Genesis 45
1 Joseph couldn't control his emotions any longer while all his attendants were there, so he shouted out, “Everybody leave me!” So there was nobody else there when Joseph revealed who he was to his brothers.
Yusuf tidak mampu lagi menahan perasaannya, maka disuruhnya semua pelayannya untuk keluar ruangan. Ketika dia tinggal sendirian bersama saudara-saudaranya, dia berkata, “Ini aku, Yusuf!”
2 But he cried so loudly that the Egyptians could hear him, and they told Pharaoh's household about it.
Yusuf pun menangis tersedu-sedu hingga terdengar oleh beberapa orang Mesir, dan berita itu dengan cepat sampai ke istana raja.
3 “I'm Joseph!” he announced to his brothers. “Is my father still alive?” They couldn't answer him as they were so surprised to see him face to face.
Katanya lagi, “Akulah Yusuf! Benarkah ayahku masih hidup?” Tetapi saudara-saudaranya hanya bisa diam karena terkejut dan takut.
4 “Please come closer to me,” he told his brothers. They came over to him. “I'm your brother Joseph who you sold into slavery in Egypt.
Berkatalah Yusuf kepada saudara-saudaranya, “Mari, mendekatlah.” Maka mereka pun mendekat. “Aku Yusuf, saudara kalian, yang kalian jual kepada para pedagang yang waktu itu sedang menuju Mesir.
5 But don't be worried or get angry with yourselves that you sold me to be a slave here, because it was God who sent me ahead of you to save lives.
Janganlah menyesali diri atau marah terhadap dirimu sendiri karena kalian sudah menjualku. Sesungguhnya Allahlah yang sudah mengatur agar aku ke sini terlebih dahulu, untuk dapat menyelamatkan hidup banyak orang.
6 The country has suffered from famine for two years already, but there will be five more years with no plowing or reaping.
Bencana kelaparan sudah dua tahun dan masih akan terus berlangsung selama lima tahun ke depan. Tidak ada yang bisa membajak ataupun memanen kebun mereka.
7 God sent me ahead of you to make sure you would still have descendants, to save your lives in this miraculous way.
Allah sudah mengutus aku mendahului kalian untuk menyelamatkanmu dengan cara yang luar biasa ini, supaya keturunan kalian tetap bertahan di bumi.
8 So it wasn't you who sent me here, but God. He was the one who made me Pharaoh's chief advisor in charge of all his affairs, and ruler of the whole country of Egypt.
Jadi, bukan kalian yang mengatur supaya aku dibawa ke sini, melainkan Allah sendiri. Dia sudah menempatkan aku sebagai penasihat bagi raja, tuan atas seluruh istananya, dan penguasa atas seluruh Mesir.”
9 Now hurry! Go back to my father and tell him, ‘This message comes from your son Joseph: God has made me the ruler of the whole of Egypt. Come to me now; don't wait.
Sesudah itu Yusuf berkata lagi, “Segeralah kembali kepada ayah dan katakan kepadanya, ‘Anakmu Yusuf masih hidup! Allah sudah menempatkan dia sebagai penguasa atas seluruh Mesir. Segeralah datang! Jangan lama-lama!
10 You'll live in the land of Goshen so you can be close to me with your children and grandchildren, and with your flocks and herds and everything that belongs to you.
Bawalah semua harta benda, sapi, domba, dan kambing kalian. Ayah dan semua anak cucu kalian akan tinggal di daerah Gosyen, supaya lebih dekat dengan aku.
11 I'll make sure you have food, because there are still five more years of famine to come. Otherwise you and your family and your animals are going to starve.’”
Bencana kelaparan ini masih akan berlangsung selama lima tahun lagi. Karena itu, sebaiknya ayah dan semua saudaraku tinggal dekat dengan aku, supaya aku dapat mencukupi semua kebutuhan kalian dan ternak kalian. Dengan begitu kalian bisa bertahan melalui bencana kelaparan yang hebat ini.’”
12 Then Joseph told his brothers, “You can all see for yourselves—including my brother Benjamin—that it's really me talking to you!
Kata Yusuf lagi, “Kalian semua, khususnya Benyamin, sudah melihat dengan mata kepalamu sendiri bahwa akulah Yusuf.
13 Tell my father how much I'm respected in Egypt. Tell him everything that you've seen. Hurry! Bring my father here quickly!”
