Genesis 43
1 The famine in Canaan got worse.
Tetapi hebat sekali kelaparan di negeri itu.
2 Finally, when Jacob and his family had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, Jacob said to them, “Go back to Egypt and buy some more grain for us!”
Dan setelah gandum yang dibawa mereka dari Mesir habis dimakan, berkatalah ayah mereka: "Pergilah pula membeli sedikit bahan makanan untuk kita."
3 But Judah said to him, “The man who sold us the grain warned us sternly, ‘I will not let you see me [SYN] again if you come and your younger brother is not with you.’
Lalu Yehuda menjawabnya: "Orang itu telah memperingatkan kami dengan sungguh-sungguh: Kamu tidak boleh melihat mukaku, jika adikmu itu tidak ada bersama-sama dengan kamu.
4 So, if you will send our younger brother with us, we will go down to Egypt and buy some grain for you.
Jika engkau mau membiarkan adik kami pergi bersama-sama dengan kami, maka kami mau pergi ke sana dan membeli bahan makanan bagimu.
5 But if you will not send him, we will not go down there, because that man said to us, ‘I will not let you see me again if your younger brother is not with you.’”
Tetapi jika engkau tidak mau membiarkan dia pergi, maka kami tidak akan pergi ke sana, sebab orang itu telah berkata kepada kami: Kamu tidak boleh melihat mukaku, jika adikmu itu tidak ada bersama-sama dengan kamu."
6 Jacob asked, “Why did you cause me to have this trouble by telling the man that you had a younger brother?”
Lalu berkatalah Israel: "Mengapa kamu mendatangkan malapetaka kepadaku dengan memberitahukan kepada orang itu, bahwa masih ada adikmu seorang?"
7 One of them replied, “The man asked about us and about our family. He said, ‘Is your father still living? Do you have another brother?’ We had to answer his questions. (We could not know that he would say, ‘The next time that you come down here, bring your brother with you!’/How could we know that he would say, ‘The next time that you come down here, bring your brother with you!’)” [RHQ]
Jawab mereka: "Orang itu telah menanyai kami dengan seksama tentang kami sendiri dan tentang sanak saudara kita: Masih hidupkah ayahmu? Adakah adikmu lagi? Dan kami telah memberitahukan semuanya kepadanya seperti yang sebenarnya. Bagaimana kami dapat menduga bahwa ia akan berkata: Bawalah ke mari adikmu itu."
8 Then Judah said to his father Jacob, “Send the boy with me, and we will go immediately, in order that we and you and our children may get grain and not die from hunger.
Lalu berkatalah Yehuda kepada Israel, ayahnya: "Biarkanlah anak itu pergi bersama-sama dengan aku; maka kami akan bersiap dan pergi, supaya kita tetap hidup dan jangan mati, baik kami maupun engkau dan anak-anak kami.
9 I myself will guarantee that he will return. You can require me to do what I am promising [IDM]. If I do not bring him back to you safely, you can say forever that (I am to blame/it was my fault [that he did not return to you)].
Akulah yang menanggung dia; engkau boleh menuntut dia dari padaku; jika aku tidak membawa dia kepadamu dan menempatkan dia di depanmu, maka akulah yang berdosa terhadap engkau untuk selama-lamanya.
10 If we had not (wasted so much time/waited so long), by now we could have gone there and returned two times!”
Jika kita tidak berlambat-lambat, maka tentulah kami sekarang sudah dua kali pulang."
11 Then their father Jacob said to them, “If there is no other way, do this: Put in your sacks some of the best things that are grown in this land, and take them down to the man as a gift. Take some balm/perfume and honey and spices and myrrh/ointment, some pistachio nuts, and almonds.
Lalu Israel, ayah mereka, berkata kepadanya: "Jika demikian, perbuatlah begini: Ambillah hasil yang terbaik dari negeri ini dalam tempat gandummu dan bawalah kepada orang itu sebagai persembahan: sedikit balsam dan sedikit madu, damar dan damar ladan, buah kemiri dan buah badam.
