1  And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

1  After two years, Pharaoh saw a dream. He thought himself to be standing above a river,

2  And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well-favoured and fat-fleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass.

2  And lo, there came up as it were out of the river seven cows, fair in appearance, and choice of flesh, and they fed on the sedge.

2  from which ascended seven cows, exceedingly beautiful and stout. And they pastured in marshy places.

3  And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and lean-fleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

3  And other seven cows came up after these out of the river, ill-favoured and lean-fleshed, and fed by the other cows on the bank of the river.

3  Likewise, another seven emerged from the river, filthy and thoroughly emaciated. And they pastured on the same bank of the river, in green places.

4  And the ill-favoured and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

4  And the seven ill-favoured and lean cows devoured the seven well-favoured and choice-fleshed cows; and Pharao awoke.

4  And they devoured those whose appearance and condition of body was so wonderful. Pharaoh, having been awakened,

5  And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

5  And he dreamed again. And, behold, seven ears came up on one stalk, choice and good.

5  slept again, and he saw another dream. Seven ears of grain sprung up on one stalk, full and well-formed.

6  And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.

6  Likewise, other ears of grain, of the same number, rose up, thin and struck with blight,

7  And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.

7  And the seven thin ears and blasted with the wind devoured the seven choice and full ears; and Pharao awoke, and it was a dream.

7  devouring all the beauty of the first. Pharaoh, when he awakened after his rest,

8  And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof; and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

8  And it was morning, and his soul was troubled; and he sent and called all the interpreters of Egypt, and all her wise men; and Pharao related to them his dream, and there was no one to interpret it to Pharao.

8  and when morning arrived, being terrified with fear, sent to all the interpreters of Egypt and to all of the wise men. And when they were summoned, he explained to them his dream; but there was no one who could interpret it.

9  Then spoke the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying: 'I make mention of my faults this day

9  And the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharao, saying, I this day remember my fault

9  Then at last the chief cupbearer, remembering, said, “I confess my sin.

10  Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in the ward of the house of the captain of the guard, me and the chief baker.

10  Pharao was angry with his servants, and put us in prison in the house of the captain of the guard, both me and the chief baker.

10  The king, being angry with his servants, ordered me and the chief miller of grain to be forced into the prison of the leader of the military.

11  And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.

11  And we had a dream both in one night, I and he; we saw, each according to his dream.

11  There, in one night, both of us saw a dream presaging the future.

12  And there was with us there a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.

12  In that place, there was a Hebrew, a servant of the same commander of the military, to whom we explained our dreams.

13  And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was: I was restored unto mine office, and he was hanged.'

13  Whatever we heard was proven afterwards by the event of the matter. For I was restored to my office, and he was suspended on a cross.”

14  Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. And he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

14  And Pharao having sent, called Joseph; and they brought him out from the prison, and shaved him, and changed his dress, and he came to Pharao.

14  Immediately, by the king’s authority, Joseph was led out of prison, and they shaved him. And changing his apparel, they presented him to him.

15  And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: 'I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it; and I have heard say of thee, that when thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it.'

15  And Pharao said to Joseph, I have seen a vision, and there is no one to interpret it; but I have heard say concerning thee that thou didst hear dreams and interpret them.

15  And he said to him, “I have seen dreams, and there is no one who can unfold them. I have heard that you are very wise at interpreting these.”

16  And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying: 'It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.'

16  Joseph responded, “Apart from me, God will respond favorably to Pharaoh.”

16  And Joseph answered and said to Pharaoh, Do you think, perhaps, that without God I am able to give Pharaoh an answer that everything will be well?

17  And Pharaoh spoke unto Joseph: 'In my dream, behold, I stood upon the brink of the river.

17  Therefore, Pharaoh explained what he had seen: “I thought myself to be standing on the bank of a river,

17  Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, In my dream I was standing on the bank of the river;

18  And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fat-fleshed and well-favoured; and they fed in the reed-grass.

18  and there came up as it were out of the river, seven cows well-favoured and choice-fleshed, and they fed on the sedge.

18  and seven cows climbed up from the river, exceedingly beautiful and full of flesh. And they grazed in a pasture of a marshy greenery.

19  And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill-favoured and lean-fleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness.

19  And behold seven other cows came up after them out of the river, evil and ill-favoured and lean-fleshed, such that I never saw worse in all the land of Egypt.

19  And behold, there followed after these, another seven cows, with such deformity and emaciation as I had never seen in the land of Egypt.

20  And the lean and ill-favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine.

20  And the seven ill-favoured and thin cows ate up the seven first good and choice cows.

20  These devoured and consumed the first,

21  And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill-favoured as at the beginning. So I awoke.

21  And they went into their bellies; and it was not perceptible that they had gone into their bellies, and their appearance was ill-favoured, as also at the beginning; and after I awoke I slept,

21  giving no indication of being full. But they remained in the same state of emaciation and squalor. Awakening, but being weighed down into sleep again,

22  And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up upon one stalk, full and good.

22  I saw a dream. Seven ears of grain sprang up on one stalk, full and very beautiful.

22  And again, I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears of grain growing on one stalk, full and good;

23  And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.

23  And other seven ears, thin and blasted with the wind, sprang up close to them.

23  Likewise, another seven, thin and struck with blight, rose up from the stalk.

24  And the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears. And I told it unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.'

24  And the seven thin and blasted ears devoured the seven fine and full ears: so I spoke to the interpreters, and there was no one to explain it to me.

24  And they devoured the beauty of the first. I explained this dream to the interpreters, and there is no one who can unfold it.”

25  And Joseph said unto Pharaoh: 'The dream of Pharaoh is one; what God is about to do He hath declared unto Pharaoh.

25  And Joseph said to Pharao, The dream of Pharao is one; whatever God does, he has shewn to Pharao.

25  Joseph responded: “The dream of the king is one. What God will do, he has revealed to Pharaoh.

26  The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.

26  The seven beautiful cows, and the seven full ears of grain, are seven years of abundance. And so the force of the dreams is understood to be the same.

