Suencuek 44
1 Te phoeiah a im kah te a uen tih, “Hlang rhoek kah sungkoi te cang a phueih rhoeh ah sang pa lamtah tangka te sungkoi kah a rhai ah rhip khueh pah.
Joseph ordered his household supervisor, “Fill the men's sacks with as much grain as they can hold and put each man's money at the top of his sack.
2 Tedae kai kah bunang khuikah ngun bunang te a poeih kah sungkoi khui ah khueh pah lamtah amah kah cang neh tangka khaw hmaih sang pah,” a ti nah dongah Joseph kah ol a thui bangla a saii van.
Then put my special silver cup at the top of the sack of the youngest, along with the money for his grain.” He did as Joseph told him.
3 Mincang khothaih nen tah hlang rhoek te amamih kah laak neh vawl a tueih uh.
At sunrise they were sent on their way with their donkeys.
4 Amih loh khopuei te a hla lamkah hawt a khum vaengah Joseph loh a im om te, “Thoo, hlang rhoek te a hnukah hloem lamtah na kae vaengah amih te, ‘Balae tih a then te boethae neh na thuung uh?
They had hardly left the city when Joseph told his household supervisor, “Go after those men, and when you catch up with them, ask them, ‘Why have you paid back good with evil by stealing my master's silver cup?
5 Ka boeipa kah a tui ok te he moenih a? Te lamkah la anih a hma khaw a hma dae. Anih taengkah na saii uh te na lolh uh coeng,’ ti nah,” a ti nah.
This is the cup he personally drinks from, and which he uses for divination. What you've done is really evil!’”
6 Te dongah amih te a kae vanneh hekah olka he a thui pah.
When he caught up with them, he told them what Joseph had said.
7 Tedae amih loh, “Ka boeipa tebang olka te ba ham lae a thui. Na sal rhoek loh tebang hno a saii ham khaw savisava la.
“My lord, what are you saying?” they replied. “We your servants wouldn't do anything like that!
8 Kaimih loh sungkoi so kah tangka ka hmuh uh te Kanaan kho lamkah nang taengla kam bal puei uh atah metlamlae na boei im kah ngun neh sui te tarha ka huen uh eh.
Remember that we brought back the money we found at the top of our sacks when we returned from Canaan. Why would we steal silver or gold from your master's house?
9 Na sal rhoek khuiah u taeng mai ah khaw a om atah duek saeh lamtah kaimih khaw ka boeipa taengah sal la ka om uh eh,” a ti uh.
If any one of us is found with it, he shall die, and all of us will become your slaves.”
10 Te dongah Joseph im om loh, “Then, nangmih kah olthui vanbangla u khaw a taengah aka om hlang van te tah kai taengah sal la om saeh lamtah nangmih te ommongsitoe la na om uh ni,” a ti nah.
“Whatever you say,” the man replied, “but only the one found with it will become my slave since the rest of you will be free of any blame.”
11 Te dongah sungkoi te a loe la diklai ah rhip a hal uh tih rhip a ong uh.
They all unloaded their sacks and put them on the ground. They each opened their own sacks.
12 Te dongah a ham taeng lamkah a tong tih a tlap te a poeih taengla a khah vaengah bunang te Benjamin kah sungkoi dongah a hmuh.
The household supervisor searched the sacks, beginning with the oldest and working his way down to the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
13 Te vaengah a himbai te a phen uh tih laak dongah hno rhip a tloeng uh tih khopuei la koep bal uh.
The brothers tore their clothes in grief. Then they loaded their sacks back on their donkeys and headed back to the city.
14 Tedae Judah neh amah boeinaphung loh im a pha vaengah Joseph khaw a om pueng dongah a hmai ah diklai la bakop uh.
Joseph was still at home when Judah and his brothers arrived, and they fell to the ground before him.
15 Te vaengah Joseph loh, “Ba bibi lae na saii uh he. Kai bang hlang he hma khaw hma tila, na ming uh moenih a?” a ti nah.
“Why did you do this?” Joseph asked. “Don't you know a man like me can find out things through divination?”
16 Te vaengah Judah loh, “Ka boeipa taengah mebang ka thui tih metla ka cal vaengah lae ka tang uh eh. Na sal rhoek kah thaesainah khaw Pathen loh a yan oeh coeng dongah kaimih khaw, a kut dongkah bunang a hmuh pah hlang nen te ka boeipa taengah sal ka bi uh van mai pawn ni ta,” a ti nah.
“My lord, what can we say?” Judah replied. “How can we explain this to you? In what way can we prove our innocence? God has exposed the guilt of your servants. My lord, we are your slaves—all of us, including the one who was found with the cup.”
17 Tedae Joseph loh, “Hekah he kai loh ka saii ham te savisava, a kut dongah bunang a hmuh hlang te kai taengah sal la om ngawn saeh lamtah nangmih te na pa taengah ngaimong la bal uh ngawn,” a ti nah.
