Genesis 42

Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

فَلَمَّا رَأَى يَعْقُوبُ أَنَّهُ يُوجَدُ قَمْحٌ فِي مِصْرَ، قَالَ يَعْقُوبُ لِبَنِيهِ: «لِمَاذَا تَنْظُرُونَ بَعْضُكُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ؟»

And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

وَقَالَ «إِنِّي قَدْ سَمِعْتُ أَنَّهُ يُوجَدُ قَمْحٌ فِي مِصْرَ. انْزِلُوا إِلَى هُنَاكَ وَاشْتَرُوا لَنَا مِنْ هُنَاكَ لِنَحْيَا وَلاَ نَمُوتَ».

And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.

فَنَزَلَ عَشَرَةٌ مِنْ إِخْوَةِ يُوسُفَ لِيَشْتَرُوا قَمْحًا مِنْ مِصْرَ.

But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

وَأَمَّا بَنْيَامِينُ أَخُو يُوسُفَ فَلَمْ يُرْسِلْهُ يَعْقُوبُ مَعَ إِخْوَتِهِ، لأَنَّهُ قَالَ: «لَعَلَّهُ تُصِيبُهُ أَذِيَّةٌ».

And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

فَأَتَى بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيَشْتَرُوا بَيْنَ الَّذِينَ أَتَوْا، لأَنَّ الْجُوعَ كَانَ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ.

And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

وَكَانَ يُوسُفُ هُوَ الْمُسَلَّطَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ، وَهُوَ الْبَائِعَ لِكُلِّ شَعْبِ الأَرْضِ. فَأَتَى إِخْوَةُ يُوسُفَ وَسَجَدُوا لَهُ بِوُجُوهِهِمْ إِلَى الأَرْضِ.

And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

وَلَمَّا نَظَرَ يُوسُفُ إِخْوَتَهُ عَرَفَهُمْ، فَتَنَكَّرَ لَهُمْ وَتَكَلَّمَ مَعَهُمْ بِجَفَاءٍ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «مِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتُمْ؟» فَقَالُوا: «مِنْ أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ لِنَشْتَرِيَ طَعَامًا».

And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

وَعَرَفَ يُوسُفُ إِخْوَتَهُ، وَأَمَّا هُمْ فَلَمْ يَعْرِفُوهُ.

And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

فَتَذَكَّرَ يُوسُفُ الأَحْلاَمَ الَّتِي حَلُمَ عَنْهُمْ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «جَوَاسِيسُ أَنْتُمْ! لِتَرَوْا عَوْرَةَ الأَرْضِ جِئْتُمْ»

And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «لاَ يَا سَيِّدِي، بَلْ عَبِيدُكَ جَاءُوا لِيَشْتَرُوا طَعَامًا.

We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

نَحْنُ جَمِيعُنَا بَنُو رَجُل وَاحِدٍ. نَحْنُ أُمَنَاءُ، لَيْسَ عَبِيدُكَ جَوَاسِيسَ».

And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «كَلاَّ! بَلْ لِتَرَوْا عَوْرَةَ الأَرْضِ جِئْتُمْ».

And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

فَقَالُوا: «عَبِيدُكَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَخًا. نَحْنُ بَنُو رَجُل وَاحِدٍ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ. وَهُوَذَا الصَّغِيرُ عِنْدَ أَبِينَا الْيَوْمَ، وَالْوَاحِدُ مَفْقُودٌ».

And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يُوسُفُ: «ذلِكَ مَا كَلَّمْتُكُمْ بِهِ قَائِلاً: جَوَاسِيسُ أَنْتُمْ!

Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

بِهذَا تُمْتَحَنُونَ. وَحَيَاةِ فِرْعَوْنَ لاَ تَخْرُجُونَ مِنْ هُنَا إِلاَّ بِمَجِيءِ أَخِيكُمُ الصَّغِيرِ إِلَى هُنَا.

Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

أَرْسِلُوا مِنْكُمْ وَاحِدًا لِيَجِيءَ بِأَخِيكُمْ، وَأَنْتُمْ تُحْبَسُونَ، فَيُمْتَحَنَ كَلاَمُكُمْ هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ صِدْقٌ. وَإِلاَّ فَوَحَيَاةِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّكُمْ لَجَوَاسِيسُ!».

And he put them all together into ward three days.

فَجَمَعَهُمْ إِلَى حَبْسٍ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ.

And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُمْ يُوسُفُ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ: «افْعَلُوا هذَا وَاحْيَوْا. أَنَا خَائِفُ اللهِ.

If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:

إِنْ كُنْتُمْ أُمَنَاءَ فَلْيُحْبَسْ أَخٌ وَاحِدٌ مِنْكُمْ فِي بَيْتِ حَبْسِكُمْ، وَانْطَلِقُوا أَنْتُمْ وَخُذُوا قَمْحًا لِمَجَاعَةِ بُيُوتِكُمْ.

But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

وَأَحْضِرُوا أَخَاكُمُ الصَّغِيرَ إِلَيَّ، فَيَتَحَقَّقَ كَلاَمُكُمْ وَلاَ تَمُوتُوا». فَفَعَلُوا هكَذَا.

And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

وَقَالُوا بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «حَقًّا إِنَّنَا مُذْنِبُونَ إِلَى أَخِينَا الَّذِي رَأَيْنَا ضِيقَةَ نَفْسِهِ لَمَّا اسْتَرْحَمَنَا وَلَمْ نَسْمَعْ. لِذلِكَ جَاءَتْ عَلَيْنَا هذِهِ الضِّيقَةُ».

