Genesis 43
1 In the mean time the famine was heavy upon all the land.
Alò, gwo grangou a te rèd nan tout peyi a.
2 And when they had eaten up all the corn, which they had brought out of Egypt, Jacob said to his sons: Go again and buy us a little food.
Epi li te vin rive ke lè yo te fin manje sereyal ke yo te achte an Égypte la, papa yo te di yo: “Ale retounen, achte yon ti manje.”
3 Juda answered: The man declared unto us with the attestation of an oath, saying: You shall not see my face, unless you bring your youngest brother with you.
Men Juda te pale avèk li. Li te di: “Nonm nan te menase nou ke: ‘Nou p ap wè figi m sof ke frè nou an avèk nou.’
4 If therefore thou wilt send him with us, we will set out together, and will buy necessaries for thee.
Si ou voye frè nou an avèk nou, nou va desann achte manje.
5 But if thou wilt not, we will not go: for the man, as we have often said, declared unto us, saying: You shall not see my face without your youngest brother.
Men si ou pa voye li, nou p ap desann. Paske nonm nan te di nou: ‘Nou p ap wè figi m sof ke frè nou an avèk nou.’”
6 Israel said to them: You have done this for my misery in that you told him you had also another brother.
Alò, Israël te di: “Poukisa ou maltrete m konsa, pou nou te di mesye a ke nou te gen yon lòt frè toujou?”
7 But they answered: The man asked us in order concerning our kindred: if our father lived: if we had a brother: and we answered him regularly, according to what he demanded: could we know that he would say: Bring hither your brother with you?
Men yo te di: “Mesye a te kesyone nou byen dirèk konsènan moun nan fanmi nou. Li te mande: ‘Èske papa nou toujou vivan? Èske nou gen yon lòt frè?’ Alò, nou te reponn kesyon li. Èske nou ta ka konnen ke li ta di: ‘Mennen frè nou an desann?’”
8 And Juda said to his father: Send the boy with me, that we may set forward, and may live: lest both we and our children perish.
Juda te di a papa li, Israël: “Voye jènjan an avèk mwen. Nou va leve ale, pou nou kapab viv e pa mouri, nou menm, ansanm ak ou, ak pitit ou yo.
9 I take the boy upon me, require him at my hand: unless I bring him again, and restore him to thee, I will be guilty of sin against thee for ever.
Mwen menm, mwen va garanti pou li. Ou kapab mete m responsab li. Si mwen pa mennen l tounen bò kote ou, pou m fè l chita devan ou, alò, ke mwen rete koupab devan ou pou tout tan.
10 If delay had not been made, we had been here again the second time.
Paske si nou pa t mize, asireman kounye a nou ta gen tan retounen de fwa deja.”
11 Then Israel said to them: If it must needs be so, do what you will: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down presents to the man, a little balm, and honey, and storax, myrrh, turpentine, and almonds.
Alò, papa yo, Israël te di yo: “Si sa oblije fèt, alò, fè l konsa: Pran kèk nan pi bèl pwodwi peyi a nan sak nou, pou pote desann vè nonm nan kòm kado; yon ti lwil, yon ti siwo myèl, yon ti gòm santi bon, myrr, grenn pistach fen avèk grenn zanmann.
12 And take with you double money, and carry back what you found in your sacks, lest perhaps it was done by mistake.
Pran doub lajan nan men nou, e anplis, pran pou remèt nan men nou kòb ki te retounen nan bouch sak la. Petèt se te yon erè.
13 And take also your brother, and go to the man.
Pran frè nou an tou, e leve retounen vè mesye a.
14 And may my almighty God make him favourable to you; and send back with you your brother, whom he keepeth, and this Benjamin: and as for me I shall be desolate without children.
Konsa, ke Bondye Toupwisan an kapab bannou gras nan zye mesye a, pou li kab lage bannou lòt frè nou an avèk Benjamin. Epi pou mwen, si mwen pèdi pitit mwen yo, mwen pèdi nèt.”
15 So the men took the presents, and double money, and Benjamin: and went down into Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
Alò, mesye yo te pran kado sila yo, e yo te pran doub lajan nan men yo avèk Benjamin. Konsa, yo te leve desann an Égypte, e yo te kanpe devan Joseph.
16 And when he had seen them, and Benjamin with them, he commanded the steward of his house, saying: Bring in the men into the house, and kill victims, and prepare a feast: because they shall eat with me at noon.
Lè Joseph te wè Benjamin avèk yo, li te di a chèf domestik lakay li a, “Mennen mesye yo nan kay la, touye yon bèt, e fè prepare l; paske mesye sa yo ap vin manje avèk mwen a midi a.”
17 He did as he was commanded, and brought the men into the house.
Alò, nonm nan te fè sa ke Joseph te mande a, e li te mennen mesye yo lakay Joseph.
18 And they being much afraid, said there one to another: Because of the money, which we carried back the first time in our sacks, we are brought in: that he may bring upon us a false accusation, and by violence make slaves of us and our asses.
