44:1 [] Prosetaxe de ton epistathn thV oikiaV autou legwn, Gemison ta sakkia twn anqrwpwn trofaV, osaV dunantai na ferwsi, kai bale to argurion ekastou en tw stomati tou sakkiou autou×

44:2 kai bale to pothrion mou, to pothrion to arguroun, en tw stomati tou sakkiou tou newterou kai to argurion tou sitou autou. Kai ekame kata ton logon ton opoion eipen o Iwshf.

44:3 To prwi kaqwV efegxen, apestalhsan oi anqrwpoi, autoi kai oi onoi autwn.

44:4 Afou de exhlqon ek thV polewV, prin apomakrunqwsi polu, eipen o Iwshf proV ton epistathn thV oikiaV autou, ShkwqeiV, drame katopin twn anqrwpwn× kai profqasaV eipe proV autouV, dia ti antapedwkate kakon anti kalou;

44:5 den einai touto to pothrion, eiV to opoion pinei o kurioV mou, kai dia tou opoiou alhqwV manteuei; kakwV ekamete praxanteV touto.

44:6 Kai kaqwV eprofqasen autouV, eipe proV autouV touV logouV toutouV.

44:7 Oi de eipon proV auton, Dia ti o kurioV hmwn lalei kata touV logouV toutouV; mh genoito oi douloi sou na praxwsi toiouton pragma×

44:8 idou, to argurion, to opoion eurhkamen en tw stomati twn sakkiwn hmwn, epestreyamen proV se ek thV ghV Canaan, kai pwV hqelomen kleyei ek thV oikiaV tou kuriou sou argurion h crusion;

44:9 eiV ontina ek twn doulwn sou eureqh, aV apoqanh, kai hmeiV eti qelomen geinei douloi tou kuriou hmwn.

44:10 O de eipe, Kai twra aV geinh kaqwV legete× eiV ontina eureqh, qelei geinei douloV mou, seiV de qelete eisqai aqwoi.

44:11 Kai speusanteV, katebibasan ekastoV to sakkion autou eiV thn ghn kai hnoixen ekastoV to sakkion autou.

44:12 Kai hreunhsen, arcisaV apo tou presbuterou kai teleiwsaV eiV ton newteron× kai eureqh to pothrion en tw sakkiw tou Beniamin.

44:13 Tote escisan ta imatia autwn kai fortwsanteV ekastoV ton onon autou, epestreyan eiV thn polin.

44:14 Eishlqe de o IoudaV kai oi adelfoi autou eiV thn oikian tou Iwshf, eti autou ontoV ekei× kai epesan emprosqen autou epi thn ghn.

44:15 Kai eipe proV autouV o Iwshf, Ti einai to pragma touto, to opoion epraxate; den exeurete oti anqrwpoV opoioV egw alhqwV manteuei;

44:16 Kai eipen o IoudaV, Ti na eipwmen proV ton kurion mou; ti na lalhswmen; h pwV na dikaiwqwmen; o QeoV eurhke thn adikian twn doulwn sou× idou, eimeqa douloi tou kuriou mou kai emeiV kai ekeinoV eiV ton opoion eureqh to pothrion.

44:17 O de eipe, Mh genoito eiV eme na praxw touto× o anqrwpoV eiV ton opoion eureqh to pothrion, outoV qelei eisqai eiV eme douloV× seiV de anabhte en eirhnh proV ton patera saV.

44:18 [] Tote eplhsiasen eiV auton o IoudaV kai eipe, Deomai, kurie mou× aV lalhsh, parakalw, o douloV sou logon eiV ta wta tou kuriou mou kai aV mh exafqh o qumoV sou kata tou doulou sou× dioti su eisai wV Faraw.

44:19 O kurioV mou hrwthse touV doulouV autou legwn, Ecete patera, h adelfon;

44:20 Kai eipomen proV ton kurion mou, Ecomen patera geronta kai paidion tou ghratoV autou mikron, o de adelfoV autou apeqane× kai autoV monoV emeinen ek thV mhtroV autou kai o pathr autou agapa auton.

44:21 Kai eipaV proV touV doulouV sou, Ferete auton proV eme dia na idw auton idioiV ofqalmoiV.

44:22 Kai eipomen proV ton kurion mou, to paidion den dunatai na afhsh ton patera autou dioti ean afhsh ton patera autou, outoV qelei apoqanei.

44:23 Su de eipaV proV touV doulouV sou, Ean den katabh o adelfoV umwn o newteroV meq' umwn, den qelete idei pleon to proswpon mou.

44:24 Kai ote anebhmen proV ton doulon sou ton patera mou, aphggeilamen proV auton touV logouV tou kuriou mou.

44:25 O de pathr hmwn eipen, Upagete palin, agorasate eiV hmaV oligaV trofaV.

44:26 Kai eipomen, Den duname0a na katabwmen× ean o adelfoV hmwn o newteroV hnai meq' hmwn, tote qelomen katabh× dioti den dunameqa na idwmen to proswpon tou anqrwpou, ean o adelfoV hmwn o newteroV den hnai meq' hmwn.

44:27 Kai o douloV sou o pathr mou eipe proV hmaV, SeiV exeurete oti duo uiouV egennhsen eiV eme h gunh mou×

44:28 kai o eiV exhlqen apo plhsion mou kai eipa, BebaiwV katesparacqh upo qhriou× kai den eidon auton ewV tou nun×

44:29 ean de labhte kai touton ap' emprosqen mou kai sumbh eiV auton sumfora, qelete katabibasei thn polian mou meta luphV eiV ton tafon.

44:30 Twra loipon otan upagw proV ton doulon sou ton patera mou, kai to paidion den hnai meq' hmwn epeidh h yuch autou krematai ek thV yuchV ekeinou,

44:31 kaqwV idh oti to paidion den einai, qelei apoqanei kai oi douloi sou qelousi katabibasei thn polian tou doulou sou tou patroV hmwn meta luphV eiV ton tafon.

44:32 Dioti o douloV sou egguhqh peri tou paidiou proV ton patera mou legwn, Ean den ferw auton proV se, tote qelw eisqai upeuqunoV proV ton patera mou diapantoV.

44:33 Twra loipon, deomai sou, aV meinh o douloV sou anti tou paidiou douloV eiV ton kurion mou, to de paidion aV anabh meta twn adelfwn autou×