Genesis 44

NEW JERUSALEM	LXX
1 Then Joseph instructed his chamberlain as follows: 'Fil these men's sacks with as much food as theycan carry, and put each man's money in the mouth of his sack.	1 και ενετειλατο ιωσηφ τω οντι επι της οικιας αυτου λεγων πλησατε τους μαρσιππους των ανθρωπων βρωματων οσα εαν δυνωνται αραι και εμβαλατε εκαστου το αργυριον επι του στοματος του μαρσιππου
2 And put my cup, the silver one, in the mouth of the youngest one's sack as wel as the money for hisrations.' He did as Joseph had instructed.	2 και το κονδυ μου το αργυρουν εμβαλατε εις τον μαρσιππον του νεωτερου και την τιμην του σιτου αυτου εγενηθη δε κατα το ρημα ιωσηφ καθως ειπεν
3 At daybreak, the men were sent off with their donkeys.	3 το πρωι διεφαυσεν και οι ανθρωποι απεσταλησαν αυτοι και οι ονοι αυτων
4 They had gone only a little way from the city, when Joseph said to his chamberlain, 'Away now andfol ow those men. When you catch up with them, say to them, "Why have you repaid good with evil?	4 εξελθοντων δε αυτων την πολιν ουκ απεσχον μακραν και ιωσηφ ειπεν τω επι της οικιας αυτου αναστας επιδιωξον οπισω των ανθρωπων και καταλημψη αυτους και ερεις αυτοις τι οτι ανταπεδωκατε πονηρα αντι καλων
5 Is this not what my lord uses for drinking and also for reading omens? What you have done is wrong."'	5 ινα τι εκλεψατε μου το κονδυ το αργυρουν ου τουτο εστιν εν ω πινει ο κυριος μου αυτος δε οιωνισμω οιωνιζεται εν αυτω πονηρα συντετελεσθε α πεποιηκατε
6 So when he caught up with them he repeated these words.	6 ευρων δε αυτους ειπεν αυτοις κατα τα ρηματα ταυτα
7 They asked him, 'What does my lord mean? Your servants would never think of doing such a thing.	7 οι δε ειπον αυτω ινα τι λαλει ο κυριος κατα τα ρηματα ταυτα μη γενοιτο τοις παισιν σου ποιησαι κατα το ρημα τουτο
8 Look, we brought you back the money we found in the mouths of our sacks, al the way from Canaan.Are we likely to have stolen silver or gold from your master's house?	8 ει το μεν αργυριον ο ευρομεν εν τοις μαρσιπποις ημων απεστρεψαμεν προς σε εκ γης χανααν πως αν κλεψαιμεν εκ του οικου του κυριου σου αργυριον η χρυσιον
9 Whichever of your servants is found to have it shall die, and the rest of us shal be slaves of my lord.'	9 παρ' ω αν ευρεθη το κονδυ των παιδων σου αποθνησκετω και ημεις δε εσομεθα παιδες τω κυριω ημων
10 'Very wel , then, it shal be as you say,' he replied, 'the one on whom it is found shall become myslave, but the rest of you can go free.'	10 ο δε ειπεν και νυν ως λεγετε ουτως εσται ο ανθρωπος παρ' ω αν ευρεθη το κονδυ αυτος εσται μου παις υμεις δε εσεσθε καθαροι
11 Each of them quickly lowered his sack to the ground, and each opened his own.	11 και εσπευσαν και καθειλαν εκαστος τον μαρσιππον αυτου επι την γην και ηνοιξαν εκαστος τον μαρσιππον αυτου
12 He searched, beginning with the eldest and ending with the youngest, and found the cup inBenjamin's sack.	12 ηρευνα δε απο του πρεσβυτερου αρξαμενος εως ηλθεν επι τον νεωτερον και ευρεν το κονδυ εν τω μαρσιππω τω βενιαμιν
13 Then they tore their clothes, and when each man had reloaded his donkey they returned to the city.	13 και διερρηξαν τα ιματια αυτων και επεθηκαν εκαστος τον μαρσιππον αυτου επι τον ονον αυτου και επεστρεψαν εις την πολιν
14 When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph's house he was still there, so they fell on the groundin front of him.	14 εισηλθεν δε ιουδας και οι αδελφοι αυτου προς ιωσηφ ετι αυτου οντος εκει και επεσον εναντιον αυτου επι την γην
15 'What do you mean by doing this?' Joseph asked them. 'Did you not know that a man such as I am isa reader of omens?'	15 ειπεν δε αυτοις ιωσηφ τι το πραγμα τουτο ο εποιησατε ουκ οιδατε οτι οιωνισμω οιωνιειται ανθρωπος οιος εγω
16 'What can we answer my lord?' Judah replied. 'What can we say? How can we clear ourselves? Godhimself has uncovered your servants' guilt. Here we are then, my lord's slaves, we no less than the one in whose possession the cup was found.'	16 ειπεν δε ιουδας τι αντερουμεν τω κυριω η τι λαλησωμεν η τι δικαιωθωμεν ο δε θεος ευρεν την αδικιαν των παιδων σου ιδου εσμεν οικεται τω κυριω ημων και ημεις και παρ' ω ευρεθη το κονδυ
17 'I could not think of doing such a thing,' he replied. 'The man in whose possession the cup was foundshall be my slave, but you can go back unhindered to your father.'	17 ειπεν δε ιωσηφ μη μοι γενοιτο ποιησαι το ρημα τουτο ο ανθρωπος παρ' ω ευρεθη το κονδυ αυτος εσται μου παις υμεις δε αναβητε μετα σωτηριας προς τον πατερα υμων
