Genesis 43
1 Meanwhile, the famine pressed heavily on all the land.
Tetapi hebat sekali kelaparan di negeri itu.
2 And having consumed the provisions that they had brought out of Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, “Return and buy us a little food.”
Dan setelah gandum yang dibawa mereka dari Mesir habis dimakan, berkatalah ayah mereka: "Pergilah pula membeli sedikit bahan makanan untuk kita."
3 Judah answered: “The man himself declared to us, under the attestation of an oath, saying: ‘You will not see my face, unless you bring your youngest brother with you.’
Lalu Yehuda menjawabnya: "Orang itu telah memperingatkan kami dengan sungguh-sungguh: Kamu tidak boleh melihat mukaku, jika adikmu itu tidak ada bersama-sama dengan kamu.
4 If therefore you are willing to send him with us, we will travel together, and we will buy necessities for you.
Jika engkau mau membiarkan adik kami pergi bersama-sama dengan kami, maka kami mau pergi ke sana dan membeli bahan makanan bagimu.
5 But if you are not willing, we will not go. For the man, as we have often said, declared to us, saying: ‘You will not see my face without your youngest brother.’”
Tetapi jika engkau tidak mau membiarkan dia pergi, maka kami tidak akan pergi ke sana, sebab orang itu telah berkata kepada kami: Kamu tidak boleh melihat mukaku, jika adikmu itu tidak ada bersama-sama dengan kamu."
6 Israel said to them, “You have done this for my misery, in that you revealed to him that you also had another brother.”
Lalu berkatalah Israel: "Mengapa kamu mendatangkan malapetaka kepadaku dengan memberitahukan kepada orang itu, bahwa masih ada adikmu seorang?"
7 But they responded: “The man questioned us in order, concerning our family: whether our father lived, if we had a brother. And we answered him respectively, according to what he demanded. How could we know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother with you?’”
Jawab mereka: "Orang itu telah menanyai kami dengan seksama tentang kami sendiri dan tentang sanak saudara kita: Masih hidupkah ayahmu? Adakah adikmu lagi? Dan kami telah memberitahukan semuanya kepadanya seperti yang sebenarnya. Bagaimana kami dapat menduga bahwa ia akan berkata: Bawalah ke mari adikmu itu."
8 Likewise, Judah said to his father: “Send the boy with me, so that we may set out and be able to live, lest we and our little ones should die.
Lalu berkatalah Yehuda kepada Israel, ayahnya: "Biarkanlah anak itu pergi bersama-sama dengan aku; maka kami akan bersiap dan pergi, supaya kita tetap hidup dan jangan mati, baik kami maupun engkau dan anak-anak kami.
9 I accept the boy; require him at my hand. Unless I lead him back and restore him to you, I will be guilty of a sin against you for all time.
Akulah yang menanggung dia; engkau boleh menuntut dia dari padaku; jika aku tidak membawa dia kepadamu dan menempatkan dia di depanmu, maka akulah yang berdosa terhadap engkau untuk selama-lamanya.
10 If a delay had not intervened, by now we would have returned here a second time.”
Jika kita tidak berlambat-lambat, maka tentulah kami sekarang sudah dua kali pulang."
11 Therefore, their father Israel said to them: “If it is necessary to do so, then do what you will. Take, in your vessels, from the best fruits of the land, and carry down gifts to the man: a little resin, and honey, and storax ointment, oil of myrrh, turpentine, and almonds.
Lalu Israel, ayah mereka, berkata kepadanya: "Jika demikian, perbuatlah begini: Ambillah hasil yang terbaik dari negeri ini dalam tempat gandummu dan bawalah kepada orang itu sebagai persembahan: sedikit balsam dan sedikit madu, damar dan damar ladan, buah kemiri dan buah badam.
12 Also, take with you double the money, and carry back what you found in your sacks, lest perhaps it was done in error.
Dan bawalah uang dua kali lipat banyaknya: uang yang telah dikembalikan ke dalam mulut karung-karungmu itu haruslah kamu bawa kembali; mungkin itu suatu kekhilafan.
13 But also take your brother, and go to the man.
Bawalah juga adikmu itu, bersiaplah dan kembalilah pula kepada orang itu.
14 Then may my Almighty God cause him to be pleased by you. And send your brother, whom he holds, back with you, along with this one, Benjamin. But as for me, without my children, I will be like one who is bereaved.”
Allah Yang Mahakuasa kiranya membuat orang itu menaruh belas kasihan kepadamu, supaya ia membiarkan saudaramu yang lain itu beserta Benyamin kembali. Mengenai aku ini, jika terpaksa aku kehilangan anak-anakku, biarlah juga kehilangan!"
15 Therefore, the men took the gifts, and double the money, and Benjamin. And they went down into Egypt, and they stood in the presence of Joseph.
Lalu orang-orang itu mengambil persembahan itu dan mengambil uang dua kali lipat banyaknya, beserta Benyamin juga; mereka bersiap dan pergi ke Mesir. Kemudian berdirilah mereka di depan Yusuf.
16 And when he had seen them and Benjamin together, he instructed the steward of his house, saying: “Lead the men into the house, and kill victims, and prepare a feast, because they will be eating with me at midday.”
Ketika Yusuf melihat Benyamin bersama-sama dengan mereka, berkatalah ia kepada kepala rumahnya: "Bawalah orang-orang ini ke dalam rumah, sembelihlah seekor hewan dan siapkanlah itu, sebab orang-orang ini akan makan bersama-sama dengan aku pada tengah hari ini."
17 He did what he had been ordered to do, and he brought the men into the house.
Orang itu melakukan seperti yang dikatakan Yusuf dan dibawanyalah orang-orang itu ke dalam rumah Yusuf.