27  And the seven lean and ill-favoured kine that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind; they shall be seven years of famine.

27  Likewise, the seven thin and emaciated cows, which ascended after them, and the seven thin ears of grain, which were struck with the burning wind, are seven approaching years of famine.

28  That is the thing which I spoke unto Pharaoh: what God is about to do He hath shown unto Pharaoh.

28  And as for the word which I have told Pharao, whatsoever God intends to do, he has shewn to Pharao

28  These will be fulfilled in this order.

29  Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt.

30  And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

30  But there shall come seven years of famine after these, and they shall forget the plenty that shall be in all Egypt, and the famine shall consume the land.

30  After this, there will follow another seven years, of such great barrenness that all the former abundance will be delivered into oblivion. For the famine will consume all the land,

31  and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine which followeth; for it shall be very grievous.

31  and the greatness of this destitution will cause the greatness of the abundance to be lost.

32  And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice, it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

32  Now, as to what you saw the second time, it is a dream pertaining to the same thing. It is an indication of its firmness, because the word of God shall be done, and it shall be completed swiftly.

33  Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

33  Now then, look out a wise and prudent man, and set him over the land of Egypt.

34  Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven years of plenty.

34  And let Pharao make and appoint local governors over the land; and let them take up a fifth part of all the produce of the land of Egypt for the seven years of the plenty.

34  so that he may appoint overseers throughout all the regions. And let a fifth part of the fruits, throughout the seven fertile years

35  And let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.

35  that now have already begun to occur, be gathered into storehouses. And let all the grain be stored away, under the power of Pharaoh, and let it be kept in the cities.

36  And the food shall be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.'

36  And let it be prepared for the future famine of seven years, which will oppress Egypt, and then the land will not be consumed by destitution.”

37  And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.

37  The counsel pleased Pharaoh and all his ministers.

38  And Pharaoh said unto his servants: 'Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom the spirit of God is?'

38  And he said to them, “Would we be able to find another such man, who is full of the Spirit of God?”

39  And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: 'Forasmuch as God hath shown thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou.

39  Therefore, he said to Joseph: “Because God has revealed to you all that you have said, would I be able to find anyone wiser and as much like you?

39  Then Pharaoh said to Joseph. Forasmuch as God has shown you all this, there is none so wise and discreet as you are

40  Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled; only in the throne will I be greater than thou.'

40  You will be over my house, and to the authority of your mouth, all the people will show obedience. Only in one way, in the throne of the kingdom, will I go before you.”

41  And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: 'See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.'

41  And again, Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, I have appointed you over the entire land of Egypt.”

42  And Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck.

42  And he took the ring from his own hand, and he gave it into his hand. And he clothed him with a robe of fine linen, and he placed a necklace of gold around his neck.

43  And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him: 'Abrech'; and he set him over all the land of Egypt.

43  And he mounted him on the second of his chariots, and a herald made proclamation before him; and he set him over all the land of Egypt.

43  And he caused him to ascend upon his second swift chariot, with the herald proclaiming that everyone should bend their knee before him, and that they should know that he was governor over the entire land of Egypt.

44  And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: 'I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.'

44  Likewise, the king said to Joseph: “I am Pharaoh: apart from your authority, no one will move hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.”

44  And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I Pharaoh have commanded that without your orders no man shall undertake anything in all the land of Egypt.

45  And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On. And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.--

45  And he changed his name and called him, in the Egyptian tongue: ‘Savior of the world.’ And he gave him as a wife, Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of Heliopolis. And so Joseph went out into the land of Egypt.

45  Then Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-paaneah (because the hidden things were revealed to him); and he gave him to wife Asiath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went throughout all the land of Egypt.

46  And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt.--And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

46  (Now he was thirty years old when he stood in the sight of king Pharaoh.) And he traveled throughout the regions of Egypt.

47  And in the seven years of plenty the earth brought forth in heaps.

47  And the land produced, in the seven years of plenty, whole handfuls of corn.

47  And the fertility of the seven years arrived. And when the grain fields were reduced to sheaves, these were gathered into the storehouses of Egypt.

48  And he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities; the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.

48  And now all the abundance of grain was stored away in every city.

49  And Joseph laid up corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until they left off numbering; for it was without number.

49  And there was such a great abundance of wheat that it was comparable to the sands of the sea, and its bounty exceeded all measure.

50  And unto Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, whom Asenath the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On bore unto him.

50  And to Joseph were born two sons, before the seven years of famine came, which Aseneth, the daughter of Petephres, priest of Heliopolis, bore to him.

50  Then, before the famine arrived, Joseph had two sons born, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of Heliopolis, bore for him.

51  And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh: 'for God hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.'

51  And he called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has caused me to forget all my labors and the house of my father.”

52  And the name of the second called he Ephraim: 'for God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.'

52  And he called the name of the second, Ephraim; for God, said he, has increased me in the land of my humiliation.

52  Likewise, he named the second Ephraim, saying, “God has caused me to increase in the land of my poverty.”

53  And the seven years of plenty, that was in the land of Egypt, came to an end.

53  And so, when the seven years of fertility that occurred in Egypt had passed,

54  And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said; and there was famine in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

54  the seven years of destitution, which Joseph had predicted, began to arrive. And the famine prevailed throughout the whole world, but there was bread in all the land of Egypt.

55  And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians: 'Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.'

55  And all the land of Egypt was hungry; and the people cried to Pharao for bread. And Pharao said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph, and do whatsoever he shall tell you.

55  And being hungry, the people cried out to Pharaoh, asking for provisions. And he said to them: “Go to Joseph. And do whatever he will tell you.”

