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| [1]Joseph myyte no lengere absteyne hym silf, while many men stoden bifore; wherfor he comaundide that alle men schulden go out, and that noon alien were present in the knowyng of Joseph and hise britheren. |
[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 Joseph reiside the vois with wepyng, which Egipcians herden, and al the hows of Farao. |
[2]And he wept and cried, so that the Egyptians heard: the house of Pharaoh heard also. |
| [3]And he seide to hise britheren, Y am Joseph; lyueth my fadir yit? The brithren myyten not answere, and weren agast bi ful myche drede. |
[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]To whiche he seide mekeli, Neiye ye to me. And whanne thei hadden neiyed nyy, he seide, Y am Joseph youre brother, whom ye selden in to Egipt; |
[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]nyle ye drede, nether seme it to be hard to you, that ye seelden me in to these cuntreis; for God hath sent me bifore you in to Egipt for youre helthe. |
[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]For it is twei yeer that hungur bigan `to be in the lond, yit fyue yeer suen, in whiche me schal not mow ere, nether repe; |
[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 bifor sente me, that ye be reserued on erthe, and moun haue metis to lyue. |
[7]Wherefore God sent me before you to preserve your posterity in this land, and to save you alive by a great deliverance. |
| [8]Y was sent hidur not bi youre counsel, but bi Goddis wille, which made me as the fadir of Farao, and the lord of al his hows, and prince in al the lond of Egipt. |
[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 ye, and `stie ye to my fadir, and ye schulen seie to hym, Thi sone Joseph sendith these thingis; God hath maad me lord of al the lond of Egipt; come doun to me, and tarie not, and dwelle in the lond of Gessen; |
[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 schalt be bisidis me, thou, and thi sones, and the sones of thi sones, thi scheep, and thi grete beestis, and alle thingis whiche thou weldist, |
[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 there Y schal fede thee; for yit fyue yeer of hungur ben residue, lest bothe thou perische, and thin hows, and alle thingis whiche thou weldist. |
[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]Lo! youre iyen, and the iyen of my brother Beniamyn seen, that my mouth spekith to you; |
[12]And behold, your eyes do see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that my mouth speaketh to you. |
| [13]telle ye to my fadir al my glorie, and alle thingis whiche ye sien in Egipt; haste ye, and brynge ye hym to me. |
[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 whanne he hadde biclippid, and hadde feld in to the necke of Beniamyn, his brother, he wepte, the while also Benjamin wepte in lijk maner on the necke of Joseph. |
[14]Then he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck. |
| [15]And Joseph kisside alle hise britheren, and wepte on alle; aftir whiche thingis thei weren hardi to speke to hym. |
[15]Moreover, he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and afterward his brethren talked with him. |
| [16]And it was herd, and pupplischid bi famouse word in the halle of the kyng, The britheren of Joseph ben comun. And Farao ioiede, and al his meynee; |
[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 Farao seide to Joseph, that he schulde comaunde hise britheren, and `seie, Charge youre beestis, and go ye in to the lond 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 ye fro thennus youre fadir, and kynrede, and come ye to me; and Y schal yyue to you alle the goodis of Egipt, that ye ete the merow of the lond. |
[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]Comaunde thou also, that thei take waynes of the lond of Egipt to the cariage of her litle children, and wyues, and seie thou, `Take ye youre fadir, and haste ye comynge soone, |
[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]nether leeue ye ony thing of the purtenaunce of youre hows, for alle the richessis of Egipt schulen be youre. |
[20]Also regard not your stuff: for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours. |
| [21]The sones of Israel diden, as it was comaundid to hem; to whiche Joseph yaf waynes, bi the comaundement of Farao, and metis in the weie; |
[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]and he comaundide twei stoolis to be brouyt forth to ech; forsothe he yaf to Beniamyn thre hundrid platis of siluer, with fyue the beste stoolis; |
[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 sente to his fadir so myche of siluer, and of cloothis, and he addide to hem ten male assis, that schulden bere of alle richessis of Egipt, and so many femal assis, berynge wheete and looues in the weie. |
[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]Therfor he lefte hise britheren, and seide to hem goynge forth, Be ye not wrooth in the weie. |
[24]So sent he his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, Fall not out by the way. |
| [25]Whiche stieden fro Egipt, and camen in to the lond of Canaan, to her fadir Jacob; |
[25]Then they went up from Egypt, and came unto the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father, |
| [26]and telden to hym, and seiden, Joseph, thi sone, lyueth, and he is lord in al the lond of Egipt. And whanne this was herd, Jacob wakide as of a greuouse sleep; netheles he bileuyde not to hem. |
[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]Thei telden ayenward al the ordre of the thing; and whanne Jacob hadde seyn the waynes, and alle thingis whiche Joseph hadde sent, his spirit lyuede ayen, |
[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 he seide, It suffisith to me, if Joseph my sone lyueth yit, Y schal go and `Y schal se hym bifore that Y die. |
[28]And Israel said, I have enough: Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die. |