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43:1 Interim fames omnem terram vehementer premebat.
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In the mean time the famine was heavy upon all the land.
Ὁ δὲ λιμὸς ἐνίσχυσεν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
וְ/הָ/רָעָ֖ב כָּבֵ֥ד בָּ/אָֽרֶץ
43:2 Consumptisque cibis quos ex Aegypto detulerant, dixit Jacob ad filios suos : Revertimini, et emite nobis pauxillum escarum.
And when they had eaten up all the corn, which they had brought out of Egypt, Jacob said to his sons: Go again, and buy us a little food.
Ἐγένετο δὲ ἡνίκα συνετέλεσαν καταφαγεῖν τὸν σῖτον, ὃν ἤνεγκαν ἐξ Αἰγύπτου, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ πατὴρ αὐτῶν, πάλιν πορευθέντες πρίασθε ἡμῖν μικρὰ βρώματα.
וַ/יְהִ֗י כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֤ר כִּלּוּ֙ לֶ/אֱכֹ֣ל אֶת הַ/שֶּׁ֔בֶר אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵבִ֖יאוּ מִ/מִּצְרָ֑יִם וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵי/הֶם֙ אֲבִי/הֶ֔ם שֻׁ֖בוּ שִׁבְרוּ לָ֥/נוּ מְעַט אֹֽכֶל
43:3 Respondit Judas : Denuntiavit nobis vir ille sub attestatione jurisjurandi, dicens : Non videbitis faciem meam, nisi fratrem vestrum minimum adduxeritis vobiscum.
Juda answered: The man declared unto us with the attestation of an oath, saying: You shall not see my face, unless you bring your youngest brother with you.
Εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ Ἰούδας, λέγων, διαμαρτυρίᾳ μεμαρτύρηται ἡμῖν ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὁ κύριος τῆς γῆς, λέγων, οὐκ ὄψεσθε τὸ πρόσωπόν μου, ἐὰν μὴ ὁ ἀδελφὸς ὑμῶν ὁ νεώτερος μεθʼ ὑμῶν ᾖ.
וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלָ֛י/ו יְהוּדָ֖ה לֵ/אמֹ֑ר הָעֵ֣ד הֵעִד֩ בָּ֨/נוּ הָ/אִ֤ישׁ לֵ/אמֹר֙ לֹֽא תִרְא֣וּ פָנַ֔/י בִּלְתִּ֖י אֲחִי/כֶ֥ם אִתְּ/כֶֽם
43:4 Si ergo vis eum mittere nobiscum, pergemus pariter, et ememus tibi necessaria :
If therefore thou wilt send him with us, we will set out together, and will buy necessaries for thee.
Εἰ μὲν οὖν ἀποστέλλῃς τὸν ἀδελφὸν ἡμῶν μεθʼ ἡμῶν, καταβησόμεθα, καὶ ἀγοράσομέν σοι βρώματα.
אִם יֶשְׁ/ךָ֛ מְשַׁלֵּ֥חַ אֶת אָחִ֖י/נוּ אִתָּ֑/נוּ נֵרְדָ֕ה וְ/נִשְׁבְּרָ֥ה לְ/ךָ֖ אֹֽכֶל
43:5 sin autem non vis, non ibimus : vir enim, ut saepe diximus, denuntiavit nobis, dicens : Non videbitis faciem meam absque fratre vestro minimo.
*H But if thou wilt not, we will not go: for the man, as we have often said, declared unto us, saying: You shall not see my face without your youngest brother.
Ver. 5. My face, in peace. Joseph had told them they should be considered as spies, if they did not produce their youngest brother. M.
Εἰ δὲ μὴ ἀποστέλλῃς τὸν ἀδελφὸν ἡμῶν μεθʼ ἡμῶν, οὐ πορευσόμεθα· ὁ γὰρ ἄνθρωπος εἶπεν ἡμῖν, λέγων, οὐκ ὄψεσθέ μου τὸ πρόσωπον, ἐὰν μὴ ὁ ἀδελφὸς ὑμῶν ὁ νεώτερος μεθʼ ὑμῶν ᾖ.
וְ/אִם אֵינְ/ךָ֥ מְשַׁלֵּ֖חַ לֹ֣א נֵרֵ֑ד כִּֽי הָ/אִ֞ישׁ אָמַ֤ר אֵלֵ֨י/נוּ֙ לֹֽא תִרְא֣וּ פָנַ֔/י בִּלְתִּ֖י אֲחִי/כֶ֥ם אִתְּ/כֶֽם
43:6 Dixit eis Israel : In meam hoc fecistis miseriam, ut indicaretis ei et alium habere vos fratrem.
Israel said to them: You have done this for my misery, in that you told him you had also another brother.
