Jenesis 44
1 Anante Josefe'a noma'afi eri'za ne'amofona anage huno asmi'ne, Beki ku'zmifina eri'zama vanaza avamente ne'zana erivite nezmantenka, zago'zmia zamente zamente ku avazare eriri zamantetere huo.
When his brothers were ready to return home, Joseph said to the man who was in charge of things in his house, “Fill the sacks of those men with as much grain as they can carry [on their donkeys]. And put in the top of each man’s sack the silver that he paid for the grain.
2 Hagi Silvare kapuni'a nagana zami'mofo ku avazare eriri nentenka, witima mizase'nea zagonena eririnto, higeno eri'za ne'mo'a Josefe'ma asmiaza hu'ne.
Then put my silver cup in the top of the youngest brother’s sack, along with the silver that he paid for the grain.” So the servant did what Joseph told him to do.
3 Masa hu'za nehigeno, ana vahetmina huzmantege'za donki zamine vu'naze.
The next morning at dawn the men started on the way home with their donkeys.
4 Zamagra rankumara atre'za afete ovu'nageno, Josefe'a eri'za ne'amofona anage huno asami'ne, Otinka ana vahera zamavaririnka ome zamazerisunka anage hunka zamasmio. Na'a higeta knare'zama huma neramanteana havizana hunteta silvare kapu'a erita e'naze?
When they had not gone far from the city, Joseph said to the servant in charge of things in his house, “Pursue those men immediately. When you catch up to them, say to them, ‘We did good things for you! Why have you paid us back by doing something bad to us?
5 E'i ana kapufintira ranimo'a tinkera noneanki, henkama fore'ma hania zana ana kapufintike nege. Tamagra e'inahu'ma hazana havi tamavu'tamava hu'naze hunka ome zamasamio.
[You have stolen the cup] that my master drinks from [RHQ]! It is the cup that he uses to find out things that nobody knows! What you did was very wicked!’”
6 Higeno agra zamavaririno ome zamazerino, Josefe'ma hia nanekea ome zamasamige'za,
The servant [left immediately and] when he caught up with them, he told them what Joseph had told him to say.
7 Zamagra anage hu'za asmi'naze, Na'a higeno rantimo'a amanahu kea nehie? Eri'za vahe kamota amanahu'zana huga osu'none!
But one of them replied to him, “Sir, why do you say such things? We are your servants, and we would never do anything like that!
8 Hagi beki ku avazare'ma me'negeta zagoma haketa eriteta Kenani mopareti eritama kagrite'ma e'nonana ko. Inankna huta kagri ramofo nompintira silivao, golia musufa segahune?
We even brought back to you from Canaan land the silver that we found inside the tops of our sacks! So (we certainly would not steal silver or gold from your master’s house!/Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?) [RHQ]
9 Ina eri'za vahe kamofo beki kupinti'ma hakenka eri fore hanunka, ana mofona ahe frisnanketa, tagra rantimofo kazokazo eri'za vahe manigahune.
If you discover that any of us has that cup, you can execute him, and the rest of us will become your slaves.”
10 Agra anage hu'ne, Menina kema hazaza hugahue, iza'o eri'nenige'na hakena eri fore hanumo nagri kazokazo eri'za ne' manigahie. Hanki anazama osu'namota knare hu'nazankita amne vugahaze.
The man replied, “Okay, I will do what you say. But the one who has the cup will not be executed. Instead, he will become my slave, and the rest of you may return home.”
11 Anage hige'za mago mago'moza ame hu'za ku'zmia hanti mopafi ante'za, eri heta hazageno,
Each of the men quickly lowered his sack down from the donkey to the ground and opened it.
12 Josefe eri'za ne'mo'a nempu'zmimofo kuteti agafa huno haketeno vuno nagna zamimofo kute uhanatino, ana kapua Benzameni beki kupi me'negeno keno eri fore hu'ne.
