Kejadian 44

1 Sementara itu Yusuf memerintahkan kepada kepala rumah tangganya, "Isilah karung orang-orang itu dengan gandum, sebanyak yang dapat mereka bawa, dan masukkan uang masing-masing ke dalam karungnya, di atas gandum itu.

Then Joseph instructed the steward of his house, saying: “Fill their sacks with grain, as much as they are able to hold. And place each one’s money at the top of the sack.

2 Masukkan juga piala perakku ke dalam karung adik mereka yang bungsu, bersama-sama dengan uang pembayaran gandumnya." Pelayan itu melaksanakan perintah itu.

But place my silver bowl, and the price that he gave for the wheat, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest.” And so it was done.

3 Keesokan harinya, pagi-pagi sekali, Yusuf berpisah dengan saudara-saudaranya, lalu mereka berangkat dengan keledai mereka.

And when morning arose, they were sent away with their donkeys.

4 Mereka belum jauh dari kota itu, waktu Yusuf berkata kepada kepala rumah tangganya, "Cepatlah kejar orang-orang itu. Jika sudah tersusul, katakan kepada mereka, 'Mengapa kamu membalas kebaikan dengan kejahatan?

And now they had departed from the city and had set out a short distance. Then Joseph, sending for the steward of his house, said: “Rise up and pursue the men. And when you have overtaken them, say: ‘Why have you returned evil for good?

5 Mengapa kamu mencuri piala perak tuanku? Piala itu dipakainya untuk minum dan sebagai alat menujum. Kamu telah melakukan kejahatan besar!'"

The cup that you have stolen, it is that from which my lord drinks, and in which he is accustomed to discern signs. You have done a very sinful thing.’”

6 Ketika pelayan itu sampai kepada saudara-saudara Yusuf, dikatakannya apa yang diperintahkan Yusuf.

He did as he had been ordered. And having overtaken them, he spoke to them according to the order.

7 Jawab mereka kepadanya, "Apa maksud Tuan? Kami bersumpah bahwa kami tidak berbuat begitu!

And they responded: “Why does our lord speak in this way, as though your servants had committed such a shameful act?

8 Tuan sendiri tahu bahwa uang yang kami temukan di dalam karung-karung kami di atas gandum itu, telah kami kembalikan kepada Tuan. Jadi, tak mungkin kami mencuri perak atau emas dari rumah gubernur!

The money, which we found at the top of our sacks, we carried back to you from the land of Canaan. So in what way does it follow that we would steal, from the house of your lord, gold or silver?

9 Tuan, andaikata benda itu kedapatan pada salah seorang dari kami, biarlah dia dihukum mati, dan kami menjadi hamba Tuan."

Whichever of your servants will be found to have what you seek, may he die, and we shall be the servants of my lord.”

10 Pelayan itu berkata, "Baiklah; tetapi hanya dia pada siapa piala itu kedapatan, dialah yang akan menjadi hambaku; yang lain boleh pergi."

And he said to them: “Let it be according to your verdict. With whomever it will be found, let him be my servant, but you will be unharmed.”

11 Lalu dengan cepat mereka masing-masing menurunkan dan membuka karungnya.

And so, they quickly placed their sacks down to the ground, and each one was opened.

12 Pelayan Yusuf itu memeriksa karung-karung itu dengan teliti, mulai dari karung kepunyaan yang sulung sampai kepada karung kepunyaan yang bungsu, dan piala itu ditemukan di dalam karung Benyamin.

And when he had searched, beginning with the oldest, all the way to the youngest, he found the cup in Benjamin’s sack.

13 Abang-abangnya sangat sedih sehingga mengoyak-ngoyakkan pakaian mereka. Mereka membebani keledai mereka dan kembali ke kota.

But they, tearing their garments and burdening their donkeys again, returned to the town.

14 Ketika Yehuda dan saudara-saudaranya sampai di rumah Yusuf, ia masih ada di situ, dan mereka sujud di hadapannya.

And Judah, first among his brothers, entered to Joseph (for he had not yet departed from the place) and together they all fell down before him to the ground.

15 Maka berkatalah Yusuf, "Apa yang kamu lakukan itu? Tak tahukah kamu bahwa orang yang seperti aku ini dapat mengetahui perbuatanmu yang jahat dengan ilmu gaib?"

And he said to them: “Why would you choose to act in this way? Could you be ignorant that there is no one like me in the knowledge of discerning signs?”

16 "Apa yang dapat kami katakan, Tuanku?" jawab Yehuda. "Bagaimana kami dapat membantah dan membenarkan diri kami? Allah telah menyingkapkan kesalahan kami. Sekarang kami semua hamba Tuan, bukan hanya dia pada siapa kedapatan piala itu."

And Judah said to him, “What could we answer to my lord? And what would we be able to say, or to justly claim? God has discovered the iniquity of your servants. See, we have all become servants to my lord, both we, and he with whom the cup was found.”

17 Kata Yusuf, "Tidak! Aku tidak mau berbuat begitu! Hanya dia pada siapa kedapatan piala itu akan menjadi hambaku. Yang lain boleh pulang dengan bebas kepada ayahmu."

