Jenèz 47
1 Konsa, Joseph te antre pou pale ak Farawon. Li te di: “Papa m avèk frè m yo, bann mouton yo, twoupo yo, avèk tout sa yo posede, te sòti nan peyi Canaan an. Epi gade byen, yo nan peyi Gosen.”
Then Joseph went in and told Pharao, saying: My father and brethren, their sheep and their herds, and all that they possess, are come out of the land of Chanaan: and behold they stay in the land of Gessen.
2 Li te pran senk mesye pami frè li yo, e li te prezante yo bay Farawon.
Five men also the last of his brethren, he presented before the king:
3 Alò, Farawon te di a frè li yo: “Ki metye nou?” Epi yo te di a Farawon: “Sèvitè nou se bèje, ni nou menm, ni zansèt nou yo.”
And he asked them: What is your occupation? They answered: We thy servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers.
4 Yo te di a Farawon: “Nou te vini pou rete tankou etranje nan peyi a, paske nanpwen patiraj pou bann mouton yo paske gwo grangou a rèd nan peyi Canaan. Alò pou sa, souple, kite sèvitè nou yo viv nan peyi Gosen an.”
We are come to sojourn in thy land, because there is no grass for the flocks of thy servants, the famine being very grievous in the land of Chanaan: and we pray thee to give orders that we thy servants may be in the land of Gessen.
5 Konsa, Farawon te di a Joseph: “Papa ou avèk frè ou yo te vin kote ou.
The king therefore said to Joseph: Thy father and thy brethren are come to thee.
6 Peyi Égypte la devan ou, plase papa ou avèk frè ou yo nan pi bon pòsyon tè a, kite yo viv nan peyi Gosen an. Epi si ou konnen moun ak kapasite pami yo, alò, fè yo responsab bèt mwen yo.”
The land of Egypt is before thee: make them dwell in the best place, and give them the land of Gessen. And if thou knowest that there are industrious men among them, make them rulers over my cattle.
7 Epi Joseph te mennen papa li, Jacob. Li te prezante li bay Farawon, epi Jacob te beni Farawon.
After this Joseph brought in his father to the king, and presented him before him: and he blessed him.
8 Farawon te di a Jacob: “Konbyen ane ou gen tan viv?”
And being asked by him: How many are the days of the years of thy life?
9 Konsa, Jacob te di a Farawon: “Lane lavi m yo sou latè se san-trant. Pa anpil, e degoutan se te ane lavi m yo. Ni yo pa menm fòs avèk lane ke zansèt mwen yo te viv pandan jou lavi pa yo.”
He answered: The days of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years, few, and evil, and they are not come up to the days of the pilgrimage of my fathers.
10 Konsa, Jacob te beni Farawon, e li te sòti nan prezans li.
And blessing the king, he went out.
11 Epi Joseph te pozisyone papa li, ak frè li yo e li te bay yo yon teren an Égypte, nan pi bon pati nan peyi a, kote Ramsès la, tankou Farawon te kòmande a.
But Joseph gave a possession to his father and his brethren in Egypt, in the best place of the land, in Ramesses, as Pharao had commanded.
12 Joseph te founi papa li ak frè li yo, avèk tout lakay li avèk manje, selon fòs kantite pitit pa yo.
And he nourished them, and all his father’s house, allowing food to every one.
13 Koulye a, pa t gen manje nan tout peyi a, akoz gwo grangou a te tèlman rèd, ke peyi Égypte la ak peyi Canaan an te febli nèt akoz gwo grangou a.
For in the whole world there was want of bread, and a famine had oppressed the land: more especially of Egypt and Chanaan.
14 Joseph te ranmase tout lajan ki te twouve nan peyi Égypte la, ak nan peyi Canaan pou sereyal ke yo te achte a, e Joseph te pote lajan an lakay Farawon.
Out of which he gathered up all the money for the corn which they bought, and brought it into the king’s treasure.
15 Lè tout lajan an te fin depanse nan tout peyi Égypte la, ak tout peyi Canaan an, tout Ejipsyen yo te vin vè Joseph, e te di li: “Bannou manje, paske pou ki rezon nou ta dwe mouri nan prezans ou? Paske lajan nou fini.”
And when the buyers wanted money, all Egypt came to Joseph, saying: Give us bread: why should we die in thy presence, having now no money.
16 Alò, Joseph te di: “Bay bèt nou yo, e mwen va bannou manje pou bèt yo, paske kòb nou gen tan fini.”
And he answered them: Bring me your cattle, and for them I will give you food, if you have no money.
17 Epi yo te mennen bèt yo kote Joseph, Joseph te bay yo manje an echanj ak cheval ak bann mouton, twoupo ak bourik. Konsa, li te bay yo manje an echanj ak tout bèt pa yo nan ane sa a.
And when they had brought them, he gave them food in exchange for their horses, and sheep, and oxen, and asses and he maintained them that year for the exchange of their cattle.
