Genesis 42 (SHR)

1Yakôbo erhi abona oku e Mîsiri eri engano y’okugula, abwîra abanabâge, erhi: «Cirhumire muli aho mwakàlolanakwo kwônene?»When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?”

2Nayumvîrhe bambwîra oku e Mîsiri eri engano y’okukaguza. Bungulukiragi yo ninyu mujigula kuli eyo ngano y’eyo munda lyo rhulama rhulek’ifà.“Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”

3Bakulu ba Yozefu ikumi banacibunguluka bakola baj’igula engano e Mîsiri.So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.

4Ci kwônene Benyamini, mulumuna wa Yozefu, Yakôbo arhamurhumaga haguma n’abandi bulya akazâg’iderha, erhi: «Kurhakwânîni ajekwo obuhanya».But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that harm might befall him.”

5Bene Israheli banaciyisha omu kalundo k’abandi bakola bajag’igula nabo engano bulya ecizombo càli cidârhi bwenêne omu cihugo c’e Kanâni.So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.

6Yozefu erhi agwêrhe buhashe bunji omu cihugo, ye wakazâg’iguliza olubaga lwoshi engano. Bene wâbo Yozefu bayisha, bafukamiriza embere zâge, obusù bwahwêra oku idaho.Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.

7Yozefu erhi abona bakulu bâge, ayirukira abarhimanya, ci acîjira nka muntu orhayimbanwa nabo, abadôsa n’obukali. Abadôsa, erhi: «Ngahi mwarhenga?» Nabo banacishuza mpu: «Rhwarhenga omu cihugo c’e Kanâni rhul’igula ebiryo».And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.”

8Ntyo, Yozefu amanyirira bakulu bâge ci bôhe barhamumanyiriraga.Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.

9Yozefu akengêra birya bilôrho alôrhaga kuli bo anacibabwîra, erhi: «Mw’oyu muli ndolêrezi, muyishir’ihengûza ngahi ecihugo cîrhu cankarhungânirwa».Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”

10Banacilahira, mpu: «Nanga, nnâhamwîrhu. Bambali bâwe bayishaga mpu bagule ebiryo.“Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.

11Rhweshi rhuli bagala ba mushamuka muguma, rhurhabêsha, bambali bâwe zirhali ndolêrezi».We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”

12Naye abashuza, erhi: «Nanga mul’ilola ngahi mwankarhungânira ecihugo».“No,” he told them. “You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”

13Bamushuza, mpu: «Bambali bâwe bali ikumi na babirhi, boshi balondana, boshi baburhwa n’îshe muguma, ayûbaka omu cihugo c’e Kanâni: Omuziba gwîrhu gwo gwasigire bo na larha, hali na muguma orhacihabà».But they answered, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”

14Yozefu ashubiza ababwîra, erhi: «Nk’oku nanamubwîraga, muli ndolêrezi».Then Joseph declared, “Just as I said, you are spies!

15Alagi eci mwanyerekamwo oku murhali zo: Ye ndahîre Faraoni mwâmi w’e Mîsiri, mukarhenga hano n’oyo mulumuna winyu arhaciyisha!And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.

16Murhume muguma muli mwe agend’ilonza oyo mulumuna winyu; n’abandi basigala bashwekwa. Rhwayeshûla ebinwa binyu n’okwo kwammanyisa erhi okwo mudesire kwo kunali. «N’akabà arhali ntyo, ye ndahîre Faraoni mwâmi w’e Mîsiri, ntabè munali ndolêrezi»!Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”

17Abahugira boshi omu mpamikwa nsiku isharhu.So Joseph imprisoned them for three days,

18Erhi kugera nsiku isharhu, Yozefu ababwîra, erhi: «Alagi oku mwajira lyo mulama, bulya niono ndi muntu orhînya Nyamuzinda:and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:

19Akabà murhabêsha, mwene winyu muguma asigale hano omu mpamikwa; n’abandi bagende, bahêkere emilala yinyu engano elagirîrekwo.If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households.

20Mugend’indêrhera oyo mulumuna winyu: na ntyo nanamanya erhi ebinwa binyu birahli bya bunywesi, na ntyo murhacife». Bajira kulya.Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.

