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| 1 ثُمَّ أَمَرَ الَّذِي عَلَى بَيْتِهِ قَائِلاً: «امْلأْ عِدَالَ الرِّجَالِ طَعَامًا حَسَبَ مَا يُطِيقُونَ حِمْلَهُ، وَضَعْ فِضَّةَ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ فِي فَمِ عِدْلِهِ. | 1 And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth. |
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| 2 وَطَاسِي، طَاسَ الْفِضَّةِ، تَضَعُ فِي فَمِ عِدْلِ الصَّغِيرِ، وَثَمَنَ قَمْحِهِ». فَفَعَلَ بِحَسَبِ كَلاَمِ يُوسُفَ الَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ. | 2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. |
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| 3 فَلَمَّا أَضَاءَ الصُّبْحُ انْصَرَفَ الرِّجَالُ هُمْ وَحَمِيرُهُمْ. | 3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. |
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| 4 وَلَمَّا كَانُوا قَدْ خَرَجُوا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَلَمْ يَبْتَعِدُوا، قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِلَّذِي عَلَى بَيْتِهِ: «قُمِ اسْعَ وَرَاءَ الرِّجَالِ، وَمَتَى أَدْرَكْتَهُمْ فَقُلْ لَهُمْ: لِمَاذَا جَازَيْتُمْ شَرًّا عِوَضًا عَنْ خَيْرٍ؟ | 4 And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good? |
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| 5 أَلَيْسَ هذَا هُوَ الَّذِي يَشْرَبُ سَيِّدِي فِيهِ؟ وَهُوَ يَتَفَاءَلُ بِهِ. أَسَأْتُمْ فِي مَا صَنَعْتُمْ». | 5 Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing. |
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| 6 فَأَدْرَكَهُمْ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ هذَا الْكَلاَمَ. | 6 And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words. |
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| 7 فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «لِمَاذَا يَتَكَلَّمُ سَيِّدِي مِثْلَ هذَا الْكَلاَمِ؟ حَاشَا لِعَبِيدِكَ أَنْ يَفْعَلُوا مِثْلَ هذَا الأَمْرِ! | 7 And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing: |
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| 8 هُوَذَا الْفِضَّةُ الَّتِي وَجَدْنَا فِي أَفْوَاهِ عِدَالِنَا رَدَدْنَاهَا إِلَيْكَ مِنْ أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ. فَكَيْفَ نَسْرِقُ مِنْ بَيْتِ سَيِّدِكَ فِضَّةً أَوْ ذَهَبًا؟ | 8 Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold? |
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| 9 الَّذِي يُوجَدُ مَعَهُ مِنْ عَبِيدِكَ يَمُوتُ، وَنَحْنُ أَيْضًا نَكُونُ عَبِيدًا لِسَيِّدِي». | 9 With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen. |
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| 10 فَقَالَ: «نَعَمِ، الآنَ بِحَسَبِ كَلاَمِكُمْ هكَذَا يَكُونُ. الَّذِي يُوجَدُ مَعَهُ يَكُونُ لِي عَبْدًا، وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَتَكُونُونَ أَبْرِيَاءَ». | 10 And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless. |
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| 11 فَاسْتَعْجَلُوا وَأَنْزَلُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عِدْلَهُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ، وَفَتَحُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عِدْلَهُ. | 11 Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. |
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| 12 فَفَتَّشَ مُبْتَدِئًا مِنَ الْكَبِيرِ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى الصَّغِيرِ، فَوُجِدَ الطَّاسُ فِي عِدْلِ بَنْيَامِينَ. | 12 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. |
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| 13 فَمَزَّقُوا ثِيَابَهُمْ وَحَمَّلَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى حِمَارِهِ وَرَجَعُوا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ. | 13 Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city. |
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| 14 فَدَخَلَ يَهُوذَا وَإِخْوَتُهُ إِلَى بَيْتِ يُوسُفَ وَهُوَ بَعْدُ هُنَاكَ، وَوَقَعُوا أَمَامَهُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ. | 14 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground. |
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15 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يُوسُفُ: «مَا هذَا الْفِعْلُ الَّذِي فَعَلْتُمْ؟ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ رَجُلاً مِثْلِي يَتَفَاءَلُ؟»  | 15 And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine? |
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| 16 فَقَالَ يَهُوذَا: «مَاذَا نَقُولُ لِسَيِّدِي؟ مَاذَا نَتَكَلَّمُ؟ وَبِمَاذَا نَتَبَرَّرُ؟ اللهُ قَدْ وَجَدَ إِثْمَ عَبِيدِكَ. هَا نَحْنُ عَبِيدٌ لِسَيِّدِي، نَحْنُ وَالَّذِي وُجِدَ الطَّاسُ فِي يَدِهِ جَمِيعًا». | 16 And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found. |
