Genesis 43
1 Prae thungah khokhahaih nung parai vop.
Now the famine was still severe in the land.
2 Izip prae thung hoi phawh o ih cang to caak o boih pacoengah ampa mah, nihcae khaeah, Caeh o let ah loe, cang to na qan pae o let raeh, tiah a naa.
So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”
3 Toe Judah mah anih khaeah, To ih kami mah, Nam nawk na hoi o ai nahaeloe, ka mikhmai nang hnu o thai mak ai, tiah ang thuih boeh.
But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’
4 Kam nawk to kaicae hnukah nang zohsak nahaeloe, ka caeh o tathuk moe, cang to kang qan pae o han;
If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.
5 toe anih to nang zosak ai nahaeloe, ka caeh o tathuk mak ai; to kami mah, Nam nawk na hoi o ai nahaeloe, ka mikhmai na hnu o thai mak ai, tiah a thuih boeh, tiah a naa.
But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”
6 Israel mah, kai raihaih paek hanah, tikhoe kam nawk oh vop, tiah na thuih o loe? tiah a naa.
“Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?”
7 Nihcae mah, To kami mah kaimacae kawng hoi imthung takoh kawng, nam pa hing vop maw? Nam nawk kalah oh vop maw? tiah ang dueng; kaicae mah doeh ang dueng ih lok ni ka pathim pae o; nam nawk haeah na hoi o tathuk ah, tiah thui tih tito mi mah maw panoek? tiah a naa.
They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”
8 To pacoengah Judah mah ampa Israel khaeah, Kaicae boih, nangmah hoi nawkta to dueh ai, ka hing o thai hanah, nawkta to kai hoi nawnto patoeh ah, kang thawk o moe, ka caeh o roep han boeh, tiah a naa.
And Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me, and we will go at once, so that we may live and not die—neither we, nor you, nor our children.
9 Anih to kahoih ah ka khetzawn han hmang; anih to nang khaeah kang zo haih let ai moe, na hmaa ah kang pha haih let ai nahaeloe, ka hing thung zaehaih ka zok han; kai khaeah anih to na suk ah;
I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.
10 hae tiah pakaahaih om ai nahaeloe, ka caeh o moe, vai hnetto doeh kam laem o han boeh, tiah a naa.
If we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.”
11 To naah ampa Israel mah nihcae khaeah, To tiah om nasoe, tiah na poek o nahaeloe, hae tiah sah oh; hae prae thung ih kahoih koek thingthai, tak angnok koi hmuihoih, khoitui zetta, aan ah thuh ih hmuihoih, myrrh, thingthai mu hoi almond mu to phaw oh loe, to kami hanah tangqum ah paek oh.
Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
12 Phoisa to kamtlai ah sin pae oh; nangmacae ih dip thungah kaom phoisa to sin oh loe, paek o let ah; anih mah pacaeng pazae moeng mue.
Take double the silver with you so that you may return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.
13 Nam nawk hae caeh o haih ah, angthawk oh loe, to kami khaeah caeh o let ah.
Take your brother as well, and return to the man at once.
14 To kami mah to ih nam nawk to prawt moe, Benjamin na hoih o let thai hanah, Thacak Sithaw mah nangcae to tahmen nasoe; kai loe ka caanawk pongah, palungset hoiah ni ka oh han boeh, tiah a naa.
May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
15 To pongah nihcae mah tangqum hoi phoisa to kamtlai ah sin o moe, Benjamin doeh caeh o haih; angthawk o moe, Izip prae ah caeh o tathuk pacoengah, Joseph hmaa ah angdoet o.
So the men took these gifts, along with double the amount of silver, and Benjamin as well. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
16 Nihcae salakah kaom Benjamin to Joseph mah hnuk naah, angmah ih im khenzawnkung khaeah, Hae kaminawk hae ka im ah caeh haih ah, maitaw maeto bop oh loe, buh raenghhaih to sah ah; athun naah nihcae hoi nawnto buh ka caak han, tiah a naa.
When Joseph saw Benjamin with his brothers, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for they shall dine with me at noon.”
17 Joseph mah thuih ih lok baktih toengah to kami mah sak pae, nihcae to Joseph im ah caeh haih.
The man did as Joseph had commanded and took the brothers to Joseph’s house.
