44 — Genesis

1And Joseph commanded the steward of his house, saying: Fill their sacks with corn, as much as they can hold: and put the money of every one in the top of his sack.Comandò poi Giuseppe al suo maestro di casa, e disse: Riempi i loro sacchi di grano, quanto posson capirne; e il denaro di ciascheduno mettilo alla bocca del sacco.AND Ioseph commanded the steward of his house, saing: Fil their sackes with corne, as much as they can hold: and put the money of euerie one in the top of his sack.Præcepit autem Joseph dispensatori domus suæ, dicens: Imple saccos eorum frumento, quantum possunt capere: et pone pecuniam singulorum in summitate sacci. 2And in the mouth of the younger’s sack put my silver cup, and the price which he gave for the wheat. And it was so done.E la mia coppa d'argento col prezzo dato pel grano mettila in cima del sacco del più giovine. E così fu fatto.And in the sackes mouth of the younger put my siluer cup, and the price which he gaue for the wheat. And it was so done.Scyphum autem meum argenteum, et pretium quod dedit tritici, pone in ore sacci junioris. Factumque est ita. 3And when the morning arose, they were sent away with their asses.E venuto il mattino, furon lasciati partire co' loro asini.And when the morning rose, they were dismist with their asses.Et orto mane, dimissi sunt cum asinis suis. 4And when they were now departed out of the city, and had gone forward a little way: Joseph sending for the steward of his house, said: Arise, and pursue after the men: and when thou hast overtaken them, say to them: Why have you returned evil for good?Ed eran già usciti dalla città, e avean fatto un po' di strada, allorché Giuseppe chiamato a sé il maestro di casa: Su via, disse, va' dietro a coloro, e raggiuntili dirai: Per qual motivo avete renduto male per bene?And they were now departed out of the citie, and had gone forward a little way: then Ioseph sending for the steward of his house, said: Arise, quoth he, and pursew the men: and ouertaking them say to them: Why haue you rendred euil for good?Jamque urbem exierant, et processerant paululum: tunc Joseph accersito dispensatore domus, Surge, inquit, et persequere viros: et apprehensis dicito: Quare reddidistis malum pro bono ? 5The cup which you have stolen, is that in which my lord drinketh, and in which he is wont to divine: you have done a very evil thing.La coppa, che avete rubato, è quella, alla quale beve il signor mio, e colla quale è solito di fare gli augurii: pessima cosa avete voi fatto.The cup which you haue stollen, is that wherin my lord doth drinke, and wherin he is wont to diuine: you haue done a verie euil thing.scyphus, quem furati estis, ipse est in quo bibit dominus meus, et in quo augurari solet: pessimam rem fecistis.

6He did as he had commanded him. And having overtaken them, he spoke to them the same words.Eseguì egli il comando. E raggiuntili ripeté parola per parola.He did as he had commanded. And hauing ouertaken them, he spake to them in the same order.Fecit ille ut jusserat: et apprehensis per ordinem locutus est. 7And they answered: Why doth our lord speak so, as though thy servants had committed so heinous a fact?Risposer quelli: Per qual motivo così parla il signor nostro, quasi i tuoi servi avesser commessa sì grande scelleraggine?Who answered: Why doth our lord speake so, as though thy seruautes had committed so haynous a fact?Qui responderunt: Quare sic loquitur dominus noster, ut servi tui tantum flagitii commiserint ? 8The money, that we found in the top of our sacks, we brought back to thee from the land of Chanaan: how then should it be that we should steal out of thy lord’s house, gold or silver?Il denaro ritrovato nella cima de' sacchi noi lo riportammo a te dalla terra di Chanaan: e come dopo di ciò fia vero, che noi abbiamo rubato di casa del tuo padrone oro, o argento?The money, that we found in the top of our sackes, we recaried to thee from the land of Chanaan: and how foloweth it, that we haue stollen out of thy lordes house, gold or siluer?pecuniam, quam invenimus in summitate saccorum, reportavimus ad te de terra Chanaan: et quomodo consequens est ut furati simus de domo domini tui aurum vel argentum ? 