Genesis 43
1 The famine in Canaan got worse.
Bencana kelaparan semakin parah di negeri itu.
2 Finally, when Jacob and his family had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, Jacob said to them, “Go back to Egypt and buy some more grain for us!”
Sesudah persediaan makanan mereka habis, Yakub berkata kepada anak-anaknya, “Pergilah ke Mesir untuk membeli sedikit bahan makanan lagi.”
3 But Judah said to him, “The man who sold us the grain warned us sternly, ‘I will not let you see me [SYN] again if you come and your younger brother is not with you.’
Jawab Yehuda, “Ayah, penguasa Mesir itu sudah memperingatkan kita dengan keras untuk jangan menghadap dia bila kami tidak membawa Benyamin.
4 So, if you will send our younger brother with us, we will go down to Egypt and buy some grain for you.
Kalau Ayah mengizinkan dia ikut, kami akan segera berangkat untuk membeli gandum.
5 But if you will not send him, we will not go down there, because that man said to us, ‘I will not let you see me again if your younger brother is not with you.’”
Tetapi kalau Ayah tidak mengizinkannya ikut, kami tidak akan pergi, karena penguasa itu sudah mengatakan bahwa kami tidak boleh menghadap tanpa adik kami.”
6 Jacob asked, “Why did you cause me to have this trouble by telling the man that you had a younger brother?”
Kata Yakub, “Mengapa kalian menambah masalah bagiku dengan memberitahu orang itu bahwa kalian masih punya adik?”
7 One of them replied, “The man asked about us and about our family. He said, ‘Is your father still living? Do you have another brother?’ We had to answer his questions. (We could not know that he would say, ‘The next time that you come down here, bring your brother with you!’/How could we know that he would say, ‘The next time that you come down here, bring your brother with you!’)” [RHQ]
Jawab mereka, “Orang itu menanyai kami dengan teliti mengenai diri kita dan keluarga kita. Katanya kepada kami, ‘Apakah ayah kalian masih hidup? Apakah kalian mempunyai saudara yang lain?’ Jadi kami menjawab semua pertanyaannya. Kami tidak tahu kalau dia akan menyuruh kami membawa Benyamin!”
8 Then Judah said to his father Jacob, “Send the boy with me, and we will go immediately, in order that we and you and our children may get grain and not die from hunger.
Yehuda berkata kepada ayah mereka, “Izinkanlah Benyamin ikut dan kami akan segera berangkat. Aku yang bertanggung jawab atas dia. Kalau tidak, kita semua akan mati kelaparan.
9 I myself will guarantee that he will return. You can require me to do what I am promising [IDM]. If I do not bring him back to you safely, you can say forever that (I am to blame/it was my fault [that he did not return to you)].
Aku menjamin bahwa dia tetap hidup. Jika aku tidak membawanya pulang dengan selamat, biar aku menanggung kesalahan seumur hidupku.
10 If we had not (wasted so much time/waited so long), by now we could have gone there and returned two times!”
Seandainya waktu itu Ayah memperbolehkan dia ikut, kami pasti sudah pulang pergi dua kali ke Mesir untuk membeli bahan makanan.”
11 Then their father Jacob said to them, “If there is no other way, do this: Put in your sacks some of the best things that are grown in this land, and take them down to the man as a gift. Take some balm/perfume and honey and spices and myrrh/ointment, some pistachio nuts, and almonds.
Jawab Yakub, “Ya sudah. Kalau begitu jangan pergi dengan tangan kosong. Bawalah pemberian untuk penguasa itu dari hasil terbaik negeri ini, sedikit madu, kacang-kacangan, dan wangi-wangian dari getah pohon.
12 Take twice as much money as you took the previous time, because you must return the silver that someone put in the tops of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake that it was put in your sacks.
Bawalah uang dua kali lipat karena kalian harus memberikan uang yang waktu itu dikembalikan ke dalam karung-karungmu. Mungkin itu suatu kekeliruan.
13 Take your younger brother and go back to that man.
Bawalah adikmu juga dan pergilah menghadap orang itu.
14 I will pray that God Almighty will cause that man to act mercifully toward you, so that he will let your other brother, as well as Benjamin, come back here with you. But as for me, if my sons are taken from me, then I will not have my sons!”
Semoga Allah Yang Mahakuasa membuat orang itu berbelas kasihan kepada kalian, sehingga kamu semua serta Benyamin dan Simeon kembali kepadaku. Namun, jika aku harus kehilangan anak-anakku lagi, ya sudahlah, yang harus terjadi terjadilah.”
15 So the men took the gifts that Jacob said that they should take, and twice the amount of money that the grain would cost, and they also took Benjamin. They went down quickly to Egypt, and they stood in front of Joseph.
Maka mereka berangkat bersama Benyamin ke Mesir dengan membawa pemberian dari negeri mereka beserta uang pembayaran dua kali lipat. Setibanya di sana, mereka datang menghadap Yusuf.
16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the man who (was in charge of/supervised) things in his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare a meal, because I want them to eat with me at noon.” [And he told him in what order they were to be seated].
Ketika Yusuf melihat Benyamin ada bersama kakak-kakaknya, dia segera menyuruh kepala pengurus rumahnya, “Bawalah orang-orang ini ke rumah saya. Lalu sembelihlah seekor hewan dan masaklah. Siang ini mereka akan makan bersama saya.”
17 The man did as Joseph said. And he took them to Joseph’s house.
Kepala pengurus rumah pun melaksanakan perintah Yusuf. Tetapi kakak-kakaknya ketakutan saat menyadari bahwa mereka dibawa ke rumah Yusuf. Kata mereka, “Ini pasti karena uang yang dikembalikan ke dalam karung-karung kita saat pertama kali datang ke sini. Mungkin sekarang kita akan dijadikan budak dan keledai-keledai kita akan dirampas.”
