< Genesis 43 >
1 The famine continued to be really bad in Canaan,
देशमा अति भयानक अनिकाल परेको थियो ।
2 so once they had finished the grain they'd brought from Egypt, their father told them, “You have to go back and buy some more grain for us.”
तिनीहरूले मिश्रबाट ल्याएका अनाज खाइसकेपछि तिनीहरूका पिताले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “फेरि हाम्रो लागि अन्न किन्नलाई जाओ ।”
3 But Judah responded, “The man was adamant when he warned us, ‘I won't even see you unless your brother is with you.’
यहूदाले भने, “ती मानिसले हामीलाई गम्भीरतापूर्वक चेताउनी दिएका छन्, 'तिमीहरूले आफ्ना भाइलाई सँगै ल्याएनौ भने तिमीहरूले मेरो मुहार हेर्नेछैनौ ।'
4 If you send our brother Benjamin with us then we'll go and buy food for you.
तपाईंले हाम्रा भाइलाई हामिसितै पठाउनुभयो भने हामी तल झरेर तपाईंका लागि अन्न किन्नेछौँ ।
5 But if you won't send him, then we won't go, because the man was very clear, ‘I won't even see you unless your brother is 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 “Why have you made things so bad for me by telling the man you had another brother?” Israel asked.
इस्राएलले भने, “तिमीहरूको अर्को भाइ थियो भनी ती मानिसलाई बताएर तिमीहरूले किन ममाथि सङ्कष्ट ल्यायौ?”
7 “The man kept on asking direct questions about us and our family like ‘Is your father still alive?’ and ‘Do you have another brother?’” they replied. “We just answered his questions. How were we to know he'd say, ‘Bring your brother here!’?”
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 Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy in my care, and we'll leave immediately, so that we can stay alive and not die—and that includes you and us and our children!
यहूदाले आफ्ना पिता इस्राएललाई भने, “केटोलाई मसितै पठाउनुहोस् । तपाईं, हामी र हाम्रा छोराछोरीहरू बाँच्न सकून् भनी हामी उठेर गइहाल्नेछौँ ।
9 I promise to take care of him—I'll be personally responsible for bringing him back to you. If I don't, then I will always carry the blame!
म तिनको जमानी हुनेछु । तपाईंले मसित लेखा लिनुहुनेछ । मैले तिनलाई तपाईंकहाँ फर्काएर तपाईंको सामु ल्याइनँ भने म सदाको लागि त्यसको दोषी हुनेछु ।
10 Now let's go, because if we hadn't hesitated, we could have gone there and come back twice by now.”
किनकि हामीले ढिला नगरेका भए निश्चय नै अहिलेसम्म त हामी दोस्रो पटक यहाँ फर्किसकेका हुने थियौँ ।”
11 “If it has to be, then this is what you'll do,” Israel replied. “Take with you the best our country produces. Pack your bags with gifts for the man—balm, a little honey, spices, myrrh, pistachios, and almonds.
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 Take double the money that was returned to you in your sacks—maybe it was 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 Take your brother and go back to the man right away.
तिमीहरूका भाइलाई पनि सँगै लैजाओ । उठेर फेरि ती मानिसकहाँ जाओ ।
14 May God Almighty make the man treat you kindly so when you come before him he'll release your other brother and send Benjamin back. As for me, if I am to lose all my children, then so be it.”
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 So they packed the gifts, took double the money, and set off, accompanied by Benjamin. They arrived in Egypt and went to have an audience with Joseph.
ती मानिसहरूले उपहार, दुई गुणा रुपियाँ-पैसा र बेन्यामीनलाई लिए, र तिनीहरू उठेर मिश्रतर्फ झरे, अनि योसेफको सामु हाजिर भए ।
16 When Joseph saw Benjamin was with them, he told his household supervisor, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and make a meal, for they are going to eat 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 The man did as Joseph ordered and took them to Joseph's house.
त्यस भण्डारले योसेफले भनेजस्तो गर्यो । त्यसले ती मानिसहरूलाई योसेफको घरभित्र ल्यायो ।
18 They were really worried that they were being taken to Joseph's house. “It's because of the money that was put in our sacks the first time we came,” they said to each other. “That's why we're being brought in—so he can accuse us and attack us! He'll make us his slaves and take our donkeys!”
