Allah Menyelamatkan Yusuf dan Keluarganya

Kejadian 37-50

God Saves Joseph and His Family

Kejadian 37-50

1. Bertahun-tahun kemudian, ketika Yakub sudah tua, ia mengirim putra kesayangannya, Yusuf, untuk memeriksa saudara-saudaranya yang sedang mengurus ternak.

1. Many years later, when Jacob was an old man, he sent his favorite son, Joseph, to check on his brothers who were taking care of the herds.

2. Saudara-saudaranya membenci Yusuf karena ayah mereka paling menyayanginya dan karena Yusuf telah bermimpi bahwa ia akan menjadi penguasa mereka. Ketika Yusuf menemukan saudara-saudaranya, mereka menculiknya dan menjualnya kepada pedagang budak.

2. Joseph’s brothers hated him because their father loved him most and because Joseph had dreamed that he would be their ruler. When Joseph came to his brothers, they kidnapped him and sold him to some slave traders.

Pertanyaan 1: Mengapa saudara-saudara Yusuf membencinya?
Pertanyaan 2: Kejahatan apa yang dilakukan oleh saudara-saudaranya kepada dirinya?

Jawaban 1: Karena Yusuf adalah anak kesayangan Yakub, dan karena Yusuf bermimpi bahwa dia akan menjadi penguasa atas mereka. [08-02]
Jawaban 2: Mereka menculiknya dan menjualnya kepada penjual budak. [08-02]

Question 1: Why did Joseph's brothers hate him?
Question 2: What evil thing did Joseph's brothers do to him?

Answer 1: Because Joseph was Jacob's favorite son, and because Joseph had dreamed he would be their ruler. [08-02]
Answer 2: They kidnapped him and sold him to some slave traders. [08-02]

3. Sebelum mereka kembali ke rumah, saudara-saudara Yusuf merobek pakaian Yusuf dan mencelupkan pakaian itu kedalam darah kambing. Kemudian mereka menunjukkan pakaian itu kepada ayah mereka dan berbohong kepadanya dan mengatakan binatang liar telah membunuh Yusuf. Yakub sangat sedih.

3. Before Joseph’s brothers returned home, they tore Joseph’s robe and dipped it in goat’s blood. Then they showed the robe to their father so he would think that a wild animal had killed Joseph. Jacob was very sad.

Pertanyaan 3: Bagaimana saudara-saudara Yusuf menjelaskan hilangnya dia kepada Yakub?

Jawaban 3: Mereka menaruh darah kambing di jubah Yusuf sehingga Yakub akan mengira bahwa binatang buas telah membunuhnya. [08-03]

Question 3: How did Joseph's brothers explain his disappearance to Jacob?

Answer 3: They put goat's blood on Joseph's robe so that Jacob would think a wild animal had killed him. [08-03]

4. Para pedagang budak membawa Yusuf ke Mesir. Mesir adalah sebuah negara besar yang kuat yang terletak di tepi sungai Nil. Para pedagang budak menjual Yusuf sebagai budak kepada seorang pejabat pemerintahan yang kaya. Yusuf melayani tuannya dengan baik, dan Allah memberkati Yusuf.

4. The slave traders took Joseph to Egypt. Egypt was a large, powerful country located along the Nile River. The slave traders sold Joseph as a slave to a wealthy government official. Joseph served his master well, and God blessed Joseph.

Pertanyaan 4: Apa Allah meninggalkan Yusuf di Mesir?

Jawaban 4: Tidak. Dalam segala sesuatu yang dilakukan Yusuf, Allah memberkatinya. [08-04]

Question 4: Did God abandon Joseph in Egypt?

Answer 4: No. In everything Joseph did, God blessed him. [08-04]

5. Istri majikannya mencoba untuk tidur dengan Yusuf, tetapi Yusuf menolak berbuat dosa terhadap Allah dengan cara ini. Dia menjadi marah dan menyuruh Yusuf ditangkap dan dimasukkan ke penjara. Bahkan di penjarapun Yusuf tetap setia kepada Allah, dan Allah memberkatinya.

5. His master’s wife tried to sleep with Joseph, but Joseph refused to sin against God in this way. She became angry and falsely accused Joseph so that he was arrested and sent to prison. Even in prison, Joseph remained faithful to God, and God blessed him.

