Genesis 43 (TCZCHONG)

1Tuhin Canaan gamsunga kellhah chu akhoh cheh-cheh jengin ahi.Now the famine was still severe in the land.

2Egypt gam'a konna ahinpoh u anchang aneh chai phat un hichun apau Jacob in achate jah a aseitai, “Nung chekit unlang neh ding gacho kit tauvin,” ati.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.”

3Ahin Judah in apa Jacob adonbut in, “Gamsung lamkaipa chun hatah in eigah un, na sopi pau chu nahin puilou ule kamai namulou dingu ahi,” ati.But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’

4Benjamin keiho toh nasol khom le kache dingu anchang kaga choh dingu ahi, ati.If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.

5Amavang Benjamin che ding naphal louleh keiho jong kache louhel ding'u ahitai ti geldoh in, ajeh chu gamsung lamkai pa chun aseiye, “Na sopi pau alhumpen pa chu nahin puilou ule kamai namu lou dingu ahi atisa ahi.”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.’”

6Hichun Jacob in adonbut in, “Ibol a nang hon nei suhgenthei uhitam, hiche gam vaipopa kom'a chu sopi khat kanei nalai uve tia nahin seidoh uham?” ati.“Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?”

7Ama hon adonbut un, “Hiche gamsung lamkaipa chun eiho insung thusim hoitah in thudoh eineijun, napau dam nalai em? Sopi pasal dang nanei nahlai uvem? tin eidong un, hiche a chun keihon amapa thudoh ho chu ka donbut cheh un, chule na sopi pau hinpui yun ati ding chu keihon iti kahet thei diu ham? ,” atiuve.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’?”

8Judah in apa Israel kom'a aseitan, “Chapang pa chu hinsol in hiche teng chule keiho kaga che diu ahi, chuti louleh ikellih diu, nang le boipu geiya ithigam diu ahi.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.

9Chule keima ka tahsa tah in mopo nang kate, ahin Benjamin chu kahin nungpui louleh boina jouse keiman mo kapoh ding ahi. Chule nangma angsunga thepmona jouse keima chunga chu jenghen.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.

10Amavang eiho ana geisang hih leuhen tuphat a hi nivei tobang kilhung thei ding ahitai,” atiIf we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.”

11Chuphat in apau Israel chun ajah uva, “Chuti ding mong ahiya ahile hiti hin kigong uvin, gamsunga thingga phalai cheh lheng khom uvin lang, thingnai, lou themkhat le khoiju them khat toh, thil namtui toh, theichang toh, chule jonmot chang toh nadip sung uva mipa peh ding chun posuh uvin.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.

12Chule dangka jong athop in pohbe un, ajeh chu nadip sung uva ana kikoi chu koitobang khat in jong anabol khel jong himai thei ahi.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.

13Hijeh chun nasopi pau hi puijun lang gamsung lamkai heng'a nungche tauvin.Take your brother as well, and return to the man at once.

14Chule Hatchungnung Pathen'in phatthei naboh maiju hen, hiche gamsung vaipo mit mua jong ngailutna mel na chan thei uva na sopi pau Simeon chule Benjamin nahin lhadoh peh thei diu ahi. Keima vang ka chate jal'a thilo pai ding ka hitai,” ati.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.”

15Hichun ama hon Jacob thilpeh ho chu agongtup un, chule adipsung uva sum jong athop in apohbe uvin, Benjamin toh akilhon tauve; hichun amaho Egypt gam alhung tauvin Joseph masanga ading tauvin ahi.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.

16Chuin Joseph in Benjamin amaho lah a ahung chu amutan, hichun aman a insunga lhacha a pangho jah a hitin aseiye, “Amaho tohin tunia an nekhom ding kahiuvin hijeh chun insung lama ana puilut un, chule gancha ana that un, kin thupi tah kimang ding ahi.”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.”

17Hichun lhacha hon Joseph in asei bang chun abol'un, amaho se-se chu Joseph inlam a apui tauvin ahi.The man did as Joseph had commanded and took the brothers to Joseph’s house.

