Jenesis 44
1 Mgbe ahụ Josef nyere odibo nọ nʼụlọ ya iwu sị, “Gbajuo akpa ndị ikom ndị a nri. Tinyere ha nri nke onye ọbụla nʼime ha nwere ike ibu, tinyekwa ego nke onye ọbụla nʼime ha kwụrụ nʼọnụ akpa ya.
And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.
2 Ma tinye iko ọlaọcha m nʼime ọnụ akpa onye nke nta nʼime ha. Tinyekwa ego ọ kwụrụ nʼihi nri ọ zụrụ nʼime akpa ya.” Odibo a mere dịka Josef gwara ya.
And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
3 Mgbe chi bọrọ, ha zipụrụ ndị ikom ndị a, ha na ịnyịnya ibu ha.
As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
4 Mgbe ha ji naanị ihe nta gafee obodo ahụ, Josef gwara odibo ya sị, “Bilie, chụso ndị ikom ndị ahụ ọsọ. I zute ha, sị ha, ‘Gịnị mere unu ji were ihe ọjọọ kwụghachi ihe ọma?
And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when you do overtake them, say to them, Why have you rewarded evil for good?
5 Gịnị mere unu ji zuru iko ọlaọcha nna m ukwu, iko o ji aṅụ ihe ọṅụṅụ na nke o ji ajụ ase? Unu emeela ihe ọjọọ nʼihi ihe a unu mere.’”
Is not this it in which my lord drinks, and whereby indeed he divines? you have done evil in so doing.
6 Mgbe odibo ahụ zutere ha, ọ gwara ha ihe ndị a.
And he overtook them, and he spoke to them these same words.
7 Ma ha zara sị ya, “Nna anyị ukwu, gịnị mere i ji ekwu ụdị okwu ndị a? Ihe arụ ka ọ bụ anyị ime ihe dị otu a.
And they said to him, Why says my lord these words? God forbid that your servants should do according to this thing:
8 Lee, ego anyị chọtara nʼọnụ akpa anyị ka anyị sitere nʼala Kenan weghachi. Olee otu anyị ga-esi zuru ọlaedo maọbụ ọlaọcha site nʼụlọ nna gị ukwu?
Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again to you out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of your lord’s house silver or gold?
9 Onye ọbụla nʼime anyị a chọtara iko a nʼaka ya ga-anwụ. Anyị onwe anyị ga-aghọrọ nna anyị ukwu ndị ohu.”
With whomsoever of your servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s slaves.
10 Odibo ahụ zara sị ha, “Ka ọ dịrị dịka unu kwuru. Onye ọbụla a chọtara ya nʼaka ga-abụ ohu m. Ma ndị a na-achọtaghị ya nʼaka ha enweghị ịta ụta ọbụla.”
And he said, Now also let it be according to your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and you shall be blameless.
11 Ha mere ngwangwa, onye ọbụla tọdatara akpa ya. Onye ọbụla kwa meghere akpa ya.
Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.
12 Odibo ahụ malitere nʼonye ukwu nʼetiti ha chọọ rute nʼonye nta. Ọ bụ nʼakpa Benjamin ka a chọtara iko ahụ.
And he searched, and began at the oldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
13 Mgbe ahụ, ha dọwara uwe ha nʼihi mwute. Onye ọbụla nʼime ha tighachiri ibu ya nʼelu ịnyịnya ibu ya. Ha niile bidokwara ịlaghachi azụ nʼobodo ha si pụta.
Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
14 Mgbe Juda na ụmụnne ya lọghachiri nʼụlọ Josef, ha hụrụ Josef ka ọ nọ nʼebe ahụ. Ha dara nʼala nʼihu ya.
And Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
15 Ma Josef jụrụ ha sị, “Gịnị bụ ihe a unu mere? Ọ bụ na unu amataghị na onye dịka m nwere ike ịmata onye zuru iko m?”
And Joseph said to them, What deed is this that you have done? know you not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
16 Ya mere Juda sị ya, “Gịnị ka anyị ga-ekwu? Olee otu anyị ga-esi gosi nʼaka anyị dị ọcha? Chineke ekpugheela ikpe ọmụma ndị ohu gị. Lee, anyị bụkwa ndị ohu onyenwe m. Anyị onwe anyị, tinyekwara onye a chọtara iko ahụ nʼaka ya.”
And Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants: behold, we are my lord’s servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.
17 Ma Josef sịrị, “Ọ ga-abụrụ m ajọ omume ime ihe dị otu ahụ. Naanị nwoke ahụ a chọpụtara iko ahụ nʼakpa ya bụ onye ga-abụ ohu m. Ma unu onwe unu nwere ike laa nʼudo jekwuru nna unu nʼudo.”
