The brothers go down
Now when Jacob saw there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons: What are you all standing round looking at each other for? And he said: I've heard there's grain in Egypt. Get down there and buy us some, so we live and don't die. And Joseph's ten brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt. But Jacob didn't send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with them. Because he said: Something might happen to him. And the sons of Israel came to buy grain along with everyone else, because the famine was in the land of Canaan. And Joseph was the governor over the country, and he was the one who sold to all the people. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed down to him with their faces to the ground. And Joseph saw his brothers and knew them. But he made out he was a stranger and talked rough to them, and said: Where are you lot from? And they said: From the land of Canaan, to buy food. And Joseph knew his brothers, but they didn't know him. And Joseph remembered the dreams he'd had about them, and said to them: You're spies. You've come to see where the country's weak. And they said: No, my lord. Your servants have come to buy food. We are all one man's sons. We are honest men; your servants are not spies. And he said: No — you've come to see where the country's weak. And they said: Your servants are twelve brothers, sons of the one man in the land of Canaan. And the youngest is with our father today, and one of us is gone. And Joseph said to them: That's what I told you. You're spies. And here's how you'll be tested. By the life of Pharaoh, you won't get out of here unless your youngest brother comes down. Send one of you to fetch your brother, and the rest of you will be held, so your story gets tested and we see if there's any truth in you. Or else, by the life of Pharaoh, you're spies for certain. And he put them all in custody for three days.
Now when Jacob saw there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons: Why are you looking at each other? And he said: Look — I've heard there's grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy for us from there, so we can live and not die. And Joseph's ten brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt. But Jacob didn't send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brothers. Because he said: In case some trouble comes to him. And the sons of Israel came to buy among the ones who came. Because the famine was in the land of Canaan. And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he was the one who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed themselves in front of him with their faces to the earth. And Joseph saw his brothers and knew them, but he made himself strange to them and spoke roughly to them. And he said to them: Where do you come from? And they said: From the land of Canaan, to buy food. And Joseph knew his brothers, but they didn't know him. And Joseph remembered the dreams he'd dreamed about them. And he said to them: You're spies. You've come to see the nakedness of the land. And they said to him: No, my lord. But your servants have come to buy food. We're all one man's sons. We're honest men. Your servants aren't spies. And he said to them: No — you've come to see the nakedness of the land. And they said: Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. And look — the youngest is with our father today, and one isn't there. And Joseph said to them: That's what I said to you — you're spies. This is how you'll be tested. As surely as Pharaoh lives, you won't go out of here unless your youngest brother comes here. Send one of you, and let him get your brother. And you'll be kept in prison, so your words can be tested, whether there's any truth in you. Or else, as surely as Pharaoh lives, you're spies. And he put them all together in ward three days.
Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? 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. And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt. But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him. And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan. 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. 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. And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. 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. And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies. And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. 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. And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies: Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. 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. And he put them all together into ward three days.
Now when Jacob saw there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons: What are you all standing round looking at each other for?
Now when Jacob saw there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons: Why are you looking at each other?
Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
And he said: I've heard there's grain in Egypt. Get down there and buy us some, so we live and don't die.
And he said: Look — I've heard there's grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy for us from there, so we can live and not die.
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.
And Joseph's ten brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.
And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
But Jacob didn't send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with them. Because he said: Something might happen to him.
But Jacob didn't send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brothers. Because he said: In case some trouble comes to him.
But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
And the sons of Israel came to buy grain along with everyone else, because the famine was in the land of Canaan.
And the sons of Israel came to buy among the ones who came. Because the famine was in the land of Canaan.
And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
And Joseph was the governor over the country, and he was the one who sold to all the people. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.
And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he was the one who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed themselves in front of him with their faces to the earth.
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.
And Joseph saw his brothers and knew them. But he made out he was a stranger and talked rough to them, and said: Where are you lot from? And they said: From the land of Canaan, to buy food.
And Joseph saw his brothers and knew them, but he made himself strange to them and spoke roughly to them. And he said to them: Where do you come from? And they said: From the land of Canaan, to buy food.
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.
And Joseph knew his brothers, but they didn't know him.
And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
And Joseph remembered the dreams he'd had about them, and said to them: You're spies. You've come to see where the country's weak.
And Joseph remembered the dreams he'd dreamed about them. And he said to them: You're spies. You've come to see the nakedness of the land.
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.
And they said: No, my lord. Your servants have come to buy food.
And they said to him: No, my lord. But your servants have come to buy food.
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
We are all one man's sons. We are honest men; your servants are not spies.
We're all one man's sons. We're honest men. Your servants aren't spies.
We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
And he said: No — you've come to see where the country's weak.
And he said to them: No — you've come to see the nakedness of the land.
And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
And they said: Your servants are twelve brothers, sons of the one man in the land of Canaan. And the youngest is with our father today, and one of us is gone.
