¹Nato zapove upravniku hiše svoje: Napolni vreče teh mož z žitom, kolikor bodo mogli nesti, in položi denar vsakega zgoraj v vrečo njegovo.

¹And he commandeth him who [is] over his house, saying, `Fill the bags of the men [with] food, as they are able to bear, and put the money of each in the mouth of his bag;

²Kupo mojo pa, kupo srebrno, deni na vrh v vrečo najmlajšega in denar za žito njegovo. In stori po besedi Jožefovi, ki jo je govoril.

²and my cup, the silver cup, thou dost put in the mouth of the bag of the young one, and his corn-money;` and he doth according to the word of Joseph which he hath spoken.

³Danilo se je že, ko so odpustili može ž njih osli.

³The morning is bright, and the men have been sent away, they and their asses —

⁴Še niso bili prišli daleč iz mesta, ko veli Jožef upravniku hiše svoje: Vstani in híti za možmi, in ko jih dojdeš, jim reci: Zakaj vračate hudo za dobro?

⁴they have gone out of the city — they have not gone far off — and Joseph hath said to him who [is] over his house, `Rise, pursue after the men; and thou hast overtaken them, and thou hast said unto them, Why have ye recompensed evil for good?

⁵Ali ni tisto, iz česar pije gospod moj in s česar pomočjo prorokuje? Hudo ste ravnali, ko ste storili to.

⁵Is not this that with which my lord drinketh? and he observeth diligently with it; ye have done evil [in] that which ye have done.`

⁶Dojde jih torej in ogovori s takimi besedami.

⁶And he overtaketh them, and speaketh unto them these words,

⁷Oni pa mu reko: Zakaj govori gospod naš take besede? Tega ne, da bi hlapci tvoji bili storili tako stvar!

⁷and they say unto him, `Why doth my lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this word;

⁸Glej, denar, ki smo ga našli zvrha v vrečah svojih, smo prinesli zopet k tebi iz dežele Kanaanske: kako bi bili torej ukradli iz hiše gospoda tvojega srebro ali zlato?

⁸lo, the money which we found in the mouth of our bags we brought back unto thee from the land of Canaan, and how do we steal from the house of thy lord silver or gold?

⁹Pri katerem izmed hlapcev tvojih se najde, on naj umre, in tudi mi bodemo hlapci našemu gospodu.

⁹with whomsoever of thy servants it is found, he hath died, and we also are to my lord for servants.`

¹⁰On pa reče: Bodi torej po vaši besedi: pri katerem se najde, on mi bodi hlapec, vi pa bodite nedolžni.

¹⁰And he saith, `Now, also, according to your words, so it [is]; he with whom it is found becometh my servant, and ye are acquitted;`

¹¹Hitro so torej deli vsak svojo vrečo na tla, in vsak razveže svojo.

¹¹and they hasten and take down each his bag to the earth, and each openeth his bag;

¹²In on je preiskoval, pri najstarejšem je začel in pri najmlajšem končal: našel pa je kupo v vreči Benjaminovi.

¹²and he searcheth — at the eldest he hath begun, and at the youngest he hath completed — and the cup is found in the bag of Benjamin;

¹³Tedaj raztrgajo oblačila svoja in nalože tovor vsak na svojega osla, in se vrnejo v mesto.

¹³and they rend their garments, and each ladeth his ass, and they turn back to the city.

¹⁴In Juda vstopi z brati svojimi v hišo Jožefovo, ko je bil on še tam, in popadajo pred obličje njegovo na tla.

¹⁴And Judah — his brethren also — cometh in unto the house of Joseph, and he is yet there, and they fall before him to the earth;

¹⁵Jožef pa jim reče: Kakšna je to pregreha, ki ste jo storili? Niste li vedeli, da mož, kakršen sem jaz, more prorokovati?

¹⁵and Joseph saith to them, `What [is] this deed that ye have done? have ye not known that a man like me doth diligently observe?`

¹⁶Tedaj reče Juda: Kaj bi rekli gospodu svojemu? kaj bi pravili? ali kako bi se opravičili? Bog sam je našel krivico hlapcev tvojih. Glej, mi smo hlapci svojemu gospodu, mi in on, v čigar roki se je našla tista kupa.

¹⁶And Judah saith, `What do we say to my lord? what do we speak? and what — do we justify ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants; lo, we [are] servants to my lord, both we, and he in whose hand the cup hath been found;`

¹⁷In on veli: Ne tako, da bi jaz to storil! Mož, v čigar roki se je našla kupa, on mi bodi hlapec, vi pa pojdite v miru k očetu svojemu.

