Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Par`oh, saying, *I remember my faults today.
Genesis 42:21 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) They said one to another, *We are certainly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us, and we wouldn't listen. Therefore this distress has come upon us.* Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they said one to another, We are truly guilty about our brother, for we saw the distress and anguish of his soul when he begged us [to let him go], and we would not hear. So this distress and difficulty has come upon us. American Standard Version (1901) And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. Common English Bible The brothers said to each other, “We are clearly guilty for what we did to our brother when we saw his life in danger and when he begged us for mercy, but we didn’t listen. That’s why we’re in this danger now.” Catholic Public Domain Version and they spoke to one another: "We deserve to suffer these things, because we have sinned against our brother, seeing the anguish of his soul, when he begged us and we would not listen. For that reason, this tribulation has come upon us." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they talked one to another: We deserve to suffer these things, because we have sinned against our brother, seeing the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear. Therefore is this affliction come upon us. |
Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Par`oh, saying, *I remember my faults today.
Yehudah said, *What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? Or how will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord's bondservants, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found.*
Yosef said to his brothers, *I am Yosef! Does my father still live?* His brothers couldn't answer him; for they were terrified at his presence.
When Yosef's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, *It may be that Yosef will hate us, and will fully pay us back for all of the evil which we did to him.*
David said to Natan, *I have sinned against the LORD.* Natan said to David, *The LORD also has put away your sin. You will not die.
She said to Eliyahu, What have I to do with you, you man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to memory, and to kill my son!
Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.
A man who is tormented by life blood will be a fugitive until death; no one will support him.
Haven't you procured this to yourself, in that you have forsaken the LORD your God, when he led you by the way?
Your own wickedness shall correct you, and your backsliding shall reprove you: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter, that you have forsaken the LORD your God, and that my fear is not in you, says the Lord, the LORD of Armies.
Therefore thus says the LORD: you have not listened to me, to proclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbor: behold, I proclaim to you a liberty, says the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth.
Your way and your doings have procured these things to you; this is your wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reaches to your heart.
I will go and return to my place, until they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face. In their affliction they will seek me earnestly.*
But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the LORD; and be sure your sin will find you out.
For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.
for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, so they won't also come into this place of torment.'
Many also of those who had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.
For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Adoni-Bezek said, *Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered [their food] under my table: as I have done, so God has requited me.* They brought him to Yerushalayim, and he died there.