Septuagint (Greek Old Testament)

And take double money in your hands, and the money that was returned in your sacks, carry back with you, lest peradventure it is a mistake.

And take your brother; and arise, go down to the man.

And my God give you favour in the sight of the man, and send away your other brother, and Benjamin, for I accordingly as I have been bereaved, am bereaved.

And the men having taken these presents, and the double money, took in their hands also Benjamin; and they rose up and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

And Joseph saw them and his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said to the steward of his household, Bring the men into the house, and slay beasts and make ready, for the men are to eat bread with me at noon.

And the man did as Joseph said; and he brought the men into the house of Joseph.

And the men, when they perceived that they were brought into the house of Joseph, said, We are brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first; even in order to inform against us, and lay it to our charge; to take us for servants, and our asses.

And having approached the man who was over the house of Joseph, they spoke to him in the porch of the house,

saying, We pray [thee], Sir; we came down at first to buy food.

And it came to pass, when we came to unlade, and opened our sacks, [there was] also this money of each in his sack; we have now brought back our money by weight in our hands.

And we have brought other money with us to buy food; we know not who put the money into our sacks.

And he said to them, [God deal] mercifully with you; be not afraid; your God, and the God of your fathers, has given you treasures in your sacks, and I have enough of your good money. And he brought Symeon out to them.

And he brought water to wash their feet; and gave provender to their asses.

And they prepared their gifts, until Joseph came at noon, for they heard that he was going to dine there.

And Joseph entered into the house, and they brought him the gifts which they had in their hands, into the house; and they did him reverence with their face to the ground.

And he asked them, How are ye? and he said to them, Is your father, the old man of whom ye spoke, well? Does he yet live?

And they said, Thy servant our father is well; he is yet alive. And he said, Blessed be that man by God;—and they bowed, and did him reverence.

And Joseph lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said, Is this your younger brother, whom ye spoke of bringing to me? and he said, God have mercy on thee, my son.

And Joseph was troubled, for his bowels yearned over his brother, and he sought to weep; and he went into his chamber, and wept there.

And he washed his face and came out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

And they set on [bread] for him alone, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians feasting with him by themselves, for the Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews, for it is an abomination to the Egyptians.

And they sat before him, the first-born according to his seniority, and the younger according to his youth; and the men looked with amazement every one at his brother.

And they took their portions from him to themselves; but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as the portions of [the others]. And they drank and were filled with drink with him.

And Joseph charged the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put the money of each in the mouth of his sack.

And put my silver cup into the sack of the youngest, and the price of his corn. And it was done according to the word of Joseph, as he said.

The morning dawned, and the men were sent away, they and their asses.

And when they had gone out of the city, [and] were not far off, then Joseph said to his steward, Arise, and pursue after the men; and thou shalt overtake them, and say to them, Why have ye returned evil for good?

Why have ye stolen my silver cup? is it not this out of which my lord drinks? and he divines augury with it; ye have accomplished evil in that which ye have done.

And he found them, and spoke to them according to these words.

And they said to him, Why does our lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this word.

If we brought back to thee out of the land of Chanaan the money which we found in our sacks, how should we steal silver or gold out of the house of thy lord?

With whomsoever of thy servants thou shalt find the cup, let him die; and, moreover, we will be servants to our lord.

And he said, Now then it shall be as ye say; with whomsoever the cup shall be found, he shall be my servant, and ye shall be clear.

And they hasted, and took down every man his sack on the ground, and they opened every man his sack.

And he searched, beginning from the eldest, until he came to the youngest; and he found the cup in Benjamin's sack.

And they rent their garments, and laid each man his sack on his ass, and returned to the city.

And Judas and his brethren came in to Joseph, while he was yet there, and fell on the ground before him.

And Joseph said to them, What is this thing that ye have done? know ye not that a man such as I can surely divine?

And Judas said, What shall we answer to our lord, or what shall we say, or wherein should we be justified? whereas God has discovered the unrighteousness of thy servants; behold, we are slaves to our lord, both we and he with whom the cup has been found.

And Joseph said, Far be it from me to do this thing; the man with whom the cup has been found, he shall be my servant; but do ye go up with safety to your father.

And Judas drew near him, and said, I pray, Sir, let thy servant speak a word before thee, and be not angry with thy servant, for thou art next to Pharao.

Sir, thou askedst thy servants, saying, Have ye a father or a brother?

And we said to [my] lord, We have a father, an old man, and he has a son of his old age, a young one, and his brother is dead, and he alone has been left behind to his mother, and his father loves him.

And thou saidst to thy servants, Bring him down to me, and I will take care of him.

And we said to [my] lord, The child will not be able to leave his father; but if he should leave his father, he will die.

But thou saidst to thy servants, Except your younger brother come down with you, ye shall not see my face again.

And it came to pass, when we went up to thy servant our father, we reported to him the words of our lord.

And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.

And we said, We shall not be able to go down; but if our younger brother go down with us, we will go down; for we shall not be able to see the man's face, our younger brother not being with us.

And thy servant our father said to us, Ye know that my wife bore me two [sons];

and one is departed from me; and ye said that he was devoured of wild beasts, and I have not seen him until now.

If then ye take this one also from my presence, and an affliction happen to him by the way, then shall ye bring down my old age with sorrow to the grave.

