उत्पत्ति 43
1 और अकाल देश में और भी भयंकर होता गया।
2 जब वह अन्न जो वे मिस्र से ले आए थे समाप्त हो गया तब उनके पिता ने उन से कहा, फिर जा कर हमारे लिये थोड़ी सी भोजनवस्तु मोल ले आओ।
3 तब यहूदा ने उससे कहा, उस पुरूष ने हम को चितावनी देकर कहा, कि यदि तुम्हारा भाई तुम्हारे संग न आए, तो तुम मेरे सम्मुख न आने पाओगे।
4 इसलिये यदि तू हमारे भाई को हमारे संग भेजे, तब तो हम जा कर तेरे लिये भोजनवस्तु मोल ले आएंगे;
5 परन्तु यदि तू उसको न भेजे, तो हम न जाएंगे: क्योंकि उस पुरूष ने हम से कहा, कि यदि तुम्हारा भाई तुम्हारे संग न हो, तो तुम मेरे सम्मुख न आने पाओगे।
6 तब इस्राएल ने कहा, तुम ने उस पुरूष को यह बताकर कि हमारा एक और भाई है, क्यों मुझ से बुरा बर्ताव किया?
7 उन्होंने कहा, जब उस पुरूष ने हमारी और हमारे कुटुम्बियों की दशा को इस रीति पूछा, कि क्या तुम्हारा पिता अब तक जीवित है? क्या तुम्हारे कोई और भाई भी है? तब हम ने इन प्रश्नों के अनुसार उससे वर्णन किया; फिर हम क्या जानते थे कि वह कहेगा, कि अपने भाई को यहां ले आओ।
8 फिर यहूदा ने अपने पिता इस्राएल से कहा, उस लड़के को मेरे संग भेज दे, कि हम चले जाएं; इस से हम, और तू, और हमारे बालबच्चे मरने न पाएंगे, वरन जीवित रहेंगे।
9 मैं उसका जामिन होता हूं; मेरे ही हाथ से तू उसको फेर लेना: यदि मैं उसको तेरे पास पहुंचाकर साम्हने न खड़ाकर दूं, तब तो मैं सदा के लिये तेरा अपराधी ठहरूंगा।
10 यदि हम लोग विलम्ब न करते, तो अब तब दूसरी बार लौट आते।
11 तब उनके पिता इस्राएल ने उन से कहा, यदि सचमुच ऐसी ही बात है, तो यह करो; इस देश की उत्तम उत्तम वस्तुओं में से कुछ कुछ अपने बोरों में उस पुरूष के लिये भेंट ले जाओ: जैसे थोड़ा सा बलसान, और थोड़ा सा मधु, और कुछ सुगन्ध द्रव्य, और गन्धरस, पिस्ते, और बादाम।
12 फिर अपने अपने साथ दूना रूपया ले जाओ; और जो रूपया तुम्हारे बोरों के मुंह पर रखकर फेर दिया गया था, उसको भी लेते जाओ; कदाचित यह भूल से हुआ हो।
13 और अपने भाई को भी संग ले कर उस पुरूष के पास फिर जाओ,
14 और सर्वशक्तिमान ईश्वर उस पुरूष को तुम पर दयालु करेगा, जिस से कि वह तुम्हारे दूसरे भाई को और बिन्यामीन को भी आने दे: और यदि मैं निर्वंश हुआ तो होने दो।
15 तब उन मनुष्यों ने वह भेंट, और दूना रूपया, और बिन्यामीन को भी संग लिया, और चल दिए और मिस्र में पहुंचकर यूसुफ के साम्हने खड़े हुए।
16 उनके साथ बिन्यामीन को देखकर यूसुफ ने अपने घर के अधिकारी से कहा, उन मनुष्यों को घर में पहुंचा दो, और पशु मारके भोजन तैयार करो; क्योंकि वे लोग दोपहर को मेरे संग भोजन करेंगे।
17 तब वह अधिकारी पुरूष यूसुफ के कहने के अनुसार उन पुरूषों को यूसुफ के घर में ले गया।
18 जब वे यूसुफ के घर को पहुंचाए गए तब वे आपस में डर कर कहने लगे, कि जो रूपया पहिली बार हमारे बोरों में फेर दिया गया था, उसी के कारण हम भीतर पहुंचाए गए हैं; जिस से कि वह पुरूष हम पर टूट पड़े, और हमें वश में करके अपने दास बनाए, और हमारे गदहों को भी छीन ले।
19 तब वे यूसुफ के घर के अधिकारी के निकट जा कर घर के द्वार पर इस प्रकार कहने लगे,
20 कि हे हमारे प्रभु, जब हम पहिली बार अन्न मोल लेने को आए थे,
21 तब हम ने सराय में पहुंचकर अपने बोरों को खोला, तो क्या देखा, कि एक एक जन का पूरा पूरा रूपया उसके बोरे के मुंह में रखा है; इसलिये हम उसको अपने साथ फिर लेते आए हैं।
22 और दूसरा रूपया भी भोजनवस्तु मोल लेने के लिये लाए हैं; हम नहीं जानते कि हमारा रूपया हमारे बोरों में किस ने रख दिया था।
23 उसने कहा, तुम्हारा कुशल हो, मत डरो: तुम्हारा परमेश्वर, जो तुम्हारे पिता का भी परमेश्वर है, उसी ने तुम को तुम्हारे बोरों में धन दिया होगा, तुम्हारा रूपया तो मुझ को मिल गया था: फिर उसने शिमोन को निकाल कर उनके संग कर दिया।
24 तब उस जन ने उन मनुष्यों को यूसुफ के घर में ले जा कर जल दिया, तब उन्होंने अपने पांवों को धोया; फिर उसने उनके गदहों के लिये चारा दिया।