18 Lè ane sa a te fini, yo te vin kote li nan lane pwochèn, e te di li: “Nou p ap kache a mèt nou ke lajan nou fin depanse, e tout twoupo bèt yo se pou mèt nou. Nanpwen anyen ki rete pou mèt la, sof ke kò nou, ak tè nou yo.
And they came the second year, and said to him: We will not hide from our lord, how that our money is spent, and our cattle also are gone: neither art thou ignorant that we have nothing now left but our bodies and our lands.
19 Poukisa nou ta mouri devan zye ou, ni nou menm, ni tè nou yo? Achte nou menm avèk tè nou yo, e nou va vin esklav a Farawon. Epi bannou semans pou nou ka viv, pou nou pa mouri, e pou tè a pa rete vid.”
Why therefore shall we die before thy eyes? we will be thine, both we and our lands: buy us to be the king’s servants, and give us seed, lest for want of tillers the land be turned into a wilderness.
20 Alò, Joseph te achte tout tè an Égypte yo pou Farawon, e chak Ejipsyen te vann tè li, akoz ke gwo grangou a te rèd sou yo. Konsa, tè a te vin pou Farawon.
So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt, every man selling his possessions, because of the greatness of the famine. And he brought it into Pharao’s hands:
21 Epi pou pèp la, li te deplase yo pou antre nan vil yo, sòti nan yon pwen fwontyè Égypte la, jis rive nan lòt la.
And all its people from one end of the borders of Egypt, even to the other end thereof,
22 Se sèl tè prèt yo ke li pa t achte, paske prèt yo te gen yon bous ki te sòti sou Farawon, e yo te viv sou bous ke Farawon te bay yo a. Akoz sa, yo pa t vann tè pa yo a.
Except the land of the priests, which had been given them by the king: to whom also a certain allowance of food was given out of the public stores, and therefore they were not forced to sell their possessions.
23 Epi Joseph te di a pèp la: “Veye byen, jodi a mwen te achte nou menm avèk tè nou yo pou Farawon. Men semans lan se pou nou, e nou kapab simen nan tè a.
Then Joseph said to the people: Behold as you see, both you and your lands belong to Pharao: take seed and sow the fields,
24 Nan rekòlt la, nou va bay yon senkyèm a Farawon, e kat senkyèm nan ap rete pou nou pou simen nan tè a pou manje pou nou menm avèk sa ki lakay nou yo, ak pou pitit nou yo.”
That you may have corn. The fifth part you shall give to the king: the other four you shall have for seed, and for food for your families and children.
25 Epi yo te di: “Ou gen tan sove lavi nou! Kite nou twouve favè nan zye a mèt nou, e nou va vin esklav Farawon.”
And they answered: Our life is in thy hand: only let my lord look favourably upon us, and we will gladly serve the king.
26 Joseph te fè yon règleman selon peyi Égypte la ki valab jis rive jou sa a ke Farawon te gen dwa a yon senkyèm nan. Sèl tè a prèt yo ki pa t vin pou Farawon.
From that time unto this day, in the whole land of Egypt, the fifth part is paid to the king, and it is become as a law, except the land of the priests, which was free from this covenant.
27 Alò, Israël te viv nan peyi Égypte la, nan Gosen. Yo te gen tèren ladann, yo te vin trè pwodiktif, e yo te peple anpil.
So Israel dwelt in Egypt, that is, in the land of Gessen, and possessed it: and grew, and was multiplied exceedingly.
28 Jacob te viv nan peyi Égypte pandan disèt ane'. Pou sa, fòs lavi li te san-karant-sèt ane.
And he lived in it seventeen years: and all the days of his life came to a hundred and forty-seven years.
29 Lè pou Israël mouri an t ap pwoche. Li te rele fis li, Joseph, e te di li: “Souple, si mwen te twouve favè nan zye ou, koulye a plase men ou anba fant janm mwen, e aji avèk mwen nan bòn fwa ak tandrès. Souple, pa antere mwen an Égypte,
And when he saw that the day of his death drew nigh, he called his son Joseph, and said to him: If I have found favour in thy sight, put thy hand under my thigh; and thou shalt shew me this kindness and truth, not to bury me in Egypt:
30 men lè m kouche avèk zansèt mwen yo, nou va pote mwen deyò de Égypte, pou antere mwen nan plas antèman a yo menm nan.” Epi Joseph te di: “M ap fè jan ou di m nan.”
But I will sleep with my fathers, and thou shalt take me away out of this land, and bury me in the burying place of my ancestors. And Joseph answered him: I will do what thou hast commanded.
31 Konsa, li te di: “Sèmante ban mwen.” Epi li te sèmante ba li. Epi Israël te bese pou adore nan tèt kabann nan.
And he said: Swear then to me. And as he was swearing, Israel adored God, turning to the bed’s head.
