Genesis 45
1 Joseph was not able to control his feelings any longer. He did not want to cry in front of his servants, so he said to them loudly, “All of you go outside!” After they went outside, there was no one else there with Joseph when he told his brothers who he was.
Ketika itu Yusuf tidak dapat menahan hatinya lagi di depan semua orang yang berdiri di dekatnya, lalu berserulah ia: "Suruhlah keluar semua orang dari sini." Maka tidak ada seorangpun yang tinggal di situ bersama-sama Yusuf, ketika ia memperkenalkan dirinya kepada saudara-saudaranya.
2 He cried so loudly that the people of Egypt who were outside heard it, and even the people in the king’s palace heard it.
Setelah itu menangislah ia keras-keras, sehingga kedengaran kepada orang Mesir dan kepada seisi istana Firaun.
3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is our father still alive?” But his brothers were not able to reply, because they were frightened because of what he said.
Dan Yusuf berkata kepada saudara-saudaranya: "Akulah Yusuf! Masih hidupkah bapa?" Tetapi saudara-saudaranya tidak dapat menjawabnya, sebab mereka takut dan gemetar menghadapi dia.
4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me!” When they came closer, he said, “I am your brother Joseph! I am the one you sold to traders who brought me here to Egypt!
Lalu kata Yusuf kepada saudara-saudaranya itu: "Marilah dekat-dekat." Maka mendekatlah mereka. Katanya lagi: "Akulah Yusuf, saudaramu, yang kamu jual ke Mesir.
5 But now, do not be distressed, and do not be angry with yourselves for having sold me to people who brought me here, because it was to save you from dying [because of the famine] that God sent me here ahead of you.
Tetapi sekarang, janganlah bersusah hati dan janganlah menyesali diri, karena kamu menjual aku ke sini, sebab untuk memelihara kehidupanlah Allah menyuruh aku mendahului kamu.
6 There has been a famine in this country for two years, and it will continue for five more years, so that no one will plow ground, and there will be no crops to harvest.
Karena telah dua tahun ada kelaparan dalam negeri ini dan selama lima tahun lagi orang tidak akan membajak atau menuai.
7 But God sent me here ahead of you, to keep you from starving, and to make sure that your descendants will survive.
Maka Allah telah menyuruh aku mendahului kamu untuk menjamin kelanjutan keturunanmu di bumi ini dan untuk memelihara hidupmu, sehingga sebagian besar dari padamu tertolong.
8 Therefore, it was not you who sent me here; it was God who sent me here! He has caused me to become like a father to the king. I am in charge of everything in his palace and the governor of everyone in Egypt!
Jadi bukanlah kamu yang menyuruh aku ke sini, tetapi Allah; Dialah yang telah menempatkan aku sebagai bapa bagi Firaun dan tuan atas seluruh istananya dan sebagai kuasa atas seluruh tanah Mesir.
9 Now return to my father quickly, and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: “God has caused me to become the governor over the whole land of Egypt. Come down to me immediately!
Segeralah kamu kembali kepada bapa dan katakanlah kepadanya: Beginilah kata Yusuf, anakmu: Allah telah menempatkan aku sebagai tuan atas seluruh Mesir; datanglah mendapatkan aku, janganlah tunggu-tunggu.
10 You can live in the Goshen region. You and your children and your grandchildren, your sheep and goats and cattle, and everything that you own, will be near me.
Engkau akan tinggal di tanah Gosyen dan akan dekat kepadaku, engkau serta anak dan cucumu, kambing domba dan lembu sapimu dan segala milikmu.
11 Since there will be five more years of famine, I will make sure that you have food. If you do not come here, you and your family and all of your servants will starve. [EUP]”’
Di sanalah aku memelihara engkau--sebab kelaparan ini masih ada lima tahun lagi--supaya engkau jangan jatuh miskin bersama seisi rumahmu dan semua orang yang ikut serta dengan engkau.
12 “Look closely, and all of you can see, including my brother Benjamin, that it is really I, Joseph, who am speaking to you.
Dan kamu telah melihat dengan mata sendiri, dan saudaraku Benyamin juga, bahwa mulutku sendiri mengatakannya kepadamu.
13 Go and tell my father about how greatly I am honored here in Egypt. And tell him about everything else that you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly!”
Sebab itu ceritakanlah kepada bapa segala kemuliaanku di negeri Mesir ini, dan segala yang telah kamu lihat, kemudian segeralah bawa bapa ke mari."
