Genesis 43
1 But the famine prevailed in the land.
Kelaparan di Kanaan makin hebat, dan setelah keluarga Yakub menghabiskan semua gandum yang dibawa dari Mesir, berkatalah Yakub kepada anak-anaknya, "Pergilah lagi ke sana dan belilah gandum untuk kita."
2 And it came to pass, when they had finished eating the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, that their father said to them, Go again; buy us a little food.
3 And Judas spoke to him, saying, The man, the lord of the country, positively testified to us, saying, You shall not see my face, unless your younger brother be with you.
Lalu Yehuda berkata kepadanya, "Gubernur Mesir telah memberi peringatan keras bahwa kami tidak boleh menghadap dia jika kami tidak membawa adik kami itu.
4 If, then, you send our brother with us, we will go down, and buy you food;
Kalau Ayah mengizinkan adik kami ikut, kami mau pergi ke sana membeli makanan.
5 but if you send not our brother with us, we will not go: for the man spoke to us, saying, You shall not see my face, unless your younger brother be with you.
Tetapi kalau Ayah tidak mengizinkan Benyamin ikut, kami tidak mau pergi, sebab gubernur itu telah berkata bahwa kami tidak boleh menghadap jika adik kami tidak ikut."
6 And Israel said, Why did you harm me, inasmuch as you told the man that you had a brother?
Kata Yakub, "Mengapa kalian menyusahkan aku dengan memberitahukan kepada orang itu bahwa kalian masih mempunyai adik?"
7 And they said, The man closely questioned us about our family also, saying, Does your father yet live, and have you a brother? and we answered him according to this question: did we know that he would say to us, Bring your brother?
Jawab mereka, "Orang itu terus-menerus bertanya tentang kami dan tentang keluarga kita, katanya, 'Masih hidupkah ayahmu? Apakah kamu masih punya adik laki-laki lain?' Kami terpaksa menjawab segala pertanyaannya. Bagaimana kami dapat menduga bahwa dia akan menyuruh kami membawa adik kami itu?"
8 And Judas said to his father Israel, Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you, and our store.
Lalu kata Yehuda kepada ayahnya, "Izinkanlah anak itu ikut, dan saya yang bertanggung jawab atas dia. Kami akan berangkat dengan segera supaya tidak seorang pun dari kita mati kelaparan.
9 And I engage for him; at my hand do you require him; if I bring him not to you, and place him before you, I shall be guilty toward you for ever.
Sayalah jaminannya, dan Ayah boleh menuntut dia dari saya. Kalau dia tidak saya bawa kembali dengan selamat, saya tanggung hukumannya seumur hidup.
10 For if we had not tarried, we should now have returned twice.
Seandainya kita tidak menunggu begitu lama, pasti kami sekarang sudah pulang pergi dua kali."
11 And Israel, their father, said to them, If it be so, do this; take of the fruits of the earth in your vessels, and carry down to the man presents of gum and honey, and frankincense, and stacte, and turpentine, and walnuts.
Lalu ayah mereka berkata, "Jika memang harus begitu, bawalah hasil yang paling baik dari negeri ini dalam karung-karungmu sebagai hadiah untuk gubernur itu: Kismis, madu, rempah-rempah, buah kemiri dan buah badam.
12 And take double money in your hands, and the money that was returned in your sacks, carry back with you, lest perhaps it is a mistake.
Bawalah juga uang dua kali lipat, karena uang yang ditemukan di dalam karungmu itu harus kalian kembalikan. Barangkali itu suatu kekeliruan.
13 And take your brother; and arise, go down to the man.
Bawalah adikmu itu, dan kembalilah dengan segera.
14 And my God give you favor in the sight of the man, and send away your other brother, and Benjamin, for I accordingly as I have been bereaved, am bereaved.
Semoga Allah Yang Mahakuasa membuat gubernur itu merasa kasihan kepada kalian, sehingga ia mau mengembalikan Benyamin dan Simeon kepadamu. Mengenai aku ini, jika aku memang harus kehilangan anak-anakku, apa boleh buat."
15 And the men having taken these presents, and the double money, took in their hands also Benjamin; and they rose up and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
Kemudian saudara-saudara Yusuf membawa hadiah-hadiah itu dan uang dua kali lipat, lalu berangkat ke Mesir bersama Benyamin. Setelah sampai di sana, mereka menghadap Yusuf.
16 And Joseph saw them and his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said to the steward of his household, Bring the men into the house, and kill beasts and make ready, for the men are to eat bread with me at noon.
Ketika Yusuf melihat Benyamin dan abang-abangnya, berkatalah ia kepada pelayannya yang mengepalai rumah tangganya, "Bawalah orang-orang itu ke rumahku. Mereka akan makan bersama aku siang ini, sebab itu sembelihlah seekor binatang ternak lalu siapkanlah itu."
17 And the man did as Joseph said; and he brought the men into the house of Joseph.
Pelayan itu melaksanakan perintah itu dan membawa saudara-saudara Yusuf ke dalam rumah gubernur.
18 And the men, when they perceived that they were brought into the house of Joseph, said, We are brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first; even in order to inform against us, and lay it to our charge; to take us for servants, and our asses.
