Kĩambĩrĩria 43
1 Na rĩrĩ, ngʼaragu ĩyo ĩkĩneneha mũno bũrũri-inĩ wa Kaanani.
But the famine prevailed in the land.
2 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio rĩrĩa maarĩire ngano yothe ĩrĩa maagũrĩte Misiri ĩgĩthira-rĩ, ithe wao akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Cookai Misiri rĩngĩ mũgatũgũrĩre irio ingĩ nini.”
And it came to pass, when they had finished eating the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, that their father said to them, Go again; buy us a little food.
3 No Juda akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũcio aatwĩhĩtĩire agĩtwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Mũtikoona ũthiũ wakwa rĩngĩ tiga mũrũ wa thoguo ũcio ũngĩ akorirwo arĩ hamwe na inyuĩ.’
And Judas spoke to him, saying, The man, the lord of the country, positively testified to us, saying, You shall not see my face, unless your younger brother be with you.
4 Akorwo nĩũgũtũtũma hamwe na mũrũ wa ithe witũ Benjamini, nĩtũgũikũrũka tũthiĩ tũkũgũrĩre irio.
If, then, you send our brother with us, we will go down, and buy you food;
5 No akorwo ndũkũmũtũma na ithuĩ, tũtigũikũrũka, tondũ mũndũ ũcio aatwĩrire atĩrĩ, ‘Mũtikoona ũthiũ wakwa rĩngĩ tiga no mũrũ wa thoguo akorirwo arĩ hamwe na inyuĩ.’”
but if you send not our brother with us, we will not go: for the man spoke to us, saying, You shall not see my face, unless your younger brother be with you.
6 Nake Isiraeli akĩmooria atĩrĩ, Mwandehereire thĩĩna ũyũ nĩkĩ, na ũndũ wa kwĩra mũndũ ũcio atĩ nĩ mũrĩ na mũrũ wa ithe wanyu ũngĩ?
And Israel said, Why did you harm me, inasmuch as you told the man that you had a brother?
7 Makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũcio aatũũragia ciũria itũkoniĩ ithuĩ ene o na cia nyũmba ciitũ abarĩrĩire mũno. Agĩtũũria atĩrĩ, ‘Ithe wanyu arĩ o muoyo? Nĩ mũrĩ na mũrũ wa thoguo ũngĩ?’ Ithuĩ no gũcookia twacookagia ciũria ciake. Tũngĩamenyire atĩa atĩ no oige, ‘Thiĩi mũrehe mũrũ wa thoguo gũkũ?’”
And they said, The man closely questioned us about our family also, saying, Does your father yet live, and have you a brother? and we answered him according to this question: did we know that he would say to us, Bring your brother?
8 Ningĩ Juda akĩĩra Isiraeli ithe atĩrĩ, “Njĩtĩkĩria thiĩ na kamwana gaka, na nĩtũgũthiĩ o ro rĩmwe, nĩgeetha wee na ithuĩ na ciana ciitũ tũtũũre muoyo, na tũtigakue.
And Judas said to his father Israel, Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you, and our store.
9 Niĩ mwene nĩngũmũrũgamĩrĩra wega; na nĩ niĩ ũkooria ũhoro wake. Ingĩkaaga kũmũcookia kũrĩ wee, na ndĩmũrũgamie mbere yaku-rĩ, nĩ ngaacookererwo nĩ ihĩtia rĩu matukũ ma muoyo wakwa wothe.
And I engage for him; at my hand do you require him; if I bring him not to you, and place him before you, I shall be guilty toward you for ever.
10 Ũrĩa kũrĩ nĩ atĩ, korwo tũtinatindĩrĩra ũhoro ũyũ tũngĩthiĩte rĩa keerĩ na tũgacooka.”
For if we had not tarried, we should now have returned twice.
11 Nake Isiraeli, ithe wao akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Kũngĩkorwo no nginya athiĩ-rĩ, ĩkai ũũ: Ĩkĩrai maciaro marĩa mega mũno ma bũrũri ũyũ mondo-inĩ cianyu, mũikũrũkĩrie mũndũ ũcio marĩ kĩheo, na mahuti manini marĩa manungi wega na kaũũkĩ kanini, na ũbani na ũũkĩ-wa-ngoma ũrĩa wĩtagwo manemane, na njothi na rothi.
