Gênesis 43

1 The famine was severe in the land. 2 When they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, "Go again, buy us a little more food."

3 Judah spoke to him, saying, "The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’ 4 If you’ll send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy you food; 5 but if you don’t send him, we won’t go down, for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’"

6 Israel said, "Why did you treat me so badly, telling the man that you had another brother?"

7 They said, "The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?"

8 Judah said to Israel, his father, "Send the boy with me, and we’ll get up and go, so that we may live, and not die, both we, and you, and also our little ones. 9 I’ll be collateral for him. From my hand will you require him. If I don’t bring him to you, and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever; 10 for if we hadn’t delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now."

11 Their father, Israel, said to them, "If it must be so, then do this: Take from the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry down a present for the man, a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts, and almonds; 12 and take double money in your hand, and take back the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was an oversight. 13 Take your brother also, get up, and return to the man. 14 May God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved."

15 The men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and got up, went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. 16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, "Bring the men into the house, and butcher an animal, and prepare; for the men will dine with me at noon."

17 The man did as Joseph commanded, and the man brought the men to Joseph’s house. 18 The men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph’s house; and they said, "Because of the money that was returned in our sacks the first time, we’re brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, attack us, and seize us as slaves, along with our donkeys." 19 They came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house, 20 and said, "Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food. 21 When we came to the lodging place, we opened our sacks, and behold, each man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. We have brought it back in our hand. 22 We have brought down other money in our hand to buy food. We don’t know who put our money in our sacks."

23 He said, "Peace be to you. Don’t be afraid. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks. I received your money." He brought Simeon out to them. 24 The man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet. He gave their donkeys fodder. 25 They prepared the present for Joseph’s coming at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread there.

26 When Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves down to the earth before him. 27 He asked them of their welfare, and said, "Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?"

28 They said, "Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive." They bowed down humbly. 29 He lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother’s son, and said, "Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?" He said, "God be gracious to you, my son." 30 Joseph hurried, for his heart yearned over his brother; and he sought a place to weep. He entered into his room, and wept there. 31 He washed his face, and came out. He controlled himself, and said, "Serve the meal."

32 They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians don’t eat with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians. 33 They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled with one another. 34 He sent portions to them from before him, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. They drank, and were merry with him.

Te Hokinga o ngā Tuākana o Hōhepa me Pineamine ki Īhipa

1 Ā, he tino nui te matekai o te whenua. 2 Ā, ka pau te wīti i maua mai e rātou i Īhipa, nā, ka mea tō rātou pāpā ki a rātou, "Hoki atu ki te hoko i tētahi wāhi kai mā tātou."

3 Ā, ka kōrero a Hūrā ki a ia, ka mea, "I tino whakatūpato taua tangata i a mātou, i mea, ‘E kore koutou e kite i tōku mata ki te kāhore tō koutou teina i a koutou.’ 4 Ki te tukua e koe tō mātou teina hei hoa mō mātou, ka haere mātou ki raro ki te hoko kai māu. 5 Ki te kāhore ia e tukua e koe, e kore mātou e haere ki raro. Nō te mea i kī mai taua tangata ki a mātou, ‘E kore koutou e kite i tōku mata ki te kāhore tō koutou teina i a koutou.’ "

6 Nā, ka mea a Īharaira, "He aha koutou i ngārahu kino ai ki ahau, i whakaatu ai ki taua tangata he teina anō tō koutou?"

7 Ā, ka mea rātou, "I tino ui taua tangata ki ō mātou āhua, ki ō mātou whanaunga hoki, i mea mai, ‘E ora ana anō rānei tō koutou pāpā? Tēnā anō rānei tētahi atu teina o koutou?’ Ā, rite tonu ki ēnei kupu tā mātou i kōrero ai ki a ia; tērā rānei mātou e āta mōhio ka kī mai ia, ‘Kawea mai tō koutou teina ki raro nei’?"

8 Nā, ka mea a Hūrā ki tōna pāpā, ki a Īharaira, "Tukua te tamaiti ki ahau, ā, ka whakatika mātou, ka haere; kia ora ai tātou, kei mate tahi hoki mātou me koe, me ā mātou pōtiki. 9 Ko ahau hei utu mōna; me rapu ia e koe i tōku ringa. Ki te kāhore ahau e kawe mai i a ia ki a koe, e whakatū hoki i a ia ki tōu aroaro, nā, hei whakahēnga ahau māu i ngā rā katoa. 10 Me i kāhore hoki mātou i roa nei, kua rua ēnei hokinga mai o mātou ināianei."

11 Kātahi ka mea a Īharaira, tō rātou pāpā ki a rātou, "Ki te mea rā he pēnei te hanga, ko tēnei tā koutou e mea ai: maua atu ētahi o ngā hua papai o te whenua i roto i ā koutou oko, kawea atu hoki he hākari ki raro, ki taua tangata – tētahi wāhi pama, me tētahi wāhi honi, ētahi paihe, me ētahi maira, ētahi nati, me ētahi aramona. 12 Kia takirua hoki ngā hiriwa e maua atu i roto i ō koutou ringa; ko te moni hoki i whakahokia mai i te waha o ā koutou pēke, me whakahoki atu anō tēnā i roto i ō koutou ringa; he pōhēhē noa pea tēnā. 13 Kawea atu anō hoki tō koutou teina, ā, whakatika, hoki atu anō ki taua tangata. 14 Ā, mā te Atua Kaha Rawa e tuku mai ki a koutou kia arohaina mai e taua tangata, kia tonoa mai anō e ia tērā tuakana o koutou, rāua ko Pineamine. Ko ahau hoki, ki te whakapania ahau, ka whakapania ahau."

