Catholic Public Domain Version
"Therefore, if I would have gone to your servant, our father, with the boy not present, (though his life depends upon the life of him) "
— Genesis 44:30, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad’s life;”
“Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad’s life; ”
“Now therefore when I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us; since his life is bound up in the boy's life;”
““So now, when I return to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us– his very life is bound up in his son’s life.”
“Therefore, if I shall go to thy servant, our father, and the boy be wanting, (whereas his life dependeth upon the life of him,)”
“If then I go back to your servant, my father, without the boy, because his life and the boy's life are one,”
“Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad’s life;”
To which he responded: ‘You know that my wife conceived twice by me.
One went out, and you said, “A beast devoured him.” And since then, he has not appeared.
If you take this one also, and anything happens to him on the way, you will lead my grey hairs down with grief to the grave.’
Therefore, if I would have gone to your servant, our father, with the boy not present, (though his life depends upon the life of him)
and if he were to see that he is not with us, he would die, and your servants will lead his grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave.
Let me be your very own servant, for I accepted this one into my trust, and I promised, saying: ‘Unless I lead him back, I will be guilty of a sin against my father for all time.’
And so I, your servant, will remain in place of the boy, in ministry to my lord, and then let the boy go up with his brothers.