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 So they went and spoke to Joseph's household supervisor at the entrance to the house.
तिनीहरू योसेफको घरको भण्डारेकहाँ गए, र घरको ढोकामा तिनीहरूले उसलाई भने,
20 “Please excuse us, my lord,” they said. “We came down the first time to buy food,
“हजुर, हामी पहिलो पटक अन्न किन्न आयौँ ।
21 and when we stopped for the night, we opened our sacks and each of us found our money—the exact amount—at the top of our sacks. So we've brought it back with us.
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 We've also brought more money to buy food. We've no idea who put our money in our sacks!”
हाम्रा रुपियाँ-पैसा हाम्रा बोराहरूमा कसले राखिदियो भनी हामीलाई थाहा छैन ।”
23 “Everything's fine!” he told them. “Don't worry! Your God, the God of your father, must have given you the treasure hidden in your sacks. I got your money.” Then he brought Simeon out to meet 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 The steward took them inside Joseph's house, gave them water to wash their feet, and supplied food for their donkeys.
भण्डारेले ती मानिसहरूलाई योसेफको घरभित्र लग्यो । त्यसले पानी दियो, र तिनीहरूले आ-आफ्ना गोडा धोए । त्यसले तिनीहरूका गधाहरूलाई पनि दानापानी दियो ।
25 They got their gifts ready for when Joseph would come at noon, because they had found out that they were going to eat there.
तिनीहरूले दिउँसो योसेफको आगमनको लागि उपहारहरू तयार पारिराखे, किनकि तिनीहरूले त्यहाँ सँगसँगै खाने थिए भनी तिनीहरूले सुनेका थिए ।
26 When Joseph arrived at the house they gave him the gifts they had brought for him, and bowed low to the ground before him.
योसेफ घरमा आउँदा तिनीहरूले आफ्ना हातमा भएका उपहारहरू घरभित्र ल्याए, र भुइँसम्मै निहुरेर तिनलाई ढोग गरे ।
27 He asked how they were, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father doing that you spoke of? Is he still alive?”
तिनले तिनीहरूको भलाकुसारीको बारेमा सोधपुछ गरे, “तपाईंहरूले बताउनुभएका तपाईंहरूका वृद्ध पिता सञ्चै हुनुहुन्छ? के तिनी अझै जीवितै छन्?”
28 “Yes, your servant our father is still alive, and is well,” they replied and bowed low in respect.
तिनीहरूले भने, “तपाईंका दास हाम्रा पिता सञ्चै हुनुहुन्छ । उहाँ अझै जीवितै हुनुहुन्छ ।” तिनीहरू भुइँमा लमतन्न परेर तिनलाई ढोग गरे ।
29 Then Joseph looked over at his brother Benjamin, the son of his own mother. “Is this your youngest brother that you told me about?” he asked. “God be gracious to you, my son,” he said.
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 Joseph had to run out quickly because he was becoming so emotional at seeing his brother. He looked for a place to cry, and went to his room to weep there.
योसेफ कोठाबाट बाहिर जान हतारिए किनकि तिनी आफ्ना भाइको बारेमा स्नेहले भरिएका थिए । तिनले रुने ठाउँ खोजे । तिनी आफ्नो कोठाभित्र पसी रोए ।
31 Then he washed his face, got his emotions under control, and went back out. “Serve the food,” he ordered.
आफ्नो मुख धोई तिनी बाहिर आए । आफूलाई नियन्त्रण गर्दै तिनले भने, “खाना ल्याओ ।”
32 Joseph was served at a table by himself, and his brothers were served at a separate table. The Egyptians were also served at another table, because Egyptians cannot eat with Hebrews because they find this repulsive.
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 The brothers had been seated in front of him in order by age, from the firstborn, the oldest, down to the youngest, and they looked at each other in complete surprise.
दाजुहरू योसेफका सामु बसे । तिनीहरू जेठादेखि कान्छासम्म मिलेर बसेका थिए । तिनीहरू सबै सँगसँगै छक्क परेका थिए ।
34 The food was served to them from Joseph's table, and Benjamin received five times as much as anyone else. So they ate and drank plenty 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 ।