Εἶπε δὲ Ἰσραὴλ, τί ἐκακοποιήσατέ με, ἀναγγείλαντες τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ ὅτι ἐστὶν ὑμῖν ἀδελφός;
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לָ/מָ֥ה הֲרֵעֹתֶ֖ם לִ֑/י לְ/הַגִּ֣יד לָ/אִ֔ישׁ הַ/ע֥וֹד לָ/כֶ֖ם אָֽח
43:7 At illi responderunt : Interrogavit nos homo per ordinem nostram progeniem : si pater viveret : si haberemus fratrem : et nos respondimus ei consequenter juxta id quod fuerat sciscitatus : numquid scire poteramus quod dicturus esset : Adducite fratrem vestrum vobiscum ?
*H But they answered: The man asked us in order concerning our kindred: if our father lived: if we had a brother: and we answered him regularly, according to what he demanded: could we know that he would say: Bring hither your brother with you?
Ver. 7. Asked us. This is perfectly consonant with what they say. C. xlii. 13. and C. xliv. 19. They mentioned their having a brother at home, without the smallest suspicion of doing wrong.
Οἱ δὲ εἶπαν, ἐρωτῶν ἐπηρώτησεν ἡμᾶς ὁ ἄνθρωπος καὶ τὴν γενεὰν ἡμῶν, λέγων, εἰ ἔτι ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ζῇ, καὶ εἰ ἔστιν ὑμῖν ἀδελφός· καὶ ἀπηγγείλαμεν αὐτῷ κατὰ τὴν ἐπερώτησιν ταύτην· μὴ ᾔδειμεν ὅτι ἐρεῖ ἡμῖν, ἀγάγετε τὸν ἀδελφὸν ὑμῶν;
וַ/יֹּאמְר֡וּ שָׁא֣וֹל שָֽׁאַל הָ֠/אִישׁ לָ֣/נוּ וּ/לְ/מֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֜/נוּ לֵ/אמֹ֗ר הַ/ע֨וֹד אֲבִי/כֶ֥ם חַי֙ הֲ/יֵ֣שׁ לָ/כֶ֣ם אָ֔ח וַ/נַ֨גֶּד ל֔/וֹ עַל פִּ֖י הַ/דְּבָרִ֣ים הָ/אֵ֑לֶּה הֲ/יָד֣וֹעַ נֵדַ֔ע כִּ֣י יֹאמַ֔ר הוֹרִ֖ידוּ אֶת אֲחִי/כֶֽם
43:8 Judas quoque dixit patri suo : Mitte puerum mecum, ut proficiscamur, et possimus vivere : ne moriamur nos et parvuli nostri.
*H And Juda said to his father: Send the boy with me, that we may set forward, and may live: lest both we and our children perish.
Ver. 8. The boy; now 24 years old, (C.) and the father of a family. C. xlvi. 21. H.
Εἶπε δὲ Ἰούδας πρὸς Ἰσραὴλ τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ, ἀπόστειλον τὸ παιδάριον μετʼ ἐμοῦ· καὶ ἀναστάντες πορευσόμεθα, ἵνα ζῶμεν καὶ μὴ ἀποθάνωμεν καὶ ἡμεῖς, καὶ σὺ, καὶ ἡ ἀποσκευὴ ἡμῶν.
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוּדָ֜ה אֶל יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל אָבִ֗י/ו שִׁלְחָ֥/ה הַ/נַּ֛עַר אִתִּ֖/י וְ/נָק֣וּמָה וְ/נֵלֵ֑כָה וְ/נִֽחְיֶה֙ וְ/לֹ֣א נָמ֔וּת גַּם אֲנַ֥חְנוּ גַם אַתָּ֖ה גַּם טַפֵּֽ/נוּ
43:9 Ego suscipio puerum : de manu mea require illum : nisi reduxero, et reddidero eum tibi, ero peccati reus in te omni tempore.
*H I take the boy upon me, require him at my hand: unless I bring him again, and restore him to thee, I will be guilty of sin against thee for ever.
Ver. 9. For ever. Always lay the blame on me, and punish me as you think fit. M.
Ἐγὼ δὲ ἐκδέχομαι αὐτόν· ἐκ χειρός μου ζήτησον αὐτόν· ἐὰν μὴ ἀγάγω αὐτὸν πρός σε, καὶ στήσω αὐτὸν ἐναντίον σου, ἡμαρτηκὼς ἔσομαι εἰς σὲ πάσας τὰς ἡμέραν.
אָֽנֹכִי֙ אֶֽעֶרְבֶ֔/נּוּ מִ/יָּדִ֖/י תְּבַקְשֶׁ֑/נּוּ אִם לֹ֨א הֲבִיאֹתִ֤י/ו אֵלֶ֨י/ךָ֙ וְ/הִצַּגְתִּ֣י/ו לְ/פָנֶ֔י/ךָ וְ/חָטָ֥אתִֽי לְ/ךָ֖ כָּל הַ/יָּמִֽים
43:10 Si non intercessisset dilatio, jam vice alter venissemus.
If delay had not been made, we had been here again the second time.
Εἰ μὴ γὰρ ἐβραδύναμεν, ἤδη ἂν ὑπεστρέψαμεν δίς.
