Gênesis 44

Te Kapu Ngaro

1 Nā, ka whakahau ia ki te kaitohutohu o tōna whare, ka mea, "Whakakīia ngā pēke a aua tāngata ki ngā kai e taea te whawhao ki roto, me maka anō te moni a tēnei, a tēnei, ki te waha o tāna pēke. 2 Whaowhina hoki tāku kapu, te kapu hiriwa, ki te waha o te pēke a te whakaotinga, me te moni anō mō tāna wīti." Nā, rite tonu tāna i mea ai ki tā Hōhepa kupu i kī ai.

3 Ā, ka mārama te ata, ka tonoa atu aua tāngata, rātou me ā rātou kāihe. 4 Ā, nō tō rātou haerenga atu i te pā, kīhai i matara, ka mea a Hōhepa ki te kaitohutohu o tōna whare, "Whakatika, whāia aua tāngata; ā, ka mau rātou i a koe, ka mea ki a rātou, ‘He aha i utua ai e koutou te pai ki te kino? 5 Ehara ianei tēnei i te mea e inu ai tōku ariki, i tāna hoki e kite tohu ai ia? Ka kino tā koutou mahi.’ "

6 Nā, ka mau rātou i a ia, ā, kōrerotia ana e ia aua kupu ki a rātou. 7 Ā, ka mea rātou ki a ia, "He aha ēnei kupu i kōrerotia ai e tōku ariki? Auē, kia meatia tēnei mea e āu pononga. 8 Nanā, ko te moni i kitea e mātou i te waha o ā mātou pēke, i whakahokia mai e mātou ki a koe i te whenua o Kanaana; ā, kia tāhae mātou hei aha i te hiriwa, i te kōura rānei, i roto i te whare o tōu ariki? 9 Ki te mea ka kitea taua mea ki tētahi o āu pononga, kia mate ia, kia waiho anō mātou hei pononga mā tōku ariki."

10 Ā, ka mea ia, "Kia rite anō hoki āianei ki tā koutou i mea ai: e kitea taua mea ki tētahi, hei pononga ia māku; ā, kāhore he whakahē mō koutou."

11 Nā, hohoro tonu tā rātou tuku iho i tāna pēke, i tāna pēke, ki te whenua, ā, whakatuwheratia ana e rātou tāna pēke, tāna pēke. 12 Nā, ka rapu ia, tīmata i te mātāmua, ā, whakamutu ki te whakaotinga; ā, ka kitea te kapu i roto i te pēke a Pineamine. 13 Nā, ka haehae rātou i ō rātou kākahu, ā, whakawahā ana e rātou tana kāihe, tana kāihe, hoki ana ki te pā.

14 Nā, ka haere a Hūrā rātou ko ōna tuākana, ko ōna tēina, ki te whare o Hōhepa; ā, i reira tonu ia; ā, tāpapa ana ki te whenua i tōna aroaro. 15 Nā, ka mea a Hōhepa ki a rātou, "He aha tēnei mea i meatia nei e koutou? Kīhai rānei koutou i mahara he tangata matakite te pēnei me ahau nei?"

16 Nā, ka mea a Hūrā, "He aha tā mātou e mea ai ki tōku ariki? He aha tā mātou e kōrero ai? Me aha rānei hei whakatika i a mātou? Kua kitea e te Atua te hara o āu pononga; nā, tēnei mātou hei pononga mā tōku ariki, mātou tahi hoki ko te tangata i kitea nei te kapu ki a ia."

17 Anō rā ko ia, "Engari, kia meatia tēnei e ahau! Ko te tangata i kitea nei te kapu ki a ia, ko ia hei pononga māku; ko koutou ia, haere mārie koutou ki runga, ki tō koutou pāpā."

Te Īnoi a Hūrā mō Pineamine

18 Kātahi ka whakatata a Hūrā ki a ia, ka mea, "Tukua tāu pononga, e tōku ariki, kia kōrero i tētahi kupu ki ngā taringa o tōku ariki, kei mura hoki tōu riri ki tāu pononga; ko kōrua hoki ko Parao rite tahi. 19 I ui mai tōku ariki ki āna pononga, i mea, ‘He pāpā rānei tō koutou, he teina rānei?’ 20 Ā, ka mea mātou ki tōku ariki, ‘He pāpā anō tō mātou, he koroheke, me tētahi tama o tōna koroheketanga, he mea iti; kua mate hoki tōna tuakana, ā, ko ia anake i mahue o ngā tamariki a tōna whaea, e aroha ana hoki tōna pāpā ki a ia.’

