Genesis 43

NEW JERUSALEM	LXX
1 But the famine in the country grew worse,	1 ο δε λιμος ενισχυσεν επι της γης
2 and when they had finished eating the supplies which they had brought from Egypt their father said tothem, 'Go back and get us a little 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 expressly warned us, "You wil not be admitted to my presence unlessyour 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 ready to send our brother with us, we will go down and get food for you.	4 ει μεν ουν αποστελλεις τον αδελφον ημων μεθ' ημων καταβησομεθα και αγορασωμεν σοι βρωματα
5 But if you are not ready to send him, we will not go down, in view of the man's warning, "You wil notbe admitted to 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 Then Israel said, 'Why did you bring this misery on me by tel ing the man you had another brother?'	6 ειπεν δε ισραηλ τι εκακοποιησατε με αναγγειλαντες τω ανθρωπω ει εστιν υμιν αδελφος
7 They replied, 'He kept questioning us about ourselves and our family, asking, "Is your father stillalive?" and, "Have you another brother?" That is why we told him. How could we know he was going to 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 Judah then said to his father Israel, 'Send the boy with me, and let us be off and go, if we are tosurvive and not die, we, you, and our dependants.	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 wil go surety for him, and you can hold me responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you andproduce him before you, let me bear the blame al my life.	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 Indeed, if we had not wasted so much time we should have been there and back twice by now!'	10 ει μη γαρ εβραδυναμεν ηδη αν υπεστρεψαμεν δις
11 Then their father Israel said to them, 'If it must be so, then do this: take some of the country's bestproducts in your baggage and take them to the man as a gift: some balsam, some honey, gum tragacanth, resin,pistachio nuts 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 Take double the amount of money with you and return the money put back in the mouths of yoursacks; 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, and go back to the man.	13 και τον αδελφον υμων λαβετε και ανασταντες καταβητε προς τον ανθρωπον
14 May El Shaddai move the man to be kind to you, and al ow you to bring back your other brother andBenjamin. As for me, if I must be bereaved, bereaved I must be.'	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 The men took this gift; they took double the amount of money with them, and Benjamin. They set off,went down to Egypt and presented themselves before 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 said to his chamberlain, 'Take these men into the house.Slaughter a beast and prepare it, for these men are to eat with me at midday.'	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 The man did as Joseph had ordered, and took the men to Joseph's house.	17 εποιησεν δε ο ανθρωπος καθα ειπεν ιωσηφ και εισηγαγεν τους ανθρωπους εις τον οικον ιωσηφ
18 The men were afraid at being taken to Joseph's house and said, 'We are being taken there becauseof the money replaced in our sacks the first time. They wil set on us; they wil fal on us and make slaves of us,and take our donkeys too.'	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 chamberlain and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.	19 προσελθοντες δε προς τον ανθρωπον τον επι του οικου ιωσηφ ελαλησαν αυτω εν τω πυλωνι του οικου
20 'By your leave, sir,' they said, 'we came down once before to get supplies,	20 λεγοντες δεομεθα κυριε κατεβημεν την αρχην πριασθαι βρωματα
21 and when we reached camp and opened our sacks, there was each man's money in the mouth of hissack, to the full. But we have brought it back with us,	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 and we have brought more money with us for the supplies. We do not know who put our money inour sacks.'	22 και αργυριον ετερον ηνεγκαμεν μεθ' εαυτων αγορασαι βρωματα ουκ οιδαμεν τις ενεβαλεν το αργυριον εις τους μαρσιππους ημων
23 'Set your minds at ease,' he replied, 'do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father puttreasure in your sacks for you. I received your money.' And he brought 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 man then took the men into Joseph's house. He offered them water to wash their feet, and gavetheir donkeys fodder.	24 και ηνεγκεν υδωρ νιψαι τους ποδας αυτων και εδωκεν χορτασματα τοις ονοις αυτων
25 They arranged their gift while they waited for Joseph to come at midday, for they had heard theywere to dine there.	25 ητοιμασαν δε τα δωρα εως του ελθειν ιωσηφ μεσημβριας ηκουσαν γαρ οτι εκει μελλει αρισταν
26 When Joseph arrived at the house they offered him the gift they had with them, bowing low beforehim.	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 He greeted them pleasantly, asking, 'Is your father wel , the old man you told me of ? Is he stillalive?'	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 wel ,' they replied, 'he is stil alive,' and they bowed respectful y.	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 Looking about, he saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son. 'Is this your youngest brother', heasked, 'of whom you told me?' And he added, 'God be good to you, my son.'	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 Joseph hurried out; so strong was the affection he felt for his brother that he wanted to cry. He wentinto his room and there he wept.	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 returned and, controlling himself, gave the order: 'Serve the meal.'	31 και νιψαμενος το προσωπον εξελθων ενεκρατευσατο και ειπεν παραθετε αρτους
32 He was served separately; so were they, and so were the Egyptians who ate in his household, forthe Egyptians could not take food with Hebrews; Egyptians have a horror of doing so.	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 They were placed facing him in order of seniority, from the eldest to the youngest, and the menlooked 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 He had portions carried to them from his own dish, the portion for Benjamin being five times largerthan any of the others. And they feasted with him and drank freely.	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