1 Da kornet de hadde hentet i Egypt var brukt opp, sa faren deres til dem: Dra tilbake og skaff oss litt mat.

And when the grain which they had got in Egypt was all used up, their father said to them, Go again and get us a little food.

2 Juda sa da til ham: Mannen sa til oss under ed at vi ikke måtte komme tilbake uten vår bror.

And Judah said to him, The man said to us with an oath, You are not to come before me again without your brother.

3 Hvis du lar vår bror dra med oss, skal vi gå ned og kjøpe mat.

If you will let our brother go with us, we will go down and get food:

4 Men hvis du ikke vil sende ham, drar vi ikke ned, for mannen sa til oss at vi ikke måtte komme uten vår bror.

But if you will not send him, we will not go down: for the man said to us, You are not to come before me if your brother is not with you.

5 Israel sa: Hvorfor var dere så grusomme mot meg og fortalte mannen at dere hadde en bror?

And Israel said, Why were you so cruel to me as to say to him that you had a brother?

6 De svarte: Mannen spurte oss om vår familie, om far levde, og om vi hadde en annen bror, så vi måtte svare ham. Hvordan kunne vi vite at han ville si: Kom tilbake med deres bror?

And they said, The man put a number of questions to us about ourselves and our family, saying, Is your father still living? have you another brother? And we had to give him answers; how were we to have any idea that he would say, Come back with your brother?

7 Så sa Juda til faren sin, Israel: Send gutten med meg, så drar vi av sted, så vi ikke omkommer, både vi, du og våre små.

Then Judah said to Israel, his father, Send the boy with me, and let us be up and going, so that we and you and our little ones may not come to destruction.

8 Sett ham i min omsorg og la meg være ansvarlig for ham. Hvis jeg ikke fører ham trygt tilbake til deg, så står jeg i skyld for alltid.

Put him into my care and make me responsible for him: if I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.

9 Hvis vi ikke hadde nølt, kunne vi ha vært tilbake en gang til nå.

Truly, if we had not let the time go by, we might have come back again by now.

10 Israel, deres far, sa til dem: Hvis det må være slik, så gjør dette: Ta litt av landets beste frukt med dere som gave til mannen, litt balsam, honning, krydder og nøtter.

Then their father Israel said to them, If it has to be so, then do this: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels to give the man, perfumes and honey and spices and nuts:

11 Og ta dobbelt så mye penger med dere, tilbakebetal pengene som ble lagt i deres sekker, for kanskje var det en feil.

And take twice as much money with you; that is to say, take back the money which was put in your bags, for it may have been an error;

12 Ta deres bror og dra tilbake til mannen.

And take your brother and go back to the man:

13 Måtte Gud, Den Allmektige, gi dere barmhjertighet hos mannen så han lar dere få tilbake deres andre bror og Benjamin. Men hvis barna mine skal bli tatt fra meg, så er det ingen hjelp for det.

And may God, the Ruler of all, give you mercy before the man, so that he may give you back your other brother and Benjamin. If my children are to be taken from me; there is no help for it.

14 Så tok de gaven, dobbelt så mye penger og Benjamin, og dro til Egypt, der de trådte fram for Josef.

So they took what their father said for the man, and twice as much money in their hands, and Benjamin, and went on their journey to Egypt, and came before Joseph.

15 Da Josef så Benjamin med dem, sa han til sin overtjener: Ta disse mennene inn i huset mitt, og gjør klar et måltid, for de skal spise med meg ved middagstid.

And when Joseph saw Benjamin, he said to his chief servant, Take these men into my house, and make ready a meal, for they will take food with me in the middle of the day.

16 Tjeneren gjorde som Josef hadde sagt, og førte mennene inn i Josefs hus.

And the servant did as Joseph said, and took the men into Joseph's house.

17 Mennene var engstelige fordi de var blitt ført inn i Josefs hus, og de sa: Det er på grunn av pengene som ble lagt tilbake i sekkene våre første gang. Han leter etter en anledning til å overfalle oss og ta oss til fange sammen med våre esler.

