¹The famine was severe in the land.

¹Huan, huai gamah kial anak kiak mahmaha.

²It happened, 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.”

²Huan, hichi ahi a, Aigupta gama kipana buh puak touh uh a gaih nung un, a pa un, a kiang uah, kuan nawn unla buh tawm chik bek ei a dingin va lei nawn un, a chi a.

³Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’

³Huchiin, Juda in, a kiangah, huai miin, na nau uh non tonpih kei u leh ka mel na mu kei ding uh, chiin, hon kalh ngiungeu hi.

⁴If you’ll send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy you food,

⁴Ka nau uh non zuihsak ding leh, buh kon va leisak ding uh;

⁵but if you’ll not send him, we’ll not go down, for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’”

⁵Non zuihsak kei lejaw ka hoh kei ding uh: huai miin ka kiang uah, na nau uh non tonpih kei u leh ka mel na mu kei ding uh, a chita ngala, chiin a gena.

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

⁶Huan, Israel in, bangjiakin ahia nau dang na neih lai tantan ua na hilh chitchiat uh, kei a dinga hoihlou na hih uh? A chia.

⁷They 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?’”

⁷Huan, amau, huai miin, na pa uh hing lai hia? unau dang na nei lai u hia? Chiin, I tanchin leh I tanaute tanchin a hon dong ngala; huchiin huai a hon thudot bang jelin ka hilh uh ahi: Na nau uh honpi suk un, a chi ding chih kuan a thei chitchiat dia? a chi ua.

⁸Judah 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.

⁸Huan, Juda in, a pa Israel kiangah, ka nau uh hon juisakin, huchiin ka ding ding ua, ka kuan mai ding uh; kou leh nang leh ka ta neu chikchikte u leng siloua I hin theihna ding un.

⁹I’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,

⁹A tungtang thu ahi keimahin a bultum na ning; kei lak mahmah ah amah honphutin: amah na kianga ka honpi nawn keia, na maa ka hon dinsak nawn kei leh, a moh khantawnin ka po ding hi;

¹⁰for if we hadn’t delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now.”

¹⁰Om sawt lou hi le ung tuin a nihveina leng ka hongtung nawn khinta ding uh ahi, achia.

¹¹Their 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;

¹¹Huan, a pa uh Israel in, a kiang uah, huchibang a hih vanglak leh hichiin hih un; na seng un hiai gama thil hoih khenkhat singnai damdawi te, khuaiju te, namtui banghiam te, Murra te, theihawksak te, makha te, neukha chiat in huai mi adingin kipahman dingin tawi suk un.

¹²and 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.

¹²Huan, dangka a mun nihin tawi unla, na ip gong bul ua a hon dangka piak nawn leng tawi nawn un; a muhkhelh ahi kha ding;

¹³Take your brother also, get up, and return to the man.

¹³Na nau u leng pi unla, thou unla, huai mi kiangah vahoh nawn un:

¹⁴May 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.”

¹⁴Huchiin, na unau khat pen u leh Benjamin a hon khahsakna dingin Pathian bangkim hihtheiin huai mi hon hehpihsak hen. Huan, ka tate tan a hih leh tan ka hi mai kei ding hia, a chi hi.

¹⁵The 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.

¹⁵Huchiin, amau kipahman a tawi ua, dangka leng a mun nih a tawi ua, Benjamin leng a pi uh; huan, a thou ua, Aigupta gamah a hoh suk ua, Joseph maah a ding nawn uhi.

¹⁶When 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.”

¹⁶Huan, Joseph in Benjamin a kiang ua om a muh takin a in kemmi kiangah, huai mite in sungah pi lut inla, sa gou inla, bawlin, huai miten sun chiangin ka kiangah ann a ne ding uh, a chi a.

¹⁷The man did as Joseph commanded, and the man brought the men to Joseph’s house.

¹⁷Huchiin, aman Joseph thupiak bangin a hihta hi; Joseph in ah amau a pi lut a.

¹⁸The men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph’s house; and they said, “Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at 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.”

¹⁸Huan, Joseph in a pi luta a om jiak in a lau ua, hoh masak laia I ip ua dangka hon kiknawnte jiakin eive a honpi lut uh; I tung ua siatna zonga, hon sualin, ei leh I sabengtungte toh sikha dinga hon mat tum eive, a chi ua.

