Genesis 44 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And he commaunded the ruler of his house, saying: fill the mens sackes with foode, as much as they can cary, & put euery mans mony in his sackesmouth: Then he commanded the steward of his house, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s money in the mouth of his sack, Now Joseph gave these instructions to the steward of his house: “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each man’s silver in the mouth of his sack.
2 And put my cup, my siluer cup in the sackes mouth of the youngest, and his corne money also. And he did according to the worde that Ioseph had saide. and put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, with his money for the grain.” And he did as Joseph told him. Then put my cup, the silver one, in the mouth of the youngest one’s sack, along with the silver for his grain.” And he did as Joseph said.
3 And in the morning assoone as it was lyght, the men were let go, they, and their asses. As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away with their donkeys. As morning dawned, the men were sent on their way with their donkeys.
4 And when they were out of the citie, and not yet farre away, Ioseph sayde vnto the ruler of his house: vp, and folowe after the men, & when thou doest ouertake them, thou shalt say vnto them: wherfore haue ye rewarded euyl for good? They had gone only a short distance from the city. Now Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good? They had not gone far from the city when Joseph said to his steward, “Go after those men at once, and when you catch up with them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?
5 Is not that the cuppe in the whiche my Lord drinketh? and for the which he consulteth with the propheciers? Ye haue euill done that ye haue done. Is it not from this that my lord drinks, and by this that he practices divination? You have done evil in doing this.’” Isn’t this the cup my master drinks from and also uses for divination? This is a wicked thing you have done.’”
6 And when he ouertoke them, he sayd the same wordes vnto them. When he overtook them, he spoke to them these words. When he caught up with them, he repeated these words to them.
7 And they aunswered him: wherfore sayeth my Lorde suche wordes? God forbid that thy seruauntes should do so. They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing! But they said to him, “Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do anything like that!
8 Beholde the money which we founde in our sackes mouthes, we brought agayne vnto thee, out of the land of Chanaan: howe then shoulde we steale out of thy Lordes house eyther siluer or golde? Behold, the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. How then could we steal silver or gold from your lord’s house? We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found inside the mouths of our sacks. So why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?
9 With whomsoeuer of thy seruauntes it be founde, let him dye, and we also wyll be my Lordes bondmen. Whichever of your servants is found with it shall die, and we also will be my lord’s servants.” If any of your servants is found to have it, he will die; and the rest of us will become my lord’s slaves.”
10 And he said, Nowe also let it be according vnto your wordes: he with whom it is founde, shalbe my seruaunt, and ye shalbe blamelesse. He said, “Let it be as you say: he who is found with it shall be my servant, and the rest of you shall be innocent.” “Very well, then,” he said, “let it be as you say. Whoever is found to have it will become my slave; the rest of you will be free from blame.”
11 And at once euery man toke downe his sacke to the ground, and euery man opened his sacke. Then each man quickly lowered his sack to the ground, and each man opened his sack. Each of them quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.
12 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cuppe was founde in Beniamins sacke. And he searched, beginning with the eldest and ending with the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack. Then the steward proceeded to search, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
13 Then they rent theyr clothes, and laded euery ma his asse, and went againe vnto the citie. Then they tore their clothes, and every man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city. At this, they tore their clothes. Then they all loaded their donkeys and returned to the city.
14 And Iuda and his brethren came to Iosephes house (for he was yet there) and they fell before him on the ground. When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, he was still there. They fell before him to the ground. Joseph was still in the house when Judah and his brothers came in, and they threw themselves to the ground before him.
15 And Ioseph sayde vnto them: what deede is this that ye haue done? Wote ye not that suche a man as I do consult with propheciers? Joseph said to them, “What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?” Joseph said to them, “What is this you have done? Don’t you know that a man like me can find things out by divination?”
16 Then saide Iuda: what shall we say vnto my lorde? What shall we speake? or howe shall we cleare our selues? God hath founde out the wickednes of thy seruauntes: beholde, we are my lordes seruauntes, both we, yea, and he also with whom the cup is founde. And Judah said, “What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how can we clear ourselves? God has found out the guilt of your servants; behold, we are my lord’s servants, both we and he also in whose hand the cup has been found.” “What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “What can we say? How can we prove our innocence? God has uncovered your servants’ guilt. We are now my lord’s slaves—we ourselves and the one who was found to have the cup.”
17 And he aunswered, God forbid that I shoulde do so: but the man with who the cup is found, he shalbe my seruaunt, and get ye hence vp in peace vnto your father. But he said, “Far be it from me that I should do so! Only the man in whose hand the cup was found shall be my servant. But as for you, go up in peace to your father.” But Joseph said, “Far be it from me to do such a thing! Only the man who was found to have the cup will become my slave. The rest of you, go back to your father in peace.”