12 Take twice as much money as you took the previous time, because you must return the silver that someone put in the tops of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake that it was put in your sacks.
Dan bawalah uang dua kali lipat banyaknya: uang yang telah dikembalikan ke dalam mulut karung-karungmu itu haruslah kamu bawa kembali; mungkin itu suatu kekhilafan.
13 Take your younger brother and go back to that man.
Bawalah juga adikmu itu, bersiaplah dan kembalilah pula kepada orang itu.
14 I will pray that God Almighty will cause that man to act mercifully toward you, so that he will let your other brother, as well as Benjamin, come back here with you. But as for me, if my sons are taken from me, then I will not have my sons!”
Allah Yang Mahakuasa kiranya membuat orang itu menaruh belas kasihan kepadamu, supaya ia membiarkan saudaramu yang lain itu beserta Benyamin kembali. Mengenai aku ini, jika terpaksa aku kehilangan anak-anakku, biarlah juga kehilangan!"
15 So the men took the gifts that Jacob said that they should take, and twice the amount of money that the grain would cost, and they also took Benjamin. They went down quickly to Egypt, and they stood in front of Joseph.
Lalu orang-orang itu mengambil persembahan itu dan mengambil uang dua kali lipat banyaknya, beserta Benyamin juga; mereka bersiap dan pergi ke Mesir. Kemudian berdirilah mereka di depan Yusuf.
16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the man who (was in charge of/supervised) things in his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare a meal, because I want them to eat with me at noon.” [And he told him in what order they were to be seated].
Ketika Yusuf melihat Benyamin bersama-sama dengan mereka, berkatalah ia kepada kepala rumahnya: "Bawalah orang-orang ini ke dalam rumah, sembelihlah seekor hewan dan siapkanlah itu, sebab orang-orang ini akan makan bersama-sama dengan aku pada tengah hari ini."
17 The man did as Joseph said. And he took them to Joseph’s house.
Orang itu melakukan seperti yang dikatakan Yusuf dan dibawanyalah orang-orang itu ke dalam rumah Yusuf.
18 But they were afraid because he was taking them to Joseph’s house. They were thinking, “He is taking us here because of the silver that was put in our sacks the first time that we came here. While we are eating, he will have his servants attack us and seize us and cause us to become his slaves, and also take our donkeys.”
Lalu ketakutanlah orang-orang itu, karena mereka dibawa ke dalam rumah Yusuf. Kata mereka: "Yang menjadi sebab kita dibawa ke sini, ialah perkara uang yang dikembalikan ke dalam karung kita pada mulanya itu, supaya kita disergap dan ditangkap dan supaya kita dijadikan budak dan keledai kita diambil."
19 They went with the man who was in charge of things in Joseph’s house. When they arrived at the entrance of the house,
Karena itu mereka mendekati kepala rumah Yusuf itu, dan berkata kepadanya di depan pintu rumah:
20 one of them said to him, “Please, sir, listen to me. We came down here previously and bought some grain.
"Mohon bicara tuan! Kami dahulu datang ke mari untuk membeli bahan makanan,
21 But at the place where we stopped for the night as we were returning home, we opened our sacks. We were astonished to see that in the top of each of our sacks was the exact amount of silver that we had paid for the grain! So we have brought it back with us.
tetapi ketika kami sampai ke tempat bermalam dan membuka karung kami, tampaklah uang kami masing-masing dengan tidak kurang jumlahnya ada di dalam mulut karung. Tetapi sekarang kami membawanya kembali.
22 We have also brought more silver with us to buy more grain. We do not know who put the silver in our sacks.”
Uang lain kami bawa juga ke mari untuk membeli bahan makanan; kami tidak tahu siapa yang menaruh uang kami itu ke dalam karung kami."
23 The man replied, [“Relax]! Do not worry about it! I received the silver that you brought. Your God, the God your father worships, must have put it in your sacks.” And then he brought Simeon to them from the prison.
