Josefi ǃgâsagu ge Benjaminni ǀkha Egipteb ǃnâ ra sī
1 ǃÂtsūǀkhāb ge Kanaani ǃnâ kaise ge ǁkhō i. 2 Tsî Egipteba xu ge hā-ūhe ǃhoroban ge hapu ob ge Jakoba ǀgôagu âb ǃoa ge mî: “ǃGû î go ǁkhawa sī ǂûxūn xa ǁamaba da re.” 3 Ob ge Judaba “Gowoniab ge ǁkhōse ge ǃkhâikhom ge ‘Sago ǃgâsarob ose go ga hā, o go ge tita ǀkha ǃhoas tsîna mā-amhe tide,’ ti ǁgûba ge mîba.” 4 Sige ǃgâsarobats ga sige ǀkha sîsa māsenxa, o ge ge ǃgû tsî sī ǂû-e nî ǁama. 5 Xawets ga māsenxa tama i, o ge ge ǃgû tide, ǁnā khoeb sige ga sige ǃgâsarob ose sī, o ǁîba mûs tsîna mā-amhe tide ti a mî xui-ao. 6 Ob ge Jakoba ge mî: “Tare-i ǃaroma go kha nētikō ǃgomma ti ǂama go hā kai, ǀnî ǃgâsaba go ūhâ ti ǁnā khoeba mîbas ǀkha?” 7 O gu ge ǁîga “Khoeb ge kaise ǂōrisase sige tsî sige di ǀaokhoen xa dî tsî ‘Sago îba ûitsamab a tsî sago ganupe ǂkham ǃgâsaroba ūhâ tama hâ?’ ti gere dîǂuiǃnâ ge. Tsî ge ge sige ǁîb dîdi ai ǀgui gere ǃeream. Mâti ge ga ǂan hâ ‘Sago ǃgâsaroba ǁkhawa go ga ǀkhīo hā-ūsao’ tib nî mî ǃkhaisa?”
8 Ob ge Judaba ǁîb îb, Israela ge mîba: “Axaba tita ǀkha sî re, o ge ge ǁnātimîsi khâi nî ǃgû. Tsî i ge ǀgui-i sada di-i tsîna ǃâs xa ǁō tide. 9 Ti ûiba ta ge ra ǁguiba, îts xū-i ǃnâb ga axaba ǂgâo, ǃereamsa tita ǂgaoǀkhā. Tsî ta kom ǁîba ûitsamase ga oaǀkhī-ū tama io, o ta ti ûitsēde ǁnā ǀhapisa tani re. 10 ǀHabe tama ge ga hâ, o ge ge ǀnai ǃgû tsî ǀgam ǃnāra kōse ga oahā hâ.”
11 Ob ge ǁîgu îb Israela ge mîǀî gu: “ǁNāti nî īs ka, o ǁnâi ǂoaǂamsa xūn ǃhūb dina ǃnarexūse gowoniaba sago di ǀhaodi ǃnâ ūsība re: Balsam-i, dani-i, haira-i, ǃgâihamxūn, nietn tsî amandelǂûn tsîn xa. 12 ǁKhāti ǀgam ǃnāra ǃnāsa marisa ūsao re, nau ǃnās ai go ge oaǀkhī-ū maris tsîna go sī nî mā-oase. ǀNîsi ge dīsāhe xuige. 13 Ūsao re sago ǃgâsaroba î go ǁkhāti ǁnātimîsi oahā re. 14 Ab Hoaǀgaixa Eloba ǁnāti dī re îb nē khoeba sago ǀkhomxa tsî sago Benjaminni tsî nau ǃgâsab âgo tsîna mā-oa. Tita ǃnās xasa, ti ôana ta nî ǂoaǃnâs kao, o ta ǁnâi ǂoaǃnâ.”
15 ǃNarexūna ū tsî gu ge ǀgamǃnâguse maris tsî Benjaminni ona ū tsî Egipteb ǁga ge ǃgû. Sī gu ge o gu ge Josefi aiǃâ sī ge mâi-aiǃâsen. 16 Josefi ge Benjaminna mû, ob ge ǃgāb âb ǁga ge mî: “Nē khoega ti oms ǁga ǃgû-ū re. ǁÎgu ge nētsē tsēǃgâǁaeb ǂûsa tita ǀkha nî ǂû, xuige ǀgoa-e ǂā î ǂûs ǃaroma ǂhomi re.” 17 Ob ge ǃgāba mîmāheb ge khami dī tsî khoeǃgâguga Josefi oms ǁga ge ǃgû-ū.
