¹Aga maal oli kange nälg.

¹The famine was severe in the land.

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

²It happened, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little more food.”

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

³Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’

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

⁴If you’ll send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy you food,

⁵Aga 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 koos teiega.'

⁵but if you’ll not send him, we’ll not go down, for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’”

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

⁶Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly, telling the man that you had another brother?”

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

⁷They said, “The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down?’”

⁸Ja 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.

⁸Judah said to Israel, his father, “Send the boy with me, and we’ll get up and go, so that we may live, and not die, both we, and you, and also our little ones.

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

⁹I’ll be collateral for him. From my hand will you require him. If I don’t bring him to you, and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever,

¹⁰Tõesti, kui me ei oleks viivitanud, oleksime nüüd juba teist korda tagasi tulnud.'

¹⁰for if we hadn’t delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now.”

¹¹Siis 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.

¹¹Their father, Israel, said to them, “If it must be so, then do this. Take from the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry down a present for the man, a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;

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

¹²and take double money in your hand, and take back the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was an oversight.

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

¹³Take your brother also, get up, and return to the man.

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

¹⁴May God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”

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

¹⁵The men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and got up, went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

¹⁶Kui 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!'

¹⁶When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Bring the men into the house, and butcher an animal, and prepare; for the men will dine with me at noon.”

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

¹⁷The man did as Joseph commanded, and the man brought the men to Joseph’s house.

¹⁸Aga 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 meid orjadeks ja omandada meie eeslid!'

¹⁸The men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph’s house; and they said, “Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time, we’re brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, attack us, and seize us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”

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

¹⁹They came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house,

²⁰ning ütlesid: 'Oh mu isand, me kord juba käisime siin leiba ostmas.

²⁰and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.

²¹Aga 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.

²¹When we came to the lodging place, we opened our sacks, and behold, each man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. We have brought it back in our hand.

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

²²We have brought down other money in our hand to buy food. We don’t know who put our money in our sacks.”

²³Aga 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.

²³He said, “Peace be to you. Don’t be afraid. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks. I received your money.” He brought Simeon out to them.

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

²⁴The man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet. He gave their donkeys fodder.

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

²⁵They prepared the present for Joseph’s coming at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread there.

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

²⁶When Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves down to him to the earth.

²⁷Ja tema küsis neilt, kuidas nende käsi käib, ja ütles: 'Kas teie vana isa, kellest te rääkisite, käsi käib hästi? On ta veel elus?'

²⁷He asked them of their welfare, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?”

²⁸Ja nad vastasid: 'Sinu sulase, meie isa käsi käib hästi, ta elab veel.' Ja nad kummardasid ning heitsid maha.

²⁸They said, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” They bowed down humbly.

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

²⁹He lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother’s son, and said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” He said, “God be gracious to you, my son.”

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

³⁰Joseph hurried, for his heart yearned over his brother; and he sought a place to weep. He entered into his room, and wept there.

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

³¹He washed his face, and came out. He controlled himself, and said, “Serve the meal.”

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

³²They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians, that ate with him, by themselves, because the Egyptians don’t eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.

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

³³They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled one with another.

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

³⁴He sent portions to them from before him, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. They drank, and were merry with him.