Genesis 43

1 But the famine prevailed in the land.

देशमा अति भयानक अनिकाल परेको थियो ।

2 And it came to pass, when they had finished eating the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, that their father said to them, Go again; buy us a little food.

तिनीहरूले मिश्रबाट ल्याएका अनाज खाइसकेपछि तिनीहरूका पिताले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “फेरि हाम्रो लागि अन्‍न किन्‍नलाई जाओ ।”

3 And Judas spoke to him, saying, The man, the lord of the country, positively testified to us, saying, You shall not see my face, unless your younger brother be with you.

यहूदाले भने, “ती मानिसले हामीलाई गम्भीरतापूर्वक चेताउनी दिएका छन्, 'तिमीहरूले आफ्ना भाइलाई सँगै ल्याएनौ भने तिमीहरूले मेरो मुहार हेर्नेछैनौ ।'

4 If, then, you send our brother with us, we will go down, and buy you food;

तपाईंले हाम्रा भाइलाई हामिसितै पठाउनुभयो भने हामी तल झरेर तपाईंका लागि अन्‍न किन्‍नेछौँ ।

5 but if you send not our brother with us, we will not go: for the man spoke to us, saying, You shall not see my face, unless your younger brother be with you.

तर तपाईंले तिनलाई पठाउनुभएन भने हामी तल जाँदैनौँ । किनभने ती मानिसले हामीलाई भनेका छन् 'तिमीहरूले आफ्ना भाइलाई सँगै ल्याएनौ भने तिमीहरूले मेरो मुहार हेर्नेछैनौ' ।”

6 And Israel said, Why did you harm me, inasmuch as you told the man that you had a brother?

इस्राएलले भने, “तिमीहरूको अर्को भाइ थियो भनी ती मानिसलाई बताएर तिमीहरूले किन ममाथि सङ्कष्‍ट ल्यायौ?”

7 And they said, The man closely questioned us about our family also, saying, Does your father yet live, and have you a brother? and we answered him according to this question: did we know that he would say to us, Bring your brother?

तिनीहरूले भने, “ती मानिसले हामी र हाम्रो परिवारको बारेमा सबै कुरा सोधपुछ गरे । तिनले भने, 'के तपाईंका पिता अझै जीवितै हुनुहुन्छ? के तिमीहरूको अर्को भाइ छ?' हामीले तिनका प्रश्‍नहरूको जवाफ मात्र दिएका हौँ । तिनले 'तिमीहरूका भाइलाई पनि सँगै लिएर आओ' भन्छन् भनी हामीले कसरी जान्‍न सक्थ्यौँ र?

8 And Judas said to his father Israel, Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you, and our store.

यहूदाले आफ्ना पिता इस्राएललाई भने, “केटोलाई मसितै पठाउनुहोस् । तपाईं, हामी र हाम्रा छोराछोरीहरू बाँच्न सकून् भनी हामी उठेर गइहाल्नेछौँ ।

9 And I engage for him; at my hand do you require him; if I bring him not to you, and place him before you, I shall be guilty towards you for ever.

म तिनको जमानी हुनेछु । तपाईंले मसित लेखा लिनुहुनेछ । मैले तिनलाई तपाईंकहाँ फर्काएर तपाईंको सामु ल्याइनँ भने म सदाको लागि त्यसको दोषी हुनेछु ।

10 For if we had not tarried, we should now have returned twice.

किनकि हामीले ढिला नगरेका भए निश्‍चय नै अहिलेसम्म त हामी दोस्रो पटक यहाँ फर्किसकेका हुने थियौँ ।”

11 And Israel, their father, said to them, If it be so, do this; take of the fruits of the earth in your vessels, and carry down to the man presents of gum and honey, and frankincense, and stacte, and turpentine, and walnuts.

तिनीहरूका पिता इस्राएलले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “त्यसो हो भने, अब यसो गर । तिमीहरूका झोलाहरूमा यस देशमा सबैभन्दा उत्तम उब्जनीहरू हाल । ती मानिसलाई यी उपहारहरू लिएर जाओः सुगन्धित लेप, मह, मसला र मूर्र, पेस्ता र हाडे-बदाम ।

12 And take double money in your hands, and the money that was returned in your sacks, carry back with you, lest perhaps it is a mistake.

