1.Mose 42 | الكتاب المقدس

إخوة يوسف في مصر

1 وَعِنْدَمَا رَأَى يَعْقُوبُ أَنَّ الْقَمْحَ مُتَوَافِرٌ فِي مِصْرَ، قَالَ لأَبْنَائِهِ: «مَا بَالُكُمْ تَنْظُرُونَ بَعْضُكُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ؟

2 لَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ أَنَّ الْقَمْحَ مُتَوَافِرٌ فِي مِصْرَ. فَانْحَدِرُوا إِلَى هُنَاكَ وَاشْتَرُوا لَنَا قَمْحاً لِنَبْقَى عَلَى قَيْدِ الْحَيَاةِ وَلا نَمُوتَ».

3 فَذَهَبَ عَشَرَةٌ مِنْ إِخْوَةِ يُوسُفَ لِيَشْتَرُوا قَمْحاً مِنْ مِصْرَ،

4 أَمَّا بَنْيَامِينُ أَخُو يُوسُفَ فَلَمْ يُرْسِلْهُ يَعْقُوبُ مَعَ إِخْوَتِهِ خَوْفاً مِنْ أَنْ يَنَالَهُ مَكْرُوهٌ.

5 فَقَدِمَ أَبْنَاءُ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى مِصْرَ مَعَ جُمْلَةِ الْقَادِمِينَ لِيَشْتَرُوا قَمْحاً، لأَنَّ الْمَجَاعَةَ كَانَتْ قَدْ أَصَابَتْ أَرْضَ كَنْعَانَ أَيْضاً.

6 وَكَانَ يُوسُفُ هُوَ الْمُتَسَلِّطُ عَلَى مِصْرَ، وَالْقَائِمُ عَلَى بَيْعِ الْقَمْحِ لأَهْلِهَا جَمِيعاً. فَأَقْبَلَ إِخْوَةُ يُوسُفَ وَسَجَدُوا لَهُ بِوُجُوهِهِمْ إِلَى الأَرْضِ.

7 فَلَمَّا رَآهُمْ عَرَفَهُمْ، وَلَكِنَّهُ تَنَكَّرَ لَهُمْ وَخَاطَبَهُمْ بِجَفَاءٍ وَسَأَلَهُمْ: «مِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتُمْ؟» فَأَجَابُوهُ: «مِنْ أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ لِنَشْتَرِيَ طَعَاماً».

8 وَمَعَ أَنَّ يُوسُفَ عَرَفَهُمْ، إِلّا أَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَعْرِفُوهُ.

9 ثُمَّ تَذَكَّرَ يُوسُفُ أَحْلامَهُ الَّتِي حَلَمَهَا بِشَأْنِهِمْ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَنْتُمْ جَوَاسِيسُ، وَقَدْ جِئْتُمْ لاكْتِشَافِ ثُغُورِنَا غَيْرِ الْمَحْمِيَّةِ»

10 فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «لا يَا سَيِّدِي إِنَّمَا قَدِمَ عَبِيدُكَ لِشِرَاءِ الطَّعَامِ،

11 فَنَحْنُ كُلُّنَا أَبْنَاءُ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ، نَحْنُ أُمَنَاءُ وَلَيْسَ عَبِيدُكَ جَوَاسِيسَ».

12 وَلَكِنَّهُ قَالَ لَهُمْ: «لا! أَنْتُمْ قَدْ جِئْتُمْ لاكْتِشَافِ ثُغُورِنَا غَيْرِ الْمَحْمِيَّةِ»

13 فَأَجَابُوهُ: «إِنَّ عَبِيدَكَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَخاً، أَبْنَاءُ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ مُقِيمٍ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ. وَقَدْ بَقِيَ أَخُونَا الصَّغِيرُ عِنْدَ أَبِينَا الْيَوْمَ، وَالآخَرُ مَفْقُودٌ».

14 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «إِنَّ الأَمْرَ كَمَا قُلْتُ لَكُمْ! أَنْتُمْ جَوَاسِيسُ.

15 وَحَيَاةِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تُغَادِرُوا هُنَا حَتَّى تَأْتُوا بِأَخِيكُمُ الأَصْغَرِ، وَبِذَلِكَ تُثْبِتُونَ صِدْقَكُمْ.

16 أَوْفِدُوا وَاحِداً مِنْكُمْ لِيَأْتِيَ بِأَخِيكُمْ، أَمَّا بَقِيَّتُكُمْ فَتَمْكُثُونَ فِي السِّجْنِ حَتَّى تَثْبُتَ صِحَّةُ كَلامِكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ. وَإلَّا فَوَحَيَاةِ فِرْعَوْنَ أَنْتُمْ لَسْتُمْ سِوَى جَوَاسِيسَ».

