उत्पत्ति 47

1 तब भित्र गएर योसेफले फारोलाई भने, “मेरा बुबा र दाजुभाइहरू, उनका बगाल र बथानहरू र उनीहरूका सबै थोक लिएर कनानबाट आएका छन्‌ । हेर्नुहोस्, अहिले उनीहरू गोशेन प्रदेशमा छन्‌ ।”

Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, “My father and my brothers, their flocks, their herds, and all that they own, have arrived from the land of Canaan. See, they are in the land of Goshen.”

2 तिनले आफ्‍ना दाजुहरूमध्‍येबाट पाँच जनालाई लिएर फारोलाई चिनाइदिए ।

He took five of his brothers and introduced them to Pharaoh.

3 फारोले तिनका दाजुभाइहरूलाई सोधे, “तिमीहरूको कामधन्‍धा के हो?” उनीहरूले फारोलाई भने, “हामी हजुरका दासहरू हाम्रा पिता-पुर्खादेखि नै गोठाला हौँ ।”

Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?” They said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are shepherds, as our ancestors.”

4 त्यसपछि उनीहरूले फारोलाई भने, “हामी यस देशमा अस्थायी बसोबास गर्न आएका छौँ । कनान देशमा घोर अनिकाल परेको हुनाले हजुरका दासहरूका बगालहरूको निम्ति चरन छैन । त्यसैले अब बिन्‍ती छ, हामी हजूरका दासहरूलाई गोशेन प्रदेशमा बसोबास गर्ने अनुमति दिनुहोस् ।”

Then they said to Pharaoh, “We come as temporary residents in the land. There is no pasture for your servants' flocks, because the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. So now, please let your servants live in the land of Goshen.”

5 त्यसपछि फारोले योसेफलाई भने, “तिम्रा बुबा र तिम्रा दाजुभाइहरू तिमीकहाँ आएका छन्‌ ।

Then Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, “Your father and your brothers have come to you.

6 मिश्रदेश तिम्रै अगि छ । देशको सबैभन्‍दा असल ठाउँ गोशेन प्रदेशमा नै तिम्रा बुबा र तिम्रा दाजुभाइहरूलाई बस्‍ने बन्दोबस्त गर । उनीहरूमध्‍ये सक्षम मानिसहरूलाई गाईबस्‍तुहरूको जिम्मा देऊ ।”

The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your brothers in the best region, the land of Goshen. If you know any capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”

7 तब योसेफले आफ्‍ना बुबा याकूबलाई पनि फारोकहाँ हाजिर गराए । याकूबले फारोलाई आशीर्वाद दिए ।

Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and presented him to Pharaoh. Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

8 फारोले याकूबलाई सोधे, “तपाईंको उमेर कति भयो?”

Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How long have you lived?”

9 याकूबले फारोलाई भने, “मेरो प्रवासी जीवनको उमेर एक सय तिस वर्ष भयो । मेरो यस जीवनका वर्षहरू थोरै र दु: खमय भएका छन् । मेरो उमेर मेरा पिता-पुर्खाहरूको जति पुगेकै छैन ।”

Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my travels are a hundred and thirty. The years of my life have been few and painful. They have not been as long as those of my ancestors.”

10 त्यसपछि याकूबले फारोलाई आशीर्वाद दिए, र तिनको उपस्‍थितिबाट निस्‍केर गए ।

Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from his presence.

11 तब योसेफले आफ्‍ना बुबा र दाजुभाइहरूलाई बसोबास गराए । फारोको हुकुमअनुसार तिनले मिश्रमा भएको सबैभन्‍दा असल ठाउँ, अर्थात्‌ रामसेस भन्‍ने इलाकाको एउटा क्षेत्र उनीहरूलाई दिए ।

Then Joseph settled his father and his brothers. He gave them a territory in the land of Egypt, the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

12 योसेफले आफ्‍ना बुबा, दाजुभाइहरू र आफ्‍ना बुबाका परिवारका सबैलाई उनीहरूका आस्रित परिवारको सङ्ख्याअनुसार खानेकुरा उपलब्ध गराए ।

Joseph provided food for his father, his brothers, and all his father's household, according the number of their dependents.