9With whomsoever of thy servants shall be found that which thou seekest, let him die, and we will be the bondmen of my lord.Presso chiunque de' tuoi servi si trovi quel che tu cerchi, egli muoia: e noi saremo schiavi del signor nostro.With whom soeuer of thy seruautes that shal be found, which thou seekest, let him die, and we wil be the bondmen of our lord.apud quemcumque fuerit inventum servorum tuorum quod quæris, moriatur, et nos erimus servi domini nostri. 10And he said to them: Let it be according to your sentence: with whomsoever it shall be found, let him be my servant, and you shall be blameless.Quegli disse loro: Facciasi come voi avete sentenziato: presso chiunque si trovi, egli sia mio schiavo; voi altri poi sarete senza colpa.Who said to them: Be it done according to your sentence: with whom soeuer it shal be found, be he my bondman, and you shal be guiltles.Qui dixit eis: Fiat juxta vestram sententiam: apud quemcumque fuerit inventus, ipse sit servus meus, vos autem eritis innoxii. 11Then they speedily took down their sacks to the ground, and every man opened his sack.Gettati adunque in tutta fretta a terra i sacchi, gli aprirono un dopo l'altro.Therfore in haste taking downe their sackes vpon the ground, euerie man opened.Itaque festinato deponentes in terram saccos, aperuerunt singuli.

12Which when he had searched, beginning at the eldest, and ending at the youngest, he found the cup in Benjamin’s sack.E quegli avendoli frugati, principiando da quel del maggiore fino a quel del più piccolo, trovò la coppa nel sacco di Beniamino.Which when he had searched, beginning from the elder euen to the youngest, he found the cup in Beniamins sack.Quos scrutatus, incipiens a majore usque ad minimum, invenit scyphum in sacco Benjamin. 13Then they rent their garments, and loading their asses again, returned into the town.Ma quelli, stracciatesi le vesti, e ricaricati gli asini, se ne ritornarono in città.But they renting their garments, and loading their asses againe, returned into the towne.At illi, scissis vestibus, oneratisque rursum asinis, reversi sunt in oppidum. 14And Juda at the head of his brethren went in to Joseph (for he was not yet gone out of the place) and they all together fell down before him on the ground.E Giuda il primo entrò in casa di Giuseppe (perocché non era fino allora uscito di lì), e si prostrò insieme con tutti i fratelli per terra dinanzi a lui.And Iudas foremost with his brethren entred in to Ioseph (for he was not yet gone out of the place) and they fel togeather before him on the ground.Primusque Judas cum fratribus ingressus est ad Joseph (necdum enim de loco abierat) omnesque ante eum pariter in terram corruerunt. 15And he said to them: Why would you do so? know you not that there is no one like me in the science of divining.Egli disse loro: Per qual motivo avete voi voluto trattar così? non sapete, che nissuno è simile a me nella scienza d'indovinare?To whom he said: Why would you doe soe? know you not that there is not the like to me in the science of diuining.Quibus ille ait: Cur sic agere voluistis ? an ignoratis quod non sit similis mei in augurandi scientia ? 16And Juda said to him: What shall we answer my lord? or what shall we say, or be able justly to allege? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are all bondmen to my lord, both we, and he with whom the cup was found.E Giuda a lui: Che risponderem noi, disse, al signor mio? ovvero che diremo, o qual porteremo giusta scusa? Dio ha scoperto l'iniquità dei tuoi servi: ecco che noi siam tutti schiavi del signor nostro, e noi, e quegli, presso di cui si è trovata la coppa.To whom Iudas said: What shal we answere, my lord? or what shal we speake, or be able iustly to pretend? God hath found the iniquitie of thy seruantes: loe we are al bondmen to my lord, both we, & he, with whom the cup was found.Cui Judas: Quid respondebimus, inquit, domino meo ? vel quid loquemur, aut juste poterimus obtendere ? Deus invenit iniquitatem servorum tuorum: en omnes servi sumus domini mei, et nos, et apud quem inventus est scyphus.