Joseph responded: “Far be it from me that I should act in this way. He who stole the cup, he will be my servant. But you may go away free to your father.”

18 Yehuda maju mendekati Yusuf dan berkata, "Maaf, Tuanku, izinkanlah hamba berbicara lagi dengan Tuanku. Jangan marah kepada hamba; Tuanku seperti raja Mesir sendiri.

Then Judah, approaching closer, said confidently: “I beg you, my lord, let your servant speak a word in your ears, and do not be angry with your servant. For you are next to Pharaoh.

19 Tuanku telah bertanya kepada kami ini, 'Apakah kamu masih mempunyai ayah atau saudara yang lain?'

My lord, you questioned your servants before: ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’

20 Kami menjawab, 'Ayah kami sudah tua dan adik kami lahir ketika ayah sudah lanjut usia. Abang seibu dari adik kami itu sudah meninggal, jadi sekarang hanya dia sendirilah yang masih hidup dari mereka berdua, dan ayah sangat sayang kepadanya.'

And we answered you, my lord: ‘There is our father, an old man, and a young boy, who was born in his old age. His brother of the same womb has died, and he alone is left to his mother and father, who truly love him tenderly.’

21 Tuanku menyuruh kami membawa dia kemari, supaya Tuanku dapat melihatnya,

And you said to your servants, ‘Bring him to me, and I will set my eyes on him.’

22 lalu kami menjawab bahwa anak itu tidak dapat berpisah dari ayahnya; jika ia berpisah dari ayahnya, ayah akan meninggal.

We suggested to my lord: ‘The boy is not able to leave his father. For if he sends him away, he will die.’

23 Kemudian Tuanku berkata, 'Kamu tidak boleh menghadap aku lagi jika tidak membawa adikmu itu.'

And you said to your servants: ‘Unless your youngest brother arrives with you, you will not see my face any more.’

24 Ketika kami kembali kepada ayah kami, kami sampaikan kepadanya perkataan Tuanku itu.

Therefore, when we had gone up to your servant our father, we explained to him all that my lord had spoken.

25 Kemudian ayah kami menyuruh kami datang lagi kemari untuk membeli makanan.

And our father said: ‘Return and buy us a little wheat.’

26 Kami menjawab, 'Kami tidak dapat pergi ke sana, sebab kami tak boleh menghadap gubernur jika adik kami yang bungsu tidak ikut. Kami hanya dapat pergi ke sana kalau dia pergi juga.'

And we said to him: ‘We cannot go. If our youngest brother descends with us, we will set out together. Otherwise, in his absence, we do not dare to see the face of the man.’

27 Kemudian ayah kami berkata, 'Kalian tahu bahwa Rahel, istriku hanya punya dua anak.

To which he responded: ‘You know that my wife conceived twice by me.

28 Yang pertama telah meninggalkan aku. Dia pasti sudah diterkam binatang buas, karena sampai sekarang aku tidak melihatnya lagi.

One went out, and you said, “A beast devoured him.” And since then, he has not appeared.

29 Jika kalian mengambil anak yang bungsu ini daripadaku, dan terjadi apa-apa dengan dia, kesedihan yang kalian datangkan kepadaku itu akan mengakibatkan kematianku, karena aku ini sudah tua.'" (Sheol h7585)

If you take this one also, and anything happens to him on the way, you will lead my grey hairs down with grief to the grave.’ (Sheol h7585)

30 "Karena itu, Tuanku," kata Yehuda kepada Yusuf, "jika hamba kembali kepada ayah kami tanpa adik kami itu,

Therefore, if I would have gone to your servant, our father, with the boy not present, (though his life depends upon the life of him)

31 pasti ayah kami akan meninggal. Nyawanya bergantung kepada anak itu, dan ia sudah begitu tua sehingga kesedihan yang kami datangkan kepadanya itu akan mengakibatkan kematiannya. (Sheol h7585)

and if he were to see that he is not with us, he would die, and your servants will lead his grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave. (Sheol h7585)

32 Lagipula, hamba telah berjanji kepada ayah hamba bahwa hamba menjadi jaminan anak itu. Hamba berkata kepadanya, bahwa jika hamba tidak membawa anak itu kembali kepadanya, hambalah yang akan menanggung hukuman seumur hidup.

Let me be your very own servant, for I accepted this one into my trust, and I promised, saying: ‘Unless I lead him back, I will be guilty of a sin against my father for all time.’

33 Jadi, hamba mohon, Tuanku, izinkanlah hamba tinggal di sini menjadi hamba Tuanku menggantikan adik kami ini; biarlah ia pulang bersama-sama dengan abang-abangnya.

And so I, your servant, will remain in place of the boy, in ministry to my lord, and then let the boy go up with his brothers.

34 Bagaimana hamba dapat kembali kepada ayah kami jika anak itu tidak ikut? Hamba tidak tahan nanti melihat musibah yang akan menimpa ayah kami itu."

For I cannot return to my father without the boy, lest I appear as a witness to the calamity that will oppress my father.”