25 तब यह सुनकर, कि आज हम को यहीं भोजन करना होगा, उन्होंने यूसुफ के आने के समय तक, अर्थात दोपहर तक, उस भेंट को इकट्ठा कर रखा।
26 जब यूसुफ घर आया तब वे उस भेंट को, जो उनके हाथ में थी, उसके सम्मुख घर में ले गए, और भूमि पर गिरकर उसको दण्डवत किया।
27 उसने उनका कुशल पूछा, और कहा, क्या तुम्हारा बूढ़ा पिता, जिसकी तुम ने चर्चा की थी, कुशल से है? क्या वह अब तक जीवित है?
28 उन्होंने कहा, हां तेरा दास हमारा पिता कुशल से है और अब तक जीवित है; तब उन्होंने सिर झुका कर फिर दण्डवत किया।
29 तब उसने आंखे उठा कर और अपने सगे भाई बिन्यामीन को देखकर पूछा, क्या तुम्हारा वह छोटा भाई, जिसकी चर्चा तुम ने मुझ से की थी, यही है? फिर उसने कहा, हे मेरे पुत्र, परमेश्वर तुझ पर अनुग्रह करे।
30 तब अपने भाई के स्नेह से मन भर आने के कारण और यह सोचकर, कि मैं कहां जा कर रोऊं, यूसुफ फुर्ती से अपनी कोठरी में गया, और वहां रो पड़ा।
31 फिर अपना मुंह धोकर निकल आया, और अपने को शांत कर कहा, भोजन परोसो।
32 तब उन्होंने उसके लिये तो अलग, और भाइयों के लिये भी अलग, और जो मिस्री उसके संग खाते थे, उनके लिये भी अलग, भोजन परोसा; इसलिये कि मिस्री इब्रियों के साथ भोजन नहीं कर सकते, वरन मिस्री ऐसा करना घृणा समझते थे।
33 सो यूसुफ के भाई उसके साम्हने, बड़े बड़े पहिले, और छोटे छोटे पीछे, अपनी अपनी अवस्था के अनुसार, क्रम से बैठाए गए: यह देख वे विस्मित हो कर एक दूसरे की ओर देखने लगे।
34 तब यूसुफ अपने साम्हने से भोजन-वस्तुएं उठा उठाके उनके पास भेजने लगा, और बिन्यामीन को अपने भाइयों से पचगुणी अधिक भोजनवस्तु मिली। और उन्होंने उसके संग मनमाना खाया पिया।
1 And the famine was sore in the land.
2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
5 But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
7 And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
10 For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
11 And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
12 And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:
13 Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:
14 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
15 And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.
17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house.
18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
20 And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
21 And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
22 And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
24 And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
25 And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
26 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
28 And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
30 And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.
31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
34 And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
1 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;
2 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
10 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.
12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
13 Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
15 And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.
16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
25 When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
27 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?
28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
30 But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.