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| [1]And Joseph hath not been able to refrain himself before all those standing by him, and he calleth, `Put out every man from me;' and no man hath stood with him when Joseph maketh himself known unto his brethren, |
[1]Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all that stood by him, but he cried, Have forth every man from me. And there tarried not one with him, while Joseph uttered himself unto his brethren. |
| [2]and he giveth forth his voice in weeping, and the Egyptians hear, and the house of Pharaoh heareth. |
[2]And he wept and cried, so that the Egyptians heard: the house of Pharaoh heard also. |
| [3]And Joseph saith unto his brethren, `I [am] Joseph, is my father yet alive?' and his brethren have not been able to answer him, for they have been troubled at his presence. |
[3]Then Joseph said to his brethren, I am Joseph: doth my father yet live? But his brethren could not answer him, for they were astonished at his presence. |
| [4]And Joseph saith unto his brethren, `Come nigh unto me, I pray you,' and they come nigh; and he saith, `I [am] Joseph, your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt; |
[4]Again, Joseph said to his brethren, Come near, I pray you, to me. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. |
| [5]and now, be not grieved, nor let it be displeasing in your eyes that ye sold me hither, for to preserve life hath God sent me before you. |
[5]Now therefore be not sad, neither grieved with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you for your preservation. |
| [6]`Because these two years the famine [is] in the heart of the land, and yet [are] five years, [in] which there is neither ploughing nor harvest; |
[6]For now two years of famine have been through the land, and five years are behind, wherein neither shall be earing nor harvest. |
| [7]and God sendeth me before you, to place of you a remnant in the land, and to give life to you by a great escape; |
[7]Wherefore God sent me before you to preserve your posterity in this land, and to save you alive by a great deliverance. |
| [8]and now, ye -- ye have not sent me hither, but God, and He doth set me for a father to Pharaoh, and for lord to all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt. |
[8]Now then you sent not me hither, but God, who hath made me a father unto Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. |
| [9]`Haste, and go up unto my father, then ye have said to him, Thus said Joseph thy son, God hath set me for lord to all Egypt; come down unto me, stay not, |
[9]Haste you and go up to my father, and tell him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down to me, tarry not. |
| [10]and thou hast dwelt in the land of Goshen, and been near unto me, thou and thy sons, and thy son's sons, and thy flock, and thy herd, and all that thou hast, |
[10]And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and shalt be near me, thou and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy sheep, and thy beasts, and all that thou hast. |
| [11]and I have nourished thee there -- for yet [are] five years of famine -- lest thou become poor, thou and thy household, and all that thou hast. |
[11]Also I will nourish thee there (for yet remain five years of famine) lest thou perish through poverty, thou and thy household, and all that thou hast. |
| [12]`And lo, your eyes are seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that [it is] my mouth which is speaking unto you; |
[12]And behold, your eyes do see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that my mouth speaketh to you. |
| [13]and ye have declared to my father all my honour in Egypt, and all that ye have seen, and ye have hasted, and have brought down my father hither.' |
[13]Therefore tell my father of all mine honor in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen, and make haste, and bring my father hither. |
| [14]And he falleth on the neck of Benjamin his brother, and weepeth, and Benjamin hath wept on his neck; |
[14]Then he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck. |
| [15]and he kisseth all his brethren, and weepeth over them; and afterwards have his brethren spoken with him. |
[15]Moreover, he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and afterward his brethren talked with him. |
| [16]And the sound hath been heard in the house of Pharaoh, saying, `Come have the brethren of Joseph;' and it is good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, |
[16]And the tidings came unto Pharaoh's house, so that they said, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. |
| [17]and Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, `Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, enter ye the land of Canaan, |
[17]Then Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say to thy brethren, This do ye, lade your beasts and depart, go to the land of Canaan, |
| [18]and take your father, and your households, and come unto me, and I give to you the good of the land of Egypt, and eat ye the fat of the land. |
[18]And take your father, and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat of the fat of the land. |
| [19]`Yea, thou -- thou hast been commanded: this do ye, take for yourselves out of the land of Egypt, waggons for your infants, and for your wives, and ye have brought your father, and come; |
[19]And I command thee, Thus do ye, take you chariots out of the land of Egypt for your children, and for your wives, and bring your father and come. |
| [20]and your eye hath no pity on your vessels, for the good of all the land of Egypt [is] yours.' |
[20]Also regard not your stuff: for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours. |
| [21]And the sons of Israel do so, and Joseph giveth waggons to them by the command of Pharaoh, and he giveth to them provision for the way; |
[21]And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them chariots according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he gave them victual also for the journey. |
| [22]to all of them hath he given -- to each changes of garments, and to Benjamin he hath given three hundred silverlings, and five changes of garments; |
[22]He gave them all, none except, change of raiment: but unto Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five suits of raiment. |
| [23]and to his father he hath sent thus: ten asses bearing of the good things of Egypt, and ten she-asses bearing corn and bread, even food for his father for the way. |
[23]And unto his father likewise he sent ten he asses laden with the best things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with wheat, and bread, and meat for his father by the way. |
| [24]And he sendeth his brethren away, and they go; and he saith unto them, `Be not angry in the way.' |
[24]So sent he his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, Fall not out by the way. |
| [25]And they go up out of Egypt, and come in to the land of Canaan, unto Jacob their father, |
[25]Then they went up from Egypt, and came unto the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father, |
| [26]and they declare to him, saying, `Joseph [is] yet alive,' and that he [is] ruler over all the land of Egypt; and his heart ceaseth, for he hath not given credence to them. |
[26]And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he also is governor over all the land of Egypt, and Jacob's heart failed: for he believed them not. |
| [27]And they speak unto him all the words of Joseph, which he hath spoken unto them, and he seeth the waggons which Joseph hath sent to bear him away, and live doth the spirit of Jacob their father; |
[27]And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: but when he saw the chariots, which Joseph had sent to carry him, then the spirit of Jacob their father revived. |
| [28]and Israel saith, `Enough! Joseph my son [is] yet alive; I go and see him before I die.' |
[28]And Israel said, I have enough: Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die. |