And Israel, their father, said to them, If it be so, do this; take of the fruits of the earth in your vessels, and carry down to the man presents of gum and honey, and frankincense, and stacte, and turpentine, and walnuts.
12 Na mũkuue betha maita meerĩ, tondũ no nginya mũcookie betha iria ciacooketio mĩromo-inĩ ya makũnia manyu. No gũkorwo ũndũ ũcio wekirwo na mahĩtia.
And take double money in your hands, and the money that was returned in your sacks, carry back with you, lest perhaps it is a mistake.
13 Oyai mũrũ wa thoguo o nake, mũcooke kũrĩ mũndũ ũcio o narua.
And take your brother; and arise, go down to the man.
14 Nake Ngai Mwene-Hinya-Wothe arotũma mũiguĩrwo tha nĩ mũndũ ũcio, nĩgeetha etĩkĩre mũcooke na mũrũ wa thoguo wanyu ũcio ũngĩ o na Benjamini. Hakwa-rĩ, akorwo nĩ ngũkuĩrwo-rĩ, nĩ nguĩrwo.”
And my God give you favor in the sight of the man, and send away your other brother, and Benjamin, for I accordingly as I have been bereaved, am bereaved.
15 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ acio makĩoya iheo icio na betha maita meerĩ, na magĩthiĩ na Benjamini. Magĩikũrũka na ihenya Misiri na makĩĩneana kũrĩ Jusufu.
And the men having taken these presents, and the double money, took in their hands also Benjamin; and they rose up and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
16 Rĩrĩa Jusufu onire Benjamini arĩ hamwe nao-rĩ, akĩĩra mũnene wa nyũmba yake atĩrĩ, “Twara andũ aya gwakwa mũciĩ, ũthĩnje na ũthondeke irio cia mĩaraho; tondũ nĩ mekũrĩanĩra na niĩ mĩaraho.”
And Joseph saw them and his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said to the steward of his household, Bring the men into the house, and kill beasts and make ready, for the men are to eat bread with me at noon.
17 Nake mũndũ ũcio agĩĩka o ta ũrĩa Jusufu aamwĩrĩte, na akĩmatwara kwa Jusufu mũciĩ.
And the man did as Joseph said; and he brought the men into the house of Joseph.
18 Nao andũ acio nĩmamakire maatwarwo gwake mũciĩ. Magĩĩciiria atĩrĩ, “Twarehwo gũkũ nĩ ũndũ wa betha iria ciacookirio makũnia-inĩ maitũ hĩndĩ ya mbere. Arenda gũtũtharĩkĩra atũtoorie na atũtue ngombo ciake, na oe ndigiri ciitũ.”
And the men, when they perceived that they were brought into the house of Joseph, said, We are brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first; even in order to inform against us, and lay it to our charge; to take us for servants, and our asses.
19 Tondũ ũcio makĩambata magĩthiĩ kũrĩ mũnene wa nyũmba ya Jusufu, makĩmwarĩria marĩ hau mũromo-inĩ wa nyũmba.
And having approached the man who was over the house of Joseph, they spoke to him in the porch of the house,
20 Makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Twagũthaitha mwathi witũ, nĩ tuokire gũkũ hĩndĩ ya mbere kũgũra irio.
saying, We pray [you], Sir; we came down at first to buy food.
21 No harĩa twarũgamire tũrarĩrĩre-rĩ, twatumũra makũnia maitũ o mũndũ agĩkora betha yake, o ũrĩa yoheetwo ĩrĩ mũromo-inĩ wa ikũnia. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩ twacooka nacio.
And it came to pass, when we came to unlade, and opened our sacks, [there was] also this money of each in his sack; we have now brought back our money by weight in our hands.
22 Na ningĩ nĩtuoka na betha ingĩ cia kũgũra irio. Tũtiũĩ nũũ wekĩrire betha ciitũ makũnia-inĩ maitũ.”
And we have brought other money with us to buy food; we know not who put the money into our sacks.