18 But they were afraid because he was taking them to Joseph’s house. They were thinking, “He is taking us here because of the silver that was put in our sacks the first time that we came here. While we are eating, he will have his servants attack us and seize us and cause us to become his slaves, and also take our donkeys.”
19 They went with the man who was in charge of things in Joseph’s house. When they arrived at the entrance of the house,
Sesampainya di pintu rumah Yusuf, mereka mendekati kepala pengurus rumah itu dan berkata,
20 one of them said to him, “Please, sir, listen to me. We came down here previously and bought some grain.
“Tuan, mohon izin berbicara. Dulu kami pernah datang ke sini membeli gandum.
21 But at the place where we stopped for the night as we were returning home, we opened our sacks. We were astonished to see that in the top of each of our sacks was the exact amount of silver that we had paid for the grain! So we have brought it back with us.
Dalam perjalanan pulang, ketika kami bermalam, kami membuka karung masing-masing dan menemukan semua uang pembayaran ada di dalam karung. Sekarang kami membawa uang itu untuk dikembalikan.
22 We have also brought more silver with us to buy more grain. We do not know who put the silver in our sacks.”
Kami tidak tahu siapa yang menaruh uang itu ke dalam karung-karung kami. Kali ini kami juga membawa uang tambahan untuk membeli bahan makanan lagi.”
23 The man replied, [“Relax]! Do not worry about it! I received the silver that you brought. Your God, the God your father worships, must have put it in your sacks.” And then he brought Simeon to them from the prison.
Kepala pengurus rumah itu berkata, “Jangan kuatir. Tentang uang tersebut, tentulah itu pemberian dari Allahmu, yaitu Allah yang disembah ayahmu. Saya sudah menerima pembayaran kalian yang waktu itu.” Kemudian dia membawa Simeon kepada mereka.
24 Then he took them into Joseph’s house. He gave them water to wash their feet and gave them food for the donkeys.
Diantarnya orang-orang itu masuk ke rumah Yusuf, lalu dia membawakan mereka air untuk mencuci kaki serta memberi makan keledai-keledai mereka.
25 He told them that they were going to eat with Joseph at noon. So the men prepared their gifts to give to Joseph when he arrived.
Anak-anak Yakub kemudian menyiapkan hadiah-hadiah yang akan diberikan kepada Yusuf, karena mereka sudah diberitahu bahwa mereka akan makan siang bersamanya.
26 When Joseph came home, they presented to him the gifts that they had brought into the house. Then they bowed down to the ground in front of him.
Ketika Yusuf pulang, mereka menyerahkan semua pemberian itu sambil bersujud untuk menghormatinya.
27 He asked them if they were (well/in good health), and then he asked, “How is the health of your old father, the one that you told me about? Is he still living?”
Yusuf menanyakan keadaan mereka, kemudian berkata, “Bagaimana kabar ayahmu yang pernah kalian ceritakan waktu itu? Apakah dia masih hidup?”
28 One of them replied, “Yes, our father, [who is willing to be] your servant, is still alive, and he is well.” Then again they bowed down in front of him.
Jawab mereka, “Hambamu, ayah kami, masih hidup dan keadaannya baik-baik saja.” Lalu mereka bersujud lagi kepadanya.
29 Then he saw his [younger] brother Benjamin, his own mother’s other son. He asked them, “Is this your youngest brother, the one whom you told me about?” After they said “Yes,” he said to Benjamin, “Young man, I pray that God will act kindly toward you.”
Ketika Yusuf melihat Benyamin, dia berkata, “Inikah adik yang pernah kalian ceritakan? Nak, semoga Allah memberkatimu.”
30 Joseph quickly left the room. He realized that he was about to cry because he (was full of emotion about his younger brother/loved his younger brother so much). He went into his private room and cried there.
Tetapi Yusuf tidak dapat menahan perasaan sayang dan rindu kepada adiknya. Jadi dia cepat-cepat masuk ke kamarnya dan menangis.
31 Then, after he washed the tears from his face, he came out, and controlling his emotions, he said to the servants, “Serve the food!”
Sesudah mencuci muka, Yusuf pun keluar dan sambil menahan perasaannya, dia menyuruh agar makan siang dihidangkan.
32 The people of Egypt considered that it was disgraceful for them to eat with Hebrews, so the servants served food to Joseph by himself, and served the other people of Egypt who ate with him by themselves, and they served Joseph’s older brothers and younger brother by themselves.
Para pelayannya sudah menyediakan meja untuk Yusuf sendiri, meja terpisah untuk kakak beradik itu, dan sebuah meja lain untuk orang-orang Mesir yang biasanya makan bersama Yusuf. Hal ini dilakukan karena bagi orang Mesir, duduk makan bersama orang Ibrani adalah suatu kehinaan.
33 His brothers were astonished to see that their seats were arranged according to their ages, from the oldest to the youngest!
Saudara-saudara Yusuf diberi tempat di meja yang berhadapan dengan Yusuf. Tempat duduk mereka diatur menurut urutan kelahiran, mulai dari yang tertua sampai yang termuda. Ketika menyadari hal itu, mereka saling berpandangan dengan terheran-heran.
34 And when their portions of food were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as anyone else’s portion! So they ate food and drank wine with Joseph and became very cheerful.
Makanan mereka dihidangkan dari meja Yusuf sendiri. Benyamin diberi bagian lima kali lebih banyak daripada kakak-kakaknya. Yusuf dan saudara-saudaranya itu menikmati makan dan minum sampai puas.
