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1그 땅에 기근이 심하고 2그들이 애굽에서 가져온 곡식을 다 먹으매 그 아비가 그들에게 이르되 다시 가서 우리를 위하여 양식을 조금 사라 3유다가 아비에게 말하여 가로되 그 사람이 엄히 우리에게 경계하여 가로되 너희 아우가 너희와 함께 하지 아니하면 너희가 내 얼굴을 보지 못하리라 하였으니 4아버지께서 우리 아우를 우리와 함께 보내시면 우리가 내려가서 아버지를 위하여 양식을 사려니와 5아버지께서 만일 그를 보내지 않으시면 우리는 내려가지 아니하리니 그 사람이 우리에게 말하기를 너희 아우가 너희와 함께하지 아니하면 너희가 내 얼굴을 보지 못하리라 하였음이니이다 6이스라엘이 가로되 너희가 어찌하여 너희에게 오히려 아우가 있다고 그 사람에게 고하여 나를 해롭게 하였느냐 7그들이 가로되 그 사람이 우리와 우리의 친족에 대하여 자세히 힐문하여 이르기를 너희 아버지가 그저 살았느냐 너희에게 아우가 있느냐 하기로 그 말을 조조이 그에게 대답한 것이라 그가 너희 아우를 데리고 내려오라 할 줄을 우리가 어찌 알았으리이까 8유다가 아비 이스라엘에게 이르되 저 아이를 나와 함께 보내시면 우리가 곧 가리니 그러면 우리와 아버지와 우리 어린 것들이 다 살고 죽지 아니하리이다 9내가 그의 몸을 담보하오리니 아버지께서 내 손에 그를 물으소서 내가 만일 그를 아버지께 데려다가 아버지 앞에 두지 아니하면 내가 영원히 죄를 지리이다 10우리가 지체하지 아니하였더면 벌써 두 번 갔다 왔으리이다. 11그들의 아비 이스라엘이 그들에게 이르되 그러할진대 이렇게 하라 너희는 이 땅의 아름다운 소산을 그릇에 담아가지고 내려가서그 사람에게 예물을 삼을지니 곧 유향 조금과 꿀 조금과 향품과 몰약과 비자와 파단행이니라 12너희 손에 돈을 배나 가지고 너희 자루 아구에 도로 넣여 온 그 돈을 다시 가지고 가라 혹 차착이 있었을까 두렵도다 13네 아우도 데리고 떠나 다시 그 사람에게로 가라 14전능하신 하나님께서 그 사람 앞에서 너희에게 은혜를 베푸사 그사람으로 너희 다른 형제와 베냐민을 돌려보내게 하시기를 원하노라 내가 자식을 잃게 되면 잃으리로다 15그 사람들이 그 예물을 취하고 갑절 돈을 자기들의 손에 가지고 베냐민을 데리고 애굽에 내려가서 요셉의 앞에 서니라 16요셉이 베냐민이 그들과 함께 있음을 보고 청지기에게 이르되 이사람들을 집으로 인도해 들이고 짐승을 잡고 준비하라 이 사람들이 오정에 나와 함께 먹을 것이니라 17그 사람이 요셉의 명대로 하여 그 사람들을 요셉의 집으로 인도 하니 18그 사람들이 요셉의 집으로 인도되매 두려워하여 이르되 전일 우리 자루에 넣여 있던 돈의 일로 우리가 끌려드도다 이는 우리를 억류하고 달려들어 우리를 잡아 노예를 삼고 우리의 나귀를 빼앗으려 함이로다 하고 19그들이 요셉의 청지기에게 가까이 나아가 그 집 문 앞에서 그에게 고하여 20가로되 내 주여 우리가 전일에 내려와서 양식을 사가지고 21객점에 이르러 자루를 풀어본즉 각인의 돈이 본수대로 자루 아구에 있기로 우리가 도로 가져왔고 22양식 살 다른 돈도 우리가 가지고 내려왔나이다 우리의 돈을 우리 자루에 넣은 자는 누구인지 우리가 알지 못하나이다 23그가 이르되 너희는 안심하라 두려워 말라 너희 하나님 너희 아버지의 하나님이 재물을 너희 자루에 넣어 너희에게 주신 것이니라 너희 돈은 내가 이미 받았느니라 하고 시므온을 그들에게로 이끌어 내고 24그들을 요셉의 집으로 인도하고 물을 주어 발을 씻게 하며 그 나귀에게 먹이를 주더라 25그들이 여기서 먹겠다 함을 들으므로 예물을 정돈하고 요셉이 오정에 오기를 기다리더니 26요셉이 집으로 오매 그들이 그 집으로 들어가서 그 예물을 그에게 드리고 땅에 엎드리어 절하니 27요셉이 그들의 안부를 물으며 가로되 너희 아버지 너희가 말하던 그 노인이 안녕하시냐 지금까지 생존하셨느냐 28그들이 대답하되 주의 종 우리 아비가 평안하고 지금까지 생존하였나이다 하고 머리 숙여 절하더라 29요셉이 눈을 들어 자기 어머니의 아들 자기 동생 베냐민을 보고 가로되 너희가 내게 말하던 너희 작은 동생이 이냐 그가 또 가로되 소자여 하나님이 네게 은혜 베푸시기를 원하노라 30요셉이 아우를 인하여 마음이 타는듯 하므로 급히 울 곳을 찾아 안방으로 들어가서 울고 31얼굴을 씻고 나와서 그 정을 억제하고 음식을 차리라 하매 32그들이 요셉에게 따로 하고 그 형제들에게 따로 하고 배식하는 애굽 사람에게도 따로 하니 애굽 사람은 히브리 사람과 같이 먹으면 부정을 입음이었더라 33그들이 요셉의 앞에 앉되 그 장유의 차서대로 앉히운바 되니 그들이 서로 이상히 여겼더라 34요셉이 자기 식물로 그들에게 주되 베냐민에게는 다른 사람보다 오배나 주매 그들이 마시며 요셉과 함께 즐거워하였더라

1The famine was severe in the land. 2When they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little more food.” 3Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’ 4If you’ll send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy you food, 5but if you’ll not send him, we’ll not go down, for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’” 6Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly, telling the man that you had another brother?” 7They said, “The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down?’” 8Judah said to Israel, his father, “Send the boy with me, and we’ll get up and go, so that we may live, and not die, both we, and you, and also our little ones. 9I’ll be collateral for him. From my hand will you require him. If I don’t bring him to you, and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever, 10for if we hadn’t delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now.” 11Their father, Israel, said to them, “If it must be so, then do this. Take from the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry down a present for the man, a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts, and almonds; 12and take double money in your hand, and take back the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was an oversight. 13Take your brother also, get up, and return to the man. 14May God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.” 15The men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and got up, went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. 