Pertanyaan 5: Mengapa Yusuf dimasukkan ke penjara di Mesir?

Jawaban 5: Yusuf menolak tidur dengan istri tuannya, sehingga dia membuat tuduhan palsu terhadapnya. [08-05]

Question 5: Why was Joseph sent to prison in Egypt?

Answer 5: Joseph refused to sleep with his master's wife, so she falsely accused him. [08-05]

6. Setelah dua tahun, Yusuf masih di penjara, meskipun ia tidak melakukan kesalahan. Raja Mesir, yang disebut Firaun, mengalami dua mimpi yang sangat mengganggunya. Tak satu pun dari penasihatnya bisa memberitahukan arti dari mimpi-mimpi itu.

6. After two years, Joseph was still in prison, even though he was innocent. One night, the Pharaoh, which is what the Egyptians called their kings, had two dreams that disturbed him greatly. None of his advisors could tell him the meaning of the dreams.

7. Allah telah memberi Yusuf kemampuan untuk menafsirkan mimpi, jadi Firaun menyuruh orang untuk membawanya dari penjara. Yusuf menafsirkan mimpinya dan berkata, "Allah akan mengirim tujuh tahun panen yang baik diikuti oleh tujuh tahun kelaparan."

7. God had given Joseph the ability to interpret dreams, so Pharaoh had Joseph brought to him from the prison. Joseph interpreted the dreams for him and said, “God is going to send seven years of plentiful harvests, followed by seven years of famine.”

Pertanyaan 6: Apa kemampuan yang diberikan Allah kepada Yusuf?
Pertanyaan 7: Apa arti mimpi Firaun?

Jawaban 6: Kemampuan untuk menafsirkan mimpi. [08-07]
Jawaban 7: Allah akan memberikan tujuh tahun panen yang berlimpah, diikuti dengan tujuh tahun kelaparan. [08-07]

Question 6: What ability had God given Joseph?
Question 7: What was the meaning of Pharaoh's dream?

Answer 6: The ability to interpret dreams. [08-07]
Answer 7: God was going to send seven years of plentiful harvests, followed by seven years of famine. [08-07]

8. Firaun sangat terkesan dengan Yusuf dan ia membuatnya menjadi orang paling berkuasa kedua di seluruh Mesir!

8. Pharaoh was so impressed with Joseph that he appointed him to be the second most powerful man in all of Egypt!

Pertanyaan 8: Bagaimana Firaun menghargai Yusuf setelah Yusuf menafsirkan mimpinya?

Jawaban 8: Dia menjadikan Yusuf orang kedua yang paling berkuasa di Mesir. [08-08]

Question 8: How did Pharaoh reward Joseph after Joseph interpreted his dream?

Answer 8: He made Joseph the second most powerful man in Egypt. [08-08]

9. Selama tujuh tahun panen yang baik, Yusuf mengatakan kepada orang-orang untuk menyimpan makanan dalam jumlah besar. Kemudian ketika tujuh tahun kelaparan datang, Yusuf menjual makanan kepada orang-orang sehingga mereka akan memiliki cukup makanan untuk dimakan!

9. Joseph told the people to store up large amounts of food during the seven years of good harvests. Then Joseph sold the food to the people when the seven years of famine came so they would have enough to eat.

Pertanyaan 9: Bagaimana Yusuf bersiap untuk bencana kelaparan?

Jawaban 9: Yusuf memerintahkan orang-orang Mesir untuk menimbun makanan yang banyak selama tujuh tahun yang berlimpah, dan kemudian dia menjual makanan itu kepada orang-orang selama tujuh tahun kelaparan. [08-09]

Question 9: How did Joseph prepare for the famine?

Answer 9: Joseph told the Egyptians to store up large amounts of food during the seven good years, and then he sold the food to the people during the seven years of famine. [08-09]

10. Kelaparan hebat itu tidak hanya menimpa Mesir, tapi juga di Kanaan di mana Yakub dan keluarganya tinggal.

10. The famine was severe not only in Egypt, but also in Canaan where Jacob and his family lived.

11. Jadi Yakub menyuruh anak-anaknya ke Mesir untuk membeli makanan. Ketika saudara Yusuf berdiri di depan Yusuf untuk membeli makanan, mereka tidak mengenalinya. Tapi Yusuf mengenali mereka.

