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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 no longer control his emotions before all those who stood in his presence; and he said, Cause everyone to go out from me. And there remained no one with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. |
| [2]and he giveth forth his voice in weeping, and the Egyptians hear, and the house of Pharaoh heareth. |
[2]And he wept aloud; and the Egyptians and the household of Pharaoh heard it. |
| [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]And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph your brother; is my father still alive? But his brothers could not answer him because they were afraid 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]And Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me; and they came near. And he said to them, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold to the Egyptians. |
| [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 do not be grieved, nor displeased with yourselves, that you sold me here; for it was to provide for you that God sent me before you. |
| [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 behold the famine has been in the land for two years; and yet there are five years, in which there will be no one that sows or that reaps. |
| [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]And God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant on the earth, and to save your lives 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]So now it was not you who sent me here, but God; and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord over all his house, and a 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]Hasten, and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord over all Egypt; come down to me, do not delay; |
| [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 you shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children's children and your flocks and your herds and all that you have; |
| [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]And there I will provide for you; for the famine will yet last five years more; lest you, your household, and all that you have perish. |
| [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 see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks 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]And you must tell my father of all my glory in Egypt and of all that you have seen; and you shall hasten and bring down my father here. |
| [14]And he falleth on the neck of Benjamin his brother, and weepeth, and Benjamin hath wept on his neck; |
[14]Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck and wept; and Benjamin wept upon 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 brothers and wept upon them; and after that, his brothers 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 news of their meeting was reported in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brothers are come; and the news 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]And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Do this: load your beasts with wheat, and go, and carry it 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 you 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]Behold, you are the governor; say to your brothers, Do this: take wagons from the land of Egypt for your wives and for your little ones, 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]And do not regard your stuff which you leave behind; for the choicest 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 sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the command of Pharaoh, and gave them provisions 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]To all of them he gave each man two pairs of garments; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five pairs of garments. |
| [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 to his father he sent after this manner: ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she-asses laden with wheat, wine, and provisions for his father's journey. |
| [24]And he sendeth his brethren away, and they go; and he saith unto them, `Be not angry in the way.' |
[24]So he sent his brothers away, and they departed; and he said to them, Quarrel not on the journey |
| [25]And they go up out of Egypt, and come in to the land of Canaan, unto Jacob their father, |
[25]And they went up out of Egypt, and came to the land of Canaan to their father Jacob. |
| [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 they told him, saying, Joseph is still alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. But Jacob disregarded their story, for he did not believe them. |
| [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 which Joseph had said to them; and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, their father Jacob was content. |
| [28]and Israel saith, `Enough! Joseph my son [is] yet alive; I go and see him before I die.' |
[28]And he said, This is great news for me, for my son Joseph is still alive; I will go and see him before I die |