Genesis 43

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	LXX
1 Now the famine in the land grew more severe.	1 ο δε λιμος ενισχυσεν επι της γης
2 So when they had used up all the rations they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, "Go back and procure us a little more food."	2 εγενετο δε ηνικα συνετελεσαν καταφαγειν τον σιτον ον ηνεγκαν εξ αιγυπτου και ειπεν αυτοις ο πατηρ αυτων παλιν πορευθεντες πριασθε ημιν μικρα βρωματα
3 But Judah replied: "The man strictly warned us, 'You shall not appear in my presence unless your brother is with you.'	3 ειπεν δε αυτω ιουδας λεγων διαμαρτυρια διαμεμαρτυρηται ημιν ο ανθρωπος λεγων ουκ οψεσθε το προσωπον μου εαν μη ο αδελφος υμων ο νεωτερος μεθ' υμων η
4 If you are willing to let our brother go with us, we will go down to procure food for you.	4 ει μεν ουν αποστελλεις τον αδελφον ημων μεθ' ημων καταβησομεθα και αγορασωμεν σοι βρωματα
5 But if you are not willing, we will not go down, because the man told us, 'You shall not appear in my presence unless your brother is with you.'"	5 ει δε μη αποστελλεις τον αδελφον ημων μεθ' ημων ου πορευσομεθα ο γαρ ανθρωπος ειπεν ημιν λεγων ουκ οψεσθε μου το προσωπον εαν μη ο αδελφος υμων ο νεωτερος μεθ' υμων η
6 Israel demanded, "Why did you bring this trouble on me by telling the man that you had another brother?"	6 ειπεν δε ισραηλ τι εκακοποιησατε με αναγγειλαντες τω ανθρωπω ει εστιν υμιν αδελφος
7 They answered: "The man kept asking about ourselves and our family: 'Is your father still living? Do you have another brother?' We had to answer his questions. How could we know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down here'?"	7 οι δε ειπαν ερωτων επηρωτησεν ημας ο ανθρωπος και την γενεαν ημων λεγων ει ετι ο πατηρ υμων ζη ει εστιν υμιν αδελφος και απηγγειλαμεν αυτω κατα την επερωτησιν ταυτην μη ηδειμεν ει ερει ημιν αγαγετε τον αδελφον υμων
8 Then Judah urged his father Israel: "Let the boy go with me, that we may be off and on our way if you and we and our children are to keep from starving to death.	8 ειπεν δε ιουδας προς ισραηλ τον πατερα αυτου αποστειλον το παιδαριον μετ' εμου και ανασταντες πορευσομεθα ινα ζωμεν και μη αποθανωμεν και ημεις και συ και η αποσκευη ημων
9 I myself will stand surety for him. You can hold me responsible for him. If I fail to bring him back, to set him in your presence, you can hold it against me forever.	9 εγω δε εκδεχομαι αυτον εκ χειρος μου ζητησον αυτον εαν μη αγαγω αυτον προς σε και στησω αυτον εναντιον σου ημαρτηκως εσομαι προς σε πασας τας ημερας
10 Had we not dilly-dallied, we could have been there and back twice by now!"	10 ει μη γαρ εβραδυναμεν ηδη αν υπεστρεψαμεν δις
11 Their father Israel then told them: "If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the land's best products in your baggage and take them down to the man as gifts: some balm and honey, gum and resin, and pistachios and almonds.	11 ειπεν δε αυτοις ισραηλ ο πατηρ αυτων ει ουτως εστιν τουτο ποιησατε λαβετε απο των καρπων της γης εν τοις αγγειοις υμων και καταγαγετε τω ανθρωπω δωρα της ρητινης και του μελιτος θυμιαμα και στακτην και τερεμινθον και καρυα
