we by any meane knowe, that he would say, bryng your brother downe with you? They replied, “The man questioned us carefully about ourselves and our kindred, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ What we told him was in answer to these questions. Could we in any way know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?” They replied, “The man questioned us closely about ourselves and our family. ‘Is your father still living?’ he asked us. ‘Do you have another brother?’ We simply answered his questions. How were we to know he would say, ‘Bring your brother down here’?”
8 The said Iuda vnto Israel his father: send the lad with me, that we may arise and go, and that we may liue, & not dye, yea both we & thou, & also our meany. And Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones. Then Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy along with me and we will go at once, so that we and you and our children may live and not die.
9 I wylbe suretie for hym, of my handes shalt thou require hym: yf I bryng hym not to thee agayne, and set him before thine eyes, then let me beare the blame for euer. I will be a pledge of his safety. From my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever. I myself will guarantee his safety; you can hold me personally responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him here before you, I will bear the blame before you all my life.
10 Truely except we had made this tarying, by this we had returned the seconde tyme. If we had not delayed, we would now have returned twice.” As it is, if we had not delayed, we could have gone and returned twice.”
11 And their father Israel sayde vnto them: if it must nedes be so, nowe then do thus. Take of the best fruites of the lande in your vesselles, and bryng ye man a present, a curtsie of bawme, and a curtsie of hony, spyces and mirre, nuttes and almondes. Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry a present down to the man, a little balm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds. Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your bags and take them down to the man as a gift—a little balm and a little honey, some spices and myrrh, some pistachio nuts and almonds.
12 And take double money in your hande, & the money that was brought agayne in your sackes, take it agayne with you, peraduenture it was some ouersight. Take double the money with you. Carry back with you the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was an oversight. Take double the amount of silver with you, for you must return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.
13 Take also your brother with you, and arise and go agayne vnto the man. Take also your brother, and arise, go again to the man. Take your brother also and go back to the man at once.
14 And God almightie geue you mercye in the sight of the man, that he may deliuer you your other brother, & this Beniamin: and thus I am as one that is quite robbed of his chyldren. May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, and may he send back your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.” And may God Almighty grant you mercy before the man so that he will let your other brother and Benjamin come back with you. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
15 Thus toke they the present, and twyse so muche more money in their hande, with Beniamin, and rose vp, and went downe to Egypt, & stode before Ioseph. So the men took this present, and they took double the money with them, and Benjamin. They arose and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph. So the men took the gifts and double the amount of silver, and Benjamin also. They hurried down to Egypt and presented themselves to Joseph.
16 When Ioseph sawe Beniamin with them, he sayd to the ruler of his house: bryng these men home, and slay, and make redy, for these men shall dyne with me at noone. When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Bring the men into the house, and slaughter an animal and make ready, for the men are to dine with me at noon.” When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house, slaughter an animal and prepare a meal; they are to eat with me at noon.”
17 And the man did as Ioseph bad, and brought them into Iosephes house. The man did as Joseph told him and brought the men to Joseph’s house. The man did as Joseph told him and took the men to Joseph’s house.
18 When the men were brought into Iosephes house, they were afrayde, and said: because of the money that came in our sackes mouthes at the first tyme, are we brought in, that he may seeke occasion agaynst vs, and violently lay handes vpon vs, to bryng vs in bondage, and our asses also. And the men were afraid because they were brought to Joseph’s house, and they said, “It is because of the money, which was replaced in our sacks the first time, that we are brought in, so that he may assault us and fall upon us to make us servants and seize our donkeys.” Now the men were frightened when they were taken to his house. They thought, “We were brought here because of the silver that was put back into our sacks the first time. He wants to attack us and overpower us and seize us as slaves and take our donkeys.”
19 Therefore came they to the man that was the ruler ouer Iosephes house, and communed with him at the doore of the house, So they went up to the steward of Joseph’s house and spoke with him at the door of the house, So they went up to Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
20 And sayde: oh sir, we came downe hyther at the fyrst tyme to bye foode. and said, “Oh, my lord, we came down the first time to buy food. “We beg your pardon, our lord,” they said, “we came down here the first time to buy food.
