Genesis 45
1 Non se poterat ultra cohibere Ioseph multis coram astantibus: unde praecepit ut egrederentur cuncti foras, et nullus interesset alienus agnitioni mutuae.
Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried: 'Cause every man to go out from me.' And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
2 Elevavitque vocem cum fletu: quam audierunt Aegyptii, omnisque domus Pharaonis.
And he wept aloud; and the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.
3 Et dixit fratribus suis: Ego sum Ioseph: adhuc pater meus vivit? Non poterant respondere fratres nimio terrore perterriti.
And Joseph said unto his brethren: 'I am Joseph; doth my father yet live?' And his brethren could not answer him; for they were affrighted at his presence.
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 unto his brethren: 'Come near to me, I pray you.' And they came near. And he said: 'I am Joseph your brother, 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.
And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither; for God did send me before you to preserve life.
6 Biennium est enim quod coepit fames esse in terra: et adhuc quinque anni restant, quibus nec arari poterit nec meti.
For these two years hath the famine been in the land; and there are yet five years, in which there shall be neither plowing nor harvest.
7 Praemisitque me Deus ut reservemini super terram, et escas ad vivendum habere possitis.
And God sent me before you to give you a remnant on the earth, and to save you alive for a great deliverance.
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.
So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God; and He hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over 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 ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him: Thus saith thy son Joseph: God hath made me lord of all Egypt; come down unto me, 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 Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast;
11 Ibique te pascam (adhuc enim quinque anni residui sunt famis) ne et tu pereas, et domus tua, et omnia quae possides.
and there will I sustain thee; for there are yet five years of famine; lest thou come to poverty, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast.
12 En oculi vestri, et oculi fratris mei Beniamin vident quod os meum loquatur ad vos.
And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
13 Nunciate patri meo universam gloriam meam, et cuncta quae vidistis in Aegypto: festinate, et adducite eum ad me.
And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall hasten 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 upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon 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 upon them; and after that his brethren talked with 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 thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying: 'Joseph's brethren are come'; and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
17 Dixitque ad Ioseph ut imperaret fratribus suis, dicens: Onerantes iumenta, ite in terram Chanaan,
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: 'Say unto thy brethren: This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
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 your father and your households, and come unto me; and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat 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.
Now thou art commanded, this do ye: take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
20 Nec demittatis quidquam de supellectili vestra: quia omnes opes Aegypti, vestrae erunt.
Also regard not your stuff; for the good things of all the land of Egypt are yours.'
21 Feceruntque filii Israel ut eis mandatum fuerat. Quibus dedit Ioseph plaustra, secundum Pharaonis imperium: et cibaria in itinere.
And the sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
22 Singulis quoque proferri iussit binas stolas: Beniamin vero dedit trecentos argenteos cum quinque stolis optimis:
To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver, 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 in like manner ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she-asses laden with corn and bread and victual for his father by the way.
24 Dimisit ergo fratres suos, et proficiscentibus ait: Ne irascamini in via.
So he sent his brethren away, and they departed; and he said unto them: 'See that ye fall not out 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 Canaan unto 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 told him, saying: 'Joseph is yet alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.' And his heart fainted, for he believed them not.
27 Illi econtra referebant omnem ordinem rei. Cumque vidisset plaustra, et universa quae miserat, revixit spiritus eius,
And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them; and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, 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 enough; Joseph my son is yet alive; I will go and see him before I die.'
