Genesis 42
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Pumunta sa Egipto ang mga Kapatid ni Jose
42 Nang malaman ni Jacob na may ipinagbibiling pagkain sa Egipto, sinabi niya sa mga anak niyang lalaki, “Ano pa ang hinihintay ninyo? 2 Nabalitaan ko na may ipinagbibili raw na pagkain sa Egipto kaya pumunta kayo roon at bumili para hindi tayo mamatay sa gutom.”
3 Kaya lumakad ang sampung kapatid ni Jose sa Egipto para bumili ng pagkain. 4 Pero hindi ipinasama ni Jacob si Benjamin na nakababatang kapatid ni Jose dahil natatakot siya na baka may masamang mangyari sa kanya. 5 Kaya pumunta ang mga anak ni Jacob[a] sa Egipto kasama ng mga taga-ibang lugar para bumili ng pagkain, dahil laganap na ang taggutom sa buong Canaan.
6 Bilang gobernador ng Egipto, tungkulin ni Jose na pagbilhan ng pagkain ang lahat ng tao. Kaya pagdating ng mga kapatid niya, yumukod sila kay Jose bilang paggalang sa kanya. 7-9 Pagkakita ni Jose sa kanila, nakilala niya agad ang mga ito pero siyaʼy hindi nila nakilala. Hindi lang siya nagpahalata na siya si Jose. Nagtanong siya sa kanila kung taga-saan sila.
Sumagot sila, “Taga-Canaan po kami, at pumunta po kami rito para bumili ng pagkain.” Naalala agad ni Jose ang panaginip niya tungkol sa kanila na naging dahilan kung bakit sila nagalit sa kanya. Kaya nagsalita siya ng masasakit na salita sa kanila, “Mga espiya kayo! Pumunta kayo rito para tingnan kung ano ang kahinaan ng bansa namin.”
10 Sumagot sila, “Hindi po! Hindi po kami espiya. Pumunta po kami rito para bumili ng pagkain. 11 Magkakapatid po kaming lahat sa isang ama, at nagsasabi po kami ng totoo. Hindi po kami espiya.”
12 Pero sinabi ni Jose, “Hindi ako naniniwala! Pumunta kayo rito para tingnan kung ano ang kahinaan ng bansa namin.”
13 Sumagot sila, “12 po kaming magkakapatid, at isa lang po ang aming ama na naroon ngayon sa Canaan. Ang bunso po namin ay naiwan sa kanya. Ang isa po naming kapatid ay wala na.”
14 Sinabi ni Jose, “Kagaya ng sinabi ko, mga espiya talaga kayo! 15 Pero susubukan ko kayo kung totoo talaga ang mga sinasabi ninyo. Isinusumpa ko sa pangalan ng Faraon na hindi kayo makakaalis dito hanggaʼt hindi ninyo maisasama ang bunsong kapatid nʼyo rito. 16 Pauuwiin ang isa sa inyo para kunin ang kapatid ninyo. Ang maiiwan sa inyoʼy ikukulong hanggang sa mapatunayan ninyo ang sinasabi ninyo, dahil kung hindi, talagang mga espiya nga kayo!” 17 At ipinakulong niya ang mga ito sa loob ng tatlong araw.
18 Sa ikatlong araw, sinabi ni Jose sa kanila, “Iginagalang ko ang Dios, kaya bibigyan ko pa kayo ng pagkakataong mabuhay kung susundin lang ninyo ang iniutos ko sa inyo. 19 Kung nagsasabi kayo ng totoo, magpaiwan dito ang isa sa inyo at makakauwi kayo, at makakapagdala kayo ng pagkain para sa nagugutom ninyong pamilya. 20 Pagkatapos, dalhin nʼyo rito ang bunsong kapatid ninyo para mapatunayan ko na hindi kayo nagsisinungaling at para hindi ko kayo ipapatay.” At ginawa nila ito.
21 Habang hindi pa sila nakakaalis, sinabi nila sa isaʼt isa, “Mananagot tayo sa ginawa natin sa kapatid natin. Nakita natin ang paghihirap niya nang nagmamakaawa siya sa atin, pero hindi natin siya kinaawaan. Kaya ito ang dahilan kung bakit dumating ang mga paghihirap na ito sa atin.”