14 Then he threw his arms around his [younger] brother Benjamin’s neck and cried. And Benjamin hugged him and cried.
Lalu dipeluknyalah leher Benyamin, adiknya itu, dan menangislah ia, dan menangis pulalah Benyamin pada bahu Yusuf.
15 And then as he kissed his older brothers [on their cheeks], he cried. After that, his brothers started to talk with him.
Yusuf mencium semua saudaranya itu dengan mesra dan ia menangis sambil memeluk mereka. Sesudah itu barulah saudara-saudaranya bercakap-cakap dengan dia.
16 Someone went to the palace and told the news that Joseph’s brothers had come. The king and all his officials were pleased.
Ketika dalam istana Firaun terdengar kabar, bahwa saudara-saudara Yusuf datang, hal itu diterima dengan baik oleh Firaun dan pegawai-pegawainya.
17 The king said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers this: ‘Put loads of grain on your animals and return to the Canaan region.
Lalu berkatalah Firaun kepada Yusuf: "Katakanlah kepada saudara-saudaramu Buatlah begini: muatilah binatang-binatangmu dan pergilah ke tanah Kanaan,
18 Then bring your father and your families back here. I will give you the best land in Egypt, and you will have the best food in the land to eat.’
jemputlah ayahmu dan seisi rumahmu dan datanglah mendapatkan aku, maka aku akan memberikan kepadamu apa yang paling baik di tanah Mesir, sehingga kamu akan mengecap kesuburan tanah ini.
19 “Also tell this to your brothers: ‘Take some carts from Egypt to carry your children and your wives, and get them and your father and come back here quickly.
Selanjutnya engkau mendapat perintah mengatakan kepada mereka: Buatlah begini: bawalah kereta dari tanah Mesir untuk anak-anakmu dan isteri-isterimu, jemputlah ayahmu dari sana dan datanglah ke mari.
20 Do not worry about bringing your possessions, because the best things in Egypt will be yours. Because of that, you will not need to bring any of your things from Canaan.’”
Janganlah kamu merasa sayang meninggalkan barang-barangmu, sebab apa yang paling baik di seluruh tanah Mesir ini adalah milikmu."
21 Jacob’s sons did what the king suggested. Joseph gave them carts and food to eat along the way, as the king had ordered.
Demikianlah dilakukan oleh anak-anak Israel itu. Yusuf memberikan kereta kepada mereka menurut perintah Firaun; juga diberikan kepada mereka bekal di jalan.
22 To each of them he gave new clothes, but he gave 300 pieces of silver and five sets of new clothes to Benjamin!
Kepada mereka masing-masing diberikannya sepotong pesalin dan kepada Benyamin diberikannya tiga ratus uang perak dan lima potong pesalin.
23 And this is what he sent to his father: Ten male donkeys, loaded with some of the best goods that come from Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other food for his father’s trip to Egypt.
Di samping itu kepada ayahnya dikirimkannya sepuluh ekor keledai jantan, dimuati dengan apa yang paling baik di Mesir, lagipula sepuluh ekor keledai betina, dimuati dengan gandum dan roti dan makanan untuk ayahnya dalam perjalanan.
24 Then he sent his brothers on their way, saying to them “Do not quarrel along the way!”
Kemudian ia melepas saudara-saudaranya serta berkata kepada mereka: "Janganlah berbantah-bantah di jalan."
25 So they left Egypt and came to their father Jacob in Canaan.
Demikianlah mereka pergi dari tanah Mesir dan sampai di tanah Kanaan, kepada Yakub, ayah mereka.
26 One of them told him, “Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is the governor over all of Egypt!” Jacob was extremely astonished; he could not believe that it was true.
Mereka menceritakan kepadanya: "Yusuf masih hidup, bahkan dialah yang menjadi kuasa atas seluruh tanah Mesir." Tetapi hati Yakub tetap dingin, sebab ia tidak dapat mempercayai mereka.
27 But they told him everything that Joseph had said to them, and Jacob saw the carts that Joseph had sent to carry him and his family and possessions to Egypt. Then their father Jacob’s shock ended.
Tetapi ketika mereka menyampaikan kepadanya segala perkataan yang diucapkan Yusuf, dan ketika dilihatnya kereta yang dikirim oleh Yusuf untuk menjemputnya, maka bangkitlah kembali semangat Yakub, ayah mereka itu.
28 He said, “What you have said is enough to convince me! My son Joseph is still alive, and I will go and see him before I die!”
Kata Yakub: "Cukuplah itu; anakku Yusuf masih hidup; aku mau pergi melihatnya, sebelum aku mati."