And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

فَأَجَابَهُمْ رَأُوبَيْنُ قَائِلاً: «أَلَمْ أُكَلِّمْكُمْ قَائِلاً: لاَ تَأْثَمُوا بِالْوَلَدِ، وَأَنْتُمْ لَمْ تَسْمَعُوا؟ فَهُوَذَا دَمُهُ يُطْلَبُ».

And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.

وَهُمْ لَمْ يَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ يُوسُفَ فَاهِمٌ؛ لأَنَّ التُّرْجُمَانَ كَانَ بَيْنَهُمْ.

And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

فَتَحَوَّلَ عَنْهُمْ وَبَكَى، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَكَلَّمَهُمْ، وَأَخَذَ مِنْهُمْ شِمْعُونَ وَقَيَّدَهُ أَمَامَ عُيُونِهِمْ.

Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.

ثُمَّ أَمَرَ يُوسُفُ أَنْ تُمْلأَ أَوْعِيَتُهُمْ قَمْحًا، وَتُرَدَّ فِضَّةُ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى عِدْلِهِ، وَأَنْ يُعْطَوْا زَادًا لِلطَّرِيقِ. فَفُعِلَ لَهُمْ هكَذَا.

And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.

فَحَمَلُوا قَمْحَهُمْ عَلَى حَمِيرِهِمْ وَمَضَوْا مِنْ هُنَاكَ.

And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.

فَلَمَّا فَتَحَ أَحَدُهُمْ عِدْلَهُ لِيُعْطِيَ عَلِيقًا لِحِمَارِهِ فِي الْمَنْزِلِ، رَأَى فِضَّتَهُ وَإِذَا هِيَ فِي فَمِ عِدْلِهِ.

And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?

فَقَالَ لإِخْوَتِهِ: «رُدَّتْ فِضَّتِي وَهَا هِيَ فِي عِدْلِي». فَطَارَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَارْتَعَدُوا بَعْضُهُمْ فِي بَعْضٍ قَائِلِينَ: «مَا هذَا الَّذِي صَنَعَهُ اللهُ بِنَا؟».

And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,

فَجَاءُوا إِلَى يَعْقُوبَ أَبِيهِمْ إِلَى أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ، وَأَخْبَرُوهُ بِكُلِّ مَا أَصَابَهُمْ قَائِلِينَ:

The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

«تَكَلَّمَ مَعَنَا الرَّجُلُ سَيِّدُ الأَرْضِ بِجَفَاءٍ، وَحَسِبَنَا جَوَاسِيسَ الأَرْضِ.

And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:

فَقُلْنَا لَهُ: نَحْنُ أُمَنَاءُ، لَسْنَا جَوَاسِيسَ.

We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

نَحْنُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَخًا بَنُو أَبِينَا. الْوَاحِدُ مَفْقُودٌ وَالصَّغِيرُ الْيَوْمَ عِنْدَ أَبِينَا فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ.

And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:

فَقَالَ لَنَا الرَّجُلُ سَيِّدُ الأَرْضِ: بِهذَا أَعْرِفُ أَنَّكُمْ أُمَنَاءُ. دَعُوا أَخًا وَاحِدًا مِنْكُمْ عِنْدِي، وَخُذُوا لِمَجَاعَةِ بُيُوتِكُمْ وَانْطَلِقُوا.

And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.

وَأَحْضِرُوا أَخَاكُمُ الصَّغِيرَ إِلَيَّ فَأَعْرِفَ أَنَّكُمْ لَسْتُمْ جَوَاسِيسَ، بَلْ أَنَّكُمْ أُمَنَاءُ، فَأُعْطِيَكُمْ أَخَاكُمْ وَتَتَّجِرُونَ فِي الأَرْضِ».

And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

وَإِذْ كَانُوا يُفَرِّغُونَ عِدَالَهُمْ إِذَا صُرَّةُ فِضَّةِ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ فِي عِدْلِهِ. فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا صُرَرَ فِضَّتِهِمْ هُمْ وَأَبُوهُمْ خَافُوا.

And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَعْقُوبُ: «أَعْدَمْتُمُونِي الأَوْلاَدَ. يُوسُفُ مَفْقُودٌ، وَشِمْعُونُ مَفْقُودٌ، وَبَنْيَامِينُ تَأْخُذُونَهُ. صَارَ كُلُّ هذَا عَلَيَّ».

And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

وَكَلَّمَ رَأُوبَيْنُ أَبَاهُ قَائِلاً: «اقْتُلِ ابْنَيَّ إِنْ لَمْ أَجِئْ بِهِ إِلَيْكَ. سَلِّمْهُ بِيَدِي وَأَنَا أَرُدُّهُ إِلَيْكَ».

And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

فَقَالَ: «لاَ يَنْزِلُ ابْنِي مَعَكُمْ، لأَنَّ أَخَاهُ قَدْ مَاتَ، وَهُوَ وَحْدَهُ بَاق. فَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ أَذِيَّةٌ فِي الطَّرِيقِ الَّتِي تَذْهَبُونَ فِيهَا تُنْزِلُونَ شَيْبَتِي بِحُزْنٍ إِلَى الْهَاوِيَةِ».