¹⁷and he saith, `Far be it from me to do this; the man in whose hand the cup hath been found, he becometh my servant; and ye, go ye up in peace unto your father.`

¹⁸Ali Juda pristopi k njemu in reče: Prosim, gospod moj, govori naj hlapec tvoj besedo v prijazen posluh gospoda svojega, in ne razsrdi se zoper hlapca svojega: ti namreč si prav kakor Faraon.

¹⁸And Judah cometh nigh unto him, and saith, `O, my lord, let thy servant speak, I pray thee, a word in the ears of my lord, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant — for thou art as Pharaoh.

¹⁹Gospod moj je vprašal hlapce svoje in rekel: Imate li očeta ali brata?

¹⁹My lord hath asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father or brother?

²⁰Rekli pa smo gospodu svojemu: Imamo očeta starčka in mladega dečka, ki se mu je rodil v starosti, brat njegov pa je umrl, in ostal je sam od matere svoje in ljubček je očetu svojemu.

²⁰and we say unto my lord, We have a father, an aged one, and a child of old age, a little one; and his brother died, and he is left alone of his mother, and his father hath loved him.

²¹In rekel si hlapcem svojim: Dejte, da pride doli k meni in ga vidim s svojimi očmi.

²¹`And thou sayest unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, and I set mine eye upon him;

²²In čeprav smo rekli svojemu gospodu: Deček ne more zapustiti svojega očeta; ako ga zapusti, umre oče,

²²and we say unto my lord, The youth is not able to leave his father, when he hath left his father, then he hath died;

²³si dejal hlapcem svojim: Ako ne pride doli brat vaš najmlajši z vami, ne boste več videli mojega obličja.

²³and thou sayest unto thy servants, If your young brother come not down with you, ye add not to see my face.

²⁴Ko smo pa prišli gori k hlapcu tvojemu, svojemu očetu, smo mu sporočili besede gospoda svojega.

²⁴`And it cometh to pass, that we have come up unto thy servant my father, that we declare to him the words of my lord;

²⁵Ko je potem rekel naš oče: Pojdite zopet, kupite nam malo žita,

²⁵and our father saith, Turn back, buy for us a little food,

²⁶smo odgovorili: Ne moremo iti doli; samo če bode brat naš najmlajši z nami, pojdemo; ker ne smemo videti obličja onega moža, ako ne bode brata našega najmlajšega z nami.

²⁶and we say, We are not able to go down; if our young brother is with us, then we have gone down; for we are not able to see the man`s face, and our young brother not with us.

²⁷In rekel nam je hlapec tvoj, moj oče: Vi veste, da mi je dva rodila žena moja;

²⁷`And thy servant my father saith unto us, Ye — ye have known that two did my wife bare to me,

²⁸prvi je šel od mene, in rekel sem: Gotovo je raztrgan, in nisem ga videl do sedaj.

²⁸and the one goeth out from me, and I say, Surely he is torn — torn! and I have not seen him since;

²⁹Ako torej odpeljete še tegale izpred mojega obličja in ga zadene nesreča, pripravite sivo glavo mojo od nesreče v grob [Hebr. šeol.].

²⁹when ye have taken also this from my presence, and mischief hath met him, then ye have brought down my grey hairs with evil to sheol.

³⁰Zdaj torej, kadar pridem k hlapcu tvojemu, svojemu očetu, in tega dečka ne bode z nami, ko je očetova duša zvezana ž njegovo dušo,

³⁰`And now, at my coming in unto thy servant my father, and the youth not with us (and his soul is bound up in his soul),

³¹se zgodi, da umre, ko bo videl, da ni tu dečka: tako bodo hlapci tvoji sivo glavo hlapca tvojega, našega očeta, z žalostjo spravili v grob.

³¹then it hath come to pass when he seeth that the youth is not, that he hath died, and thy servants have brought down the grey hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to sheol;

³²Hlapec tvoj je namreč postal porok za dečka pred očetom svojim, ker je rekel: Ako ti ga ne pripeljem, kriv naj bodem zoper očeta svojega vse žive dni.

³²for thy servant obtained the youth by surety from my father, saying, If I bring him not in unto thee — then I have sinned against my father all the days.

³³Zdaj torej naj ostane, prosim, hlapec tvoj namesto dečka kot suženj svojemu gospodu, deček pa naj gre gori z brati svojimi.Kajti kako naj grem gori k očetu svojemu, ko dečka ne bode z menoj? ne, naj ne vidim bridkosti, ki bo zgrabila mojega očeta!

³³`And now, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the youth a servant to my lord, and the youth goeth up with his brethren,

³⁴Kajti kako naj grem gori k očetu svojemu, ko dečka ne bode z menoj? ne, naj ne vidim bridkosti, ki bo zgrabila mojega očeta!

³⁴for how do I go up unto my father, and the youth not with me? lest I look on the evil which doth find my father.`