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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 JosephH3130 couldH3201 H8804not refrainH662 H8692himself before all them that stoodH5324 H8737by him; and he criedH7121 , H8799CauseH3318 every manH376 to go outH3318 H8685from me. And there stoodH5975 H8804no manH376 with him, while JosephH3130 made himself knownH3045 H8692unto his brethrenH251. |
| [2]And Joseph reiside the vois with wepyng, which Egipcians herden, and al the hows of Farao. |
[2]And he weptH6963 H1065aloudH5414 : H8799and the EgyptiansH4714 and the houseH1004 of PharaohH6547 heardH8085[H8799].H8085[H8799] |
| [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]And JosephH3130 saidH559 H8799unto his brethrenH251, I am JosephH3130; doth my fatherH1 yet liveH2416? And his brethrenH251 couldH3201 H8804not answerH6030 H8800him; for they were troubledH926 H8738at his presenceH6440. |
| [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]And JosephH3130 saidH559 H8799unto his brethrenH251, Come nearH5066 H8798to me, I pray you. And they came nearH5066 . H8799And he saidH559 , H8799I am JosephH3130 your brotherH251, whom ye soldH4376 H8804into EgyptH4714. |
| [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 grievedH6087 , H8735nor angryH2734 H8799with yourselvesH5869, that ye soldH4376 H8804me hither: for GodH430 did sendH7971 H8804me before youH6440 to preserve lifeH4241. |
| [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 these two yearsH8141 hath the famineH7458 been inH7130 the landH776: and yet there are fiveH2568 yearsH8141, in the which there shall neitherH369 be earingH2758 nor harvestH7105. |
| [7]and God bifor sente me, that ye be reserued on erthe, and moun haue metis to lyue. |
[7]And GodH430 sentH7971 H8799me before youH6440 to preserveH7760 H8800you a posterityH7611 in the earthH776, and to save your livesH2421 H8687by a greatH1419 deliveranceH6413. |
| [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]So now it was not you that sentH7971 H8804me hither, but GodH430: and he hath madeH7760 H8799me a fatherH1 to PharaohH6547, and lordH113 of all his houseH1004, and a rulerH4910 H8802throughout all the landH776 of EgyptH4714. |
| [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]HasteH4116 H8761ye, and go upH5927 H8798to my fatherH1, and sayH559 H8804unto him, Thus saithH559 H8804thy sonH1121 JosephH3130, GodH430 hath madeH7760 H8804me lordH113 of all EgyptH4714: come downH3381 H8798unto me, tarryH5975 notH8799: |
| [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 dwellH3427 H8804in the landH776 of GoshenH1657, and thou shalt be nearH7138 unto me, thou, and thy childrenH1121, and thy children'sH1121 childrenH1121, and thy flocksH6629, and thy herds, and all that thou hastH1241: |
| [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]And there will I nourishH3557 H8773thee; for yet there are fiveH2568 yearsH8141 of famineH7458; lest thou, and thy householdH1004, and all that thou hast, come to povertyH3423.[H8735] |
| [12]Lo! youre iyen, and the iyen of my brother Beniamyn seen, that my mouth spekith to you; |
[12]And, behold, your eyesH5869 seeH7200 , H8802and the eyesH5869 of my brotherH251 BenjaminH1144, that it is my mouthH6310 that speakethH1696 unto youH8764. |
| [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]And ye shall tellH5046 H8689my fatherH1 of all my gloryH3519 in EgyptH4714, and of all that ye have seenH7200 ; H8804and ye shall hasteH4116 H8765and bring downH3381 H8689my father hitherH1. |
| [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]And he fellH5307 H8799upon his brotherH251 Benjamin'sH1144 neckH6677, and weptH1058 ; H8799and BenjaminH1144 weptH1058 H8804upon his neckH6677. |
