Jenesis 43
1 Ma ụnwụ a siri oke ike nʼala ahụ nʼoge a.
Now the famine was severe in the land.
2 O ruo, mgbe ha richara nri ha zụtara nʼIjipt, nna ha gwara ha sị, “Jeghachinụ, zụtara anyị ntakịrị nri.”
So it came about when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, that their father said to them, "Go again, buy us a little more 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.’
But Judah spoke to him, saying, "The man strictly warned us, saying, 'You may not see my face unless your brother is with you.'
4 Ọ bụrụ na ị ga-edunyere anyị nwanne anyị, anyị ga-agbada gaa zụtara gị nri.
If you'll send our brother with us, we'll go down and buy you 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 you will not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, 'You may not see my face unless your brother is 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.”
Then Israel said, "Why did you bring this trouble on me by telling the man that you had another 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.”
They said, "The man kept asking about ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' So we just answered his questions. How were we to know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down?'"
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.
Then Judah said to his father Israel, "Send the boy with me and we'll get up and go, so that we may live and not die, both we and you, and also our little ones.
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.
I will be collateral for him. You can hold me responsible for him. If I fail to bring him to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever,
10 A sị nnọọ na anyị egbughị oge niile a, anyị gaara aga ma lọtakwarị ugboro abụọ.”
for if we hadn't delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now."
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.
Then their father Israel said to them, "If it must be so, then do this: Take some of the best fruits of the land in your bags and bring a gift for the man, a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds.
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.
Take twice as much silver in your hand, and take back the silver that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was an oversight.
13 Ngwa, kpọrọnụ nwanne unu nwoke bilienụ laghachikwurunụ nwoke ahụ.
Take your brother also, and get up, go back 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 may El Shaddai grant you mercy before the man, that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am deprived of my children, then I am deprived."
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.
The men took this gift, and they took twice as much silver with them, and Benjamin. Then they got up and went down to Egypt, and presented themselves 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.”
When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the servant of his house, "Bring the men into the house, and slaughter an animal and prepare it; for the men will eat with me at noon."
17 Odibo a mere dịka Josef ziri ya. O duuru ndị ikom ndị ahụ gaa nʼụlọ Josef.
The man did as Joseph had said, and the man brought the men to Joseph's house.
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.”
But the men were afraid because they were brought to Joseph's house, and they said, "It is because of the silver that was returned in our sacks the first time that we are brought here; so that he may capture us, and make us slaves, and take our donkeys."
19 Ha bịaruru odibo Josef ahụ nso gwa ya okwu nʼọnụ ụzọ ụlọ ahụ.
So they came near to the man of Joseph's house and they spoke to him at the entrance of the house,
20 Ha sịrị ya, “Nna anyị ukwu, anyị bịara ebe a nʼoge mbụ ịzụ ihe oriri.
and said, "My lord, we indeed came down the first time 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.
But when we came to the lodging place, we opened our sacks, and look, every man's silver was in the mouth of his sack, our silver in full weight. So we have brought it back in our hand.
22 Anyị jikwa ego ọzọ anyị ga-eji zụọ ihe oriri. Ma anyị amaghị onye tinyere ego ahụ nʼime akpa anyị.”
We have brought down additional silver with us to buy food. We do not know who put our silver in 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.
He said, "Peace to you. Do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks. I received your silver." Then he brought Simeon 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.
The man brought the men into Joseph's house and gave them water, and they washed their feet. Then he gave their donkeys food.
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.
They prepared the gift for Joseph's arrival at noon, for they heard that they would eat a meal there.
26 Mgbe Josef lọtara ụlọ, ha wetaara ya onyinye dị nʼaka ha, daa nʼala, kpọọ isiala nye ya.
When Joseph came home, they prepared the gift they had brought with them into the house, and bowed themselves down to him 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.”
Then he asked them of their welfare, and said, "Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?"
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 answered, "Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive." Then he said, "Blessed be that man by God." And they bowed and prostrated themselves.
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 he looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, "Is this your youngest brother, of whom you told me about?" Then he said, "God be gracious to you, 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.
Then Joseph hurried out, for he was overcome with emotion because of his brother, and he was at the point of tears. So he entered 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.
Then he washed his face and came out. And he controlled himself and said, "Serve the food."
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.
They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians could not eat food with the Hebrews, for that is disgraceful 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 firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men looked at each other with amazement.
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.
Then he gave portions to them in front of him, but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as any of theirs. So they drank until they all became drunk.