Now the men were full of fear because they had been taken into Joseph's house and they said, It is because of the money which was put back in our bags the first time; he is looking for something against us, so that he may come down on us and take us and our asses for his use.

18 Så de gikk fram til Josefs overtjener ved inngangen til huset.

So they went up to Joseph's chief servant at the door of the house,

19 Og sa: Å, min herre, vi kom hit første gang for å kjøpe mat.

And said, O my lord, we only came down the first time to get food;

20 Da vi kom til hvilestedet vårt, åpnet vi sekkene våre, og da så vi at hver manns penger lå øverst i sekken, alle pengene i full vekt, og vi har dem med oss for å gi dem tilbake.

And when we came to our night's resting-place, on opening our bags we saw that every man's money was in the mouth of his bag, all our money in full weight: and we have it with us to give it back;

21 Vi har også med oss mer penger for å kjøpe mat. Vi vet ikke hvem som la pengene i våre sekker.

As well as more money, with which to get food: we have no idea who put our money in our bags.

22 Da sa tjeneren: Fred være med dere, frykt ikke. Deres Gud, deres fedres Gud, har gitt dere skatt i sekkene; jeg fikk deres penger. Så lot han Simeon komme ut til dem.

Then the servant said, Peace be with you: have no fear: your God, even the God of your father, has put wealth in your bags for you: I had your money. Then he let Simeon come out to them.

23 Tjeneren førte dem inn i Josefs hus, ga dem vann til å vaske føttene sine, og ga mat til deres esler.

And the servant took them into Joseph's house, and gave them water for washing their feet; and he gave their asses food.

24 De gjorde i stand gaven til Josef før han kom midt på dagen, for de hadde blitt fortalt at de skulle spise her.

And they got ready the things for Joseph before he came in the middle of the day: for word was given to them that they were to have a meal there.

25 Da Josef kom inn, ga de ham gaven de hadde med seg, og kastet seg til jorden foran ham.

And when Joseph came in, they gave him the things which they had for him, and went down to the earth before him.

26 Han spurte dem hvordan de hadde det, og om deres gamle far som de hadde fortalt om, om han fremdeles levde.

And he said, How are you? is your father well, the old man of whom you were talking to me? is he still living?

27 De svarte: Din tjener, vår far, har det godt, han lever ennå. Og de bøyde seg til jorden igjen.

And they said, Your servant, our father, is well, he is still living. And they went down on their faces before him.

28 Da han løftet øynene og så Benjamin, sin mors sønn, sa han: Er dette deres yngste bror som dere fortalte meg om? Og han sa: Gud være god mot deg, min sønn.

Then, lifting up his eyes, he saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother's son, and he said, Is this your youngest brother of whom you gave me word? And he said, God be good to you, my son.

29 Josef ble svært rørt overfor sin bror, så han gikk fort bort til et rom hvor han gråt.

Then Joseph's heart went out to his brother, and he went quickly into his room, for he was overcome with weeping.

30 Etter å ha vasket ansiktet kom han ut igjen, og kontrollerte sine følelser før han sa: Sett maten fram.

Then, after washing his face, he came out, and controlling his feelings said, Put food before us.

31 De serverte ham for seg selv, dem for seg selv, og egypterne som spiste sammen med ham for seg selv, for egypterne kunne ikke spise med hebreerne, det var avskyelig for dem.

And they put a meal ready for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who were with him by themselves; because the Egyptians may not take food with the Hebrews, for that would make them unclean.

32 De ble plassert foran ham etter alder, den eldste først og den yngste sist, og de så forundret på hverandre.

And they were all given their seats before him in order of birth, from the oldest to the youngest: so that they were looking at one another in wonder.

33 Josef sendte mat til dem fra sitt bord, men han ga fem ganger så mye til Benjamin som til de andre. Og de drakk seg glade sammen med ham.

And Joseph sent food to them from his table, but he sent five times as much to Benjamin as to any of the others. And they took wine freely with him.