New International Version NIV
The Latin Vulgate VUL
1 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you just keep looking at each other?”
1
audiens autem Iacob quod alimenta venderentur in Aegypto dixit filiis suis quare neglegitis
2 He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”
2
audivi quod triticum venundetur in Aegypto descendite et emite nobis necessaria ut possimus vivere et non consumamur inopia
3 Then ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
3
descendentes igitur fratres Ioseph decem ut emerent frumenta in Aegypto
4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm might come to him.
4
Beniamin domi retento ab Iacob qui dixerat fratribus eius ne forte in itinere quicquam patiatur mali
5 So Israel’s sons were among those who went to buy grain, for there was famine in the land of Canaan also.
5
ingressi sunt terram Aegypti cum aliis qui pergebant ad emendum erat autem fames in terra Chanaan
6 Now Joseph was the governor of the land, the person who sold grain to all its people. So when Joseph’s brothers arrived, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.
6
et Ioseph princeps Aegypti atque ad illius nutum frumenta populis vendebantur cumque adorassent eum fratres sui
7 As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. “Where do you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied, “to buy food.”
7
et agnovisset eos quasi ad alienos durius loquebatur interrogans eos unde venistis qui responderunt de terra Chanaan ut emamus victui necessaria
8 Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.
8
et tamen fratres ipse cognoscens non est agnitus ab eis
9 Then he remembered his dreams about them and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see where our land is unprotected.”
9
recordatusque somniorum quae aliquando viderat ait exploratores estis ut videatis infirmiora terrae venistis
10 “No, my lord,” they answered. “Your servants have come to buy food.
10
qui dixerunt non est ita domine sed servi tui venerunt ut emerent cibos
11 We are all the sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”
11
omnes filii unius viri sumus pacifici venimus nec quicquam famuli tui machinantur mali
12 “No!” he said to them. “You have come to see where our land is unprotected.”
12
quibus ille respondit aliter est inmunita terrae huius considerare venistis
13 But they replied, “Your servants were twelve brothers, the sons of one man, who lives in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”
13
et illi duodecim inquiunt servi tui fratres sumus filii viri unius in terra Chanaan minimus cum patre nostro est alius non est super
14 Joseph said to them, “It is just as I told you: You are spies!
14
hoc est ait quod locutus sum exploratores estis
15 And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
15
iam nunc experimentum vestri capiam per salutem Pharaonis non egrediemini hinc donec veniat frater vester minimus
16 Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth. If you are not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”
16
mittite e vobis unum et adducat eum vos autem eritis in vinculis donec probentur quae dixistis utrum falsa an vera sint alioquin per salutem Pharaonis exploratores estis
17 And he put them all in custody for three days.
17
tradidit ergo eos custodiae tribus diebus
18 On the third day, Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:
18
die autem tertio eductis de carcere ait facite quod dixi et vivetis Deum enim timeo
19 If you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here in prison, while the rest of you go and take grain back for your starving households.
19
si pacifici estis frater vester unus ligetur in carcere vos autem abite et ferte frumenta quae emistis in domos vestras
20 But you must bring your youngest brother to me, so that your words may be verified and that you may not die.” This they proceeded to do.
20
et fratrem vestrum minimum ad me adducite ut possim vestros probare sermones et non moriamini fecerunt ut dixerat
21 They said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that’s why this distress has come on us.”
21
et locuti sunt invicem merito haec patimur quia peccavimus in fratrem nostrum videntes angustiam animae illius cum deprecaretur nos et non audivimus idcirco venit super nos ista tribulatio
22 Reuben replied, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you wouldn’t listen! Now we must give an accounting for his blood.”
22
e quibus unus Ruben ait numquid non dixi vobis nolite peccare in puerum et non audistis me en sanguis eius exquiritur
23 They did not realize that Joseph could understand them, since he was using an interpreter.
23
nesciebant autem quod intellegeret Ioseph eo quod per interpretem loquebatur ad eos
24 He turned away from them and began to weep, but then came back and spoke to them again. He had Simeon taken from them and bound before their eyes.
24
avertitque se parumper et flevit et reversus locutus est ad eos
25 Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to put each man’s silver back in his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. After this was done for them,
25
tollens Symeon et ligans illis praesentibus iussitque ministris ut implerent saccos eorum tritico et reponerent pecunias singulorum in sacculis suis datis supra cibariis in via qui fecerunt ita
26 they loaded their grain on their donkeys and left.
26
at illi portantes frumenta in asinis profecti sunt
27 At the place where they stopped for the night one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of his sack.
27
apertoque unus sacco ut daret iumento pabulum in diversorio contemplatus pecuniam in ore sacculi
28 “My silver has been returned,” he said to his brothers. “Here it is in my sack.” Their hearts sank and they turned to each other trembling and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”
28
dixit fratribus suis reddita est mihi pecunia en habetur in sacco et obstupefacti turbatique dixerunt mutuo quidnam est hoc quod fecit nobis Deus
29 When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them. They said,
29
veneruntque ad Iacob patrem suum in terra Chanaan et narraverunt ei omnia quae accidissent sibi dicentes
30 “The man who is lord over the land spoke harshly to us and treated us as though we were spying on the land.
30
locutus est nobis dominus terrae dure et putavit nos exploratores provinciae
31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies.
31
cui respondimus pacifici sumus nec ullas molimur insidias
32 We were twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in Canaan.’
32
duodecim fratres uno patre geniti sumus unus non est super minimus cum patre versatur in terra Chanaan
33 “Then the man who is lord over the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for your starving households and go.
33
qui ait nobis sic probabo quod pacifici sitis fratrem vestrum unum dimittite apud me et cibaria domibus vestris necessaria sumite et abite
34 But bring your youngest brother to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’ ”
34
fratremque vestrum minimum adducite ad me ut sciam quod non sitis exploratores et istum qui tenetur in vinculis recipere possitis ac deinceps emendi quae vultis habeatis licentiam
35 As they were emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his pouch of silver! When they and their father saw the money pouches, they were frightened.
35
his dictis cum frumenta effunderent singuli reppererunt in ore saccorum ligatas pecunias exterritisque simul omnibus
36 Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more, and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!”
36
dixit pater Iacob absque liberis me esse fecistis Ioseph non est super Symeon tenetur in vinculis Beniamin auferetis in me haec mala omnia reciderunt
37 Then Reuben said to his father, “You may put both of my sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Entrust him to my care, and I will bring him back.”
37
cui respondit Ruben duos filios meos interfice si non reduxero illum tibi trade in manu mea et ego eum restituam
38 But Jacob said, “My son will not go down there with you; his brother is dead and he is the only one left. If harm comes to him on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave in sorrow.”
38
at ille non descendet inquit filius meus vobiscum frater eius mortuus est ipse solus remansit si quid ei adversi acciderit in terra ad quam pergitis deducetis canos meos cum dolore ad inferos
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide.
The Latin Vulgate is in the public domain.