21Babwîrana bône na bône, mpu: «Amabî rhwajiriraga mulumuna wîrhu go garhudwîrhîre obu buhane, akazâg’ilaka erhi arhuhûna obwonjo, rhurhanamuyumvagya. Co cirhumire buno buhanya burhujakwo».Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”

22Rubeni ababwîra, erhi: «Yâgi, ka ntamubwîraga nti murhahîraga mukajirira omwâna okubî? Murhananyumvagya, rhwono rhwadôsibwa omukò gwâge».And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”

23Barhamanyaga oku Yozefu adwîrhe abayumva, bulya aha karhî kâge nabo hàli omubwîriza.They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.

24Acîyêgûla kulibo, aj’ilaka. Oku bundi ashubira emunda bali, abaderheza; abarhôlamwo Simoni, amushwekêsa erhi banabona.And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.

25Yozefu arhegeka mpu babumbe enshoho zâbo ngano, mpu banahîre enfaranga za ngasi muguma, omu nshoho yâge, banabashanire olwîko lw’enjira. Babajirira ntyo.Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out,

26Baheba erya ngano oku ndogomi zâbo bagenda.and they loaded the grain on their donkeys and departed.

27Ci, erhi bahika aha bahandaga bwamayiraho, muguma muli bo ashanûla enshoho yâge mpu ahè endogomi yâge ebi yâlya, abona enfaranga zâge ziri omu munwa gw’enshoho yâge y’engano.At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack.

28Anacibwîra bene wâbo, erhi: «Bàngalulîre enfaranga, z’ezi omu nshoho y’engano!» Boshi barhemuka omurhima. Balolanakwo banageramwo omusisi, mpu: «Kwo kurhi oku Nyamuzinda arhujizire?»“My silver has been returned!” he said to his brothers. “It is here in my sack.” Their hearts sank, and trembling, they turned to one another and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”

29Erhi bahika aha mw’îshe Yakôbo omu cihugo c’e Kanâni, bamuganîrira oku byabîre kwoshi; baderha mpu:When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:

30«Omulume oli murbegesi w’ecihugo arhushambâzize n’obukali anarhulola nka ndolêrezi omu cihugo câbo».“The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.

31Nîrhu rhwamushuza, nti: «Rhurhabêsha, arhali kwo rhuyishire nka ndolêrezi.But we told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies.

32Rhuli ikumi na babirhi rhulondana, larha ali muguma, muguma muli rhwe arhacihabà, n’omurhò yesigire bo na larha, omu cihugo ca e Kanâni».We are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.’

33Oyo mulume orhegesire ecihugo arhubwîzire, erhi: «Eci namanyirakwo oku murhabêsha, ceci: Muleke mwene winyu muguma eno mwâni, murhôle engano emilala yinyu elagîrîrekwo munagende.Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.

34Muj’indêrhera oyo mulumuna winyu murhò, n’aho nanamanya oku murhabêsha. Obwo nanamugalulira mwene winyu na ntyo mwanahash’ikashundira mw’ecino cihugo».But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”

35Erhi bashanûla enshoho zâbo, alà oku omu nshoho ya ngasi muguma mwâli ehifuku byâge hy’enfaranga.As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of silver, they were dismayed.

36Îshe Yakôbo abashuza, erhi: «Mwamanyusagya abâna mushâna! Yozefu arhacihaba, Simoni arhàcihali, na Benyamini oyûla mukolaga mpu murhôle! N’okwo kwoshi nie kurhindibuzîze».Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”

37Rubeni anacibwîra îshe, erhi: «Onayîrhe bagala bâni bombi akabà ntakugaluliriye. Omuhire omu maboko gâni, nakugalulira ye».Then Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I fail to bring him back to you. Put him in my care, and I will return him.”

38Yakôbo ashuza, erhi: «Nanga, omwâna wâni arhayandagale haguma ninyu, mukulu wâge afîre, akola asigîre yêne. Erhi ankajira oku abâ omwo njira yinyu, mwanarhuma emvi zâni zayandagalira ekuzimu n’omungo».But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”

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