Jāzepa brāļi otrreiz dodas uz Ēģipti
1 Zemē bija smags bads. 2 Kad tie bija izlietojušino Ēģiptes atvesto labību, tēvs tiem teica: “Dodieties atkal turp, pērciet mums mazliet ēdamā!” 3 Jūda viņam teica: “Tas vīrs mūs zvērināt nozvērināja: manu vaigu jums neredzēt, kamēr jūsu brālis te nebūs kopā ar jums! 4 Ja tu mūsu brāli sūtīsi kopā ar mums, tad mēs dosimies un nopirksim tev ēdamo, 5 bet, ja tu viņu nesūtīsi, mēs neiesim, jo tas vīrs mums teica: manu vaigu jums neredzēt, kamēr jūsu brālis te nebūs kopā ar jums!” 6 Un Israēls teica: “Kādēļ jūs man darījāt ļaunu, stāstīdami tam vīram, ka jums ir vēl viens brālis?!” 7 Bet viņi teica: “Tas vīrs mūs iztaujāja par mums un par vietu, kur mēs dzimuši, prasīdams: vai jūsu tēvs vēl ir dzīvs? Vai jums ir vēl kāds brālis? – un mēs viņam visu pastāstījām! Vai tad mēs zinājām, ka viņš teiks: atvediet šurp savu brāli!” 8 Un Jūda teica savam tēvam Israēlam: “Sūti zēnu kopā ar mani, mēs celsimies un iesim, ka paliekam dzīvi un nemirstam ne mēs, ne tu, ne mūsu mazie! 9 Es gādāšu par viņu, no manis tu viņu varēsi atprasīt! Ja es viņu neatvedīšu pie tevis atpakaļ, ja nenostādīšu tavā priekšā – tad uz mūžiem pret tevi es būšu grēkojis! 10 Ja mēs nebūtu vilcinājušies, tad jau divreiz būtu atpakaļ!” 11 Un viņu tēvs Israēls tiem teica: “Ja tā, tad nu tā dariet – ņemiet traukos no tā, ko zeme dod, un aiznesiet tam vīram dāvanu – mazliet balzama, mazliet medus, smaržu, mirru, pistāciju un mandeļu. 12 Ņemiet divtik sudraba un aiznesiet atpakaļ arī to sudrabu, kas tika atlikts jūsu maišeļu augšpusē – varbūt tā ir kļūda. 13 Ņemiet savu brāli un dodieties, ejiet atpakaļ pie tā vīra! 14 Visvarenais Dievs lai dod jums žēlastību tā vīra priekšā, ka tas ļauj atgriezties jums, jūsu brālim un Benjāminam. Bet es – tik zaudēju bērnus vienu pēc otra!”
15 Un tie vīri ņēma šo dāvanu, paņēma divtik sudraba, arī Benjāminu, cēlās un devās uz Ēģipti un stājās Jāzepa priekšā. 16 Kad Jāzeps redzēja kopā ar tiem Benjāminu, viņš teica sava nama pārvaldniekam: “Aizved šos vīrus uz mājām, nokauj barokli un pagatavo to, jo šie vīri ēdīs pusdienas kopā ar mani!” 17 Tas vīrs darīja, kā Jāzeps viņam teica, un aizveda viņus uz Jāzepa namu. 18 Aizvesti uz Jāzepa namu, vīri nobijās un runāja: “Mēs esam šurp atvesti tā sudraba dēļ, kas iepriekš tika atlikts mūsu maišeļos, lai izmeklētu mūsu lietu, sagrābtu mūs un paņemtu par kalpiem mūs un mūsu ēzeļus!” 19 Un viņi uzstāja Jāzepa nama pārvaldniekam un runāja ar viņu nama durvīs. 20 Viņi teica: “Klau, mans kungs, jau iepriekš mēs bijām atnākuši šurp, lai nopirktu ēdamo, 21 un, kad mēs nonācām vietā, kur pārnakšņot, mēs attaisījām savus maišeļus, un tur – katram viņa sudrabs maišeļa augšpusē pilnā svarā, tagad mēs to atnesām atpakaļ. 22 Un mēs atnesām vēl citu sudrabu, lai nopirktu ēdamo. Mēs nezinām, kurš atlicis sudrabu mūsu maišeļos!” 23 Tas atbildēja: “Miers ar jums! Nebaidieties! Jūsu Dievs un jūsu tēvu Dievs jums atlicis mantu jūsu maišeļos! Es jūsu naudu esmu saņēmis!” Un viņš atveda pie tiem Šimonu. 24 Un tas vīrs viņus aizveda uz Jāzepa namu, deva viņiem ūdeni, un tie mazgāja savas kājas; un viņš deva barību viņu ēzeļiem. 25 Un viņi sagatavoja dāvanu, ko bija atveduši, līdz Jāzeps nāca pusdienās, jo bija dzirdējuši, ka viņi tur ēdīs maizi. 26 Jāzeps pārnāca mājās, un viņi tam pasniedza dāvanu, ko bija atnesuši uz namu, un klanījās viņam līdz zemei. 27 Viņš apvaicājās, vai tiem klājas labi, un jautāja: “Vai klājas labi jūsu tēvam, tam vecajam, par kuru jūs stāstījāt? Vai viņš vēl ir dzīvs?” 28 Un viņi atbildēja: “Mūsu tēvam, tavam kalpam, klājas labi, viņš vēl ir dzīvs,” un viņi liecās un klanījās. 29 Viņš palūkojās un ieraudzīja savu brāli Benjāminu, savas mātes dēlu, un teica: “Vai šis ir jūsu jaunākais brālis, par kuru jūs man stāstījāt?” Viņš teica: “Dievs lai tev ir žēlsirdīgs, mans dēls!” 30 Un Jāzeps steidzās, trīcēdams pie visām miesām sava brāļa dēļ, un viņam nāca raudiens, un viņš iegāja istabā un raudāja tur. 31 Tad viņš nomazgāja seju, iznāca laukā un savaldījies teica: “Pasniedziet maizi!” 32 Viņam pasniedza atsevišķi, un viņiem atsevišķi, un ēģiptiešiem, kuri ēda kopā ar viņu, arī atsevišķi, jo ēģiptieši nevar ēst maizi kopā ar ebrejiem, tas ēģiptiešiem šķiet pretīgi. 33 Tie tika nosēdināti viņa priekšā – pirmdzimtais pēc savas pirmdzimtības un jaunākais – jaunākā vietā, un tie vīri brīnījās par to. 34 Viņiem nesa maltīti no Jāzepa galda, bet Benjāmina maltīte bija piecreiz lielāka nekā visiem pārējiem, un viņi dzēra un noreiba pie viņa.
1 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 theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