22 Sinabi ni Reuben, “Hindi baʼt sinabi ko sa inyo noon na huwag ninyo siyang saktan? Pero hindi kayo nakinig sa akin! Kaya sinisingil na tayo ngayon sa kanyang pagkamatay.” 23 Hindi nila alam na nauunawaan ni Jose ang usapan nila dahil habang nakikipag-usap siya sa kanila ay may tagapagpaliwanag siya.
24 Lumayo muna si Jose sa kanila at umiyak. Pero hindi nagtagal, bumalik siya at nakipag-usap sa kanila. Hiniwalay niya si Simeon sa kanila at ipinagapos sa kanilang harapan.
Bumalik sa Canaan ang mga Kapatid ni Jose
25 Pagkatapos, iniutos ni Jose na punuin ng pagkain ang mga sako ng kanyang mga kapatid at ibalik sa mga sako nila ang kani-kanilang bayad, at pabaunan sila ng kanilang mga pangangailangan sa kanilang paglalakbay. Nasunod lahat ang iniutos ni Jose. 26 Isinakay agad ng mga kapatid ni Jose ang mga sako nila sa kanilang asno at umalis.
27 Nang nagpalipas sila ng gabi sa isang lugar, isa sa kanila ang nagbukas ng sako niya para pakainin ang kanyang asno. Pagbukas niya, nakita niya roon ang perang ibinayad niya. 28 Sumigaw siya sa kanyang mga kapatid, “Ibinalik ang ibinayad ko! Nandito sa sako ko.”
Nanlupaypay silang lahat at kinabahan.[b] Nagtanungan sila, “Ano kaya itong ginawa ng Dios sa atin?”
29 Pagdating nila sa Canaan, sinabi nila sa kanilang amang si Jacob ang lahat ng nangyari sa kanila. 30 Sinabi nila kay Jacob, “Pinagsalitaan po kami ng masasakit ng gobernador ng Egipto at pinagbintangan na mga espiya raw po kami. 31 Pero sinagot po namin siya na hindi kami espiya at nagsasabi kami ng totoo. 32 Sinabi rin po namin na 12 kaming magkakapatid at isa lang ang aming ama. Sinabi rin namin na ang isa naming kapatid ay patay na at ang aming bunsong kapatid ay kasama po ninyo rito sa Canaan.
33 “Pero ito po ang sinabi niya sa amin, ‘Susubukan ko kayo kung totoo ang sinasabi ninyo. Magpaiwan dito ang isa sa inyo at umuwi kayo na may dalang pagkain para sa mga pamilya ninyong nagugutom. 34 Pero dalhin ninyo rito ang bunsong kapatid ninyo para malaman ko na mga tapat kayong tao at hindi kayo espiya. Pagkatapos, ibabalik ko sa inyo ang kapatid ninyong si Simeon, at papayagan ko kayo na pumarooʼt parito sa Egipto.’ ”
35 Nang ibinuhos na nila ang laman ng kanilang mga sako, nakita nila roon sa mga sako nila ang perang ibinayad nila. Nang makita ito ng kanilang ama, kinabahan silang lahat.
36 Sinabi ni Jacob sa kanila, “Gusto ba ninyong mawalan ako ng mga anak? Wala na si Jose, wala na si Simeon at ngayon gusto naman ninyong kunin si Benjamin. Hirap na hirap na ako!”
37 Sinabi ni Reuben, “Ama, ako po ang bahala sa kanya. Patayin po ninyo ang dalawa kong anak na lalaki kung hindi ko po siya maibabalik sa inyo.”
38 Pero sumagot si Jacob, “Hindi ako papayag na isama ninyo ang anak ko. Namatay na ang kapatid niya at siya na lang ang naiwan. Baka may masama pang mangyari sa kanya sa daan. At sa katandaan kong ito, ikamamatay ko ang sobrang kalungkutan.”
Genesis 42
International Standard Version
Joseph’s Brothers Visit Egypt
42 Eventually, Jacob observed that there was grain in Egypt, so he asked his sons, “Why do you keep on staring at one another? 2 Pay attention now! I’ve heard that there is grain in Egypt, so go down there and buy some grain for us, so we can live, instead of dying.”
3 So ten of Joseph’s brothers left to buy grain from Egypt. 4 Jacob would not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin to accompany them, because he was saying, “I’m afraid that he’ll come to some kind of harm.” 5 Israel’s sons went in a caravan that included others who were going to Egypt to buy grain, because the famine pervaded the land of Canaan, too.