18 And there, being terrified, they said one to another: “Because of the money, which we carried back the first time in our sacks, we have been brought in, so that he may unleash a false accusation against us, and by violence subjugate both us and our donkeys into servitude.”
Lalu ketakutanlah orang-orang itu, karena mereka dibawa ke dalam rumah Yusuf. Kata mereka: "Yang menjadi sebab kita dibawa ke sini, ialah perkara uang yang dikembalikan ke dalam karung kita pada mulanya itu, supaya kita disergap dan ditangkap dan supaya kita dijadikan budak dan keledai kita diambil."
19 For this reason, approaching the steward of the house at his door,
Karena itu mereka mendekati kepala rumah Yusuf itu, dan berkata kepadanya di depan pintu rumah:
20 they said: “We beg you, lord, to hear us. We came down once before to buy food.
"Mohon bicara tuan! Kami dahulu datang ke mari untuk membeli bahan makanan,
21 And having bought it, when we arrived at the inn, we opened our sacks and found the money in the mouths of the sacks, which we now have carried back in the same amount.
tetapi ketika kami sampai ke tempat bermalam dan membuka karung kami, tampaklah uang kami masing-masing dengan tidak kurang jumlahnya ada di dalam mulut karung. Tetapi sekarang kami membawanya kembali.
22 But we have also brought other silver, so that we may buy those things that are necessary for us. It is not on our conscience who had placed it in our bags.”
Uang lain kami bawa juga ke mari untuk membeli bahan makanan; kami tidak tahu siapa yang menaruh uang kami itu ke dalam karung kami."
23 But he responded: “Peace be with you. Do not be afraid. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you the treasure in your sacks. As for the money that you gave to me, I held it as a test.” And he led Simeon out to them.
Tetapi jawabnya: "Tenang sajalah, jangan takut; Allahmu dan Allah bapamu telah memberikan kepadamu harta terpendam dalam karungmu; uangmu itu telah kuterima." Kemudian dikeluarkannyalah Simeon dan dibawanya kepada mereka.
24 And having led them into the house, he brought water, and they washed their feet, and he gave fodder to their donkeys.
Setelah orang itu membawa mereka ke dalam rumah Yusuf, diberikannyalah air, supaya mereka membasuh kaki; juga keledai mereka diberinya makan.
25 But they also prepared the gifts, until Joseph entered at midday. For they had heard that they would eat bread there.
Sesudah itu mereka menyiapkan persembahannya menantikan Yusuf datang pada waktu tengah hari, sebab mereka telah mendengar, bahwa mereka akan makan di situ.
26 And so Joseph entered his house, and they offered him the gifts, holding them in their hands. And they reverenced prone on the ground.
Ketika Yusuf telah pulang, mereka membawa persembahan yang ada pada mereka itu kepada Yusuf di dalam rumah, lalu sujud kepadanya sampai ke tanah.
27 But he, gently greeting them again, questioned them, saying: “Is your father, the old man about whom you spoke to me, in good health? Is he still alive?”
Sesudah itu ia bertanya kepada mereka apakah mereka selamat; lagi katanya: "Apakah ayahmu yang tua yang kamu sebutkan itu selamat? Masih hidupkah ia?"
28 And they answered: “Your servant, our father, is safe; he is still alive.” And bowing, they reverenced him.
Jawab mereka: "Hambamu, ayah kami, ada selamat; ia masih hidup." Sesudah itu berlututlah mereka dan sujud.
29 Then Joseph, lifting up his eyes, saw Benjamin, his brother of the same womb, and he said, “Is this your little brother, about whom you spoke to me?” And again, he said, “May God be compassionate to you, my son.”
Ketika Yusuf memandang kepada mereka, dilihatnyalah Benyamin, adiknya, yang seibu dengan dia, lalu katanya: "Inikah adikmu yang bungsu itu, yang telah kamu sebut-sebut kepadaku?" Lagi katanya: "Allah kiranya memberikan kasih karunia kepadamu, anakku!"
30 And he hurried out, because his heart had been moved over his brother, and tears gushed out. And going into his chamber, he wept.
Lalu segeralah Yusuf pergi dari situ, sebab hatinya sangat terharu merindukan adiknya itu, dan dicarinyalah tempat untuk menangis; ia masuk ke dalam kamar, lalu menangis di situ.
31 And when he had washed his face, coming out again, he composed himself, and he said, “Set out bread.”
Sesudah itu dibasuhnyalah mukanya dan ia tampil ke luar. Ia menahan hatinya dan berkata: "Hidangkanlah makanan."
32 And when it was set out, separately for Joseph, and separately for his brothers, likewise separately for the Egyptians, who ate at the same time, (for it is unlawful for Egyptians to eat with Hebrews, and they consider feasting in this way to be profane)
Lalu dihidangkanlah makanan, bagi Yusuf tersendiri, bagi saudara-saudaranya tersendiri dan bagi orang-orang Mesir yang bersama-sama makan dengan mereka itu tersendiri; sebab orang Mesir tidak boleh makan bersama-sama dengan orang Ibrani, karena hal itu suatu kekejian bagi orang Mesir.
33 they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his state of life. And they wondered exceedingly,
Saudara-saudaranya itu duduk di depan Yusuf, dari yang sulung sampai yang bungsu, sehingga mereka berpandang-pandangan dengan heran.
34 taking the portions that they received from him. And the greater portion went to Benjamin, so much so that it exceeded five parts. And they drank and became inebriated along with him.
Lalu disajikan kepada mereka hidangan dari meja Yusuf, tetapi yang diterima Benyamin adalah lima kali lebih banyak dari pada setiap orang yang lain. Lalu minumlah mereka dan bersukaria bersama-sama dengan dia.
