Onkelos Genesis Chapter 42
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וַחֲזָא יַעֲקֹב אֲרֵי אִית עִיבוּרָא מִזְדַּבַּן בְּמִצְרָיִם וַאֲמַר יַעֲקֹב לִבְנוֹהִי לְמָא תִּתְחֲזוּן:
Yaakov saw that food [grain] was being sold in Egypt. Yaakov said to his sons, Why would you have everyone gazing at you?
וַאֲמַר הָא שְׁמָעִית אָמְרִין אֲרֵי אִית עִיבוּרָא מִזְדַּבַּן בְּמִצְרָיִם חוּתוּ תַמָּן וּזְבוּנוּ לָנָא מִתַּמָּן וְנֵחֵי וְלָא נְמוּת:
He said, Behold, I have heard that there is food [grain] for sale in Egypt. Go down there and buy for us from there, so that we will live and not die.
וּנְחָתוּ אֲחֵי יוֹסֵף עַסְרָא לְמִזְבַּן עִיבוּרָא מִמִּצְרָיִם:
Yoseif’s ten brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
וְיָת בִּנְיָמִין אֲחוּהִי דְיוֹסֵף לָא שְׁלַח יַעֲקֹב עִם אֲחוּהִי אֲרֵי אֲמַר דִּלְמָא יְעַרְעִנֵּיהּ מוֹתָא:
But Binyamin, Yoseif’s brother, Yaakov did not send along with his brothers, for he [Yaakov] said, Misfortune [Death] might befall him.
וַאֲתוֹ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמִזְבַּן עִיבוּרָא בְּגוֹ עָלַיָּא אֲרֵי הֲוָה כַפְנָא בְּאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן:
The sons of Yisrael came to buy [grain] among the others who came, for there was famine in the land of Canaan.
וְיוֹסֵף הוּא דְּשַׁלִּיט עַל אַרְעָא הוּא דְזַבִּין עִיבוּרָא לְכָל עַמָּא דְאַרְעָא וַאֲתוֹ אֲחֵי יוֹסֵף וּסְגִידוּ לֵיהּ עַל אַפַּיָּא עַל אַרְעָא:
Yoseif was the ruler over the land; he was the one who sold [grain] to all the people of the land. Yoseif’s brothers came and they prostrated themselves to him with their faces to the ground.
וַחֲזָא יוֹסֵף יָת אֲחוֹהִי וְאִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעִנּוּן וְחַשִּׁיב מָה דְמַלֵּיל לְהוֹן וּמַלִּיל עִמְּהוֹן קַשְׁיָא וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן מְנָן אֲתֵיתוּן וַאֲמָרוּ מֵאַרְעָא דִכְנַעַן לְמִזְבַּן עִיבוּרָא:
Yoseif saw his brothers and he recognized them, but he acted like a stranger [considered what he should say] to them. He spoke harshly to them, and said to them, Where did you come from? They said, From the land of Canaan to buy food [grain].
וְאִשְׁתְּמוֹדַע יוֹסֵף יָת אֲחוֹהִי וְאִנּוּן לָא אִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעֵיהּ:
Yoseif recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.
וּדְכִיר יוֹסֵף יָת חֶלְמַיָּא דִּי חֲלִים לְהוֹן וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן מְאַלְלִין אַתּוּן לְמֶחֱזֵי יָת בִּדְקָא דְאַרְעָא אֲתֵיתוּן:
Yoseif recalled the dreams that he had dreamt about them, and said to them, You are spies. You have come to see where the land is exposed [the defective part of the land].
וַאֲמָרוּ לֵיהּ לָא רִבּוֹנִי וְעַבְדָיךְ עַלּוּ לְמִזְבַּן עִיבוּרָא:
They said to him, No my master. Your servants have come to buy food [grain].
כֻּלָּנָא בְּנֵי גַבְרָא חַד נָחְנָא כֵּיוָנֵי אֲנַחְנָא לָא הֲווֹ עַבְדָיךְ אַלִּילֵי:
We are all the sons of one man. We are honest [men]. Your servants have never been spies.
וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן לָא אֲרֵי בִדְקָא דְאַרְעָא אֲתֵיתוּן לְמֶחֱזֵי:
He said to them, No, You have come to see where the land is exposed [the defective part of the land].
וַאֲמָרוּ תְּרֵין עֲסַר עַבְדָיךְ אַחִין אֲנַחְנָא בְּנֵי גַבְרָא חַד בְּאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן וְהָא זְעֵירָא עִם אָבוּנָא יוֹמָא דֵין וְחַד לֵיתוֹהִי:
They said, Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. Behold the youngest one is this day with our father, and one is no more.
וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן יוֹסֵף הוּא דִּי מַלֵּילִית עִמְּכוֹן לְמֵימַר מְאַלִּילֵי אַתּוּן:
Yoseif said to them, That is just what I said to you, saying: you are spies.
