Genesis 46
1 Profectusque Israel cum omnibus quæ habebat, venit ad Puteum iuramenti. Et mactatis ibi victimis Deo patris sui Isaac,
Israel [God prevails] traveled with all that he had, and came to Be'er-Sheva [Well of Seven, Well of an Oath], and offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac [Laughter].
2 audivit eum per visionem noctis vocantem se, et dicentem sibi: Iacob, Iacob. Cui respondit: Ecce adsum.
God spoke to Israel [God prevails] in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob [Supplanter], Jacob [Supplanter]!” He said, “Here I am.”
3 Ait illi Deus: Ego sum fortissimus Deus patris tui: noli timere, descende in Ægyptum, quia in gentem magnam faciam te ibi.
He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go down into Egypt [Abode of slavery], for there I will make of you a great nation.
4 Ego descendam tecum illuc, et ego inde adducam te revertentem: Ioseph quoque ponet manus suas super oculos tuos.
I will go down with you into Egypt [Abode of slavery]. I will also surely bring you up again. Joseph [May he add] will close your eyes.”
5 Surrexit autem Iacob a Puteo iuramenti: tuleruntque eum filii cum parvulis et uxoribus suis in plaustris quæ miserat Pharao ad portandum senem,
Jacob [Supplanter] rose up from Be'er-Sheva [Well of Seven, Well of an Oath], and the sons of Israel [God prevails] carried Jacob [Supplanter], their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
6 et omnia quæ possederat in Terra Chanaan: venitque in Ægyptum cum omni semine suo,
They took their livestock, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan [Humbled], and came into Egypt [Abode of slavery]— Jacob, and all his offspring with him,
7 filii eius, et nepotes, filiæ, et cuncta simul progenies.
his sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and he brought all his offspring with him into Egypt [Abode of slavery].
8 Hæc sunt autem nomina filiorum Israel, qui ingressi sunt in Ægyptum, ipse cum liberis suis. Primogenitus Ruben.
These are the names of the children of Israel [God prevails], who came into Egypt [Abode of slavery], Jacob [Supplanter] and his sons: Reuben [See, a son!], Jacob [Supplanter]’s firstborn.
9 Filii Ruben: Henoch et Phallu et Hesron et Charmi.
The sons of Reuben [See, a son!]: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
10 Filii Simeon: Iamuel et Iamin et Ahod, et Iachin et Sohar, et Saul filius Chanaanitidis.
The sons of Simeon [Hearing]: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul [Asked for] the son of a Canaanite [Descendant of Humbled] woman.
11 Filii Levi: Gerson et Caath et Merari.
The sons of Levi [United with]: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12 Filii Iuda: Her et Onan et Sela et Phares et Zara. Mortui sunt autem Her et Onan in terra Chanaan. Natique sunt filii Phares: Hesron et Hamul.
The sons of Judah [Praised]: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan [Humbled]. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
13 Filii Issachar: Thola et Phua et Iob et Semron.
The sons of Issachar [Hire, Reward]: Tola, Puvah, Job [Persecuted], and Shimron.
14 Filii Zabulon: Sared et Elon et Iahelel.
The sons of Zebulun [Living together]: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
15 Hi filii Liæ quos genuit in Mesopotamia Syriæ cum Dina filia sua. Omnes animæ filiorum eius et filiarum, triginta tres.
These are the sons of Leah [Weary], whom she bore to Jacob [Supplanter] in Paddan Aram [Elevated], with his daughter Dinah. All the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty-three.
16 Filii Gad: Sephion et Haggi et Suni et Esebon et Heri et Arodi et Areli.
The sons of Gad [Good fortune]: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
17 Filii Aser: Iamne et Iesua et Iessui et Beria, Sara quoque soror eorum. Filii Beria: Heber et Melchiel.
The sons of Asher [Happy]: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
18 Hi filii Zelphæ, quam dedit Laban Liæ filiæ suæ. Et hos genuit Iacob sedecim animas.
These are the sons of Zilpah [Frailty], whom Laban [White] gave to Leah [Weary], his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob [Supplanter], even sixteen souls.