तिमीहरूले दुई गुणा रुपियाँ-पैसा पनि लिएर जाओ । तिमीहरूका बोरा खोल्दा मुखमा फेला परेका रुपियाँ-पैसा पनि सँगै लिएर जाओ । सायद त्यो भुल थियो ।

13 And take your brother; and arise, go down to the man.

तिमीहरूका भाइलाई पनि सँगै लैजाओ । उठेर फेरि ती मानिसकहाँ जाओ ।

14 And my God give you favour in the sight of the man, and send away your other brother, and Benjamin, for I accordingly as I have been bereaved, am bereaved.

सर्वशक्तिमान् परमेश्‍वरले ती मानिसको सामु तिमीहरूलाई कृपा देखाऊन् ताकि तिनले तिमीहरूका अर्का दाजु र बेन्यामीनलाई छुटकारा दिऊन् । मेरा सन्तानहरूको कारणले म शोकित हुनैपर्छ भने म हुँला ।”

15 And the men having taken these presents, and the double money, took in their hands also Benjamin; and they rose up and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

ती मानिसहरूले उपहार, दुई गुणा रुपियाँ-पैसा र बेन्यामीनलाई लिए, र तिनीहरू उठेर मिश्रतर्फ झरे, अनि योसेफको सामु हाजिर भए ।

16 And Joseph saw them and his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said to the steward of his household, Bring the men into the house, and kill beasts and make ready, for the men are to eat bread with me at noon.

योसेफले तिनीहरूसँगै बेन्यामीनलाई देखेपछि तिनले आफ्नो घरको भण्डारेलाई भने, “ती मानिसहरूलाई घरभित्र ल्याओ, र एउटा पशु काटेर भोज तयार पार किनकि दिउँसो यी मानिसहरूले मसँगै खानेछन् ।”

17 And the man did as Joseph said; and he brought the men into the house of Joseph.

त्यस भण्डारले योसेफले भनेजस्तो गर्‍यो । त्यसले ती मानिसहरूलाई योसेफको घरभित्र ल्यायो ।

18 And the men, when they perceived that they were brought into the house of Joseph, said, We are brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first; even in order to inform against us, and lay it to our charge; to take us for servants, and our asses.

ती मानिसहरू योसेफको घरमा लगिएकाले तिनीहरू डराए । तिनीहरूले भने, “पहिलो पटक हाम्रा बोराहरूमा फर्काइएको रुपियाँ-पैसाको कारण हामीलाई यहाँ ल्याइएको हो । तिनले हाम्रो विरुद्धमा मौका खोजेका हुन सक्छन् । तिनले हामीलाई गिरफ्तार गरी दास बनाउन सक्छन्, हाम्रा गधाहरू लैजान सक्छन् ।”

19 And having approached the man who was over the house of Joseph, they spoke to him in the porch of the house,

तिनीहरू योसेफको घरको भण्डारेकहाँ गए, र घरको ढोकामा तिनीहरूले उसलाई भने,

20 saying, We pray [you], Sir; we came down at first to buy food.

“हजुर, हामी पहिलो पटक अन्‍न किन्‍न आयौँ ।

21 And it came to pass, when we came to unlade, and opened our sacks, [there was] also this money of each in his sack; we have now brought back our money by weight in our hands.

हामी विश्राम स्थलमा पुग्यौँ, अनि बोराहरू खोल्दा हरेकको रुपियाँ-पैसा हरेकको बोराको मुखैमा थियो । त्यहाँ हाम्रा सबै रुपियाँ-पैसा थिए । हामीले ती हामीसँगै ल्याएका छौँ । अन्‍न किन्‍नलाई हामीले थप रुपियाँ-पैसा पनि ल्याएका छौँ ।

22 And we have brought other money with us to buy food; we know not who put the money into our sacks.

हाम्रा रुपियाँ-पैसा हाम्रा बोराहरूमा कसले राखिदियो भनी हामीलाई थाहा छैन ।”

23 And he said to them, [God deal] mercifully with you; be not afraid; your God, and the God of your fathers, has given you treasures in your sacks, and I have enough of your good money. And he brought Symeon out to them.