Joseph’s Brothers Encounter Joseph
6 Meanwhile, Joseph continued to be ruler over the land, in charge of selling to everyone in the land. Joseph’s brothers appeared and bowed down to him, face down.[a] 7 As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he knew who they were, but he remained disguised and asked them gruffly, “Where are you from?”
“From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We’re here[b] to buy food.”
8 But Joseph had already recognized his brothers, even though they had not recognized him. 9 Furthermore, Joseph remembered the dreams that he had about them. So he accused them, “You’re spies! You’ve come here to spy on our undefended territories!”[c]
10 “No, your majesty,” they replied. “Your servants have come here to buy food. 11 We’re all sons of a common father. We’re honest men, your majesty. We’re[d] not spies!”
12 But Joseph[e] kept insisting, “It’s just as I’ve said—you’ve come here to spy on our unguarded[f] territories!”
13 “But your majesty,” they pleaded, “your servants include twelve brothers, the sons of a common father back in the land of Canaan. Please! Our youngest brother[g] remains with our father, and the other one[h] is no longer alive.”
14 “I’m right!” Joseph insisted. “Just as I said, you’re spies! 15 So here’s how we’ll test you. You can bet the life of Pharaoh that you’re not leaving here until your youngest brother comes here! 16 One of you is to be sent back so he can get your brother while the rest of[i] you remain in custody. That way, we’ll test whether or not you’re telling the truth. If you’re not, as surely as the Pharaoh lives, you’re spies!”
17 Then Joseph locked them all together in prison for three days. 18 Three days later, Joseph told them, “I fear God, so do this and you’ll live. 19 If you’re honest men, leave one of your brothers here in custody, then the rest of[j] you can leave and take some grain with you[k] to alleviate the famine that’s affecting your households. 20 Just be sure to bring your youngest brother back to me so what you’ve claimed can be verified. That way, you won’t die.”
Joseph’s Brothers Mull over Their Predicament
21 “We’re all guilty because of what we did to[l] our brother!” they told each other. “We kept on watching his suffering while he pleaded with us! We’re in this mess because we wouldn’t listen!”
22 “Didn’t I tell you!” Reuben replied. “‘Don’t wrong the kid!’ I said, but would you listen? No! Now it’s payback time!”
23 Meanwhile, they had no idea that Joseph could understand them, since he was talking to them through an interpreter. 24 He turned away from them and began to weep.
Joseph Arrests Simeon
When he returned, he spoke with them, but then he took Simeon away from them and had him placed under arrest[m] right in front of them. 25 After this, Joseph gave orders to fill up their sacks with grain, to return each man’s money to his own sack, and to supply each of them with provisions for their return journey. All of this was done for them.
Joseph’s Brothers Leave for Canaan
26 Then they each mounted up, their donkeys having been loaded with grain, and left from there. 27 Later on, one of them opened up his sack to give his donkey some fodder after they had stopped at the place where they intended to lodge for the night. There, in the mouth of his sack, was all of his money! 28 He reported to his brothers, “My money has been returned! It’s right here in my sack!”
Trembling with mounting consternation, each of them asked one another, “What is God doing to us?”
Jacob Learns What Happened in Egypt
29 As soon as they had returned to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him everything that had happened to them. 30 “The man who was in charge[n] of the land spoke harshly to us,” they said. “He accused us of being spies![o] 31 But we told him, ‘No! We’re honest men! We’re not spies! 32 Our father has twelve sons, but one of us isn’t alive anymore, and our youngest brother is with our father today back home in[p] Canaan.’ 33 But the man who was in charge of the land responded, ‘I’m going to test your honesty. Leave one of your brothers with me, take some grain for the famine that’s afflicting your households, and leave. 34 But bring your youngest brother back to me so I can be sure that you’re honest men, and not spies. Then I’ll return your brother to you, and you’ll be allowed to trade anywhere in the land.’”
35 Later on, as they went about unloading their sacks, each man’s bundle of money was found in each man’s sack. When they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were greatly distressed. 36 Their father Jacob told them, “You’re causing me to lose my children! Joseph is gone. Now Simeon is gone, and you’re planning to take Benjamin, too. Everything’s going against me!”
37 “Feel free to put my own two sons to death,” Reuben responded to his father, “if I don’t bring him back to you. Trust me—I’ll bring him back to you.”
