Genesis 42

NOVA VULGATA	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Audiens autem Iacob quod alimenta venderentur in Ae gypto, dixit filiis suis: “ Quare aspicitis vos invicem?	1 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why do you look at one another?"
2 Audivi quod triticum venumdetur in Aegypto; descendite et emite nobis necessaria, ut possimus vivere et non consumamur inopia ”.	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 Descenderunt igitur fratres Ioseph decem, ut emerent frumenta in Aegypto,	3 So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.
4 Beniamin fratre Ioseph domi retento a Iacob, qui dixerat fratribus eius: “ Ne forte in itinere quidquam patiatur mali ”.	4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brothers, for he feared that harm might befall him.
5 Et ingressi sunt filii Israel terram Aegypti cum aliis, qui pergebant ad emendum. Erat autem fames in terra Chanaan.	5 Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
6 Et Ioseph erat princeps in terra Aegypti, atque ad eius nutum frumenta populis vendebantur. Cumque venissent et adorassent eum fratres sui proni in terram,	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 et agnovisset eos, quasi ad alienos durius loquebatur interrogans eos: “ Unde venistis? ”. Qui responderunt: “ De terra Chanaan, ut emamus victui necessaria ”.	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 Et tamen fratres ipse cognoscens non est cognitus ab eis.	8 Thus Joseph knew his brothers, but they did not know him.
9 Recordatusque somniorum, quae aliquando viderat, ait ad eos: “ Exploratores estis; ut videatis infirmiora terrae, venistis! ”.	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 Qui dixerunt: “ Non est ita, domine; sed servi tui venerunt, ut emerent cibos.	10 They said to him, "No, my lord, but to buy food have your servants come.
11 Omnes filii unius viri sumus; sinceri sumus, nec quidquam famuli tui machinantur mali ”.	11 We are all sons of one man, we are honest men, your servants are not spies."
12 Quibus ille respondit: “ Aliter est; immunita terrae huius considerare venistis! ”.	12 He said to them, "No, it is the weakness of the land that you have come to see."
13 At illi: “ Duodecim, inquiunt, servi tui fratres sumus filii viri unius in terra Chanaan; minimus cum patre nostro est, alius non est super ”.	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 “ Hoc est, ait, quod locutus sum: exploratores estis!	14 But Joseph said to them, "It is as I said to you, you are spies.
15 Iam nunc experimentum vestri capiam: per salutem pharaonis, non egrediemini hinc, donec veniat frater vester minimus!	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 Mittite ex vobis unum, et adducat eum; vos autem eritis in vinculis, donec probentur, quae dixistis, utrum vera an falsa sint. Alioquin, per salutem pharaonis, exploratores estis! ”.	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 Tradidit ergo illos custodiae tribus diebus.	17 And he put them all together in prison for three days.
18 Die autem tertio eductis de carcere, ait: “ Facite, quae dixi, et vivetis; Deum enim timeo.	18 On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do this and you will live, for I fear God:
19 Si sinceri estis, frater vester unus ligetur in carcere; vos autem abite et ferte frumenta, quae emistis, in domos vestras,	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 et fratrem vestrum minimum ad me adducite, ut possim vestros probare sermones, et non moriamini ”. Fecerunt, ut dixerat,	20 and bring your youngest brother to me; so your words will be verified, and you shall not die." And they did so.
21 et locuti sunt ad invicem: “ Merito haec patimur, quia peccavimus in fratrem nostrum videntes angustiam animae illius, cum deprecaretur nos, et non audivimus. Idcirco venit super nos ista tribulatio ”.	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 Et Ruben ait: “ Numquid non dixi vobis: Nolite peccare in puerum? Et non audistis me. En sanguis eius exquiritur ”.	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 Nesciebant autem quod intellegeret Ioseph, eo quod per interpretem loquebatur ad eos.	23 They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them.
24 Avertitque se parumper et flevit; et reversus locutus est ad eos.	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 Tollensque Simeon et ligans, illis praesentibus, iussit ministris, ut implerent eorum saccos tritico et reponerent pecunias singulorum in sacculis suis, datis supra cibariis in viam. Qui fecerunt ita.	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 At illi portantes frumenta in asinis suis profecti sunt.	26 Then they loaded their asses with their grain, and departed.
27 Apertoque unus sacco, ut daret iumento pabulum in deversorio, contemplatus pecuniam in ore sacculi	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 dixit fratribus suis: “ Reddita est mihi pecunia: en habetur in sacco! ”. Et obstupefacti turbatique mutuo dixerunt: “ Quidnam est hoc, quod fecit nobis Deus? ”.	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 Veneruntque ad Iacob patrem suum in terram Chanaan; et narraverunt ei omnia, quae accidissent sibi, dicentes:	29 When they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had befallen them, saying,
30 “ Locutus est nobis dominus terrae dure et putavit nos exploratores esse provinciae ”.	30 "The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us to be spies of the land.
31 Cui respondimus: “ Sinceri sumus, nec ullas molimur insidias;	31 But we said to him, 'We are honest men, we are not spies;
32 duodecim fratres uno patre geniti sumus, unus non est super, minimus cum patre nostro est in terra Chanaan.	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 Et dixit nobis vir, dominus terrae: "Sic probabo quod sinceri sitis: fratrem vestrum unum dimittite apud me et cibaria domibus vestris necessaria sumite et abite;	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 fratremque vestrum minimum adducite ad me, ut sciam quod non sitis exploratores et istum, qui tenetur in vinculis, recipere possitis ac deinceps peragrandi terram habeatis licentiam" ”.	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 His dictis, cum frumenta effunderent, singuli reppererunt in ore saccorum ligatas pecunias; exterritisque simul omnibus,	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 dixit pater Iacob: “ Absque liberis me esse fecistis: Ioseph non est super, Simeon tenetur in vinculis, et Beniamin auferetis. In me haec omnia mala reciderunt ”.	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 Cui respondit Ruben: “ Duos filios meos interfice, si non reduxero illum tibi; trade illum in manu mea, et ego eum tibi restituam ”.	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 At ille: “ Non descendet, inquit, filius meus vobiscum. Frater mortuus est, et ipse solus remansit; si quid ei adversi acciderit in via, deducetis canos meos cum dolore ad inferos ”.	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."