¹And the famine was sore in the land.

¹Nak yô chi numtâc li cueßej saß li tenamit Canaán,

²And 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.

²qui-osoß li trigo li queßxlokß chak Egipto. Laj Jacob quixye reheb: —Anakcuan mâcßaß chic li katzacaêmk. Ayukex cuißchic chixlokßbal caßchßinak ke, —chan laj Jacob.

³And 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.

³Abanan laj Judá quichakßoc ut quixye re lix yucuaß: —Li cuînk li nataklan saß li tenamit Egipto, saß joskßil quixye ke, “Têcßam chak lê rîtzßin chêrix. Cui incßaß nequecßam chak aßan, mâ jaruj tincßut bayak cuib chêru”, chan ke.

⁴If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

⁴Cui lâat tâtakla laj Benjamín chikix, lâo toxic cuißchic chixlokßbal li katzacaêmk.

⁵But 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.

⁵Cui incßaß nacatakla aßan, incßaß toxic xban nak li cuînk quixye ke, “Incßaß chic têril cuu cui incßaß nequecßam chak lê rîtzßin chêrix,” chan ke, chan laj Judá.

⁶And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

⁶Ut laj Israel quixye reheb: —¿Cßaßut nak xebânu cue chi joßcaßin? ¿Cßaßut nak xeye re nak cuan jun chic lê rîtzßin? Incßaß raj xeye chak re chi joßcan, chan.

⁷And 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?

⁷Ut eb aßan queßchakßoc ut queßxye re: —Li cuînk aßan quixpatzß ke chanru nak cuanco. Quipatzßoc chikix joß ajcuiß chirixeb li kechßalal. Quixpatzß ke ma toj yoßyo li kayucuaß ut ma cuan chic junak kîtzßin. ¿Cßaß ta cuiß chic ru takaye re nak xpatzß ke chi joßcan? Xban aßan nak xkaye lix yâlal re. ¿Chan ta biß ru nak takanau nak tixye ke nak takacßam li kîtzßin riqßuin? chanqueb.

⁸And 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.

⁸Ut laj Judá quixye re lix yucuaß: —Bânu usilal, takla laj Benjamín chicuix. Chi joßcan naru toxic chi lokßoc. Ut incßaß tatcâmk lâat, joß ajcuiß lâo ut eb li kacocßal xban li cueßej.

⁹I 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:

⁹Matcßoxlac. Saß inbên lâin tâcanâk rilbal lâ cualal. Cui incßaß tincßam cuißchic chak, tâcanâk saß inbên chi junaj cua nak lâin cuan inmâc cui cßaßru tixcßul.

¹⁰For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.

¹⁰Cßoxla, cui ta incßaß yôco chi bâyc arin, ac raj xosukßi chak caß sutak chixlokßbal li katzacaêmk, chan laj Judá.

¹¹And 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:

¹¹Ut laj Israel, li yucuaßbej, quixye reheb: —¿Cßaßru xjalenquil? Cui tento nak tâxic, xicak. Nak lâex texxic, têcßam caßchßinak li sahil echej li kßaxal châbil na-el saß li chßochß arin ut têsi aßin re li cuînk li nataklan aran. Aßaneb aßin li mâtan li têsi re. Têcßam caßchßinak li bálsamo, caßchßinak li xyaßal cab, li sununquil ban, aromas ut mirra. Ut têcßam ajcuiß li nueces ut li almendras.

¹²And 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:

¹²Têcßam xtzßak li trigo li xecßam chak xbên cua. Ut têcßam ajcuiß lix tzßak li têlokß chak. Têkßajsi li tumin li quichal saß lê coxtal. Mâre yal xeßsach nak yôqueb chixbutßbal li trigo.

¹³Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:

¹³Cßamomak lê rîtzßin ut texxic riqßuin li cuînk li nataklan aran Egipto.

¹⁴And 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.

¹⁴Li Kâcuaß Dios taxak tâtenkßânk êre nak texcuulak riqßuin li cuînk aßan. Chisahokß taxak saß xchßôl nak texril ut tixbânu usilal êre. Târachßab taxak laj Simeón ut chichâlk taxak laj Benjamín nak texsukßîk chak lâex. Cui nequeßsach chicuu chi xcaßbichaleb li cualal, ¿cßaß ta chic ru târûk tinbânu lâin? chan laj Jacob.

¹⁵And 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.

¹⁵Eb li ralal laj Jacob queßxcßam li mâtan. Ut queßxcßam ajcuiß li tumin re nak teßxtoj li trigo li ac queßxcßam chak junxil joß ajcuiß li toj teßxlokß chak anakcuan. Ut queßxcßam laj Benjamín chirixeb nak queßcôeb Egipto ut queßcuulac riqßuin laj José.

¹⁶And 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.

¹⁶Ut laj José quiril nak cuan laj Benjamín rochbeneb. Ticto quixye re li xbên môs saß rochoch: —Anakcuan tâcuocsiheb li cuînk aßin saß cuochoch. Tâcamsi junak li cuacax ut tâcßûb chi châbil xban nak anakcuan teßcuaßak cuiqßuin li cuînk aßin saß cuaßleb, chan.

¹⁷And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.

¹⁷Lix môs quixbânu li cßaßru quiyeheß re ut quirocsiheb li ralal laj Jacob saß rochoch laj José.

¹⁸And 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.