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| 17 فَقَالَ: «حَاشَا لِي أَنْ أَفْعَلَ هذَا! الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي وُجِدَ الطَّاسُ فِي يَدِهِ هُوَ يَكُونُ لِي عَبْدًا، وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَاصْعَدُوا بِسَلاَمٍ إِلَى أَبِيكُمْ». | 17 And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father. |
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| 18 ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ يَهُوذَا وَقَالَ: «اسْتَمِعْ يَا سَيِّدِي. لِيَتَكَلَّمْ عَبْدُكَ كَلِمَةً فِي أُذُنَيْ سَيِّدِي وَلاَ يَحْمَ غَضَبُكَ عَلَى عَبْدِكَ، لأَنَّكَ مِثْلُ فِرْعَوْنَ. | 18 Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh. |
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| 19 سَيِّدِي سَأَلَ عَبِيدَهُ قَائِلاً: هَلْ لَكُمْ أَبٌ أَوْ أَخٌ؟ | 19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother? |
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| 20 فَقُلْنَا لِسَيِّدِي: لَنَا أَبٌ شَيْخٌ، وَابْنُ شَيْخُوخَةٍ صَغِيرٌ، مَاتَ أَخُوهُ وَبَقِيَ هُوَ وَحْدَهُ لأُمِّهِ، وَأَبُوهُ يُحِبُّهُ. | 20 And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him. |
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| 21 فَقُلْتَ لِعَبِيدِكَ: انْزِلُوا بِهِ إِلَيَّ فَأَجْعَلَ نَظَرِي عَلَيْهِ. | 21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him. |
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| 22 فَقُلْنَا لِسَيِّدِي: لاَ يَقْدِرُ الْغُلاَمُ أَنْ يَتْرُكَ أَبَاهُ، وَإِنْ تَرَكَ أَبَاهُ يَمُوتُ. | 22 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die. |
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| 23 فَقُلْتَ لِعَبِيدِكَ: إِنْ لَمْ يَنْزِلْ أَخُوكُمُ الصَّغِيرُ مَعَكُمْ لاَ تَعُودُوا تَنْظُرُونَ وَجْهِي. | 23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more. |
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| 24 فَكَانَ لَمَّا صَعِدْنَا إِلَى عَبْدِكَ أَبِي أَنَّنَا أَخْبَرْنَاهُ بِكَلاَمِ سَيِّدِي. | 24 And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. |
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| 25 ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُونَا: ارْجِعُوا اشْتَرُوا لَنَا قَلِيلاً مِنَ الطَّعَامِ. | 25 And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food. |
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| 26 فَقُلْنَا: لاَ نَقْدِرُ أَنْ نَنْزِلَ، وَإِنَّمَا إِذَا كَانَ أَخُونَا الصَّغِيرُ مَعَنَا نَنْزِلُ، لأَنَّنَا لاَ نَقْدِرُ أَنْ نَنْظُرَ وَجْهَ الرَّجُلِ وَأَخُونَا الصَّغِيرُ لَيْسَ مَعَنَا. | 26 And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us. |
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| 27 فَقَالَ لَنَا عَبْدُكَ أَبِي: أَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ لِي اثْنَيْنِ، | 27 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons: |
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| 28 فَخَرَجَ الْوَاحِدُ مِنْ عِنْدِي، وَقُلْتُ: إِنَّمَا هُوَ قَدِ افْتُرِسَ افْتِرَاسًا، وَلَمْ أَنْظُرْهُ إِلَى الآنَ. | 28 And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since: |
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| 29 فَإِذَا أَخَذْتُمْ هذَا أَيْضًا مِنْ أَمَامِ وَجْهِي وَأَصَابَتْهُ أَذِيَّةٌ، تُنْزِلُونَ شَيْبَتِي بِشَرّ إِلَى الْهَاوِيَةِ. | 29 And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. |
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| 30 فَالآنَ مَتَى جِئْتُ إِلَى عَبْدِكَ أَبِي، وَالْغُلاَمُ لَيْسَ مَعَنَا، وَنَفْسُهُ مُرْتَبِطَةٌ بِنَفْسِهِ، | 30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life; |
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| 31 يَكُونُ مَتَى رَأَى أَنَّ الْغُلاَمَ مَفْقُودٌ، أَنَّهُ يَمُوتُ، فَيُنْزِلُ عَبِيدُكَ شَيْبَةَ عَبْدِكَ أَبِينَا بِحُزْنٍ إِلَى الْهَاوِيَةِ، | 31 It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave. |
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| 32 لأَنَّ عَبْدَكَ ضَمِنَ الْغُلاَمَ لأَبِي قَائِلاً: إِنْ لَمْ أَجِئْ بِهِ إِلَيْكَ أَصِرْ مُذْنِبًا إِلَى أَبِي كُلَّ الأَيَّامِ. | 32 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever. |
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| 33 فَالآنَ لِيَمْكُثْ عَبْدُكَ عِوَضًا عَنِ الْغُلاَمِ، عَبْدًا لِسَيِّدِي، وَيَصْعَدِ الْغُلاَمُ مَعَ إِخْوَتِهِ. | 33 Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren. |
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| 34 لأَنِّي كَيْفَ أَصْعَدُ إِلَى أَبِي وَالْغُلاَمُ لَيْسَ مَعِي؟ لِئَلاَّ أَنْظُرَ الشَّرَّ الَّذِي يُصِيبُ أَبِي». | 34 For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father. |
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