Now then, if I should go in to thy servant, and our father, and the boy should not be with us, (and his life depends on this [lad's] life)—

it shall even come to pass, when he sees the boy is not with us, [that] he will die, and thy servants will bring down the old age of thy servant, and our father, with sorrow to the grave.

For thy servant has received the boy [in charge] from his father, saying, If I bring him not to thee, and place him before thee, I shall be guilty towards my father for ever.

Now then I will remain a servant with thee instead of the lad, a domestic of my lord; but let the lad go up with his brethren.

For how shall I go up to my father, the lad not being with us? lest I behold the evils which will befal my father.

And Joseph could not refrain himself when all were standing by him, but said, Dismiss all from me; and no one stood near Joseph, when he made himself known to his brethren.

And he uttered his voice with weeping; and all the Egyptians heard, and it was reported to the house of Pharao.

And Joseph said to his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him, for they were troubled.

And Joseph said to his brethren, Draw nigh to me; and they drew nigh; and he said, I am your brother Joseph, whom ye sold into Egypt.

Now then be not grieved, and let it not seem hard to you that ye sold me hither, for God sent me before you for life.

For this second year there is famine on the earth, and there are yet five years remaining, in which there is to be neither ploughing, nor mowing.

For God sent me before you, that there might be left to you a remnant upon the earth, even to nourish a great remnant of you.

Now then ye did not send me hither, but God; and he hath made me as a father of Pharao, and lord of all his house, and ruler of all the land of Egypt.

Hasten, therefore, and go up to my father, and say to him, These things saith thy son Joseph; God has made me lord of all the land of Egypt; come down therefore to me, and tarry not.

And thou shalt dwell in the land of Gesem of Arabia; and thou shalt be near me, thou and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, thy sheep and thine oxen, and whatsoever things are thine.

And I will nourish thee there: for the famine is yet for five years; lest thou be consumed, and thy sons, and all thy possessions.

Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.

Report, therefore, to my father all my glory in Egypt, and all things that ye have seen, and make haste and bring down my father hither.

And he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept on him; and Benjamin wept on his neck.

And he kissed all his brethren, and wept on them; and after these things his brethren spoke to him.

And the report was carried into the house of Pharao, saying, Joseph's brethren are come; and Pharao was glad, and his household.

And Pharao said to Joseph, Say to thy brethren, Do this; fill your waggons, and depart into the land of Chanaan.

And take up your father, and your possessions, and come to me; and I will give you of all the goods of Egypt, and ye shall eat the marrow of the land.

And do thou charge them thus; that they should take for them waggons out of the land of Egypt, for your little ones, and for your wives; and take up your father, and come.

And be not sparing in regard to your property, for all the good of Egypt shall be yours.

And the children of Israel did so; and Joseph gave to them waggons, according to the words spoken by king Pharao; and he gave them provision for the journey.

And he gave to them all two sets of raiment apiece; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of gold, and five changes of raiment.

And to his father he sent [presents] at the same rate, and ten asses, bearing some of all the good things of Egypt, and ten mules, bearing bread for his father for the journey.

And he sent away his brethren, and they went; and he said to them, Be not angry by the way.

And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Chanaan, to Jacob their father.

And they reported to him, saying, Thy son Joseph is living, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt; and Jacob was amazed, for he did not believe them.

But they spoke to him all the words uttered by Joseph, whatsoever he said to them; and having seen the chariots which Joseph sent to take him up, the spirit of Jacob their father revived.

And Israel said, It is a great thing for me if Joseph my son is yet alive, I will go and see him before I die.

And Israel departed, he and all that he had, and came to the well of the oath; and he offered sacrifice to the God of his father Isaac.

And God spoke to Israel in a night vision, saying, Jacob, Jacob; and he said, What is it?

And he says to him, I am the God of thy fathers; fear not to go down into Egypt, for I will make thee there a great nation.

And I will go down with thee into Egypt, and I will bring thee up at the end; and Joseph shall put his hands on thine eyes.

And Jacob rose up from the well of the oath; and the sons of Israel took up their father, and the baggage, and their wives on the waggons, which Joseph sent to take them.

And they took up their goods, and all their property, which they had gotten in the land of Chanaan; they came into the land of Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him.

The sons, and the sons of his sons with him; [his] daughters, and the daughters of his daughters; and he brought all his seed into Egypt.

And these are the names of the sons of Israel that went into Egypt with their father Jacob—Jacob and his sons. The first-born of Jacob, Ruben.

And the sons of Ruben; Enoch, and Phallus, Asron, and Charmi.

And the sons of Symeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Aod, and Achin, and Saar, and Saul, the son of a Chananitish woman.

And the sons of Levi; Gerson, Cath, and Merari.

And the sons of Judas; Er, and Aunan, and Selom, and Phares, and Zara: and Er and Aunan died in the land of Chanaan.

And the sons of Phares [were] Esron, and Jemuel. And the sons of Issachar; Thola, and Phua, and Asum, and Sambran.

And the sons of Zabulun, Sered, and Allon, and Achoel.

These [are] the sons of Lea, which she bore to Jacob in Mesopotamia of Syria, and Dina his daughter; all the souls, sons and daughters, thirty-three.