Genesis 42
1 When Jacob found out grain was available in Egypt, he asked his sons, “Why do you keep on looking at each other to do something?
Hichun Egypt ma anneh anendan chu Jacob in ahe tan, achate jah a asei tai, “Ibola na din chet chut uva kiveto nahiu ham?
2 I've heard there's grain in Egypt. Go there and buy some for us so we can stay alive—if not, we're going to die!”
Keiman thusoh kajan Egypt gam lama chang aum e, hijeh chun nangho cheuvin lang neh ding gacho tauvin, eima ho ikihinso thei nadingu vin,” ati.
3 So ten of Joseph's brothers went to Egypt to buy grain.
Hichun Joseph sopite ho mi som neh cho ding in Egypt lama asuh chetauvin ahi.
4 But Jacob did not send Joseph's brother Benjamin with his other brothers, for he said, “I'm afraid something bad might happen to him.”
Hinlah Jacob in vang Joseph sopipa Benjamin chu amaho lah a asol tapoi, aman aseiyin, “Keima katiya lheh tai ajole kisuh khah na le boina toh khante,” ati.
5 So Israel's sons went to buy grain along with everyone else, because there was famine in Canaan too.
Canaan gam kel hah aum tah jeh chun Israel (Jacob) chate chu Egypt lama anneh hol din mijouse toh ahung lhung khom tauve.
6 Joseph was the governor of the country and he sold grain to all the people there. So Joseph's brothers went to him, and bowed low before him with their faces to the ground.
Tua hi Joseph chu Egypt gam'a chu gam vaihom ahitan, chule chang john a dinga thanei na jouse Joseph kipe ahi tan, hiche pettah chun asopite ahung lhung tauvin, amaho ahung lhun lhun un, hikoma chun tol'a ama ho abohkhup un akunsoh tauve.
7 Joseph recognized them as soon as he saw them, but he acted like a stranger towards them and spoke to them in a severe way, saying, “Where are you from?” “From the country of Canaan,” they replied. “We've come to buy food.”
Joseph'in asopite chu amuphat in abonchauvin ahe soh keiyin, ahi vang in amaho chu hetphah lou bol in, hutot tah-in ahouvin, chule ajah uva, “Hoiya kona hung na hiuvem ong?” atile amahon jong “Canaan gam'a kon kahiuvin, puhsui dinga hung kahiuve,” atiuvin ahi.
8 Even though Joseph recognized his brothers, they didn't recognize him.
Joseph in asopiho chu ahet vang'in amahon ahe doh jou pouve.
9 Joseph thought back to the dreams he'd had about them, and told them, “No! You're spies! You've come to discover our country's weaknesses!”
Hichun Joseph in kum tamtah masang a asopi ho mang ana mat ho chu ahin geldoh in asopi ho koma hitin aseiye, “Nangho hi mipha lou le migucha nahiuve, keima ho gam hi lah mangthei ham ahiloule akihongbit joupouve, tia neihung khol leu ahi,” ati.
10 “That's not true, my lord!” they responded. “We, your servants, have just come to buy food.
Ahipoi ka Pakai tin ama hon a donbut uvin, “Nasoh teho hi puhsui anneh hol a choh ding joh ka hi bouve.
11 We're all the sons of one man and we're honest. We're not spies!”
Keiho jouse hi pa khat a hung peng cheh kahi bouve, milung theng ka hiuve, nasoh hohi miphalou kahi pouve!”
12 “No! You've come to find our country's weaknesses!” he insisted.
Ahin Joseph in a sei kit leuvin, “Ahipoi nangho hi ka gam'u hi gam ong kivaipoh achavaiye tia nei hung khol leu ahi,” ati.
13 “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man living in the country of Canaan,” they explained. “The youngest is right now with our father, and one has passed away.”
Hinlah ama hon a donbut uvin, “nasoh teho hi ucha pasal som le ni kahiuvin, pa khatna hung peng ka hiuvin, Canaan gam'a incheng tuchung hin aneopen pa hi ka paotoh ka hin dalha uvin, chule mi khatpa vang aum tapoi.”
14 “As I said before, you're spies!” Joseph declared.
Joseph in adonbut in, “Keiman kasei banga nang ho hi michom miphalou na hiuve,” ati.
15 “This is how your story will be checked. I swear on Pharaoh's life that you'll never leave this country unless your younger brother comes here.