Then the servant started to search for the cup in each sack. He started with the oldest brother’s sack and ended with the youngest one’s sack. And he found the cup in Benjamin’s sack and showed it to them.
13 Anante zamagra kukena zamia sagne nehu'za, hakarezazmia donki agumpi erinte'za ete rankumatega vu'naze.
The brothers tore their clothes [because they were so dismayed]. They loaded the sacks on the donkeys again and returned to the city.
14 Anante Juda'a afuhe'zane Josefe nonte enehanati'za, Josefe'a nompinka mani'nege'za avuga mopafi ruzagani'za mase'naze.
When Judah and his [older and younger] brothers entered Joseph’s house, Joseph was still there. The servant told Joseph what had happened. Then the brothers threw themselves down on the ground in front of Joseph.
15 Josefe'a afuhe'ikizmi anage huno zamasmi'ne, na'a higeta havizana hu'naze? Tamagra ontahi'nazo, nagra kasnampa (divinesen) tro hu'na oku me'nenia'zana ke'na eri fore osugahuo?
He said to them, “Why did you do this? Do you not know that a man like me can find out things that nobody knows?” [RHQ]
16 Higeno Juda'a anage hu'ne, na'ane huta ranimoka hugahune. Inankna huta hazenkea osu'none huta hugahune. Anumzamo kagri eri'za vahe'mofo kumira keno eri fore hu'ne, Antahio, kapu eri'negenka kenka eri fore hu'namo'ene tagranena ranimofo kazokzo eri'za vahe manigahune.
Judah replied, “Sir, what can we say? How can we prove that we (are innocent/did not steal the cup)? God has (paid us back/punished us) for the sins [we committed many years ago]. So now we will become your slaves—both we and the one in whose sack the cup was found.”
17 Hianagi Josefe'a amanage huno zamasmi'ne, Nagra e'inahu'zana osugahue. Ina nemofo beki kupinti kapu ni'ama eri fore'ma hu'nemo, kazokazo eri'zana eri nantegahie. Hagi ruga'amota neramafa'ma mani'nerega tamarimpa frune vugahaze.
But Joseph replied, “No, I could never do anything like that. Only the man in whose sack the cup was found will become my slave. The rest of you can return to your father peacefully.”
18 Juda'a Josefente erava'o huno anage hu'ne, ranimoke, muse (plis) hugantoanki, knare kagri eri'za vahe'mo'na kagesafinkea hugahuo. Kagra, Fero'enena mago'zahu hu'na'anki, krimpa kna eri'za vahe kamo'na huonanto.
Then Judah came near to Joseph and said, “Sir, please let me say something to you. You are equal to the king himself, so you could command that I be executed; but do not be angry with me for speaking to you.
19 rantimoka anage hu'nane, Tamagrira neramafa'ene neramagna enena mani'neo hunka eri'za vahekamota tantahige'nane?
You asked us, ‘Is your father still living, and do you have another brother?’
20 Hanketa tagra rantimoka anage huta kasami'none, nerafa'a ranafa refinka neraganana ante'ne. Hagi nezanarera'a tare zanante'neankino nempu'amo'a frigeno, agrake mani'negeno, nefa'a tusiza huno avesinente.
We answered, ‘Our father is alive, but he is an old man. He has a young son who was born after our father became an old man. That son had an [older] brother, who is now dead. So the youngest son is the only one of his mother’s sons who is still alive, and his father loves him very much.’
21 Huta hunkenka kagra eri'za vaheka'motagura anage hu'nane, ana mofavrea avreta nagrite enke'na ka'neno hu'nane.
Then you said to us, ‘The next time you come here, bring your younger brother down to me, so that I can see him.’
22 Hianagi tagra ranti'mokagura anage hu'none, osi ne'mo'a nefana otregahie. Hanki nefama atreno esigeno'a nefa'a frigahie huta kasmi'none.
