Genesis 43
1 Matindi na ang taggutom sa lupain.
The famine in Canaan got worse.
2 Dumating ang panahon nang maubos na nilang kainin ang butil na kinuha nila mula sa Ehipto, sinabi ng kanilang ama, “Humayo kayong muli at bumili ng pagkain natin.
Finally, when Jacob and his family had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, Jacob said to them, “Go back to Egypt and buy some more grain for us!”
3 Sinabi sa kanya ni Juda “Mahigpit kaming binalaan ng lalaki, 'Hindi ninyo makikita ang aking mukha maliban na lamang kung kasama ninyo ang iyong kapatid.
But Judah said to him, “The man who sold us the grain warned us sternly, ‘I will not let you see me [SYN] again if you come and your younger brother is not with you.’
4 Kung hahayaan mong isama namin ang aming kapatid, bababa kami at bibili ng pagkain para sa iyo.
So, if you will send our younger brother with us, we will go down to Egypt and buy some grain for you.
5 Ngunit kung hindi mo siya ipapasama, hindi kami bababa. Dahil sinabi ng lalaki sa amin, “Hindi ninyo makikita ang aking mukha maliban na lamang kung kasama ninyo ang inyong kapatid.
But if you will not send him, we will not go down there, because that man said to us, ‘I will not let you see me again if your younger brother is not with you.’”
6 Sinabi ni Israel, “Bakit mo ako pinakikitunguhan ng masama sa pamamagitan ng pagsasabi sa taong iyon na meron pa kayong isang kapatid?”
Jacob asked, “Why did you cause me to have this trouble by telling the man that you had a younger brother?”
7 Sinabi nila, “Nagtanong ang lalaki ng mga bagay tungkol sa amin at sa ating pamilya. Sinabi niya, 'Buhay pa ba ang iyong ama? Mayroon pa ba kayong ibang kapatid?' Sinagot namin siya ayon sa mga tanong na ito. Paano namin malalaman na sasabihin niyang, “Dalhin mo dito ang iyong kapatid?”
One of them replied, “The man asked about us and about our family. He said, ‘Is your father still living? Do you have another brother?’ We had to answer his questions. (We could not know that he would say, ‘The next time that you come down here, bring your brother with you!’/How could we know that he would say, ‘The next time that you come down here, bring your brother with you!’)” [RHQ]
8 Sinabi ni Judah sa kanyang ama, “Ipadala mo ang batang lalaki sa amin. Tatayo kami at aalis upang mabuhay kami at hindi mamatay, kapwa kami, ikaw, at ang aming mga anak.
Then Judah said to his father Jacob, “Send the boy with me, and we will go immediately, in order that we and you and our children may get grain and not die from hunger.
9 Ako ang mananagot sa kanya. Ako ang pananagutin mo. Kung hindi ko siya maibabalik sa iyo at maihaharap sa iyo hayaan mong ako ang masisi habang buhay.
I myself will guarantee that he will return. You can require me to do what I am promising [IDM]. If I do not bring him back to you safely, you can say forever that (I am to blame/it was my fault [that he did not return to you)].
10 Kung hindi kami maaantala, sigurado ngayon nakabalik na kami dito nang pangalawang beses”.
If we had not (wasted so much time/waited so long), by now we could have gone there and returned two times!”
11 Sinabi ng kanilang ama na si Israel, “Kung ganoon, gawin ninyo ito ngayon. Kumuha kayo ng mga pinaka magandang produkto sa ating lupain sa inyong mga sisidlan. Magdala kayo ng regalo sa taong iyon: tulad ng balsamo at pulot-pukyutan, pabango at mirra, pili at almendra.
Then their father Jacob said to them, “If there is no other way, do this: Put in your sacks some of the best things that are grown in this land, and take them down to the man as a gift. Take some balm/perfume and honey and spices and myrrh/ointment, some pistachio nuts, and almonds.
12 Doblehin ninyo ang perang dala ninyo. Ang perang naisuli mula sa pagbukas ng inyong mga sako, dalhin ninyo ulit sa inyong mga kamay. Baka isa lang itong pagkakamali.