Hichea hi nangma ho kapatep ding na hiuve, Pharaoh hinlahi sea hiche mun hi nada lhah lou ding'u, chule nasopi pau a lhumpen pa na hinpui kah seuva ati.
16 One of you go back and bring your other brother here. The others of you will be kept here in prison until it's clear that you're telling the truth. If not, then I swear on Pharaoh's life it proves you're spies!”
Nangho lah a mikhat kisol uvin lang amapa chun na sopi pau chu hinpui henlang, chule adangho se hilaiya na um ding'u, na thusei'u hi dihnam tia ka khol chil ding ahi; amavang hichu ahi loule Pharaoh ahin laisea nang ho hi michom, miphalou kiti chu na hiuve.
17 So Joseph put all of them in prison for three days.
Hichun Joseph in amaho chu abonchauvin songkul'a nithum jen ahen in ahi.
18 On the third day he told them, “Since I'm someone who respects God, do as I tell you and you'll live.
Nithum lhin nin Joseph in aseiyin, “Hiche hi bol uvin nahin thei nading uvin, ajeh chu keiman Pathen ka ging lheh jeng'e ati.
19 If you're truly honest, choose one of your brothers to stay here in prison. The rest of you can go back home with grain for your hungry families.
Nangho hi milung theng na hiu leh nangho lah a mikhat hi songkul'a umden uvin lang, ahin adangse se vang ki nungle cheh uvin, na insung mite din chang le mim kipoh un che tauvin ati.
20 But you must bring your youngest brother here to me to prove what you're saying is true. If not, you will all die.” They agreed to do this.
Chule na sopi pau alhumpen pachu keima koma nahin pui dingu, na thusei houchu dihnam tia kakhol chil ding ahi. Chule nangho nathi lou dingu,” hiti chun amahon jong akisei chu abol'un ahiye.
21 “Clearly we're being punished for what we did to our brother,” they said to each other. “We watched him in agony pleading with us for mercy, but we refused to listen to him. That's why we're in all this trouble.”
Hichun amaho khat le khat akihou lim un, “Adih tah a sei dinga eiho hi isopi pau Joseph ibolset jeh uva gotna ichan'u ahi tai atiuve. Ajeh chu eihon imusoh kei jun aman ahinkho huhdoh na ding in a taovin, hinlah eihon inahsah pouve, hiche ho jeh a chu tua hi gotna ho hi eiho chunga hung chu ahitai atiuve.
22 Reuben said to them, “Didn't I tell you, ‘Don't harm the boy!’ But you didn't listen to me. Now we're paying the price for what we did to him.”
Hichun Reuben in amaho chu hitin adonbut in, “Keiman kasei hilou ham, chapang chu imachan bolse hih un, ahin ka thusei nangai pouvin, tua eihon ama thisan man chu isah diu ahitai.”
23 They didn't realize that Joseph understood what they were saying because they were talking to him through an interpreter.
Ahin amahon Joseph thusei chu ahe doh pouve, ajeh chu amaho ki kah lah a paole apan jeh jal ahi.
24 Joseph stepped away from them because he started crying. He came back when he was able to speak to them again. He chose Simeon and had him tied up as they watched.
Hinlah Joseph a kihei doh in achom lang angan akap tai, ahin ama ahung kinung hei kitin avel in amaho jah thei dingin ahoulim in, hichun amaho lah a Simeon chu alheng doh in amaho mitmu tah in akan tup tai.
25 Joseph gave the order to fill up their sacks with grain, and also to return the money they had paid by placing it in the sacks as well. He also ordered that they should be provided with food for their journey home. All this was done.
Hichun Joseph in thu apen, amaho dipsunga chun chang khum peh uvin, chule sum ho jong chu ama ama dipsunga nung hetpeh un, chule lampia aneh dingu jong gonpeh uvin hiti chun amaho din thil gontup in aumtai.
26 The brothers loaded the grain onto their donkeys and then set off.
Hichun asopi hon sangan chung a chun nehding chang chu ahengdoh un a inlamu ahin jon tauve.
27 On their way they stopped for the night, and one of them opened up his sack to give his donkey something to eat and saw his money there at the top of the sack.
Ahin jan na akingah naova amaho lah a mikhat pa chun sangan an neh peh ding agotan adipsung chu agah hon doh le adip sunga sum dangka chu ahin mudoh tan ahi.
28 He told his brothers, “My money's been returned to me. It's right here at the top of my sack!” They were horrified! Trembling with fear they asked each other, “What is this that God's done to us?”
