| 1 Kad je Jakov čuo da u Egiptu ima žita, reče svojim sinovima: »Što tu zurite jedan u drugoga? | 1 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why do you look at one another?" |
| 2 Čujem da ima žita u Egiptu. Otiđite dolje te nam ga odande nabavite da ostanemo na životu i ne pomremo.« | 2 And he said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live, and not die." |
| 3 Tako desetorica Josipove braće siđoše da nabave žita iz Egipta. | 3 So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt. |
| 4 Benjamina, Josipova pravog brata, Jakov ne posla s ostalima. »Da ga ne bi zadesila kakva nesreća«, govorio je. | 4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brothers, for he feared that harm might befall him. |
| 5 Među onima koji su išli nabavljati žito, jer u zemlji kanaanskoj vladaše glad, bijahu i sinovi Izraelovi. | 5 Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan. |
| 6 Josip je bio namjesnik u zemlji; on je dijelio žito svemu svijetu. Dođu tako i Josipova braća i poklone mu se licem do zemlje. | 6 Now Joseph was governor over the land; he it was who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came, and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground. |
| 7 Josip prepozna braću čim ih ugleda, ali se prema njima vladao kao stranac i oštro im govorio. Zapita ih: »Odakle dolazite?« Odgovore: »Iz zemlje kanaanske došli smo da kupimo hrane.« | 7 Joseph saw his brothers, and knew them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke roughly to them. "Where do you come from?" he said. They said, "From the land of Canaan, to buy food." |
| 8 Iako je Josip prepoznao svoju braću, oni njega nisu prepoznali. | 8 Thus Joseph knew his brothers, but they did not know him. |
| 9 Josip se sjeti snova što ih je o njima sanjao. I reče im: »Vi ste uhode! Došli ste da izvidite slaba mjesta ove zemlje.« | 9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed of them; and he said to them, "You are spies, you have come to see the weakness of the land." |
| 10 Oni mu odgovore: »Ne, gospodaru! Tvoje su sluge došle da nabave hrane. | 10 They said to him, "No, my lord, but to buy food have your servants come. |
| 11 Svi smo sinovi jednog oca; pošteni smo ljudi; sluge tvoje nikad nisu bile uhode.« | 11 We are all sons of one man, we are honest men, your servants are not spies." |
| 12 On će im opet: »Ne, nego ste došli da izvidite slaba mjesta ove zemlje.« | 12 He said to them, "No, it is the weakness of the land that you have come to see." |
| 13 Nato oni uzvrate: »Nas, tvojih slugu, bijaše dvanaestorica braće – sinovi jednog oca, u zemlji kanaanskoj; najmlađi je sad s ocem, a jednoga više nema.« | 13 And they said, "We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more." |
| 14 No Josip im dobaci: »Onako kako sam vam već rekao: vi ste uhode! | 14 But Joseph said to them, "It is as I said to you, you are spies. |
| 15 Ovako ću vas iskušati: odavde, tako mi faraona, nećete izići ako vaš najmlađi brat ne dođe ovamo! | 15 By this you shall be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go from this place unless your youngest brother comes here. |
| 16 Pošaljite jednoga između sebe da vam dovede brata, a vi ostali u zatvor! Tako ću iskušati vaše riječi i vidjeti je li u vas istina ili nije. Inače, tako mi faraona, vi ste uhode!« | 16 Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, while you remain in prison, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you; or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies." |
| 17 Potom ih baci u zatvor na tri dana. | 17 And he put them all together in prison for three days. |
| 18 Treći im dan reče Josip: »Izvršite to, i ostat ćete na životu, jer sam ja čovjek bogobojazan. | 18 On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do this and you will live, for I fear God: |
| 19 Ako ste pošteni, neka jedan od vas ostane u zatvoru, a vi ostali idite i nosite žito svojim izgladnjelim domovima. | 19 if you are honest men, let one of your brothers remain confined in your prison, and let the rest go and carry grain for the famine of your households, |
| 20 Poslije toga dovedite mi svoga najmlađeg brata, tako da se obistine vaše riječi te da ne izginete.« Oni pristanu. | 20 and bring your youngest brother to me; so your words will be verified, and you shall not die." And they did so. |
| 21 Zatim je jedan drugom govorio: »Jao nama! Stiže nas kazna zbog našega brata; gledali smo njegovu muku dok nas je molio za milost, ali ga nismo uslišali. Stoga nas je ova nevolja snašla.« | 21 Then they said to one another, "In truth we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us and we would not listen; therefore is this distress come upon us." |
