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Genesis 43
New International Version
Genesis 43
New International Version
The Second Journey to Egypt
43 Now the famine was still severe in the land.(A) 2 So when they had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt,(B) their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”(C)
3 But Judah(D) said to him, “The man warned us solemnly, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’(E) 4 If you will send our brother along with us, we will go down and buy food for you.(F) 5 But if you will not send him, we will not go down, because the man said to us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.(G)’”
6 Israel(H) asked, “Why did you bring this trouble(I) on me by telling the man you had another brother?”
7 They replied, “The man questioned us closely about ourselves and our family. ‘Is your father still living?’(J) he asked us. ‘Do you have another brother?’(K) We simply answered his questions. How were we to know he would say, ‘Bring your brother down here’?”(L)
8 Then Judah(M) said to Israel(N) his father, “Send the boy along with me and we will go at once, so that we and you and our children may live and not die.(O) 9 I myself will guarantee his safety; you can hold me personally responsible for him.(P) If I do not bring him back to you and set him here before you, I will bear the blame(Q) before you all my life.(R) 10 As it is, if we had not delayed,(S) we could have gone and returned twice.”
11 Then their father Israel(T) said to them, “If it must be, then do this: Put some of the best products(U) of the land in your bags and take them down to the man as a gift(V)—a little balm(W) and a little honey, some spices(X) and myrrh,(Y) some pistachio nuts and almonds. 12 Take double the amount(Z) of silver with you, for you must return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks.(AA) Perhaps it was a mistake. 13 Take your brother also and go back to the man at once.(AB) 14 And may God Almighty[a](AC) grant you mercy(AD) before the man so that he will let your other brother and Benjamin come back with you.(AE) As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”(AF)
15 So the men took the gifts and double the amount of silver,(AG) and Benjamin also. They hurried(AH) down to Egypt and presented themselves(AI) to Joseph. 16 When Joseph saw Benjamin(AJ) with them, he said to the steward of his house,(AK) “Take these men to my house, slaughter an animal and prepare a meal;(AL) they are to eat with me at noon.”
17 The man did as Joseph told him and took the men to Joseph’s house.(AM) 18 Now the men were frightened(AN) when they were taken to his house.(AO) They thought, “We were brought here because of the silver that was put back into our sacks(AP) the first time. He wants to attack us(AQ) and overpower us and seize us as slaves(AR) and take our donkeys.(AS)”
19 So they went up to Joseph’s steward(AT) and spoke to him at the entrance to the house. 20 “We beg your pardon, our lord,” they said, “we came down here the first time to buy food.(AU) 21 But at the place where we stopped for the night we opened our sacks and each of us found his silver—the exact weight—in the mouth of his sack. So we have brought it back with us.(AV) 22 We have also brought additional silver with us to buy food. We don’t know who put our silver in our sacks.”
23 “It’s all right,” he said. “Don’t be afraid. Your God, the God of your father,(AW) has given you treasure in your sacks;(AX) I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.(AY)
24 The steward took the men into Joseph’s house,(AZ) gave them water to wash their feet(BA) and provided fodder for their donkeys. 25 They prepared their gifts(BB) for Joseph’s arrival at noon,(BC) because they had heard that they were to eat there.
26 When Joseph came home,(BD) they presented to him the gifts(BE) they had brought into the house, and they bowed down before him to the ground.(BF) 27 He asked them how they were, and then he said, “How is your aged father(BG) you told me about? Is he still living?”(BH)
28 They replied, “Your servant our father(BI) is still alive and well.” And they bowed down,(BJ) prostrating themselves before him.(BK)
29 As he looked about and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son,(BL) he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?”(BM) And he said, “God be gracious to you,(BN) my son.” 30 Deeply moved(BO) at the sight of his brother, Joseph hurried out and looked for a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept(BP) there.
31 After he had washed his face, he came out and, controlling himself,(BQ) said, “Serve the food.”(BR)
32 They served him by himself, the brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because Egyptians could not eat with Hebrews,(BS) for that is detestable to Egyptians.(BT) 33 The men had been seated before him in the order of their ages, from the firstborn(BU) to the youngest;(BV) and they looked at each other in astonishment. 34 When portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as anyone else’s.(BW) So they feasted(BX) and drank freely with him.
Footnotes
- Genesis 43:14 Hebrew El-Shaddai
Genesis 43
King James Version
Genesis 43
King James Version
43 And the famine was sore in the land.
2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
5 But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
7 And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
10 For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
11 And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
12 And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:
13 Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:
14 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
15 And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.
17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.
18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
20 And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
21 And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
22 And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
24 And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
25 And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
26 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
28 And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
30 And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.
31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
34 And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of their's. And they drank, and were merry with him.
1 Moseboken 43
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
1 Moseboken 43
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Josefs bröder återvänder till Egypten
43 Men svälten var svår i landet. 2 När de hade ätit upp säden som de hade hämtat från Egypten, sade deras far till dem: ”Res tillbaka och köp oss lite säd.” 3 (A) Men Juda svarade honom: ”Mannen sade uttryckligen till oss: Ni får inte komma inför mitt ansikte om inte er bror är med er. 4 Om du låter vår bror följa med oss, reser vi ner och köper säd åt dig. 5 Men om du inte låter honom följa med oss reser vi inte, eftersom mannen sade till oss: Ni får inte komma inför mitt ansikte om inte er bror är med er.”