12 Also take extra money along, for you must return the amount that was put back in the mouths of your bags; it may have been a mistake.	12 και το αργυριον δισσον λαβετε εν ταις χερσιν υμων το αργυριον το αποστραφεν εν τοις μαρσιπποις υμων αποστρεψατε μεθ' υμων μηποτε αγνοημα εστιν
13 Take your brother, too, and be off on your way back to the man.	13 και τον αδελφον υμων λαβετε και ανασταντες καταβητε προς τον ανθρωπον
14 May God Almighty dispose the man to be merciful toward you, so that he may let your other brother go, as well as Benjamin. As for me, if I am to suffer bereavement, I shall suffer it."	14 ο δε θεος μου δωη υμιν χαριν εναντιον του ανθρωπου και αποστειλαι τον αδελφον υμων τον ενα και τον βενιαμιν εγω μεν γαρ καθα ητεκνωμαι ητεκνωμαι
15 So the men got the gifts, took double the amount of money with them, and, accompanied by Benjamin, were off on their way down to Egypt to present themselves to Joseph.	15 λαβοντες δε οι ανδρες τα δωρα ταυτα και το αργυριον διπλουν ελαβον εν ταις χερσιν αυτων και τον βενιαμιν και ανασταντες κατεβησαν εις αιγυπτον και εστησαν εναντιον ιωσηφ
16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he told his head steward, "Take these men into the house, and have an animal slaughtered and prepared, for they are to dine with me at noon."	16 ειδεν δε ιωσηφ αυτους και τον βενιαμιν τον αδελφον αυτου τον ομομητριον και ειπεν τω επι της οικιας αυτου εισαγαγε τους ανθρωπους εις την οικιαν και σφαξον θυματα και ετοιμασον μετ' εμου γαρ φαγονται οι ανθρωποι αρτους την μεσημβριαν
17 Doing as Joseph had ordered, the steward conducted the men to Joseph's house.	17 εποιησεν δε ο ανθρωπος καθα ειπεν ιωσηφ και εισηγαγεν τους ανθρωπους εις τον οικον ιωσηφ
18 But on being led to his house, they became apprehensive. "It must be," they thought, "on account of the money put back in our bags the first time, that we are taken inside; they want to use it as a pretext to attack us and take our donkeys and seize us as slaves."	18 ιδοντες δε οι ανθρωποι οτι εισηχθησαν εις τον οικον ιωσηφ ειπαν δια το αργυριον το αποστραφεν εν τοις μαρσιπποις ημων την αρχην ημεις εισαγομεθα του συκοφαντησαι ημας και επιθεσθαι ημιν του λαβειν ημας εις παιδας και τους ονους ημων
19 So they went up to Joseph's head steward and talked to him at the entrance of the house.	19 προσελθοντες δε προς τον ανθρωπον τον επι του οικου ιωσηφ ελαλησαν αυτω εν τω πυλωνι του οικου
20 "If you please, sir," they said, "we came down here once before to procure food.	20 λεγοντες δεομεθα κυριε κατεβημεν την αρχην πριασθαι βρωματα
21 But when we arrived at a night's encampment and opened our bags, there was each man's money in the mouth of his bag--our money in the full amount! We have now brought it back.	21 εγενετο δε ηνικα ηλθομεν εις το καταλυσαι και ηνοιξαμεν τους μαρσιππους ημων και τοδε το αργυριον εκαστου εν τω μαρσιππω αυτου το αργυριον ημων εν σταθμω απεστρεψαμεν νυν εν ταις χερσιν ημων
22 We have brought other money to procure food with. We do not know who put the first money in our bags."	22 και αργυριον ετερον ηνεγκαμεν μεθ' εαυτων αγορασαι βρωματα ουκ οιδαμεν τις ενεβαλεν το αργυριον εις τους μαρσιππους ημων
