Genesis 45
1 Non se poterat ultra cohibere Ioseph multis coram astantibus: unde praecepit ut egrederentur cuncti foras, et nullus interesset alienus agnitioni mutuae.
And Joseph could not refrain himself when all were standing by him, but said, Dismiss all from me; and no one stood near Joseph, when he made himself known to his brethren.
2 Elevavitque vocem cum fletu: quam audierunt Aegyptii, omnisque domus Pharaonis.
And he uttered his voice with weeping; and all the Egyptians heard, and it was reported to the house of Pharao.
3 Et dixit fratribus suis: Ego sum Ioseph: adhuc pater meus vivit? Non poterant respondere fratres nimio terrore perterriti.
And Joseph said to his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him, for they were troubled.
4 Ad quos ille clementer: Accedite, inquit, ad me. Et cum accessissent prope, Ego sum, ait, Ioseph, frater vester, quem vendidistis in Aegyptum.
And Joseph said to his brethren, Draw nigh to me; and they drew nigh; and he said, I am your brother Joseph, whom ye sold into Egypt.
5 Nolite pavere, neque vobis durum esse videatur quod vendidistis me in his regionibus: pro salute enim vestra misit me Deus ante vos in Aegyptum.
Now then be not grieved, and let it not seem hard to you that ye sold me hither, for God sent me before you for life.
6 Biennium est enim quod coepit fames esse in terra: et adhuc quinque anni restant, quibus nec arari poterit nec meti.
For this second year there is famine on the earth, and there are yet five years remaining, in which there is to be neither ploughing, nor mowing.
7 Praemisitque me Deus ut reservemini super terram, et escas ad vivendum habere possitis.
For God sent me before you, that there might be left to you a remnant upon the earth, even to nourish a great remnant of you.
8 Non vestro consilio, sed Dei voluntate huc missum sum: qui fecit me quasi patrem Pharaonis, et dominum universae domus eius, ac principem in omni terra Aegypti.
Now then ye did not send me hither, but God; and he hath made me as a father of Pharao, and lord of all his house, and ruler of all the land of Egypt.
9 Festinate, et ascendite ad patrem meum, et dicetis ei: Haec mandat filius tuus Ioseph: Deus fecit me dominum universae terrae Aegypti: descende ad me, ne moreris,
Hasten, therefore, and go up to my father, and say to him, These things saith thy son Joseph; God has made me lord of all the land of Egypt; come down therefore to me, and tarry not.
10 et habitabis in terra Gessen: erisque iuxta me tu, et filii tui, et filii filiorum tuorum, oves tuae, et armenta tua, et universa quae possides.
And thou shalt dwell in the land of Gesem of Arabia; and thou shalt be near me, thou and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, thy sheep and thine oxen, and whatsoever things are thine.
11 Ibique te pascam (adhuc enim quinque anni residui sunt famis) ne et tu pereas, et domus tua, et omnia quae possides.
And I will nourish thee there: for the famine is yet for five years; lest thou be consumed, and thy sons, and all thy possessions.
12 En oculi vestri, et oculi fratris mei Beniamin vident quod os meum loquatur ad vos.
Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.
13 Nunciate patri meo universam gloriam meam, et cuncta quae vidistis in Aegypto: festinate, et adducite eum ad me.
Report, therefore, to my father all my glory in Egypt, and all things that ye have seen, and make haste and bring down my father hither.
14 Cumque amplexatus recidisset in collum Beniamin fratris sui, flevit: illo quoque similiter flente super collum eius.
And he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept on him; and Benjamin wept on his neck.
15 Osculatusque est Ioseph omnes fratres suos, et ploravit super singulos: post quae ausi sunt loqui ad eum.
And he kissed all his brethren, and wept on them; and after these things his brethren spoke to him.
16 Auditumque est, et celebri sermone vulgatum in aula regis: Venerunt fratres Ioseph: et gavisus est Pharao, atque omnis familia eius.
And the report was carried into the house of Pharao, saying, Joseph's brethren are come; and Pharao was glad, and his household.
17 Dixitque ad Ioseph ut imperaret fratribus suis, dicens: Onerantes iumenta, ite in terram Chanaan,
And Pharao said to Joseph, Say to thy brethren, Do this; fill your waggons, and depart into the land of Chanaan.
18 et tollite inde patrem vestrum et cognationem, et venite ad me: et ego dabo vobis omnia bona Aegypti, ut comedatis medullam terrae.
And take up your father, and your possessions, and come to me; and I will give you of all the goods of Egypt, and ye shall eat the marrow of the land.
19 Praecipe etiam ut tollant plaustra de terra Aegypti, ad subvectionem parvulorum suorum ac coniugum: et dicito: Tollite patrem vestrum, et properate quantocyus venientes.
And do thou charge them thus; that they should take for them waggons out of the land of Egypt, for your little ones, and for your wives; and take up your father, and come.
20 Nec demittatis quidquam de supellectili vestra: quia omnes opes Aegypti, vestrae erunt.
And be not sparing in regard to your property, for all the good of Egypt shall be yours.
21 Feceruntque filii Israel ut eis mandatum fuerat. Quibus dedit Ioseph plaustra, secundum Pharaonis imperium: et cibaria in itinere.
And the children of Israel did so; and Joseph gave to them waggons, according to the words spoken by king Pharao; and he gave them provision for the journey.
22 Singulis quoque proferri iussit binas stolas: Beniamin vero dedit trecentos argenteos cum quinque stolis optimis:
And he gave to them all two sets of raiment apiece; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of gold, and five changes of raiment.
23 tantumdem pecuniae et vestium mittens patri suo, addens et asinos decem, qui subveherent ex omnibus divitiis Aegypti: et totidem asinas, triticum in itinere, panesque portantes.
And to his father he sent [presents] at the same rate, and ten asses, bearing some of all the good things of Egypt, and ten mules, bearing bread for his father for thy journey.
24 Dimisit ergo fratres suos, et proficiscentibus ait: Ne irascamini in via.
And he sent away his brethren, and they went; and he said to them, Be not angry by the way.
25 Qui ascendentes ex Aegypto, venerunt in terram Chanaan ad patrem suum Iacob.
And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Chanaan, to Jacob their father.
26 Et nunciaverunt ei, dicentes: Ioseph filius tuus vivit: et ipse dominatur in omni terra Aegypti. Quo audito Iacob, quasi de gravi somno evigilans, tamen non credebat eis.
And they reported to him, saying, Thy son Joseph is living, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt; and Jacob was amazed, for he did not believe them.
27 Illi econtra referebant omnem ordinem rei. Cumque vidisset plaustra, et universa quae miserat, revixit spiritus eius,
But they spoke to him all the words uttered by Joseph, whatsoever he said to them; and having seen the chariots which Joseph sent to take him up, the spirit of Jacob their father revived.
28 et ait: Sufficit mihi si adhuc Ioseph filius meus vivit: vadam, et videbo illum antequam moriar.
And Israel said, It is a great thing for me if Joseph my son is yet alive. I will go and see him before I die.
