Genesis 44
1 When his brothers were ready to return home, Joseph said to the man who was in charge of things in his house, “Fill the sacks of those men with as much grain as they can carry [on their donkeys]. And put in the top of each man’s sack the silver that he paid for the grain.
Sesudah itu, Yusuf berkata kepada kepala pengurus rumahnya, “Isilah karung orang-orang ini dengan gandum sebanyak yang mampu mereka bawa. Masukkan juga uang pembayaran mereka masing-masing di dekat mulut karungnya.
2 Then put my silver cup in the top of the youngest brother’s sack, along with the silver that he paid for the grain.” So the servant did what Joseph told him to do.
Untuk karung milik adik mereka yang paling bungsu, taruhlah cawan perakku bersama uang pembayarannya.” Maka kepala pengurus rumah itu melakukan sesuai perintah Yusuf.
3 The next morning at dawn the men started on the way home with their donkeys.
Keesokan harinya, waktu masih subuh, saudara-saudara Yusuf dipersilakan berangkat dengan keledai mereka.
4 When they had not gone far from the city, Joseph said to the servant in charge of things in his house, “Pursue those men immediately. When you catch up to them, say to them, ‘We did good things for you! Why have you paid us back by doing something bad to us?
Tetapi baru saja mereka keluar dari kota itu, belum jauh jaraknya, Yusuf berkata kepada kepala pengurus rumahnya, “Kejarlah orang-orang itu. Sesudah kamu menyusul mereka, katakanlah, ‘Tuan kami sudah sangat baik kepada kalian, tetapi kalian malah membalas kebaikannya dengan mencuri cawan peraknya!
5 [You have stolen the cup] that my master drinks from [RHQ]! It is the cup that he uses to find out things that nobody knows! What you did was very wicked!’”
Jahat sekali perbuatanmu! Tuan kami tidak hanya minum dari cawan itu, tetapi juga menggunakannya untuk meramal masa depan.’”
6 The servant [left immediately and] when he caught up with them, he told them what Joseph had told him to say.
Kepala pengurus rumah itu pun mengejar mereka, lalu berbicara kepada mereka sesuai dengan perintah Yusuf.
7 But one of them replied to him, “Sir, why do you say such things? We are your servants, and we would never do anything like that!
Tetapi jawab saudara-saudara Yusuf kepadanya, “Mengapa Tuan berkata begitu? Hamba-hambamu ini tidak mungkin melakukan hal jahat seperti itu!
8 We even brought back to you from Canaan land the silver that we found inside the tops of our sacks! So (we certainly would not steal silver or gold from your master’s house!/Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?) [RHQ]
Tuan sendiri tahu bahwa ketika datang kembali dari Kanaan, kami sudah mengembalikan uang pembayaran yang ditemukan dalam karung-karung kami. Untuk apa kami mencuri emas atau perak dari rumah tuanmu?
9 If you discover that any of us has that cup, you can execute him, and the rest of us will become your slaves.”
Bila Tuan menemukan benda itu di dalam salah satu karung kami, biarlah pemilik karung itu dihukum mati dan kami yang lain dijadikan budak Tuan.”
10 The man replied, “Okay, I will do what you say. But the one who has the cup will not be executed. Instead, he will become my slave, and the rest of you may return home.”
Kepala pengurus rumah Yusuf berkata, “Baiklah, sesuai dengan hukuman yang kalian tentukan, maka bila benda itu ditemukan, pemilik karung itulah yang akan dijadikan budak bagiku, sedangkan yang lainnya boleh pergi.”
11 Each of the men quickly lowered his sack down from the donkey to the ground and opened it.
Mereka segera menurunkan karung-karungnya dari keledai masing-masing dan membukanya.
12 Then the servant started to search for the cup in each sack. He started with the oldest brother’s sack and ended with the youngest one’s sack. And he found the cup in Benjamin’s sack and showed it to them.
Lalu kepala pengurus rumah tangga itu memeriksa semua karung, mulai dari anak yang tertua hingga berakhir pada yang bungsu. Cawan perak itu ditemukan di dalam karung milik Benyamin.
13 The brothers tore their clothes [because they were so dismayed]. They loaded the sacks on the donkeys again and returned to the city.
Seketika mereka langsung merobek pakaian masing-masing sebagai tanda duka, lalu memuat lagi karung-karung pada keledai-keledai mereka dan kembali menuju kota.
14 When Judah and his [older and younger] brothers entered Joseph’s house, Joseph was still there. The servant told Joseph what had happened. Then the brothers threw themselves down on the ground in front of Joseph.
Yusuf masih di rumahnya saat Yehuda dan saudara-saudaranya tiba. Mereka bersujud di hadapan Yusuf karena sangat takut.
15 He said to them, “Why did you do this? Do you not know that a man like me can find out things that nobody knows?” [RHQ]
Berkatalah Yusuf kepada mereka, “Apa-apaan perbuatanmu itu! Tidakkah kalian tahu bahwa orang seperti saya pasti bisa meramalkan apa pun yang disembunyikan?”
16 Judah replied, “Sir, what can we say? How can we prove that we (are innocent/did not steal the cup)? God has (paid us back/punished us) for the sins [we committed many years ago]. So now we will become your slaves—both we and the one in whose sack the cup was found.”
Lalu Yehuda menjawab, “Tuan, kami tidak bisa berkata apa-apa. Kami tidak dapat membuktikan bahwa kami benar. Allah sudah mengungkapkan kesalahan kami. Karena itu, biarlah kami semua menjadi budak Tuan, jangan hanya pemilik karung yang kedapatan cawan Tuan.”
