Jenesis 43
1 Ma ụnwụ a siri oke ike nʼala ahụ nʼoge a.
But the famine prevailed in the land.
2 O ruo, mgbe ha richara nri ha zụtara nʼIjipt, nna ha gwara ha sị, “Jeghachinụ, zụtara anyị ntakịrị nri.”
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 Juda gwara nna ya bụ Jekọb sị, “Nwoke ahụ dọsiri anyị aka na ntị ike sị, ‘Unu agaghị ahụ ihu m ma ọ bụrụ na nwanne unu esoghị unu bịa.’
And Judas spoke to him, saying, The man, the lord of the country, positively testified to us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, unless your younger brother be with you.
4 Ọ bụrụ na ị ga-edunyere anyị nwanne anyị, anyị ga-agbada gaa zụtara gị nri.
If, then, thou send our brother with us, we will go down, and buy thee food;
5 Ma ọ bụrụ na ị gaghị edunyere anyị ya, anyị agaghị agbada, nʼihi na nwoke a sịrị anyị, ‘Unu agaghị ahụ ihu m ma ọ bụrụ na nwanna unu esoghị unu.’”
but if thou send not our brother with us, we will not go: for the man spoke to us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, unless your younger brother be with you.
6 Mgbe ahụ Izrel sịrị, “Gịnị mere unu ji wetara m nsogbu dị otu a, site nʼịgwa nwoke ahụ na unu nwere nwanne ọzọ.”
And Israel said, Why did ye harm me, inasmuch as ye told the man that ye had a brother?
7 Ha zara sị, “Nwoke a jụrụ anyị ajụjụ dị iche iche banyere onwe anyị, na ndị ezinaụlọ anyị. Ọ sị, ‘Nna unu, ọ dị ndụ ugbu a? Unu nwere nwanne ọzọ?’ Ya mere, anyị zara ajụjụ niile. O nweghị otu anyị siri mara na ọ ga-asị anyị kpọta nwanne anyị.”
And they said, The man closely questioned us about our family also, saying, Does your father yet live, and have ye a brother? and we answered him according to this question: did we know that he would say to us, Bring your brother?
8 Mgbe ahụ, Juda sịrị nna ya Izrel, “Dunye m nwantakịrị a ka anyị bilie gawa, ka anyị dị ndụ ghara ịnwụ, ma anyị onwe anyị, ma gị, ma ụmụntakịrị anyị.
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 thou, and our store.
9 Aga m eji onwe m gbaa ebe nʼihi ya. I nwere ike itife ya nʼaka m. Ọ bụrụ na m akpọtaghachighị ya, kpọbata ya nʼihu gị, mgbe ahụ, ịta ụta bụrụ nke m nʼihu gị, nʼụbọchị ndụ m niile.
And I engage for him; at my hand do thou require him; if I bring him not to thee, and place him before thee, I shall be guilty toward thee for ever.
10 A sị nnọọ na anyị egbughị oge niile a, anyị gaara aga ma lọtakwarị ugboro abụọ.”
For if we had not tarried, we should now have returned twice.
11 Mgbe ahụ nna ha Izrel gwara ha sị, “Ọ bụrụ na ọ ga-adịrịrị otu a, gịnị ọzọ ka anyị ga-eme. Kama mgbe unu na-aga, werenụ nʼakpa unu onyinye ịnata ihuọma nke bụ ihe niile kachasị mma nke si nʼala a welaara nwoke a. Werenụ nwantịntị mmanụ otite, na nwantịntị mmanụ aṅụ, ha na ụda dị iche iche, na eso osisi máá, na akụ, na alụmọnd.
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 Werekwanụ ego okpukpu abụọ nʼaka unu. Weghachirinụ ya ego ahụ e tinyere nʼọnụ akpa unu, eleghị anya ọ bụ nʼohihie anya ka ha ji tinye ya.
And take double money in your hands, and the money that was returned in your sacks, carry back with you, lest peradventure it is a mistake.
13 Ngwa, kpọrọnụ nwanne unu nwoke bilienụ laghachikwurunụ nwoke ahụ.
And take your brother; and arise, go down to the man.
14 Ka Chineke Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, mee ka nwoke ahụ nwee obi ebere nʼebe unu nọ. Ya meekwa ka o nwee ike ịhapụrụ unu nwanne unu Simiọn na Benjamin ka ha soro unu lọta. Ọ bụrụkwanụ uche Chineke na m ga-agbara aka ụmụ, ya mee dịka o si chọọ.”
And my God give you favour 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 Ya mere, ndị ikom ahụ weere onyinye ndị a, na okpukpu ego abụọ nʼaka, ma kpọrọkwa Benjamin. Ha biliri ije. Garuo Ijipt, ma guzo nʼihu Josef.
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 Mgbe Josef lepụrụ anya hụ Benjamin nʼetiti ha, ọ gwara onye na-elekọta ụlọ ya sị, “Duru ndị ikom ndị a gaa nʼụlọ. Gbuo anụ, kwadoo nri, nʼihi na ndị a ga-eso m rie nri ehihie.”
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 slay beasts and make ready, for the men are to eat bread with me at noon.
17 Odibo a mere dịka Josef ziri ya. O duuru ndị ikom ndị ahụ gaa nʼụlọ Josef.
And the man did as Joseph said; and he brought the men into the house of Joseph.
