ΓΕΝΕΣΙΣ - Genesi - Genesis 44

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1 Προσεταξε δε τον επιστατην της οικιας αυτου λεγων, Γεμισον τα σακκια των ανθρωπων τροφας, οσας δυνανται να φερωσι, και βαλε το αργυριον εκαστου εν τω στοματι του σακκιου αυτου?	1 Then Joseph gave his head steward these instructions: "Fill the men's bags with as much food as they can carry, and put each man's money in the mouth of his bag.
2 και βαλε το ποτηριον μου, το ποτηριον το αργυρουν, εν τω στοματι του σακκιου του νεωτερου και το αργυριον του σιτου αυτου. Και εκαμε κατα τον λογον τον οποιον ειπεν ο Ιωσηφ.	2 In the mouth of the youngest one's bag put also my silver goblet, together with the money for his rations." The steward carried out Joseph's instructions.
3 Το πρωι καθως εφεγξεν, απεσταλησαν οι ανθρωποι, αυτοι και οι ονοι αυτων.	3 At daybreak the men and their donkeys were sent off.
4 Αφου δε εξηλθον εκ της πολεως, πριν απομακρυνθωσι πολυ, ειπεν ο Ιωσηφ προς τον επιστατην της οικιας αυτου, Σηκωθεις, δραμε κατοπιν των ανθρωπων? και προφθασας ειπε προς αυτους, δια τι ανταπεδωκατε κακον αντι καλου;	4 They had not gone far out of the city when Joseph said to his head steward: "Go at once after the men! When you overtake them, say to them, 'Why did you repay good with evil? Why did you steal the silver goblet from me?
5 δεν ειναι τουτο το ποτηριον, εις το οποιον πινει ο κυριος μου, και δια του οποιου αληθως μαντευει; κακως εκαμετε πραξαντες τουτο.	5 It is the very one from which my master drinks and which he uses for divination. What you have done is wrong.'"
6 Και καθως επροφθασεν αυτους, ειπε προς αυτους τους λογους τουτους.	6 When the steward overtook them and repeated these words to them,
7 Οι δε ειπον προς αυτον, Δια τι ο κυριος ημων λαλει κατα τους λογους τουτους; μη γενοιτο οι δουλοι σου να πραξωσι τοιουτον πραγμα?	7 they remonstrated with him: "How can my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
8 ιδου, το αργυριον, το οποιον ευρηκαμεν εν τω στοματι των σακκιων ημων, επεστρεψαμεν προς σε εκ της γης Χανααν, και πως ηθελομεν κλεψει εκ της οικιας του κυριου σου αργυριον η χρυσιον;	8 We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the money that we found in the mouths of our bags. Why, then, would we steal silver or gold from your master's house?
9 εις οντινα εκ των δουλων σου ευρεθη, ας αποθανη, και ημεις ετι θελομεν γεινει δουλοι του κυριου ημων.	9 If any of your servants is found to have the goblet, he shall die, and as for the rest of us, we shall become my lord's slaves."
10 Ο δε ειπε, Και τωρα ας γεινη καθως λεγετε? εις οντινα ευρεθη, θελει γεινει δουλος μου, σεις δε θελετε εισθαι αθωοι.	10 But he replied, "Even though it ought to be as you propose, only the one who is found to have it shall become my slave, and the rest of you shall be exonerated."
11 Και σπευσαντες, κατεβιβασαν εκαστος το σακκιον αυτου εις την γην και ηνοιξεν εκαστος το σακκιον αυτου.	11 Then each of them eagerly lowered his bag to the ground and opened it;
12 Και ηρευνησεν, αρχισας απο του πρεσβυτερου και τελειωσας εις τον νεωτερον? και ευρεθη το ποτηριον εν τω σακκιω του Βενιαμιν.	12 and when a search was made, starting with the oldest and ending with the youngest, the goblet turned up in Benjamin's bag.
13 Τοτε εσχισαν τα ιματια αυτων και φορτωσαντες εκαστος τον ονον αυτου, επεστρεψαν εις την πολιν.	13 At this, they tore their clothes. Then, when each man had reloaded his donkey, they returned to the city.
14 Εισηλθε δε ο Ιουδας και οι αδελφοι αυτου εις την οικιαν του Ιωσηφ, ετι αυτου οντος εκει? και επεσαν εμπροσθεν αυτου επι την γην.	14 As Judah and his brothers reentered Joseph's house, he was still there; so they flung themselves on the ground before him.
15 Και ειπε προς αυτους ο Ιωσηφ, Τι ειναι το πραγμα τουτο, το οποιον επραξατε; δεν εξευρετε οτι ανθρωπος οποιος εγω αληθως μαντευει;	15 "How could you do such a thing?" Joseph asked them. "You should have known that such a man as I could discover by divination what happened."
16 Και ειπεν ο Ιουδας, Τι να ειπωμεν προς τον κυριον μου; τι να λαλησωμεν; η πως να δικαιωθωμεν; ο Θεος ευρηκε την αδικιαν των δουλων σου? ιδου, ειμεθα δουλοι του κυριου μου και εμεις και εκεινος εις τον οποιον ευρεθη το ποτηριον.	16 Judah replied: "What can we say to my lord? How can we plead or how try to prove our innocence? God has uncovered your servants' guilt. Here we are, then, the slaves of my lord--the rest of us no less than the one in whose possession the goblet was found."
17 Ο δε ειπε, Μη γενοιτο εις εμε να πραξω τουτο? ο ανθρωπος εις τον οποιον ευρεθη το ποτηριον, ουτος θελει εισθαι εις εμε δουλος? σεις δε αναβητε εν ειρηνη προς τον πατερα σας.	17 "Far be it from me to act thus!" said Joseph. "Only the one in whose possession the goblet was found shall become my slave; the rest of you may go back safe and sound to your father."
