Genesis 43

NEW JERUSALEM	SMITH VAN DYKE
1 But the famine in the country grew worse,	1 وكان الجوع شديدا في الارض.
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 وحدث لما فرغوا من اكل القمح الذي جاءوا به من مصر ان اباهم قال لهم ارجعوا اشتروا لنا قليلا من الطعام.
3 'But', Judah replied, 'the man expressly warned us, "You wil not be admitted to my presence unlessyour brother is with you."	3 فكلمه يهوذا قائلا ان الرجل قد اشهد علينا قائلا لا ترون وجهي بدون ان يكون اخوكم معكم.
4 If you are ready to send our brother with us, we will go down and get food for you.	4 ان كنت ترسل اخانا معنا ننزل ونشتري لك طعاما.
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 ولكن ان كنت لا ترسله لا ننزل. لان الرجل قال لنا لا ترون وجهي بدون ان يكون اخوكم معكم
6 Then Israel said, 'Why did you bring this misery on me by tel ing the man you had another brother?'	6 فقال اسرائيل لماذا اسأتم اليّ حتى اخبرتم الرجل ان لكم اخا ايضا.
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 فقالوا ان الرجل قد سأل عنا وعن عشيرتنا قائلا هل ابوكم حيّ بعد. هل لكم اخ. فاخبرناه بحسب هذا الكلام. هل كنا نعلم انه يقول انزلوا باخيكم
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 وقال يهوذا لاسرائيل ابيه ارسل الغلام معي لنقوم ونذهب ونحيا ولا نموت نحن وانت واولادنا جميعا.
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 انا اضمنه. من يدي تطلبه. ان لم اجئ به اليك واوقفه قدامك أصر مذنبا اليك كل الايام.
10 Indeed, if we had not wasted so much time we should have been there and back twice by now!'	10 لاننا لو لم نتوان لكنا قد رجعنا الآن مرتين
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 فقال لهم اسرائيل ابوهم ان كان هكذا فافعوا هذا. خذوا من افخر جنى الارض في اوعيتكم وأنزلوا للرجل هدية. قليلا من البلسان وقليلا من العسل وكثيراء ولاذنا وفستقا ولوزا.
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 وخذوا فضة اخرى في اياديكم. والفضة المردودة في افواه عدالكم ردوها في اياديكم. لعله كان سهوا.
13 Take your brother, and go back to the man.	13 وخذوا اخاكم وقوموا ارجعوا الى الرجل.
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 والله القدير يعطيكم رحمة امام الرجل حتى يطلق لكم اخاكم الآخر وبنيامين. وانا اذا عدمت الاولاد عدمتهم
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 فاخذ الرجال هذه الهدية واخذوا ضعف الفضة في اياديهم وبنيامين وقاموا ونزلوا الى مصر ووقفوا امام يوسف.
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 فلما رأى يوسف بنيامين معهم قال للذي على بيته أدخل الرجال الى البيت واذبح ذبيحة وهيئ. لان الرجال ياكلون معي عند الظهر.
17 The man did as Joseph had ordered, and took the men to Joseph's house.	17 ففعل الرجل كما قال يوسف. وادخل الرجل الرجال الى بيت يوسف
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 فخاف الرجال اذ أدخلوا الى بيت يوسف. وقالوا لسبب الفضة التي رجعت اولا في عدالنا نحن قد ادخلنا ليهجم علينا ويقع بنا ويأخذنا عبيدا وحميرنا.
19 So they went up to Joseph's chamberlain and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.	19 فتقدموا الى الرجل الذي على بيت يوسف وكلموه في باب البيت.
20 'By your leave, sir,' they said, 'we came down once before to get supplies,	20 وقالوا استمع يا سيدي. اننا قد نزلنا اولا لنشتري طعاما.
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 وكان لما أتينا الى المنزل اننا فتحنا عدالنا واذا فضة كل واحد في فم عدله فضتنا بوزنها. فقد رددناها في ايادينا.
22 and we have brought more money with us for the supplies. We do not know who put our money inour sacks.'	22 وانزلنا فضة اخرى في ايادينا لنشتري طعاما. لا نعلم من وضع فضتنا في عدالنا
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 فقال سلام لكم. لا تخافوا. الهكم واله ابيكم اعطاكم كنزا في عدالكم. فضتكم وصلت اليّ. ثم اخرج اليهم شمعون.
24 The man then took the men into Joseph's house. He offered them water to wash their feet, and gavetheir donkeys fodder.	24 وادخل الرجل الرجال الى بيت يوسف واعطاهم ماء ليغسلوا ارجلهم واعطى عليقا لحميرهم.
25 They arranged their gift while they waited for Joseph to come at midday, for they had heard theywere to dine there.	25 وهيّأوا الهدية الى ان يجيء يوسف عند الظهر لانهم سمعوا انهم هناك ياكلون طعاما
26 When Joseph arrived at the house they offered him the gift they had with them, bowing low beforehim.	26 فلما جاء يوسف الى البيت احضروا اليه الهدية التي في اياديهم الى البيت وسجدوا له الى الارض.
27 He greeted them pleasantly, asking, 'Is your father wel , the old man you told me of ? Is he stillalive?'	27 فسأل عن سلامتهم وقال أسالم ابوكم الشيخ الذي قلتم عنه. أحيّ هو بعد.
28 'Your servant our father is wel ,' they replied, 'he is stil alive,' and they bowed respectful y.	28 فقالوا عبدك ابونا سالم. هو حيّ بعد. وخروا وسجدوا
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 فرفع عينيه ونظر بنيامين اخاه ابن امه وقال أهذا اخوكم الصغير الذي قلتم لي عنه. ثم قال الله ينعم عليك يا ابني.
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 واستعجل يوسف لان احشاءه حنّت الى اخيه وطلب مكانا ليبكي. فدخل المخدع وبكى هناك
31 After washing his face he returned and, controlling himself, gave the order: 'Serve the meal.'	31 ثم غسل وجهه وخرج وتجلد. وقال قدموا طعاما.
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 فقدموا له وحده ولهم وحدهم وللمصريين الآكلين عنده وحدهم. لان المصريين لا يقدرون ان يأكلوا طعاما مع العبرانيين لانه رجس عند المصريين.
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 فجلسوا قدامه البكر بحسب بكوريته والصغير بحسب صغره. فبهت الرجال بعضهم الى بعض.
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 ورفع حصصا من قدامه اليهم. فكانت حصة بنيامين اكثر من حصص جميعهم خمسة اضعاف. وشربوا ورووا معه