Take twice as much money as you took the previous time, because you must return the silver that someone put in the tops of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake that it was put in your sacks.
13 Dalhin rin ang inyong kapatid na lalaki. Tumayo at pumunta kayo ulit sa taong iyon.
Take your younger brother and go back to that man.
14 Nawa'y kaawaan kayo ng Makapangyarihang Diyos sa harap ng taong iyon, upang palayain niya sa inyo ang iba niyong mga kapatid at si Benjamin. Kung ako'y nagdadalamhati sa aking mga anak, ako'y nagdadalamhati.
I will pray that God Almighty will cause that man to act mercifully toward you, so that he will let your other brother, as well as Benjamin, come back here with you. But as for me, if my sons are taken from me, then I will not have my sons!”
15 At dinala ng mga lalaki ang regalong iyon. Kumuha sila ng dobleng salapi sa kanilang mga kamay at si Benjamin. Tumayo sila, pumunta pababa sa Ehipto, at tumayo sa harapan ni Jose.
So the men took the gifts that Jacob said that they should take, and twice the amount of money that the grain would cost, and they also took Benjamin. They went down quickly to Egypt, and they stood in front of Joseph.
16 Nang makita ni Jose na kasama nila si Benjamin, sinabi niya sa katiwala ng kanyang bahay, “Dalhin mo ang mga lalaki sa bahay, kumatay kayo ng hayop at ihanda ito, dahil ang mga lalaki ay kakain kasama ko ngayong tanghalian.
When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the man who (was in charge of/supervised) things in his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare a meal, because I want them to eat with me at noon.” [And he told him in what order they were to be seated].
17 Ginawa ng katiwala ang sinabi ni Jose. Dinala niya ang mga lalaki sa bahay ni Jose.
The man did as Joseph said. And he took them to Joseph’s house.
18 Natakot ang mga lalaki dahil sila ay dinala sa bahay ni Jose. Sinabi nila, “Ito ay dahil sa perang isinauli sa aming mga sako sa unang pagkakataon na pumunta kami dito, para makahanap siya ng pagkakataon laban sa amin. Maaari niya kaming hulihin at gawin lipin, at kunin ang aming mga asno.
But they were afraid because he was taking them to Joseph’s house. They were thinking, “He is taking us here because of the silver that was put in our sacks the first time that we came here. While we are eating, he will have his servants attack us and seize us and cause us to become his slaves, and also take our donkeys.”
19 Nilapitan nila ang katiwala ng bahay ni Jose, at siya ay kinausap nila sa may pintuan ng bahay,
They went with the man who was in charge of things in Joseph’s house. When they arrived at the entrance of the house,
20 sinabing, “Aking amo, noong unang pagkakataon na pumunta kami dito ay para bumili ng pagkain.
one of them said to him, “Please, sir, listen to me. We came down here previously and bought some grain.
21 Nangyari na, nang makarating na kami sa lugar kung saan kami ay pansamantalang nakatira, na binuksan namin ang aming mga sako, at, tingnan, ang bawat pera ng tao ay nandoon sa bukasan ng kanilang sako, ang aming pera na sakto ang halaga. Ibinalik namin ito sa aming mga kamay.
But at the place where we stopped for the night as we were returning home, we opened our sacks. We were astonished to see that in the top of each of our sacks was the exact amount of silver that we had paid for the grain! So we have brought it back with us.
22 Ang ibang pera ay dinala rin namin sa aming kamay para bumili ng pagkain. Hindi namin alam kung sino ang naglagay ng pera sa aming mga sako.”
We have also brought more silver with us to buy more grain. We do not know who put the silver in our sacks.”
23 Sinabi ng katiwala, “Ang kapayapaan ay sumainyo, huwag kayong matakot. Ang inyong Diyos at ang Diyos ng inyong ama ang maaaring naglagay ng pera sa inyong mga sako. Natanggap ang iyong pera.” Inilabas naman ng katiwala si Simeon sa kanila.
The man replied, [“Relax]! Do not worry about it! I received the silver that you brought. Your God, the God your father worships, must have put it in your sacks.” And then he brought Simeon to them from the prison.