17Joseph answered: God forbid that I should do so: he that stole the cup, he shall be my bondman: and go you away free to your father.Rispose Giuseppe: Guardimi il cielo dal far così: colui che ha rubato la mia coppa ei sia mio schiavo; voi poi andatevene franchi al padre vostro.Ioseph answered: God forbid that I should so doe: he that stole the cup, the same be my bondman: and goe you free vnto your father.Respondit Joseph: Absit a me ut sic agam: qui furatus est scyphum, ipse sit servus meus: vos autem abite liberi ad patrem vestrum. 18Then Juda coming nearer, said boldly: I beseech thee, my lord, let thy servant speak a word in thy ears, and be not angry with thy servant: for after Pharao thou art.Ma fattosi più dappresso Giuda animosamente disse: Concedi di grazia, signor mio, al tuo servo, ch'egli ti parli, e non ti adirare col tuo schiavo: perocché tu dopo Faraone seiAnd Iudas approching nearer, said boldly: I beseech thee my lord, let thy seruant speake a word in thine eares, and be not angrie with thy seruant: for after Pharao thou art,Accedens autem propius Judas, confidenter ait: Oro, domini mi, loquatur servus tuus verbum in auribus tuis, et ne irascaris famulo tuo: tu es enim post Pharaonem 19My lord. Thou didst ask thy servants the first time: Have you a father or a brother.Il signor mio. Tu domandasti già a' tuoi servi: Avete il padre, o altro fratello?my lord. Thou didest aske thy seruantes the first time: Haue you a father or a brother?dominus meus. Interrogasti prius servos tuos: Habetis patrem aut fratrem ? 20And we answered thee, my lord: We have a father an old man, and a young boy, that was born in his old age; whose brother by the mother is dead; and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him tenderly.E noi rispondemmo a te, signor mio: Abbiamo il padre vecchio, e un fanciullo più piccolo, il quale è nato a lui in sua vecchiaia, di cui un fratello uterino morì: e questi solo rimase di sua madre; e il padre lo ama teneramente,and we answered thee my lord: We haue a father an old man, and a little boy, that was borne in his old age; whose brother by the mother is dead: and his mother hath him only, and his father loueth him tenderly.et nos respondimus tibi domino meo: Est nobis pater senex, et puer parvulus, qui in senectute illius natus est: cujus uterinus frater mortuus est: et ipsum solum habet mater sua, pater vero tenere diliget eum. 21And thou saidst to thy servants: Bring him hither to me, and I will set my eyes on him.E tu dicesti a' tuoi servi: Conducetelo a me, e io lo vedrò volentieri.And thou saidst to thy seruants: Bring him hither to me, and I wil set myn eyes on him.Dixistique servis tuis: Adducite eum ad me, et ponam oculos meos super illum.

22We suggested to my lord: The boy cannot leave his father: for if he leave him, he will die.Noi replicammo al signor nostro: Non può il fanciullo scostarsi dal suo padre: perché ove si partisse, quegli morrà.We suggested to my lord: The boy can not leaue his father: for if he leaue him, he wil die.Suggessimus domino meo: Non potest puer relinquere patrem suum: si enim illum dimiserit, morietur. 23And thou saidst to thy servants: Except your youngest brother come with you, you shall see my face no more.E tu dicesti a' tuoi servi: Se non verrà il fratello vostro minore con voi, non vedrete più la mia faccia.And thou saidest to thy seruants: Vnlesse your youngest brother come with you, you shal no more see my face.Et dixisti servis tuis: Nisi venerit frater vester minimus vobiscum, non videbitis amplius faciem meam. 24Therefore when we were gone up to thy servant our father, we told him all that my lord had said.Essendo noi dunque arrivati a casa del tuo servo il padre nostro, raccontammo a lui tutto quello che il signor mio avea detto.Therfore when we were gone vp to thy seruant our father, we told him al things that my lord did speake.Cum ergo ascendissemus ad famulum tuum patrem nostrum, narravimus ei omnia quæ locutus est dominus meus. 25And our father said: Go again, and buy us a little wheat.E nostro padre ci disse: Tornate a comprare un poco di grano.And our father said: Goe againe, and bye vs a litle wheate.Et dixit pater noster: Revertimini, et emite nobis parum tritici. 