Mose 1 43
1 Ke dɔwuame sesẽ la nu mebɔbɔ kura le anyigba la dzi o.
In the mean time the famine was heavy upon all the land.
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 they had eaten up all the corn, which they had brought out of Egypt, Jacob said to his sons: Go again and buy 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!
Juda answered: The man declared unto us with the attestation of an oath, saying: You shall not see my face, unless you bring your youngest brother with you.
4 Ne míakplɔ mía nɔvi ayii la, ekema míayi aɖaƒle nuɖuɖu vɛ na wò.
If therefore thou wilt send him with us, we will set out together, and will buy necessaries for thee.
5 Míate ŋu ayi o, negbe ɖeko nàna Benyamin nayi kpli mí hafi.’”
But if thou wilt not, we will not go: for the man, as we have often said, declared unto us, saying: You shall not see my face without your youngest brother.
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?”
Israel said to them: You have done this for my misery in that you told him you had also another 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’?”
But they answered: The man asked us in order concerning our kindred: if our father lived: if we had a brother: and we answered him regularly, according to what he demanded: could we know that he would say: Bring hither your brother with you?
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.
And Juda said to his father: Send the boy with me, that we may set forward, and may live: lest both we and our children perish.
9 Makpɔ eƒe dedinɔnɔ gbɔ. Ne nyemekplɔe gbɔe na wò o la, ekema na fɔɖiɖi la nanɔ dzinye tegbee.
I take the boy upon me, require him at my hand: unless I bring him again, and restore him to thee, I will be guilty of sin against thee for ever.
10 Nenye ɖe nèɖe asi le eŋu nam la, anye ne míede gbɔ xoxo.”
If delay had not been made, we had been here again the second time.
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 Israel said to them: If it must needs be so, do what you will: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down presents to the man, a little balm, and honey, and storax, myrrh, turpentine, and almonds.
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 with you double money, and carry back what you found in your sacks, lest perhaps it was done by mistake.
13 eye miakplɔ mia nɔvia ayii!
And take also your brother, and go 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 my almighty God make him favourable to you; and send back with you your brother, whom he keepeth, and this Benjamin: and as for me I shall be desolate without children.
15 Ale wotsɔ nunanawo kple ga home teƒe eve kpe ɖe Benyamin ŋu yi Egipte, eye wodo ɖe Yosef ŋkume.
So the men took the presents, and double money, and Benjamin: and went down into Egypt, and stood 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 he had seen them, and Benjamin with them, he commanded the steward of his house, saying: Bring in the men into the house, and kill victims, and prepare a feast: because they shall eat with me at noon.
17 Ale aƒedzikpɔla la wɔ nu si wogblɔ nɛ la, eye wòkplɔ wo yi Yosef ƒe fiasã me.
He did as he was commanded, and brought the men into the 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.”
And they being much afraid, said there one to another: Because of the money, which we carried back the first time in our sacks, we are brought in: that he may bring upon us a false accusation, and by violence make slaves of us and our asses.
19 Esi woɖo fiasã la ƒe agbo nu la, wote ɖe Yosef ƒe aƒedzikpɔla ŋu,
Wherefore going up to the steward of the house, at the door,
20 eye wogblɔ nɛ be, “Amegã, esi míeva Egipte va ƒle nuɖuɖu zi gbãtɔ,
They said: Sir, we desire thee to hear us: We came down once before to buy 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 had bought, and come to the inn, we opened our sacks, and found our money in the mouths of the sacks: which we have now brought again in the same weight.
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.”
And we have brought other money besides, to buy what we want: we cannot tell who put it 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.
But he answered: Peace be with you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father hath given you treasure in your sacks. For the money, which you gave me, I have for good. And he brought Simeon 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 having brought them into the house, he fetched water, and they washed their feet, and he gave provender to their asses.
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.
But they made ready the presents, against Joseph came at noon: for they had heard that they should eat bread there.
26 Esi Yosef va la, wotsɔ nunanawo nɛ, eye wode ta agu nɛ.
Then Joseph came into his house, and they offered him the presents holding them in their hands, and they bowed down with their face to the ground.
27 Ebia woƒe agbe ta, eye wòbia wo be, “Aleke mia fofo, amegãɖeɖi si ƒe nya miegblɔ nam la le? Egale agbea?”
But he, courteously saluting them again, asked them, saying: Is the old man your father in health, of whom you told me? Is he yet living?
28 Woɖo eŋu be, “Ɛ̃, ele agbe, eye eli nyuie hã.” Wogade ta agu nɛ abe tsã ene.
And they answered: Thy servant our father is in health, he is yet living. And bowing themselves they made obeisance to 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.”
And Joseph lifting up his eyes, saw Benjamin his brother, by the same mother, and said: Is this your young brother, of whom you told me? And he said: God be gracious to thee, 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.
And he made haste because his heart was moved upon his brother, and tears gushed out: and going into his chamber he wept.
31 Le esia megbe la, efu mo, eye wòdo go. Eɖu eɖokui dzi hegblɔ be, “Mina míaɖu nu.”
And when he had washed his face, coming out again, he refrained himself, and said: Set bread on the table.
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 when it was set on, for Joseph apart, and for his brethren apart, for the Egyptians also that ate with him, apart, (for it is unlawful for the Egyptians to eat with the Hebrews, and they think such a feast profane):
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!
They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his age. And they wondered very much:
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.
Taking the messes which they received of him: and the greater mess came to Benjamin, so that it exceeded by five parts. And they drank, and were merry with him.