16When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Bring the men into the house, and butcher an animal, and prepare; for the men will dine with me at noon.” 17The man did as Joseph commanded, and the man brought the men to Joseph’s house. 18The men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph’s house; and they said, “Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time, we’re brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, attack us, and seize us as slaves, along with our donkeys.” 19They came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house, 20and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food. 21When we came to the lodging place, we opened our sacks, and behold, each man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. We have brought it back in our hand. 22We have brought down other money in our hand to buy food. We don’t know who put our money in our sacks.” 23He said, “Peace be to you. Don’t be afraid. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks. I received your money.” He brought Simeon out to them. 24The man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet. He gave their donkeys fodder. 25They prepared the present for Joseph’s coming at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread there. 26When Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves down to him to the earth. 27He asked them of their welfare, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?” 28They said, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” They bowed down humbly. 29He lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother’s son, and said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” He said, “God be gracious to you, my son.” 30Joseph hurried, for his heart yearned over his brother; and he sought a place to weep. He entered into his room, and wept there. 31He washed his face, and came out. He controlled himself, and said, “Serve the meal.” 32They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians, that ate with him, by themselves, because the Egyptians don’t eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians. 33They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled one with another. 34He sent portions to them from before him, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. They drank, and were merry with him.

1De honger nu werd zwaar in dat land; 2Zo geschiedde het, als zij den leeftocht, dien zij uit Egypte gebracht hadden, opgegeten hadden, dat hun vader tot hen zeide: Keert wederom, koopt ons een weinig spijze. 3Toen sprak Juda tot hem, zeggende: Die man heeft ons op het hoogste betuigd, zeggende: Gij zult mijn aangezicht niet zien, tenzij dat uw broeder met u is. 4Indien gij onzen broeder met ons zendt, wij zullen aftrekken, en u spijze kopen; 5Maar indien gij hem niet zendt, wij zullen niet aftrekken; want die man heeft tot ons gezegd: Gij zult mijn aangezicht niet zien, tenzij dat uw broeder met u is. 6En Israel zeide: Waarom hebt gij zo kwalijk aan mij gedaan, dat gij dien man te kennen gaaft, of gij nog een broeder hadt? 7En zij zeiden: Die man vraagde zeer nauw naar ons, en naar onze maagschap, zeggende: Leeft uw vader nog; hebt gij nog een broeder? Zo gaven wij het hem te kennen, volgens diezelfde woorden; hebben wij juist geweten, dat hij zeggen zou: Brengt uw broeder af? 8Toen zeide Juda tot Israel, zijn vader: Zend den jongeling met mij, zo zullen wij ons opmaken en reizen, opdat wij leven en niet sterven, noch wij, noch gij, noch onze kinderkens. 9Ik zal borg voor hem zijn; van mijn hand zult gij hem eisen; indien ik hem tot u niet breng en hem voor uw aangezicht stel, zo zal ik alle dagen tegen u gezondigd hebben! 10Want hadden wij niet gezuimd, voorwaar, wij waren alreeds tweemaal wedergekomen. 