“I wouldn't do anything like that!” Joseph replied. “Only the man who was found with the cup will become my slave. The rest of you are free to return to your father.”
18 Tedae Judah te anih taengla thoeih tih, “Aw ka boeipa kai aih he, na salpa khaw ka boeipa kah hna kaep ah olka bet ka thui dae ni. Tedae nang tah Pharaoh banghui la na om dongah na salpa taengah na thintoek te sai sak boel mai.
Judah came closer and said to him, “If you please, my lord, let your servant just say a word. Please don't become angry with your servant, even though you are as powerful as Pharaoh himself.
19 Ka boeipa loh a sal rhoek he, ‘Na pa neh na mana om a?’ a ti tih n'dawt.
My lord, previously you asked us, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’
20 Te dongah, ‘Ka boeipa la a pa khaw patong coeng tih a patong soi kah a cun capa a poeih te om. Tedae a manu pakhat kah a cun hmaih khuiah a maya te duek tih anih amah bueng la te a cul dongah a napa loh a lungnah,’ ka ti uh.
We told you, my lord, ‘We have an elderly father, and a younger brother, born when our father was already old. The boy's brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother's children left, and his father loves him dearly.’
21 Te vaengah na sal rhoek he, ‘Anih te ka mik ah ka khueh van ham khaw kai taengla han khuen thuk,’ na ti.
Then you ordered us, ‘Bring him here to me so I can see him.’
22 Te vaengah ka boeipa la, ‘Camoe loh a napa a caehtak ham tah coeng pawh. Caehtak koinih a napa te duek ni,’ ka ti uh.
We told you, ‘The boy can't leave his father; if he did, his father would die.’
23 Tedae na sal rhoek la, ‘Na mana a poeih te nan suntlak puei pawt atah kai maelhmai hmuh ham khoep uh boeh,’ na ti.
But you told us, ‘If your youngest brother doesn't come with you, you won't see me again.’
24 Te dongah na sal rhoek he a pa taengla ka pawk uh vanneh ka boeipa kah olka te anih taengla ka puen uh.
So when we went back to your servant, our father, we explained to him everything you had told us.
25 Te dongah a pa loh, ‘Mah ham khaw caak bet vawn uh bal dae,’ a ti.
However, later on, our father told us, ‘Go back and buy some more food.’
26 Te vaengah, ‘Kaimih taengah ka mana a poeih om pawt koinih hlang maelhmai hmuh ham a coeng pawt dongah, Ka mana a poeih loh kaimih taengah a om pawt mai ah ka caeh uh ham coeng pawh tedae halo atah ka cet uh ni,’ ka ti uh.
But we said, ‘There's no way we can go back unless Benjamin our youngest brother goes with us, because we won't be able to see the man if Benjamin isn't with us.’
27 Te vaengah na sal rhoek he a pa loh, ‘Ka yuu loh kai ham panit han sak te nangmih long khaw na ming uh.
Then my father said to us, ‘You realize that my wife had two sons for me.
28 Tedae pakhat he kai taeng lamloh cet coeng. Te dongah, a ngaeh ngawn a ngaeh tang coeng, ka ti. Te dongah ni tahae due anih te ka hmu pawh.
One is no more, ripped to pieces no doubt, for I've never seen him since.
29 Anih he khaw ka mikhmuh lamkah na khuen uh tih anih loh yoethae puei bal koinih kai sampok he saelkhui ah a thae la nan hla uh ve,’ a ti. (Sheol h7585)
If you take this one away from me too, and something bad happens to him, you'll send this old man to his grave in grief.’ (Sheol h7585)
30 Te dongah na sal kai loh a pa taeng ka pha tih kaimih taengah camoe amah te om pawt koinih a hinglu neh a hinglu te a hlaengtang uh rhoi dongah,
So if the boy isn't with us when I go back to my father, whose life depends on the life of the boy,
31 camoe te hah a sawt vaengah duek koinih na sal rhoek loh a pa sampok na sal te saelkhui ah kothae la ka hlak uh la vik poeh ni. (Sheol h7585)
as soon as he sees the boy isn't there he'll die, and we will really send this old man, our father, to his grave in grief. (Sheol h7585)
32 Na salpa loh camoe te a pa taengah rhi ka khang tih, ‘Anih he nang taengla kam pawk puei pawt atah a pa taengah hnin takuem ka tholh ka phueih bitni,’ ka ti nah.
In fact I gave myself as the guarantee for the boy to my father. I told him, ‘If I don't bring him back to you, then I will always carry the blame!’
33 Te dongah na salpa he camoe yueng ah ka boeipa kah sal la ka om mai saeh lamtah camoe te a maya rhoek neh bal sak mai.
So please let me stay here as my lord's slave instead of the boy. Let him go back home with his brothers.
34 Camoe he kamah nen pawt koinih a pa taengah metlam ka caeh eh? A pa taengah yoethae a hmuh man ka hmuh ve,” a ti nah.
For how could I ever go back to my father if the boy wasn't with me? I couldn't stand seeing the anguish that would cause my father.”