בְּדָא תִּתְבַּחֲנוּן חֵי פַרְעֹה אִם תִּפְּקוּן מִכָּא אֶלָּהֵין בְּמֵתֵי אֲחוּכוֹן זְעֵירָא הָכָא:
You shall be tested in this manner. By Pharaoh’s life, you shall not leave from here unless your youngest brother comes here.
שְׁלָחוּ מִנְּכוֹן חַד וִידַבֵּר יָת אֲחוּכוֹן וְאַתּוּן הִתְאַסְּרוּן וְיִתְבַּחֲנוּן פִּתְגָּמֵיכוֹן הַקְשׁוֹט אַתּוּן אָמְרִין וְאִם לָא חֵי פַרְעֹה אֲרֵי מְאַלִּילֵי אַתּוּן:
Send one of you and let him bring your brother. You will remain locked up and your words will be tested whether there is [you speak] any truth with you. If not, by Pharaoh’s life, you are spies.
וּכְנַשׁ יָתְהוֹן (לְבֵית) לְמַטְּרָא תְּלָתָא יוֹמִין:
He [then] put them together in prison for three days.
וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן יוֹסֵף בְּיוֹמָא תְלִיתָאָה דָּא עִיבִידוּ וְקַיִּימוּ מִן קֳדָם יְיָ אֲנָא דָחֵל:
Yoseif said to them on the third day, Do this and live. [From before God] I fear God.
אִם כֵּיוָנֵי אַתּוּן אֲחוּכוֹן חַד יִתְאַסַּר בְּבֵית מַטַּרְתְּכוֹן וְאַתּוּן אִיזִילוּ אוֹבִילוּ עִיבוּרָא דְּחַסִּיר בְּבָתֵּיכוֹן:
If you are honest, one of your brothers will be imprisoned in your place of guarding, and you [the others] go bring food for your famished [grain that is lacking in your] households.
וְיָת אֲחוּכוֹן זְעֵירָא תַּיְתוּן לְוָתִי וִיהֵימְנוּן פִּתְגָּמֵיכוֹן וְלָא תְמוּתוּן וַעֲבָדוּ כֵן:
Bring your youngest brother to me, so that your words will be verified, and you will not die. They decided to do so.
וַאֲמָרוּ גְּבַר לַאֲחוּהִי בְּקוּשְׁטָא חַיָּבִין אֲנַחְנָא עַל אָחוּנָא דִּי חֲזֵינָא עָקַת נַפְשֵׁיהּ כַּד הֲוָה מִתְחַנֶּן לָנָא וְלָא קַבֵּלְנָא מִנֵּיהּ עַל כֵּן אֲתָא (נ"א אָתֵת) לְוָתָנָא עַקְתָא הָדָא:
They said to one another, In truth, we are guilty regarding our brother. We saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us and we did not listen [obey him]. That is why this trouble has come upon us.
וַאֲתֵיב רְאוּבֵן יָתְהוֹן לְמֵימַר הֲלָא אֲמָרִית לְוָתְכוֹן לְמֵימַר לָא תְחוֹבוּן (נ"א תֶחְטָאוּן) בְּעוּלֵימָא וְלָא קַבֶּלְתּוּן וְאַף דְּמֵיהּ הָא מִתְבְּעֵי:
Reuvein answered them saying, Did I not say to you to the following: Do not sin against the lad, but you did not listen [obey]; and now his blood is being avenged.
וְאִנּוּן לָא יָדְעוּן אֲרֵי שְׁמִיעַ יוֹסֵף אֲרֵי מְתֻרְגְּמָן הֲוָה בֵינֵיהוֹן:
They did not know that Yoseif listened [understood], because the interpreter was between them.
וְאִסְתַּחַר מֵעִלָּוֵיהוֹן וּבְכָא וְתָב לְוָתְהוֹן וּמַלֵּיל עִמְּהוֹן וּדְבַר מִלְּוָתְהוֹן יָת שִׁמְעוֹן וַאֲסַר יָתֵיהּ לְעֵינֵיהוֹן:
He turned away from them and cried. He returned to them and spoke to them. He took Shimon from them, and had him bound before their eyes.
וּפַקִּיד יוֹסֵף וּמְלוֹ יָת מָנֵיהוֹן עִיבוּרָא וְלַאֲתָבָא כַסְפֵּיהוֹן גְּבַר לְסַקֵּיהּ וּלְמִתַּן לְהוֹן זְוָדִין לְאָרְחָא וַעֲבַד לְהוֹן כֵּן:
Yoseif gave orders—and their vessels were filled with grain, and each one’s money was replaced in his sack; and they were given provisions for the journey. This is what he did for them.
וּנְטָלוּ יָת עִיבוּרְהוֹן עַל חֲמָרֵיהוֹן וַאֲזָלוּ מִתַּמָּן:
They placed their purchases of grain on their donkeys and they departed from there.
וּפְתַח חַד יָת סַקֵּיהּ לְמִתַּן כִּסְתָא לַחֲמָרֵיהּ בְּבֵית מְבָתָא וַחֲזָא יָת כַּסְפֵּיהּ וְהָא הוּא בְּפוּם טוֹעֲנֵיהּ:
The one opened his sack, to feed his donkey where they stayed overnight, and he saw his money, for behold it was in the opening of his bag.