17 وَطَرَحَهُمْ فِي السِّجْنِ مَعاً ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ.

18 وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ قَالَ لَهُمْ: «افْعَلُوا مَا أَطْلُبُهُ مِنْكُمْ فَتَحْيَوْا، فَأَنَا رَجُلٌ أَتَّقِي اللهَ.

19 إِنْ كُنْتُمْ حَقّاً صَادِقِينَ فَلْيَبْقَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْكُمْ رَهِينَةً، بَيْنَمَا يَأْخُذُ بَقِيَّتُكُمُ الْقَمْحَ وَيَنْطَلِقُونَ إِلَى بُيُوتِكُمُ الْجَائِعَةِ.

20 وَلَكِنْ إِيتُونِي بِأَخِيكُمُ الأَصْغَرِ فَأَتَحَقَّقَ بِذَلِكَ مِنْ صِدْقِكُمْ وَلا تَمُوتُوا». فَوَافَقُوا عَلَى ذَلِكَ.

21 وَقَالُوا: «حَقّاً إِنَّنَا أَذْنَبْنَا فِي حَقِّ أَخِينَا. لَقَدْ رَأَيْنَا ضِيقَةَ نَفْسِهِ عِنْدَمَا اسْتَرْحَمَنَا فَلَمْ نَسْمَعْ لَهُ. لِذَلِكَ أَصَابَتْنَا هَذِهِ الضِّيقَةُ»

22 فَقَالَ رَأُوبَيْنُ: «أَلَمْ أَقُلْ لَكُمْ لَا تَجْنُوا عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ تَسْمَعُوا؟ وَالآنَ هَا نَحْنُ مُطَالَبُونَ بِدَمِهِ».

23 وَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ يُوسُفَ كَانَ فَاهِماً حَدِيثَهُمْ، لأَنَّهُ كَانَ يُخَاطِبُهُمْ عَنْ طَرِيقِ مُتَرْجِمٍ.

24 فَتَحَوَّلَ عَنْهُمْ وَبَكَى، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَخَاطَبَهُمْ، وَأَخَذَ شِمْعُونَ وَقَيَّدَهُ أَمَامَ عُيُونِهِمْ.

25 ثُمَّ أَمَرَ يُوسُفُ مُوَظَّفِيهِ أَنْ يَمْلَأُوا أَكْيَاسَهُمْ بِالْقَمْحِ، وَأَنْ يَرُدُّوا فِضَّةَ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ إِلَى كِيسِهِ، وَأَنْ يُعْطُوهُمْ زَاداً لِلطَّرِيقِ. فَفَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ.

26 فَحَمَّلُوا حَمِيرَهُمُ الْقَمْحَ وَانْطَلَقُوا مِنْ هُنَاكَ.

27 وَحِينَ فَتَحَ أَحَدُهُمْ كِيسَهُ فِي الْخَانِ لِيَعْلِفَ حِمَارَهُ، لَمَحَ فِضَّتَهُ لأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ مَوْضُوعَةً فِي فَمِ الْكِيسِ.

28 فَقَالَ لإِخْوَتِهِ: «لَقَدْ رُدَّتْ إِلَيَّ فِضَّتِي، انْظُرُوا هَا هِيَ فِي كِيسِي». فَغَاصَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ، وَتَطَلَّعَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ مُرْتَعِدِينَ وَقَالُوا: «مَا هَذَا الَّذِي فَعَلَهُ اللهُ بِنَا؟».

29 وَعِنْدَمَا قَدِمُوا عَلَى أَبِيهِمْ يَعْقُوبَ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ قَصُّوا عَلَيْهِ مَا حَلَّ بِهِمْ، وَقَالُوا:

30 «الرَّجُلُ الْمُتَسَلِّطُ عَلَى مِصْرَ خَاطَبَنَا بِجَفَاءٍ، وَظَنَّ أَنَّنَا جَوَاسِيسُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ،

31 فَقُلْنَا لَهُ: نَحْنُ أُمَنَاءُ وَلَسْنَا جَوَاسِيسَ.

32 نَحْنُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَخاً أَبْنَاءُ أَبِينَا. أَحَدُنَا مَفْقُودٌ، وَالأَصْغَرُ بَقِيَ الْيَوْمَ مَعَ أَبِينَا فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ.