18 Oms tawa gu ge hā-ūhe o gu ge ǃao tsî ǁîgu ǃnâ gere ǂâi: “Sige ge ǁnā mari-i hîa ge ǂguro ǃnās ai sige ǁhōgu ǃnâ ǂgā-oahe-i ǃaroma nēpa go hā-ūhe. ǁÎgu ge ǃâubasen tama ge hâ hîa sige ǁnāǂam tsî sige dâukina ū tsî ǁîb di ǃgāse nî dī ge.” 19 ǁÎgu ge Josefi oms di ǂam ǃgāb dao-ams tawa ge mâ ib tawa sī tsî ge mî: 20 “ǀÛba ge re ǀhonkhoetse, sige ge ǀnai nēpa ge ǂûna nî ǁamase ge ǀkhī hâ i. 21 Tsî ge ganupe ǁarugaru hîa ge ge daob ǁaegu, sâ ge nîga ge ge ǁhûǃao ǃkhaib ai sige di ǁhōgu ǃnâ, mâb hoaba ǁîb ǁhōb di aisǀkhāb ai mariǃgaeǀkhāde ge hō, ǀoasase. Sige ge nē mari-e ǁkhawa go oahā-ū, ǁkhaeǁnâ nîse. 22 ǁKhāti ge ge noxopa ǃnāsa mari-e go ūsao, noxopa ge nî ǂûn xa ǁamase. Sige ge tari-i ge sige ǁhōgu ǃnâ marina ǂgā-oa ǃkhaisa a ǀū.”
23 Ob ge ǃgāba ǁîgu ǃoa ge mî: “ǂKhîbab hâǀkhā go. Tā ǃao, sago tsî sago îb di Elob ge marisa sago ǁhōgu ǃnâ go ǂgā-oa xuige. Tita ge sago di mataresa ge ǃkhōǃoa.” Nēna mîtoa tsîb ge Simeonna ǁîgu tawa ge hā-ū.
24 Tsîb ge nē ǃgāba khoeǃgâguga oms ǃnâ ge ūǂgā. ǁÎga ǁānǂai-ū gu nî ǁgam-e mā tsîb ge dâukin âga ge ǂûmā. 25 ǁÎgu ge ǃnarexūna ǂhomisase ge ūhâ, tsēǃgâǁaeb aib ga hā o gu nî Josefa māse, ǁîb ǀkha gu nî ǂûǁaesa ūhâ ti gu ge mîbahe xui-ao. 26 Josefi ge oms âb tawa hā, o gu ge ǃnarexūna ǁîba oms ǃnâ ūsība tsî ǁîb aiǃâ ǃhūb kōse ge ǃhon. 27 Ob ge ǁîba ǁîga ǂurusib âgu xa dîǂuiǃnâ tsî “Sago di îb kaira hâb hîa go ge ǁgamba teb xa mî re, ǂkhaib ra? Ganupeb ûitsama tsî a ǂuru?” ti ge dî.
28 O gu ge “Sa ǃgamǃgamsensa ǃgāb, sige îb ge ganupe ûitsama tsî a ǂuru” ti ǃeream bi tsî ǁîb aiǃâ ge ǃhon.
29 Josefi ge ǃgâsab Benjaminnab ge mûo ǁîgu ǃoa ge mî: “Ā, nēb ge sago di ǂkham ǃgâsarob, mîba te go gereba. Ab Eloba ǀkhae tsi, ti ôatse.” 30 ǁNās khaoǃgâb ge Josefa ǃhaese ǁnāpa xu ge bē, kaiseb ge ǃoatsâsib xa ǃgâsabǀî khâiǃnâhe xui-ao. ǁÎb ge ǃnā-oms âb ǃnâ ǂgâ tsî sī ge ā. 31 ǁĀnaitoa tsîb ge ǂoaxa tsî kaiseb ra ǃkhōǀgarasense ǂû-i nî ǂhûihe ǃkhaisa ge mîmā. 32 Josefi ge ǃgâsaga xu ǀguri hâ tāb ai gere ǃoabahe. Egipteǁîgu hîa ǁnāpa gere ǂûgu ge ǀguri hâse ǁkhāti gere ǃoabahe, ǁîn di ǁnaetib ǃoan Hebreǁîn ǀkha ǀguipa ǂûsa ge mā-amhe tama hâ i xui-ao. 33 Khoeǃgâgugu ge Josefi ǃoagu kaibagu gu a saogub ai kaiba kaisis âb ǃoa tsî ǂkhamma ǂkhamsis âb ǃoa ge ǂnôa i. Tsî mâti gu ǂnûihe hâ ǃkhaisa gu ge mû, o gu ge buru hâse ge kōgu. 34 ǁÎgu ge Josefi tāba xu gere horabahe tsîb ge Benjaminna koro ǃnāde ǃgâsagu xa ǃnāsase ge horabahe. Tsî gu ge ǂû tsî ǀhoro gu ges kōse Josefi ǀkha ge ā.
1 And the famine was sore in the land. 2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food. 3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. 4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food: 5 But if thou wilt not send him , we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. 6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother? 7 And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? 8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones. 9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever: 10 For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
11 And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds: 12 And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight: 13 Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man: 14 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children , I am bereaved.
15 ¶ And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. 16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon. 17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house. 18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. 19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house, 20 And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: 21 And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand. 22 And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks. 23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them. 24 And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender. 25 And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
26 ¶ And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth. 27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive? 28 And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance. 29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son. 30 And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. 31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread. 32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians. 33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another. 34 And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
