Genesis 44 Parallel Bible

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1	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.	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	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.	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 when morning arose, they were sent away with their donkeys.	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 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?	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	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.’ ”	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	He did as he had been ordered. And having overtaken them, he spoke to them according to the order.	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 responded: “Why does our lord speak in this way, as though your servants had committed such a shameful act?	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	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?	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	Whichever of your servants will be found to have what you seek, may he die, and we shall be the servants of my lord.”	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 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.”	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 so, they quickly placed their sacks down to the ground, and each one was opened.	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 when he had searched, beginning with the oldest, all the way to the youngest, he found the cup in Benjamin’s sack.	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	But they, tearing their garments and burdening their donkeys again, returned to the town.	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 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.	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 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?”	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	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.”	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	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.”	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 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.	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 lord, you questioned your servants before: ‘Do you have 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 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.’	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 you said to your servants, ‘Bring him to me, and I will set my eyes on 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	We suggested to my lord: ‘The boy is not able to leave his father. For if he sends him away, he will die.’	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	And you said to your servants: ‘Unless your youngest brother arrives with you, you will not see my face any 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	Therefore, when we had gone up to your servant our father, we explained to him all that my lord had spoken.	“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 said: ‘Return and buy us a little wheat.’	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 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.’	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	To which he responded: ‘You know that my wife conceived twice by me.	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	One went out, and you said, “A beast devoured him.” And since then, he has not appeared.	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	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.’	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	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)	“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	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.	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	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.’	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	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.	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 I cannot return to my father without the boy, lest I appear as a witness to the calamity that will oppress 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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Genesis 44 Parallel Bible Translations