Genesi 44 | Nuova Riveduta 2006

Nuova Riveduta 2006

di Società Biblica di Ginevra

Giuseppe mette alla prova i suoi fratelli

1 Giuseppe diede quest’ordine al suo maggiordomo: «Riempi i sacchi di questi uomini di tanti viveri quanti ne possono portare e metti il denaro di ciascuno di loro alla bocca del suo sacco. 2 Metti la mia coppa, la coppa d’argento, alla bocca del sacco del più giovane, assieme al denaro del suo grano». Ed egli fece come Giuseppe aveva detto. 3 La mattina, appena fu giorno, quegli uomini furono fatti partire con i loro asini. 4 Quando furono usciti dalla città e non erano ancora lontani, Giuseppe disse al suo maggiordomo: «Parti, vai dietro a quegli uomini, e quando li avrai raggiunti dirai loro: “Perché avete reso male per bene? 5 Non è quella la coppa dalla quale il mio signore beve e di cui si serve per trarre presagi? Avete fatto male a fare questo!”». 6 Egli li raggiunse e disse loro quelle parole. 7 Essi gli risposero: «Perché il mio signore ci rivolge parole come queste? Dio preservi i tuoi servi dal fare una cosa simile. 8 Ecco, noi ti abbiamo riportato dal paese di Canaan il denaro che avevamo trovato alla bocca dei nostri sacchi; come dunque avremmo rubato dell’argento o dell’oro dalla casa del tuo signore? 9 Quello dei tuoi servi presso il quale si troverà la coppa sia messo a morte e noi pure saremo schiavi del tuo signore!» 10 Ed egli disse: «Ebbene, sia fatto come dite: colui presso il quale essa sarà trovata sarà mio schiavo, e voi sarete innocenti». 11 In tutta fretta, ognuno di loro scaricò a terra il proprio sacco e ciascuno aprì il suo. 12 Il maggiordomo li frugò, cominciando da quello del maggiore per finire con quello del più giovane; la coppa fu trovata nel sacco di Beniamino. 13 Allora quelli si stracciarono le vesti, ognuno ricaricò il suo asino e tornarono alla città. 14 Giuda e i suoi fratelli arrivarono alla casa di Giuseppe, il quale era ancora lì; si gettarono con la faccia a terra davanti a lui. 15 Giuseppe disse loro: «Che azione è questa che avete fatto? Non lo sapete che un uomo come me ha il potere di indovinare?» 16 Giuda rispose: «Che diremo al mio signore? Quali parole useremo? O come ci giustificheremo? Dio ha trovato l’iniquità dei tuoi servi. Ecco, siamo schiavi del mio signore: tanto noi, quanto colui in mano del quale è stata trovata la coppa». 17 Ma Giuseppe disse: «Dio mi guardi dal far questo! L’uomo nella cui mano è stata trovata la coppa, lui sarà mio schiavo; quanto a voi, tornate in pace da vostro padre». 18 Allora Giuda si avvicinò a Giuseppe e disse: «Mio signore, permetti al tuo servo di fare udire una parola al mio signore. La tua ira non si accenda contro il tuo servo, poiché tu sei come il faraone. 19 Il mio signore interrogò i suoi servi, dicendo: “Avete un padre o un fratello?” 20 Noi rispondemmo al mio signore: “Abbiamo un padre che è vecchio, con un giovane figlio, natogli nella vecchiaia; il fratello di questi è morto, è rimasto lui soltanto dei figli di sua madre, e suo padre lo ama”. 21 Allora tu dicesti ai tuoi servi: “Fatelo scendere da me perché io lo veda con i miei occhi”. 22 Noi dicemmo al mio signore: “Il ragazzo non può lasciare suo padre perché, se lo lasciasse, suo padre morirebbe”. 23 Tu dicesti ai tuoi servi: “Se il vostro fratello più giovane non scende con voi, voi non vedrete più la mia faccia”. 24 Come fummo risaliti da mio padre, tuo servo, gli riferimmo le parole del mio signore. 25 Poi nostro padre disse: “Tornate a comprare un po’ di viveri”. 26 E noi rispondemmo: “Non possiamo scendere laggiù; se il nostro fratello più giovane verrà con noi, scenderemo; perché non possiamo vedere la faccia di quell’uomo, se il nostro fratello più giovane non è con noi”. 27 Mio padre, tuo servo, ci rispose: “Voi sapete che mia moglie mi partorì due figli; 28 uno di questi partì da me, e io dissi: ‘Certamente egli è stato sbranato’; e non l’ho più visto da allora. 29 Se mi togliete anche questo, se gli capita qualche disgrazia, voi farete scendere con tristezza i miei capelli bianchi nel soggiorno dei morti”. 30 Or dunque, quando giungerò da mio padre, tuo servo, se il ragazzo, alla vita del quale la sua è legata, non è con noi, 31 avverrà che, come avrà visto che il ragazzo non c’è, egli morirà e i tuoi servi avranno fatto scendere con tristezza i capelli bianchi del tuo servo, nostro padre, nel soggiorno dei morti. 32 Siccome il tuo servo si è reso garante del ragazzo presso mio padre e gli ha detto: “Se non te lo riconduco, sarò per sempre colpevole verso mio padre”, 33 ti prego, permetti ora che il tuo servo rimanga schiavo del mio signore invece del ragazzo e che il ragazzo se ne torni con i suoi fratelli. 34 Altrimenti, come farei a risalire da mio padre senza avere il ragazzo con me? Ah, che io non veda il dolore che ne verrebbe a mio padre».

