Genesis 44
1 He commanded the steward of his house, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s money in his sack’s mouth.
Alò, li te pase lòd a chèf domestik la e te di: “Ranpli sak yo avèk manje, tout sa ke yo kapab pote, e mete kòb a chak moun nan bouch sak li.
2 Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, with his grain money.” He did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
Plase tas mwen an, tas fèt an ajan an nan bouch sak pi jenn nan, ansanm ak kòb li pou sereyal la.” Epi sa te fèt jan Joseph te mande a.
3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.
Depi li te fè klè, mesye yo te voye ale, yo menm avèk bourik yo.
4 When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, ‘Why have you rewarded evil for good?
Yo te fenk kite vil la, e yo pa t byen lwen lè Joseph te di a chèf domestik li a: “Leve, swiv mesye sa yo. Lè nou rive sou yo, di yo konsa: ‘Poukisa nou rekonpanse mal pou byen?
5 Isn’t this that from which my lord drinks, and by which he indeed divines? You have done evil in so doing.’”
Èske tas sa a se pa sila ke mèt mwen an bwè ladann, e sèvi pou divinasyon an? Nou te fè mal lè nou te fè sa.’”
6 He overtook them, and he spoke these words to them.
Alò, li te rive sou yo, e li te pale pawòl sa ak yo.
7 They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing!
Yo te di li: “Poukisa mèt mwen an pale kalite pawòl sila yo? Sa lwen mwen pou m ta fè yon bagay konsa.
8 Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again to you out of the land of Canaan. How then should we steal silver or gold out of your lord’s house?
Gade byen, lajan ke nou te twouve nan bouch sak nou yo, nou te pote yo bannou soti nan peyi Canaan. Alò, kijan nou ta ka vòlè lò, oswa lajan lakay mèt la?
9 With whomever of your servants it is found, let him die, and we also will be my lord’s slaves.”
Avèk nenpòt kilès nan sèvitè nou yo ke nou ta twouve l, ke li mouri, e nou osi, nou va devni esklav a mèt nou.”
10 He said, “Now also let it be according to your words. He with whom it is found will be my slave; and you will be blameless.”
Alò, li te di: “Konsa kite sa fèt tankou pawòl ou; sila avèk kilès li twouve l la, li va devni esklav mwen, e tout rès nan nou va rete inosan.”
11 Then they hurried, and each man took his sack down to the ground, and each man opened his sack.
Alò, byen prese, chak moun te desann sak li atè, pou te ouvri sak li.
12 He searched, beginning with the oldest, and ending at the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
Li te fè ankèt, kòmanse avèk pi gran, fini avèk pi jenn nan, e tas la te twouve nan sak Benjamin an.
13 Then they tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey, and returned to the city.
Konsa, yo te chire rad yo, e lè chak moun te fin chaje bèt li, yo te retounen nan vil la.
14 Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, and he was still there. They fell on the ground before him.
Lè Juda avèk frè li yo te vini lakay Joseph, li te toujou la, e yo te tonbe atè devan li.
15 Joseph said to them, “What deed is this that you have done? Don’t you know that such a man as I can indeed do divination?”
Joseph te di yo: “Ki zak sa ke nou te fè la a? Èske nou pa konnen ke yon nonm tankou mwen kapab vrèman pratike divinasyon?”
16 Judah said, “What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? How will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord’s slaves, both we and he also in whose hand the cup is found.”
Konsa, Juda te di: “Kisa nou kapab di a mèt nou? Kisa nou kapab pale? Kijan nou kapab jistifye pwòp tèt nou? Bondye te twouve inikite nan sèvitè ou yo. Gade byen, nou se esklav a mèt nou, ni nou, men osi sila ki te posede tas nou te twouve a.”
17 He said, “Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he will be my slave; but as for you, go up in peace to your father.”
Men li te di yo: “Kite sa byen lwen pou m fè sa. Mesye sou sila nou te twouve tas la, li va esklav mwen. Men pou nou, ale anpè vè papa nou.”