כִּ֖י לוּלֵ֣א הִתְמַהְמָ֑הְנוּ כִּֽי עַתָּ֥ה שַׁ֖בְנוּ זֶ֥ה פַעֲמָֽיִם
43:11 Igitur Israel pater eorum dixit ad eos : Si sic necesse est, facite quod vultis : sumite de optimis terrae fructibus in vasis vestris, et deferte viro munera, modicum resinae, et mellis, et storacis, stactes, et terebinthi, et amygdalarum.
*H Then Israel said to them: If it must needs be so, do what you will: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down presents to the man, a little balm, and honey, and storax, myrrh, turpentine, and almonds.
Ver. 11. Best fruits: Heb. lit. "of the praise, or song of the earth;" or of those things for which the country is most renowned, and which are not found in Egypt. Origen. — Balm. Literally, rosin, resinæ; but here by that name is meant balm. Ch. See C. xxxvii. 25. — Honey, or all sorts of sweet fruit. — Storax: Sept. "incense," or perfumes. It is like balm; thick, odoriferous, and medicinal. — Myrrh, (stactes); Heb. Lot. A liquor stamped from fresh myrrh pilled, with a little water. C. — Sometimes it is translated Gutta, a drop. Ps. xliv. 9. M. — Turpentine. S. Jer. and the Sept. seem to have read Bothmin instead of the present Heb. Batenim, which some translate, "nuts of the pistacium," (Bochart); which hand in clusters, and are of an oblong shape. Vitellius first brought them out of Syria. Plin. xv. 22. — Almonds; Sept. nuts, of which almonds are one species. M.
Εἶπε δὲ αὐτοῖς Ἰσραὴλ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτῶν, εἰ οὕτως ἐστὶ, τοῦτο ποιήσατε· λάβετε ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν τῆς γῆς ἐν τοῖς ἀγγείοις ὑμῶν, καὶ καταγάγετε τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ δῶρα τῆς ῥητίνης, καὶ τοῦ μέλιτος, θυμίαμά τε καὶ στακτὴν, καὶ τερέινθον, καὶ κάρυα.
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵ/הֶ֜ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל אֲבִי/הֶ֗ם אִם כֵּ֣ן אֵפוֹא֮ זֹ֣את עֲשׂוּ֒ קְח֞וּ מִ/זִּמְרַ֤ת הָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ בִּ/כְלֵי/כֶ֔ם וְ/הוֹרִ֥ידוּ לָ/אִ֖ישׁ מִנְחָ֑ה מְעַ֤ט צֳרִי֙ וּ/מְעַ֣ט דְּבַ֔שׁ נְכֹ֣את וָ/לֹ֔ט בָּטְנִ֖ים וּ/שְׁקֵדִֽים
43:12 Pecuniam quoque duplicem ferte vobiscum : et illam, quam invenistis in sacculis, reportate, ne forte errore factum sit :
And take with you double money, and carry back what you found in your sacks, lest perhaps it was done by mistake.
Καὶ τὸ ἀργύριον δισσὸν λάβετε ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν ὑμῶν· τὸ ἀργύριον τὸ ἀποστραφὲν ἐν τοῖς μαρσίπποις ὑμῶν ἀποστρέψατε μεθʼ ὑμῶν· μή ποτε ἀγνόημά ἐστι.
וְ/כֶ֥סֶף מִשְׁנֶ֖ה קְח֣וּ בְ/יֶדְ/כֶ֑ם וְ/אֶת הַ/כֶּ֜סֶף הַ/מּוּשָׁ֨ב בְּ/פִ֤י אַמְתְּחֹֽתֵי/כֶם֙ תָּשִׁ֣יבוּ בְ/יֶדְ/כֶ֔ם אוּלַ֥י מִשְׁגֶּ֖ה הֽוּא
43:13 sed et fratrem vestrum tollite, et ite ad virum.
And take also your brother, and go to the man.
Καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν ὑμῶν λάβετε· καὶ ἀναστάντες κατάβητε πρὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον.
וְ/אֶת אֲחִי/כֶ֖ם קָ֑חוּ וְ/ק֖וּמוּ שׁ֥וּבוּ אֶל הָ/אִֽישׁ
43:14 Deus autem meus omnipotens faciat vobis eum placabilem : et remittat vobiscum fratrem vestrum quem tenet, et hunc Benjamin : ego autem quasi orbatus absque liberis ero.
*H And may my almighty God make him favourable to you: and send back with you your brother, whom he keepeth, and this Benjamin: and as for me I shall be desolate without children.
Ver. 14. Desolate. Heb. and Sept. "Since I am deprived of my children, I am deprived of my children:" I must submit.
Ὁ δὲ Θεός μου δώῃ ὑμῖν χάριν ἐναντίον τοῦ ἀνθρώπου καὶ ἀποστείλαι τὸν ἀδελφὸν ὑμῶν τὸν ἕνα, καὶ τὸν Βενιαμίν· ἐγὼ μὲν γὰρ καθάπερ ἠτέκνωμαι, ἠτέκνωμαι.
