Jenesis 43

1 Ana knafina Kenani mopafina tusi zamagatontoza fore huno vu'ne.

Now the famine was still severe in the land.

2 Isipi mopareti'ma mizase'za eri'za e'naza ne'zama nehana hazageno, nezmafa'a amanage huno zamasmi'ne, Ete mago'ene vuta ne'zana ome mizaseho.

So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”

3 Hianagi Juda'a amanage huno nafa'amofona asami'ne, Ana kva ne'mo'a hankavenentake ke huranteno amanage hu'ne. Tamagra nagna tamimofoma avreta ome sanage'na tamavufina ontamagegosue huno higeta e'none.

But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’

4 Kagrama naganatima atresankeno'ma tagra'enema esaniana, tagra uramita nezanka'a ome miza huta egahune.

If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.

5 Hianagi kagrama Benzamenima atresnankeno'ma tagra'nema omesniana tagra ovugahune. Na'ankure ana Isipi kva ne'mo'a amanage huno tasami'ne, Tamagna timimofoma avretama omesazana nagri navumo'a ontamagegahie hu'ne.

But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”

6 Anage nehazageno Jekopu'a (Israeli) amanage hu'ne, Tamagra nahigeta ana kva nera magora naganatia mani'ne huta asmi'nageno anankea hu'ne? E'ina'ma hu'naza zamo'a nagrira tusi'a zampi nazeri haviza haze.

“Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?”

7 Hianagi zamagra asami'za, Ana kva ne'mo'a ana maka'mota tantahige tantahige huno tagriku'ene, vahetigu'ene, tantahigeno amanage hu'ne, Nermafa'a ofri amne mani'nefi? Hagi magora naganatamimo'a mani'neo? Huno higeta tamagra naganatamimofona avreta eho hani'a nanekea ontahineta kenona'a hu'none.

They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”

8 Hutazageno Juda'a nafa'amofo Jekopuna amanage huno asmi'ne, Ana ne'mofavre Benzamenina huntegeno nagrane vanigeta, tagrane kagrane mofavre'zagatine tagakura huta ofrita mani'mneno.

And Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me, and we will go at once, so that we may live and not die—neither we, nor you, nor our children.

9 Nagrani'a huvempa huanki'na Benzamenina kegava krintegahue, hanki kvama hu'so'e osanugeno'ma hazenkema eri'na ana knazana nagra erigahue. Hagi kagri kavure'ma avre'na omesuna nagra ana knazana erigahue. Nehanugeno ana knazamo'a nagrane mevava hugahie.

I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.

10 Hianagi tagrama avega ontetasina, menina tagra tare zupa vuta ete huta ne'zana eruntesine.

If we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.”

11 Nezmafa Israeli'a amanage huno zamasami'ne, Tamagrama Benzamenima avreta vunaku'ma hanuta amana hiho, mago'a knare'nare zafa rgama mopatifima me'neana kutamifina erinerita mago'a tusa masevene (balm), tumemofo rima'ane, (honey) mananentake masavene, mananentake zafa rine, pistasios zafa ragane, almoni zafa raganena eri'neta vuta ana kva nera musezana ome amiho.

Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.

12 Ana nehuta mago'a zagoa eri aguheta tamazampina e'rineta, zamage kaniza e'ririnegahazanki, kutamifima erarinagetama erita e'naza zagonena erineta vuta ome amiho.

Take double the silver with you so that you may return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.

13 Ana nehutma nagna tami'mofona otita ame huta avretma ete ana kva nete viho.

Take your brother as well, and return to the man at once.

14 Hagi nunamu huankino hihamu'ane Anumzamo ana ne'mofo avure asunku huramantesuno'a, mago neramafune, Benzamenikiznia zanatre sanigeke ete egaha'e. Hagi nagrama mofavre ni'amokizmigu'ma nasunku'ma hanuna, nagra nasunku nehu'na manigahue.

May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”

15 Jekopu'a anage hige'za mofavre naga'amo'za ana muse'zana (gift) e'neri'za, mago'ane zagoa eriguhe'za zamazampi e'neri'za, Benzamenina nevre'za oti'za Isipi moparega vu'za ana kva ne' Josefe avure uoti'naze.

So the men took these gifts, along with double the amount of silver, and Benjamin as well. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.

16 Hagi zamagranema nagana'amo Benzameni ne-egeno Josefe'ma negeno'a noma'afi eri'za ne'a amanage huno hunte'ne, Ama vahera zamavarenka nompi ome nezmantenka, mago afu ome ahenka krenka ne'zana retro huo. Na'ankure zamagra nagrane feru ne'zana negahune.

When Joseph saw Benjamin with his brothers, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for they shall dine with me at noon.”