56  And the famine was over all the face of the earth; and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine was sore in the land of Egypt.

56  And the famine was on the face of all the earth; and Joseph opened all the granaries, and sold to all the Egyptians.

56  Then the famine increased daily in all the land. And Joseph opened all of the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians. For the famine had oppressed them also.

57  And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy corn; because the famine was sore in all the earth.

57  And all the provinces came to Egypt, to buy food and to temper the misfortune of their destitution.

57  And the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. And the people from all lands came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain; because the famine was severe in all lands.

42:1  Now Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, and Jacob said unto his sons: 'Why do ye look one upon another?'

1  Then Jacob, hearing that food was being sold in Egypt, said to his sons: “Why are you negligent?

42:2  And he said: 'Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt. Get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.'

2  Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt; go down thither, and buy for us a little food, that we may live, and not die.

2  I have heard that wheat is being sold in Egypt. Go down and buy necessities for us, so that we may be able to live, and not be consumed by destitution.”

42:3  And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn from Egypt.

3  And the ten brethren of Joseph went down to buy corn out of Egypt.

3  And so Joseph's ten brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.

42:4  But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said: 'Lest peradventure harm befall him.'

4  But Jacob sent not Benjamin, the brother of Joseph, with his brethren; for he said, Lest, haply, disease befall him.

4  Benjamin was kept at home by Jacob, who said to his brothers, “Lest perhaps he may suffer harm on the journey.”

42:5  And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Caanan.

5  And they entered into the land of Egypt with the others who traveled to buy. For the famine was in the land of Canaan.

42:6  And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down to him with their faces to the earth.

6  And Joseph was governor in the land of Egypt, and grain was sold under his direction to the people. And when his brothers had reverenced him

42:7  And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spoke roughly with them; and he said unto them: 'Whence come ye?' And they said: 'From the land of Canaan to buy food.'

7  and he had recognized them, he spoke harshly, as if to foreigners, questioning them: “Where did you come from?” And they responded, “From the land of Canaan, to buy necessary provisions.”

42:8  And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew him not.

8  And although he knew his brothers, he was not known by them.

8  And Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.

42:9  And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them: 'Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.'

9  And remembering the dreams, which he had seen in another time, he said to them: “You are scouts. You have come in order to see which parts of the land are weaker.”

9  Then Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed about them, and said to them, You are spies; you have come to get a report about the land.

42:10  And they said unto him: 'Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

10  But they said, Nay, Sir, we thy servants are come to buy food;

42:11  We are all one man's sons; we are upright men, thy servants are no spies.'

11  We are all sons of one man. We have come in peace, nor do any of your subjects devise evil.”

42:12  And he said unto them: 'Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.'

12  And he answered them: “It is otherwise. You have come to examine the unguarded parts of this land.”

12  And Joseph said to them, It is not so, but to get a report about the land you have come.

42:13  And they said: 'We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.'

42:14  And Joseph said unto them: 'That is it that I spoke unto you, saying: Ye are spies.

14  He said: “This is just as I have said. You are scouts.

42:15  Hereby ye shall be proved, as Pharaoh liveth, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

15  I will now continue to put you to the test. By the health of Pharaoh, you will not depart from here, until your youngest brother arrives.

15  By this you shall be proved; by the life of Pharaoh you shall not go forth from this place, except your younger brother comes here.

42:16  Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you; or else, as Pharaoh liveth, surely ye are spies.'

16  Send one of you and bring him. But you will be in chains, until what you have said is proven to be either true or false. Otherwise, by the health of Pharaoh, you are scouts.”

16  Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies. And they are saying: not he is able our younger brother to forsake his father, because if he will forsake his father he will die.

42:17  And he put them all together into ward three days.

17  Therefore, he delivered them into custody for three days.

42:18  And Joseph said unto them the third day. 'This do, and live; for I fear God

18  Then, on the third day, he brought them out of prison, and he said: “Do as I have said, and you will live. For I fear God.

18  And on the third day Joseph said to them, Do this, and live; for I worship God;

42:19  if ye be upright men, let one of your brethren be bound in your prison-house; but go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses;

19  If ye be peaceable, let one of your brethren be detained in prison; but go ye, and carry back the corn ye have purchased.

19  If you are peaceful, let one of your brothers be bound in prison. Then you may go away and carry the grain that you have bought to your houses.

42:20  and bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die.' And they did so.

42:21  And they said one to another: 'We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.'

21  And each said to his brother, Yes, indeed, for we are in fault concerning our brother, when we disregarded the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we hearkened not to him; and therefore has this affliction come upon us.

21  and they spoke to one another: “We deserve to suffer these things, because we have sinned against our brother, seeing the anguish of his soul, when he begged us and we would not listen. For that reason, this tribulation has come upon us.”

42:22  And Reuben answered them, saying: 'Spoke I not unto you, saying: Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore also, behold, his blood is required.'

22  And Ruben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Hurt not the boy, and ye heard me not? and, behold, his blood is required.

22  And Reuben, one of them, said: “Did not I say to you, ‘Do not sin against the boy,’ and you would not listen to me? See, his blood is exacted.”

42:23  And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for the interpreter was between them.

23  But they did not know that Joseph understood, because he was speaking to them through an interpreter.

42:24  And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.

24  And Joseph turned away from them, and wept; and again he came to them, and spoke to them; and he took Symeon from them, and bound him before their eyes.

24  And he turned himself away briefly and wept. And returning, he spoke to them.

42:25  Then Joseph commanded to fill their vessels with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way; and thus was it done unto them.

25  And taking Simeon, and binding him in their presence, he ordered his ministers to fill their sacks with wheat, and to replace each one’s money in their sacks, and to give them, in addition, provisions for the way. And they did so.

42:26  And they laded their asses with their corn, and departed thence.