21 And as we came to an Inne, we opened our sackes, and behold, euery mans money was in the mouth of his sacke, euen our money in ful wayght, and we haue brought it againe in our hande. And when we came to the lodging place we opened our sacks, and there was each man’s money in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. So we have brought it again with us, But at the place where we stopped for the night we opened our sacks and each of us found his silver—the exact weight—in the mouth of his sack. So we have brought it back with us.
22 And other money haue we brought also in our handes to bye foode: but we can not tell who put our money in our sackes. and we have brought other money down with us to buy food. We do not know who put our money in our sacks.” We have also brought additional silver with us to buy food. We don’t know who put our silver in our sacks.”
23 And he sayd: peace be vnto you, feare not: your God, and the God of your father, hath geuen you that treasure in your sackes: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out to them. He replied, “Peace to you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has put treasure in your sacks for you. I received your money.” Then he brought Simeon out to them. “It’s all right,” he said. “Don’t be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks; I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.
24 And the man led them into Iosephes house, and gaue them water to washe their feete, & gaue their asses prouender. And when the man had brought the men into Joseph’s house and given them water, and they had washed their feet, and when he had given their donkeys fodder, The steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet and provided fodder for their donkeys.
25 And they made redy their present agaynst Ioseph came at noone: for they hearde say that they should eate bread there. they prepared the present for Joseph’s coming at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread there. They prepared their gifts for Joseph’s arrival at noon, because they had heard that they were to eat there.
26 When Ioseph came home, they brought the present into the house to hym, whiche was in their handes, and bowed them selues to the grounde before him. When Joseph came home, they brought into the house to him the present that they had with them and bowed down to him to the ground. When Joseph came home, they presented to him the gifts they had brought into the house, and they bowed down before him to the ground.
27 And he asked them of their welfare, and sayd: Is your father, that old man whiche ye tolde me of, in good health? and is he yet aliue? And he inquired about their welfare and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?” He asked them how they were, and then he said, “How is your aged father you told me about? Is he still living?”
28 They aunswered: Thy seruaunt our father is in good health, & is yet alyue. And they bowing them selues, made theyr obeysaunce. They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves. They replied, “Your servant our father is still alive and well.” And they bowed down, prostrating themselves before him.
29 And he lifting vp his eyes, behelde his brother Beniamin his mothers sonne, and sayd: is this your younger brother of whom ye spake vnto me? And he said: God be mercyfull vnto thee my sonne. And he lifted up his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me? God be gracious to you, my son!” As he looked about and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” And he said, “God be gracious to you, my son.”
30 And Ioseph made haste (for his heart did melt vpon his brother) and sought where to weepe, and entred into his chaumber and wept there. Then Joseph hurried out, for his compassion grew warm for his brother, and he sought a place to weep. And he entered his chamber and wept there. Deeply moved at the sight of his brother, Joseph hurried out and looked for a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept there.
31 And he washed his face, and came out, and refrayned hym selfe, and sayde: set bread on the table. Then he washed his face and came out. And controlling himself he said, “Serve the food.” After he had washed his face, he came out and, controlling himself, said, “Serve the food.”
32 And they prepared for hym by hym selfe, and for them by them selues, and for the Egyptians which dyd eate with him, by them selues, because the Egyptians may not eate bread with the Hebrewes: for that is an abhomination to the Egyptians. They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians could not eat with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians. They served him by himself, the brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because Egyptians could not eat with Hebrews, for that is detestable to Egyptians.
33 And they satte before hym the first borne, according to his age, & the youngest according to his youth: and the men merueyled among them selues. And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth. And the men looked at one another in amazement. The men had been seated before him in the order of their ages, from the firstborn to the youngest; and they looked at each other in astonishment.
34 And he sent rewardes vnto them from before him selfe: but Beniamins part was fiue times so muche as any of theirs: and they dronke, and were made mery with him. Portions were taken to them from Joseph’s table, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and were merry with him. When portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as anyone else’s. So they feasted and drank freely with him.
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