भण्डारेले भन्यो, “तपाईंहरूलाई शान्ति होस् । नडराउनुहोस् । तपाईंका परमेश्‍वर र तपाईंका पिताका परमेश्‍वरले नै तपाईंका बोराहरूमा तपाईंहरूको रुपियाँ-पैसा हालिदिएको हुनुपर्छ । मैले तपाईंहरूको रुपियाँ-पैसा त पाएकै थिएँ ।” त्यसपछि भण्डारेले शिमियोनलाई तिनीहरूकहाँ ल्यायो ।

24 And he brought water to wash their feet; and gave provender to their asses.

भण्डारेले ती मानिसहरूलाई योसेफको घरभित्र लग्यो । त्यसले पानी दियो, र तिनीहरूले आ-आफ्ना गोडा धोए । त्यसले तिनीहरूका गधाहरूलाई पनि दानापानी दियो ।

25 And they prepared their gifts, until Joseph came at noon, for they heard that he was going to dine there.

तिनीहरूले दिउँसो योसेफको आगमनको लागि उपहारहरू तयार पारिराखे, किनकि तिनीहरूले त्यहाँ सँगसँगै खाने थिए भनी तिनीहरूले सुनेका थिए ।

26 And Joseph entered into the house, and they brought him the gifts which they had in their hands, into the house; and they did him reverence with their face to the ground.

योसेफ घरमा आउँदा तिनीहरूले आफ्ना हातमा भएका उपहारहरू घरभित्र ल्याए, र भुइँसम्मै निहुरेर तिनलाई ढोग गरे ।

27 And he asked them, How are you? and he said to them, Is your father, the old man of whom you spoke, well? Does he yet live?

तिनले तिनीहरूको भलाकुसारीको बारेमा सोधपुछ गरे, “तपाईंहरूले बताउनुभएका तपाईंहरूका वृद्ध पिता सञ्चै हुनुहुन्छ? के तिनी अझै जीवितै छन्?”

28 And they said, Your servant our father is well; he is yet alive. And he said, Blessed be that man by God; —and they bowed, and did him reverence.

तिनीहरूले भने, “तपाईंका दास हाम्रा पिता सञ्चै हुनुहुन्छ । उहाँ अझै जीवितै हुनुहुन्छ ।” तिनीहरू भुइँमा लमतन्‍न परेर तिनलाई ढोग गरे ।

29 And Joseph lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said, Is this your younger brother, whom you spoke of bringing to me? and he said, God have mercy on you, my son.

तिनले आफ्ना आँखा उठाउँदा तिनले आफ्नी आमाका छोरा आफ्ना भाइ बेन्यामीनलाई देखेपछि तिनले भने, “तिमीहरूले मलाई बताएको तिमीहरूका कान्छा भाइ यिनै हुन्?” त्यसपछि तिनले भने, “मेरा छोरा, तिमीमाथि परमेश्‍वर अनुग्रही हुनुभएको होस्!”

30 And Joseph was troubled, for his bowels yearned over his brother, and he sought to weep; and he went into his chamber, and wept there.

योसेफ कोठाबाट बाहिर जान हतारिए किनकि तिनी आफ्ना भाइको बारेमा स्‍नेहले भरिएका थिए । तिनले रुने ठाउँ खोजे । तिनी आफ्नो कोठाभित्र पसी रोए ।

31 And he washed his face and came out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

आफ्नो मुख धोई तिनी बाहिर आए । आफूलाई नियन्त्रण गर्दै तिनले भने, “खाना ल्याओ ।”

32 And they set on [bread] for him alone, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians feasting with him by themselves, for the Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews, for it is an abomination to the Egyptians.

नोकरहरूले योसेफको लागि छुट्टै र तिनका दाजुहरूका लागि छुट्टै खाना पस्के । मिश्रीहरूले छुट्टै खाना खाए किनकि तिनीहरूले हिब्रूहरूसित खान सक्दैनथे। त्यसो गर्नु मिश्रीहरूका लागि अत्यन्तै घृणित कुरो थियो ।

33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his seniority, and the younger according to his youth; and the men looked with amazement every one at his brother.

दाजुहरू योसेफका सामु बसे । तिनीहरू जेठादेखि कान्छासम्म मिलेर बसेका थिए । तिनीहरू सबै सँगसँगै छक्‍क परेका थिए ।

34 And they took their portions from him to themselves; but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as the portions of [the others]. And they drank and were filled with drink with him.

आफ्नो सामु पस्किएको खानाको केही भाग योसेफले तिनीहरूकहाँ पठाए । तर बेन्यामीनको भागचाहिँ अरू कुनै दाजुहरूको भन्दा पाँच गुणा बेसी थियो । तिनीहरूले पिए र तिनीहरू तिनीसँगै खुसी भए ।