26  And having put the corn on the asses, they departed thence.

26  Then, having loaded their donkeys with the grain, they set out.

42:27  And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging-place, he espied his money; and, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.

27  And one having opened his sack to give his asses fodder, at the place where they rested, saw also his bundle of money, for it was on the mouth of his sack.

27  And one of them, opening a sack to give his beast of burden fodder at the inn, looked upon the money at the sack’s mouth,

42:28  And he said unto his brethren: 'My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack.' And their heart failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying: 'What is this that God hath done unto us?'

28  And he said to his brethren, My money has been restored to me, and behold this is in my sack. And their heart was wonder-struck, and they were troubled, saying one to another, What is this that God has done to us?

42:29  And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying

29  And they went to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, and they explained to him all the things that had befallen them, saying

42:30  'The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.

30  “The lord of the land spoke harshly to us, and he considered us to be scouts of the province.

30  The man who is the lord of the land spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the land.

42:31  And we said unto him: We are upright men; we are no spies.

31  And we answered him: ‘We are peaceful, and we do not intend any treachery.

31  But we said to him, We are pious men; we are not spies;

42:32  We are twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

42:33  And the man, the lord of the land, said unto us: Hereby shall I know that ye are upright men: leave one of your brethren with me, and take corn for the famine of your houses, and go your way.

33  And he said to us: ‘Thus will I prove that you are peaceful. Release one of your brothers to me, and take necessary provisions for your houses, and go away,

42:34  And bring your youngest brother unto me; then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are upright men; so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffic in the land.'

42:35  And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.

35  Having said this, when they poured out their grain, each found his money tied to the mouth of his sack. And all were terrified together.

42:36  And Jacob their father said unto them: 'Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away; upon me are all these things come.'

36  And their father Jacob said to them, Ye have bereaved me. Joseph is not, Symeon is not, and will ye take Benjamin? all these things have come upon me.

36  Their father Jacob said, “You have caused me to be without children. Joseph is not living, Simeon is held in chains, and Benjamin you would carry away. All these evils have fallen back upon me.”

42:37  And Reuben spoke unto his father, saying: 'Thou shalt slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee; deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him back to thee.'

42:38  And he said: 'My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left; if harm befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

38  But he said, My son shall not go down with you, because his brother is dead, and he only has been left; and suppose it shall come to pass that he is afflicted by the way by which ye go, then ye shall bring down my old age with sorrow to Hades.

38  But he said: “My son will not go down with you. His brother is dead, and he is left alone. If any adversity will befall him in the land to which you travel, you would lead my grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave.”

43:1  And the famine was sore in the land.

1  But the famine prevailed in the land.

1  Meanwhile, the famine pressed heavily on all the land.

43:2  And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, that their father said unto them: 'Go again, buy us a little food.'

2  And having consumed the provisions that they had brought out of Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, “Return and buy us a little food.”

2  And when they had finished eating the wheat which they had brought from Egypt, their father Jacob said to them, Go down to Egypt, and buy us a little grain.

43:3  And Judah spoke unto him, saying: 'The man did earnestly forewarn us, saying: Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

3  Judah answered: “The man himself declared to us, under the attestation of an oath, saying: ‘You will not see my face, unless you bring your youngest brother with you.’

43:4  If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food;

4  If therefore you are willing to send him with us, we will travel together, and we will buy necessities for you.

4  If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy grain for ourselves;

43:5  but if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down, for the man said unto us: Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.'

5  but if thou send not our brother with us, we will not go: for the man spoke to us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, unless your younger brother be with you.

5  But if you are not willing, we will not go. For the man, as we have often said, declared to us, saying: ‘You will not see my face without your youngest brother.’ ”

43:6  And Israel said: 'Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?'

6  Israel said to them, “You have done this for my misery, in that you revealed to him that you also had another brother.”

6  Then their father Israel said to them, Why did you cause me this displeasure, as to tell the man whether you had another brother?

43:7  And they said: 'The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying: Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words; could we in any wise know that he would say: Bring your brother down?'

7  But they responded: “The man questioned us in order, concerning our family: whether our father lived, if we had a brother. And we answered him respectively, according to what he demanded. How could we know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother with you?’ ”

43:8  And Judah said unto Israel his father: 'Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.

8  Likewise, Judah said to his father: “Send the boy with me, so that we may set out and be able to live, lest we and our little ones should die.

43:9  I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him; if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever.

9  I accept the boy; require him at my hand. Unless I lead him back and restore him to you, I will be guilty of a sin against you for all time.

43:10  For except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.'

10  For if we had not tarried, we should now have returned twice.

10  If a delay had not intervened, by now we would have returned here a second time.”

43:11  And their father Israel said unto them: 'If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and ladanum, nuts, and almonds;

11  And Israel, their father, said to them, If it be so, do this; take of the fruits of the earth in your vessels, and carry down to the man presents of gum and honey, and frankincense, and stacte, and turpentine, and walnuts.

11  Therefore, their father Israel said to them: “If it is necessary to do so, then do what you will. Take, in your vessels, from the best fruits of the land, and carry down gifts to the man: a little resin, and honey, and storax ointment, oil of myrrh, turpentine, and almonds.

43:12  and take double money in your hand; and the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks carry back in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight;

12  Also, take with you double the money, and carry back what you found in your sacks, lest perhaps it was done in error.

43:13  take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man;

13  But also take your brother, and go to the man.

43:14  and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release unto you your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, if I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.'

14  Then may my Almighty God cause him to be pleased by you. And send your brother, whom he holds, back with you, along with this one, Benjamin. But as for me, without my children, I will be like one who is bereaved.”

43:15  And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

15  Therefore, the men took the gifts, and double the money, and Benjamin. And they went down into Egypt, and they stood in the presence of Joseph.

43:16  And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house: 'Bring the men into the house, and kill the beasts, and prepare the meat; for the men shall dine with me at noon.'

