Genesis 45
1 Joseph was not able to control his feelings any longer. He did not want to cry in front of his servants, so he said to them loudly, “All of you go outside!” After they went outside, there was no one else there with Joseph when he told his brothers who he was.
Joseph ne pouvait plus se contenir devant tous ceux qui l’entouraient. Il s’écria: Faites sortir tout le monde. Et il ne resta personne avec Joseph, quand il se fit connaître à ses frères.
2 He cried so loudly that the people of Egypt who were outside heard it, and even the people in the king’s palace heard it.
Il éleva la voix, en pleurant. Les Égyptiens l’entendirent, et la maison de Pharaon l’entendit.
3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is our father still alive?” But his brothers were not able to reply, because they were frightened because of what he said.
Joseph dit à ses frères: Je suis Joseph! Mon père vit-il encore? Mais ses frères ne purent lui répondre, car ils étaient troublés en sa présence.
4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me!” When they came closer, he said, “I am your brother Joseph! I am the one you sold to traders who brought me here to Egypt!
Joseph dit à ses frères: Approchez-vous de moi. Et ils s’approchèrent. Il dit: Je suis Joseph, votre frère, que vous avez vendu pour être mené en Égypte.
5 But now, do not be distressed, and do not be angry with yourselves for having sold me to people who brought me here, because it was to save you from dying [because of the famine] that God sent me here ahead of you.
Maintenant, ne vous affligez pas, et ne soyez pas fâchés de m’avoir vendu pour être conduit ici, car c’est pour vous sauver la vie que Dieu m’a envoyé devant vous.
6 There has been a famine in this country for two years, and it will continue for five more years, so that no one will plow ground, and there will be no crops to harvest.
Voilà deux ans que la famine est dans le pays; et pendant cinq années encore, il n’y aura ni labour, ni moisson.
7 But God sent me here ahead of you, to keep you from starving, and to make sure that your descendants will survive.
Dieu m’a envoyé devant vous pour vous faire subsister dans le pays, et pour vous faire vivre par une grande délivrance.
8 Therefore, it was not you who sent me here; it was God who sent me here! He has caused me to become like a father to the king. I am in charge of everything in his palace and the governor of everyone in Egypt!
Ce n’est donc pas vous qui m’avez envoyé ici, mais c’est Dieu; il m’a établi père de Pharaon, maître de toute sa maison, et gouverneur de tout le pays d’Égypte.
9 Now return to my father quickly, and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: “God has caused me to become the governor over the whole land of Egypt. Come down to me immediately!
Hâtez-vous de remonter auprès de mon père, et vous lui direz: Ainsi a parlé ton fils Joseph: Dieu m’a établi seigneur de toute l’Égypte; descends vers moi, ne tarde pas!
10 You can live in the Goshen region. You and your children and your grandchildren, your sheep and goats and cattle, and everything that you own, will be near me.
Tu habiteras dans le pays de Gosen, et tu seras près de moi, toi, tes fils, et les fils de tes fils, tes brebis et tes bœufs, et tout ce qui est à toi.
11 Since there will be five more years of famine, I will make sure that you have food. If you do not come here, you and your family and all of your servants will starve. [EUP]”’
Là, je te nourrirai, car il y aura encore cinq années de famine; et ainsi tu ne périras point, toi, ta maison, et tout ce qui est à toi.
12 “Look closely, and all of you can see, including my brother Benjamin, that it is really I, Joseph, who am speaking to you.
Vous voyez de vos yeux, et mon frère Benjamin voit de ses yeux que c’est moi-même qui vous parle.
13 Go and tell my father about how greatly I am honored here in Egypt. And tell him about everything else that you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly!”
Racontez à mon père toute ma gloire en Égypte, et tout ce que vous avez vu; et vous ferez descendre ici mon père au plus tôt.
14 Then he threw his arms around his [younger] brother Benjamin’s neck and cried. And Benjamin hugged him and cried.
Il se jeta au cou de Benjamin, son frère, et pleura; et Benjamin pleura sur son cou.
15 And then as he kissed his older brothers [on their cheeks], he cried. After that, his brothers started to talk with him.
Il embrassa aussi tous ses frères, en pleurant. Après quoi, ses frères s’entretinrent avec lui.
16 Someone went to the palace and told the news that Joseph’s brothers had come. The king and all his officials were pleased.
Le bruit se répandit dans la maison de Pharaon que les frères de Joseph étaient arrivés: ce qui fut agréable à Pharaon et à ses serviteurs.
17 The king said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers this: ‘Put loads of grain on your animals and return to the Canaan region.
Pharaon dit à Joseph: Dis à tes frères: Faites ceci. Chargez vos bêtes, et partez pour le pays de Canaan;
18 Then bring your father and your families back here. I will give you the best land in Egypt, and you will have the best food in the land to eat.’
prenez votre père et vos familles, et venez auprès de moi. Je vous donnerai ce qu’il y a de meilleur au pays d’Égypte, et vous mangerez la graisse du pays.
19 “Also tell this to your brothers: ‘Take some carts from Egypt to carry your children and your wives, and get them and your father and come back here quickly.
Tu as ordre de leur dire: Faites ceci. Prenez dans le pays d’Égypte des chars pour vos enfants et pour vos femmes; amenez votre père, et venez.
20 Do not worry about bringing your possessions, because the best things in Egypt will be yours. Because of that, you will not need to bring any of your things from Canaan.’”
Ne regrettez point ce que vous laisserez, car ce qu’il y a de meilleur dans tout le pays d’Égypte sera pour vous.
21 Jacob’s sons did what the king suggested. Joseph gave them carts and food to eat along the way, as the king had ordered.
Les fils d’Israël firent ainsi. Joseph leur donna des chars, selon l’ordre de Pharaon; il leur donna aussi des provisions pour la route.
22 To each of them he gave new clothes, but he gave 300 pieces of silver and five sets of new clothes to Benjamin!
Il leur donna à tous des vêtements de rechange, et il donna à Benjamin trois cents sicles d’argent et cinq vêtements de rechange.
23 And this is what he sent to his father: Ten male donkeys, loaded with some of the best goods that come from Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other food for his father’s trip to Egypt.
Il envoya à son père dix ânes chargés de ce qu’il y avait de meilleur en Égypte, et dix ânesses chargées de blé, de pain et de vivres, pour son père pendant le voyage.
24 Then he sent his brothers on their way, saying to them “Do not quarrel along the way!”
Puis il congédia ses frères, qui partirent; et il leur dit: Ne vous querellez pas en chemin.
25 So they left Egypt and came to their father Jacob in Canaan.
Ils remontèrent de l’Égypte, et ils arrivèrent dans le pays de Canaan, auprès de Jacob, leur père.
26 One of them told him, “Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is the governor over all of Egypt!” Jacob was extremely astonished; he could not believe that it was true.
Ils lui dirent: Joseph vit encore, et même c’est lui qui gouverne tout le pays d’Égypte. Mais le cœur de Jacob resta froid, parce qu’il ne les croyait pas.
27 But they told him everything that Joseph had said to them, and Jacob saw the carts that Joseph had sent to carry him and his family and possessions to Egypt. Then their father Jacob’s shock ended.
Ils lui rapportèrent toutes les paroles que Joseph leur avait dites. Il vit les chars que Joseph avait envoyés pour le transporter. C’est alors que l’esprit de Jacob, leur père, se ranima;
28 He said, “What you have said is enough to convince me! My son Joseph is still alive, and I will go and see him before I die!”
et Israël dit: C’est assez! Joseph, mon fils, vit encore! J’irai, et je le verrai avant que je meure.
