Genesis 43 — DRA
43Verse 1In the mean time the famine was heavy upon all the land.Verse 2And 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.Verse 3Juda answered: The man declared unto us with the attestation of an oath, saying: You shall not see my face, unless you bring your youngest brother with you.Verse 4If therefore thou wilt send him with us, we will set out together, and will buy necessaries for thee.Verse 5But 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.Verse 6Israel said to them: You have done this for my misery in that you told him you had also another brother.Verse 7But 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: could we know that he would say: Bring hither your brother with you?Verse 8And Juda said to his father: Send the boy with me, that we may set forward, and may live: lest both we and our children perish.Verse 9I 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.Verse 10If delay had not been made, we had been here again the second time.Verse 11Then 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.Verse 12And take with you double money, and carry back what you found in your sacks, lest perhaps it was done by mistake.Verse 13And take also your brother, and go to the man.Verse 14And may my almighty God 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.Verse 15So the men took the presents, and double money, and Benjamin: and went down into Egypt, and stood before Joseph.Verse 16And 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.Verse 17He did as he was commanded, and brought the men into the house.Verse 18And 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.Verse 19Wherefore going up to the steward of the house, at the door,Verse 20They said: Sir, we desire thee to hear us: We came down once before to buy food:Verse 21And 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.Verse 22And we have brought other money besides, to buy what we want: we cannot tell who put it in our bags.Verse 23But 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.Verse 24And having brought them into the house, he fetched water, and they washed their feet, and he gave provender to their asses.Verse 25But they made ready the presents, against Joseph came at noon: for they had heard that they should eat bread there.Verse 26Then 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.Verse 27But he, courteously saluting them again, asked them, saying: Is the old man your father in health, of whom you told me? Is he yet living?Verse 28And they answered: Thy servant our father is in health, he is yet living. And bowing themselves they made obeisance to him.Verse 29And 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.Verse 30And he made haste because his heart was moved upon his brother, and tears gushed out: and going into his chamber he wept.Verse 31And when he had washed his face, coming out again, he refrained himself, and said: Set bread on the table.Verse 32And 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):Verse 33They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his age. And they wondered very much:Verse 34Taking 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.