And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace to your father.
18 Juda jekwuuru ya, sị, “Biko, onyenwe m, kwere ka ohu gị gwa gị okwu. Ewesola mụ bụ ohu gị iwe nʼihi na ị nọ ọnọdụ dị ka Fero.
Then Judah came near to him, and said, Oh my lord, let your servant, I pray you, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not your anger burn against your servant: for you are even as Pharaoh.
19 Onyenwe m, ọ bụ gị jụrụ ndị ohu gị ajụjụ sị, ‘Unu nwere nna maọbụ nwanne?’
My lord asked his servants, saying, Have you a father, or a brother?
20 Anyị zara sị, ‘Anyị nwere nna onye bụ agadi, na otu nwa nwoke ọ mụtara nʼagadi ya. Nwanne nwantakịrị nwoke a anwụọla, ya mere naanị otu a fọdụrụ nʼime ụmụ nke nne ha mụtara. Nna ya hụkwara ya nʼanya.’
And we said to my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loves him.
21 “Mgbe ahụ, ị sị ndị ohu gị, ‘Kpọta nwantakịrị a ka m hụ ya anya.’
And you said to your servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.
22 Ma anyị gwara onyenwe m sị na ‘Nwata a apụghị ịhapụ nna ya, nʼihi na nna ya ga-anwụ ma ọ bụrụ na ọ hapụ ya.’
And we said to my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
23 Ma ị gwara ndị ohu gị sị, ‘Unu agaghị ahụ ihu m anya ọzọ, ma ọ bụrụ na nwanne unu a esoghị unu gbadata.’
And you said to your servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, you shall see my face no more.
24 Mgbe anyị lakwuuru ohu gị bụ nna anyị, anyị gwara ya okwu onyenwe m kwuru.
And it came to pass when we came up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
25 “Mgbe nna anyị gwara anyị sị, ‘Laghachi gaa zụta nri,’
And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.
26 anyị gwara ya na, ‘Anyị agaghị agbada ma ọ bụrụ na nwanne anyị nta agaghị eso anyị. Nʼihi na anyị enweghị ike ịhụ nwoke ahụ anya, ma ọ bụrụ na nwanne anyị nta esoghị anyị.’
And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother be with us.
27 “Oge ahụ, ohu gị bụ nna anyị sịrị anyị, ‘Unu maara na nwunye m mụụrụ m ụmụ nwoke abụọ.
And your servant my father said to us, You know that my wife bore me two sons:
28 Otu nʼime ha funarịrị m, mgbe anụ ọhịa dọkasịrị ya iperipe na iperipe. Ruo ugbu a, ahụbeghị m ya anya.
And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
29 Ọ bụrụ na unu anapụkwa m onye nke a, si otu a mee ka ihe ọjọọ zute ya, ọ pụtara na unu ga-eme ka m jiri isi awọ m laa nʼili nʼọnọdụ obi ọjọọ?’ (Sheol h7585)
And if you take this also from me, and mischief befall him, you shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. (Sheol h7585)
30 “Ya mere, ọ bụrụ na m alaghachikwute ohu gị, bụ nna anyị, ma nwantakịrị a esoghị anyị, ebe ọ bụ na e kekọtara ndụ nna anyị na ndụ nwantakịrị a,
Now therefore when I come to your servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad’s life;
31 mgbe ọ ga-ahụ na nwantakịrị a esoghị anyị, ọ ga-anwụ. Mgbe ahụ, anyị bụ ndị ohu gị, ga-eme ka nna anyị jiri isi awọ laa nʼili nʼọnọdụ obi ọjọọ. (Sheol h7585)
It shall come to pass, when he sees that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and your servants shall bring down the gray hairs of your servant our father with sorrow to the grave. (Sheol h7585)
32 Biko, onyenwe m, eji m ndụ m zọọrọ nna m ebe na m ga-elezi nwantakịrị a anya. Asị m ya, ‘Ọ bụrụ na m akpọghachighị nwantakịrị a nye gị, ka ịta ụta bụrụ nke m nʼihu gị bụ nna m nʼụbọchị niile nke ndu m.’
For your servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, If I bring him not to you, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
33 “Ya mere ugbu a, biko, ka ohu gị nọdụ dịka ohu onyenwe m nʼọnọdụ nwantakịrị a, ka nwantakịrị a soro ụmụnne ya laghachikwuru nna anyị.
Now therefore, I pray you, let your servant abide instead of the lad a slave to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brothers.
34 Aga m esi aṅaa laghachikwuru nna m ma ọ bụrụ na mụ na nwantakịrị a esoghị? Enweghị m ike ilekwasị ihe ọjọọ ga-adakwasị nna m anya.”
For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.
