Jenèz 43
1 Alò, gwo grangou a te rèd nan tout peyi a.
The famine in Canaan got worse.
2 Epi li te vin rive ke lè yo te fin manje sereyal ke yo te achte an Égypte la, papa yo te di yo: “Ale retounen, achte yon ti manje.”
Finally, when Jacob and his family had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, Jacob said to them, “Go back to Egypt and buy some more grain for us!”
3 Men Juda te pale avèk li. Li te di: “Nonm nan te menase nou ke: ‘Nou p ap wè figi m sof ke frè nou an avèk nou.’
But Judah said to him, “The man who sold us the grain warned us sternly, ‘I will not let you see me [SYN] again if you come and your younger brother is not with you.’
4 Si ou voye frè nou an avèk nou, nou va desann achte manje.
So, if you will send our younger brother with us, we will go down to Egypt and buy some grain for you.
5 Men si ou pa voye li, nou p ap desann. Paske nonm nan te di nou: ‘Nou p ap wè figi m sof ke frè nou an avèk nou.’”
But if you will not send him, we will not go down there, because that man said to us, ‘I will not let you see me again if your younger brother is not with you.’”
6 Alò, Israël te di: “Poukisa ou maltrete m konsa, pou nou te di mesye a ke nou te gen yon lòt frè toujou?”
Jacob asked, “Why did you cause me to have this trouble by telling the man that you had a younger brother?”
7 Men yo te di: “Mesye a te kesyone nou byen dirèk konsènan moun nan fanmi nou. Li te mande: ‘Èske papa nou toujou vivan? Èske nou gen yon lòt frè?’ Alò, nou te reponn kesyon li. Èske nou ta ka konnen ke li ta di: ‘Mennen frè nou an desann?’”
One of them replied, “The man asked about us and about our family. He said, ‘Is your father still living? Do you have another brother?’ We had to answer his questions. (We could not know that he would say, ‘The next time that you come down here, bring your brother with you!’/How could we know that he would say, ‘The next time that you come down here, bring your brother with you!’)” [RHQ]
8 Juda te di a papa li, Israël: “Voye jènjan an avèk mwen. Nou va leve ale, pou nou kapab viv e pa mouri, nou menm, ansanm ak ou, ak pitit ou yo.
Then Judah said to his father Jacob, “Send the boy with me, and we will go immediately, in order that we and you and our children may get grain and not die from hunger.
9 Mwen menm, mwen va garanti pou li. Ou kapab mete m responsab li. Si mwen pa mennen l tounen bò kote ou, pou m fè l chita devan ou, alò, ke mwen rete koupab devan ou pou tout tan.
I myself will guarantee that he will return. You can require me to do what I am promising [IDM]. If I do not bring him back to you safely, you can say forever that (I am to blame/it was my fault [that he did not return to you)].
10 Paske si nou pa t mize, asireman kounye a nou ta gen tan retounen de fwa deja.”
If we had not (wasted so much time/waited so long), by now we could have gone there and returned two times!”
11 Alò, papa yo, Israël te di yo: “Si sa oblije fèt, alò, fè l konsa: Pran kèk nan pi bèl pwodwi peyi a nan sak nou, pou pote desann vè nonm nan kòm kado; yon ti lwil, yon ti siwo myèl, yon ti gòm santi bon, myrr, grenn pistach fen avèk grenn zanmann.
Then their father Jacob said to them, “If there is no other way, do this: Put in your sacks some of the best things that are grown in this land, and take them down to the man as a gift. Take some balm/perfume and honey and spices and myrrh/ointment, some pistachio nuts, and almonds.
12 Pran doub lajan nan men nou, e anplis, pran pou remèt nan men nou kòb ki te retounen nan bouch sak la. Petèt se te yon erè.
Take twice as much money as you took the previous time, because you must return the silver that someone put in the tops of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake that it was put in your sacks.
13 Pran frè nou an tou, e leve retounen vè mesye a.
Take your younger brother and go back to that man.
14 Konsa, ke Bondye Toupwisan an kapab bannou gras nan zye mesye a, pou li kab lage bannou lòt frè nou an avèk Benjamin. Epi pou mwen, si mwen pèdi pitit mwen yo, mwen pèdi nèt.”
I will pray that God Almighty will cause that man to act mercifully toward you, so that he will let your other brother, as well as Benjamin, come back here with you. But as for me, if my sons are taken from me, then I will not have my sons!”
15 Alò, mesye yo te pran kado sila yo, e yo te pran doub lajan nan men yo avèk Benjamin. Konsa, yo te leve desann an Égypte, e yo te kanpe devan Joseph.
So the men took the gifts that Jacob said that they should take, and twice the amount of money that the grain would cost, and they also took Benjamin. They went down quickly to Egypt, and they stood in front of Joseph.
16 Lè Joseph te wè Benjamin avèk yo, li te di a chèf domestik lakay li a, “Mennen mesye yo nan kay la, touye yon bèt, e fè prepare l; paske mesye sa yo ap vin manje avèk mwen a midi a.”
When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the man who (was in charge of/supervised) things in his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare a meal, because I want them to eat with me at noon.” [And he told him in what order they were to be seated].
17 Alò, nonm nan te fè sa ke Joseph te mande a, e li te mennen mesye yo lakay Joseph.
The man did as Joseph said. And he took them to Joseph’s house.