21 "Nā, ka mea mai koe ki āu pononga, ‘Kawea mai ia ki raro nei, ki ahau, kia tau atu ai ōku kanohi ki a ia.’ 22 Kātahi mātou ka mea ki tōku ariki, ‘E kore e āhei kia whakarērea tōna pāpā e taua tamaiti. Nō te mea ka mate tōna pāpā ki te mahue i a ia.’ 23 Nā, ka mea koe ki āu pononga, ‘Ki te kāhore tō koutou teina, te whakaotinga, e haere tahi mai i a koutou ki raro nei, e kore koutou e kite i tōku kanohi ā muri ake nei.’ 24 Ā, i tō mātou haerenga ki runga, ki tāu pononga, ki tōku pāpā, nā, ka kōrerotia e mātou ngā kupu a tōku ariki ki a ia.

25 "Ā, ka mea mai tō mātou pāpā, ‘Hoki atu ki te hoko i tētahi wāhi kai mā tātou.’ 26 Nā, ka mea mātou, ‘E kore e āhei ki a mātou te haere ki raro. Ki te mea kei a mātou tō mātou teina, te whakaotinga, nā, ka haere mātou ki raro; nō te mea hoki e kore e taea e mātou te titiro ki te kanohi o taua tangata, ki te kāhore tō mātou teina, te whakaotinga, i a mātou.’

27 "Nā, ka mea tāu pononga, tōku pāpā, ki a mātou, ‘E mōhio ana koutou, tokorua ngā tama a māua ko tāku wahine. 28 Ā, i haere atu tētahi i tōku taha, i mea hoki ahau, "He pono kua haea pūtia ia." Ā, kāhore ahau i kite i a ia ā mohoa noa nei. 29 Ki te tangohia anō hoki tēnei e koutou i tōku aroaro, ā, ka pono he aituā ki a ia, kātahi ka meinga e koutou kia heke tangi atu tōku koroheketanga ki te pō.’

30 "Heoi, ki te haere atu ahau ki tāu pononga, ki tōku pāpā, ā, kāhore taua tamaiti i a mātou; kei roto nei hoki i tōna wairua tōna wairua e paihere ana. 31 Nā, kei tōna kitenga kua kore tēnei tama, ka mate ia; ā, ka meinga e mātou, e āu pononga, te koroheketanga o tāu pononga, o tō mātou pāpā, kia heke tangi atu ki te pō. 32 I waiho hoki tāu pononga hei utu mō tēnei tama ki tōku pāpā, i mea ahau, ‘Ki te kāhore ia e kawea mai e ahau ki a koe, nā, hei whakahēnga ahau mā tōku pāpā i ngā rā katoa.’

33 "Heoi, kia noho rā tāu pononga āianei hei utu mō tēnei tama, hei pononga mā tōku ariki; ā, kia haere tahi te tama i ōna tuākana ki runga. 34 Me pēhea hoki ahau e haere ai ki runga, ki tōku pāpā, ki te kāhore te tama i ahau? Kei kite ahau i te kino e pā ana ki tōku pāpā."

1 And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth. 2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his grain money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. 3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. 4 And when they were gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good? 5 Is not this that in which my lord drinketh, and whereby he indeed divineth? ye have done evil in so doing. 6 And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these words. 7 And they said unto him, Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing. 8 Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord’s house silver or gold? 9 With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen. 10 And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my bondman; and ye shall be blameless. 11 Then they hasted, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. 12 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left off at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack. 13 Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

14 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; and he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground. 15 And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? know ye not that such a man as I can indeed divine? 16 And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord’s bondmen, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found. 17 And he said, Far be it from me that I should do so: the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

18 Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh, my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant; for thou art even as Pharaoh. 19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother? 20 And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loveth him. 21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him. 22 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die. 23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more. 24 And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. 25 And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food. 26 And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down; for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother be with us. 27 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons: 28 and the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I have not seen him since: 29 and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol. 30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad’s life; 31 it will come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants will bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to Sheol. 32 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for ever. 33 Now therefore, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren. 34 For how shall I go up to my father, if the lad be not with me? lest I see the evil that shall come on my father.