26And we said to him: We cannot go: if our youngest brother go down with us, we will set out together: otherwise, without him we dare not see the man’s face.Dicemmo a lui: Non possiamo andare: se il fratello nostro più piccolo verrà con noi, partiremo insieme: altrimenti senza di lui non abbiamo ardire di mirar la faccia di quell'uomo.To whom we said: we can not goe: if our youngest brother shal goe downe with vs, we wil set forward together: otherwise he being absent, we dare not see the mans face.Cui diximus: Ire non possumus: si frater noster minimus descenderit nobiscum, proficiscemur simul: alioquin illo absente, non audemus videre faciem viri. 27Whereunto he answered: You know that my wife bore me two.A questo egli rispose: Voi sapete, come due figli partorì a me quella mia moglie.Wherunto he answered: You know that my wife bare me two.Ad quæ ille respondit: Vos scitis quod duos genuerit mihi uxor mea. 28One went out, and you said: A beast devoured him; and hitherto he appeareth not.Uno uscì di casa, e mi diceste: Una fiera lo ha divorato: e finora non compare.One went forth, and you said: A beast did deuour him: and hitherto he appeareth not.Egressus est unus, et dixistis: Bestia devoravit eum: et hucusque non comparet. 29If you take this also, and any thing befall him in the way, you will bring down my grey hairs with sorrow unto hell.Se vi pigliate anche questo, e che qualche cosa succeda a lui pel viaggio, precipiterete con la tristezza la mia vecchiaia nel sepolcro.If you take this also, and ought befal him in the way, you shal bring downe my hoare hayres with sorow vnto hel.Si tuleritis et istum, et aliquid ei in via contigerit, deducetis canos meos cum mœrore ad inferos.

30Therefore, if I shall go to thy servant, our father, and the boy be wanting, (whereas his life dependeth upon the life of him,)Se io pertanto tornerò al padre nostro tuo servo, e che manchi il fanciullo (siccome dall'anima di questo pende l'anima di lui),Therfore if I shal enter to thy seruant our father, and the boy be wanting (wheras his life dependeth vpon the life of him)Igitur si intravero ad servum tuum patrem nostrum, et puer defuerit (cum anima illius ex hujus anima pendeat), 31And he shall see that he is not with us, he will die, and thy servants shall bring down his grey hairs with sorrow unto hell.Veggendo egli, che questi non è con noi, morrà, e i tuoi servi precipiteranno coll'afflizione la sua vecchiaia nel sepolcro,and he shal see that he is not with vs, he wil dye, & thy seruants shal bring downe his hoare hayres with sorow vnto hel.videritque eum non esse nobiscum, morietur, et deducent famuli tui canos ejus cum dolore ad inferos. 32Let me be thy proper servant, who took him into my trust, and promised, saying: If I bring him not again, I will be guilty of sin against my father for ever.Sia io stesso tuo proprio schiavo, io, che sulla mia fede ho ricevuto questo garzone, e ne entrai mallevadore, dicendo: Se io nol riconduco, sarò per sempre reo di peccato contro del padre mio.Let me be thy proper seruant, that did take him into my protection and promised saying: Vnlesse I bring him againe I wil be guilty of sinne against my father for euer.Ego proprie servus tuus sim qui in meam hunc recepi fidem, et spopondi dicens: Nisi reduxero eum, peccati reus ero in patrem meum omni tempore. 33Therefore I, thy servant, will stay instead of the boy in the service of my lord, and let the boy go up with his brethren.Resterò adunque io tuo servo a' servigi del signor mio in luogo del fanciullo: e questi se ne vada co' suoi fratelli.I therfore thy seruant wil tary in steed of the childe in the seruice of my lord, and let the childe goe vp with his brethren.Manebo itaque servus tuus pro puero in ministerio domini mei, et puer ascendat cum fratribus suis. 34For I cannot return to my father without the boy, lest I be a witness of the calamity that will oppress my father.Perocché non poss'io tornare al padre mio senza il fanciullo: non volendo essere testimone della miseria, che opprimerà il padre mio.For I can not returne to my father, the childe being absent; lest I stand by a witnes of the calamitie, that shal oppresse my father.Non enim possum redire ad patrem meum, absente puero: ne calamitatis, quæ oppressura est patrem meum, testis assistam.