13 घोर अनिकालको कारण पुरै देशमा कुनै खानेकुरा थिएन । अनिकालद्वारा मिश्र र कनान दुवै देश कमजोर भए ।

Now there was no food in all the land; for the famine was severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan wasted away because of the famine.

14 मिश्र र कनान देशका बासिन्दाहरूलाई बेचेका अन्‍नबाट प्राप्‍त सबै रुपियाँ योसेफले जम्‍मा गरे । त्यसपछि योसेफले त्यो रुपियाँ फारोको महलमा ल्याए ।

Joseph gathered all the money that was in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, by selling grain to the inhabitants. Then Joseph brought the money to Pharaoh's palace.

15 जब मिश्र र कनानमा भएका सबै आफ्‍ना रुपियाँ-पैसा खर्च भयो, सबै मिश्रीहरू यसो भन्दै योसेफकहाँ आए, “हामीलाई अन्‍न दिनुहोस्‌ । हाम्रो रुपियाँ-पैसा सकिएको कारण तपाईंका आँखाको सामुन्‍ने हामी किन मरौँ?”

When all the money of the lands of Egypt and Canaan was spent, all the Egyptians came to Joseph saying, “Give us food! Why should we die in your presence because our money is gone?”

16 योसेफले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “यदि तिमीहरूका रुपियाँ-पैसा सिद्धिए भने गाईबस्‍तु ल्‍याओ र तिमीहरूका गाईबस्‍तुका सट्टामा म तिमीहरूलाई अन्‍न दिनेछु ।”

Joseph said, “If your money is gone, bring your livestock and I will give you food in exchange for your livestock.”

17 यसकारण तिनीहरूले आफ्‍ना गाईबस्‍तुहरू योसेफकहाँ ल्‍याए । योसेफले तिनीहरूका घोडा, भेडाबाख्रा, गाईबस्‍तु, गधाका सट्टामा तिनीहरूलाई खानेकुरा दिए । त्‍यस साल गाईबस्‍तुका सट्टामा तिनीहरूलाई तिनले अन्‍न खुवाए ।

So they brought their livestock to Joseph. Joseph gave them food in exchange for the horses, for the flocks, for the herds, and for the donkeys. He fed them with bread in exchange for all their livestock that year.

18 त्‍यो साल बितेपछि अर्को साल आएर तिनीहरूले योसेफलाई भने, “हामी हाम्रा मालिकदेखि केही कुरा पनि लुकाउँदैनौँ कि हाम्रा रुपियाँ-पैसा सबै सकिए र गाईबस्‍तुका बथान पनि सबै मालिककै भएका छन् । अब हजुरको आँखाको सामुन्‍ने हामीसँग हाम्रै जिउ र जग्‍गाजमिनबाहेक अरू केही छैन ।

When that year was ended, they came to him the next year and said to him, “We will not hide from my master that our money is all gone, and the herds of cattle are my master's. There is nothing left in the sight of my master, except our bodies and our land.

19 हामी र हाम्रा जमिन हजूरका आँखाको सामुन्‍ने किन नष्‍ट हुने? अन्‍नको साटोमा हामी र हाम्रो जमिनलाई किन्‍नुहोस्, र हामी आफ्‍ना जग्‍गाजमिनसमेत फारोका कमारा-कमारी हुनेछौँ । हामीलाई बिउ दिनुहोस्, ताकि हामी जीवित हुन सकौँ र हाम्रा जग्‍गाजमिन पनि उजाड नहोऊन् ।”

Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh. Give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.”

20 यसरी योसेफले मिश्रका सबै जग्‍गाजमिन फारोको निम्‍ति किने । अनिकाल धेरै भएको हुनाले हरेक मिश्रीले आफ्‍ना जग्‍गाजमिन बेच्यो । यसरी जग्‍गाजमिन फारोको भयो ।

So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. For every Egyptian sold his field, because the famine was very severe. In this way, the land became Pharaoh's.

21 मिश्रको एक छेउदेखि अर्को छेउसम्‍मका सबै मानिसहरूलाई तिनले कमारा बनाए ।

As for the people, he made them slaves from one end of Egypt's border to the other end.