16  And Joseph saw them and his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said to the steward of his household, Bring the men into the house, and slay beasts and make ready, for the men are to eat bread with me at noon.

16  And when he had seen them and Benjamin together, he instructed the steward of his house, saying: “Lead the men into the house, and kill victims, and prepare a feast, because they will be eating with me at midday.”

43:17  And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.

17  He did what he had been ordered to do, and he brought the men into the house.

43:18  And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said: 'Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.'

18  And there, being terrified, they said one to another: “Because of the money, which we carried back the first time in our sacks, we have been brought in, so that he may unleash a false accusation against us, and by violence subjugate both us and our donkeys into servitude.”

18  And they were afraid, when they brought them into Joseph's house; and they said, It is because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time that we are brought in; so that he may seek occasion against us, and conspire against us, that they may make us slaves, and take away our asses.

43:19  And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they spoke unto him at the door of the house,

19  For this reason, approaching the steward of the house at his door,

43:20  and said: 'Oh my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food.

20  saying, We pray thee, Sir; we came down at first to buy food.

20  they said: “We beg you, lord, to hear us. We came down once before to buy food.

43:21  And it came to pass, when we came to the lodging-place, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight; and we have brought it back in our hand.

21  And having bought it, when we arrived at the inn, we opened our sacks and found the money in the mouths of the sacks, which we now have carried back in the same amount.

43:22  And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food. We know not who put our money in our sacks.'

22  And we have brought other money with us to buy food; we know not who put the money into our sacks.

22  But we have also brought other silver, so that we may buy those things that are necessary for us. It is not on our conscience who had placed it in our bags.”

43:23  And he said: 'Peace be to you, fear not; your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks; I had your money.' And he brought Simeon out unto them.

23  And he said to them, God deal mercifully with you; be not afraid; your God, and the God of your fathers, has given you treasures in your sacks, and I have enough of your good money. And he brought Symeon out to them.

23  But he responded: “Peace be with you. Do not be afraid. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you the treasure in your sacks. As for the money that you gave to me, I held it as a test.” And he led Simeon out to them.

43:24  And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.

24  And he brought water to wash their feet; and gave provender to their asses.

43:25  And they made ready the present against Joseph's coming at noon; for they heard that they should eat bread there.

25  But they also prepared the gifts, until Joseph entered at midday. For they had heard that they would eat bread there.

25  And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there. And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.

43:26  And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed down to him to the earth.

26  And Joseph entered into the house, and they brought him the gifts which they had in their hands, into the house; and they did him reverence with their face to the ground.

26  And so Joseph entered his house, and they offered him the gifts, holding them in their hands. And they reverenced prone on the ground.

43:27  And he asked them of their welfare, and said: 'Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spoke? Is he yet alive?'

27  But he, gently greeting them again, questioned them, saying: “Is your father, the old man about whom you spoke to me, in good health? Is he still alive?”

43:28  And they said: 'Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive.' And they bowed the head, and made obeisance.

28  And they answered: “Your servant, our father, is safe; he is still alive.” And bowing, they reverenced him.

28  And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And he is saying, bow because he is a man of God. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

43:29  And he lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin his brother, his mother's son, and said: 'Is this your youngest brother of whom ye spoke unto me?' And he said: 'God be gracious unto thee, my son.'

29  Then Joseph, lifting up his eyes, saw Benjamin, his brother of the same womb, and he said, “Is this your little brother, about whom you spoke to me?” And again, he said, “May God be compassionate to you, my son.”

43:30  And Joseph made haste; for his heart yearned toward his brother; and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.

30  And Joseph was troubled, for his bowels yearned over his brother, and he sought to weep; and he went into his chamber, and wept there.

30  And he hurried out, because his heart had been moved over his brother, and tears gushed out. And going into his chamber, he wept.

43:31  And he washed his face, and came out; and he refrained himself, and said: 'Set on bread.'

31  And when he had washed his face, coming out again, he composed himself, and he said, “Set out bread.”

31  Then he washed his face and went out and controlled his emotions and said, Let us eat.

43:32  And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, that did eat with him, by themselves; because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

32  And when it was set out, separately for Joseph, and separately for his brothers, likewise separately for the Egyptians, who ate at the same time, (for it is unlawful for Egyptians to eat with Hebrews, and they consider feasting in this way to be profane)

43:33  And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth; and the men marvelled one with another.

33  they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his state of life. And they wondered exceedingly,

43:34  And portions were taken unto them from before him; but Benjamin's portion was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

34  And they took their portions from him to themselves; but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as the portions of the others. And they drank and were filled with drink with him.

34  taking the portions that they received from him. And the greater portion went to Benjamin, so much so that it exceeded five parts. And they drank and became inebriated along with him.

44:1  And he commanded the steward of his house, saying: 'Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.

1  Then Joseph instructed the steward of his house, saying: “Fill their sacks with grain, as much as they are able to hold. And place each one’s money at the top of the sack.

44:2  And put my goblet, the silver goblet, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money.' And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

2  But place my silver bowl, and the price that he gave for the wheat, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest.” And so it was done.

2  And take my cup, the silver cup, and put it in the sack's mouth of the youngest, with his money for the wheat. And the servant did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

44:3  As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

3  The morning dawned, and the men were sent away, they and their asses.

3  And when morning arose, they were sent away with their donkeys.

44:4  And when they were gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward: 'Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them: Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

4  And now they had departed from the city and had set out a short distance. Then Joseph, sending for the steward of his house, said: “Rise up and pursue the men. And when you have overtaken them, say: ‘Why have you returned evil for good?

44:5  Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby he indeed divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.'

5  Why have ye stolen my silver cup? is it not this out of which my lord drinks? and he divines augury with it; ye have accomplished evil in that which ye have done.