Ceritakanlah kepada ayah tentang kejayaanku di Mesir yang sudah kalian lihat sendiri ini. Dan segeralah bawa ayah kepadaku!”
14 He hugged Benjamin, and Benjamin hugged him back. They both wept for joy.
Lalu Yusuf dan adiknya Benyamin saling berpelukan dan keduanya menangis.
15 He kissed all his brothers and wept over them, and after that his brothers were able to start talking with him.
Dia juga mencium dan memeluk kakak-kakaknya sambil menangis. Sesudah itu, mereka bercakap-cakap dengan dia.
16 Word soon reached Pharaoh's palace that Joseph's brothers had arrived. Pharaoh and his officials were glad to hear the news.
Berita tentang kedatangan saudara-saudara Yusuf terdengar sampai ke istana. Raja dan semua pejabatnya turut senang.
17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘This is what you are to do: Load your donkeys with grain and go back to the country of Canaan.
Lalu kata raja kepada Yusuf, “Suruhlah saudara-saudaramu memuat bahan makanan sebanyak yang mereka perlukan ke atas keledai-keledai mereka dan pulang ke Kanaan.
18 Then bring your father and your families and return here to me. I will give you the best land in Egypt, and you shall eat the best food the country has to offer.’
Biarlah mereka kembali ke sini dengan membawa serta ayah kalian dan seluruh anggota keluargamu untuk menetap di sini. Saya akan memberikan tanah terbaik di Mesir, dan mereka akan hidup berkecukupan di sini.
19 Tell them to do this as well, ‘Take some wagons from Egypt for your children and your wives. Bring them and your father here.
Juga suruhlah mereka membawa sejumlah kereta untuk menjemput ayah kalian, kaum perempuan, dan anak-anak kecil.
20 Don't worry about bringing your possessions because the best of all Egypt is yours.’”
Mereka tidak perlu memikirkan soal harta benda yang harus ditinggalkan, karena barang-barang terbaik di negeri ini akan menjadi milik mereka.”
21 So that's what the sons of Israel did. Joseph provided them with wagons, as Pharaoh had ordered. He also gave them supplies for their journey.
Anak-anak Yakub pun melaksanakan semua hal itu. Dan sesuai perintah raja, Yusuf membawakan beberapa kereta serta bekal yang cukup untuk perjalanan.
22 He gave each of them new clothes. But to Benjamin he gave five sets of clothes and 300 pieces of silver.
Yusuf juga memberikan kepada kakaknya masing-masing satu pasang pakaian. Tetapi kepada adiknya, Benyamin, diberikannya lima pasang pakaian ganti dan 3,5 kilogram keping perak.
23 Joseph also sent to his father the following: ten donkeys carrying the best things from Egypt, and ten female donkeys carrying grain and bread and supplies needed for his father's journey.
Selain itu, Yusuf mengirimkan untuk ayahnya sepuluh keledai jantan yang mengangkut muatan berupa hasil terbaik Mesir, juga sepuluh keledai betina yang mengangkut gandum, roti, serta bahan makanan lain untuk bekal perjalanan ayahnya ke Mesir.
24 Then he saw his brothers off, and as they left he told them, “Don't argue on the way!”
Sesudah itu, saudara-saudaranya berpamitan, dan Yusuf berpesan agar mereka tidak bertengkar satu sama lain dalam perjalanan.
25 So they left Egypt and went back home to their father Jacob in the country of Canaan.
Demikianlah mereka keluar dari Mesir dan kembali ke Kanaan, kepada ayah mereka.
26 “Joseph's still alive!” they told him. “It's true, and he's the ruler of the whole country of Egypt!” Jacob was stunned at the news—he just couldn't believe it!
Setibanya di rumah, mereka menceritakan kepada Yakub, “Yusuf masih hidup! Dia sudah menjadi penguasa atas seluruh Mesir!” Mendengar berita itu, Yakub terkejut dan tidak langsung percaya.
27 But when they told him everything that Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to take him to Egypt, Jacob came back to his senses.
Tetapi ketika mereka menyampaikan semua pesan Yusuf kepadanya dan sesudah melihat kereta-kereta yang dikirim untuk menjemputnya, bangkitlah semangat hidup Yakub.
28 Israel said, “All right, I believe you! My son Joseph is still alive! I'm going to go and see him before I die.”
Katanya, “Anakku Yusuf masih hidup! Hanya inilah kerinduan hatiku sekarang, untuk dapat bertemu dengannya sebelum aku mati.”
