< Genesis 46 >
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,
And he set out Israel and all that [belonged] to him and he came Beer towards Sheba and he sacrificed sacrifices to [the] God of father his Isaac.
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.”
And he said God - to Israel in [the] visions of the night and he said O Jacob - Jacob and he said here [am] I.
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.
And he said I [am] the God [the] God of father your may not you be afraid from going down Egypt towards for into a nation great I will make you there.
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.
I I will go down with you Egypt towards and I I will bring up you also completely and Joseph he will put hand his over eyes your.
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,
And he arose Jacob from Beer Sheba and they carried [the] sons of Israel Jacob father their and little one[s] their and wives their in the carts which he had sent Pharaoh to carry him.
6 along with all that he possessed in the land of Canaan. And he arrived in Egypt with all his offspring:
And they took livestock their and possession[s] their which they had accumulated in [the] land of Canaan and they came Egypt towards Jacob and all offspring his with him.
7 his sons and his grandsons, his daughters and all his progeny together.
Sons his and [the] sons of sons his with him daughters his and [the] daughters of children his and all offspring his he brought with him Egypt towards.
8 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who entered into Egypt, he with his children. The firstborn is Reuben.
And these [are] [the] names of [the] sons of Israel who went Egypt towards Jacob and sons his [the] firstborn of Jacob Reuben.
9 The sons of Reuben: Hanoch and Pallu, and Hezron and Carmi.
And [the] sons of Reuben Hanoch and Pallu and Hezron and Carmi.
10 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad, and Jachin and Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.
And [the] sons of Simeon Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jakin and Zohar and Shaul [the] son the Canaanite [woman].
11 The sons of Levi: Gershon and Kohath, and Merari.
And [the] sons of Levi Gershon Kohath and Merari.
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.
And [the] sons of Judah Er and Onan and Shelah and Perez and Zerah and he had died Er and Onan in [the] land of Canaan and they were [the] sons of Perez Hezron and Hamul.
13 The sons of Issachar: Tola and Puvah, and Job and Shimron.
And [the] sons of Issachar Tola and Puah and Iob and Shimron.
14 The sons of Zebulun: Sered and Elon and Jahleel.
And [the] sons of Zebulun Sered and Elon and Jahleel.
15 These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore, along with his daughter Dinah, in Mesopotamia of Syria. All the souls of her sons and daughters are thirty-three.
These - [were] [the] sons of Leah whom she had borne to Jacob in Paddan Aram and Dinah daughter his every person of sons his and daughters his [was] thirty and three.
16 The sons of Gad: Ziphion and Haggi, and Shuni and Ezbon, and Eri and Arodi, and Areli.
And [the] sons of Gad Zephon and Haggi Shuni and Ezbon Eri and Arodi and Areli.
17 The sons of Asher: Imnah and Jesua, and Jessui and Beriah, and also their sister Sarah. The sons of Beria: Heber and Malchiel.
And [the] sons of Asher Imnah and Ishvah and Ishvi and Beriah and Serah sister their and [the] sons of Beriah Heber and Malkiel.
18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah. And these she bore to Jacob: sixteen souls.
These [were] [the] sons of Zilpah whom he had given Laban to Leah daughter his and she bore these to Jacob six-teen person[s].
19 The sons of Rachel, the wife of Jacob: Joseph and Benjamin.
[the] sons of Rachel [the] wife of Jacob Joseph and Benjamin.
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.
And it was born to Joseph in [the] land of Egypt [those] whom she bore to him Asenath [the] daughter of Poti-phera [the] priest of On Manasseh and Ephraim.
21 The sons of Benjamin: Bela and Becher, and Ashbel and Gera, and Naaman and Ehi, and Rosh and Moppim, and Huppim and Ard.
And [the] sons of Benjamin Bela and Beker and Ashbel Gera and Naaman Ehi and Rosh Muppim and Huppim and Ard.
22 These are the sons of Rachel, whom she bore to Jacob: all these souls are fourteen.
These [were] [the] sons of Rachel who it was born to Jacob every person [was] four-teen.
23 The sons of Dan: Hushim.
And [the] sons of Dan Hushim.
24 The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel and Guni, and Jezer and Shillem.
And [the] sons of Naphtali Jahzeel and Guni and Jezer and Shillem.
25 These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel, and these she bore to Jacob: all these souls are seven.
These [were] [the] sons of Bilhah whom he had given Laban to Rachel daughter his and she had borne these to Jacob every person [was] seven.
26 All the souls who went into Egypt with Jacob and who went out from his thigh, besides the wives of his sons, were sixty-six.
Every person who went [belonging] to Jacob Egypt towards [who] came out of thigh his besides [the] wives of [the] sons of Jacob every person [was] sixty and six.
27 Now the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in the land of Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, who went into Egypt, were seventy.
And [the] sons of Joseph who it was born to him in Egypt [were] person[s] two every person of [the] household of Jacob that it went Egypt towards [was] seventy.
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.
And Judah he sent before him to Joseph to show before him Goshen towards and they went [the] land of towards Goshen.
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.
And he harnessed Joseph chariot his and he went up to meet Israel father his Goshen towards and he presented himself to him and he fell on neck his and he wept on neck his still.
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.”
And he said Israel to Joseph let me die this time after have seen I face your that still you [are] alive.
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.
And he said Joseph to brothers his and to [the] household of father his I will go up and I will tell to Pharaoh and I will say to him brothers my and [the] household of father my who [were] in [the] land of Canaan they have come to me.
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.’
And the men [are] shepherds of sheep for men of livestock they have been and flock[s] their and herd[s] their and all that [belongs] to them they have brought.
33 And when he will call you and will say, ‘What is your work?’
And it will be that he will summon you Pharaoh and he will say what? [are] work your.
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.”
And you will say men of livestock they have been servants your since youth our and until now both we as well as fathers our in order that you may dwell in [the] land of Goshen for [is] [the] abomination of Egypt every shepherd of sheep.