5  The cup that you have stolen, it is that from which my lord drinks, and in which he is accustomed to discern signs. You have done a very sinful thing.’ ”

44:6  And he overtook them, and he spoke unto them these words.

6  He did as he had been ordered. And having overtaken them, he spoke to them according to the order.

44:7  And they said unto him: 'Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.

7  And they responded: “Why does our lord speak in this way, as though your servants had committed such a shameful act?

7  They said to him, Let not our lord speak such words. Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing;

44:8  Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought back unto thee out of the land of Canaan; how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?

8  If we brought back to thee out of the land of Chanaan the money which we found in our sacks, how should we steal silver or gold out of the house of thy lord?

8  The money, which we found at the top of our sacks, we carried back to you from the land of Canaan. So in what way does it follow that we would steal, from the house of your lord, gold or silver?

44:9  With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.'

9  Whichever of your servants will be found to have what you seek, may he die, and we shall be the servants of my lord.”

44:10  And he said: 'Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my bondman; and ye shall be blameless.'

10  And he said, Now then it shall be as ye say; with whomsoever the cup shall be found, he shall be my servant, and ye shall be clear.

10  And he said to them: “Let it be according to your verdict. With whomever it will be found, let him be my servant, but you will be unharmed.”

44:11  Then they hastened, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

11  And so, they quickly placed their sacks down to the ground, and each one was opened.

44:12  And he searched, beginning at the eldest, and leaving off at the youngest; and the goblet was found in Benjamin's sack.

12  And when he had searched, beginning with the oldest, all the way to the youngest, he found the cup in Benjamin’s sack.

12  And they searched, beginning with the eldest and ending with the youngest; and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

44:13  And they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

13  But they, tearing their garments and burdening their donkeys again, returned to the town.

44:14  And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house, and he was yet there; and they fell before him on the ground.

14  And Judah, first among his brothers, entered to Joseph (for he had not yet departed from the place) and together they all fell down before him to the ground.

44:15  And Joseph said unto them: 'What deed is this that ye have done? know ye not that such a man as I will indeed divine?'

15  And he said to them: “Why would you choose to act in this way? Could you be ignorant that there is no one like me in the knowledge of discerning signs?”

44:16  And Judah said: 'What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants; behold, we are my lord's bondmen, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found.'

16  And Judas said, What shall we answer to our lord, or what shall we say, or wherein should we be justified? whereas God has discovered the unrighteousness of thy servants; behold, we are slaves to our lord, both we and he with whom the cup has been found.

16  And Judah said to him, “What could we answer to my lord? And what would we be able to say, or to justly claim? God has discovered the iniquity of your servants. See, we have all become servants to my lord, both we, and he with whom the cup was found.”

44:17  And he said: 'Far be it from me that I should do so; the man in whose hand the goblet is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.'

17  And Joseph said, Far be it from me to do this thing; the man with whom the cup has been found, he shall be my servant; but do ye go up with safety to your father.

17  Joseph responded: “Far be it from me that I should act in this way. He who stole the cup, he will be my servant. But you may go away free to your father.”

44:18  Then Judah came near unto him, and said: 'Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant; for thou art even as Pharaoh.

18  And Judas drew near him, and said, I pray, Sir, let thy servant speak a word before thee, and be not angry with thy servant, for thou art next to Pharao.

18  Then Judah, approaching closer, said confidently: “I beg you, my lord, let your servant speak a word in your ears, and do not be angry with your servant. For you are next to Pharaoh.

44:19  My lord asked his servants, saying: Have ye a father, or a brother?

19  Sir, thou askedst thy servants, saying, Have ye a father or a brother?

19  My lord, you questioned your servants before: ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’

44:20  And we said unto my lord: We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.

20  And we said to my lord, We have a father, an old man, and he has a son of his old age, a young one, and his brother is dead, and he alone has been left behind to his mother, and his father loves him.

20  And we answered you, my lord: ‘There is our father, an old man, and a young boy, who was born in his old age. His brother of the same womb has died, and he alone is left to his mother and father, who truly love him tenderly.’

44:21  And thou saidst unto thy servants: Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

21  And you said to your servants, ‘Bring him to me, and I will set my eyes on him.’

21  Then you said to your servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes upon him.

44:22  And we said unto my lord: The lad cannot leave his father; for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

22  And we said to my lord, The child will not be able to leave his father; but if he should leave his father, he will die.

22  We suggested to my lord: ‘The boy is not able to leave his father. For if he sends him away, he will die.’

44:23  And thou saidst unto thy servants: Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

23  And you said to your servants: ‘Unless your youngest brother arrives with you, you will not see my face any more.’

44:24  And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

24  Therefore, when we had gone up to your servant our father, we explained to him all that my lord had spoken.

24  And when we came up to your servant our father, we told him the words of my lord.

44:25  And our father said: Go again, buy us a little food.

25  And your servant our father said to us, Go back again and buy us a little grain.

44:26  And we said: We cannot go down; if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down; for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.

26  And we said, We shall not be able to go down; but if our younger brother go down with us, we will go down; for we shall not be able to see the man’s face, our younger brother not being with us.

26  And we said to him: ‘We cannot go. If our youngest brother descends with us, we will set out together. Otherwise, in his absence, we do not dare to see the face of the man.’

44:27  And thy servant my father said unto us: Ye know that my wife bore me two sons;

27  To which he responded: ‘You know that my wife conceived twice by me.

44:28  and the one went out from me, and I said: Surely he is torn in pieces; and I have not seen him since;

28  and one is departed from me; and ye said that he was devoured of wild beasts, and I have not seen him until now.

28  One went out, and you said, “A beast devoured him.” And since then, he has not appeared.

44:29  and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

44:30  Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his soul is bound up with the lad's soul;

30  Now then, if I should go in to they servant, and our father, and the boy should not be with us, (and his life depends on this lad’s life)

30  Therefore, if I would have gone to your servant, our father, with the boy not present, (though his life depends upon the life of him)

44:31  it will come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die; and thy servants will bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.