| 22 Ruben im odvrati: »Zar vam nisam govorio: Ne ogrešujte se o mladića! Ali vi niste slušali. Sad se traži račun za njegovu krv.« | 22 And Reuben answered them, "Did I not tell you not to sin against the lad? But you would not listen. So now there comes a reckoning for his blood." |
| 23 Nisu znali da ih Josip razumije, jer su se s njim razgovarali preko tumača. | 23 They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them. |
| 24 On se od njih udalji te zaplaka. Opet se vrati i razgovaraše s njima. Onda izdvoji Šimuna između njih i naredi da bude svezan na njihove oči. | 24 Then he turned away from them and wept; and he returned to them and spoke to them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes. |
| 25 Kanaan Potom Josip zapovjedi da im vreće napune žitom; da svakome njegov novac metnu u vreću i da im daju poputninu. Tako im učine. | 25 And Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, and to replace every man's money in his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. This was done for them. |
| 26 Tada oni natovare žito na svoje magarce i krenu odande. | 26 Then they loaded their asses with their grain, and departed. |
| 27 Kad na prenoćištu jedan od njih otvori svoju vreću da nahrani magarca, opazi svoj novac ozgo u vreći. | 27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender at the lodging place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack; |
| 28 »Moj je novac vraćen!« – povika braći. – »Evo ga u mojoj vreći!« Zadrhta srce u njima. Zgledaše se, uplašeni, i rekoše: »Što nam ovo Bog uradi!« | 28 and he said to his brothers, "My money has been put back; here it is in the mouth of my sack!" At this their hearts failed them, and they turned trembling to one another, saying, "What is this that God has done to us?" |
| 29 Došavši k svome ocu Jakovu u zemlju kanaansku, kazaše mu sve što ih je snašlo. | 29 When they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had befallen them, saying, |
| 30 »Čovjek koji je gospodar one zemlje«, rekoše, »oštro nam je govorio i optužio nas kao uhode. | 30 "The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us to be spies of the land. |
| 31 Pošteni smo ljudi, kazasmo mu, i nikad nismo bili uhode. | 31 But we said to him, 'We are honest men, we are not spies; |
| 32 Bilo nas je dvanaestorica braće, sinovi istog oca, ali jednoga više nema, dok se najmlađi sad nalazi s našim ocem u zemlji kanaanskoj. | 32 we are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.' |
| 33 Ali čovjek koji je gospodar one zemlje reče nam: ‘Ovim ću doznati da ste pošteni ljudi: ostavite jednoga brata kod mene, a vi ostali uzmite što vam treba za izgladnjele domove, pa idite. | 33 Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us, 'By this I shall know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for the famine of your households, and go your way. |
| 34 Onda mi dovedite svoga najmlađeg brata, tako da znam da niste uhode, nego pošteni ljudi. Poslije toga vratit ću vam vašeg brata, i vi ćete se moći slobodno kretati u ovoj zemlji.’« | 34 Bring your youngest brother to me; then I shall know that you are not spies but honest men, and I will deliver to you your brother, and you shall trade in the land.'" |
| 35 Kako su praznili svoje vreće, svaki nađe u vreći svoju kesu. Opazivši to, zapadoše u strah – i oni i njihov otac. | 35 As they emptied their sacks, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were dismayed. |
| 36 »Mene vi ostavljate bez djece!« – reče im njihov otac. – »Josipa je nestalo, Šimuna nema, a sad biste odveli i Benjamina. Sve se to na me svaljuje!« | 36 And Jacob their father said to them, "You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin; all this has come upon me." |
| 37 Onda Ruben reče svome ocu: »Ubij moja dva sina ako ti ga ja natrag ne dovedem! Predaj ga u moje ruke, i ja ću ti ga vratiti!« | 37 Then Reuben said to his father, "Slay my two sons if I do not bring him back to you; put him in my hands, and I will bring him back to you." |
| 38 »Moj sin neće s vama!« – uzvrati on. – »Njegov je pravi brat već mrtav, a on je ostao sam. Ako bi ga na putu na koji ćete poći snašla nesreća, u tuzi biste otpravili moju sijedu glavu dolje u Šeol.« | 38 But he said, "My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm should befall him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol." |