וְ/אֵ֣ל שַׁדַּ֗י יִתֵּ֨ן לָ/כֶ֤ם רַחֲמִים֙ לִ/פְנֵ֣י הָ/אִ֔ישׁ וְ/שִׁלַּ֥ח לָ/כֶ֛ם אֶת אֲחִי/כֶ֥ם אַחֵ֖ר וְ/אֶת בִּנְיָמִ֑ין וַ/אֲנִ֕י כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁכֹ֖לְתִּי שָׁכָֽלְתִּי
43:15 Tulerunt ergo viri munera, et pecuniam duplicem, et Benjamin : descenderuntque in Aegyptum, et steterunt coram Joseph.
So the men took the presents, and double money, and Benjamin: and went down into Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
Λαβόντες δὲ οἱ ἄνδρες τὰ δῶρα ταῦτα καὶ τὸ ἀργύριον διπλοῦν, ἔλαβον ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῶν καὶ τὸν Βενιαμείν· καὶ ἀναστάντες κατέβησαν εἰς Αἴγυπτον· καὶ ἔστησαν ἐναντίον Ἰωσήφ.
וַ/יִּקְח֤וּ הָֽ/אֲנָשִׁים֙ אֶת הַ/מִּנְחָ֣ה הַ/זֹּ֔את וּ/מִשְׁנֶה כֶּ֛סֶף לָקְח֥וּ בְ/יָדָ֖/ם וְ/אֶת בִּנְיָמִ֑ן וַ/יָּקֻ֨מוּ֙ וַ/יֵּרְד֣וּ מִצְרַ֔יִם וַ/יַּֽעַמְד֖וּ לִ/פְנֵ֥י יוֹסֵֽף
43:16 Quos cum ille vidisset et Benjamin simul, praecepit dispensatori domus suae, dicens : Introduc viros domum, et occide victimas, et instrue convivium : quoniam mecum sunt comesturi meridie.
*H And when he had seen them, and Benjamin with them, he commanded the steward of his house, saying: Bring in the men into the house, and kill victims, and prepare a feast: because they shall eat with me at noon.
Ver. 16. Victims: the blood of which was first offered to God, as he had appointed, (C. xviii. 1. Lev. xvii. 5.) and the flesh brought upon the table. If idolatry was then common in Egypt, as Calmet supposes, in opposition to Grotius, Joseph did not participate at least in that impiety. — At noon. This was the time for the chief meal in Egypt. The Hebrews generally took something at this time, and again in the evening. To eat before noon was esteemed a mark of intemperance. Eccles. x. 16. Acts ii. 15. Plato thought the people of Italy, who eat two full meals in the day, would never be eminent for wisdom or for prudence. Athen. iv. 10. C.
Εἶδε δὲ Ἰωσὴφ αὐτοὺς, καὶ τὸν Βενιαμὶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν ὁμομήτριον· καὶ εἶπε τῷ ἐπὶ τῆς οἰκίας αὐτοῦ, εἰσάγαγε τοὺς ἀνθρώπους εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν, καὶ σφάξον θύματα, καὶ ἑτοίμασον· μετʼ ἐμοῦ γὰρ φάγονται οἱ ἄνθρωποι ἄρτους τὴν μεσημβρίαν.
וַ/יַּ֨רְא יוֹסֵ֣ף אִתָּ/ם֮ אֶת בִּנְיָמִין֒ וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לַֽ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל בֵּית֔/וֹ הָבֵ֥א אֶת הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֖ים הַ/בָּ֑יְתָ/ה וּ/טְבֹ֤חַ טֶ֨בַח֙ וְ/הָכֵ֔ן כִּ֥י אִתִּ֛/י יֹאכְל֥וּ הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֖ים בַּֽ/צָּהֳרָֽיִם
43:17 Fecit ille quod sibi fuerat imperatum, et introduxit viros domum.
He did as he was commanded, and brought the men into the house.
Ἐποίησε δὲ ὁ ἄνθρωπος καθὰ εἶπεν Ἰωσήφ· καὶ εἰσήγαγε τοὺς ἀνθρώπους εἰς τὸν οἶκον Ἰωσήφ.
וַ/יַּ֣עַשׂ הָ/אִ֔ישׁ כַּֽ/אֲשֶׁ֖ר אָמַ֣ר יוֹסֵ֑ף וַ/יָּבֵ֥א הָ/אִ֛ישׁ אֶת הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֖ים בֵּ֥יתָ/ה יוֹסֵֽף
43:18 Ibique exterriti, dixerunt mutuo : Propter pecuniam, quam retulimus prius in saccis nostris, introducti sumus : ut devolvat in nos calumniam, et violenter subjiciat servituti et nos, et asinos nostros.
And they being much afraid, said there one to another: Because of the money, which we carried back the first time in our sacks, we are brought in: that he may bring upon us a false accusation, and by violence make slaves of us and our asses.
Ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ ἄνδρες ὅτι εἰσήχθησαν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ Ἰωσήφ, εἶπαν, διὰ τὸ ἀργύριον τὸ ἀποστραφὲν ἐν τοῖς μαρσίπποις ἡμῶν τὴν ἀρχὴν, ἡμεῖς εἰσαγόμεθα, τοῦ συκοφαντῆσαι ἡμᾶς καὶ ἐπιθέσθαι ἡμῖν, τοῦ λαβεῖν ἡμᾶς εἰς παῖδας, καὶ τοὺς ὄνους ἡμῶν.
וַ/יִּֽירְא֣וּ הָֽ/אֲנָשִׁ֗ים כִּ֣י הֽוּבְאוּ֮ בֵּ֣ית יוֹסֵף֒ וַ/יֹּאמְר֗וּ עַל דְּבַ֤ר הַ/כֶּ֨סֶף֙ הַ/שָּׁ֤ב בְּ/אַמְתְּחֹתֵ֨י/נוּ֙ בַּ/תְּחִלָּ֔ה אֲנַ֖חְנוּ מֽוּבָאִ֑ים לְ/הִתְגֹּלֵ֤ל עָלֵ֨י/נוּ֙ וּ/לְ/הִתְנַפֵּ֣ל עָלֵ֔י/נוּ וְ/לָ/קַ֧חַת אֹתָ֛/נוּ לַ/עֲבָדִ֖ים וְ/אֶת חֲמֹרֵֽי/נוּ
43:19 Quam ob rem in ipsis foribus accedentes ad dispensatorem domus,
Wherefore, going up to the steward of the house, at the door,
Προσελθόντες δὲ πρὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον τὸν ἐπὶ τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ Ἰωσὴφ, ἐλάλησαν αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ πυλῶνι τοῦ οἴκου,
וַֽ/יִּגְּשׁוּ֙ אֶל הָ/אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל בֵּ֣ית יוֹסֵ֑ף וַ/יְדַבְּר֥וּ אֵלָ֖י/ו פֶּ֥תַח הַ/בָּֽיִת
43:20 locuti sunt : Oramus, domine, ut audias nos. Jam ante descendimus ut emeremus escas :
They said: Sir, we desire thee to hear us. We came down once before to buy food:
λέγοντες, δεόμεθα, κύριε· κατέβηεν τὴν ἀρχὴν πρίασθαι βρώματα.
וַ/יֹּאמְר֖וּ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֑/י יָרֹ֥ד יָרַ֛דְנוּ בַּ/תְּחִלָּ֖ה לִ/שְׁבָּר אֹֽכֶל
43:21 quibus emptis, cum venissemus ad diversorium, aperuimus saccos nostros, et invenimus pecuniam in ore saccorum : quam nunc eodem pondere reportavimus.
*H And when we had bought, and were come to the inn, we opened our sacks, and found our money in the mouths of the sacks: which we have now brought again in the same weight.
Ver. 21. We opened. C. xlii. 35. They seem to have discovered the whole of their money only when they were in the presence of Jacob; though they had already, perhaps, seen part of it at the inn, and left it in their sacks for the satisfaction of their father. H.
Ἐγένετο δὲ ἡνίκα ἤλθομεν εἰς τὸ καταλῦσαι, καὶ ἠνοίξαμεν τοὺς μαρσίππους ἡμῶν, καὶ τόδε τὸ ἀργύριον ἑκάστου ἐν τῷ μαρσίππῳ αὐτοῦ· τὸ ἀργύριον ἡμῶν ἐν σταθμῷ ἀπεστρέψαμεν νῦν ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν ἡμῶν.
וַֽ/יְהִ֞י כִּי בָ֣אנוּ אֶל הַ/מָּל֗וֹן וַֽ/נִּפְתְּחָ/ה֙ אֶת אַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔י/נוּ וְ/הִנֵּ֤ה כֶֽסֶף אִישׁ֙ בְּ/פִ֣י אַמְתַּחְתּ֔/וֹ כַּסְפֵּ֖/נוּ בְּ/מִשְׁקָל֑/וֹ וַ/נָּ֥שֶׁב אֹת֖/וֹ בְּ/יָדֵֽ/נוּ
43:22 Sed et aliud attulimus argentum, ut emamus quae nobis necessaria sunt : non est in nostra conscientia quis posuerit eam in marsupiis nostris.
And we have brought other money besides, to buy what we want: we cannot tell who put it in our bags.
Καὶ ἀργύριον ἕτερον ἠνέγκαμεν μεθʼ ἑαυτῶν, ἀγοράσαι βρώματα· οὐκ οἴδαμεν τίς ἐνέβαλεν τὸ ἀργύριον εἰς τοὺς μαρσίππους ἡμῶν.