Ketika mereka dibawa ke dalam rumah Yusuf, mereka ketakutan dan berpikir, "Kita dibawa ke sini, karena uang yang kita temukan dalam karung kita pada waktu kita datang kemari dahulu. Mereka akan menangkap kita dengan tiba-tiba, lalu mengambil keledai kita dan menjadikan kita hamba mereka."
19 And having approached the man who was over the house of Joseph, they spoke to him in the porch of the house,
Karena itu, di dekat pintu rumah Yusuf, mereka berkata kepada kepala rumah tangga,
20 saying, We pray [you], Sir; we came down at first to buy food.
"Maaf, Tuan, kami sudah pernah datang kemari untuk membeli makanan.
21 And it came to pass, when we came to unlade, and opened our sacks, [there was] also this money of each in his sack; we have now brought back our money by weight in our hands.
Pada perjalanan pulang, ketika kami hendak bermalam, kami membuka karung kami. Tahu-tahu seluruh uang pembayaran gandum kami ada di atas gandum. Kami tidak tahu siapa yang memasukkan uang itu. Sekarang kami membawanya kembali kepada Tuan. Selain itu kami masih membawa uang juga untuk membeli makanan lagi."
22 And we have brought other money with us to buy food; we know not who put the money into our sacks.
23 And he said to them, [God deal] mercifully with you; be not afraid; your God, and the God of your fathers, has given you treasures in your sacks, and I have enough of your good money. And he brought Symeon out to them.
Pelayan itu berkata, "Jangan takut. Jangan khawatir. Allahmu, yaitu Allah yang dipuja ayahmu, Dialah yang memasukkan uang itu ke dalam karungmu. Saya telah menerima pembayaranmu untuk gandum itu." Kemudian dibawanya Simeon kepada mereka,
24 And he brought water to wash their feet; and gave provender to their asses.
lalu diantarkannya mereka ke dalam rumah. Ia memberi mereka air untuk membasuh kaki, dan juga makanan untuk keledai mereka.
25 And they prepared their gifts, until Joseph came at noon, for they heard that he was going to dine there.
Setelah itu mereka menyiapkan hadiah untuk diberikan kepada Yusuf apabila ia datang pada waktu tengah hari, karena mereka sudah diberitahukan bahwa mereka akan makan bersama-sama dengan dia.
26 And Joseph entered into the house, and they brought him the gifts which they had in their hands, into the house; and they did him reverence with their face to the ground.
Ketika Yusuf sampai di rumah, mereka memberikan hadiah-hadiah itu kepada Yusuf sambil sujud kepadanya.
27 And he asked them, How are you? and he said to them, Is your father, the old man of whom you spoke, well? Does he yet live?
Yusuf bertanya tentang keadaan mereka, lalu berkata, "Kamu telah menceritakan kepadaku tentang ayahmu yang sudah tua itu. Bagaimana keadaannya? Baik-baikkah?"
28 And they said, Your servant our father is well; he is yet alive. And he said, Blessed be that man by God; —and they bowed, and did him reverence.
Jawab mereka, "Hamba Tuan, ayah kami, baik keadaannya." Lalu mereka sujud kepadanya.
29 And Joseph lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said, Is this your younger brother, whom you spoke of bringing to me? and he said, God have mercy on you, my son.
Ketika Yusuf melihat Benyamin, adiknya, berkatalah ia, "Jadi, inikah adikmu yang bungsu itu, yang telah kamu sebut-sebut kepadaku? Semoga Allah memberkatimu, anakku."
30 And Joseph was troubled, for his bowels yearned over his brother, and he sought to weep; and he went into his chamber, and wept there.
Hati Yusuf meluap karena rasa rindu dan sayang kepada adiknya. Ia hampir tak dapat menguasai dirinya, karena itu pergilah ia dari situ dengan tiba-tiba lalu masuk ke kamarnya dan menangis.
31 And he washed his face and came out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
Sesudah itu ia membasuh mukanya, lalu keluar lagi, dan dengan menahan hatinya, ia menyuruh menghidangkan makanan.
32 And they set on [bread] for him alone, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians feasting with him by themselves, for the Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews, for it is an abomination to the Egyptians.
Yusuf makan pada sebuah meja tersendiri, dan saudara-saudaranya pada meja yang lain. Orang-orang Mesir yang ada di situ makan pada meja yang lain lagi, karena mereka merasa hina bila makan bersama-sama dengan orang Ibrani.
33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his seniority, and the younger according to his youth; and the men looked with amazement every one at his brother.
Saudara-saudara Yusuf ditempatkan pada meja yang berhadapan dengan Yusuf, menurut urutan umurnya masing-masing, mulai dari yang sulung sampai yang bungsu. Ketika mereka melihat cara penempatan itu, mereka saling memandang dengan heran.
34 And they took their portions from him to themselves; but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as the portions of [the others]. And they drank and were filled with drink with him.
Mereka diberi makanan dari meja Yusuf, dan Benyamin dilayani lima kali lebih banyak daripada abang-abangnya. Lalu makan dan minumlah mereka bersama-sama dengan Yusuf sampai puas.