18 Alò, mesye yo te byen pè, paske yo te mennen yo lakay Joseph. Konsa, yo te di: “Se akoz lajan ki te remèt nan sak yo premye fwa a, ke yo ap mennen nou la a, pou li kapab chache okazyon kont nou, pou tonbe sou nou, e pran nou kòm esklav avèk bourik nou yo.”
But they were afraid because he was taking them to Joseph’s house. They were thinking, “He is taking us here because of the silver that was put in our sacks the first time that we came here. While we are eating, he will have his servants attack us and seize us and cause us to become his slaves, and also take our donkeys.”
19 Pou sa a, yo te vin pwoche chèf domestik la. Yo te pale ak li nan antre kay la,
They went with the man who was in charge of things in Joseph’s house. When they arrived at the entrance of the house,
20 e yo te di: “O mèt mwen, vrèman nou te desann premye fwa a pou achte manje,
one of them said to him, “Please, sir, listen to me. We came down here previously and bought some grain.
21 men sa te fè ke lè nou rive nan lojman nou, pou louvri sak nou, konsa, nou jwenn kòb chak moun nan bouch sak li! Tout kòb nou nèt! Konsa, nou te retounen pote li nan men nou.
But at the place where we stopped for the night as we were returning home, we opened our sacks. We were astonished to see that in the top of each of our sacks was the exact amount of silver that we had paid for the grain! So we have brought it back with us.
22 Nou te pote osi, lajan anplis nan men nou pou achte manje. Nou pa konnen kilès ki te mete kòb nou yo nan sak nou yo.”
We have also brought more silver with us to buy more grain. We do not know who put the silver in our sacks.”
23 Li te di: “Rete anpè, nou pa bezwen pè. Bondye pa nou an e Bondye papa nou an te bannou trezò nan sak nou yo. Mwen te resevwa kòb nou an.” Epi li te mennen Siméon deyò bay yo.
The man replied, [“Relax]! Do not worry about it! I received the silver that you brought. Your God, the God your father worships, must have put it in your sacks.” And then he brought Simeon to them from the prison.
24 Epi nonm nan te mennen mesye yo antre lakay Joseph. Li te bay yo dlo, e yo te lave pye pa yo. Li te bay bourik yo manje.
Then he took them into Joseph’s house. He gave them water to wash their feet and gave them food for the donkeys.
25 Konsa, yo te prepare kado yo pou lè Joseph ta vin parèt a midi, paske yo te tande ke yo te gen pou manje la.
He told them that they were going to eat with Joseph at noon. So the men prepared their gifts to give to Joseph when he arrived.
26 Lè Joseph te rive lakay li, yo te pote kado ki te nan men yo bò kote li nan kay la, e yo te bese atè devan li.
When Joseph came home, they presented to him the gifts that they had brought into the house. Then they bowed down to the ground in front of him.
27 Li te mande yo si tout bagay ale byen. Li te di: “Èske granmoun sou sila nou te pale m nan toujou vivan?”
He asked them if they were (well/in good health), and then he asked, “How is the health of your old father, the one that you told me about? Is he still living?”
28 Yo te di: “Sèvitè ou a, papa nou toujou byen; li toujou vivan.” Yo te bese ba pou bay respè.
One of them replied, “Yes, our father, [who is willing to be] your servant, is still alive, and he is well.” Then again they bowed down in front of him.
29 Lè li te leve zye li, li te wè frè li, Benjamin, fis a manman l lan, e li te di: “Èske se sila a ki pi jenn frè nou ke nou te pale m nan?” Konsa, li te di: “Ke Bondye kapab fè ou gras, fis mwen.”
Then he saw his [younger] brother Benjamin, his own mother’s other son. He asked them, “Is this your youngest brother, the one whom you told me about?” After they said “Yes,” he said to Benjamin, “Young man, I pray that God will act kindly toward you.”
30 Konsa, Joseph te fè vit ale deyò, paske li te tèlman touche byen fon pa prezans frè li yo, e li te chache yon kote pou l ta kab kriye. Li te antre nan chanm li an, e li te kriye la.
Joseph quickly left the room. He realized that he was about to cry because he (was full of emotion about his younger brother/loved his younger brother so much). He went into his private room and cried there.
31 Alò, li te lave figi li, e li te vin parèt deyò. Li te kontwole tèt li, e te di: “Sèvi manje a.”
Then, after he washed the tears from his face, he came out, and controlling his emotions, he said to the servants, “Serve the food!”
32 Epi yo te sèvi Joseph nan yon kote pou kont li, e lòt Ejipsyen yo pou kont yo, paske yon Ejipsyen pa t kapab manje avèk yon Ebre. Paske sa se yon abominasyon pou Ejipsyen yo.
The people of Egypt considered that it was disgraceful for them to eat with Hebrews, so the servants served food to Joseph by himself, and served the other people of Egypt who ate with him by themselves, and they served Joseph’s older brothers and younger brother by themselves.
33 Alò, yo te chita devan li, premye ne a, selon dwa nesans li, pi jenn nan selon jennès li, e mesye yo t ap gade youn lòt byen etone.
His brothers were astonished to see that their seats were arranged according to their ages, from the oldest to the youngest!
34 Li te pran pòsyon manje pa yo sòti nan pwòp tab li, men pòsyon Benjamin an te senk fwa plis ke tout lòt yo. Epi yo te manje e bwè, e fè kè kontan avèk li.
And when their portions of food were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as anyone else’s portion! So they ate food and drank wine with Joseph and became very cheerful.