11Toen zeide Israel, hun vader, tot hen: Is het nu alzo, zo doet dit; neemt van het loffelijkste dezes lands in uwe vaten, en brengt dien man een geschenk henen af: een weinig balsem, en een weinig honig, specerijen en mirre, terpentijnnoten en amandelen. 12En neemt dubbel geld in uw hand; en brengt het geld, hetwelk in den mond uwer zakken wedergekeerd is, weder in uw hand; misschien is het een feil. 13Neemt ook uw broeder mede, en maakt u op, keert weder tot dien man. 14En God, de Almachtige, geve u barmhartigheid voor het aangezicht van dien man, dat hij uw anderen broeder en Benjamin met u late gaan! En mij aangaande, als ik van kinderen beroofd ben, zo ben ik beroofd! 15En die mannen namen dat geschenk, en namen dubbel geld in hun hand, en Benjamin; en zij maakten zich op, en togen af naar Egypte, en zij stonden voor Jozefs aangezicht. 16Als Jozef Benjamin met hen zag, zo zeide hij tot dengene, die over zijn huis was: Breng deze mannen naar het huis toe, en slacht slachtvee, en maak het gereed; want deze mannen zullen te middag met mij eten. 17De man nu deed, gelijk Jozef gezegd had; en de man bracht deze mannen in het huis van Jozef. 18Toen vreesden deze mannen, omdat zij in het huis van Jozef gebracht werden, en zeiden: Ter oorzake van het geld, dat in het begin in onze zakken wedergekeerd is, worden wij ingebracht, opdat hij ons overrompele en ons overvalle, en ons tot slaven neme, met onze ezelen. 19Daarom naderden zij tot dien man, die over het huis van Jozef was, en zij spraken tot hem aan de deur van het huis. 20En zij zeiden: Och, mijn heer! wij waren in het begin gewisselijk afgekomen, om spijze te kopen. 21Het is nu geschied, als wij in de herberg gekomen waren, en wij onze zakken opendeden, zie, zo was ieders mans geld in den mond van zijn zak, ons geld in zijn gewicht; en wij hebben hetzelve wedergebracht in onze hand. 22Wij hebben ook ander geld in onze hand afgebracht, om spijze te kopen; wij weten niet, wie ons geld in onze zakken gelegd heeft. 23En hij zeide: Vrede zij ulieden, vreest niet! Uw God en de God uws vaders heeft u een schat in uw zakken gegeven; uw geld is tot mij gekomen. En hij bracht Simeon tot hen uit. 24Daarna bracht de man deze mannen in het huis van Jozef, en hij gaf water; en zij wiesen hun voeten; hij gaf ook aan hun ezelen voeder. 25En zij bereidden het geschenk, totdat Jozef kwam op den middag; want zij hadden gehoord, dat zij aldaar brood eten zouden. 26Als nu Jozef te huis gekomen was, zo brachten zij hem het geschenk, hetwelk in hun hand was, in het huis, en zij bogen zich voor hem ter aarde. 27En hij vraagde hun naar hun welstand, en zeide: Is het wel met uw vader, den oude, waarvan gij zeidet? Leeft hij nog? 28En zij zeiden: Het is wel met uw knecht, onzen vader, hij leeft nog; en zij neigden het hoofd en bogen zich neder. 29En hij hief zijn ogen op, en zag Benjamin, zijn broeder, den zoon zijner moeder, en zeide: Is dit uw kleinste broeder, waarvan gij tot mij zeidet? Daarna zeide hij: Mijn zoon! God zij u genadig! 30En Jozef haastte zich; want zijn ingewand ontstak jegens zijn broeder, en hij zocht te wenen; en hij ging in een kamer, en weende aldaar. 31Daarna wies hij zijn aangezicht en kwam uit; en hij bedwong zichzelven, en zeide: Zet brood op. 32En zij richtten voor hem aan in het bijzonder, en voor hen in het bijzonder; en voor de Egyptenaren, die met hem aten, in het bijzonder; want de Egyptenaars mogen geen brood eten met de Hebreen, dewijl zulks den Egyptenaren een gruwel is. 33En zij aten voor zijn aangezicht, de eerstgeborene naar zijn eerstgeboorte, en de jongere naar zijn jonkheid; dies verwonderden zich de mannen onder elkander. 34En hij langde hun van de gerechten, die voor hem waren; maar Benjamins gerecht was vijfmaal groter, dan de gerechten van hen allen. En zij dronken, en zij werden dronken met hem.