18 Then Judah came near to him, and said, “Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord’s ears, and don’t let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even as Pharaoh.
Alò, Juda te pwoche li. Li te di: “O mèt mwen, silvouplè, èske sèvitè ou kapab pale yon mo nan zòrèy a mèt la, e li p ap vin fache avèk sèvitè ou a; paske ou menm jan avèk Farawon.
19 My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father, or a brother?’
Mèt mwen an te mande sèvitè li yo, e te di: ‘Èske nou genyen yon papa, oswa yon frè?’
20 We said to my lord, ‘We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.’
Nou te di a mèt mwen: ‘Nou gen yon papa ki granmoun, ak yon timoun li te fè nan vyeyès li. Alò, frè li a gen tan mouri, li sèl ki rete kòm pitit a manman l, e papa li renmen li.’
21 You said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’
“Konsa, ou te di sèvitè ou yo: ‘Mennen fè l desann pou m kapab fikse zye m sou li.’
22 We said to my lord, ‘The boy can’t leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’
“Men nou te di a mèt nou: ‘Jènjan an pa kapab kite papa l; papa l ta mouri.’
23 You said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will see my face no more.’
“Malgre sa, ou te di a sèvitè ou yo: ‘Amwens ke pi jenn nan vin desann avèk nou, nou p ap wè figi m ankò.’
24 When we came up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
“Se te konsa li te rive ke lè nou te monte vè sèvitè ou, papa m, ke nou te pale li pawòl a mèt nou an.
25 Our father said, ‘Go again and buy us a little food.’
Papa nou te di nou: ‘Retounen achte yon ti manje.’
26 We said, ‘We can’t go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down: for we may not see the man’s face, unless our youngest brother is with us.’
Men nou te di: ‘Nou pa kapab desann. Si pi jenn frè nou an avèk nou, nou va desann. Paske nou pa kapab wè figi a nonm nan ankò, sof ke pi jenn frè nou an avèk nou.’
27 Your servant, my father, said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.
“Sèvitè ou, papa m, te di nou: ‘Ou konnen ke madanm mwen te fè de fis pou mwen.
28 One went out from me, and I said, “Surely he is torn in pieces;” and I haven’t seen him since.
Youn nan yo te sòti kite mwen, e mwen te di: “Asireman li te chire an mòso”, e mwen pa wè li depi lè sa.
29 If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.’ (Sheol h7585)
Si ou pran sila a osi de mwen, e si malè rive li, nou va mennen cheve tèt blanch sa a anba nan sejou mò yo avèk tristès.’ (Sheol h7585)
30 Now therefore when I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us; since his life is bound up in the boy’s life;
“Alò, pou sa, lè mwen rive vè sèvitè ou, papa m, e pou jènjan an pa la avèk nou, paske lavi li mare ansanm avèk lavi jènjan an,
31 it will happen, when he sees that the boy is no more, that he will die. Your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant, our father, with sorrow to Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
lè li wè ke jènjan an pa avèk nou, l ap mouri. Konsa sèvitè ou yo va mennen cheve blanch a sèvitè ou, papa nou anba nan sejou mò yo avèk tristès. (Sheol h7585)
32 For your servant became collateral for the boy to my father, saying, ‘If I don’t bring him to you, then I will bear the blame to my father forever.’
Paske sèvitè ou te devni yon sekirite pou jènjan a papa m nan, e mwen te di: ‘Si mwen pa fè l retounen a ou menm, alò, kite m pote koupabilite sa a devan papa m pou tout tan.’
33 Now therefore, please let your servant stay instead of the boy, my lord’s slave; and let the boy go up with his brothers.
“Alò, pou sa, kite sèvitè ou a rete, olye ke jènjan an, kòm yon esklav a mèt mwen. E kite jènjan an monte avèk frè li yo.
34 For how will I go up to my father, if the boy isn’t with me?—lest I see the evil that will come on my father.”
Paske kijan mwen kapab monte vè papa m si jènjan an pa avè m?—paske mwen pè pou m ta wè malè ki vin pran papa m.”