31  and if he were to see that he is not with us, he would die, and your servants will lead his grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave.

31  It shall come to pass when he sees that the lad is not with us, he will die; and your servants shall bring down the gray hairs of your servant our father with sorrow to Sheol.

44:32  For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying: If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for ever.

32  Let me be your very own servant, for I accepted this one into my trust, and I promised, saying: ‘Unless I lead him back, I will be guilty of a sin against my father for all time.’

44:33  Now therefore, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.

33  And so I, your servant, will remain in place of the boy, in ministry to my lord, and then let the boy go up with his brothers.

44:34  For how shall I go up to my father, if the lad be not with me? lest I look upon the evil that shall come on my father.'

34  For I cannot return to my father without the boy, lest I appear as a witness to the calamity that will oppress my father.”

34  For how can I go up to my father, if the lad is not with me? Lest I see the misfortune which will come on my father.

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.

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.

1  Joseph was unable to restrain himself any longer, standing before so many. Therefore, he instructed that all should go outside, and that no stranger should be among them as they recognized one another.

45:2  And he wept aloud; and the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.

2  And he uttered his voice with weeping; and all the Egyptians heard, and it was reported to the house of Pharao.

2  And he lifted up his voice with weeping, which the Egyptians heard, along with the entire house of Pharaoh.

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 affrighted at his presence.

3  And he said to his brothers: “I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?” His brothers were unable to respond, being terrified by a very great fear.

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.

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.

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.

4  And he said to them mildly, “Approach toward me.” And when they had approached close by, he said: “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

45:5  And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither; for God did send me before you to preserve life.

5  Now then be not grieved, and let it not seem hard to you that ye sold me hither, for God sent me before you for life.

5  Do not be afraid, and let it not seem to you to be a hardship that you sold me into these regions. For God sent me before you into Egypt for your salvation.

45:6  For these two years hath the famine been in the land; and there are yet five years, in which there shall be neither plowing nor harvest.

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.

6  For it is two years since the famine began to be upon the land, and five years more remain, in which there can be neither plowing, nor reaping.

45:7  And God sent me before you to give you a remnant on the earth, and to save you alive for a great deliverance.

7  For God sent me before you, that there might be left to you a remnant upon the earth, even to nourish a great remnant of you.

7  And God sent me ahead, so that you may be preserved upon the earth, and so that you would be able to have food in order to live.

45:8  So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God; and He hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

8  Now then ye did not send me hither, but God; and he hath made me as a father of Pharao, and lord of all his house, and ruler of all the land of Egypt.

8  I was sent here, not by your counsel, but by the will of God. He has caused me to be like a father to Pharaoh, and to be the lord of his entire house, as well as governor throughout all the land of Egypt.

45:9  Hasten ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him: Thus saith thy son Joseph: God hath made me lord of all Egypt; come down unto me, tarry not.

9  Hasten, therefore, and go up to my father, and say to him, These things saith thy son Joseph; God has made me lord of all the land of Egypt; come down therefore to me, and tarry not.

9  Hurry, and go up to my father, and say to him: ‘Your son Joseph commands this: God has caused me to be lord of the entire land of Egypt. Come down to me, do not delay,

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;

10  and you will live in the land of Goshen. And you will be next to me, you and your sons and the sons of your sons, your sheep and your herds, and all that you possess.

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;

45:11  and there will I sustain thee; for there are yet five years of famine; lest thou come to poverty, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast.

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.

11  And there I will pasture you, (for there are still five years of famine remaining) lest both you and your house perish, along with all that you possess.’

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 hasten and bring down my father hither.'

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.

13  You will report to my father about all my glory, and about all that you have seen in Egypt. Hurry, and bring him to me.”

45:14  And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

14  And then falling upon the neck of his brother Benjamin, he embraced him and wept. And likewise, Benjamin wept at the same time on his neck.

45:15  And he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them; and after that his brethren talked with him.

15  And Joseph kissed all his brothers, and he cried over each one. After this, they were emboldened to speak to him.

15  Moreover he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them; and after that, his brothers talked with him.

45:16  And the report thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying: 'Joseph's brethren are come'; and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.

16  And it was overheard, and the news spread by word throughout the king’s court. The brothers of Joseph had arrived, and Pharaoh was gladdened along with all his family.

45:17  And Pharaoh 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.

18  and take from there your father and kindred, and come to me. And I will give you all the good things of Egypt, so that you may eat from the marrow 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.

19  And do thou charge them thus; that they should take for them waggons out of the land of Egypt, for your little ones, and for your wives; and take up your father, and come.

19  “And you may even instruct that they take wagons from the land of Egypt, in order to transport their little ones as well as their wives. And say: ‘Take your father, and come quickly, as soon as possible.

45:20  Also regard not your stuff; for the good things of all the land of Egypt are yours.'

20  You need not give up anything from your household, for all the riches of Egypt will be yours.’ ”

45:21  And the sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.

21  And the children of Israel did so; and Joseph gave to them waggons, according to the words spoken by king Pharao; and he gave them provision for the journey.

45:22  To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver, and five changes of raiment.

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.

22  Likewise, he ordered two robes for each of them to be brought. Yet truly, to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver along with five of the best robes.

45:23  And to his father he sent in like manner ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she-asses laden with corn and bread and victual for his father by the way.

23  And he sent just as much money and clothing to his father, adding also ten male donkeys, with which to transport all the riches of Egypt, and as many female donkeys, carrying wheat and bread for the journey.

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.'

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 Canaan unto Jacob their father.

25  And they ascended out of Egypt, and they arrived in the land of Canaan, to their father Jacob.

45:26  And they told him, saying: 'Joseph is yet alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.' And his heart fainted, for he believed them not.

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  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.

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.

