¹And 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.

¹[Ny nampahafantaran'i Josefa ny rahalahiny fa izy no Josefa, sy ny nanirahany haka ny rainy] Ary Josefa nanome teny ny mpikarakara ny tao an-tranony ka nanao hoe: Fenoy hanina ny lasakan'ireo lehilahy ireo, araka izay zakany ho entina, ary ataovy eo am-bavan'ny lasakany avy ny volan'ny isan-dahy;

²And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

²ary ny kapoakako, dia ilay kapoaka volafotsy, ataovy eo am-bavan'ny lasakan'ilay faralahy mbamin'ny vola hamidiny vary. Dia nataony araka ny teny izay nolazain'i Josefa.

³As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

³Ary raha vao nazava ny andro, dia nampandehanina ireo lehilahy ireo, dia izy sy ny borikiny.

⁴And when they were gone out of the city, and 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?

⁴Ary rehefa tafavoaka ny tanàna izy ka tsy mbola lasan-davitra, dia hoy Josefa tamin'ny mpikarakara ny tao an-tranony: Andeha araho ireny lehilahy ireny; ary rehefa tratrao izy, dia ataovy aminy hoe: Nahoana ianareo namaly ratsy ny soa?

⁵Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.

⁵Tsy iny va no fisotroan'ny tompoko sy famantarany zavatra? ratsy izao nataonareo izao.

⁶And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.

⁶Dia nahatratra azy ralehilahy ka nilaza izany teny izany taminy.

⁷And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

⁷Ary hoy izy ireo taminy: Nahoana itompokolahy no dia miteny toy izany? Sanatria amin'ny mpanomponao ny hanao zavatra toy izany.

⁸Behold, 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?

⁸Indro fa ny vola izay hitanay teo am-bavan'ny lasakanay aza naverinay indray tatỳ aminao avy tany amin'ny tany Kanana; ka hataonay ahoana no fangalatra volafotsy na volamena ao amin'ny tranon'ny tomponao?

⁹With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.

⁹Izay anankiray amin'ny mpanomponao hahitana izany, dia aoka hovonoina izy, ary izahay kosa dia ho andevon'itompokolahy.

¹⁰And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.

¹⁰Dia hoy izy: Aoka ary hatao araka ny teninareo: izay hahitana izany dia ho andevoko; fa ianareo tsy hanan-tsiny.

¹¹Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

¹¹Ary samy nampidina faingana ny lasakany tamin'ny tany izy, ka samy nanokatra ny lasakany avy.

¹²And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

¹²Dia nikaroka fatratra ralehilahy, ka tamin'ny lahimatoa no nanombohany, ary tamin'ny faralahy no niafarany, ka tao amin'ny lasakan'i Benjamina no nahitana ilay kapoaka.

¹³Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

¹³Ary samy nandriatra ny fitafiany izy, dia nanaingina ny entany tamin'ny borikiny avy ka niverina ho any an-tanàna.

¹⁴And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

¹⁴Ary Joda sy ny rahalahiny niditra tao an-tranon'i Josefa (fa mbola tao izy), dia nidaboka tamin'ny tany teo anatrehany.

¹⁵And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?

¹⁵Ary hoy Josefa taminy: Ahoana izao zavatra nataonareo izao? tsy fantatrareo va fa izay lehilahy tahaka ahy dia mahay mamantatra zavatra tokoa?

¹⁶And 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 servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.

¹⁶Ary hoy Joda: Inona no teny hataonay amin'itompokolahy? inona intsony no holazainay? ary hataonay ahoana no fiala tsiny? Andriamanitra efa nahita ny heloky ny mpanomponao; koa, indreto, samy ho andevon'itompokolahy, na izahay, na ilay nahitana ny kapoaka tao aminy.

¹⁷And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

¹⁷Nefa hoy Josefa: Sanatria ahy ny hanao izany! izay lehilahy nahitana ny kapoaka tao aminy ihany no ho andevoko; fa ianareo kosa dia miakara soa aman-tsara ho any amin'ny rainareo.