17 Eri'za ne'amo'a agrama ke hiaza huno zamavareno Josefe nompi ome zamante'ne.

The man did as Joseph had commanded and took the brothers to Joseph’s house.

18 Anama huno Josefe eri'za ne'mo'ma zamavareno nompi vige'za kore nehu'za amanage hu'za hu'naze. Ko'ma kutifima eriri rante'nea zagoreku huno tavre noma'afi tanteankino, tantahinegeno tazerino kazokzo eri'za vahe'a trohu neranteno mika donkitinena avre vagaregahie.

But the brothers were frightened that they had been taken to Joseph’s house. “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time,” they said. “They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”

19 Anage nehu'za Josefe nompi eri'za nete, Josefe no kasante vu'za ome asami'za,

So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.

20 amanage hu'naze, ra netimoke, tagra ko'ma amare e'tama nezama eme miza senona naga e'none.

“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.

21 Hianagi ne'zama miza huteta, kantega umsenaku hunte kutima eriheta huta konana, magoke magokemota ne'zama mizase'nona kante zagotia kutimofo avazare me'negeta keteta ama erita e'none.

But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.

22 Aza ana zago'a eririranteneo e'i ana vahera onke'none. Antahita keta osu'neta ana zagone ete mago'ane ne'za miza hanune huta eritru huna zagonena erineta e'none.

We have brought additional silver with us to buy food. We do not know who put our silver in our sacks.”

23 Anage hazageno Josefe eri'za ne'mo'a amanage huno zamasmi'ne, Knare huta manigahazanki koro osuta akoheta maniho. Tamagri Anumzane, neramafa Anumzamo kutamifina zagoa eriramante'negahie. Nagra zagotmia ko namizage'na eri'noe. Nehuno Simeoni ome avreno eme zami'ne.

“It is fine,” said the steward. “Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, gave you the treasure that was in your sacks. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.

24 Ana huteno Josefe eri'za ne'mo'a nompi zamavareno eno, tina tagi zamige'za zamaga sese nehazageno, donki zamimofona ne'zana zami'ne.

And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.

25 Ana nehazage'za Josefe'ma agra noma'afi ferura ne'za negahune hige'za antahi'nagu avega ante'za mani'ne'za musezana (gift) eri antente'naze.

Since the brothers had been told that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Joseph’s arrival at noon.

26 Hagi Josefe'ma nontegama ne-ege'za nege'za, musezama eri'za e'naza zana eme nemi'za mopafi zamarena re'za avuga kepri hunte'naze.

When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.

27 Anante Josefe'a knare huta mani'nazo huno hu so'e hunezmanteno, anage huno zmantahige'ne, Ko'ma neramafanku'ma ozafa reno mani'ne huta nasmi'nazana, agra menina knare huno mani'nefi? Ofri mani'neo?

He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”

28 Hige'za zamagra anage hu'za asmi'naze, Nerafa'a eri'za nekamo'a knare huno ofri mani'ne. Anage hu'za nesami'za agafi kepri hu'za razampi antahimi'naze.

“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.

29 Ana hunentageno kesga huno nagna'amofo Benzameni, nerera mofavre negeno amanage huno hu'ne, Ama mofavrea neragana e'ma hutama nasmi'naza mofavrefi? Josefe anage nehuno, Anumzamo'a knare huno mofavrenimoka kaza huno asomu hugantegahie hu'ne.

When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”

30 Josefe'a negna negeno zavi atesia agesa higeno, hantka huno zamatreno zavi ate'sia kumaku hakreno nemasefinka asafi (rum) ufreno zavi ome ate'ne.

Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.

31 Zaviteteno avugosa sese huteno asu'zana eri rentrako nehuno, megi'a atiramino amanage huno zamasmi'ne, ne'za atinketa namaneno.

Then he washed his face and came back out. Regaining his composure, he said, “Serve the meal.”

32 Josefe ne'zana arure atimi'za, zamagrira arure atinte zamante'za, Isipi naga'mo'za zamagragu ne'zana ne'naze. Na'ankure Isipi vahe'mo'za Hibru vahe'enena magopina bretia onegahaze. Isipi vahe'mo'za Hibru vahe'enema magopi kave ne'zankura zamesra huno zamagotegahie.

They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.

33 Hagi pusa mofavrereti agafa huno fore hu'nare, ranteti vuno osite zamazeri rempi huzmantage'za mani'ne'za tusi'a zampi zamano nevazige'za zamagogogu nehu'za ovufi avufi hu'naze.

They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.

34 Josefe itareti eri'za vahe'mo'za ne'zana refko hu'za afuhe'i ome ante nezmante'za, Benzameni tafepina 5fu'a vahe'mo'za nega ne'za antente'naze. E'ina hige'za magopi mani'ne'za knare hu'za ne'zane, tine nene'za muse hu'naze.

When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.