Genesis 43 (LGA)

1Ego na songe sa sa korapa neqi pa doruna na ia.Now the famine was still severe in the land.

2Totonai qai teku vabetoria sa doru na kiko qai tekuria pa Ijipi, sa pira sauniria na tamadi sira, <<Mu mule gore ko mu vai vanigita mule ka visa tetekuna,>> sauniria.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.”

3Ba sa parangia tu i Jiuda sisa, pira sau, <<Na tinoni isa sa paranga vaneneqi gei sagei, Pira saunigei, <Vei munake tonia sa na tasimiu sa munake batia na isumataqu ara sagou>.But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’

4Ko vei muna garunu vatutinigei sa na tasimei sa, mene gore vai vanigo sa na tetekuna.If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.

5Goto vei munake garunu vatutinigei sisa, meneke gore ura na tinoni isa sa pira saunigei, <vei minake tutigou sa na tasimiu sa muneke bati ligua na isumataqu saunigei>,>> qarigunia.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.’”

6Poni sa nanasa si Izireli, pira sau, Ai sa vei ko qu ule vania tu sa na tinoni isa koleona kai tasimei qugunia ko qu vanisiu na tapata sara? sau.“Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?”

7Poni qai oea ira sisa, pira qarigu, <<Na tinoni isa sa nanasa vivitiginia sa na veveimei agei beto na mei tatamana. Pira sau, <Na tamamiu sa korapa toaona?> <Koleona mule kai tasimiu?> saunigei. Ko agei qe oeria gu sa na sa sa nanasanigei isa. Ai vei mene gigilai agei sa isa kode pira minagu, <Muna toni lagerenia na tasimiu minagunigei>,>> qarigunia.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’?”

8Beto sa pira saunia i Jiuda si Izireli na tamana, <<Mu garunu vatutinisiu ara sa na koburu ko agei me qaqiri ko me riu kopira, ko agei beto ao beto ira na tuda ta toa ko take mate.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.

9Ara mekaqu mana tapogosonia beto ao muna boka jutunisiu gu sa na toa tana koburu. Ko vei maneke toni mulenia tamu beto munake batia lani pa moemu sa, ara mana tajutunia sisa pa moemu ao kamua na kamua.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.

10Ko inara gu sa vei, goto vei beke vavabongi agei sa, be tei boka riu tu kopira beto ko be tei rua vidulu tu,>> sau sisa.If we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.”

11Poni sa pira sauniria i Izireli na tamadi sira, <<Ego vei mina vei tugu isa sa, pira mu roiti vei: Mu kuraniria pa baiki sa kaki vuvua pa mumuqu beto mu pogoso gore vania na tinoni isa, na juki miu vaivana tana sa- iapeki oela beto iapeki muji, kaki oela umumanga jonga beto na moa, kaki vua ngari beto na alimoni.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.

12Mu tamo ruai sa na poata siliva qu aruria perangana ura na poata siliva qai kole pa mangana na miu baiki sa muna kaqama muleniria pa limamiu. Palu qai kura kaleniria gu sinara.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.

13Beto mu tonia sa na tasimiu inana ko mu qairi ko mu mule gore tana tinoni isa.Take your brother as well, and return to the man at once.

14Beto na Tamasa neqina jola mi vanigou na jongana totonai muna turu pa moena na tinoni isa ko mina vamalumu vanigou ko mai tuti mulegou sa na tugamiu i Simioni beto na tasimiu i Benisimani. Goto ara sa, vei maneke isongoria sa, maneke isongoria tugu,>> sau sisa.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.”

15Ko qai teku pogosoria ira na tuna sa na vaivana beto na poata siliva tamo rua beto qai tonia si Benisimani ko qai qaqiri ko qai gore pa Ijipi ko qai lao turu pa moena i Josepa.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.

16Totonai sa batia i Josepa si Benisimani sa kamu tavitiria ira sa, sa pira saunia sa na tinoni kopu pa nona ruma, <<Mu toni laoniria na tinoni pira pa ruma beto mu kubolia kai papausu ko mu vatanai na tetekuna ura kode korapa rane mai teteku tavitisiu ara sira na tinoni aipira,>> saunia.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.”

17Ko na tinoni kopu sa roitinia sisa vei sa pojania i Josepa ko sa toni laoniria pa ruma tai Josepa sa na tinoni aipira.The man did as Joseph had commanded and took the brothers to Joseph’s house.