And they said: Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. And look — the youngest is with our father today, and one isn't there.
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.
And Joseph said to them: That's what I told you. You're spies.
And Joseph said to them: That's what I said to you — you're spies.
And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
And here's how you'll be tested. By the life of Pharaoh, you won't get out of here unless your youngest brother comes down.
This is how you'll be tested. As surely as Pharaoh lives, you won't go out of here unless your youngest brother comes here.
Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
Send one of you to fetch your brother, and the rest of you will be held, so your story gets tested and we see if there's any truth in you. Or else, by the life of Pharaoh, you're spies for certain.
Send one of you, and let him get your brother. And you'll be kept in prison, so your words can be tested, whether there's any truth in you. Or else, as surely as Pharaoh lives, you're spies.
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.
And he put them all in custody for three days.
And he put them all together in ward three days.
And he put them all together into ward three days.
We're truly guilty
And on the third day Joseph said to them: Do this and live, because I fear God. If you're straight men, let one of your brothers be held here in the prison. The rest of you go and carry grain back for your starving households. But bring your youngest brother down to me. Then your story stands up and you won't die. And they did it. And they said to each other: We're guilty over our brother, no doubt about it. We saw how it cut him up when he begged us, and we wouldn't listen. That's why this trouble's come on us. And Reuben answered them: Didn't I tell you not to sin against the boy, and you wouldn't listen? And now his blood's being called in. And they didn't know Joseph understood them, because he'd been talking to them through an interpreter. And he turned away from them and wept. Then he came back and talked with them, and took Simeon off them and had him bound in front of their eyes. Then Joseph gave the order to fill their sacks with grain, and put every man's money back in his sack, and give them food for the road. And that's what was done for them. And they loaded their donkeys with the grain and left. And when one of them opened his sack to feed his donkey where they camped for the night, there was his money, sitting in the mouth of the sack. And he said to his brothers: My money's back. Look — it's right here in my sack. And their hearts went out of them, and they turned to each other, scared: What's God done to us?
And Joseph said to them the third day: Do this and live, because I fear God. If you're honest men, let one of your brothers be tied up in the house of your ward. And you go, carry grain for the famine of your houses. But bring your youngest brother to me. So your words will be proved, and you won't die. And they did that. And they said to each other: We're truly guilty about our brother, because we saw the trouble of his soul when he pleaded with us and we wouldn't hear. That's why this trouble has come on us. And Reuben answered them: Didn't I say to you, Don't sin against the boy? And you wouldn't hear. So now, look — his blood is asked for. And they didn't know Joseph understood them, because he spoke to them by an interpreter. And he turned away from them and wept. And he came back to them again and talked with them, and took Simeon from them and tied him up in front of their eyes. Then Joseph ordered them to fill their sacks with grain, and to put every man's money back in his sack, and to give them supplies for the way. And that's what was done for them. And they loaded their donkeys with the grain and went off from there. And as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey feed at the inn, he saw his money. And look — it was in the mouth of his sack. And he said to his brothers: My money is put back. And look — it's even in my sack. And their heart failed them, and they were frightened and said to each other: What's this God has done to us?
And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God: 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: But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so. 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. 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. And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter. 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. 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. And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence. 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. 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?
And on the third day Joseph said to them: Do this and live, because I fear God.
And Joseph said to them the third day: Do this and live, because I fear God.
And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
If you're straight men, let one of your brothers be held here in the prison. The rest of you go and carry grain back for your starving households.
If you're honest men, let one of your brothers be tied up in the house of your ward. And you go, carry grain for the famine of your houses.
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:
But bring your youngest brother down to me. Then your story stands up and you won't die. And they did it.
But bring your youngest brother to me. So your words will be proved, and you won't die. And they did that.
But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
And they said to each other: We're guilty over our brother, no doubt about it. We saw how it cut him up when he begged us, and we wouldn't listen. That's why this trouble's come on us.
And they said to each other: We're truly guilty about our brother, because we saw the trouble of his soul when he pleaded with us and we wouldn't hear. That's why this trouble has come on us.
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.
And Reuben answered them: Didn't I tell you not to sin against the boy, and you wouldn't listen? And now his blood's being called in.
And Reuben answered them: Didn't I say to you, Don't sin against the boy? And you wouldn't hear. So now, look — his blood is asked for.
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.
And they didn't know Joseph understood them, because he'd been talking to them through an interpreter.
And they didn't know Joseph understood them, because he spoke to them by an interpreter.
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
And he turned away from them and wept. Then he came back and talked with them, and took Simeon off them and had him bound in front of their eyes.
And he turned away from them and wept. And he came back to them again and talked with them, and took Simeon from them and tied him up in front of their eyes.
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.
Then Joseph gave the order to fill their sacks with grain, and put every man's money back in his sack, and give them food for the road. And that's what was done for them.