¹⁸Nak eb aßan queßrabi nak teßocsîk saß rochoch laj José, cßajoß nak queßxucuac. Queßxye chi ribileb rib: —Joßcan nak xocßameß chak arin anakcuan xban nak xkatau li tumin saß li kacoxtal. Anakcuan aßan tixye nak lâo aj êlkß. Riqßuin aßan mâre tixmakß chiku li kabûr ut lâo tocanâk chokß rahobtesinbil môs, chanqueb.

¹⁹And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

¹⁹Nak queßcuulac saß li oquebâl re li rochoch laj José, queßxye re li xbên môs:

²⁰And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

²⁰—At Kâcuaß, chacuy kamâc. Bânu usilal, abi li cßaßru takaye âcue. Nak xocßulun chi lokßoc xbên sut, xkatoj li trigo.

²¹And 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.

²¹Nak xohilan saß be, bar xkanumsi cuiß li kßojyîn, xkateheb li kacoxtal. Ut xkaqßue retal nak cuan li tumin xtzßak li trigo chi saß li kacoxtal. Joßcan nak lâo xkacßam cuißchic chak xcaß sut lix tzßak li trigo li xkacßam junxil.

²²And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.

²²Ut xkacßam ajcuiß chak xtzßak li takalokß anakcuan. Lâo tîc incßaß nakanau ani ta cuiß xqßuehoc re li tumin saß li kacoxtal, chanqueb re.

²³And 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.

²³Li môs quixye reheb: —Ocankex ut mexcßoxlac chic chirix aßan. Lâin quincßuluc re xtzßak li trigo chêru. Lê Dios li naxlokßoni lê yucuaß, aßan xqßuehoc re jun lê râbal li xetau saß lê coxtal, chan li môs. Tojoßnak quixcßam chak laj Simeón riqßuineb.

²⁴And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.

²⁴Ut li môs quirocsiheb li cuînk saß rochoch laj José, ut quixtakla xcßambal li haß re nak teßxchßaj li rokeb. Ut queßqßueheß ajcuiß xcuaheb lix bûr.

²⁵And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

²⁵Ut eb li ralal laj Jacob quilajeßxyîbeb chi chßinaßus li mâtan li teßxsi re laj José xban nak ac queßrabi resil nak teßcuaßak riqßuin cuaßleb.

²⁶And 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.

²⁶Nak laj José quicuulac saß rochoch, eb aßan queßxcuikßib rib chiru ut queßxqßue re lix mâtan li queßxcßam.

²⁷And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?

²⁷Ut laj José quixye reheb: —¿Chan xeril?— Ut quixye ajcuiß reheb: —Xeye nak tîx chi us lê yucuaß. ¿Chanru aßan? ¿Ma toj yoßyo? ¿Ma cau? chan.

²⁸And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

²⁸Eb aßan queßchakßoc ut queßxye re laj José: —Bantiox xak âcue, Kâcuaß, nak nacatpatzßoc chikix. Cau li kayucuaß, chanqueb ut queßxcuikßib rib chiru laj José re nak teßxqßue xcuanquil.

²⁹And 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.

²⁹Laj José quiril laj Benjamín, ut quijulticoß re nak junajeb lix naß riqßuin, ut quixye reheb: —¿Ma aßin lê rîtzßin li xeye cue junxil? chan reheb. Tojoßnak laj José quixye re laj Benjamín: —Li Dios taxak chi-osobtesînk âcue, chan re.

³⁰And 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.

³⁰Joßcan nak qui-el laj José saß xyânkeb xban nak oc raj re chi yâbac. Cßajoß nak quisahoß saß xchßôl chi rilbal laj Benjamín xban nak kßaxal naxra li rîtzßin. Laj José cô jun pacßal xjunes ut aran quiyâbac.

³¹And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

³¹Nak quirakeß chak chi yâbac, laj José quixchßaj li ru ut coxtauheb cuißchic li ras. Quixcuy lix yâb re nak incßaß chic tâyâbak chiruheb li ras. Ut quixtakla xqßuebal li mêx re nak teßcuaßak ut quixye reheb lix môs: —Cßamomak chak li katzacaêmk, chan.

³²And 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.

³²Laj José jalan li mêx quixqßueheb cuiß chi cuaßac eb li ras. Ut jalan ajcuiß quixqßueheb cuiß chi cuaßac eb laj Egipto. Ut laj José quicuaßac xjunes. Quixbânu chi joßcaßin xban nak mâ jaruj teßxjunaji rib laj Egipto chi cuaßac rochbeneb laj hebreo.

³³And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marveled one at another.

³³Laj José quixcßojobeb saß mêx eb li ras aß yal chanru lix chihabeb li junjûnk. Xbên cua quixcßojob li xbên asbej. Toj saß rosoßjic quixcßojob li îtzßinbej. Chi tzoltzo quixcßojobeb. Ut eb li ras queßxye saß xchßôleb: —¿Chanru nak li cuînk aßin naxnau li kachihab chi kajûnkal? chanqueb. Eb li ras queßsach xchßôl chi rilbal li cßaßru yô laj José.Ut laj José quixtakla xjeqßuinquileb lix tibel xcua. Ut ôb sut tzßakal xqßuial li quixcßul laj Benjamín chiruheb li ras. Ut chixjunileb queßcuaßac ut queßucßac ut quisahoß saß xchßôleb rochben laj José.

³⁴And 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.

³⁴Ut laj José quixtakla xjeqßuinquileb lix tibel xcua. Ut ôb sut tzßakal xqßuial li quixcßul laj Benjamín chiruheb li ras. Ut chixjunileb queßcuaßac ut queßucßac ut quisahoß saß xchßôleb rochben laj José.