17 But Joseph replied, “No, I could never do anything like that. Only the man in whose sack the cup was found will become my slave. The rest of you can return to your father peacefully.”
Jawab Yusuf, “Tidak! Saya tidak akan berbuat seperti itu. Orang yang di dalam karungnya ditemukan cawan perak saya, dialah yang akan menjadi budak saya. Yang lainnya boleh pergi dengan selamat kepada ayah kalian.”
18 Then Judah came near to Joseph and said, “Sir, please let me say something to you. You are equal to the king himself, so you could command that I be executed; but do not be angry with me for speaking to you.
Yehuda pun mendekat dan berkata kepada Yusuf, “Tuan, mohon izinkan saya berbicara, dan janganlah marah kepada hambamu ini, karena saya tahu bahwa Tuan mempunyai kekuasaan besar seperti raja.
19 You asked us, ‘Is your father still living, and do you have another brother?’
Tuan pernah menanyakan apakah kami memiliki ayah atau adik.
20 We answered, ‘Our father is alive, but he is an old man. He has a young son who was born after our father became an old man. That son had an [older] brother, who is now dead. So the youngest son is the only one of his mother’s sons who is still alive, and his father loves him very much.’
Kami pun sudah menjawab bahwa kami memiliki ayah yang sudah lanjut usia. Dalam masa tuanya, dia mendapat dua anak lagi dari salah seorang istrinya. Yang satu sudah meninggal, dan sekarang tinggal yang bungsu. Itu sebabnya ayah kami sangat menyayanginya.
21 Then you said to us, ‘The next time you come here, bring your younger brother down to me, so that I can see him.’
Lalu Tuan berkata kepada kami, ‘Bawalah adikmu itu agar saya dapat melihatnya.’
22 We said to you, ‘No, we cannot do that, because the boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves his father, his father will die from sorrow.’
Kami pun sudah mengatakan kepada Tuan bahwa anak itu tidak dapat dipisahkan dari ayahnya, karena bila itu terjadi, ayah bisa mati.
23 But you told us, ‘If your youngest brother does not come back with you, I will not let you see me again!’
Lalu Tuan mengatakan bahwa kami tidak akan diperbolehkan menghadap jika tidak membawa adik kami itu.
24 When we returned to our father, we told him what you said.
Ketika pulang, kami pun sudah menyampaikan pesan Tuan kepada ayah kami.
25 [Months later] our father said, ‘Go back to Egypt and buy some more grain!’
Lalu ayah menyuruh kami ke sini lagi untuk membeli bahan makanan.
26 But we said, ‘We cannot go back by ourselves. We will go only if our youngest brother is with us. We will not be able to see the man who sells grain if our youngest brother is not with us.’
Tetapi kami mengatakan bahwa tidak mungkin menghadap Tuan tanpa membawa adik kami, karena itu adalah perintah dari Tuan sendiri.
27 Our father replied, ‘You know that my wife [Rachel] gave birth to two sons for me.
Lalu berkatalah hambamu, yaitu ayah kami, ‘Kalian sudah tahu bahwa istriku, Rahel, hanya memberiku dua anak laki-laki.
28 One of them disappeared, and I said, “A wild animal has surely torn him to pieces.” And I have not seen him since then.
Yang satu sudah meninggalkanku, dan aku berkata, “Pasti dia diterkam binatang buas.” Sejak saat itu, aku tidak pernah melihatnya lagi.
29 I am an old gray-haired man. If you take this other one from me, too, and something harms him, you would cause me to die because of my sorrow.’ (Sheol h7585)
Sekarang kalian mau membawa anakku yang bungsu juga. Kalau sampai terjadi sesuatu terhadapnya, aku akan segera masuk Syeol karena dukacita.’” (Sheol h7585)
30 “So please listen. My father will remain alive only if his youngest son remains alive.
Lanjut Yehuda, “Jadi Tuan, apa yang akan terjadi pada ayah jika kami pulang tanpa adik bungsu kami itu? Hanya dialah semangat hidup ayah kami!
31 If he sees that the boy is not with us when we return to him, he will die. We will cause our gray-haired father to die because of his sorrow. (Sheol h7585)
Jika ayah melihat adik bungsu kami tidak pulang bersama hamba-hambamu ini, dia akan mati, dan kami yang bersalah, karena kami seakan membunuh dia dengan dukacita. (Sheol h7585)
32 I guaranteed/promised to my father that the boy would return safely. I told him, ‘You can require me to do what I am promising. If I do not bring him back to you, you can say forever that (I am to blame/it is my fault) [for not bringing him back to you].’
Sebagai jaminan kepada ayah, hambamu ini sudah berjanji akan membawa pulang adik bungsu kami. Kalau dia tidak pulang, saya akan bersalah terhadap ayah seumur hidup.
33 “So, please let me remain here as your slave instead of my youngest brother, and let the boy return home with his other older brothers.
Karena itu, hamba mohon untuk dapat menggantikan adik kami menjadi budak Tuan. Izinkanlah Benyamin pulang bersama kakak-kakaknya yang lain.
34 (I cannot return to my father if the boy is not with me!/How can I return to my father if the boy is not with me?) [RHQ] I do not want to see how miserable/sad my father would become!”
Saya tidak sanggup menyaksikan duka macam apa yang akan diderita ayah kami apabila saya kembali tanpa membawa adik kami!”