Veuvin tin asopiho jah a aseiyin, “Kasum hohi ka dipsunga eiki nungkoi peh kit tai,” hichun amaho chu alungu alhadeh tauvin kithing pum pum in khat le khat akihou khom un, “Pathen in ipi eito sah u hi tante atiuve.”
29 When they arrived home in Canaan, they told their father Jacob everything that had happened.
Hichun amahon apao Jacob heng Canaan gamsung ahung lhung kit tauvin, hichun ama hon Jacob koma thil ahinto hou chu aseipeh un, hitin aseiyui.
30 “The man who is the country's governor spoke to us in a severe way, and accused us of spying on the land,” they explained.
“Gamneipa chun hiti hin aw sangtah in keiho jah din asam in, chule keiho hi miphalou gamsunga thilse bol ding in eigingmo un ahi.
31 “We told him, ‘We are honest men. We're not spies!
Hinlah keihon amapa chu ka donbut un, keiho hi milung theng miki tah ka hi bouve ka tiuvin, chule keiho miphaloute ka hipouve.
32 We are twelve brothers, the sons of one father. One has passed away and the youngest is right now with our father in the country of Canaan.’
Chule keima hohi ucha sopi som le ni solam a hung kon ka hiuvin, Pakhat in eihin'u ahin, mikhat vang ahing tapon chule aneo pen pa vang tuhin ka pao toh Canaan gamsunga ka hin dalha uve.
33 Then the man who is the country's governor said to us, ‘This is how I'll find out if you're telling the truth: you are to leave one of your brothers here with me while the rest take grain home for your hungry families.
Hichun gamsung a lamkai pipu pa chun hitin eisei peh uve, nangma ho hi hitia ka bol ding mipha milung theng nahiu kahet doh nadin, nangho lah a khat ki dalhau vin, chule adanghon an neh ding chang le mim pouvin lang na inkote kom lang nung che tauvin.
34 Then bring your youngest brother to me. That way I'll know you're not spies but you're telling the truth. I'll release your brother to you, and you can stay in the country and trade.’”
Hinlah na sopipau alhumpen pachu ka henga na hin puilut tei ding'u ahi ati, chule keiman hiche jou teng chule nang hohi mipha midih tah nahiu, michom le mikhol na hi pouve tichu kahet chet ding ahitai. Hiche teng chule nasopi pau chu kanung peh kit diu chule nanghon boina umlouva navah sel a an jong nakihol theiyu ahi,” ati.
35 As they emptied their sacks, each one's money bag was there in his sack! When they and their father saw the money bags, they were horrified.
Adip'u chu alhei lha uvin ahile vetan amitakip in asum chun cheh chu ama ama dip sung cheh a ana umsoh keiyin; ama hon jong apaovin jong a sumchun chengseu chu amudoh phat uvin akihot lhul gam tauve.
36 Jacob their father accused them, “You have taken Joseph from me—he's gone! Simeon is gone too! Now you want to take Benjamin away! I'm the one who's suffering from all of this!”
Jacob chu tijatah'in ahoulim in, “Nangho hin ka chate ho neiguh mang peh cheh dingu ahi tai, Joseph jong aum ta pon, Simeon jong aum ta pon, chule tua nang hon Benjamin jong nei puimang peh kigo kit'un, na thil bol jouseu hi keima douna jeng ahi tai!”
37 “You can kill my two sons if I don't bring him back to you,” Reuben assured him. “Trust me with him, and I will bring him home to you myself.”
Hichun Reuben in apa Jacob chu a donbut in, “Benjamin chu ka hin nungpui louleh ka chate ni hi na deidei nalo thei ahitai, chule keiman Benjamin na ding in mopo nang kate ati, chule thonlouva kahin nungpui kit teitei ding ahi,” ati.
38 “My son won't go there with you!” Jacob declared. “His brother is dead, and he's the only one I have left. If anything bad happens to him on the journey you're planning, you'll send this old man to his grave in grief.” (Sheol h7585)
Ahin Jacob in a donbut in, “Ka chapa chu nangma toh chelou ding ahi, ajeh chu aupa Joseph jong athi tan, tua kanei ka lungmonpi ama bou ahi tai; ijem tin lamkim lang nagei tengu le lamkah lah a toset tohkha ta hen lang hile kasam kan nung jenga jong lunghema thikhol khul a neilhoh lut pai tah bah dingu ahibouve,” ati. (Sheol h7585)
