1The famine was severe in the land.
1V tem je lakota jako stiskala deželo.
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.”
2In ko so pojedli živež, ki so ga bili prinesli iz Egipta, jim veli njih oče: Pojdite zopet, kupite nam malo hrane.
3Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’
3A Juda mu odgovori in reče: Resno nam je zatrdil oni mož in rekel: Videli ne boste obličja mojega, ako ne bode brata vašega z vami.
4If you’ll send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy you food,
4Če hočeš poslati brata našega z nami, pojdemo doli in ti kupimo žita.
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.’”
5Ako ga pa nočeš poslati, ne pojdemo doli, zakaj oni mož nam je rekel: Videli ne boste obličja mojega, ako ne bode brata vašega z vami.
6Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly, telling the man that you had another brother?”
6Tedaj reče Izrael: Zakaj ste mi tako hudo storili, ko ste povedali onemu možu, da imate še brata?
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?’”
7Oni pa reko: Skrbno je popraševal tisti mož po nas in sorodovini naši, govoreč: Ali še živi vaš oče? imate li še brata? In povedali smo mu po tistih besedah. Kako smo neki mogli vedeti, da poreče: Pripeljite s seboj brata svojega?
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.
8In reče Juda Izraelu, svojemu očetu: Pošlji dečka z menoj, in vstanimo ter odidimo, da si ohranimo življenje in ne umremo, mi in ti in otročiči naši.
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,
9Jaz sem porok zanj, iz moje roke ga zahtevaj; če ti ga ne pripeljem in ga ne postavim predte, naj bom kriv zoper tebe vse dni.
10for if we hadn’t delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now.”
10Kajti ko bi ne bili odlašali, bi se bili že dvakrat vrnili v tem času.
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;
11Veli torej Izrael, njih oče: Če mora biti tako, storite to: vzemite od najboljših pridelkov naše dežele v posodah svojih in nesite darilo onemu možu: malo balzama in malo medu, dišav in mire, kločkov in mandljev.
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.
12Denarja tudi vzemite dvojno v roko svojo, in tisti denar, ki je bil vrnjen zvrha v vrečah vaših, nesite nazaj v roki svoji, nemara je bila pomota.
13Take your brother also, get up, and return to the man.
13Tudi brata svojega vzemite ter vstanite, vrnite se k onemu možu.
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.”
14In Bog silni, Vsemogočni vam daj usmiljenje pred tistim možem, da vam izpusti onega brata vašega in Benjamina. Jaz pa, če bodem brez otrok, naj bom brez otrok!
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.
15Možje torej vzemo tisto darilo in denarja še enkrat toliko v roko svojo in Benjamina, ter vstanejo in odidejo doli v Egipt ter stopijo pred obličje Jožefovo.
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.”
16Ko je videl Jožef Benjamina ž njimi, veli upravniku hiše svoje: Pelji noter te može in zakolji živali ter pripravi, z menoj namreč bodo jedli ti možje opoldne.
17The man did as Joseph commanded, and the man brought the men to Joseph’s house.
17In mož stori, kakor je ukazal Jožef; in peljal je može v hišo Jožefovo.
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.”
18Ali bali so se možje, ker jih je peljal v Jožefovo hišo, in so rekli: Zaradi tistega denarja, ki je bil vrnjen prej v vreče naše, nas pelje noter, da zvrne to na nas in plane na nas in vzame za sužnje nas z našimi osli.
19They came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house,
19In pristopijo k možu, ki je upravljal hišo Jožefovo, in ga ogovore pred vrati hiše
20and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.
20in reko: Prosim, gospod moj! Prišli smo bili že preje kupit žita.
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.
21Ko smo pa prišli v prenočišče in razvezali vreče svoje, glej, denar vsakega je bil na vrhu v vreči njegovi, prav denar naš po teži svoji; prinesli smo ga torej nazaj v rokah svojih.
22We have brought down other money in our hand to buy food. We don’t know who put our money in our sacks.”
22In še drugega denarja smo prinesli sem v rokah svojih, da kupimo žita. Ne vemo, kdo je položil denar naš v vreče naše.
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.
23In on reče: Mir vam, ne bojte se! Bog vaš in očeta vašega Bog vam je dal zaklad v vreče vaše; denar vaš sem prejel. In privede k njim Simeona.
24The man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet. He gave their donkeys fodder.
24In mož jih pripelje v hišo Jožefovo in jim da vode, da si umijejo noge, in da tudi klaje njih oslom.
25They prepared the present for Joseph’s coming at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread there.
25V tem so pripravljali darilo svoje, da ga izroče, kadar pride Jožef opoldne; zakaj slišali so, da bodo tam obedovali.
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.
26Ko je pa Jožef prišel domov, prineso noter k njemu darilo, ki so ga imeli v rokah svojih, in priklonijo se mu do tal.
27He asked them of their welfare, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?”
27In on jih vpraša, kako se jim godi, ter reče: Ali se dobro godi vašemu očetu, starčku, o katerem ste govorili? Ali še živi?
28They said, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” They bowed down humbly.
28Oni pa reko: Dobro se godi hlapcu tvojemu, našemu očetu, še živi. In pripognejo teme in se priklonijo.
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.”
29In povzdigne oči in zagleda Benjamina, brata svojega, matere svoje sina, ter reče: Tale je tisti brat vaš najmlajši, o katerem ste mi govorili? In veli: Bog ti bodi milosten, sin moj!
30Joseph hurried, for his heart yearned over his brother; and he sought a place to weep. He entered into his room, and wept there.
30In Jožef odhiti, ker mu je srce gorelo do brata svojega, in poišče, kje bi se izjokal; in vstopi v stanico svojo, ter je jokal v njej.
31He washed his face, and came out. He controlled himself, and said, “Serve the meal.”
31Potem si umije obraz in pride ven ter, premagujoč se, reče: Prinesite jed!
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.
32In prineso njemu posebe in njim posebe in Egipčanom, ki so ž njim jedli, posebe, zakaj Egipčani ne smejo jesti s Hebrejci, ker to je nagnusno Egipčanom.
33They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled one with another.
33Sedeli so pa pred njim, prvenec po prvenstvu svojem in mlajši po mlajših letih svojih; in čudeč se so gledali ti možje drug drugega.In jemaje jedi pred seboj, je pošiljal k njim, in večji je bil petkrat delež Benjaminov nego kateregakoli izmed njih. Tako so se gostili in dosti so pili ž njim.
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.
34In jemaje jedi pred seboj, je pošiljal k njim, in večji je bil petkrat delež Benjaminov nego kateregakoli izmed njih. Tako so se gostili in dosti so pili ž njim.