18 Τοτε επλησιασεν εις αυτον ο Ιουδας και ειπε, Δεομαι, κυριε μου? ας λαληση, παρακαλω, ο δουλος σου λογον εις τα ωτα του κυριου μου και ας μη εξαφθη ο θυμος σου κατα του δουλου σου? διοτι συ εισαι ως Φαραω.	18 Judah then stepped up to him and said: "I beg you, my lord, let your servant speak earnestly to my lord, and do not become angry with your servant, for you are the equal of Pharaoh.
19 Ο κυριος μου ηρωτησε τους δουλους αυτου λεγων, Εχετε πατερα, η αδελφον;	19 My lord asked your servants, 'Have you a father, or another brother?'
20 Και ειπομεν προς τον κυριον μου, Εχομεν πατερα γεροντα και παιδιον του γηρατος αυτου μικρον, ο δε αδελφος αυτου απεθανε? και αυτος μονος εμεινεν εκ της μητρος αυτου και ο πατηρ αυτου αγαπα αυτον.	20 So we said to my lord, 'We have an aged father, and a young brother, the child of his old age. This one's full brother is dead, and since he is the only one by that mother who is left, his father dotes on him.'
21 Και ειπας προς τους δουλους σου, Φερετε αυτον προς εμε δια να ιδω αυτον ιδιοις οφθαλμοις.	21 Then you told your servants, 'Bring him down to me that my eyes may look on him.'
22 Και ειπομεν προς τον κυριον μου, το παιδιον δεν δυναται να αφηση τον πατερα αυτου διοτι εαν αφηση τον πατερα αυτου, ουτος θελει αποθανει.	22 We replied to my lord, 'The boy cannot leave his father; his father would die if he were to leave him.'
23 Συ δε ειπας προς τους δουλους σου, Εαν δεν καταβη ο αδελφος υμων ο νεωτερος μεθ' υμων, δεν θελετε ιδει πλεον το προσωπον μου.	23 But you told your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes back with you, you shall not come into my presence again.'
24 Και οτε ανεβημεν προς τον δουλον σου τον πατερα μου, απηγγειλαμεν προς αυτον τους λογους του κυριου μου.	24 When we returned to your servant our father, we reported to him the words of my lord.
25 Ο δε πατηρ ημων ειπεν, Υπαγετε παλιν, αγορασατε εις ημας ολιγας τροφας.	25 "Later, our father told us to come back and buy some food for the family.
26 Και ειπομεν, Δεν δυναμε0α να καταβωμεν? εαν ο αδελφος ημων ο νεωτερος ηναι μεθ' ημων, τοτε θελομεν καταβη? διοτι δεν δυναμεθα να ιδωμεν το προσωπον του ανθρωπου, εαν ο αδελφος ημων ο νεωτερος δεν ηναι μεθ' ημων.	26 So we reminded him, 'We cannot go down there; only if our youngest brother is with us can we go, for we may not see the man if our youngest brother is not with us.'
27 Και ο δουλος σου ο πατηρ μου ειπε προς ημας, Σεις εξευρετε οτι δυο υιους εγεννησεν εις εμε η γυνη μου?	27 Then your servant our father said to us, 'As you know, my wife bore me two sons.
28 και ο εις εξηλθεν απο πλησιον μου και ειπα, Βεβαιως κατεσπαραχθη υπο θηριου? και δεν ειδον αυτον εως του νυν?	28 One of them, however, disappeared, and I had to conclude that he must have been torn to pieces by wild beasts; I have not seen him since.
29 εαν δε λαβητε και τουτον απ' εμπροσθεν μου και συμβη εις αυτον συμφορα, θελετε καταβιβασει την πολιαν μου μετα λυπης εις τον ταφον.	29 If you now take this one away from me too, and some disaster befalls him, you will send my white head down to the nether world in grief.'
30 Τωρα λοιπον οταν υπαγω προς τον δουλον σου τον πατερα μου, και το παιδιον δεν ηναι μεθ' ημων επειδη η ψυχη αυτου κρεμαται εκ της ψυχης εκεινου,	30 "If then the boy is not with us when I go back to your servant my father, whose very life is bound up with his, he will die as soon as he sees that the boy is missing;
31 καθως ιδη οτι το παιδιον δεν ειναι, θελει αποθανει και οι δουλοι σου θελουσι καταβιβασει την πολιαν του δουλου σου του πατρος ημων μετα λυπης εις τον ταφον.	31 and your servants will thus send the white head of our father down to the nether world in grief.
32 Διοτι ο δουλος σου εγγυηθη περι του παιδιου προς τον πατερα μου λεγων, Εαν δεν φερω αυτον προς σε, τοτε θελω εισθαι υπευθυνος προς τον πατερα μου διαπαντος.	32 Besides, I, your servant, got the boy from his father by going surety for him, saying, 'If I fail to bring him back to you, father, you can hold it against me forever.'
33 Τωρα λοιπον, δεομαι σου, ας μεινη ο δουλος σου αντι του παιδιου δουλος εις τον κυριον μου, το δε παιδιον ας αναβη μετα των αδελφων αυτου?	33 Let me, your servant, therefore, remain in place of the boy as the slave of my lord, and let the boy go back with his brothers.
34 διοτι πως να αναβω προς τον πατερα μου, εαν το παιδιον δεν ηναι μετ' εμου; ουχι, δια να μη ιδω το κακον, το οποιον θελει ευρει τον πατερα μου.	34 How could I go back to my father if the boy were not with me? I could not bear to see the anguish that would overcome my father."