Then Joseph ordered them to fill their sacks with grain, and to put every man's money back in his sack, and to give them supplies for the way. And that's what was done for them.
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.
And they loaded their donkeys with the grain and left.
And they loaded their donkeys with the grain and went off from there.
And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
And when one of them opened his sack to feed his donkey where they camped for the night, there was his money, sitting in the mouth of the sack.
And as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey feed at the inn, he saw his money. And look — it was in the mouth of his sack.
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.
And he said to his brothers: My money's back. Look — it's right here in my sack. And their hearts went out of them, and they turned to each other, scared: What's God done to us?
And he said to his brothers: My money is put back. And look — it's even in my sack. And their heart failed them, and they were frightened and said to each other: What's this God has done to us?
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?
Back to Jacob
And they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan and told him everything that had happened to them: The man who's lord of the country talked rough to us and took us for spies casing the place. And we said to him: We're straight men, we're no spies. We're twelve brothers, sons of our father. One of us is gone, and the youngest is with our father today in the land of Canaan. And the man, the lord of the country, said to us: This is how I'll know you're straight men. Leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for your starving households, and be off. And bring your youngest brother down to me. Then I'll know you're no spies but straight men. And I'll hand your brother back, and you can trade in the country. And as they emptied their sacks, there was every man's bundle of money in his sack. And when they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were frightened. And Jacob their father said to them: You have bereaved me of my children. Joseph is gone, Simeon is gone, and now you will take Benjamin. Everything is against me. And Reuben said to his father: You can kill my two sons if I don't bring him back to you. Put him in my hands and I'll bring him back. And he said: My son isn't going down with you. His brother's dead and he's the only one left. If something happens to him on the road you're taking, you'll send me down to the grave with grey hair and grief.
And they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan and told him everything that had happened to them: The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us and took us for spies of the country. And we said to him: We're honest men. We aren't spies. We're twelve brothers, sons of our father. One isn't there, and the youngest is with our father today in the land of Canaan. And the man, the lord of the country, said to us: This is how I'll know you're honest men. Leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for the famine of your households and go. And bring your youngest brother to me. Then I'll know you aren't spies but honest men. So I'll give you your brother, and you'll trade in the land. And when they emptied their sacks, look — every man's bundle of money was in his sack. And when they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were frightened. And Jacob their father said to them: You've taken my children from me. Joseph isn't there, and Simeon isn't there, and you'll take Benjamin away. All these things are against me. And Reuben spoke to his father: Kill my two sons if I don't bring him to you. Hand him over into my hand, and I'll bring him back to you. And he said: My son won't go down with you. Because his brother is dead, and he's left on his own. If trouble comes to him on the way you go, then you'll bring my grey hairs down to the grave with sorrow.
And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying, The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies: 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. 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: 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
And they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan and told him everything that had happened to them:
And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
The man who's lord of the country talked rough to us and took us for spies casing the place.
The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us and took us for spies of the country.
The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
And we said to him: We're straight men, we're no spies.
And we said to him: We're honest men. We aren't spies.
And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
We're twelve brothers, sons of our father. One of us is gone, and the youngest is with our father today in the land of Canaan.
We're twelve brothers, sons of our father. One isn't there, and the youngest is with our father today in the land of Canaan.
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.
And the man, the lord of the country, said to us: This is how I'll know you're straight men. Leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for your starving households, and be off.
And the man, the lord of the country, said to us: This is how I'll know you're honest men. Leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for the famine of your households and go.
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:
And bring your youngest brother down to me. Then I'll know you're no spies but straight men. And I'll hand your brother back, and you can trade in the country.
And bring your youngest brother to me. Then I'll know you aren't spies but honest men. So I'll give you your brother, and you'll trade in the land.
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.
And as they emptied their sacks, there was every man's bundle of money in his sack. And when they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were frightened.
And when they emptied their sacks, look — every man's bundle of money was in his sack. And when they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were frightened.
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.
And Jacob their father said to them: You have bereaved me of my children. Joseph is gone, Simeon is gone, and now you will take Benjamin. Everything is against me.
And Jacob their father said to them: You've taken my children from me. Joseph isn't there, and Simeon isn't there, and you'll take Benjamin away. All these things are against me.
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.
And Reuben said to his father: You can kill my two sons if I don't bring him back to you. Put him in my hands and I'll bring him back.
And Reuben spoke to his father: Kill my two sons if I don't bring him to you. Hand him over into my hand, and I'll bring him back to you.
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.
And he said: My son isn't going down with you. His brother's dead and he's the only one left. If something happens to him on the road you're taking, you'll send me down to the grave with grey hair and grief.
And he said: My son won't go down with you. Because his brother is dead, and he's left on his own. If trouble comes to him on the way you go, then you'll bring my grey hairs down to the grave with sorrow.
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.