18Ego qai matagutu sira na tinoni aipira totonai qai toni laoniria pa ruma tai Josepa. Ko pira qarigu, <<Isatugu pa laena na poata siliva qai kole pa leo oda baiki pa totoso momoe sa qai teku lamenigita lani. Ko sa nyorogua rapatagita beto vakilasagita beto mi tekunigita nona pinausu beto mi tekuria na oda dongiki sau basava,>> qarigu.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.”

19Ko qai lao kamua sa na tinoni kopu tai Josepa ko qai parangia pa totomena na ruma tana.So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.

20Pira qarigunia, <<Koi iviva,>> be parangigo mai. <<Pa totoso momoe sa qe lagere vai kiko lani sagei.“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.

21Ba kai ia ketakoi qe puta, poni sa qe ruvataria na mei baiki qeu sa, agei doru sa qe okoto batiria pa mangana na mei baiki sa na mei poata siliva isa qe vavainiria. Ko qe pogoso muleniria pa limamei aipira.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.

22Na poata siliva mene vai liguni kiko sa qe posoria pa limamei aipira. Qeke gigilai i sei sa vakoleria sa na poata siliva pa leodi na mei baiki,>> qarigu.We have brought additional silver with us to buy food. We do not know who put our silver in our sacks.”

23Poni sa pira sauniria, <<Koi jongana gu sina.>> <<Muke matagutu. Na miu Tamasa, na Tamasa tadira na tamamiu sa vakoleria pa leo baiki tamugou sa na poata inara, goto ara na poata siliva tamugou sa qa tekuria tu,>> sau. Beto ko sa vavotu vaniria si Simioni.“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.

24Sa toni tomeniria na tinoni kopu pa leona na ruma tai Josepa sira na tinoni pira, sa vatana vaniria na pie ketakoi mai loqaria na nenedi beto sa vaniria na gagani sa na dongiki tadira.And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.

25Qai vatanai sa na dia vaivana verania mina kamu i Josepa na korapa rane ura qai tei nongoronia tu sa kode mai teteku tavitia isa sira pa nona ruma qarigu.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.

26Totonai sa kamu pa ruma si Josepa sa, qai valaoa sa na dia vaivana qai pogoso tomeniria pa ruma beto qai titi opo gore pa peso pa moena isa.When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.

27Sa nanasaria ai qai veveigadia, beto poni sa pira sauniria, <<Ai sa korapa veveigana sa na tamamiu babaragoso qu vavakato vanisiu? Ai vei sa korapa toaona?>> sauniria.He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”

28Poni qai oe lao sira, pira qarigu, <<Na mua nabulu na tamamei sa sa korapa toaona beto sa korapa suvere vataleona gu,>> qarigunia. Beto ko qai titi opo gore ko qai valavatia.“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.

29Totonai sa dogoro laolame ko sa batia si Benisimani na tasina isa kai tinadi gu ira karu poni sa sa nanasa, <<Isa na tasimiu pa ligu bebeto qu pojanisiu sapi?>> sauniria. Beto pira saunia, <<Na Tamasa mi mananigo tuqu,>> sau.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.”

30Beto sa koi vei kanoko na bulona si Josepa totonai sa batia na tasina ko, sa sisiqarai votu nyaqoa kai eqa ko mi lukana sau. Ko sa tome pa ona lose mekana ko sa lukana ketakoi.Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.

31Pa liguna sa puqa vapidilia sa na isumatana sa sa votu lame beto sa kole aru tamana mulenia mekana sa sa paranga, pira sau, <<Mu iai na tetekuna,>> sau.Then he washed his face and came back out. Regaining his composure, he said, “Serve the meal.”

32Ko qai ia vania na tetekuna sisa mekana kai ia, ira na boko tamatasi sa kai ia qai toqo mekadi, beto ira na tinoni Ijipi qai teteku tavitia isa sa kai ia qai toqo mekadi, ura ira na tinoni Ijipi sa qaike boka teteku tavitiria sira na tinoni Hiburu ura na ikerena jola tadira na tinoni Ijipi sa sa vei isa.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.

33Beto ira na tugana na tasina sa qai vatoqoniria pa moena isa tuti pa aorodi podalai pa moa ko sa kamu tana isa pa ligu ko qai okoto vaidogoro lao lame mekadi beto qai gabara.They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.

34Totonai qai taiania sa na tetekuna sa tavatana pa tevolo tai Josepa sa, na iana i Benisimani sa ka lima totoso sa mota jola jolaniria ira doru qai teteku. Ko qai teteku beto buku qeqera tavitia isa sira.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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