18 Then Iuda went vnto him, and said: Oh my lorde, let thy seruaunt I pray thee speake a worde in my lordes eares, and be not inflamed with wrath agaynst thy seruaunt, for thou art euen as Pharao. Then Judah went up to him and said, “Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not your anger burn against your servant, for you are like Pharaoh himself. Then Judah went up to him and said: “Pardon your servant, my lord, let me speak a word to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, though you are equal to Pharaoh himself.
19 My lorde asked his seruauntes, saying: haue ye a father, or a brother? My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father, or a brother?’ My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’
20 And we aunswered my lorde: we haue a father that is olde, and a young lad, which he begat in his age: and the brother of the sayd lad is dead, and he is all that is left of his mother, and his father loueth him. And we said to my lord, ‘We have a father, an old man, and a young brother, the child of his old age. His brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother’s children, and his father loves him.’ And we answered, ‘We have an aged father, and there is a young son born to him in his old age. His brother is dead, and he is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’
21 And thou saidest vnto thy seruauntes: bryng him vnto me, that I may set my eyes vpon him. Then you said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’ “Then you said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so I can see him for myself.’
22 And we aunswered my Lorde, that the lad could not go from his father, for if he shoulde leaue his father, he were but dead. We said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’ And we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father; if he leaves him, his father will die.’
23 Then saydest thou vnto thy seruauntes: except your youngest brother come with you, loke that ye see my face no more. Then you said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall not see my face again.’ But you told your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’
24 And when we came vnto thy seruaunt our father, we shewed hym the wordes of my Lorde. “When we went back to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. When we went back to your servant my father, we told him what my lord had said.
25 And our father sayde vnto vs: go agayne, and bye vs a litle foode. And when our father said, ‘Go again, buy us a little food,’ “Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy a little more food.’
26 And we aunswered, we can not go downe: neuerthelesse, if our youngest brother be with vs, then wyll we go downe, for we may not see the mans face, except our youngest brother be with vs. we said, ‘We cannot go down. If our youngest brother goes with us, then we will go down. For we cannot see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.’ But we said, ‘We cannot go down. Only if our youngest brother is with us will we go. We cannot see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.’
27 And thy seruaunt our father sayd vnto vs: ye knowe that my wyfe bare me two sonnes. Then your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons. “Your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.
28 And the one went out from me, and I sayd, of a suretie he is torne in peeces, and I sawe him not since. One left me, and I said, “Surely he has been torn to pieces,” and I have never seen him since. One of them went away from me, and I said, “He has surely been torn to pieces.” And I have not seen him since.
29 And if ye take this also away from me, and destruction come vnto him, ye shall bryng my gray head with sorowe vnto the graue. If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs in evil to Sheol.’ If you take this one from me too and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray head down to the grave in misery.’
30 Nowe therefore when I come to thy seruaunt my father, and the lad be not with vs (seing that his life hangeth by the laddes life.) “Now therefore, as soon as I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us, then, as his life is bound up in the boy’s life, “So now, if the boy is not with us when I go back to your servant my father, and if my father, whose life is closely bound up with the boy’s life,
31 Then shall it come to passe, that assoone as he seeth that the lad is not come, he wyll dye: so shall we thy seruauntes bryng the gray head of thy seruaunt our father with sorowe vnto the graue. as soon as he sees that the boy is not with us, he will die, and your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant our father with sorrow to Sheol. sees that the boy isn’t there, he will die. Your servants will bring the gray head of our father down to the grave in sorrow.
32 For I thy seruaunt became suretie for the lad before my father, and saide: If I bryng hym not vnto thee agayne, I shal beare the blame vnto my father all my lyfe long. For your servant became a pledge of safety for the boy to my father, saying, ‘If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father all my life.’ Your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father. I said, ‘If I do not bring him back to you, I will bear the blame before you, my father, all my life!’
33 Nowe therefore I pray thee, let me thy seruaunt byde here for the lad, and be my lordes bondman, and let the lad go vp with his brethren. Now therefore, please let your servant remain instead of the boy as a servant to my lord, and let the boy go back with his brothers. “Now then, please let your servant remain here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers.
34 For howe can I go vp to my father, if the ladde be not with me? vnlesse I woulde see the wretchednesse that shall come on my father. For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I fear to see the evil that would find my father.” How can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? No! Do not let me see the misery that would come on my father.”
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