Genesis 42

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1 When Jacob learned that grain rations were available in Egypt, he said to his sons: "Why do you keep gaping at one another?	1 Και ειδεν ο Ιακωβ οτι ευρισκετο σιτος εν Αιγυπτω? και ειπεν ο Ιακωβ προς τους υιους αυτου, Τι βλεπετε ο εις τον αλλον;
2 I hear," he went on, "that rations of grain are available in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, that we may stay alive rather than die of hunger."	2 Και ειπεν, Ιδου, ηκουσα οτι ευρισκεται σιτος εν Αιγυπτω? καταβητε εκει και αγορασατε δι' ημας εκειθεν, δια να ζησωμεν και να μη αποθανωμεν.
3 So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy an emergency supply of grain from Egypt.	3 Και κατεβησαν οι δεκα αδελφοι του Ιωσηφ δια να αγορασωσι σιτον εξ Αιγυπτου.
4 It was only Joseph's full brother Benjamin that Jacob did not send with the rest, for he thought some disaster might befall him.	4 τον Βενιαμιν ομως, τον αδελφον του Ιωσηφ, δεν απεστειλεν ο Ιακωβ μετα των αδελφων αυτου? διοτι ειπε, Μηπως συμβη εις αυτον συμφορα.
5 Thus, since there was famine in the land of Canaan also, the sons of Israel were among those who came to procure rations.	5 Και ηλθον οι υιοι του Ισραηλ δια να αγορασωσι σιτον μεταξυ των εκει ερχομενων? διοτι η πεινα ητο εν τη γη Χανααν.
6 It was Joseph, as governor of the country, who dispensed the rations to all the people. When Joseph's brothers came and knelt down before him with their faces to the ground,	6 Ο Ιωσηφ δε ητο ο διοικητης του τοπου? αυτος επωλει εις παντα τον λαον του τοπου? ηλθον λοιπον οι αδελφοι του Ιωσηφ και προσεκυνησαν αυτον επι προσωπον εως εδαφους.
7 he recognized them as soon as he saw them. But he concealed his own identity from them and spoke sternly to them. "Where do you come from?" he asked them. They answered, "From the land of Canaan, to procure food."	7 Ιδων δε ο Ιωσηφ τους αδελφους αυτου, εγνωρισεν αυτους? προσεποιηθη ομως τον ξενον προς αυτους και ελαλει προς αυτους σκληρα? και ειπε προς αυτους, Ποθεν ερχεσθε; οι δε ειπον, Εκ της γης Χανααν, δια να αγορασωμεν τροφας.
8 When Joseph recognized his brothers, although they did not recognize him,	8 Και ο μεν Ιωσηφ εγνωρισε τους αδελφους αυτου? εκεινοι ομως δεν εγνωρισαν αυτον.
9 he was reminded of the dreams he had about them. He said to them: "You are spies. You have come to see the nakedness of the land."	9 Και ενεθυμηθη ο Ιωσηφ τα ενυπνια, τα οποια ενυπνιασθη περι αυτων? και ειπε προς αυτους, Κατασκοποι εισθε? ηλθετε να παρατηρησητε τα γυμνα του τοπου.
10 "No, my lord," they replied. "On the contrary, your servants have come to procure food.	10 Οι δε ειπον προς αυτον, Ουχι, κυριε μου? αλλ' ηλθομεν οι δουλοι σου δια να αγορασωμεν τροφας?
11 All of us are sons of the same man. We are honest men; your servants have never been spies."	11 ημεις παντες ειμεθα υιοι ενος ανθρωπου? καλοι ανθρωποι ειμεθα? οι δουλοι σου δεν ειναι κατασκοποι.
12 But he answered them: "Not so! You have come to see the nakedness of the land."	12 Και ειπε προς αυτους, Ουχι, αλλα τα γυμνα του τοπου ηλθετε δια να παρατηρησητε.
13 "We your servants," they said, "were twelve brothers, sons of a certain man in Canaan; but the youngest one is at present with our father, and the other one is gone."	13 Οι δε ειπον, Οι δουλοι σου ειμεθα δωδεκα αδελφοι, υιοι ενος ανθρωπου εν τη γη Χανααν? και ιδου, ο νεωτερος ευρισκεται σημερον μετα του πατρος ημων, ο δε αλλος δεν υπαρχει.
14 "It is just as I said," Joseph persisted; "you are spies.	14 Και ειπε προς αυτους ο Ιωσηφ, τουτο ειναι το οποιον σας ειπα λεγων, Κατασκοποι εισθε.