We said to you, ‘No, we cannot do that, because the boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves his father, his father will die from sorrow.’
23 Hianagi kagra eri'za vahekamotagura anage hu'nane, neramagnama avreta omesuta, nagri navufina onke'gosaze.
But you told us, ‘If your youngest brother does not come back with you, I will not let you see me again!’
24 Anankema hutanketa tagra nerfa hirega kagri eri'za vahete uhanatita, rantimokama hana kea ome asmi'none.
When we returned to our father, we told him what you said.
25 Hagi mago'a kna evutegeno nerafa'a anage hu'ne, ete vuta mago'a ne'zana ome miza seho hu'ne.
[Months later] our father said, ‘Go back to Egypt and buy some more grain!’
26 Hianagi tagra anage hu'none, tagranema neragana'ma ovanigeta, tagra uoramigahune. Neragana'ma tagranema ovanigeta ana ne'mofo avurera ovugahune hunkeno,
But we said, ‘We cannot go back by ourselves. We will go only if our youngest brother is with us. We will not be able to see the man who sells grain if our youngest brother is not with us.’
27 kagri eri'za vahe nerafa'a tagrikura anage hu'ne, a'nimo'ma tare ne'mofavrema kase nami'neana tamagra antahi'naze.
Our father replied, ‘You know that my wife [Rachel] gave birth to two sons for me.
28 Mago'mo'a fanane hige'na nagra anage hu'noe, mago'a zagamo aheno tagana vazinegahie nehu'na, nagra mago'enena onke'noe hu'ne.
One of them disappeared, and I said, “A wild animal has surely torn him to pieces.” And I have not seen him since then.
29 Nehuno mago'ene amanage hu'ne, Neganama avreta vanageno'ma, anahu hazenke erisigeta, nagrira efe nazokara nazeri ante henkma tesageno nasuzamo nahe frina, fri vahe kumapi (Seol) umanigahue huno hu'ne. (Sheol h7585)
I am an old gray-haired man. If you take this other one from me, too, and something harms him, you would cause me to die because of my sorrow.’ (Sheol h7585)
30 E'inage hu'negu kagri eri'za vahe nenfante nagra vanugeno, ana mofavrema nagrane omesiana, nenfa'a agu'amena ana mofavrefi ante'neankino,
“So please listen. My father will remain alive only if his youngest son remains alive.
31 ana mofavrema nagranema ovanigeno'ma kesuno'a agra frigahie. E'inama eri'za vahe ka'mona hanuna, nenfana eri'za ne' ka'a efe azokara azeri ante henkma antesugeno asuzampi mani'neno, fri vahe kumapi (Seol) umanigahie. (Sheol h7585)
If he sees that the boy is not with us when we return to him, he will die. We will cause our gray-haired father to die because of his sorrow. (Sheol h7585)
32 Hanki'na eri'za vahe'kamo'na anage hu'na ana nekura huvempa hu'noe, nenfaga nagrama avre'na omesugeno'a ana knazana nagrite mevava hugahie hu'na hu'noe.
I guaranteed/promised to my father that the boy would return safely. I told him, ‘You can require me to do what I am promising. If I do not bring him back to you, you can say forever that (I am to blame/it is my fault) [for not bringing him back to you].’
33 E'ina hu'negu muse (plis) hugantoanki natrege'na nagra eri'za vahe kamo'na neragna nona hu'na kazo kazo eri'zana ranimoka eriganta'nena, neragnana atregeno nefuzane vino.
“So, please let me remain here as your slave instead of my youngest brother, and let the boy return home with his other older brothers.
34 Na'ankure asuzamo nenfana azeri haviza huzanku nentahuanagi, inankna hu'na nenfantera vugahue nenagnama ovanige'na?
(I cannot return to my father if the boy is not with me!/How can I return to my father if the boy is not with me?) [RHQ] I do not want to see how miserable/sad my father would become!”
