1 Aga maal oli kange nälg.

2 Ja kui nad olid ära söönud vilja, mis nad Egiptusest olid toonud, siis nende isa ütles neile: „Minge ostke meile pisut leiba!"

3 Ja Juuda vastas temale, öeldes: „See mees kinnitas meile väga ja ütles: te ei saa näha mu nägu, kui teie vend ei ole ühes teiega.

4 Kui sa nüüd läkitad meie venna ühes meiega, siis läheme ja ostame sulle leiba.

5 Aga kui sa teda ei läkita, siis me ei lähe, sest see mees ütles meile: te ei saa näha mu nägu, kui teie vend ei ole ühes teiega!"

6 Ja Iisrael ütles: „Miks tegite mulle seda kurja ja andsite mehele teada, et teil on veel üks vend?"

7 Ja nad vastasid: „See mees päris väga meie ja meie suguseltsi järele, küsides: kas teie isa alles elab? Ons teil veel mõni vend? Ja me andsime temale teada, nagu asi on. Kas võisime teada, et ta ütleb: tooge oma vend siia?"

8 Ja Juuda ütles oma isale Iisraelile: „Saada poiss minuga ja me võtame kätte ning läheme, et jääksime elama ega sureks, ei meie ega sina ega meie väetid lapsed.

9 Mina olen temale käemeheks, nõua teda minult. Kui ma ei too teda tagasi sinu juurde ja ei sea sinu palge ette, siis jään su ees alatiseks süüdlaseks!

10 Tõesti, kui me ei oleks viivitanud, oleksime nüüd juba teist korda tagasi tulnud!"

11 Siis ütles neile Iisrael, nende isa: „Kui see nõnda on, siis tehke seda. Võtke maa parimast oma kottidesse ja viige sellele mehele meeleheaks pisut palsamit ja pisut mett, kalleid rohte ja mürri, pähkleid ja mandleid.

12 Ja võtke ühes kahekordne raha; ka see raha, mis teie kottide suus tagasi tuli, võtke jälle ühes — vahest oli see eksitus.

13 Võtke ka oma vend, asuge teele ja minge tagasi selle mehe juurde.

14 Kõigeväeline Jumal lasku teid leida halastust selle mehe ees, et ta teiega ära saadaks teie teise venna ja Benjamini. Aga kui jään lasteta, siis jään lasteta!"

15 Ja mehed võtsid selle kingituse, võtsid ühes kahekordse raha ja Benjamini, asusid teele ja läksid alla Egiptusesse ning astusid Joosepi ette.

16 Kui Joosep nägi, et Benjamin oli nendega kaasas, siis ta ütles oma kojaülemale: „Vii need mehed mu kotta ja tapa tapaveis ning valmista see, sest need mehed söövad minuga lõunat!"

17 Ja mees tegi, nagu Joosep oli öelnud; ja mees viis mehed Joosepi kotta.

18 Aga mehed kartsid, kui neid Joosepi kotta viidi, ja ütlesid: „Meid viiakse raha pärast, mis eelmisel korral meie kottides tagasi tuli, et veeretada meie peale süüd ja kippuda meile kallale ning võtta orjadeks meid ja meie eeslid!"

19 Ja nad astusid mehe juurde, kes oli Joosepi kojaülem, ja rääkisid temaga koja ukse ees

20 ning ütlesid: „Oh mu isand, me kord juba käisime siin leiba ostmas!

21 Aga kui me seejärel jõudsime öömajale ja tegime oma kotid lahti, vaata, siis oli igamehe raha ta koti suus, meie raha selle täiskaalus! Me tõime selle nüüd tagasi.

22 Ja me tõime ka teise raha leiva ostmiseks enestega kaasa. Me ei tea, kes oli pannud meie raha meie kottidesse."

23 Aga tema ütles: „Rahustuge, ärge kartke! Teie Jumal ja teie isa Jumal on pannud teile varanduse kottidesse! Teie raha ma olen saanud." Ja ta tõi Siimeoni välja nende juurde.

24 Siis mees viis mehed Joosepi kotta ja andis neile vett ning nad pesid oma jalgu; ja ta andis toitu nende eeslitele.

25 Ja nad seadsid kingitused valmis, kuni Joosep tuli lõunale, sest nad olid kuulnud, et nad seal pidid leiba võtma.

26 Kui Joosep koju tuli, siis nad viisid temale kotta kingituse, mis neil kaasas oli, ja kummardasid maha tema ette.

27 Ja tema küsis neilt, kuidas nende käsi käib, ja ütles: „Kas teie vana isa, kellest te rääkisite, käsi hästi käib? Ons ta alles elus?"

28 Ja nad vastasid: „Su sulase, meie isa käsi käib hästi, ta elab alles." Ja nad kummardasid ning heitsid maha.

29 Kui ta oma silmad üles tõstis ja nägi oma venda Benjamini, oma ema poega, siis ta küsis: „Ons see teie noorim vend, kellest te mulle rääkisite?" Ja ta ütles: „Jumal olgu sulle armuline, mu poeg!"