15 Nā, ka mau aua tāngata ki taua hākari, e rua hoki ngā moni i maua atu e rātou i roto i ō rātou ringa, me Pineamine hoki; ā, whakatika ana rātou, haere ana ki raro, ki Īhipa, ā, ka tū ki te aroaro o Hōhepa. 16 Ā, ka kitea a Pineamine e Hōhepa i roto i a rātou, nā, ka mea ia ki te kaitohutohu o tōna whare, "Kawea ēnā tāngata ki te whare, patua he kai, takā hoki; ka kai tahi hoki mātou ko ēnā tāngata ina tū te rā."

17 Nā, ka meatia e taua tangata tā Hōhepa i kī ai; ā, ka kawea aua tāngata e taua tangata ki te whare o Hōhepa. 18 Nā, ka wehi aua tāngata, mō rātou i kawea ki te whare o Hōhepa; ā, ka mea rātou, "Mō te moni i whakahokia i roto i ā tātou pēke i te haerenga tuatahi i kawea mai ai tātou; kia whai take mai ai ia ki a tātou, mō tāna rere mai ki a tātou ki te tango i a tātou hei pononga, me ā tātou kāihe hoki."

19 Nā, ka whakatata rātou ki te kaitohutohu o te whare o Hōhepa, ka kōrero ki a ia i te kūwaha o te whare, 20 ka mea, "E te ariki, i haere mai anō mātou i mua ki te hoko kai. 21 Ā, nō tō mātou taenga ki te whare tira, i tā mātou whakatuwheratanga i ā mātou pēke, nā, ko te moni a tēnei, a tēnei, i te waha o tāna pēke, tā mātou moni, rite tonu te taimaha; ā, kua whakahokia mai taua mea e mātou i roto i ō mātou ringa. 22 Kua kawea mai anō e mātou i roto i ō mātou ringa tētahi atu moni hei hoko kai. Kāhore mātou e mōhio nā wai rānei i maka ā mātou moni ki ā mātou pēke."

23 Ā, ka mea ia, "Kia tau te rangimārie ki a koutou, kaua e wehi. Nā tō koutou Atua, nā te Atua hoki o tō koutou pāpā i hōmai he taonga ki a koutou ki roto ki ā koutou pēke. I tae mai anō tā koutou moni ki ahau." Ā, ka kawea e ia a Himiona ki a rātou.

24 Nā, ka kawe taua tangata i aua tāngata ki te whare o Hōhepa, ka hoatu e ia he wai hei horoi mō ō rātou waewae; i hoatu anō e ia he kai mā ā rātou kāihe. 25 Nā, ka takā e rātou te hākari mō te taenga mai o Hōhepa i te awatea; i rongo hoki rātou me kai taro rātou ki reira. 26 Ā, i te taenga mai o Hōhepa ki te whare, ka kawea e rātou ki a ia te hākari a ō rātou ringa ki te whare, ā, ka piko ki a ia ki te whenua. 27 Nā, ka ui ia ki a rātou ki te pai, ka mea, "Kei te pai rānei tō koutou pāpā, te koroheke i kōrerotia mai rā e koutou? E ora ana anō rānei ia?"

28 Ā, ka mea rātou ki a ia, "Kei te pai tāu pononga, tō mātou pāpā, e ora ana anō ia." Nā, ka tuohu rātou, ka piko iho.

29 Ka maranga tōna kanohi, ka kite ia i a Pineamine, i tōna teina, i te tama a tōna whaea, ā, ka mea, "Ko tō koutou teina tēnei, ko te whakaotinga i kōrerotia rā e koutou ki ahau?" I mea anō ia, "Kia aroha te Atua ki a koe, e tāku tama." 30 Nā, ka hohoro a Hōhepa; he tokonga ake hoki nō tōna ngākau aroha ki tōna teina; ā, ka rapua e ia tētahi wāhi hei tangihanga. Ā, haere ana ia ki te rūma i roto, ki reira tangi ai.

31 Nā, ka horoia e ia tōna mata, ka puta ki waho, ka whakamanawanui, ka mea, "Whakatakotoria he taro."

32 Nā, ka whakatakotoria e rātou, māna ki a ia anake, mā rātou ki a rātou anake, mā ngā Īhipiana, i kai tahi me ia, ki a rātou anake. E kore hoki e āhei i ngā Īhipiana te kai taro tahi me ngā Hiperu; he mea whakarihariha hoki tēnā ki ngā Īhipiana. 33 Nā, ka noho rātou ki tōna aroaro, tō mua rite tonu anō ki tōna muanga, tō muri rite tonu anō ki tōna muringa; ā, mīharo ana aua tāngata tētahi ki tētahi. 34 Nā, ka tuwhaina atu e ia ētahi o ngā wāhi i tōna aroaro mā rātou. He nui rawa ia te wāhi i a Pineamine; me i takirimatia te wāhi a tētahi o rātou kua rite ki tāna. Nā, ka inu rātou, ka koa tahi me ia.