וְ/כֶ֧סֶף אַחֵ֛ר הוֹרַ֥דְנוּ בְ/יָדֵ֖/נוּ לִ/שְׁבָּר אֹ֑כֶל לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְנוּ מִי שָׂ֥ם כַּסְפֵּ֖/נוּ בְּ/אַמְתְּחֹתֵֽי/נוּ
43:23 At ille respondit : Pax vobiscum, nolite timere : Deus vester, et Deus patris vestri, dedit vobis thesauros in saccis vestris : nam pecuniam, quam dedistis mihi, probatam ego habeo. Eduxitque ad eos Simeon.
*H But he answered: Peace be with you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks. For the money, which you gave me, I have for good. And he brought Simeon out to them.
Ver. 23. Your God. To Him we must always refer what advantage we derive from men. He inspired Joseph to give such orders to his stewards. — I have for good. I received it, and was satisfied that it was good: you need not be uneasy; you are not suspected of any fraud. H. — Heb. "Your money came into my hands." M.
Εἶπε δὲ αὐτοῖς, ἵλεως ὑμῖν, μὴ φοβεῖσθε· ὁ Θεὸς ὑμῶν, καὶ ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ὑμῶν, ἔδωκεν ὑμῖν θησαυροὺς ἐν τοῖς μαρσίπποις ὑμῶν· καὶ τὸ ἀργύριον ὑμῶν εὐδοκιμοῦν ἀπέχω· καὶ ἐξήγαγε πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὸν Συμεών.
וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ שָׁל֨וֹם לָ/כֶ֜ם אַל תִּירָ֗אוּ אֱלֹ֨הֵי/כֶ֜ם וֵֽ/אלֹהֵ֤י אֲבִי/כֶם֙ נָתַ֨ן לָ/כֶ֤ם מַטְמוֹן֙ בְּ/אַמְתְּחֹ֣תֵי/כֶ֔ם כַּסְפְּ/כֶ֖ם בָּ֣א אֵלָ֑/י וַ/יּוֹצֵ֥א אֲלֵ/הֶ֖ם אֶת שִׁמְעֽוֹן
43:24 Et introductis domum, attulit aquam, et laverunt pedes suos, deditque pabulum asinis eorum.
And having brought them into the house, he fetched water, and they washed their feet, and he gave provender to their asses.
Καὶ ἤνεγκεν ὕδωρ νίψαι τοὺς πόδας αὐτῶν· καὶ ἔδωκε χορτάσματα τοῖς ὄνοις αὐτῶν.
וַ/יָּבֵ֥א הָ/אִ֛ישׁ אֶת הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֖ים בֵּ֣יתָ/ה יוֹסֵ֑ף וַ/יִּתֶּן מַ֨יִם֙ וַ/יִּרְחֲצ֣וּ רַגְלֵי/הֶ֔ם וַ/יִּתֵּ֥ן מִסְפּ֖וֹא לַ/חֲמֹֽרֵי/הֶֽם
43:25 Illi vero parabant munera, donec ingrederetur Joseph meridie : audierant enim quod ibi comesturi essent panem.
But they made ready the presents, against Joseph came at noon: for they had heard that they should eat bread there.
Ἡτοίμασαν δὲ τὰ δῶρα, ἕως τοῦ ἐλθεῖν τὸν Ἰωσὴφ μεσημβρίας· ἤκουσαν γὰρ ὅτι ἐκεῖ μέλλει ἀριστᾷν.
וַ/יָּכִ֨ינוּ֙ אֶת הַ/מִּנְחָ֔ה עַד בּ֥וֹא יוֹסֵ֖ף בַּֽ/צָּהֳרָ֑יִם כִּ֣י שָֽׁמְע֔וּ כִּי שָׁ֖ם יֹ֥אכְלוּ לָֽחֶם
43:26 Igitur ingressus est Joseph domum suam, obtuleruntque ei munera, tenentes in manibus suis : et adoraverunt proni in terram.
Then Joseph came in to his house, and they offered him the presents, holding them in their hands; and they bowed down with their face to the ground.
Εἰσῆλθε δὲ Ἰωσὴφ εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν, καὶ προσήνεγκαν αὐτῷ τὰ δῶρα, ἃ εἶχον ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῶν, εἰς τὸν οἶκον· καὶ προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ ἐπὶ πρόσωπον ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν.
וַ/יָּבֹ֤א יוֹסֵף֙ הַ/בַּ֔יְתָ/ה וַ/יָּבִ֥יאּוּ ל֛/וֹ אֶת הַ/מִּנְחָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר בְּ/יָדָ֖/ם הַ/בָּ֑יְתָ/ה וַ/יִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ ל֖/וֹ אָֽרְצָ/ה
43:27 At ille, clementer resalutatis eis, interrogavit eos, dicens : Salvusne est pater vester senex, de quo dixeratis mihi ? adhuc vivit ?
But he courteously saluting them again, asked them, saying: Is the old man your father in health, of whom you told me? Is he yet living?