Tetapi jawabnya: "Tenang sajalah, jangan takut; Allahmu dan Allah bapamu telah memberikan kepadamu harta terpendam dalam karungmu; uangmu itu telah kuterima." Kemudian dikeluarkannyalah Simeon dan dibawanya kepada mereka.
24 Then he took them into Joseph’s house. He gave them water to wash their feet and gave them food for the donkeys.
Setelah orang itu membawa mereka ke dalam rumah Yusuf, diberikannyalah air, supaya mereka membasuh kaki; juga keledai mereka diberinya makan.
25 He told them that they were going to eat with Joseph at noon. So the men prepared their gifts to give to Joseph when he arrived.
Sesudah itu mereka menyiapkan persembahannya menantikan Yusuf datang pada waktu tengah hari, sebab mereka telah mendengar, bahwa mereka akan makan di situ.
26 When Joseph came home, they presented to him the gifts that they had brought into the house. Then they bowed down to the ground in front of him.
Ketika Yusuf telah pulang, mereka membawa persembahan yang ada pada mereka itu kepada Yusuf di dalam rumah, lalu sujud kepadanya sampai ke tanah.
27 He asked them if they were (well/in good health), and then he asked, “How is the health of your old father, the one that you told me about? Is he still living?”
Sesudah itu ia bertanya kepada mereka apakah mereka selamat; lagi katanya: "Apakah ayahmu yang tua yang kamu sebutkan itu selamat? Masih hidupkah ia?"
28 One of them replied, “Yes, our father, [who is willing to be] your servant, is still alive, and he is well.” Then again they bowed down in front of him.
Jawab mereka: "Hambamu, ayah kami, ada selamat; ia masih hidup." Sesudah itu berlututlah mereka dan sujud.
29 Then he saw his [younger] brother Benjamin, his own mother’s other son. He asked them, “Is this your youngest brother, the one whom you told me about?” After they said “Yes,” he said to Benjamin, “Young man, I pray that God will act kindly toward you.”
Ketika Yusuf memandang kepada mereka, dilihatnyalah Benyamin, adiknya, yang seibu dengan dia, lalu katanya: "Inikah adikmu yang bungsu itu, yang telah kamu sebut-sebut kepadaku?" Lagi katanya: "Allah kiranya memberikan kasih karunia kepadamu, anakku!"
30 Joseph quickly left the room. He realized that he was about to cry because he (was full of emotion about his younger brother/loved his younger brother so much). He went into his private room and cried there.
Lalu segeralah Yusuf pergi dari situ, sebab hatinya sangat terharu merindukan adiknya itu, dan dicarinyalah tempat untuk menangis; ia masuk ke dalam kamar, lalu menangis di situ.
31 Then, after he washed the tears from his face, he came out, and controlling his emotions, he said to the servants, “Serve the food!”
Sesudah itu dibasuhnyalah mukanya dan ia tampil ke luar. Ia menahan hatinya dan berkata: "Hidangkanlah makanan."
32 The people of Egypt considered that it was disgraceful for them to eat with Hebrews, so the servants served food to Joseph by himself, and served the other people of Egypt who ate with him by themselves, and they served Joseph’s older brothers and younger brother by themselves.
Lalu dihidangkanlah makanan, bagi Yusuf tersendiri, bagi saudara-saudaranya tersendiri dan bagi orang-orang Mesir yang bersama-sama makan dengan mereka itu tersendiri; sebab orang Mesir tidak boleh makan bersama-sama dengan orang Ibrani, karena hal itu suatu kekejian bagi orang Mesir.
33 His brothers were astonished to see that their seats were arranged according to their ages, from the oldest to the youngest!
Saudara-saudaranya itu duduk di depan Yusuf, dari yang sulung sampai yang bungsu, sehingga mereka berpandang-pandangan dengan heran.
34 And when their portions of food were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as anyone else’s portion! So they ate food and drank wine with Joseph and became very cheerful.
Lalu disajikan kepada mereka hidangan dari meja Yusuf, tetapi yang diterima Benyamin adalah lima kali lebih banyak dari pada setiap orang yang lain. Lalu minumlah mereka dan bersukaria bersama-sama dengan dia.