24 Dinala ng katiwala ang mga lalaki sa bahay ni Jose. Binigyan niya ito ng tubig, at hinugasan nila ang kanilang mga paa. Binigyan niya ng mga pagkain ang kanilang mga asno.
Then he took them into Joseph’s house. He gave them water to wash their feet and gave them food for the donkeys.
25 Inihanda nila ang mga regalo sa pagdating ni Jose sa tanghali, sapagkat narinig nila na sila ay kakain doon.
He told them that they were going to eat with Joseph at noon. So the men prepared their gifts to give to Joseph when he arrived.
26 Nang dumating si Jose sa bahay, dinala nila ang mga regalo na nasa kamay nila doon sa bahay, at sila'y yumuko sa harapan niya sa sahig.
When Joseph came home, they presented to him the gifts that they had brought into the house. Then they bowed down to the ground in front of him.
27 Tinanong niya sila tungkol sa kanilang kalagayan at nagsabing, “Mabuti ba ang kalagayan ng inyong ama, ang matanda na inyong binabanggit? Buhay pa ba siya?”
He asked them if they were (well/in good health), and then he asked, “How is the health of your old father, the one that you told me about? Is he still living?”
28 Sila ay nagsalita, “Ang iyong lingkod ang aming ama ay mabuti naman. Siya ay buhay pa.” Sila ay dumapa at yumuko.
One of them replied, “Yes, our father, [who is willing to be] your servant, is still alive, and he is well.” Then again they bowed down in front of him.
29 Itinuon niya ang kanyang mga mata pataas at nakita si Benjamin ang kanyang kapatid na lalaki, ang anak ng kanyang ina, na nagsasabing, “Ito ba ang sinasabi mong nakababatang kapatid mo na iyong binabanggit sa akin? Sinabi niya, “Ang Diyos ay maging maawain sa iyo, aking anak”.
Then he saw his [younger] brother Benjamin, his own mother’s other son. He asked them, “Is this your youngest brother, the one whom you told me about?” After they said “Yes,” he said to Benjamin, “Young man, I pray that God will act kindly toward you.”
30 Nagmamadali si Jose na lumabas sa loob, dahil labis siyang naantig tungkol sa kanyang kapatid na lalaki. Naghanap siya ng lugar upang iyakan. Pumunta siya sa kanyang silid at doon umiyak.
Joseph quickly left the room. He realized that he was about to cry because he (was full of emotion about his younger brother/loved his younger brother so much). He went into his private room and cried there.
31 Naghilamos siya at lumabas. Pinigilan niya ang kanyang sarili, na nagsasabing “Ihain na ang pagkain”.
Then, after he washed the tears from his face, he came out, and controlling his emotions, he said to the servants, “Serve the food!”
32 Pinagsilbihan ng mga lingkod si Jose na siya lang at ang kanyang mga kapatid na lalaki na sila lang. Ang mga taga-Ehipto ay kumain doon kasama niya ng sila-sila lang dahil ang taga-Ehipto ay hindi kumakain ng tinapay kasama ng mga Hebreo, dahil ito ay hindi katanggap-tanggap sa mga taga-Ehipto.
The people of Egypt considered that it was disgraceful for them to eat with Hebrews, so the servants served food to Joseph by himself, and served the other people of Egypt who ate with him by themselves, and they served Joseph’s older brothers and younger brother by themselves.
33 Ang mga kapatid niya ay umupo sa tapat niya, ang panganay ayon sa kanyang karapatan, at ang pinaka bata ayon sa kanyang pagkabata. Ang mga lalaki ay sama-samang namangha.
His brothers were astonished to see that their seats were arranged according to their ages, from the oldest to the youngest!
34 Nagpadala si Jose ng mga parte sa kanila mula sa pagkain na nasa harapan niya. Pero ang parte ng kay Benjamin ay limang beses ang dami kaysa sa kanyang mga kapatid. Sila'y nag inuman at nagpakasaya na kasama niya.
And when their portions of food were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as anyone else’s portion! So they ate food and drank wine with Joseph and became very cheerful.