| [15]And Joseph kisside alle hise britheren, and wepte on alle; aftir whiche thingis thei weren hardi to speke to hym. |
[15]Moreover he kissedH5401 H8762all his brethrenH251, and weptH1058 H8799upon them: and afterH310 that his brethrenH251 talkedH1696 with himH8765. |
| [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 fameH6963 thereof was heardH8085 H8738in Pharaoh'sH6547 houseH1004, sayingH559 , H8800Joseph'sH3130 brethrenH251 are comeH935 : H8804and it pleasedH3190 H5869PharaohH6547 wellH3190[H8799], H5869andH5869 his servantsH5650. |
| [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]And PharaohH6547 saidH559 H8799unto JosephH3130, SayH559 H8798unto thy brethrenH251, This doH6213 H8798ye; ladeH2943 H8798your beastsH1165, and goH3212 , H8798getH935 H8798you unto the landH776 of CanaanH3667; |
| [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 takeH3947 H8798your fatherH1 and your householdsH1004, and comeH935 H8798unto me: and I will giveH5414 H8799you the goodH2898 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714, and ye shall eatH398 H8798the fatH2459 of the landH776. |
| [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]Now thou art commandedH6680 , H8795this doH6213 H8798ye; takeH3947 H8798you wagonsH5699 out of the landH776 of EgyptH4714 for your little onesH2945, and for your wivesH802, and bringH5375 H8804your fatherH1, and comeH935.[H8804] |
| [20]nether leeue ye ony thing of the purtenaunce of youre hows, for alle the richessis of Egipt schulen be youre. |
[20]AlsoH5869 regardH2347 H8799not your stuffH3627; for the goodH2898 of all the landH776 of Egypt is yoursH4714. |
| [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 childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 didH6213 H8799so: and JosephH3130 gaveH5414 H8799them wagonsH5699, according to the commandmentH6310 of PharaohH6547, and gaveH5414 H8799them provisionH6720 for the wayH1870. |
| [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]To all of them he gaveH5414 H8804each manH376 changesH2487 of raimentH8071; but to BenjaminH1144 he gaveH5414 H8804threeH7969 hundredH3967 pieces of silverH3701, and fiveH2568 changesH2487 of raimentH8071. |
| [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 to his fatherH1 he sentH7971 H8804after thisH2063 manner; tenH6235 assesH860 ladenH5375 H8802with the good thingsH2898 of EgyptH4714, and tenH6235 she assesH2543 ladenH5375 H8802with cornH1250 and breadH3899 and meatH4202 for his fatherH1 by the wayH1870. |
| [24]Therfor he lefte hise britheren, and seide to hem goynge forth, Be ye not wrooth in the weie. |
[24]So he sentH7971 his brethrenH251 awayH7971 , H8762and they departedH3212 : H8799and he saidH559 H8799unto them, See that ye fall not outH7264 H8799by the wayH1870. |
| [25]Whiche stieden fro Egipt, and camen in to the lond of Canaan, to her fadir Jacob; |
[25]And they went upH5927 H8799out of EgyptH4714, and cameH935 H8799into the landH776 of CanaanH3667 unto JacobH3290 their fatherH1, |
| [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 toldH5046 H8686him, sayingH559 , H8800JosephH3130 is yet aliveH2416, and he is governorH4910 H8802over all the landH776 of EgyptH4714. And Jacob's heartH3820 faintedH6313 , H8799for he believedH539 them notH8689. |
| [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 toldH1696 H8762him all the wordsH1697 of JosephH3130, which he had saidH1696 H8765unto them: and when he sawH7200 H8799the wagonsH5699 which JosephH3130 had sentH7971 H8804to carryH5375 H8800him, the spiritH7307 of JacobH3290 their fatherH1 revivedH2421:[H8799] |
| [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 IsraelH3478 saidH559 , H8799It is enoughH7227; JosephH3130 my sonH1121 is yet aliveH2416: I will goH3212 H8799and see himH7200 H8799before I dieH4191.[H8799] |