23 "Be at ease," he replied; "you have no need to fear. Your God and the God of your father must have put treasures in your bags for you. As for your money, I received it." With that, he led Simeon out to them.	23 ειπεν δε αυτοις ιλεως υμιν μη φοβεισθε ο θεος υμων και ο θεος των πατερων υμων εδωκεν υμιν θησαυρους εν τοις μαρσιπποις υμων το δε αργυριον υμων ευδοκιμουν απεχω και εξηγαγεν προς αυτους τον συμεων
24 The steward then brought the men inside Joseph's house. He gave them water to bathe their feet, and got fodder for their donkeys.	24 και ηνεγκεν υδωρ νιψαι τους ποδας αυτων και εδωκεν χορτασματα τοις ονοις αυτων
25 Then they set out their gifts to await Joseph's arrival at noon, for they had heard that they were to dine there.	25 ητοιμασαν δε τα δωρα εως του ελθειν ιωσηφ μεσημβριας ηκουσαν γαρ οτι εκει μελλει αρισταν
26 When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought inside, while they bowed down before him to the ground.	26 εισηλθεν δε ιωσηφ εις την οικιαν και προσηνεγκαν αυτω τα δωρα α ειχον εν ταις χερσιν αυτων εις τον οικον και προσεκυνησαν αυτω επι προσωπον επι την γην
27 After inquiring how they were, he asked them, "And how is your aged father, of whom you spoke? Is he still in good health?"	27 ηρωτησεν δε αυτους πως εχετε και ειπεν αυτοις ει υγιαινει ο πατηρ υμων ο πρεσβυτερος ον ειπατε ετι ζη
28 "Your servant our father is thriving and still in good health," they said, as they bowed respectfully.	28 οι δε ειπαν υγιαινει ο παις σου ο πατηρ ημων ετι ζη και ειπεν ευλογητος ο ανθρωπος εκεινος τω θεω και κυψαντες προσεκυνησαν αυτω
29 When Joseph's eye fell on his full brother Benjamin, he asked, "Is this your youngest brother, of whom you told me?" Then he said to him, "May God be gracious to you, my boy!"	29 αναβλεψας δε τοις οφθαλμοις ιωσηφ ειδεν βενιαμιν τον αδελφον αυτου τον ομομητριον και ειπεν ουτος ο αδελφος υμων ο νεωτερος ον ειπατε προς με αγαγειν και ειπεν ο θεος ελεησαι σε τεκνον
30 With that, Joseph had to hurry out, for he was so overcome with affection for his brother that he was on the verge of tears. He went into a private room and wept there.	30 εταραχθη δε ιωσηφ συνεστρεφετο γαρ τα εντερα αυτου επι τω αδελφω αυτου και εζητει κλαυσαι εισελθων δε εις το ταμιειον εκλαυσεν εκει
31 After washing his face, he reappeared and, now in control of himself, gave the order, "Serve the meal."	31 και νιψαμενος το προσωπον εξελθων ενεκρατευσατο και ειπεν παραθετε αρτους
32 It was served separately to him, to the brothers, and to the Egyptians who partook of his board. (Egyptians may not eat with Hebrews; that is abhorrent to them.)	32 και παρεθηκαν αυτω μονω και αυτοις καθ' εαυτους και τοις αιγυπτιοις τοις συνδειπνουσιν μετ' αυτου καθ' εαυτους ου γαρ εδυναντο οι αιγυπτιοι συνεσθιειν μετα των εβραιων αρτους βδελυγμα γαρ εστιν τοις αιγυπτιοις
33 When they were seated by his directions according to their age, from the oldest to the youngest, they looked at one another in amazement;	33 εκαθισαν δε εναντιον αυτου ο πρωτοτοκος κατα τα πρεσβεια αυτου και ο νεωτερος κατα την νεοτητα αυτου εξισταντο δε οι ανθρωποι εκαστος προς τον αδελφον αυτου
34 and as portions were brought to them from Joseph's table, Benjamin's portion was five times as large as anyone else's. So they drank freely and made merry with him.	34 ηραν δε μεριδας παρ' αυτου προς αυτους εμεγαλυνθη δε η μερις βενιαμιν παρα τας μεριδας παντων πενταπλασιως προς τας εκεινων επιον δε και εμεθυσθησαν μετ' αυτου