23 Nake akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Gũtirĩ na thĩĩna, tigai gwĩtigĩra. Ngai wanyu, o we Ngai wa ithe wanyu, nĩwe wamũheire kĩgĩĩna makũnia-inĩ manyu; betha cianyu nĩndacĩamũkĩire.” Agĩcooka akĩmarehera Simeoni.
And he said to them, [God deal] mercifully with you; be not afraid; your God, and the God of your fathers, has given you treasures in your sacks, and I have enough of your good money. And he brought Symeon out to them.
24 Ningĩ mũnene ũcio wa nyũmba ya Jusufu akĩmatwara mũciĩ kwa Jusufu, akĩmahe maaĩ ma gwĩthamba magũrũ, na akĩhe ndigiri ciao gĩa kũrĩa.
And he brought water to wash their feet; and gave provender to their asses.
25 Nao makĩhaarĩria iheo ciao cia kũhe Jusufu ooka mĩaraho, tondũ nĩmaiguĩte atĩ nĩmekũrĩa irio kuo.
And they prepared their gifts, until Joseph came at noon, for they heard that he was going to dine there.
26 Rĩrĩa Jusufu ookire mũciĩ-rĩ, makĩmũhe iheo iria maarehete kũu nyũmba-inĩ, na makĩinamĩrĩra, magĩturumithia mothiũ mao thĩ mbere yake.
And Joseph entered into the house, and they brought him the gifts which they had in their hands, into the house; and they did him reverence with their face to the ground.
27 Nake akĩmahooya ũhoro, akĩmooria, “Mũkũrũ ũrĩa mwaheire ũhoro wake-rĩ, nĩ mũhoro? Arĩ o muoyo?”
And he asked them, How are you? and he said to them, Is your father, the old man of whom you spoke, well? Does he yet live?
28 Makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ndungata yaku ũcio ithe witũ arĩ o muoyo na ndarĩ na ũũru.” Nao makĩinamĩrĩra mamũhe gĩtĩĩo.
And they said, Your servant our father is well; he is yet alive. And he said, Blessed be that man by God; —and they bowed, and did him reverence.
29 Na aaroranga akĩona mũrũ wa nyina Benjamini, ũrĩa maaciaranĩirwo nake; akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Ũyũ nĩwe mũrũ wa thoguo ũrĩa mũnini biũ, ũrĩa mwaheire ũhoro wake?” Agĩcooka akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wakwa, Ngai arogũtuga.”
And Joseph lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said, Is this your younger brother, whom you spoke of bringing to me? and he said, God have mercy on you, my son.
30 Na rĩrĩ, aigua ta ekumwo nĩ ngoro nĩ kuona mũrũ wa nyina Benjamini-rĩ, Jusufu agĩkiuma na ihenya agĩthiĩ gũcaria handũ angĩrĩrĩra. Nake agĩthiĩ kanyũmba gake ga thĩinĩ akĩrĩrĩra kuo.
And Joseph was troubled, for his bowels yearned over his brother, and he sought to weep; and he went into his chamber, and wept there.
31 Na aarĩkia gwĩthamba ũthiũ akiuma, akĩĩyũmĩrĩria, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Igai irio metha-inĩ.”
And he washed his face and came out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
32 Makĩigĩra Jusufu irio ciake arĩ wiki, na ariũ a ithe marĩ oiki, nao andũ a Misiri marĩ oiki, tondũ andũ a Misiri matingĩarĩanĩire na Ahibirania tondũ warĩ thaahu harĩo.
And they set on [bread] for him alone, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians feasting with him by themselves, for the Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews, for it is an abomination to the Egyptians.
33 Andũ acio maaikarĩtio mbere yake kũringana na ũkũrũ wao, kuuma irigithathi nginya ũrĩa warĩ mũnini biũ; nao makĩrorana o mũndũ na mũndũ nĩ kũgega.
And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his seniority, and the younger according to his youth; and the men looked with amazement every one at his brother.
34 Rĩrĩa maihũrĩirwo irio kuuma metha-inĩ ya Jusufu-rĩ, rwĩga rwa Benjamini rwarĩ maita matano gũkĩra rwa arĩa angĩ. Nao makĩrĩa na makĩnyuuanĩra nake mategwĩtigĩra.
And they took their portions from him to themselves; but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as the portions of [the others]. And they drank and were filled with drink with him.
