< Genesis 43 >
1 Prae thungah khokhahaih nung parai vop.
The famine in Canaan got worse.
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.
Finally, when Jacob and his family had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, Jacob said to them, “Go back to Egypt and buy some more grain for us!”
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 said to him, “The man who sold us the grain warned us sternly, ‘I will not let you see me [SYN] again if you come and your younger brother is not with you.’
4 Kam nawk to kaicae hnukah nang zohsak nahaeloe, ka caeh o tathuk moe, cang to kang qan pae o han;
So, if you will send our younger brother with us, we will go down to Egypt and buy some grain 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 down there, because that man said to us, ‘I will not let you see me again if your younger brother is not with you.’”
6 Israel mah, kai raihaih paek hanah, tikhoe kam nawk oh vop, tiah na thuih o loe? tiah a naa.
Jacob asked, “Why did you cause me to have this trouble by telling the man that you had a younger 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.
One of them replied, “The man asked about us and about our family. He said, ‘Is your father still living? Do you have another brother?’ We had to answer his questions. (We could not know that he would say, ‘The next time that you come down here, bring your brother with you!’/How could we know that he would say, ‘The next time that you come down here, bring your brother with you!’)” [RHQ]
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.
Then Judah said to his father Jacob, “Send the boy with me, and we will go immediately, in order that we and you and our children may get grain and not die from hunger.
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 myself will guarantee that he will return. You can require me to do what I am promising [IDM]. If I do not bring him back to you safely, you can say forever that (I am to blame/it was my fault [that he did not return to you)].
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 (wasted so much time/waited so long), by now we could have gone there and returned two times!”
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 Jacob said to them, “If there is no other way, do this: Put in your sacks some of the best things that are grown in this land, and take them down to the man as a gift. Take some balm/perfume and honey and spices and myrrh/ointment, some pistachio nuts, 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 twice as much money as you took the previous time, because you must return the silver that someone put in the tops of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake that it was put in your sacks.
13 Nam nawk hae caeh o haih ah, angthawk oh loe, to kami khaeah caeh o let ah.
Take your younger brother and go back to that man.
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.
I will pray that God Almighty will cause that man to act mercifully toward you, so that he will let your other brother, as well as Benjamin, come back here with you. But as for me, if my sons are taken from me, then I will not have my sons!”
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 the gifts that Jacob said that they should take, and twice the amount of money that the grain would cost, and they also took Benjamin. They went down quickly to Egypt, and they stood in front of 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 them, he said to the man who (was in charge of/supervised) things in his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare a meal, because I want them to eat with me at noon.” [And he told him in what order they were to be seated].
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 said. And he took them 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 they were afraid because he was taking them to Joseph’s house. They were thinking, “He is taking us here because of the silver that was put in our sacks the first time that we came here. While we are eating, he will have his servants attack us and seize us and cause us to become his slaves, and also take our donkeys.”
19 To pongah Joseph im toepkung khaeah caeh o moe, thok taengah anih khaeah lokthuih pae o.
They went with the man who was in charge of things in Joseph’s house. When they arrived at the entrance of the house,
20 Nihcae mah, Aw angraeng, kaicae loe canghniah haeah cang qan han kang zoh o vai boeh.
one of them said to him, “Please, sir, listen to me. We came down here previously and bought some grain.
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 at the place where we stopped for the night as we were returning home, we opened our sacks. We were astonished to see that in the top of each of our sacks was the exact amount of silver that we had paid for the grain! So 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 also brought more silver with us to buy more grain. We do not know who put the 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.
The man replied, [“Relax]! Do not worry about it! I received the silver that you brought. Your God, the God your father worships, must have put it in your sacks.” And then he brought Simeon to them from the prison.
24 Im toepkung mah nihcae to Joseph im ah caeh haih, khok amsaeh han tui a paek moe, laa hrangnawk doeh rawkcak pacah.
Then he took them into Joseph’s house. He gave them water to wash their feet and gave them food for the 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.
He told them that they were going to eat with Joseph at noon. So the men prepared their gifts to give to Joseph when he arrived.
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 to him the gifts that they had brought into the house. Then they bowed down to the ground in front of 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 them if they were (well/in good health), and then he asked, “How is the health of your old father, the one that you told me about? Is he still living?”
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.
One of them replied, “Yes, our father, [who is willing to be] your servant, is still alive, and he is well.” Then again they bowed down in front of 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.
Then he saw his [younger] brother Benjamin, his own mother’s other son. He asked them, “Is this your youngest brother, the one whom you told me about?” After they said “Yes,” he said to Benjamin, “Young man, I pray that God will act kindly toward you.”
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 quickly left the room. He realized that he was about to cry because he (was full of emotion about his younger brother/loved his younger brother so much). He went into his private room and cried there.
31 Mikhmai pathlak pacoengah, angzoh let, qah amsumh pacoengah, Buhcaak hanah patoemh oh, tiah a naa.
Then, after he washed the tears from his face, he came out, and controlling his emotions, he said to the servants, “Serve the food!”
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.
The people of Egypt considered that it was disgraceful for them to eat with Hebrews, so the servants served food to Joseph by himself, and served the other people of Egypt who ate with him by themselves, and they served Joseph’s older brothers and younger brother by themselves.
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.
His brothers were astonished to see that their seats were arranged according to their ages, from the oldest to the youngest!
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.
And when their portions of food were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as anyone else’s portion! So they ate food and drank wine with Joseph and became very cheerful.