18 Joseph im ah a caeh haih pongah nihcae loe tasoeh o, canghni cang qan han a caeh o tangsuek naah aicae dip thungah phoisa oh let pongah ni, im ah ang caeh haih boeh; aicae hae na bop ueloe, nganbawh kana na paek tih boeh, tamna ah suek pacoengah, aicae ih laa hrangnawk doeh laa boih tih boeh, tiah a poek o.
But the brothers were frightened that they had been taken to Joseph’s house. “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time,” they said. “They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”
19 To pongah Joseph im toepkung khaeah caeh o moe, thok taengah anih khaeah lokthuih pae o.
So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
20 Nihcae mah, Aw angraeng, kaicae loe canghniah haeah cang qan han kang zoh o vai boeh.
“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.
21 Ataihaih im ka phak o naah, dip to ka paongh o, to naah kaimacae ih dip thungah phoisa tabu angmah toengroeng ah ka hnuk o let; to pongah vaihi kang sin o let.
But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.
22 Cang qan hanah kalah phoisa doeh ka sin o let; mi mah maw kaicae ih dip thungah phoisa pacaeng, tito ka panoek o ai, tiah naa o.
We have brought additional silver with us to buy food. We do not know who put our silver in our sacks.”
23 Anih mah, Lunghoihta hoiah om oh, mawn o hmah; nangcae ih Sithaw, nangcae ampa ih Sithaw mah ni nangcae ih dip thungah phoisa to ang pacaengh pae; nangcae ih phoisa loe ka hnuk bae, tiah a naa. To pacoengah anih mah Simeon to nihcae khaeah caeh haih.
“It is fine,” said the steward. “Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, gave you the treasure that was in your sacks. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.
24 Im toepkung mah nihcae to Joseph im ah caeh haih, khok amsaeh han tui a paek moe, laa hrangnawk doeh rawkcak pacah.
And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.
25 To ah buhcaak han oh, tiah a thaih o pongah, Joseph athun buhcaak han angzoh naah tangqum hae paek si, tiah a thuih o moe, tangqumnawk to pathok o.
Since the brothers had been told that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Joseph’s arrival at noon.
26 Joseph im ah amlaem naah, a sinh o ih tangqum to imthung ah Joseph han paek o moe, a hmaa ah long ah akuep pae o.
When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.
27 Ngan na tui o maw? Nang thuih o ih nam pa mitong loe ngantui maw? A hing vop maw? tiah a dueng.
He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”
28 Nihcae mah, Na tamna kaicae ampa loe hing vop, ngan doeh tui vop bae, tiah a naa o; to pacoengah a hmaa ah akuep o moe, khingyahaih paek o.
“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.
29 A khet naah amno ih capa, amnawk Benjamin to a hnuk, Anih loe nang thuih o ih, nam nawk asoi koek maw? tiah a naa. Sithaw mah na tahmen nasoe, ka capa, tiah a naa.
When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”
30 Amnawk nuiah palungset pongah, qahhaih ahmuen pakrong hanah karangah a caeh ving; angmah ih imthung ah a caeh moe, to ah a qah.
Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.
31 Mikhmai pathlak pacoengah, angzoh let, qah amsumh pacoengah, Buhcaak hanah patoemh oh, tiah a naa.
Then he washed his face and came back out. Regaining his composure, he said, “Serve the meal.”
32 Angmabueng caak hanah buh to patoemh pae o, anih ih nawkamyanawk caak hanah doeh ahmuen kalah ah buh to patoem pae o; anih hoi nawnto buhcaa Izip kaminawk hanah doeh buh to patoem pae o toeng; Izip kaminawk hanah panuet thoh pongah, Izip kaminawk loe Hebru kaminawk hoi nawnto buhcaa o ai.
They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.
33 Nawkamyanawk loe kacoeh koek hoi kanawk koek khoek to, angmacae ih saning baktih toengah Joseph hmaa ah anghnut o; nihcae loe maeto hoi maeto ang khet o moe, dawnrai o.
They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
34 Joseph mah nihcae caak hanah buh pazet naah, Benjamin to kalah kaminawk pongah alet pangato kamtlai ah a paek; nihcae loe naek o moe, anih hoi nawnto kanawm ah oh o.
When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.