11. So Jacob sent his older sons to Egypt to buy food. The brothers did not recognize Joseph when they stood before him to buy food. But Joseph recognized them.

Pertanyaan 10: Mengapa saudara-saudara Yusuf datang ke Mesir?

Jawaban 10: Mereka datang untuk membeli makanan, karena bencana kelaparan melanda dengan hebat di Kanaan juga. [08-11]

Question 10: Why did Joseph's brothers come to Egypt?

Answer 10: They came to buy food, because the famine was severe in Canaan also. [08-11]

12. Setelah menguji mereka untuk melihat apakah mereka telah berubah, Yusuf berkata kepada mereka, "Aku saudaramu, Yusuf! Jangan takut. Kamu mencoba untuk mereka-reka kejahatan ketika kamu menjual aku sebagai budak, tetapi Allah memakai kejahatan untuk kebaikan! Datanglah dan tinggallah di Mesir sehingga aku bisa menyediakan makanan untuk kamu dan keluargamu."

12. After testing his brothers to see if they had changed, Joseph said to them, “I am your brother, Joseph! Do not be afraid. You tried to do evil when you sold me as a slave, but God used the evil for good! Come and live in Egypt so I can provide for you and your families.”

Pertanyaan 11: Sebelum Yusuf memberitahu saudara-saudaranya tentang siapa dirinya, mengapa dia menguji mereka?
Pertanyaan 12: Bagaimana Allah mendatangkan kebaikan dari dijualnya Yusuf oleh saudara-saudaranya sebagai budak?

Jawaban 11: Dia menguji mereka untuk mengetahui apakah mereka telah berubah. [08-12]
Jawaban 12: Yusuf menjadi penguasa yang hebat di Mesir, dan Allah memakai dia untuk menyediakan makanan bagi keluarganya dan banyak bangsa lain selama bencana kelaparan. [08-12]

Question 11: Before Joseph told his brothers who he was, why did he test them?
Question 12: How did God cause good to come from Joseph's brothers selling him as a slave?

Answer 11: He tested them to see if they had changed. [08-12]
Answer 12: Joseph became a powerful ruler in Egypt, and God used him to provide food for his family and many other people during the famine. [08-12]

13. Ketika saudara-saudara kembali ke rumah dan menceritakan kepada Yakub bahwa Yusuf masih hidup, Yakub sangat senang.

13. When Joseph’s brothers returned home and told their father, Jacob, that Joseph was still alive, he was very happy.

14. Meskipun Yakub sudah tua, dia pindah ke Mesir dengan semua keluarganya, dan mereka semua tinggal di sana. Sebelum Yakub meninggal, dia memberkati setiap anaknya.

14. Even though Jacob was an old man, he moved to Egypt with all of his family, and they all lived there. Before Jacob died, he blessed each of his sons.

Pertanyaan 13: Apa yang dilakukan Yakub setelah tahu bahwa Yusuf masih hidup?

Jawaban 13: Dia mengajak keluarganya pindah ke Mesir. [08-14]

Question 13: What did Jacob do after he found out that Joseph was alive?

Answer 13: He moved his whole family to Egypt. [08-14]

15. Janji-jani Perjanjian yang diberikan Allah kepada Abraham diteruskan kepada Ishak, kemudian Yakub, dan kemudian kedua belas anak-anak Yakub dan keluarga mereka. Keturunan dari dua belas putra menjadi dua belas suku Israel.

15. The covenant promises that God gave to Abraham were passed on to Isaac, then to Jacob, and then to Jacob’s twelve sons and their families. The descendants of the twelve sons became the twelve tribes of Israel.

Pertanyaan 14: Setelah Yakub meninggal, siapa yang menerima janji-janji yang Allah berikan kepada Abraham?
Pertanyaan 15: Menjadi apa keturunan dari dua belas anak Yakub?

Jawaban 14: Dua belas anak Yakub. [08-15]
Jawaban 15: Dua belas suku Israel. [08-15]

Question 14: After Jacob died, who received the promises that God gave to Abraham?
Question 15: What did the descendants of the twelve sons of Jacob become?

Answer 14: The twelve sons of Jacob. [08-15]
Answer 15: The twelve tribes of Israel. [08-15]