Elberfelder Bibel

di SCM Verlag

Josefs harte Behandlung seiner Brüder

1 Dann befahl er dem, der über sein Haus war: Fülle die Säcke der Männer mit Nahrungsmitteln, so viel sie tragen können, und lege das Geld eines jeden oben in seinen Sack^[1]! (Gen 42,25) 2 Meinen Kelch aber, den silbernen Kelch, sollst du oben in den Sack des Jüngsten legen mit dem Geld für sein Getreide! Und er tat nach Josefs Wort, das er geredet hatte. (Gen 42,25) 3 Der Morgen wurde hell, da entließ man die Männer, sie und ihre Esel. 4 Sie waren eben zur Stadt hinausgegangen ⟨und noch⟩ nicht weit gekommen, da sagte Josef zu dem, der über sein Haus war: Mache dich auf, jage den Männern nach, und hast du sie erreicht, so sage zu ihnen: Warum habt ihr Gutes mit Bösem vergolten? 5 Ist es nicht der, aus dem mein Herr trinkt und aus dem er zu wahrsagen pflegt? Ihr habt schlecht ⟨daran⟩ getan, dass ihr ⟨so⟩ gehandelt habt! 6 Und er erreichte sie und redete diese Worte zu ihnen. 7 Da sagten sie zu ihm: Warum redet mein Herr solche Worte? Fern sei es von deinen Knechten^[2], eine solche Sache zu tun! 8 Siehe, das Geld, das wir oben in unseren Säcken fanden, haben wir dir aus dem Land Kanaan zurückgebracht! Und wie sollten wir aus dem Haus deines Herrn Silber oder Gold stehlen? (Gen 43,21) 9 Derjenige von deinen Knechten, bei dem er gefunden wird, der soll sterben; und dazu wollen wir meinem Herrn zu Knechten werden. (Gen 31,32; Sal 7,4) 10 Da sagte er: Nun gut, nach euren Worten, so sei es: Bei wem er gefunden wird, der sei mein Knecht, ihr aber sollt schuldlos^[3] sein. 11 Darauf hoben sie schnell jeder seinen Sack auf die Erde herab und öffneten jeder seinen Sack. 12 Und er durchsuchte: Beim Ältesten fing er an, und beim Jüngsten hörte er auf. Und der Kelch fand sich im Sack Benjamins. (Gen 43,33) 13 Da zerrissen sie ihre Kleider, jeder belud seinen Esel, und sie kehrten in die Stadt zurück. (Gen 37,29) 14 Und Juda und seine Brüder kamen in das Haus Josefs; und er war noch dort. Und sie fielen vor ihm nieder zur Erde. (Gen 37,7) 15 Josef sagte zu ihnen: Was ist das für eine Tat, die ihr getan habt! Wusstet ihr nicht, dass ein Mann wie ich wahrsagen kann? 16 Da sagte Juda: Was sollen wir meinem Herrn sagen? Was sollen wir reden und wie uns rechtfertigen? Gott hat die Schuld deiner Knechte gefunden; siehe, wir sind die Knechte meines Herrn, sowohl wir als auch der, in dessen Hand der Kelch gefunden worden ist. (Gen 42,21; Nu 32,23; 1Re 17,18; Esd 9,10; Lu 12,2)

