Mose 1 43
1 Ke dɔwuame sesẽ la nu mebɔbɔ kura le anyigba la dzi o.
Now the land was in bitter need of food.
2 Esi bli si wotsɔ tso Egipte nɔ vɔvɔm la, wo fofo gblɔ na wo be, “Migayi ne miaƒle nuɖuɖu sue aɖe vɛ na mí.”
And when the grain which they had got in Egypt was all used up, their father said to them, Go again and get us a little food.
3 Ke Yuda gblɔ nɛ be, “Ŋutsu la te gbe ɖe edzi na mí be, ‘Miagakpɔ nye ŋkume o, negbe ɖeko mia nɔvi la anɔ mia ŋu hafi!
And Judah said to him, The man said to us with an oath, You are not to come before me again without your brother.
4 Ne míakplɔ mía nɔvi ayii la, ekema míayi aɖaƒle nuɖuɖu vɛ na wò.
If you will let our brother go with us, we will go down and get food:
5 Míate ŋu ayi o, negbe ɖeko nàna Benyamin nayi kpli mí hafi.’”
But if you will not send him, we will not go down: for the man said to us, You are not to come before me if your brother is not with you.
6 Israel fa konyi be, “Nu kae dɔ mi ɖa be miagblɔ nɛ be nɔviŋutsu bubu gale yewo si? Nu ka ta miawɔm alea ɖo?”
And Israel said, Why were you so cruel to me as to say to him that you had a brother?
7 Wogblɔ nɛ be, “Ŋutsu la bia nya mí tsitotsito tso míaƒe ƒome ŋu. Edi be yeanya ne mía fofo le agbe, eye wòbia be nɔvi bubu gale mía si mahã? Nu sia tae míegblɔe nɛ ɖo. Aleke míate ŋu anya be agblɔ be, ‘Mikplɔ mia nɔvi suetɔ vɛ nam’?”
And they said, The man put a number of questions to us about ourselves and our family, saying, Is your father still living? have you another brother? And we had to give him answers; how were we to have any idea that he would say, Come back with your brother?
8 Yuda gblɔ na fofoa Israel be, “Ɖe asi le ɖevi la ŋu nam ne míadze mɔ; ne menye nenema o la, dɔ awu mí katã míaku, menye míawo ɖeɖe koe aku o: wò ŋutɔ hã kple mía vi suewo siaa aku.
Then Judah said to Israel, his father, Send the boy with me, and let us be up and going, so that we and you and our little ones may not come to destruction.
9 Makpɔ eƒe dedinɔnɔ gbɔ. Ne nyemekplɔe gbɔe na wò o la, ekema na fɔɖiɖi la nanɔ dzinye tegbee.
Put him into my care and make me responsible for him: if I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.
10 Nenye ɖe nèɖe asi le eŋu nam la, anye ne míede gbɔ xoxo.”
Truly, if we had not let the time go by, we might have come back again by now.
11 Ale wo fofo, Israel gblɔ na wo mlɔeba be, “Ne wòanɔ nenema kokoko la, ekema nu suetɔ si miawɔ la koe nye be miado agba na miaƒe tedziwo kple nu nyuitɔ siwo le míaƒe anyigba dzi la: lifi, anyitsi, ami ʋeʋĩ, kotoklobo, ayedee kple newo, eye miatsɔ wo ayi ɖana ŋutsu la.
Then their father Israel said to them, If it has to be so, then do this: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels to give the man, perfumes and honey and spices and nuts:
12 Mitsɔ ga teƒe eve ɖe asi, ale be miate ŋu axe ga si wogbugbɔ de miaƒe kotokuwo me la, elabena ɖewohĩ ame aɖe ƒe vodadae,
And take twice as much money with you; that is to say, take back the money which was put in your bags, for it may have been an error;
13 eye miakplɔ mia nɔvia ayii!
And take your brother and go back to the man:
14 Mawu Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la nave mia nu le ŋutsu la ŋkume, ale be wòaɖe asi le Simeon ŋu, eye wòana Benyamin natrɔ gbɔ. Ne ava eme kokoko be wòaku, eye maxa nu hã la, ekema nenɔ nenema ko faa.”
And may God, the Ruler of all, give you mercy before the man, so that he may give you back your other brother and Benjamin. If my children are to be taken from me; there is no help for it.
15 Ale wotsɔ nunanawo kple ga home teƒe eve kpe ɖe Benyamin ŋu yi Egipte, eye wodo ɖe Yosef ŋkume.
So they took what their father said for the man, and twice as much money in their hands, and Benjamin, and went on their journey to Egypt, and came before Joseph.
16 Esi Yosef kpɔ be wokplɔ Benyamin vɛ la, egblɔ na eƒe aƒedzikpɔla be, “Ame siawo aɖu nu kplim ŋdɔ sia; kplɔ wo yi aƒe me, eye nàdzra ɖo ɖe kplɔ̃ gã aɖe ɖoɖo ŋu.”
And when Joseph saw Benjamin, he said to his chief servant, Take these men into my house, and make ready a meal, for they will take food with me in the middle of the day.
17 Ale aƒedzikpɔla la wɔ nu si wogblɔ nɛ la, eye wòkplɔ wo yi Yosef ƒe fiasã me.
And the servant did as Joseph said, and took the men into Joseph's house.
18 Esi wokpɔ teƒe si wokplɔ wo yinae la, vɔvɔ̃ ɖo wo ŋutɔ. Wogblɔ be, “Ga si wogbugbɔ de míaƒe kotokuawo me la tae. Edi be wòadze abe ɖe míefi ga la ene, ale be yeawɔ mí kluviwo, eye yeaxɔ míaƒe tedziwo.”