22 पुजारीहरूका जग्‍गाजमिन मात्र तिनले किनेनन्, किनभने पुजारीहरूलाई फारोबाट भत्ता दिइएको थियो । फारोले दिएकै हिस्‍साबाट तिनीहरूले खान्‍थे । त्‍यसकारण तिनीहरूले चाहिँ आफ्‍ना जग्‍गाजमिन बेचेनन् ।

It was only the land of the priests that Joseph did not buy, because the priests were given an allowance. They ate from the allotment which Pharaoh gave them. Therefore they did not sell their land.

23 योसेफले जनताहरूलाई भने, “हेर, आज मैले फारोको निम्‍ति तिमीहरूका जग्‍गाजमिन र तिमीहरूलाई पनि किनेको छु । अब तिमीहरूका निम्‍ति बिउ यहाँ छ, र तिमीहरूले जमिनमा बिउ छर ।

Then Joseph said to the people, “See, I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh. Now here is seed for you, and you will plant the land.

24 तर फसलको बेलामा उब्‍जनीको पाँचौँ हिस्‍सा तिमीहरूले फारोलाई दिनुपर्छ । चार हिस्‍साचाहिँ खेतीलाई बिउको निम्‍ति र तिमीहरू, तिमीहरूका परिवार र तिमीहरूका बालबच्‍चाको खानाको निम्‍ति तिमीहरूको आफ्‍नै हुनेछ ।”

At the harvest, you must give a fifth to Pharaoh, and four parts will be your own, for seed of the field and for food for your households and your children.”

25 तिनीहरूले भने, “हजूरले हाम्रो प्राण बचाइदिनुभएको छ । हजुरको निगाह हामीमाथि रहोस्‌ । हामी फारोका कमारा हुनेछौँ ।”

They said, “You have saved our lives. May we find favor in your eyes. We will be Pharaoh's servants.”

26 यसैले मिश्र देशमा योसेफले उब्‍जनीको पाँचौँ हिस्‍सा फारोको हुन्‍छ भन्‍ने कुरा समेटिएको जग्‍गाजमिनको विषयमा एउटा ऐन बनाए, जुन आजसम्‍म प्रचलित छ । पुजारीहरूका जग्‍गाजमिन मात्र फारोको भएन ।

So Joseph made it a statute which is in effect in the land of Egypt to this day, that one-fifth belongs to Pharaoh. Only the land of the priests did not become Pharaoh's.

27 त्यसैले इस्राएल मिश्रको गोशेनमा बसोबास गरे । तिनका मानिसहरूले त्‍यहाँका जग्‍गाजमिन आफ्‍नो अधिकारमा लिए । तिनीहरूको फलिफाप भएर सङ्ख्या अत्यन्तै वृद्धि भयो ।

So Israel lived in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen. His people gained possessions there. They were fruitful and multiplied greatly.

28 याकूब मिश्रमा सत्र वर्ष बसे । यसरी याकूबको जम्‍मा उमेर एक सय सतचालिस वर्ष भयो ।

Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, so the years of Jacob's life were one hundred forty-seven years.

29 जब इस्राएलको मर्ने बेला आयो, तिनले आफ्‍ना छोरा योसेफलाई बोलाएर भने, “यदि मैले तेरो निगाह पाएको छु भने तेरो हात मेरो तिघ्रामुनि राखेर मप्रति तेरो विश्‍वासयोग्यता र भरोसा देखा । कृपा गरेर मलाई मिश्रदेशमा नगाड्‌ ।

When the time approached for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh, and show me faithfulness and trustworthiness. Please do not bury me in Egypt.

30 म मेरा पिता-पुर्खाहरूसँग सुत्दा मलाई मिश्रबाट बोकेर लगी उनीहरूकै चिहानमा गाडिदे ।” योसेफले भने, “तपाईंले भन्‍नुभएबमोजिम म गर्नेछु ।”

When I sleep with my fathers, you will carry me out of Egypt and bury me in my forefathers' burial place.” Joseph said, “I will do as you have said.”

31 इस्राएलले भने, “मसँग शपथ खा ।” अनि योसेफले शपथ खाए । तब इस्राएल आफ्‍नो पलङ्गको सिरानमा घोप्‍टो परे ।

Israel said, “Swear to me,” and Joseph swore to him. Then Israel bowed down at the head of his bed.