Alò, mesye yo te byen pè, paske yo te mennen yo lakay Joseph. Konsa, yo te di: “Se akoz lajan ki te remèt nan sak yo premye fwa a, ke yo ap mennen nou la a, pou li kapab chache okazyon kont nou, pou tonbe sou nou, e pran nou kòm esklav avèk bourik nou yo.”
19 Wherefore going up to the steward of the house, at the door,
Pou sa a, yo te vin pwoche chèf domestik la. Yo te pale ak li nan antre kay la,
20 They said: Sir, we desire thee to hear us: We came down once before to buy food:
e yo te di: “O mèt mwen, vrèman nou te desann premye fwa a pou achte manje,
21 And when we had bought, and come to the inn, we opened our sacks, and found our money in the mouths of the sacks: which we have now brought again in the same weight.
men sa te fè ke lè nou rive nan lojman nou, pou louvri sak nou, konsa, nou jwenn kòb chak moun nan bouch sak li! Tout kòb nou nèt! Konsa, nou te retounen pote li nan men nou.
22 And we have brought other money besides, to buy what we want: we cannot tell who put it in our bags.
Nou te pote osi, lajan anplis nan men nou pou achte manje. Nou pa konnen kilès ki te mete kòb nou yo nan sak nou yo.”
23 But he answered: Peace be with you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father hath given you treasure in your sacks. For the money, which you gave me, I have for good. And he brought Simeon out to them.
Li te di: “Rete anpè, nou pa bezwen pè. Bondye pa nou an e Bondye papa nou an te bannou trezò nan sak nou yo. Mwen te resevwa kòb nou an.” Epi li te mennen Siméon deyò bay yo.
24 And having brought them into the house, he fetched water, and they washed their feet, and he gave provender to their asses.
Epi nonm nan te mennen mesye yo antre lakay Joseph. Li te bay yo dlo, e yo te lave pye pa yo. Li te bay bourik yo manje.
25 But they made ready the presents, against Joseph came at noon: for they had heard that they should eat bread there.
Konsa, yo te prepare kado yo pou lè Joseph ta vin parèt a midi, paske yo te tande ke yo te gen pou manje la.
26 Then Joseph came into his house, and they offered him the presents holding them in their hands, and they bowed down with their face to the ground.
Lè Joseph te rive lakay li, yo te pote kado ki te nan men yo bò kote li nan kay la, e yo te bese atè devan li.
27 But he, courteously saluting them again, asked them, saying: Is the old man your father in health, of whom you told me? Is he yet living?
Li te mande yo si tout bagay ale byen. Li te di: “Èske granmoun sou sila nou te pale m nan toujou vivan?”
28 And they answered: Thy servant our father is in health, he is yet living. And bowing themselves they made obeisance to him.
Yo te di: “Sèvitè ou a, papa nou toujou byen; li toujou vivan.” Yo te bese ba pou bay respè.
29 And Joseph lifting up his eyes, saw Benjamin his brother, by the same mother, and said: Is this your young brother, of whom you told me? And he said: God be gracious to thee, my son.
Lè li te leve zye li, li te wè frè li, Benjamin, fis a manman l lan, e li te di: “Èske se sila a ki pi jenn frè nou ke nou te pale m nan?” Konsa, li te di: “Ke Bondye kapab fè ou gras, fis mwen.”
30 And he made haste because his heart was moved upon his brother, and tears gushed out: and going into his chamber he wept.
Konsa, Joseph te fè vit ale deyò, paske li te tèlman touche byen fon pa prezans frè li yo, e li te chache yon kote pou l ta kab kriye. Li te antre nan chanm li an, e li te kriye la.
31 And when he had washed his face, coming out again, he refrained himself, and said: Set bread on the table.
Alò, li te lave figi li, e li te vin parèt deyò. Li te kontwole tèt li, e te di: “Sèvi manje a.”
32 And when it was set on, for Joseph apart, and for his brethren apart, for the Egyptians also that ate with him, apart, (for it is unlawful for the Egyptians to eat with the Hebrews, and they think such a feast profane):
Epi yo te sèvi Joseph nan yon kote pou kont li, e lòt Ejipsyen yo pou kont yo, paske yon Ejipsyen pa t kapab manje avèk yon Ebre. Paske sa se yon abominasyon pou Ejipsyen yo.
33 They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his age. And they wondered very much:
Alò, yo te chita devan li, premye ne a, selon dwa nesans li, pi jenn nan selon jennès li, e mesye yo t ap gade youn lòt byen etone.
34 Taking the messes which they received of him: and the greater mess came to Benjamin, so that it exceeded by five parts. And they drank, and were merry with him.
Li te pran pòsyon manje pa yo sòti nan pwòp tab li, men pòsyon Benjamin an te senk fwa plis ke tout lòt yo. Epi yo te manje e bwè, e fè kè kontan avèk li.