¹⁸Then 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.

¹⁸Dia nanatona azy Joda ka nanao hoe: Mba henoy kely aho, tompokolahy, aoka ny mpanomponao handaha-teny kely eto anatrehan'itompokolahy, ary aoka tsy mba hirehitra amin'ny mpanomponao ny fahatezeranao; fa tahaka an'i Farao ianao.

¹⁹My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

¹⁹Itompo­kolahy nanontany ny mpanompony hoe : Manan-dray na rahalahy koa va ianareo?

²⁰And 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.

²⁰Ary hoy izahay tamin'itompokolahy: Manan-dray lahy antitra izahay sy zandry faralahy, zanaky ny fahanterany; ary maty ny rahalahiny, fa izy irery ihany no zana-dreniny sisa, ary tian'ny rainy izy.

²¹And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

²¹Ary ianao nanao tamin'ny mpanomponao hoe: Ento mankaty amiko izy mba ho hitan'ny masoko.

²²And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

²²Ary hoy izahay tamin'itompokolahy: Ny zazalahy tsy mahazo misaraka amin-drainy; fa raha misaraka amin-drainy izy, dia ho faty rainy.

²³And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

²³Ary hoy ianao tamin'ny mpanomponao: Raha tsy hiara-midina aminareo ny zandrinareo faralahy, dia tsy hahita ny tavako intsony ianareo.

²⁴And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

²⁴Ary rehefa tafakatra tany amin'ny mpanomponao raiko izahay, dia nambaranay azy ny tenin'itompokolahy.

²⁵And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.

²⁵Dia hoy ny rainay: Mandehana indray, mividia hanina kely ho antsika.

²⁶And 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.

²⁶Ary hoy izahay: Tsy sahy hidina izahay; nefa raha hiaraka aminay ny zandrinay faralahy, dia hidina ihany izahay; fa tsy mahazo mahita ny tavan-dralehilahy izahay raha tsy miaraka aminay ny zandrinay faralahy.

²⁷And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:

²⁷Dia hoy ny mpanomponao raiko taminay: Fantatrareo fa ny vadiko efa niteraka roa lahy tamiko;

²⁸And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:

²⁸fa lasa niala tamiko ny anankiray, ka hoy izaho: Voaviraviram-biby tokoa izy; ary tsy mbola hitako mandraka ankehitriny izy;

²⁹And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

²⁹ary raha halainareo hiala eto anoloako koa ity, ka hisy loza hanjo azy koa, dia hampidininareo any amin'ny fiainan-tsi-hita amim-pahoriana ny volo fotsiko.

³⁰Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;

³⁰Koa ankehitriny, raha tonga any amin'ny mpanomponao raiko aho, ka tsy tafaraka aminay ny zaza (fa ny ainy mifamatotra amin'ny ain'ny zaza),

³¹It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.

³¹koa raha hitany fa tsy eo ny zaza, dia ho faty izy; ary ny mpanomponao hampidina ny volo fotsin'ny mpanomponao rainay ho any amin'ny fiainan-tsi-hita amin'alahelo.

³²For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.

³²Fa ny mpanomponao efa niantoka ny zaza tamin'ny raiko ka nanao hoe: Raha tsy ho entiko atỳ aminao izy, dia ho meloka amin'ny raiko amin'ny andro rehetra hiainako aho.

³³Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.

³³Koa ankehitriny, trarantitra ianao, aoka ny mpanomponao hitoetra ho andevon'itompokolahy hisolo ny zaza; fa aoka ny zaza hiara-miakatra amin'ny rahalahiny.Fa hataoko ahoana no fiakatra any amin'ny raiko, raha tsy hiaraka amiko ny zaza? fandrao hahita izay loza hanjo ny raiko aho.

³⁴For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.

³⁴Fa hataoko ahoana no fiakatra any amin'ny raiko, raha tsy hiaraka amiko ny zaza? fandrao hahita izay loza hanjo ny raiko aho.