30 Aga Joosep vaikis äkki, sest ta oli südamest liigutatud oma venna pärast ja otsis võimalust nutmiseks. Ta läks ühte siseruumi ja nuttis seal.

31 Ja kui ta oma silmi oli pesnud, siis ta tuli välja, valitses enese üle ja ütles: „Pange toit lauale!"

32 Ja temale pandi eraldi ja neile eraldi, ja egiptlastele, kes tema juures sõid, eraldi, sest egiptlased ei söö leiba üheskoos heebrealastega — see on egiptlastele jäledus!

33 Ja nad pandi istuma temaga vastamisi, esmasündinu esimesena ja noorim viimsena, ja mehed panid seda isekeskis imeks.

34 Ja ta laskis tõsta rooga enda eest nende ette, aga Benjamini osa oli viis korda suurem kui kõigi teiste osad. Ja nad jõid ühes temaga ning jäid joobnuks.

1 \43:2\And when the grain which they had got in Egypt was all used up, their father said to them, Go again and get us a little food.

2 \43:3\And Judah said to him, The man said to us with an oath, You are not to come before me again without your brother.

3 \43:4\If you will let our brother go with us, we will go down and get food:

4 \43:5\But if you will not send him, we will not go down: for the man said to us, You are not to come before me if your brother is not with you.

5 \43:6\And Israel said, Why were you so cruel to me as to say to him that you had a brother?

6 \43:7\And they said, The man put a number of questions to us about ourselves and our family, saying, Is your father still living? have you another brother? And we had to give him answers; how were we to have any idea that he would say, Come back with your brother?

7 \43:8\Then Judah said to Israel, his father, Send the boy with me, and let us be up and going, so that we and you and our little ones may not come to destruction.

8 \43:9\Put him into my care and make me responsible for him: if I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.

9 \43:10\Truly, if we had not let the time go by, we might have come back again by now.

10 \43:11\Then their father Israel said to them, If it has to be so, then do this: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels to give the man, perfumes and honey and spices and nuts:

11 \43:12\And take twice as much money with you; that is to say, take back the money which was put in your bags, for it may have been an error;

12 \43:13\And take your brother and go back to the man:

13 \43:14\And may God, the Ruler of all, give you mercy before the man, so that he may give you back your other brother and Benjamin. If my children are to be taken from me; there is no help for it.

14 \43:15\So they took what their father said for the man, and twice as much money in their hands, and Benjamin, and went on their journey to Egypt, and came before Joseph.

15 \43:16\And when Joseph saw Benjamin, he said to his chief servant, Take these men into my house, and make ready a meal, for they will take food with me in the middle of the day.

16 \43:17\And the servant did as Joseph said, and took the men into Joseph's house.

17 \43:18\Now the men were full of fear because they had been taken into Joseph's house and they said, It is because of the money which was put back in our bags the first time; he is looking for something against us, so that he may come down on us and take us and our asses for his use.

18 \43:19\So they went up to Joseph's chief servant at the door of the house,

19 \43:20\And said, O my lord, we only came down the first time to get food;

20 \43:21\And when we came to our night's resting-place, on opening our bags we saw that every man's money was in the mouth of his bag, all our money in full weight: and we have it with us to give it back;

21 \43:22\As well as more money, with which to get food: we have no idea who put our money in our bags.

22 \43:23\Then the servant said, Peace be with you: have no fear: your God, even the God of your father, has put wealth in your bags for you: I had your money. Then he let Simeon come out to them.

23 \43:24\And the servant took them into Joseph's house, and gave them water for washing their feet; and he gave their asses food.

24 \43:25\And they got ready the things for Joseph before he came in the middle of the day: for word was given to them that they were to have a meal there.

25 \43:26\And when Joseph came in, they gave him the things which they had for him, and went down to the earth before him.

26 \43:27\And he said, How are you? is your father well, the old man of whom you were talking to me? is he still living?

27 \43:28\And they said, Your servant, our father, is well, he is still living. And they went down on their faces before him.

28 \43:29\Then, lifting up his eyes, he saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother's son, and he said, Is this your youngest brother of whom you gave me word? And he said, God be good to you, my son.

29 \43:30\Then Joseph's heart went out to his brother, and he went quickly into his room, for he was overcome with weeping.

30 \43:31\Then, after washing his face, he came out, and controlling his feelings said, Put food before us.

31 \43:32\And they put a meal ready for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who were with him by themselves; because the Egyptians may not take food with the Hebrews, for that would make them unclean.

32 \43:33\And they were all given their seats before him in order of birth, from the oldest to the youngest: so that they were looking at one another in wonder.

33 \43:34\And Joseph sent food to them from his table, but he sent five times as much to Benjamin as to any of the others. And they took wine freely with him.