27  To the contrary, they explained the entire matter in order. And when he had seen the wagons, and all that he had sent, his spirit revived,

45:28  And Israel said: 'It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive; I will go and see him before I die.'

28  and he said: “It is enough for me, if my son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”

46:1  And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.

1  And Israel departed, he and all that he had, and came to the well of the oath; and he offered sacrifice to the God of his father Isaac.

1  And Israel, setting out with all that he had, arrived at the Well of the Oath. And sacrificing victims there to the God of his father Isaac,

46:2  And God spoke unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said: 'Jacob, Jacob.' And he said: 'Here am I.'

2  And God spoke to Israel in a night vision, saying, Jacob, Jacob; and he said, What is it?

2  he heard him, by a vision in the night, calling him, and saying to him: “Jacob, Jacob.” And he answered him, “Behold, here I am.”

46:3  And He said: 'I am God, the God of thy father; fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation.

3  God said to him: “I am the most strong God of your father. Do not be afraid. Descend into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.

3  Then he said to him. I am El, the God of your father; fear not to go down to Egypt; for I will there make of you a great people;

46:4  I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again; and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.'

4  And I will go down with thee into Egypt, and I will bring thee up at the end; and Joseph shall put his hands on thine eyes.

4  I will descend with you to that place, and I will lead you back from there, returning. Also, Joseph will place his hands over your eyes.

46:5  And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

5  Then Jacob rose up from the Well of the Oath. And his sons took him, with their little ones and wives, in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry the old man,

46:6  And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him;

6  along with all that he possessed in the land of Canaan. And he arrived in Egypt with all his offspring

46:7  his sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.

7  The sons, and the sons of his sons with him; his daughters, and the daughters of his daughters; and he brought all his seed into Egypt.

7  his sons and his grandsons, his daughters and all his progeny together.

46:8  And these are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's first-born.

8  Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who entered into Egypt, he with his children. The firstborn is Reuben.

46:9  And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, and Pallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

46:10  And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

10  The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohar, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

46:11  And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

46:12  And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

12  And the sons of Judas; Er, and Aunan, and Selom, and Phares, and Zara: and Er and Aunan died in the land of Chanaan.

12  The sons of Judah: Er and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez and Zerah. Now Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And sons were born to Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

46:13  And the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puvah, and Iob, and Shimron.

13  And the sons of Phares were Esron, and Jemuel. And the sons of Issachar; Thola, and Phua, and Asum, and Sambran.

13  The sons of Issachar: Tola and Puvah, and Job and Shimron.

46:14  And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.

14  The sons of Zebulun: Seder, Elon, and Nahlael.

46:15  These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore unto Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah; all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.

46:16  And the sons of Gad: Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.

16  The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Adi, Arod, and Adri.

46:17  And the sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel.

17  The sons of Asher: Imnah and Jesua, and Jessui and Beriah, and also their sister Sarah. The sons of Beria: Heber and Malchiel.

46:18  These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bore unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.

46:19  The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin.

19  And the sons of Rachel, the wife of Jacob; Joseph, and Benjamin.

46:20  And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On bore unto him.

20  And there were sons born to Joseph in the land of Egypt, whom Aseneth, the daughter of Petephres, priest of Heliopolis, bore to him, even Manasses and Ephraim. And there were sons born to Manasses, which the Syrian concubine bore to him, even Machir. And Machir begot Galaad. And the sons of Ephraim, the brother of Manasses; Sutalaam, and Taam. And the sons of Sutalaam; Edom.

20  And sons were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of Heliopolis, bore for him: Manasseh and Ephraim.

46:21  And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

21  and the sons of Benjamin; Bala, and Bochor, and Asbel. And the sons of Bala were Gera, and Noeman, and Anchis, and Ros, and Mamphim. And Gera begot Arad.

21  The sons of Benjamin: Bela and Becher, and Ashbel and Gera, and Naaman and Ehi, and Rosh and Moppim, and Huppim and Ard.

46:22  These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob; all the souls were fourteen.

46:23  And the sons of Dan: Hushim.

46:24  And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.

46:25  These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and these she bore unto Jacob; all the souls were seven.

46:26  All the souls belonging to Jacob that came into Egypt, that came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six.

46:27  And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls; all the souls of the house of Jacob, that came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

46:28  And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to show the way before him unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

28  Then he sent Judah ahead of himself, to Joseph, in order to report to him, and so that he would meet him in Goshen.

46:29  And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and he presented himself unto him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

29  And Joseph having made ready his chariots, went up to meet Israel his father, at the city of Heroes; and having appeared to him, fell on his neck, and wept with abundant weeping.

29  And when he had arrived there, Joseph harnessed his chariot, and he went up to meet his father at the same place. And seeing him, he fell upon his neck, and, amid embraces, he wept.

46:30  And Israel said unto Joseph: 'Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, that thou art yet alive.'

30  And the father said to Joseph, “Now I will die happy, because I have seen your face, and I am leaving you behind alive.”

30  And Israel said to Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen your face, my son, because you are still alive.

46:31  And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house: 'I will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and will say unto him: My brethren, and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;

31  And he said to his brothers and to all his father’s house: “I will go up and report to Pharaoh, and I will say to him: ‘My brothers, and my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.

46:32  and the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

32  And these honorable men are pastors of sheep, and they have the task of feeding the flock. Their cattle, and herds, and all that they were able to hold, they have brought with them.’

46:33  And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say: What is your occupation?

33  If then Pharao call you, and say to you, What is you occupation?

33  And when he will call you and will say, ‘What is your work?’

46:34  that ye shall say: Thy servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers; that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.'

34  You will respond, ‘Your servants are pastors of honor, from our infancy even to the present time, both we and our fathers.’ Now you will say this so that you may be able to live in the land of Goshen, because the Egyptians detest all pastors of sheep.”