38 But Jacob replied, “My son isn’t going back with you, since his brother is dead and he’s the only one left. If something should harm him as you travel, then it’ll be death for me and my sad, gray hair!”[q]
Footnotes
- Genesis 42:6 Lit. faces to the ground
- Genesis 42:7 The Heb. lacks We’re here
- Genesis 42:9 Lit. to scout the nakedness of the land
- Genesis 42:11 Lit. Your servants are
- Genesis 42:12 Lit. he
- Genesis 42:12 Lit. naked
- Genesis 42:13 The Heb. lacks brother
- Genesis 42:13 The Heb. lacks one
- Genesis 42:16 The Heb. lacks the rest of
- Genesis 42:19 The Heb. lacks the rest of
- Genesis 42:19 The Heb. lacks with you
- Genesis 42:21 The Heb. lacks what we did to
- Genesis 42:24 Lit. him bound
- Genesis 42:30 Lit. was lord; and so in v. 33
- Genesis 42:30 Lit. spies of the land
- Genesis 42:32 Lit. today in the land of
- Genesis 42:38 Lit. then you’ll send me and my gray hair to Sheol; i.e. to the realm of the dead
Genesis 42
New International Version
Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt
42 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt,(A) he said to his sons, “Why do you just keep looking at each other?” 2 He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us,(B) so that we may live and not die.”(C)
3 Then ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain(D) from Egypt. 4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin,(E) Joseph’s brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm might come to him.(F) 5 So Israel’s sons were among those who went to buy grain,(G) for there was famine in the land of Canaan(H) also.(I)
6 Now Joseph was the governor of the land,(J) the person who sold grain to all its people.(K) So when Joseph’s brothers arrived, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.(L) 7 As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them.(M) “Where do you come from?”(N) he asked.
“From the land of Canaan,” they replied, “to buy food.”
8 Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.(O) 9 Then he remembered his dreams(P) about them and said to them, “You are spies!(Q) You have come to see where our land is unprotected.”(R)
10 “No, my lord,(S)” they answered. “Your servants have come to buy food.(T) 11 We are all the sons of one man. Your servants(U) are honest men,(V) not spies.(W)”
12 “No!” he said to them. “You have come to see where our land is unprotected.”(X)
13 But they replied, “Your servants(Y) were twelve brothers, the sons of one man, who lives in the land of Canaan.(Z) The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”(AA)
14 Joseph said to them, “It is just as I told you: You are spies!(AB) 15 And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives,(AC) you will not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.(AD) 16 Send one of your number to get your brother;(AE) the rest of you will be kept in prison,(AF) so that your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth.(AG) If you are not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!(AH)” 17 And he put them all in custody(AI) for three days.
18 On the third day, Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:(AJ) 19 If you are honest men,(AK) let one of your brothers stay here in prison,(AL) while the rest of you go and take grain back for your starving households.(AM) 20 But you must bring your youngest brother to me,(AN) so that your words may be verified and that you may not die.” This they proceeded to do.
21 They said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother.(AO) We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that’s why this distress(AP) has come on us.”
22 Reuben replied, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy?(AQ) But you wouldn’t listen! Now we must give an accounting(AR) for his blood.”(AS) 23 They did not realize(AT) that Joseph could understand them,(AU) since he was using an interpreter.
24 He turned away from them and began to weep,(AV) but then came back and spoke to them again. He had Simeon taken from them and bound before their eyes.(AW)
25 Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain,(AX) to put each man’s silver back in his sack,(AY) and to give them provisions(AZ) for their journey.(BA) After this was done for them, 26 they loaded their grain on their donkeys(BB) and left.
27 At the place where they stopped for the night one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey,(BC) and he saw his silver in the mouth of his sack.(BD) 28 “My silver has been returned,” he said to his brothers. “Here it is in my sack.”