18Joseph insung'a akipuilut jengu ahetdoh phat un asopiho chu akichauvin, “Iche masah uva hilai mun a koiham khat in idipsung uva sum ana hetlut u ahi. Aman eihon iguh u banga agon a, eimat uva, asoh uva eisem uva, chuleh isangan hou jong eilahpeh u ahitai” akitiuve.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.”

19Asopiho chu Joseph insung lhachapa kom'a ache un akelkot kom'a,So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.

20“Pu,” Keiho hi phat masa chun Egypt gam'a anneh ding chon kahung uve.“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.

21Ahin keiho kaki nungle uchun jan ahia kakichol pet uva kadip sungu ka hondoh ule keihon ka dipsung cheh uva kathil chohna man cheh uchu ana umsoh keiye! Yuhin hiche dangka ho chu kahin nungpoh cheh nauve.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.

22Chule keihon anneh chohbe na ding dangka jong ka hin pohbe uvin, koi tobang ham khat in dangka ho kadip sung uva ana koi jong chu ka pum het pouve.” atiuvin ahi.We have brought additional silver with us to buy food. We do not know who put our silver in our sacks.”

23“Imacha lungboina nei hih un,” tin insung lhacha pa chun aseiye, “Na Pakai na pate Pathen chun na dipsung uva nahin koipeh u ahi, na dangka hou jong keima kom'a aum nai.” Hichun aman Simeon chu alhakang in amaho lah a ahin puidoh tan ahi.“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.

24Insung lhacha pa chun miho chu Joseph leng insung lama apuilut tauvin ahi. Insung lhacha pan akengu kisil ngimna ding twi apen chule sangan ho ding anneh jong apeuvin ahi.And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.

25Hilai mun a chu an aneh ding thu u ahetdoh phat un, sun a Joseph ahung lhun masang'in ama hon thilpeh ho chu akigon tup tauvin ahi.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.

26Hichun Joseph in ahung lhun chun ama hon athilpoh u chu ahin ladoh un Joseph masanga tol'a abohkhup tauvin ahi.When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.

27Ama hon alemjou chun adong tan a”Napau akum atamtai nati pau chu itoh bang nam, dam jinga hinam?” tin adong'in ahi.He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”

28Ama hon adonbut un, “Henge” tin adonbut un “Ka pau, nasohpa chu adam in ahing nalaiye,” tin Joseph masanga abohkhup kit uvin ahi.“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.

29Hichun Joseph in apenkhompi asopipa Benjamin chu aven, “Ama hi ham na sopiu alhumpen pa natiu chu?” tin Joseph in adong tai. “Pathen'in na umpi jingta hen, ka chapa.” ati.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.”

30Hichun Joseph kinloitah in insunga kon'in apotdoh e, ajeh chu asopipa amu chun ama akitimjou tapon, ama indan sungnunga alut in agakap tan ahi.Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.

31Chuin amai akiphet jouvin ama ahung potdoh kit in nasatah in akitim ham-ham in, “Anneh ding hin thuh tauvin,” ati.Then he washed his face and came back out. Regaining his composure, he said, “Serve the meal.”

32Hijeh chun ama hon Joseph ding atum in, amaho ding atumin, chule ama toh nekhom ding Egypt mite ding atumin ankong asem tauve, ijeh inem itile Egypt miten Hebrew mite toh an anehkhom ngailouvu, neh khom ding chu Egypt mite dinga bohna khat hiya ahiye.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.

33Joseph in asopiho chu atouna diu akoi peh cheh in, ama hon jong ajalheh jengun, amaho tahsa kum alen penna pat aneopen pa geijin atou nau agontup peh in atousah tan ahi.They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.

34Amaho chan ding chu Joseph chan lah a kon'in asoh doh uvin ahi; chujongleh Benjamin chan chu amaho khat chan jat sangin chan ajat ngan atamjoi. Hitobang chun ama hon Joseph chutoh an ane khom uvin adon khom tauvin ahi.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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