45:1 And Joseph could not refrain himself
when all were standing by him, but said, Dismiss all from me; and no one
stood near Joseph, when he made himself known to his brethren.
45:2 And he uttered his voice with weeping; and all the Egyptians heard, and
it was reported to the house ofPharaoh.
45:3 And Joseph said to his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live?
And his brethren could not answer him, for they were troubled.
45:4 And Joseph said to his brethren, Draw nigh to me; and they drew nigh;
and he said, I am your brother Joseph, whom ye sold into Egypt.
45:5 Now then be not grieved, and let it not seem hard to you that ye sold
me hither, for Elohim sent me before you for life.
45:6 For this second year there is famine on the earth, and there are yet
five years remaining, in which there is to be neither ploughing, nor mowing.
45:7 For Elohim sent me before you, that there might be left to you a remnant
upon the earth, even to nourish a great remnant of you.
45:8 Now then ye did not send me hither, but Elohim; and he hath made me as a
father ofPharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler of all the land of
Egypt.
45:9 Hasten, therefore, and go up to my father, and say to him, These things
saith thy son Joseph; Elohim has made me lord of all the land of Egypt; come
down therefore to me, and tarry not.
45:10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Gesem of Arabia; and thou shalt be
near me, thou and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, thy sheep and thine oxen,
and whatsoever things are thine.
45:11 And I will nourish thee there: for the famine is yet for five years;
lest thou be consumed, and thy sons, and all thy possessions.
45:12 Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is
my mouth that speaks to you.
45:13 Report, therefore, to my father all my glory in Egypt, and all things
that ye have seen, and make haste and bring down my father hither.
45:14 And he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept on him; and
Benjamin wept on his neck.
45:15 And he kissed all his brethren, and wept on them; and after these
things his brethren spoke to him.
45:16 And the report was carried into the house ofPharaoh, saying, Joseph's
brethren are come; andPharaoh was glad, and his household.
45:17 AndPharaoh said to Joseph, Say to thy brethren, Do this; fill your
wagons, and depart into the land of Chanaan.
45:18 And take up your father, and your possessions, and come to me; and I
will give you of all the goods of Egypt, and ye shall eat the marrow of the
land.
45:19 And do thou charge them thus; that they should take for them wagons
out of the land of Egypt, for your little ones, and for your wives; and take
up your father, and come.
45:20 And be not sparing in regard to your property, for all the good of
Egypt shall be yours.
45:21 And the children of Israel did so; and Joseph gave to them wagons,
according to the words spoken by kingPharaoh; and he gave them provision for
the journey.
45:22 And he gave to them all two sets of raiment apiece; but to Benjamin he
gave three hundred pieces of gold, and five changes of raiment.
45:23 And to his father he sent [presents] at the same rate, and ten asses,
bearing some of all the good things of Egypt, and ten mules, bearing bread
for his father for thy journey.
45:24 And he sent away his brethren, and they went; and he said to them, Be
not angry by the way.
45:25 And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Chanaan, to
Jacob their father.
45:26 And they reported to him, saying, Thy son Joseph is living, and he is
ruler over all the land of Egypt; and Jacob was amazed, for he did not
believe them.
45:27 But they spoke to him all the words uttered by Joseph, whatsoever he
said to them; and having seen the chariots which Joseph sent to take him up,
the spirit of Jacob their father revived.
45:28 And Israel said, It is a great thing for me if Joseph my son is yet
alive. I will go and see him before I die. |
45:1 Then Joseph could not refrain himself
before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out
from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known
unto his brethren.
45:2 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house ofPharaohh heard.
45:3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet
live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his
presence.
45:4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And
they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into
Egypt.
45:5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold
me hither: for Elohim did send me before you to preserve life.
45:6 For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are
five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.
45:7 And Elohim sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth,
and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
45:8 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but Elohim: and he hath made me
a father toPharaohh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all
the land of Egypt.
45:9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son
Joseph, Elohim hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
45:10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near
unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy
flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
45:11 And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine;
lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
45:12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that
it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
45:13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that
ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
45:14 And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin
wept upon his neck.
45:15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after
that his brethren talked with him.
45:16 And the fame thereof was heard inPharaohh's house, saying, Joseph's
brethren are come: and it pleasedPharaohh well, and his servants.
45:17 AndPharaohh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade
your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
45:18 And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will
give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the
land.
45:19 Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of
Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and
come.
45:20 Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is
yours.
45:21 And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons,
according to the commandment ofPharaohh, and gave them provision for the
way.
45:22 To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he
gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.
45:23 And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the
good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat
for his father by the way.
45:24 So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto
them, See that ye fall not out by the way.
45:25 And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto
Jacob their father,
45:26 And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all
the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not.
45:27 And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto
them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the
spirit of Jacob their father revived:
45:28 And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go
and see him before I die. |