Genesis 45

1 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me!” So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.

2 But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it.

3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.

4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!

5 And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.

6 For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting.

7 God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

8 Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

9 Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.

10 You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.

11 And there I will provide for you, because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you and your household and everything you own will come to destitution.’

12 Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that I, Joseph, am the one speaking with you.

13 Tell my father about all my splendor in Egypt and everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”

14 Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.

15 Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him.

16 When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.

17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan.

18 Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’

19 You are also directed to tell them: ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives, and bring your father and come back.

20 But pay no regard to your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”

21 So the sons of Israel did as they were told. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.

22 He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.

23 And he sent to his father the following: ten donkeys loaded with the best of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provisions for his father’s journey.

24 Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way!”

25 So the brothers went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan.

26 “Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.

27 However, when they relayed all that Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob was revived.

28 “Enough!” declared Israel. “My son Joseph is still alive! I will go to see him before I die.”

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.

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

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 troubled at his presence.

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.

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

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

7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

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 a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

9 Haste 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:

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:

11 And there will I nourish thee; for yet [there are] five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.

12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that [it is] my mouth that speaketh unto you.

13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.

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

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

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

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;

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.

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.

20 Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt [is] yours.

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

22 To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred [pieces] of silver, and five changes of raiment.

23 And to his father he sent after this [manner]; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.

24 So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.

25 ¶ And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,

26 And told him, saying, Joseph [is] yet alive, and he [is] governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not.

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:

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

1 And Joseph could no longer refrain himself from all that stood about him: and he cried, Let every man go out from me. And there stood no man with him, when Joseph confessed with his brethren.

2 And he cried with a loud voice, and the Egyptians and Pharaoh's servants heard it.

3 And said unto his brethren: I am Joseph. Is my father yet alive? And his brethren could not answer him; so they were afraid before his face.

4 And he said unto his brethren: Come near me. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold in Egypt.

5 And now be not grieved, neither think that I am angry because ye have sold me hither: for for your life's sake God hath sent me before you.

6 For these are two years, that it is dear in the land; and there are yet five years, that there shall be no plowing nor reaping.

7 But God hath sent me before you, to preserve you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great salvation.

8 And now, ye sent me not hither, but God, who hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord over all his house, and a ruler in all the land of Egypt.

9 Make haste therefore, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Joseph thy son saith unto thee, God hath made me lord of all the land of Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not.

10 Thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and shalt be nigh unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy cattle great and small, and all that thou hast.

11 I will provide for thee there: for there are yet five years of tribulation: lest thou perish with thy house, and with all that thou hast.

12 Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that I speak unto you by word of mouth.

13 Declare unto my Father all my glory in Egypt, and all that ye have seen; make haste, and come down hither with my Father.

14 And he fell on the neck of Benjamin his brother, and wept: and Benjamin also wept on his neck.

15 And he kissed all his brethren, and wept over them. Afterward his brethren talked with him.

16 And when the cry came into Pharaoh's house, that Joseph's brethren were come, it pleased Pharaoh well, and all his servants.

17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Tell thy brethren: Do thus unto him, load your beasts, go,

18 And when ye are come into the land of Canaan, take your father and your household, and come unto me; and I will give you goods in the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the marrow of the land.

19 And give them charge: Do so unto him, take unto you out of the land of Egypt chariots for your children and your wives, and lead your father, and come.

20 And see not your household goods: for the goods of all the land of Egypt shall be yours.

21 And the children of Israel did so. And Joseph gave them chariots according to Pharaoh's commandment, and victuals for the way.

22 And gave unto them all, every one, one ceremonial garment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five ceremonial garments.

23 And he sent unto his father ten asses laden with goods out of Egypt, and ten asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father's journey.

24 So he left his brethren, and they went, and said unto them: Quarrel not in the way.

25 So they went up from Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father.

26 And they told him, saying: Joseph is yet alive, and is a ruler in all the land of Egypt. But his heart thought much otherwise, because he believed them not.

27 And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had spoken unto them. And when he saw the chariots which Joseph had sent him to bring him, the spirit of Jacob their father was quickened.

28 And Israel said: I am satisfied that my son Joseph is yet alive; I will go and see him before I die.