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17 Er aber sagte: Fern sei es von mir^[4], so etwas zu tun! Der Mann, in dessen Hand der Kelch gefunden worden ist, der soll mein Knecht sein. Ihr aber zieht in Frieden hinauf zu eurem Vater. 18 Da trat Juda zu ihm und sagte: Bitte, mein Herr, lass doch deinen Knecht ein Wort reden zu den Ohren meines Herrn, und es entbrenne nicht dein Zorn gegen deinen Knecht, denn du bist dem Pharao gleich. (Gen 18,30; Eso 32,22) 19 Mein Herr fragte seine Knechte: »Habt ihr ⟨noch⟩ einen Vater oder einen Bruder?« (Gen 43,7) 20 Und wir sagten zu meinem Herrn: »Wir haben einen alten Vater und einen kleinen Jungen, ⟨der ihm⟩ im Alter ⟨geboren wurde⟩; dessen Bruder aber ist tot. So ist er allein von seiner Mutter übrig geblieben, und sein Vater liebt ihn.« (Gen 37,3) 21 Da sagtest du zu deinen Knechten: »Bringt ihn zu mir herab, dass ich mein Auge auf ihn richte!« (Gen 42,15) 22 Wir aber sagten zu meinem Herrn: »Der Junge kann seinen Vater nicht verlassen; verließe er seinen Vater, so würde der sterben.« 23 Da sprachst du zu deinen Knechten: »Wenn euer jüngster Bruder nicht mit euch herabkommt, dann sollt ihr mein Gesicht nicht mehr sehen.« (Gen 42,15) 24 Und es geschah, als wir hinaufgezogen waren zu deinem Knecht, meinem Vater, da berichteten wir ihm die Worte meines Herrn. 25 Als nun unser Vater sagte: »Kehrt zurück, kauft uns ein wenig Nahrung! «, (Gen 43,2) 26 da sagten wir: »Wir können nicht hinabziehen. Wenn unser jüngster Bruder bei uns ist, dann ziehen wir hinab. Denn wir können das Gesicht des Mannes nicht sehen, ohne dass unser jüngster Bruder bei uns ist.« (Gen 42,15) 27 Da sagte dein Knecht, mein Vater, zu uns: »Ihr wisst^[5], dass meine Frau mir zwei geboren hat. (Gen 46,19) 28 Der eine ist von mir weggegangen, und ich sagte: Fürwahr, er ist wirklich zerrissen worden; und ich habe ihn bis jetzt nicht ⟨mehr wieder⟩gesehen. (Gen 37,33) 29 Und nehmt ihr auch den von mir weg und es begegnet ihm ein Unfall, dann bringt ihr mein graues Haar mit Unglück in den Scheol hinab.« (Gen 37,35; Gen 42,4) 30 Und nun, wenn ich zu deinem Knecht, meinem Vater, käme und der Junge wäre nicht bei uns – hängt doch seine Seele an dessen Seele^[6] –, (1Sam 18,1) 31 dann würde es geschehen, dass er stirbt, wenn er sähe, dass der Junge nicht da ist. Dann hätten deine Knechte das graue Haar deines Knechtes, unseres Vaters, mit Kummer in den Scheol hinabgebracht. (Gen 37,35) 32 Denn dein Knecht ist für den Jungen Bürge geworden bei meinem Vater und hat gesagt: »Wenn ich ihn nicht zu dir bringe, will ich alle Tage vor meinem Vater schuldig sein.« (Gen 43,9) 33 Und nun, lass doch deinen Knecht anstelle des Jungen ⟨hier⟩ bleiben als Knecht meines Herrn, der Junge aber ziehe hinauf mit seinen Brüdern! (2Sam 24,17) 34 Denn wie könnte ich zu meinem Vater hinaufziehen, ohne dass der Junge bei mir ist? – Dass ich nicht das Unglück ⟨mit⟩ ansehen muss, das meinen Vater ⟨dann⟩ trifft. (Est 8,6)