15 This is how you shall be tested: unless your youngest brother comes here, I swear by the life of Pharaoh that you shall not leave here.	15 Με τουτο θελετε δοκιμασθη? Μα την ζωην του Φαραω δεν θελετε εξελθει εντευθεν, εαν δεν ελθη εδω ο αδελφος σας ο νεωτερος?
16 So send one of your number to get your brother, while the rest of you stay here under arrest. Thus shall your words be tested for their truth; if they are untrue, as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!"	16 αποστειλατε ενα απο σας και ας φερη τον αδελφον σας? σεις δε θελετε μενει δεσμιοι, εωσου αποδειχθωσιν οι λογοι σας, αν λεγητε την αληθειαν? ει δε μη, μα την ζωην του Φαραω, κατασκοποι βεβαιως εισθε.
17 With that, he locked them up in the guardhouse for three days.	17 Και εθεσεν αυτους υπο φυλαξιν τρεις ημερας.
18 On the third day Joseph said to them: "Do this, and you shall live; for I am a God-fearing man.	18 Και την τριτην ημεραν ειπε προς αυτους ο Ιωσηφ, τουτο καμετε και θελετε ζησει διοτι εγω φοβουμαι τον Θεον?
19 If you have been honest, only one of your brothers need be confined in this prison, while the rest of you may go and take home provisions for your starving families.	19 Εαν ησθε καλοι, εις εκ των αδελφων σας ας μεινη δεσμιος εν τη φυλακη, οπου εισθε? σεις δε υπαγετε, λαβετε σιτον δια την πειναν των οικιων σας?
20 But you must come back to me with your youngest brother. Your words will thus be verified, and you will not die." To this they agreed.	20 φερετε ομως προς εμε τον αδελφον σας τον νεωτερον? ουτω θελουσιν αληθευσει οι λογοι σας και δεν θελετε αποθανει. Και εκαμον ουτω.
21 To one another, however, they said: "Alas, we are being punished because of our brother. We saw the anguish of his heart when he pleaded with us, yet we paid no heed; that is why this anguish has now come upon us."	21 Και ειπεν ο εις προς τον αλλον, Αληθως ενοχοι ειμεθα δια τον αδελφον ημων, καθοτι ειδομεν την θλιψιν της ψυχης αυτου, οτε παρεκαλει ημας και δεν εισηκουσαμεν αυτου? δια τουτο επηλθεν εφ' ημας η θλιψις αυτη.
22 "Didn't I tell you," broke in Reuben, "not to do wrong to the boy? But you wouldn't listen! Now comes the reckoning for his blood."	22 Απεκριθη δε ο Ρουβην προς αυτους λεγων, Δεν ειπον προς εσας λεγων, Μη αμαρτησητε κατα του παιδιου, και δεν εισηκουσατε; δια τουτο, ιδου, και το αιμα αυτου εκζητειται.
23 They did not know, of course, that Joseph understood what they said, since he spoke with them through an interpreter.	23 Και αυτοι δεν ηξευρον οτι ενοει ο Ιωσηφ? διοτι συνωμιλουν δι' ερμηνεως.
24 But turning away from them, he wept. When he was able to speak to them again, he had Simeon taken from them and bound before their eyes.	24 Και συρθεις απο πλησιον αυτων εκλαυσε? και παλιν επεστρεψε προς αυτους και ελαλει εις αυτους? και ελαβεν εξ αυτων τον Συμεων και εδεσεν αυτον ενωπιον αυτων.
25 Then Joseph gave orders to have their containers filled with grain, their money replaced in each one's sack, and provisions given them for their journey. After this had been done for them,	25 Τοτε προσεταξεν ο Ιωσηφ να γεμισωσι τα αγγεια αυτων σιτον και να επιστρεψωσι το αργυριον εκαστου εν τω σακκιω αυτου και να δωσωσιν εις αυτους ζωοτροφιαν δια την οδον? και εγεινεν εις αυτους ουτω.
26 they loaded their donkeys with the rations and departed.	26 Και φορτωσαντες τον σιτον αυτων επι τους ονους αυτων, ανεχωρησαν εκειθεν.
27 At the night encampment, when one of them opened his bag to give his donkey some fodder, he was surprised to see his money in the mouth of his bag.	27 Οτε δε εις εξ αυτων ελυσε το σακκιον αυτου, δια να δωση εις τον ονον αυτου τροφην εν τω καταλυματι, ειδε το αργυριον αυτου, και ιδου, ητο εν τω στοματι του σακκιου αυτου.