19 Filii Rachel uxoris Iacob: Ioseph et Beniamin.
The sons of Rachel [Ewe sheep], Jacob [Supplanter]’s wife: Joseph [May he add] and Benjamin [Son of right hand, Son of south].
20 Natique sunt Ioseph filii in Terra Ægypti, quos genuit ei Aseneth filia Putiphare sacerdotis Heliopoleos: Manasses et Ephraim.
To Joseph [May he add] in the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery] were born Manasseh [Causing to forget] and Ephraim [Fruit], whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him.
21 Filii Beniamin: Bela et Bechor et Asbel et Gera et Naaman et Echi et Ros et Mophim et Ophim et Ared.
The sons of Benjamin [Son of right hand, Son of south]: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
22 Hi filii Rachel quos genuit Iacob: omnes animæ, quatuordecim.
These are the sons of Rachel [Ewe sheep], who were born to Jacob [Supplanter]: all the souls were fourteen.
23 Filii Dan: Husim.
The son of Dan [He judged]: Hushim.
24 Filii Nephthali: Iasiel et Guni et Ieser et Sallem.
The sons of Naphtali [My wrestling]: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
25 Hi filii Balæ, quam dedit Laban Racheli filiæ suæ: et hos genuit Iacob: omnes animæ, septem.
These are the sons of Bilhah [Bashful], whom Laban [White] gave to Rachel [Ewe sheep], his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob [Supplanter]: all the souls were seven.
26 Cunctæ animæ, quæ ingressæ sunt cum Iacob in Ægyptum, et egressæ sunt de femore illius, absque uxoribus filiorum eius, sexaginta sex.
All the souls who came with Jacob [Supplanter] into Egypt [Abode of slavery], who were his direct offspring, besides Jacob [Supplanter]’s sons’ wives, all the souls were sixty-six.
27 Filii autem Ioseph, qui nati sunt ei in terra Ægypti, animæ duæ. Omnes animæ domus Iacob, quæ ingressæ sunt in Ægyptum, fuere septuaginta.
The sons of Joseph [May he add], who were born to him in Egypt [Abode of slavery], were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob [Supplanter], who came into Egypt [Abode of slavery], were seventy.
28 Misit autem Iudam ante se ad Ioseph, ut nunciaret ei, et occurreret in Gessen.
He sent Judah [Praised] before him to Joseph [May he add], to show the way before him to Goshen [Drawing near], and they came into the land of Goshen [Drawing near].
29 Quo cum pervenisset, iuncto Ioseph curro suo, ascendit obviam patri suo ad eumdem locum: vidensque eum, irruit super collum eius, et inter amplexus flevit.
Joseph [May he add] prepared his chariot, and went up to meet Israel [God prevails], his father, in Goshen [Drawing near]. He presented himself to him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
30 Dixitque pater ad Ioseph: Iam lætus moriar, quia vidi faciem tuam, et superstitem te relinquo.
Israel [God prevails] said to Joseph [May he add], “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.”
31 At ille locutus est ad fratres suos, et ad omnem domum patris sui: Ascendam, et nunciabo Pharaoni dicamque ei: Fratres mei, et domus patris mei, qui erant in Terra Chanaan, venerunt ad me:
Joseph [May he add] said to his brothers, and to his father’s house, “I will go up, and speak with Pharaoh, and will tell him, ‘My brothers, and my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan [Humbled], have come to me.
32 et sunt viri pastores ovium, curamque habent alendorum gregum: pecora sua, et armenta, et omnia quæ habere potuerunt, adduxerunt secum.
These men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock, and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.’
33 Cumque vocaverit vos, et dixerit: Quod est opus vestrum?
It will happen, when Pharaoh summons you, and will say, ‘What is your occupation?’
34 Respondebitis: Viri pastores sumus servi tui, ab infantia nostra usque in præsens, et nos et patres nostri. Hæc autem dicetis, ut habitare possitis in Terra Gessen: quia detestantur Ægyptii omnes pastores ovium.
that you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers:’ that you may dwell in the land of Goshen [Drawing near]; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery].”
