Genesis 43
1 The famine in Canaan got worse.
Kenan ülkesinde kıtlık şiddetlenmişti.
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!”
Mısır'dan getirilen buğday tükenince Yakup, oğullarına, “Yine gidin, bize biraz yiyecek alın” dedi.
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.’
Yahuda, “Adam bizi sıkı sıkı uyardı” diye karşılık verdi, “‘Kardeşiniz sizinle birlikte gelmezse, yüzümü göremezsiniz’ dedi.
4 So, if you will send our younger brother with us, we will go down to Egypt and buy some grain for you.
Kardeşimizi bizimle gönderirsen, gider sana yiyecek alırız.
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.’”
Göndermezsen gitmeyiz. Çünkü o adam, ‘Kardeşinizi birlikte getirmezseniz, yüzümü göremezsiniz’ dedi.”
6 Jacob asked, “Why did you cause me to have this trouble by telling the man that you had a younger brother?”
İsrail, “Niçin adama bir kardeşiniz daha olduğunu söyleyerek bana bu kötülüğü yaptınız?” dedi.
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]
Şöyle yanıtladılar: “Adam, ‘Babanız hâlâ yaşıyor mu? Başka kardeşiniz var mı?’ diye sordu. Bizimle ve akrabalarımızla ilgili öyle sorular sordu ki, yanıt vermek zorunda kaldık. Kardeşinizi getirin diyeceğini nereden bilebilirdik?”
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.
Yahuda, babası İsrail'e, “Çocuğu benimle gönder, gidelim” dedi, “Sen de biz de yavrularımız da ölmez, yaşarız.
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)].
Ona ben kefil oluyorum. Beni sorumlu say. Eğer onu geri getirmez, önüne çıkarmazsam, ömrümce sana karşı suçlu sayılayım.
10 If we had not (wasted so much time/waited so long), by now we could have gone there and returned two times!”
Çünkü gecikmeseydik, şimdiye dek iki kez gidip gelmiş olurduk.”
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.
Bunun üzerine İsrail, “Öyleyse gidin” dedi, “Yalnız, torbalarınıza bu ülkenin en iyi ürünlerinden biraz pelesenk, biraz bal, kitre, laden, fıstık, badem koyun, Mısır'ın yöneticisine armağan olarak götürün.
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.
Yanınıza iki kat para alın. Torbalarınızın ağzına konan parayı geri götürün. Belki bir yanlışlık olmuştur.
13 Take your younger brother and go back to that man.
Kardeşinizi alıp gidin, o adamın yanına dönün.
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!”
Her Şeye Gücü Yeten Tanrı, adamın yüreğine size karşı merhamet koysun da, adam öbür kardeşinizle Benyamin'i size geri versin. Bana gelince, çocuklarımdan yoksun kalacaksam kalayım.”
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.
Böylece kardeşler yanlarına armağanlar, iki kat para ve Benyamin'i alarak hemen Mısır'a gidip Yusuf'un huzuruna çıktılar.
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].
Yusuf Benyamin'i yanlarında görünce, kâhyasına, “Bu adamları eve götür” dedi, “Bir hayvan kesip hazırla. Çünkü öğlen benimle birlikte yemek yiyecekler.”
17 The man did as Joseph said. And he took them to Joseph’s house.
Kâhya Yusuf'un buyurduğu gibi onları Yusuf'un evine götürdü.
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.”
Ne var ki kardeşleri Yusuf'un evine götürüldükleri için korktular. “İlk gelişimizde torbalarımıza konan para yüzünden götürülüyoruz galiba!” dediler, “Bize saldırıp egemen olmak, bizi köle edip eşeklerimizi almak istiyor.”
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,
Yusuf'un kâhyasına yaklaşıp evin kapısında onunla konuştular:
20 one of them said to him, “Please, sir, listen to me. We came down here previously and bought some grain.
“Aman, efendim!” dediler, “Buraya ilk kez yiyecek satın almaya gelmiştik.
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.
Konakladığımız yerde torbalarımızı açınca, bir de baktık ki, paramız eksiksiz olarak torbalarımızın ağzına konmuş. Onu size geri getirdik.
22 We have also brought more silver with us to buy more grain. We do not know who put the silver in our sacks.”
Ayrıca yeniden yiyecek almak için yanımıza başka para da aldık. Paraları torbalarımıza kimin koyduğunu bilmiyoruz.”
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.
Kâhya, “Merak etmeyin” dedi, “Korkmanıza gerek yok. Parayı Tanrınız, babanızın Tanrısı torbalarınıza koydurmuş. Ben paranızı aldım.” Sonra Şimon'u onlara getirdi.
24 Then he took them into Joseph’s house. He gave them water to wash their feet and gave them food for the donkeys.
Kâhya onları Yusuf'un evine götürüp ayaklarını yıkamaları için su getirdi, eşeklerine yem verdi.
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.
Kardeşler öğlene, Yusuf'un geleceği saate kadar armağanlarını hazırladılar. Çünkü orada yemek yiyeceklerini duymuşlardı.
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.
Yusuf eve gelince, getirdikleri armağanları kendisine sunup önünde yere kapandılar.
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 hatırlarını sorduktan sonra, “Bana sözünü ettiğiniz yaşlı babanız iyi mi?” dedi, “Hâlâ yaşıyor mu?”
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.
Kardeşleri, “Babamız kulun iyi” diye yanıtladılar, “Hâlâ yaşıyor.” Sonra saygıyla eğilip yere kapandılar.
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.”
Yusuf göz gezdirirken kendisiyle aynı anneden olan kardeşi Benyamin'i gördü. “Bana sözünü ettiğiniz küçük kardeşiniz bu mu?” dedi, “Tanrı sana lütfetsin, oğlum.”
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.
Sonra hemen oradan ayrıldı, çünkü kardeşini görünce yüreği sızlamıştı. Ağlayacak bir yer aradı. Odasına girip orada ağladı.
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!”
Yüzünü yıkadıktan sonra dışarı çıktı. Kendisini toparlayarak, “Yemeği getirin” dedi.
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.
Yusuf'a ayrı, kardeşlerine ayrı, Yusuf'la yemek yiyen Mısırlılar'a ayrı hizmet edildi. Çünkü Mısırlılar İbraniler'le birlikte yemek yemez, bunu iğrenç sayarlardı.
33 His brothers were astonished to see that their seats were arranged according to their ages, from the oldest to the youngest!
Kardeşleri Yusuf'un önünde büyükten küçüğe doğru yaş sırasına göre oturdular. Şaşkın şaşkın birbirlerine baktılar.
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.
Yusuf'un masasından onlara yemek dağıtıldı. Benyamin'in payı ötekilerden beş kat fazlaydı. İçtiler, birlikte hoş vakit geçirdiler.