33 فَقَالَ لَنَا الرَّجُلُ سَيِّدُ الْبِلادِ: لِكَيْ أَتَحَقَّقَ مِنْ كَوْنِكُمْ أُمَنَاءَ. دَعُوا أَخاً وَاحِداً مِنْكُمْ عِنْدِي رَهِينَةً وَخُذُوا طَعَاماً لِبُيُوتِكُمُ الْجَائِعَةِ وَامْضُوا،

34 ثُمَّ أَحْضِرُوا لِي أَخَاكُمُ الأَصْغَرَ، وَبَذَلِكَ أَعْرِفُ أَنَّكُمْ لَسْتُمْ جَوَاسِيسَ بَلْ قَوْماً أُمَنَاءَ، فَأُطْلِقَ لَكُمْ أَخَاكُمْ وَتَتَّجِرُونَ فِي الأَرْضِ».

35 وَإِذْ شَرَعُوا فِي تَفْرِيغِ أَكْيَاسِهِمْ وَجَدَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ فِضَّتَهُ فِي كِيسِهِ، وَمَا إِنْ رَأَوْا هُمْ وَأَبُوهُمْ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى اسْتَبَدَّ بِهِمِ الْخَوْفُ.

36 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَبُوهُمْ: «لَقَدْ أَثْكَلْتُمُونِي أَوْلادِي. يُوسُفُ مَفْقُودٌ، وَشِمْعُونُ مَفْقُودٌ، وَهَا أَنْتُمْ تَأْخُذُونَ بِنْيَامِينَ بَعِيداً! كُلُّ هَذِهِ الدَّوَاهِي حَلَّتْ بِي!»

37 فَقَالَ لَهُ رَأُوبَيْنُ: «اقْتُلِ ابْنَيَّ إِنْ لَمْ أَرْجِعْ بِهِ إِلَيْكَ. اعْهَدْ بِهِ إِلَيَّ وَأَنَا أَرُدُّهُ إِلَيْكَ».

38 فَقَالَ: «لَنْ يَذْهَبَ ابْنِي مَعَكُمْ، فَقَدْ مَاتَ أَخُوهُ، وَهُوَ وَحْدَهُ بَاقٍ. فَإِنْ نَالَهُ مَكْرُوهٌ فِي الطَّرِيقِ الَّتِي تَذْهَبُونَ فِيهَا، فَإِنَّكُمْ تُنْزِلُونَ شَيْبَتِي بِحُزْنٍ إِلَى قَبْرِي».

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English Standard Version

Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt

1 When Jacob learned that there was grain for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?”

2 And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die.”

3 So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.

4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brothers, for he feared that harm might happen to him.

5 Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

6 Now Joseph was governor over the land. He was the one who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground.

7 Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke roughly to them. “Where do you come from?” he said. They said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”

8 And Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.

9 And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamed of them. And he said to them, “You are spies; you have come to see the nakedness of the land.”

10 They said to him, “No, my lord, your servants have come to buy food.

11 We are all sons of one man. We are honest men. Your servants have never been spies.”

12 He said to them, “No, it is the nakedness of the land that you have come to see.”

13 And they said, “We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more.”

14 But Joseph said to them, “It is as I said to you. You are spies.

15 By this you shall be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go from this place unless your youngest brother comes here.

16 Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, while you remain confined, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you. Or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies.”

17 And he put them all together in custody for three days.

18 On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:

19 if you are honest men, let one of your brothers remain confined where you are in custody, and let the rest go and carry grain for the famine of your households,

20 and bring your youngest brother to me. So your words will be verified, and you shall not die.” And they did so.

21 Then they said to one another, “In truth we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us and we did not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”

22 And Reuben answered them, “Did I not tell you not to sin against the boy? But you did not listen. So now there comes a reckoning for his blood.”

23 They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them.

24 Then he turned away from them and wept. And he returned to them and spoke to them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.

25 And Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, and to replace every man’s money in his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. This was done for them.

26 Then they loaded their donkeys with their grain and departed.

27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack.

28 He said to his brothers, “My money has been put back; here it is in the mouth of my sack!” At this their hearts failed them, and they turned trembling to one another, saying, “What is this that God has done to us?”

29 When they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them, saying,

30 “The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us and took us to be spies of the land.

31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we have never been spies.

32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father. One is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.’

33 Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us, ‘By this I shall know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for the famine of your households, and go your way.

34 Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I shall know that you are not spies but honest men, and I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.’”

35 As they emptied their sacks, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack. And when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.

36 And Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin. All this has come against me.”

37 Then Reuben said to his father, “Kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my hands, and I will bring him back to you.”

38 But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is the only one left. If harm should happen to him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”

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