Ἠρώτησε δὲ αὐτοὺς, πῶς ἔχετε; καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, εἰ ὑγιαίνει ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ πρεσβύτης, ὃν εἴπατε; ἔτι ζῇ;
וַ/יִּשְׁאַ֤ל לָ/הֶם֙ לְ/שָׁל֔וֹם וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר הֲ/שָׁל֛וֹם אֲבִי/כֶ֥ם הַ/זָּקֵ֖ן אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲמַרְתֶּ֑ם הַ/עוֹדֶ֖/נּוּ חָֽי
43:28 Qui responderunt : Sospes est servus tuus pater noster, adhuc vivit. Et incurvati, adoraverunt eum.
*H And they answered: Thy servant our father, is in health; he is yet living. And bowing themselves, they made obeisance to him.
Ver. 28. Living. The Sam. and Sept. add, "Joseph replied, Blessed be he of God: and bowing themselves," &c. Thus all Joseph's brethren adore him. C. xxxvii. 7. H.
Οἱ δὲ εἶπαν, ὑγιαίνει ὁ παῖς σου ὁ πατὴρ ἡμῶν, ἔτι ζῇ. Καὶ εἶπεν, εὐλογημένος ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐκεῖνος τῷ Θεῷ· καὶ κύψαντες προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ.
וַ/יֹּאמְר֗וּ שָׁל֛וֹם לְ/עַבְדְּ/ךָ֥ לְ/אָבִ֖י/נוּ עוֹדֶ֣/נּוּ חָ֑י וַֽ/יִּקְּד֖וּ ו/ישתחו וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ
43:29 Attollens autem Joseph oculos, vidit Benjamin fratrem suum uterinum, et ait : Iste est frater vester parvulus, de quo dixeratis mihi ? Et rursum : Deus, inquit, misereatur tui, fili mi.
And Joseph lifting up his eyes, saw Benjamin, his brother by the same mother, and said: Is this your young brother, of whom you told me? And he said: God be gracious to thee, my son.
Ἀναβλέψας δὲ τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ Ἰωσὴφ, εἶδε Βενιαμὶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν ὁμομήτριον· καὶ εἶπεν, οὗτος ὁ ἀδελφὸς ὑμῶν ὁ νεώτερος, ὃν εἴπατε πρός με ἀγαγεῖν; καὶ εἶπεν, ὁ Θεὸς ἐλεήσαι σε, τέκνον.
וַ/יִּשָּׂ֣א עֵינָ֗י/ו וַ/יַּ֞רְא אֶת בִּנְיָמִ֣ין אָחִי/ו֮ בֶּן אִמּ/וֹ֒ וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר הֲ/זֶה֙ אֲחִי/כֶ֣ם הַ/קָּטֹ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם אֵלָ֑/י וַ/יֹּאמַ֕ר אֱלֹהִ֥ים יָחְנְ/ךָ֖ בְּנִֽ/י
43:30 Festinavitque, quia commota fuerant viscera ejus super fratre suo, et erumpebant lacrimae : et introiens cubiculum flevit.
And he made haste, because his heart was moved upon his brother, and tears gushed out: and going into his chamber, he wept.
Ἐταράχθη δὲ Ἰωσήφ· συνεστρέφετο γὰρ τὰ ἔγκατα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐζήτει κλαῦσαι· εἰσελθὼν δὲ εἰς τὸ ταμεῖον, ἔκλαυσεν ἐκεῖ.
וַ/יְמַהֵ֣ר יוֹסֵ֗ף כִּֽי נִכְמְר֤וּ רַחֲמָי/ו֙ אֶל אָחִ֔י/ו וַ/יְבַקֵּ֖שׁ לִ/בְכּ֑וֹת וַ/יָּבֹ֥א הַ/חַ֖דְרָ/ה וַ/יֵּ֥בְךְּ שָֽׁמָּ/ה
43:31 Rursumque lota facie egressus, continuit se, et ait : Ponite panes.
And when he had washed his face, coming out again, he refrained himself, and said: Set bread on the table.
Καὶ νιψάμενος τὸ πρόσωπον, ἐξελθὼν ἐνεκρατεύσατο· καὶ εἶπε, παράθετε ἄρτους.
וַ/יִּרְחַ֥ץ פָּנָ֖י/ו וַ/יֵּצֵ֑א וַ/יִּ֨תְאַפַּ֔ק וַ/יֹּ֖אמֶר שִׂ֥ימוּ לָֽחֶם
43:32 Quibus appositis, seorsum Joseph, et seorsum fratribus, Aegyptiis quoque qui vescebantur simul, seorsum (illicitum est enim Aegyptiis comedere cum Hebraeis, et profanum putant hujuscemodi convivium)
*H And when it was set on, for Joseph apart, and for his brethren apart, for the Egyptians also that ate with him apart, (for it is unlawful for the Egyptians to eat with the Hebrews, and they think such a feast profane):
Ver. 32. Hebrews. "They had the same aversion for all who did not adopt their superstition." Porphyr. Abstin. iv. Herod. ii. 41. says, that would not use a knife which had been in the hands of a Greek, nor kiss him. This aversion arose, from their custom of abstaining from various meats which other nations eat. Chald. &c. They disliked the Hebrews, because they were also shepherds, C. xlvi. 34. (C.); and because they knew they were accustomed to eat goats, oxen, and sheep, the objects of adoration in Egypt, (Exod. viii. 26.): though they were not, probably, served upon Joseph's table. T. — They who dwelt in the towns could not bear even the Egyptian shepherds, because they were of a more stirring and warlike temper. C. Cunæus.