18 Nʼoge a, mgbe a kpọbatara ha nʼụlọ, ndị ikom ndị ahụ tụrụ ụjọ, nʼihi na a kpọbatara ha nʼime ụlọ Josef. Ha sịrị, “Ọ bụ nʼihi ego ahụ e tighachiri nʼakpa anyị nʼoge mbụ ka e ji kpọbata anyị, ka o nwee ike ịchọta ụzọ ọ ga-esi megide anyị, mesie anyị ike, si otu a were anyị na ịnyịnya ibu anyị dịka ndị ohu ya.”
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 Ha bịaruru odibo Josef ahụ nso gwa ya okwu nʼọnụ ụzọ ụlọ ahụ.
And having approached the man who was over the house of Joseph, they spoke to him in the porch of the house,
20 Ha sịrị ya, “Nna anyị ukwu, anyị bịara ebe a nʼoge mbụ ịzụ ihe oriri.
saying, We pray [thee], Sir; we came down at first to buy food.
21 Ma, mgbe anyị rutere ebe anyị nọrọ ọnọdụ abalị, anyị meghere akpa anyị, chọpụta ego anyị kwụrụ nʼihi nri ahụ anyị zụrụ ka ọ dị nʼọnụ akpa anyị nʼotu na otu. E sepụkwaghị ya ihe ọ bụla. Ya mere, anyị weghachiri ya nʼoge a.
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 Anyị jikwa ego ọzọ anyị ga-eji zụọ ihe oriri. Ma anyị amaghị onye tinyere ego ahụ nʼime akpa anyị.”
And we have brought other money with us to buy food; we know not who put the money into our sacks.
23 Odibo ahụ zara sị ha, “Udo dịrị unu, unu atụla egwu, nʼihi na Chineke unu, na Chineke nna unu enyela unu akụ zoro ezo nʼime akpa unu. Ego unu kwụrụ ruru m aka.” Mgbe ahụ, ọ hapụrụ ha gaa kpọpụta Simiọn.
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 Nʼoge ahụ, odibo ahụ duuru ndị ikom ndị ahụ bata nʼụlọ Josef, nye ha mmiri ha ji saa ụkwụ ha. O nyekwara ịnyịnya ibu ha nri.
And he brought water to wash their feet; and gave provender to their asses.
25 Mgbe ahụ, ụmụ Jekọb kwadoro onyinye ịnata ihuọma ha ji bịa, nke ha ga-enye Josef ma ọ bata nʼetiti ehihie, nʼihi na ha anụla na ha ga-eri nri nʼebe ahụ.
And they prepared their gifts, until Joseph came at noon, for they heard that he was going to dine there.
26 Mgbe Josef lọtara ụlọ, ha wetaara ya onyinye dị nʼaka ha, daa nʼala, kpọọ isiala nye ya.
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 Josef jụrụ ha ajụjụ banyere ọdịmma ha, jụọkwa ha sị, “Agadi nna unu, nke unu gwara m ihe banyere ya, ahụ ọ dịkwa ya? Ọ ka dịkwa ndụ.”
And he asked them, How are ye? and he said to them, Is your father, the old man of whom ye spoke, well? Does he yet live?
28 Ha zaghachiri sị ya, “Ahụ dị ohu gị bụ nna anyị. Ọ ka nọ ndụ.” Ha hulatara isi ha, kpọọ isiala nye ya.
And they said, Thy 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 Mgbe Josef welitere anya ya elu hụ nwanne ya Benjamin, onye bụ nwanne afọ ya, ọ jụrụ ha ajụjụ sị, “Onye a ọ bụ nwanne unu nke nta ahụ unu gwara m ihe banyere ya?” Tupu ha asaa ya ihe ọbụla, o lere Benjamin anya sị ya, “Ka amara Chineke dịrị gị, nwa m nwoke.”
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 ye spoke of bringing to me? and he said, God have mercy on thee, my son.
30 Mgbe ahụ kwa Josef mere ọsịịsọ pụọ nʼezi ịchọ ebe ọ ga-akwa akwa nʼihi na ọhụhụ ọ hụrụ nwanne ya anya ọzọ metụrụ ya nnọọ nʼobi. Ọ pụrụ banye nʼime ụlọ ya kwaa akwa.
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 Emesịa, ọ sara ihu ya, pụta, jisie onwe ya ike nye odibo ya iwu ka o bute nri ahụ.
And he washed his face and came out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
32 Ha doziiri ya nri nke ya iche, doziekwara ụmụnne ya nri nke ha iche. Otu a kwa, ha dozikwaara ndị Ijipt ya na ha na-erikọ nri, nri nke ha iche. Nʼihi na ọ bụ ihe arụ nʼanya ndị Ijipt na ha na ndị Hibru ga-erikọta nri ọnụ.
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 Ma mgbe e nyere ha ọnọdụ nʼihu Josef, e mere ka ha nọdụ dịka ha si tọọ ibe ha. Nke ọkpara buru ụzọ nọdụ, onye na-eso ya anọdụkwa. Otu a ka ha niile siri nọdụ ruo nʼonye ikpeazụ nʼime ha. Ha lerịtara onwe ha anya nʼihi na o juru ha anya.
And they sat before him, the first-born according to his seniority, and the younger according to his youth; and the men looked with amazement every one at his brother.
34 O sitekwara na nri e doziri ya nyebinye ha nri. Nri e nyere Benjamin dị ukwuu okpukpu ise karịa nri nke e nyere ha niile. Ha na ya riri, ṅụọkwa nʼuju.
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.