Now the men were full of fear because they had been taken into Joseph's house and they said, It is because of the money which was put back in our bags the first time; he is looking for something against us, so that he may come down on us and take us and our asses for his use.
19 Esi woɖo fiasã la ƒe agbo nu la, wote ɖe Yosef ƒe aƒedzikpɔla ŋu,
So they went up to Joseph's chief servant at the door of the house,
20 eye wogblɔ nɛ be, “Amegã, esi míeva Egipte va ƒle nuɖuɖu zi gbãtɔ,
And said, O my lord, we only came down the first time to get food;
21 eye esi míetrɔ yina aƒe la, míetsi afi aɖe dɔ, eye míeʋu míaƒe kotokuwo nu. Kasia míekpɔ be ga si míexe ɖe blia ta la le míaƒe kotokuawo me. Ga lae nye esi míetrɔ vɛ,
And when we came to our night's resting-place, on opening our bags we saw that every man's money was in the mouth of his bag, all our money in full weight: and we have it with us to give it back;
22 kpe ɖe ga si míatsɔ aƒle bli fifia la ŋu. Ale si tututu ga la wɔ hafi ge ɖe míaƒe kotokuwo me la, míenya o.”
As well as more money, with which to get food: we have no idea who put our money in our bags.
23 Aƒedzikpɔla la gblɔ na wo be, “Migatsi dzi ɖe eŋu o; miaƒe Mawu, ɛ̃, mia fofowo ƒe Mawu ŋutɔe anya tsɔ ga la de miaƒe kotokuawo me, elabena míawo míexɔ ga la le mia si pɛpɛpɛ.” Eɖe Simeon le gaxɔ me, eye wòkplɔe va nɔviawo gbɔ.
Then the servant said, Peace be with you: have no fear: your God, even the God of your father, has put wealth in your bags for you: I had your money. Then he let Simeon come out to them.
24 Azɔ wokplɔ wo yi Yosef gbɔ le fiasã la me. Wona tsi wo be woaklɔ afɔ, eye wona nuɖuɖu woƒe tedziwo.
And the servant took them into Joseph's house, and gave them water for washing their feet; and he gave their asses food.
25 Nɔviawo nɔ klalo be yewoatsɔ nunanawo ana Yosef ne eva le ŋdɔ me, elabena wogblɔ na wo be wole nu ɖu ge le afi ma.
And they got ready the things for Joseph before he came in the middle of the day: for word was given to them that they were to have a meal there.
26 Esi Yosef va la, wotsɔ nunanawo nɛ, eye wode ta agu nɛ.
And when Joseph came in, they gave him the things which they had for him, and went down to the earth before him.
27 Ebia woƒe agbe ta, eye wòbia wo be, “Aleke mia fofo, amegãɖeɖi si ƒe nya miegblɔ nam la le? Egale agbea?”
And he said, How are you? is your father well, the old man of whom you were talking to me? is he still living?
28 Woɖo eŋu be, “Ɛ̃, ele agbe, eye eli nyuie hã.” Wogade ta agu nɛ abe tsã ene.
And they said, Your servant, our father, is well, he is still living. And they went down on their faces before him.
29 Ekpɔ dadavia, Benyamin dũu, eye wòbia be, “Mia nɔvi suetɔ si ƒe nya miegblɔ nam lae nye esia?” Egblɔ na Benyamin be, “Vinye, èfɔa? Mawu nave nuwò.”
Then, lifting up his eyes, he saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother's son, and he said, Is this your youngest brother of whom you gave me word? And he said, God be good to you, my son.
30 Tete Yosef tso kpla, eye wòdo go le xɔa me, elabena eƒe lɔlɔ̃ na dadavia, Benyamin ʋuʋu eƒe dzi ale gbegbe be wònɔ nɛ be wòado go aɖafa avi. Eyi eƒe xɔ gã me, eye wòfa avi hehehe.
Then Joseph's heart went out to his brother, and he went quickly into his room, for he was overcome with weeping.
31 Le esia megbe la, efu mo, eye wòdo go. Eɖu eɖokui dzi hegblɔ be, “Mina míaɖu nu.”
Then, after washing his face, he came out, and controlling his feelings said, Put food before us.
32 Yosef ɖeka nɔ kplɔ̃ ŋu, nɔviawo nɔ kplɔ̃ bubu ŋu, eye Egiptetɔwo hã nɔ kplɔ bubu sãa ŋu, elabena Egiptetɔwo doa vlo Hebritɔwo, eye womeɖua nu kpli wo o.
And they put a meal ready for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who were with him by themselves; because the Egyptians may not take food with the Hebrews, for that would make them unclean.
33 Yosef fia teƒe si nɔviawo anɔ le woƒe kplɔ̃ ŋu la wo, eye wòɖo wo ɖe tsitsi nu, tso tsitsitɔ dzi va se ɖe ɖevitɔ dzi. Nu sia wɔ nuku na wo ŋutɔ!
And they were all given their seats before him in order of birth, from the oldest to the youngest: so that they were looking at one another in wonder.
34 Ena woka nuɖuɖu na wo tso eya ŋutɔ ƒe kplɔ̃ dzi. Ena wona nuɖuɖu Benyamin wòsɔ gbɔ zi atɔ̃ wu ame bubuawo tɔ. Emegbe la, wona aha wo wono. Dzi dzɔ wo ŋutɔ.
And Joseph sent food to them from his table, but he sent five times as much to Benjamin as to any of the others. And they took wine freely with him.