Καὶ παρέθηκαν αὐτῷ μόνῳ, καὶ αὐτοῖς καθʼ ἑαυτούς, καὶ τοῖς Αἰγυπτίοις τοῖς συνδειπνοῦσι μετʼ αὐτοῦ καθʼ ἑαυτούς· οὐ γὰρ ἐδύναντο οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι συνεσθίειν μετὰ τῶν Ἐβραίων ἄρτους· βδέλυγμα γάρ ἐστι τοῖς Αἰγυπτίοις.
וַ/יָּשִׂ֥ימוּ ל֛/וֹ לְ/בַדּ֖/וֹ וְ/לָ/הֶ֣ם לְ/בַדָּ֑/ם וְ/לַ/מִּצְרִ֞ים הָ/אֹכְלִ֤ים אִתּ/וֹ֙ לְ/בַדָּ֔/ם כִּי֩ לֹ֨א יוּכְל֜וּ/ן הַ/מִּצְרִ֗ים לֶ/אֱכֹ֤ל אֶת הָֽ/עִבְרִים֙ לֶ֔חֶם כִּי תוֹעֵבָ֥ה הִ֖וא לְ/מִצְרָֽיִם
43:33 sederunt coram eo, primogenitus juxta primogenita sua, et minimus juxta aetatem suam. Et mirabantur nimis,
*H They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his age. And they wondered very much;
Ver. 33. They sat. This posture is more ancient than that of lying down at table. The Hebrews adopted the latter, from the Persians, during the captivity. Est. i. 6. and vii. 8. — We have at least no earlier vestige of this custom in Scripture. C. — Very much: as they were placed in that order by the steward. They knew not how he could so exactly discover who was born first, as there was so short an interval between the births of many of them. H.
Ἐκάθισαν δὲ ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ, ὁ πρωτότοκος κατὰ τὰ πρεσβεῖα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὁ νεώτερος κατὰ τὴν νεότητα αὐτοῦ· ἐξίσταντο δὲ οἱ ἄνθρωποι ἕκαστος πρὸς τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ.
וַ/יֵּשְׁב֣וּ לְ/פָנָ֔י/ו הַ/בְּכֹר֙ כִּ/בְכֹ֣רָת֔/וֹ וְ/הַ/צָּעִ֖יר כִּ/צְעִרָת֑/וֹ וַ/יִּתְמְה֥וּ הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֖ים אִ֥ישׁ אֶל רֵעֵֽ/הוּ
43:34 sumptis partibus quas ab eo acceperant : majorque pars venit Benjamin, ita ut quinque partibus excederet. Biberuntque et inebriati sunt cum eo.
*H Taking the messes which they received of him: and the greater mess came to Benjamin, so that it exceeded by five parts. And they drank, and were merry with him.
Ver. 34. Of him. Joseph, the master of the feast, sends a portion to each of his guests, according to the ancient custom. Plut. Sympos. ii. — Five parts: in order to distinguish Benjamin the more. So Hector reproaches Diomed for fleeing before him, though he was placed in the highest place at table among the Greeks, and had the largest portion both of meat and drink. — Merry. Inebriati sunt, sometimes means intoxicated: but it is not at all probably that Joseph's brethren would indulge in any such excess, while they knew him not, (C.) and were under the impressions of fear and wonder. They took what was sufficient, and even decently abundant, with thankfulness for so unexpected an honour. H. — The word is often taken in this sense, as at the feast of Cana, where Jesus would never have furnished such an abundance of wine for people already drunk. Jo. ii. 10. Prov. xi. 24. Homer's feasts consist in every man taking what he pleased. C.
Ἦραν δὲ μερίδα παρʼ αὐτοῦ πρὸς ἑαυτούς· ἐμεγαλύνθη δὲ ἡ μερὶς Βενιαμεὶν παρὰ τὰς μερίδας πάντων πενταπλασίως πρὸς τὰς ἐκείνων· ἔπιον δὲ καὶ ἐμεθύσθησαν μετʼ αὐτοῦ.
וַ/יִּשָּׂ֨א מַשְׂאֹ֜ת מֵ/אֵ֣ת פָּנָי/ו֮ אֲלֵ/הֶם֒ וַ/תֵּ֜רֶב מַשְׂאַ֧ת בִּנְיָמִ֛ן מִ/מַּשְׂאֹ֥ת כֻּלָּ֖/ם חָמֵ֣שׁ יָד֑וֹת וַ/יִּשְׁתּ֥וּ וַֽ/יִּשְׁכְּר֖וּ עִמּֽ/וֹ