6 Då sade Israel: ”Varför gjorde ni så illa mot mig att ni berättade för mannen att ni hade en bror till?” 7 De svarade: ”Mannen frågade noga om oss och vår släkt. Han sade: Lever er far ännu? Har ni någon bror? Då berättade vi för honom hur det var. Kunde vi veta att han skulle säga: Ta med er bror hit ner?”
8 Juda sade då till sin far Israel: ”Låt pojken följa med mig. Vi måste ge oss i väg om vi ska överleva och inte dö, både vi och du och våra barn. 9 (B) Jag ska ansvara för honom. Du får utkräva honom av min hand. Om jag inte kommer tillbaka med honom till dig och ställer honom här inför dig, ska jag vara en syndare inför dig i alla mina dagar. 10 Och hade vi inte dröjt så länge hade vi redan varit tillbaka för andra gången.”
11 Då sade deras far Israel till dem: ”Om det måste bli så, gör då så här: Ta lite av landets bästa frukt i era säckar och bär ner det till mannen som gåva, lite balsam och lite honung, dragantgummi och ladanum, pistaschnötter och mandlar. 12 Ta med er dubbla summan pengar och återlämna pengarna ni fick tillbaka överst i era säckar. Kanske var det ett misstag. 13 Ta också med er bror och res genast tillbaka till mannen. 14 Må Gud den Allsmäktige låta er finna barmhärtighet hos mannen så att han låter er andre bror och Benjamin följa med er hem igen. Och ska jag bli barnlös, så blir jag det.”
15 Då tog männen gåvorna och den dubbla summan pengar. De tog med sig Benjamin, bröt upp och gav sig i väg till Egypten och kom inför Josef. 16 När Josef såg att Benjamin var med, sade han till sin husförvaltare: ”Ta dessa män till mitt hus. Slakta något och laga oss en måltid, för männen ska äta middag med mig.” 17 Mannen gjorde som Josef hade sagt och tog männen till Josefs hus.
18 Men männen blev förskräckta när de visades in i Josefs hus. De sade: ”Det är på grund av pengarna som vi fick tillbaka i våra säckar förra gången som vi förs in här. Nu tänker han kasta sig över oss och övermanna oss och göra oss till slavar och ta våra åsnor.” 19 De steg fram till Josefs husförvaltare vid ingången till huset 20 och sade till honom: ”Hör på oss, herre! När vi var här nere förra gången för att köpa säd 21 (C) och sedan kom till en rastplats och öppnade våra säckar, hittade alla vi våra pengar till deras fulla vikt överst i sin säck. Nu har vi med dem tillbaka, 22 och vi har med oss andra pengar för att köpa säd. Vi vet inte vem som lagt pengarna i våra säckar.” 23 Han svarade: ”Oroa er inte, var inte rädda! Det är er Gud och er fars Gud som låtit er hitta en skatt i era säckar. Jag har fått era pengar.” Och han förde ut Simeon till dem. 24 Mannen förde dem in i Josefs hus. Han gav dem vatten att tvätta fötterna med och gav deras åsnor foder. 25 De gjorde i ordning sina gåvor innan Josef kom hem vid middagstiden, eftersom de hade fått höra att de skulle äta där.
26 När Josef kom hem gav de honom gåvorna som de hade med sig dit till huset, och de bugade sig till jorden för honom. 27 Han hälsade på dem och frågade: ”Är det bra med er gamle far som ni talade om? Lever han än?” 28 De svarade: ”Ja, det är bra med vår far, din tjänare. Han lever än.” Och de bugade sig och föll ner för honom.
29 När han såg sig omkring och fick se sin bror Benjamin, sin mors son, frågade han: ”Är det er yngste bror som ni nämnde för mig?” Sedan sade han: ”Gud ska vara nådig mot dig, min son.” 30 Djupt rörd av kärlek till sin bror skyndade Josef sig ut och letade efter en plats där han kunde gråta. Och han gick in i sin kammare och grät där. 31 När han hade tvättat ansiktet gick han ut igen, behärskade sig och sade: ”Sätt fram maten.”
32 (D) Och de satte fram särskilt för honom och särskilt för dem och särskilt för egyptierna som åt tillsammans med honom. Egyptier får nämligen inte äta tillsammans med hebreer, det anses avskyvärt[a] bland egyptierna. 33 De fick sina platser mitt emot Josef, den förstfödde enligt sin förstfödslorätt, sedan de yngre, var och en efter sin ålder. Och männen såg förundrade på varandra. 34 Han lät servera dem av rätterna på sitt bord, och Benjamin fick fem gånger så mycket som alla de andra. Och de drack sig glada tillsammans med honom.
Footnotes
- 43:32 avskyvärt Liksom många andra folk betraktade egyptierna utlänningar som barbarer.
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