¹⁹They came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house,

¹⁹Huan, Joseph in kemmi kiangah a vahoh ua, kong bul ah a houpih ua,

²⁰and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.

²⁰Pu aw, ka hong masak lai ua buh lei ding lela hongsuak ka hi ua:

²¹When 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.

²¹Huan, hichi ahia, giah buk ka tun un ka ipte uh ka hong ua, huan, ngaiin, ka dangka chiat uh ka ip gong bul uah a na om chiata, ka dangka uh a buk ngeingeiin a na om a: huchiin ka hontawi uhi.

²²We have brought down other money in our hand to buy food. We don’t know who put our money in our sacks.”

²²Huan, buh leina dingin dangka dang ka hontawi ua: ka dangka u lah kuan ahia ka ip ua koih ka thei ngal kei ua, a chi ua.

²³He 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.

²³Huan, aman, lungmuangtakin om unla, lau keiun: na Pathian, na pa uh Pathianin na ipte uah gou a honpia ahi mai ve: na dangka ulah ka mu ngala, achia. Huan, Simeon a kiang uah a honpi khia ua.

²⁴The man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet. He gave their donkeys fodder.

²⁴Huan, Joseph in sungah amau a pi lut ua, tui a pia a, a khe uh a silta ua; a sabengtung u leng an a pia.

²⁵They prepared the present for Joseph’s coming at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread there.

²⁵Huan, a kipahman tawi uh Joseph sunan nea a hongpai main a na bawlkhol ua: huailaiah an a ne sin uh chih lah a za ngal ua.

²⁶When Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves down to him to the earth.

²⁶Huan, Joseph a in a hongpai takin, a khut ua kipahman om in sungah a kiangah a tawi lut ua, leisiin chibai a buk chiat uh.

²⁷He asked them of their welfare, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?”

²⁷Huan, aman a tanchin uh a donga, na pa uh a tanchin na gen uh, huai putek a damdam na hia? A hing lai hia? a chi a.

²⁸They said, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” They bowed down humbly.

²⁸Huan, amau, na sikha ka pu uh a dam lai ahi, a hing lai hi, a chi ua. Huanm a lu uh a kun ua, chibai a buk nawn ua.

²⁹He 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.”

²⁹Huan, amah a daka, a nau Benjamin, a nu tapa a mua, hiai na nautumpen uh, a tanchin na honhilh uh hia? a chi a. Huan, amah mahin, Ka tapa, Pathian honhehpih hen, a chi a.

³⁰Joseph hurried, for his heart yearned over his brother; and he sought a place to weep. He entered into his room, and wept there.

³⁰Huan, Josephin a nau a muhin a khase mahmaha, kintakin kahna ding mun a zong paha, a dantan sungah a luta, huailaiah a kap kheta hi.

³¹He washed his face, and came out. He controlled himself, and said, “Serve the meal.”

³¹Huan, a mai a phiata, a va pawt nawna, a kidek teiteia, Annek bawl un, a chi a.

³²They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians, that ate with him, by themselves, because the Egyptians don’t eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.

³²Huchiin amah ading a tuamin, amau a ding a tuamin, Aigupta mi a nekpihte a ding a tuamin a bawlta ua: Aiguptaten lah Hebrute a nekpih thei ngal kei ua; huchibang hih lah Aiguptate adingin a siang keia.

³³They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled one with another.

³³Huchiin, upa pen ta masa a hihna bangin, naupang pen nautumpen a hihna bangin Joseph maah a tu jel ua; huchiin lamdang asa chiat uh.Huan, Josephin a maa mite akipanin tantuan an a ban piaksaka, Benjamin tantuan ngial houh amaute tantuan tengteng sangin amun ngain a tam tuam hi. Huan, uainte a dawn ua, nuam asa chiat mahmah uh.

³⁴He 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.

³⁴Huan, Josephin a maa mite akipanin tantuan an a ban piaksaka, Benjamin tantuan ngial houh amaute tantuan tengteng sangin amun ngain a tam tuam hi. Huan, uainte a dawn ua, nuam asa chiat mahmah uh.