18 At this, Judah went up to him and said, 'May it please my lord, let your servant have a word privatelywith my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are like Pharaoh himself.	18 εγγισας δε αυτω ιουδας ειπεν δεομαι κυριε λαλησατω ο παις σου ρημα εναντιον σου και μη θυμωθης τω παιδι σου οτι συ ει μετα φαραω
19 My lord questioned his servants, "Have you father or brother?"	19 κυριε συ ηρωτησας τους παιδας σου λεγων ει εχετε πατερα η αδελφον
20 And we said to my lord, "We have an old father, and a younger brother born of his old age. Hisbrother is dead, so he is the only one by that mother now left, and his father loves him."	20 και ειπαμεν τω κυριω εστιν ημιν πατηρ πρεσβυτερος και παιδιον γηρως νεωτερον αυτω και ο αδελφος αυτου απεθανεν αυτος δε μονος υπελειφθη τη μητρι αυτου ο δε πατηρ αυτον ηγαπησεν
21 Then you said to your servants, "Bring him down to me, so that I can set eyes on him."	21 ειπας δε τοις παισιν σου καταγαγετε αυτον προς με και επιμελουμαι αυτου
22 We replied to my lord, "The boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves him, his father will die."	22 και ειπαμεν τω κυριω ου δυνησεται το παιδιον καταλιπειν τον πατερα εαν δε καταλιπη τον πατερα αποθανειται
23 But you said to your servants, "If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you wil notbe admitted to my presence again."	23 συ δε ειπας τοις παισιν σου εαν μη καταβη ο αδελφος υμων ο νεωτερος μεθ' υμων ου προσθησεσθε ετι ιδειν το προσωπον μου
24 When we went back to your servant my father, we repeated to him what my lord had said.	24 εγενετο δε ηνικα ανεβημεν προς τον παιδα σου πατερα δε ημων απηγγειλαμεν αυτω τα ρηματα του κυριου
25 So when our father said, "Go back and get us a little food,"	25 ειπεν δε ημιν ο πατηρ ημων βαδισατε παλιν αγορασατε ημιν μικρα βρωματα
26 we said, "We cannot go down. We shall go only if our youngest brother is with us for, unless ouryoungest brother is with us, we shal not be admitted to the man's presence."	26 ημεις δε ειπαμεν ου δυνησομεθα καταβηναι αλλ' ει μεν ο αδελφος ημων ο νεωτερος καταβαινει μεθ' ημων καταβησομεθα ου γαρ δυνησομεθα ιδειν το προσωπον του ανθρωπου του αδελφου του νεωτερου μη οντος μεθ' ημων
27 So your servant our father said to us, "You know that my wife bore me two children.	27 ειπεν δε ο παις σου ο πατηρ ημων προς ημας υμεις γινωσκετε οτι δυο ετεκεν μοι η γυνη
28 When one of them left me, I supposed that he must have been torn to pieces, and I have never seenhim since.	28 και εξηλθεν ο εις απ' εμου και ειπατε οτι θηριοβρωτος γεγονεν και ουκ ειδον αυτον ετι και νυν
29 If you take this one from me too and any harm comes to him, you wil send my white head down toSheol with grief."	29 εαν ουν λαβητε και τουτον εκ προσωπου μου και συμβη αυτω μαλακια εν τη οδω και καταξετε μου το γηρας μετα λυπης εις αδου
30 If I go to your servant my father now, and we do not have the boy with us, he will die as soon as hesees that the boy is not with us, for his heart is bound up with him;	30 νυν ουν εαν εισπορευωμαι προς τον παιδα σου πατερα δε ημων και το παιδαριον μη η μεθ' ημων η δε ψυχη αυτου εκκρεμαται εκ της τουτου ψυχης
31 and your servants will have sent your servant our father's white head down to Sheol with grief.	31 και εσται εν τω ιδειν αυτον μη ον το παιδαριον μεθ' ημων τελευτησει και καταξουσιν οι παιδες σου το γηρας του παιδος σου πατρος δε ημων μετ' οδυνης εις αδου
32 Now your servant went surety to my father for the boy. I said: "If I do not bring him back to you, letme bear the blame before my father al my life."	32 ο γαρ παις σου εκδεδεκται το παιδιον παρα του πατρος λεγων εαν μη αγαγω αυτον προς σε και στησω αυτον εναντιον σου ημαρτηκως εσομαι προς τον πατερα πασας τας ημερας
33 Let your servant stay, then, as my lord's slave in place of the boy, I implore you, and let the boy goback with his brothers.	33 νυν ουν παραμενω σοι παις αντι του παιδιου οικετης του κυριου το δε παιδιον αναβητω μετα των αδελφων
34 How indeed could I go back to my father and not have the boy with me? I could not bear to see themisery that would overwhelm my father.'	34 πως γαρ αναβησομαι προς τον πατερα του παιδιου μη οντος μεθ' ημων ινα μη ιδω τα κακα α ευρησει τον πατερα μου