Genesis 46
1 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.
And Israel yede forth with alle thingis that he hadde, and he cam to the pit of ooth; and whanne sacrifices weren slayn there to God of his fadir Isaac,
2 And he said God - to Israel in [the] visions of the night and he said O Jacob - Jacob and he said here [am] I.
he herde God bi a visioun in that nyyt clepynge hym, `and seiynge to hym, Jacob! Jacob! To whom he answeride, Lo! Y am present.
3 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.
God seide to hym, Y am the strongeste God of thi fadir; nyle thou drede, go doun in to Egipt, for Y schal make thee there in to a greet folk;
4 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.
Y schal go doun thidir with thee, and Y schal brynge thee turnynge ayen fro thennus, and Joseph schal sette his hond on thin iyen.
5 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.
Jacob roos fro the pit of ooth, and the sones token him, with her litle children, and wyues, in the waynes whiche Farao hadde sent to bere the eld man,
6 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.
and alle thingis whiche he weldide in the lond of Canaan; and he cam in to Egipt with his seed,
7 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.
hise sones, and her sones, and douytris, and al the generacioun togidere.
8 And these [are] [the] names of [the] sons of Israel who went Egypt towards Jacob and sons his [the] firstborn of Jacob Reuben.
Forsothe thes ben the names of the sones of Israel, that entriden in to Egipte; he with hise fre children. The firste gendrid Ruben;
9 And [the] sons of Reuben Hanoch and Pallu and Hezron and Carmi.
the sones of Ruben, Enoch, and Fallu, and Esrom, and Carmi.
10 And [the] sons of Simeon Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jakin and Zohar and Shaul [the] son the Canaanite [woman].
The sones of Symeon, Jemuhel, and Jamyn, and Ahoth, and Jachyn, and Sab, and Saber, and Saul, the sone of a womman of Canaan.
11 And [the] sons of Levi Gershon Kohath and Merari.
The sones of Leuy, Gerson, Caath, and Merarie.
12 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.
The sones of Juda, Her and Onam, and Sela, and Fares, and Zara. Forsothe Her and Onam dieden in the lond of Canaan; and the sones of Fares weren borun, Esrom, and Amul.
13 And [the] sons of Issachar Tola and Puah and Iob and Shimron.
The sones of Isacar, Thola, and Fua, and Jobab, and Semron.
14 And [the] sons of Zebulun Sered and Elon and Jahleel.
The sones of Zabulon, Sared, and Thelom, and Jahel.
15 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.
These ben the sones of Lia, whiche sche childide in Mesopotanye of Sirie, with Dyna, hir douyter; alle the soules of hise sones and douytris, thre and thretti.
16 And [the] sons of Gad Zephon and Haggi Shuni and Ezbon Eri and Arodi and Areli.
The sones of Gad, Sefion, and Aggi, Suny, and Hesebon, Heri, and Arodi, and Areli.
17 And [the] sons of Asher Imnah and Ishvah and Ishvi and Beriah and Serah sister their and [the] sons of Beriah Heber and Malkiel.
The sones of Aser, Jamne, and Jesua, and Jesui, and Beria; and Sara, the sister of hem. The sones of Beria, Heber and Melchiel.
18 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].
These weren the sones of Zelfa, whom Laban yaf to Lia, his douyter, and Jacob gendryde these sixtene persones.
19 [the] sons of Rachel [the] wife of Jacob Joseph and Benjamin.
The sones of Rachel, `wijf of Jacob, weren Joseph and Beniamyn.
20 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.
And sones weren borun to Joseph in the loond of Egipt, Manasses and Effraym, whiche Asenech, `douytir of Putifar, preest of Helipoleos, childide to hym.
21 And [the] sons of Benjamin Bela and Beker and Ashbel Gera and Naaman Ehi and Rosh Muppim and Huppim and Ard.
The sones of Beniamin weren Bela, and Becor, and Asbel, Gera, and Naaman, and Jechi, `Ros, and Mofym, and Ofym, and Ared.
22 These [were] [the] sons of Rachel who it was born to Jacob every person [was] four-teen.
These weren the sones of Rachel, whiche Jacob gendride; alle the persones weren fouretene.
23 And [the] sons of Dan Hushim.
The sone of Dan, Vsym.
24 And [the] sons of Naphtali Jahzeel and Guni and Jezer and Shillem.
The sones of Neptalym, Jasiel, and Guny, and Jeser, and Salem.
25 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.
These weren `the sones of Bala, whom Laban yaf to Rachel his douytir.
26 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.
And Jacob gendride these; alle the soules weren seuene. And alle the men that entriden with Jacob in to Egipt, and yeden out of his thiy, with out `the wyues of his sones, weren sixti and sixe.
27 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.
Forsothe the sones of Joseph, that weren borun to hym in `the loond of Egipt, weren two men. Alle the soulis of `the hows of Jacob, that entriden in to Egipt, weren seuenti.
28 And Judah he sent before him to Joseph to show before him Goshen towards and they went [the] land of towards Goshen.
Forsothe Jacob sente Judas bifore hym to Joseph, that he schulde telle to hym, and he schulde `come in to Gessen.
29 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.
And whanne Jacob hadde come thidir, Joseph stiede in his chare to mete his fadir at the same place. And he siy Jacob, and felde on `his necke, and wepte bitwixe collyngis.
30 And he said Israel to Joseph let me die this time after have seen I face your that still you [are] alive.
And the fadir seide to Joseph, Now Y schal die ioiful, for Y siy thi face, and Y leeue thee lyuynge.
31 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.
And Joseph spak to hise brithren, and to al `the hows of his fadir, I schal stie, and `Y schal telle to Farao, and Y schal seie to hym, My britheren, and the hows of my fadir, that weren in the lond of Canaan, ben comun to me,
32 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.
and thei ben men kepers of scheep, and han bisynesse of flockis to be fed; thei brouyten with hem her scheep and grete beestis, and alle thingis whiche thei miyten haue.
33 And it will be that he will summon you Pharaoh and he will say what? [are] work your.
And whanne Farao schal clepe you, and schal seie, What is youre werk?
34 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.
ye schulen answere, We ben thi seruauntis, men scheepherdis, fro oure childhed til in to present tyme, bothe we and oure fadris. Sotheli ye schulen seye these thingis, that ye moun dwelle in the lond of Gessen, for Egipcians wlaten alle keperis of scheep.