וַאֲמַר לַאֲחוֹהִי אִתּוֹתַב כַּסְפִּי וְאַף הָא בְטוֹעֲנִי וּנְפַק מַדַּע לִבְּהוֹן וּתְוָהוּ גְּבַר לַאֲחוּהִי לְמֵימַר מָה דָא עֲבַד יְיָ לָנָא:
He said to his brothers. My money has been returned, and behold it is also in my bag. [The understanding of their] Their hearts failed [left] them and they trembled, saying one to another, What is this that Elohim has done to us?
וַאֲתוֹ לְוַת יַעֲקֹב אֲבוּהוֹן אַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן וְחַוִּיאוּ לֵיהּ יָת כָּל דִּאֲרָעָן יָתְהוֹן לְמֵימָר:
They came to their father Yaakov, to the land of Canaan, and they told him all that had happened to them, saying,
מַלֵּיל גַּבְרָא רִבּוֹנָא דְאַרְעָא עִמָּנָא קַשְׁיָן וִיהַב יָתָנָא כִּמְאַלִּילֵי יָת אַרְעָא:
The man, the master of the land spoke to us harshly; and considered us as spies of the land.
וַאֲמַרְנָא לֵיהּ כֵּיוָנֵי אֲנָחְנָא לָא הֲוֵינָא מְאַלִּילֵי:
We said to him, We are honest people, we have never been spies.
תְּרֵין עֲסַר אֲנַחְנָא אַחִין בְּנֵי אָבוּנָא חַד לֵיתוֹהִי וּזְעֵירָא יוֹמָא דֵין עִם אָבוּנָא בְּאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן:
We are twelve brothers, sons of our [the same] father. One is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
וַאֲמַר לָנָא גַּבְרָא רִבּוֹנָא דְאַרְעָא בְּדָא אִדַּע אֲרֵי כֵיוָנֵי אַתּוּן אֲחוּכוֹן חַד שְׁבוּקוּ לְוָתִי וְיָת עִיבוּרָא דְחַסִּיר בְּבָתֵּיכוֹן סִיבוּ וֶאֱזִילוּ:
The man, the master of the land, said to us, This is how I shall know that you are honest. Leave one of your brothers with me, and take food for your famished [grain that is lacking in your] households and go.
וְאַיְתִיאוּ יָת אֲחוּכוֹן זְעֵירָא לְוָתִי וְאִדַּע אֲרֵי לָא מְאַלִּילֵי אַתּוּן אֲרֵי כֵיוָנֵי אַתּוּן יָת אֲחוּכוֹן אֶתֵּן לְכוֹן וְיָת אַרְעָא תַּעְבְּדוּן בַּהּ סְחוֹרְתָּא:
Bring your youngest brother to me, and then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. I will return your brother to you, and you will [again] do business in the land.
וַהֲוָה אִנּוּן מְרִיקִין סַקֵּיהוֹן וְהָא גְבַר צְרִיר כַּסְפֵּיהּ בְּסַקֵּיהּ וַחֲזוֹ יָת צְרָרֵי כַסְפֵּיהוֹן אִנּוּן וַאֲבוּהוֹן וּדְחִילוּ:
They were emptying their sacks, and behold each man’s bundle of money was in his sack. They saw their bundles of money—they and their father and they were afraid.
וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן יַעֲקֹב אֲבוּהוֹן יָתִי אַתְכֶּלְתּוּן יוֹסֵף לֵיתוֹהִי וְשִׁמְעוֹן לָא הֲוָה הָכָא (לֵיתוֹהִי) וְיָת בִּנְיָמִן תִּדְבְּרוּן עֲלַי הֲווֹ כָלְּהוֹן:
Yaakov, their father, said to them, You have deprived me of children; Yoseif is no more [not here], Shimon is no more, and you would take Binyamin: All this has happened to me.
וַאֲמַר רְאוּבֵן לְוַת אֲבוּהִי לְמֵימַר יָת תְּרֵין בְּנַי תְּמִית אִם לָא אַיְתִנֵּיהּ לְוָתָךְ הַב יָתֵיהּ עַל יְדִי וַאֲנָא אֲתֵבִנֵּיהּ לָךְ:
Reuvein spoke to his father saying, Put my two sons to death if I do not bring him [Binyamin] back to you. Give him into my hands, and I will return him to you.
וַאֲמַר לָא יֵחוֹת בְּרִי עִמְּכוֹן אֲרֵי אֲחוּהִי מִית וְהוּא בִּלְחוֹדוֹהִי אֶשְׁתָּאַר וִיעַרְעִנֵּיהּ מוֹתָא בְּאָרְחָא דִּי תְהָכוּן בַּהּ וְתַחֲתוּן יָת שִׂיבְתִי בְּדָווֹנָא לִשְׁאוֹל:
He [Yaakov] said, My son will not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and only he remains. Should misfortune [death] befall him on the way you are going, you will bring my white head down to the grave in sorrow.