28 "My money has been returned!" he cried out to his brothers. "Here it is in my bag!" At that their hearts sank. Trembling, they asked one another, "What is this that God has done to us?"	28 Και ειπε προς τους αδελφους αυτου, το αργυριον μου μοι εδοθη οπισω και μαλιστα ιδου, ειναι εν τω σακκιω μου? και εξεπλαγη η καρδια αυτων και συνεταραχθησαν, λεγοντες προς αλληλους, Τι ειναι τουτο, το οποιον μας εκαμεν ο Θεος;
29 When they got back to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them.	29 Ηλθον δε προς Ιακωβ τον πατερα αυτων εις την γην Χανααν και απηγγειλαν προς αυτον παντα τα συμβαντα εις αυτους, λεγοντες,
30 "The man who is lord of the country," they said, "spoke to us sternly and put us in custody as if we were spying on the land.	30 Ο ανθρωπος, ο κυριος του τοπου, ελαλησε προς ημας σκληρα και εξελαβεν ημας ως κατασκοπους του τοπου.
31 But we said to him: 'We are honest men; we have never been spies.	31 Και ειπομεν εις αυτον, Ειμεθα καλοι ανθρωποι δεν ειμεθα κατασκοποι?
32 There were twelve of us brothers, sons of the same father; but one is gone, and the youngest one is at present with our father in the land of Canaan.'	32 δωδεκα αδελφοι ειμεθα, υιοι του πατρος ημων? ο εις δεν υπαρχει ο δε νεωτερος ειναι την σημερον μετα του πατρος ημων εν τη γη Χανααν.
33 Then the man who is lord of the country said to us: 'This is how I shall know if you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, while the rest of you go home with rations for your starving families.	33 Ειπε δε προς ημας ο ανθρωπος, ο κυριος του τοπου, Με τουτο θελω γνωρισει οτι εισθε καλοι ανθρωποι? ενα εκ των αδελφων σας αφησατε μετ' εμου, και λαβοντες σιτον δια την πειναν των οικιων σας απελθετε?
34 When you come back to me with your youngest brother, and I know that you are honest men and not spies, I will restore your brother to you, and you may move about freely in the land.'"	34 και φερετε προς εμε τον αδελφον σας τον νεωτερον? τοτε θελω γνωρισει οτι δεν εισθε κατασκοποι, αλλ' εισθε καλοι? και θελω σας αποδωσει τον αδελφον σας και θελετε εμπορευεσθαι εν τω τοπω.
35 When they were emptying their sacks, there in each one's sack was his moneybag! At the sight of their moneybags, they and their father were dismayed.	35 Και οτε εκενουν τα σακκια αυτων, ιδου, εκαστου το κομβοδεμα του αργυριου ητο εν τω σακκιω αυτου? και ιδοντες αυτοι και ο πατηρ αυτων τα κομβοδεματα του αργυριου αυτων, εφοβηθησαν.
36 Their father Jacob said to them: "Must you make me childless? Joseph is gone, and Simeon is gone, and now you would take away Benjamin! Why must such things always happen to me?"	36 Και ειπε προς αυτους Ιακωβ ο πατηρ αυτων, Σεις με ητεκνωσατε? ο Ιωσηφ δεν υπαρχει και ο Συμεων δεν υπαρχει, και τον Βενιαμιν θελετε λαβει επ' εμε ηλθον παντα ταυτα.
37 Then Reuben told his father: "Put him in my care, and I will bring him back to you. You may kill my own two sons if I do not return him to you."	37 Ειπε δε ο Ρουβην προς τον πατερα αυτου λεγων, τους δυο υιους μου θανατωσον, εαν δεν φερω αυτον προς σε? παραδος αυτον εις την χειρα μου και εγω θελω επαναφερει αυτον προς σε.
38 But Jacob replied: "My son shall not go down with you. Now that his full brother is dead, he is the only one left. If some disaster should befall him on the journey you must make, you would send my white head down to the nether world in grief."	38 Ο δε ειπε, δεν θελει καταβη ο υιος μου μεθ' υμων? διοτι ο αδελφος αυτου απεθανε και αυτος μονος εμεινε? και εαν συμβη εις αυτον συμφορα εν τη οδω, οπου υπαγετε, τοτε θελετε καταβιβασει την πολιαν μου μετα λυπης εις τον ταφον.