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.”
So then Joseph went in, and told Pharaoh, and said—My father and my brethren, and their flocks and their herds and all that they have, are come in from the land of Canaan, —and, here they are, in the land of Goshen.
2 Li te pran senk mesye pami frè li yo, e li te prezante yo bay Farawon.
Moreover out of the whole number of his brethren, he took with him five men, —and set them before Pharaoh.
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 Pharaoh said unto the brethren of Joseph—What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh—Feeders of flocks, are thy servants, 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.”
And they said unto Pharaoh—To sojourn in the land, are we come in, for there is no pasture for the flocks which pertain to thy servants, for, severe, is the famine in the land of Canaan. Now, therefore, let thy servants dwell we pray thee in the land of Goshen.
5 Konsa, Farawon te di a Joseph: “Papa ou avèk frè ou yo te vin kote ou.
Then spake Pharaoh unto Joseph saying, —Thy father and thy brethren, are come in unto 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, in the best of the land, cause thou thy father and thy brethren to dwell, —let them dwell in the land of Goshen, And if thou knowest that there are among them men of ability, then shalt thou set them as chieftains of cattle over mine.
7 Epi Joseph te mennen papa li, Jacob. Li te prezante li bay Farawon, epi Jacob te beni Farawon.
So Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and caused him to stand before Pharaoh, —and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
8 Farawon te di a Jacob: “Konbyen ane ou gen tan viv?”
And Pharaoh said unto Jacob: About how many, have been 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.”
And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my sojournings, have been a hundred and thirty years, —Few and evil, have been the days of the years of my life, neither have they attained unto the days of the years of the lives of my fathers, in the days of their sojournings.
10 Konsa, Jacob te beni Farawon, e li te sòti nan prezans li.
And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, —and came forth from the presence of Pharaoh.
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.
So then Joseph fixed the dwelling of his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt in the best of the land. in the land of Rameses, —as Pharaoh 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 Joseph nourished his father and his brethren, and all his father’s house, —with bread, according to the need of their little ones.
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.
But, bread, was there none in all the land, —for the famine was, very severe, —so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine,
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.
So Joseph gathered up all the silver that was found in the land of Egypt. and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which, they, were buying, —and Joseph brought the silver into the house of Pharaoh.
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 the silver was spent out of the land of Egypt and out of the land of Canaan, so all the Egyptians came in unto Joseph, saying—Do give us bread, for why should we die before thee, although, silver, hath failed?
16 Alò, Joseph te di: “Bay bèt nou yo, e mwen va bannou manje pou bèt yo, paske kòb nou gen tan fini.”
Then said Joseph: Give your cattle, and I will give you for your cattle, —if silver hath failed.
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.
So they brought in their cattle unto Joseph, and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses and for the cattle of the flock and for the cattle of the herd, and for the asses, —and he provided them with bread for all their cattle, throughout that year.
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.
When that year was ended, then came they unto him in the second year and said to him—We will not hide from my lord, how that the silver and the herds of beasts for my lord are come to an end, —there is nothing left before my lord, save only our bodies and our ground:
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.”
Wherefore should we die before thine eyes both we, and our ground? Buy thou us and our ground, for bread, —and we and our ground will become servants to Pharaoh, and give seed, that we may live, and not die, and the ground, not lie waste.
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 ground of the Egyptians for Pharaoh, for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine had laid fast hold upon them, —so the land became Pharaoh’s.
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 as for the people, he brought them into bondage as servants, —from one end of the boundary of Egypt unto 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.
Only, the ground of the priests, bought he not, —for the priests had a statutory-portion, from Pharaoh and they had been eating their statutory-portion, which Pharaoh had given them, for which cause, they had not sold their ground.
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.
And Joseph said unto the people, Lo! I have bought you this day, and your ground for Pharaoh, —see, here is seed for you, so shall ye sow the ground;
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.”
and it shall come to pass that, of the yield, ye shall give a fifth to Pharaoh, —but the four parts, shall be your own—for seed for the field, and for your food and for them who are in your households and for food for your little ones.
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 said—Thou hast saved our lives! let us find favour in the eyes of my lord, so will we become Pharaoh’s servants.
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.
And Joseph appointed it for a statute—until this day, regarding the ground of Egypt, that Pharaoh, should take a fifth, —only, the ground of the priests, was, theirs alone, it had not become Pharaoh’s.
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.
Thus Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt in the land of Goshen, —and gained possessions therein, and became fruitful and multiplied exceedingly.
28 Jacob te viv nan peyi Égypte pandan disèt ane'. Pou sa, fòs lavi li te san-karant-sèt ane.
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, —so it came to pass that the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were 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 the days of Israel drew near that he must die, so he called for his son for Joseph and said to him—If, I pray thee I have found favour in thine eyes, place, I pray thee thy hand under my thigh, —so shalt thou deal with me in lovingkindness and faithfulness—Do not I pray thee, 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.”
When I shall lie down with my fathers, then shalt thou carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said: I, will do according to thy word.
31 Konsa, li te di: “Sèmante ban mwen.” Epi li te sèmante ba li. Epi Israël te bese pou adore nan tèt kabann nan.
Then he said: Come, swear to me! And he sware to him. Then did Israel bow himself down on the head of the couch.