Their hearts sank(BE) and they turned to each other trembling(BF) and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”(BG)
29 When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan,(BH) they told him all that had happened to them.(BI) They said, 30 “The man who is lord over the land spoke harshly to us(BJ) and treated us as though we were spying on the land.(BK) 31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies.(BL) 32 We were twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in Canaan.’(BM)
33 “Then the man who is lord over the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for your starving households and go.(BN) 34 But bring your youngest brother to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men.(BO) Then I will give your brother back to you,(BP) and you can trade[a] in the land.(BQ)’”
35 As they were emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his pouch of silver!(BR) When they and their father saw the money pouches, they were frightened.(BS) 36 Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more,(BT) and now you want to take Benjamin.(BU) Everything is against me!(BV)”
37 Then Reuben said to his father, “You may put both of my sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Entrust him to my care,(BW) and I will bring him back.”(BX)
38 But Jacob said, “My son will not go down there with you; his brother is dead(BY) and he is the only one left. If harm comes to him(BZ) on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave(CA) in sorrow.(CB)”
Footnotes
- Genesis 42:34 Or move about freely
Genesis 42
New King James Version
Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt
42 When (A)Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?” 2 And he said, “Indeed I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down to that place and buy for us there, that we may (B)live and not die.”
3 So Joseph’s ten brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt. 4 But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, (C)“Lest some calamity befall him.” 5 And the sons of Israel went to buy grain among those who journeyed, for the famine was (D)in the land of Canaan.
6 Now Joseph was governor (E)over the land; and it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and (F)bowed down before him with their faces to the earth. 7 Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he acted as (G)a stranger to them and spoke [a]roughly to them. Then he said to them, “Where do you come from?”
And they said, “From the land of Canaan to buy food.”
8 So Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him. 9 Then Joseph (H)remembered the dreams which he had dreamed about them, and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the [b]nakedness of the land!”
10 And they said to him, “No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food. 11 We are all one man’s sons; we are honest men; your servants are not spies.”
12 But he said to them, “No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land.”
13 And they said, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and in fact, the youngest is with our father today, and one (I)is no more.”
14 But Joseph said to them, “It is as I spoke to you, saying, ‘You are spies!’ 15 In this manner you shall be tested: (J)By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here. 16 Send one of you, and let him bring your brother; and you shall be [c]kept in prison, that your words may be tested to see whether there is any truth in you; or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies!” 17 So he [d]put them all together in prison (K)three days.
18 Then Joseph said to them the third day, “Do this and live, (L)for I fear God: 19 If you are honest men, let one of your brothers be confined to your prison house; but you, go and carry grain for the famine of your houses. 20 And (M)bring your youngest brother to me; so your words will be verified, and you shall not die.”
And they did so. 21 Then they said to one another, (N)“We are truly guilty concerning our brother, for we saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us, and we would not hear; (O)therefore this distress has come upon us.”
22 And Reuben answered them, saying, (P)“Did I not speak to you, saying, ‘Do not sin against the boy’; and you would not listen? Therefore behold, his blood is now (Q)required of us.” 23 But they did not know that Joseph understood them, for he spoke to them through an interpreter. 24 And he turned himself away from them and (R)wept. Then he returned to them again, and talked with them. And he took (S)Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.
The Brothers Return to Canaan
25 Then Joseph (T)gave a command to fill their sacks with grain, to (U)restore every man’s money to his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. (V)Thus he did for them. 26 So they loaded their donkeys with the grain and departed from there. 27 But as (W)one of them opened his sack to give his donkey feed at the encampment, he saw his money; and there it was, in the mouth of his sack. 28 So he said to his brothers, “My money has been restored, and there it is, in my sack!” Then their hearts [e]failed them and they were afraid, saying to one another, “What is this that God has done to us?”
29 Then they went to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan and told him all that had happened to them, saying: 30 “The man who is lord of the land (X)spoke [f]roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. 31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies. 32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is with our father this day in the land of Canaan.’ 33 Then the man, the lord of the country, said to us, (Y)‘By this I will know that you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me, take food for the famine of your households, and be gone. 34 And bring your (Z)youngest brother to me; so I shall know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. I will grant your brother to you, and you may (AA)trade in the land.’ ”
35 Then it happened as they emptied their sacks, that surprisingly (AB)each man’s bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid. 36 And Jacob their father said to them, “You have (AC)bereaved me: Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take (AD)Benjamin. All these things are against me.”
37 Then Reuben spoke to his father, saying, “Kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to you; put him in my hands, and I will bring him back to you.”
38 But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for (AE)his brother is dead, and he is left alone. (AF)If any calamity should befall him along the way in which you go, then you would (AG)bring down my gray hair with sorrow to the grave.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 42:7 harshly
- Genesis 42:9 Exposed parts
- Genesis 42:16 Lit. bound
- Genesis 42:17 Lit. gathered
- Genesis 42:28 sank
- Genesis 42:30 harshly
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