English Standard Version

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Joseph Tests His Brothers

1 Then he commanded the steward of his house, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s money in the mouth of his sack, (Gen 42,25; Gen 43,16; Gen 44,4) 2 and put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, with his money for the grain.” And he did as Joseph told him. 3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away with their donkeys. 4 They had gone only a short distance from the city. Now Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good?^[1] (Gen 44,1) 5 Is it not from this that my lord drinks, and by this that he practices divination? You have done evil in doing this.’” (Gen 30,27; Gen 44,15; 2Re 21,6; 2Cr 33,6)

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6 When he overtook them, he spoke to them these words. 7 They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing! 8 Behold, the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. How then could we steal silver or gold from your lord’s house? (Gen 43,21) 9 Whichever of your servants is found with it shall die, and we also will be my lord’s servants.” (Gen 31,32; Gen 44,16) 10 He said, “Let it be as you say: he who is found with it shall be my servant, and the rest of you shall be innocent.” 11 Then each man quickly lowered his sack to the ground, and each man opened his sack. 12 And he searched, beginning with the eldest and ending with the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack. 13 Then they tore their clothes, and every man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city. (Gen 37,29) 14 When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, he was still there. They fell before him to the ground. (Gen 37,7; Gen 37,9; Gen 42,6; Gen 43,26; Gen 43,28)

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15 Joseph said to them, “What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?” (Gen 44,5) 16 And Judah said, “What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how can we clear ourselves? God has found out the guilt of your servants; behold, we are my lord’s servants, both we and he also in whose hand the cup has been found.” (Gen 37,18; Gen 44,9; Nu 32,23) 17 But he said, “Far be it from me that I should do so! Only the man in whose hand the cup was found shall be my servant. But as for you, go up in peace to your father.” 18 Then Judah went up to him and said, “Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not your anger burn against your servant, for you are like Pharaoh himself. (Gen 41,40; Gen 43,20; Eso 32,22) 19 My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father, or a brother?’ 20 And we said to my lord, ‘We have a father, an old man, and a young brother, the child of his old age. His brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother’s children, and his father loves him.’ (Gen 37,3; Gen 43,8; Gen 44,30) 21 Then you said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’ (Gen 42,15; Gen 42,20; Gen 43,3; Gen 43,5)

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22 We said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’ (Gen 44,31) 23 Then you said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall not see my face again.’ (Gen 43,3) 24 “When we went back to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. 25 And when our father said, ‘Go again, buy us a little food,’ (Gen 43,2) 26 we said, ‘We cannot go down. If our youngest brother goes with us, then we will go down. For we cannot see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.’ 27 Then your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons. (Gen 46,19) 28 One left me, and I said, “Surely he has been torn to pieces,” and I have never seen him since. (Gen 37,33) 29 If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs in evil to Sheol.’ (Gen 42,4; Gen 42,36; Gen 42,38) 30 “Now therefore, as soon as I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us, then, as his life is bound up in the boy’s life, 31 as soon as he sees that the boy is not with us, he will die, and your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant our father with sorrow to Sheol. 32 For your servant became a pledge of safety for the boy to my father, saying, ‘If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father all my life.’ (Gen 43,9) 33 Now therefore, please let your servant remain instead of the boy as a servant to my lord, and let the boy go back with his brothers. 34 For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I fear to see the evil that would find my father.”

King James Version

1 And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men' sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man' money in his sack' mouth. 2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack' mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. 3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. 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? 5 Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing. 6 And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words. 7 And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing: 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' house silver or gold? 9 With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord' bondmen. 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. 11 Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. 12 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin' sack. 13 Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city. 14 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph' house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground. 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? 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' servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found. 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. 18 Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord' ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh. 19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother? 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. 21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him. 22 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die. 23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more. 24 And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. 25 And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food. 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' face, except our youngest brother be with us. 27 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons : 28 And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since: 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. 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' life; 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. 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. 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. 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.