Genesis 43

DOUAI-RHEIMS	SMITH VAN DYKE
1 In the mean time the famine was heavy upon all the land.	1 وكان الجوع شديدا في الارض.
2 And when they had eaten up all the corn, which they had brought out of Egypt, Jacob said to his sons: Go again and buy 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 Juda answered: The man declared unto us with the atteststion of an oath, saying: You shall not see my face, unless you bring your youngest brother with you.	3 فكلمه يهوذا قائلا ان الرجل قد اشهد علينا قائلا لا ترون وجهي بدون ان يكون اخوكم معكم.
4 If therefore thou wilt send him with us, we will set out together, and will buy necessaries for thee.	4 ان كنت ترسل اخانا معنا ننزل ونشتري لك طعاما.
5 But if thou wilt not, we will not go: for the man, as we have often said, declared unto us, saying: You shall not see my face without your youngest brother.	5 ولكن ان كنت لا ترسله لا ننزل. لان الرجل قال لنا لا ترون وجهي بدون ان يكون اخوكم معكم
6 Israel said to them: You have done this for my misery in that you told him you had also another brother.	6 فقال اسرائيل لماذا اسأتم اليّ حتى اخبرتم الرجل ان لكم اخا ايضا.
7 But they answered: The man asked us in order concerning our kindred: if our father lived: if we had a brother: and we answered him regularly, according to what he demanded: Bring hither your brother with you?	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 And Juda said to his father: Send the bou with me, that we may set forward, and may live: lest both we and our children perish.	8 وقال يهوذا لاسرائيل ابيه ارسل الغلام معي لنقوم ونذهب ونحيا ولا نموت نحن وانت واولادنا جميعا.
9 I take the boy upon me, require him at my hand: unless I bring him again, and restore him to thee, I will be guilty of sin against thee for ever.	9 انا اضمنه. من يدي تطلبه. ان لم اجئ به اليك واوقفه قدامك أصر مذنبا اليك كل الايام.
10 If delay had not been made, we had been here again the second time.	10 لاننا لو لم نتوان لكنا قد رجعنا الآن مرتين
11 Then Israel said to them: If it must needs be so, do what you will: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down presents to the man, a little balm, and honey, and storax, myrrh, turpentine, 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 And take with you double money, and carry back what you found in your sacks, lest perhaps it was done by mistake.	12 وخذوا فضة اخرى في اياديكم. والفضة المردودة في افواه عدالكم ردوها في اياديكم. لعله كان سهوا.
13 And take also your brother, and go to the man.	13 وخذوا اخاكم وقوموا ارجعوا الى الرجل.
14 And may my almighty Bod make him favourable to you; and send back with you your brother, whom he keepeth, and this Benjamin: and as for me I shall be desolate without children.	14 والله القدير يعطيكم رحمة امام الرجل حتى يطلق لكم اخاكم الآخر وبنيامين. وانا اذا عدمت الاولاد عدمتهم
15 So the men took the presents, and double money, and Benjamin: and went down into Egypt, and stood before Joseph.	15 فاخذ الرجال هذه الهدية واخذوا ضعف الفضة في اياديهم وبنيامين وقاموا ونزلوا الى مصر ووقفوا امام يوسف.
16 And when he had seen them, and Benjamin with them, he commanded the steward of his house, saying: Bring in the men into the house, and kill victims, and prepare a feast: because they shall eat with me at noon.	16 فلما رأى يوسف بنيامين معهم قال للذي على بيته أدخل الرجال الى البيت واذبح ذبيحة وهيئ. لان الرجال ياكلون معي عند الظهر.
17 He did as he was commanded, and brought the men into the house.	17 ففعل الرجل كما قال يوسف. وادخل الرجل الرجال الى بيت يوسف
18 And they being much afraid, said there one to another: Because of the money, which we carried back the first time in our sacks, we are brought in: that he may bring upon us a false accusation, and by violence make slaves of us and our asses.	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 Wherefore going up to the steward of the house, at the door,	19 فتقدموا الى الرجل الذي على بيت يوسف وكلموه في باب البيت.
20 They said: Sir, we desire thee to hear us: We came down once before to buy food:	20 وقالوا استمع يا سيدي. اننا قد نزلنا اولا لنشتري طعاما.
21 And when we had bought, and come to the inn, we opened our sacks, and found our money in the mouths of the sacks: which we have now brought again in the same weight.	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 other money besides, to buy what we want: we cannot tell who put it in our bags.	22 وانزلنا فضة اخرى في ايادينا لنشتري طعاما. لا نعلم من وضع فضتنا في عدالنا
23 But he answered: Peace be with you, fear not: your God, and the God of your Father hath given you treasure in your sacks. For the money, which you gave me, I have for good. 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 And having brought them into the house, he fetched water, and they washed their feet, and he gave provender to their asses.	24 وادخل الرجل الرجال الى بيت يوسف واعطاهم ماء ليغسلوا ارجلهم واعطى عليقا لحميرهم.
25 But they made ready the presents, against Joseph came at noon: for they had heard that they should eat bread there.	25 وهيّأوا الهدية الى ان يجيء يوسف عند الظهر لانهم سمعوا انهم هناك ياكلون طعاما
26 Then Joseph came into his house, and they offered him the presents holding them in their hands, and they bowed down with their face to the ground.	26 فلما جاء يوسف الى البيت احضروا اليه الهدية التي في اياديهم الى البيت وسجدوا له الى الارض.
27 But he, courteously saluting them again, asked them, saying: Is the old man your father in health, of whom uou told me? Is he yet living?	27 فسأل عن سلامتهم وقال أسالم ابوكم الشيخ الذي قلتم عنه. أحيّ هو بعد.
28 And they answered: Thy servant our father is in health, he is yet living. And bowing themselves they made obeisance to him.	28 فقالوا عبدك ابونا سالم. هو حيّ بعد. وخروا وسجدوا
29 And Joseph lifting up his eyes, saw Benjamin his brother, by the same mother, and said: Is this your young brother, of whom you told me? And he said: God be gracious to thee, 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 And he made haste becouse his heart was moved upon his brother, and tears gushed out: And going into his chamber he wept.	30 واستعجل يوسف لان احشاءه حنّت الى اخيه وطلب مكانا ليبكي. فدخل المخدع وبكى هناك
31 And when he had washed his face, coming out again, he refrained himself, and said: Set bread on the table.	31 ثم غسل وجهه وخرج وتجلد. وقال قدموا طعاما.
32 And when it was set on, for Joseph apart, and for his brethren apart, for the Egyptians also that ate with him, apart, (for it is unlawful for the Egyptians to eat with the Hebrews, and they think such a feast profane:)	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 sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his age. And they wondered very much:	33 فجلسوا قدامه البكر بحسب بكوريته والصغير بحسب صغره. فبهت الرجال بعضهم الى بعض.
34 Taking the messes which they received of him: and the greater mess came to Benjamin, so that it exceeded by five parts. And they drank, and were merry with him.	34 ورفع حصصا من قدامه اليهم. فكانت حصة بنيامين اكثر من حصص جميعهم خمسة اضعاف. وشربوا ورووا معه