Genesis 43 (EKA)

1Ngare nyia njal kpˈkpake gbal go ndi nyio.Now the famine was still severe in the land.

2Owo eji bo ma li nsol alehke kpee nyi bo gunu go Ijib, ndea bo kehm tongo bo re, <<Feeren song Ijib wahn kpe song gunu nsol alehke ntiil ba ka-r.>>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.”

3Juda kehm bung tong nde re, <<Nne noo sahb rehk-r rehke tˈtahne re, <Ń nehm kpe nyehn esamahr ebame, ń tohko tiki ko nkalla ewahne ba a ne.>But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’

4Á lˈtum mmonannee ewahre á toon-r ba, wahr bahke jeke song gunu nsol alehke ba ka-a.If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.

5Á tohk-e tum á toon-r, wahr nehm je, tibre nne noo tong-r re, <Ń nehm kpe nyehn esamahr ebame, ń tohko tiki ko mmonanne ewahne ba a 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.’”

6Isreel kehm tongo bo re, <<Jenji wahnge ń kehm koko nfem nyia ba ka-m, eji ń tong-e re ń kpi mmonanne ewahne ga?>>“Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?”

7Bo kehm-e faange re, <<Nne noo bahb-r abahbe bade elnahre fere bahb-r bade a nnahb enyahre, á bahb-r nyehko re anv nso ewahne noa kpeka li go elkpina?> Fere kpe bahb re, <Ń kpˈkpi mmonanyehn nokoa?> Wahr tob faang-e na faange abahbe enye, e bahke limi renan kehm kahne re, á bahk-r tongo re, koon mmonanne ewahne ba a ne?>>>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’?”

8Juda kehm tongo Isreel nde re, <<Yake mmonse nlum noa kak-m go ebo, wahr bahke tahme tvtv, eji wahr, a wo, a abon ebahre e kpin kˈkpo njal.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.

9Mefono antahng m bahke yiimi nkpaneka tahr-e; me wo a bahk-m jabbe antahng. N tohk-e ko feere a ne ba yiimi a ne a go ega esamahr, me wo bahke solo elfeeme go egame elkpin kpee antahng.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.

10Ana li a, ki li re wahr eblaange, kehn wahr ebje na kpe feere je nkpel ebal.>>If we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.”

11Owo Isreel ndea bo kehm tongo bo re, <<Lˈjol ano, limen jia: kaken akab nti nya nno go egahne abam nya lohng egahna ndi, wahn ko je a nya song ka nne noo ana ayare. Koon afubfub akehng, akehng ekon, a nsol nyi kpo lim nsol alehke yebe, a alahb eti ma kpo v esˈsvv eleenge, ma lohng eti ji bo kpo lung re Merr, mmohka pistasio, mmohka almond.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.

12Roden akpohko asilva nyao edi ebbal, tibre ḿ bahke tiki song ka asilva nya bo kake egahne anyo abam, fundiki elsoodo ni.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.

13Tob roden mmonanne ewahne, wahn song a ne anv anv goji nne noo.Take your brother as well, and return to the man at once.

14Nong Esowo Bi Kpi Nsahm Kpee lim wahn fili nne noo ndon go ege esamahr, eji á lˈyake mmonanne ewahne noko, a Benjamin bo fere toon-n kehnge. Ana me, lˈjol re abon ebame bahke kpoko nong bo kpo.>>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.”

15Owo ane bao kehm rodo nsol ayare nyao, fere rod akpohko asilva edi ebbal, a Benjamin fvfo. Bo kehm foomo tahm song rehng go Ijib, song tib elbo go esamahr Josef.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.

16Eji Josef nyehne Benjamin a bo, a kehm bungu tongo ntubesi alokeltum no etahk eje re,<<Rod ane baa song a bo egame etahk, song wul nyam o wo lam nsol alehke, bo bahke lehke nsol aname ngare efin.>>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.”

17Nne noo limi ana Josef tong-e no, lohko rod ane bao tahm a bo go etahk Josef.The man did as Joseph had commanded and took the brothers to Joseph’s house.

18Ane baa jo fˈfahl, eji bo rodo bo tahm a bo go etahk Josef. Bo jo tiri re, <<Bo ma-r ko ba a, tib akpohko silva nya bo kake go ebo anyo abam ngbokambang efung. Á yahke nok anahre fere ga-r, red-r fere ko-r ana aju fere taare ebvakanng ebahre.>>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.”

19Owo bo kehm tahme toono atubesi alokeltuma Josef, fere bungu a ne, eji bo yahke yel etahk.So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.

20Bo tong-e re, <<Titi nsoo, nyanjehle e ba a ba gunu nsol alehke.“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.

21Go edi ji e kange no atv, efannge anyo abam enyahre fere nyehn akpohko asilva wob ebam nne awohng awohng ewahre, go nseenga seenge wahr ebko feere a nya.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.

22Wahr ebkpe ko akpohko silva nyako ba re wahr ba gunu nsol alehke, wahr nehme kahn nne no kake akpohko silva go egahre abam.>>We have brought additional silver with us to buy food. We do not know who put our silver in our sacks.”

23A kehm bungu re, <<Ebnob sehng,>> <<Kana kpe fahl. Esowo ebahne, Esowo bi nso ejahne, ye wo ma-n ka afange go egahne abam; n kˈko akpohko asilva enyahne.>> Owo á kehm yehke Simion feere a ne ba ka bo.“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.

24A kehm koko ane bao tahm a bo go etahk Josef, song ka bo alahb bo ru akpade, fere tob toobo nsol alehke ebvankang ka bo.And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.

25Bo kehm toobo nsol ayare bum jo sik re Josef ba ngare efin, tib re bo wuku re bo bahke lehke nsol o.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.

26Eji Josef ma kehnge ba, bo kehm-e kake ayare nya bo ko no ba, bo gongo go ndi ka-e.When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.

27Á kehm bahbe bo ana bo li no, fere tong bo re, <<Ekˈkulu nso ewahne no ń tong-m no bada ne, á li rejen? Á noa kpaka li go elkpina?>>He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”

28Bo kehm faange re <<Nlokeltum ewa nsoo ewahre noa kpaka li elkpin. Fvfo ye noa nob nob.>> Bo kehm gongo go ndi, sahb gˈgong ka-e ekpunu.“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.

29Eji a kpuru no fere nyehn Benjamin mmonannyehn, mmon no nlum no nyehn jele no, a kehm bahbe re, <<Monkalla mmonane ewahne no ń tong-m no bade wo aa?>> Á kehm bungu re, <<Nong nnoobo nyi Esowo jol a na, mmon ewame.>>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.”

30Eji Josef nyehne mmonannyehn á kpeem ma bob elne, á kehm soro mehl esamahr abonanyehn tahm bo sa, foomo lohng, re á song seb edi ling. Á song yele ege a nkimi song ling.Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.

31Á ru esamahr ebe, kehm lohngo jo bob elne, fere tong re <<Bak nsol alehke.>>Then he washed his face and came back out. Regaining his composure, he said, “Serve the meal.”

32Bo bake nya nye ka-e eje eje, abonanyehn bo ka bo ebo ebo, anebe Ijib ba li nsol a bo, bo tob bake ka bo eje eje, tibre aneb Ijib joom li nsol semme a aneb Hebru, tibre jolo ebi ejum ka aneb Ijib re bo lim ano.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.

33Ane bao bo jehke bo nti go esamahr Josef toono esi ekul ebo, bomo nnenkul tete song rehng nkalla; bo jo seenge atemtem eko fere jo tan bo.They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.

34Eji bo jo bak nsol go ekpˈkuru ji Josef, nsol nyi bo jo ka Benjamin jo gbale nkpel elon sehnge nya nne awohng awohng ga. Bo li fere wo fannge ngubjing a Josef.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.

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