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 control himself before all the servants who stood by him. He said loudly, “Everyone must leave me.” So no servant stood by him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
2 Elevavitque vocem cum fletu: quam audierunt Aegyptii, omnisque domus Pharaonis.
He wept loudly, the Egyptians heard it, and the house of Pharaoh heard of it.
3 Et dixit fratribus suis: Ego sum Ioseph: adhuc pater meus vivit? Non poterant respondere fratres nimio terrore perterriti.
Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?” His brothers could not answer him, for they were shocked in 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.
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” They came near. He said, “I am Joseph your brother, whom you 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.
Do not be grieved or angry with yourselves that you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of 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 the famine has been in the land, and there are still five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest.
7 Praemisitque me Deus ut reservemini super terram, et escas ad vivendum habere possitis.
God sent me ahead of you to preserve you as a remnant in the earth, and to keep you alive by 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 who sent me here but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, master 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,
Hurry and go up to my father and say to him, 'This is what your son Joseph says, “God has made me master of all Egypt. Come down to me, do not delay.
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.
You will live in the land of Goshen, and you will be near me, you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks and your herds, and all that you have.
11 Ibique te pascam (adhuc enim quinque anni residui sunt famis) ne et tu pereas, et domus tua, et omnia quae possides.
I will provide for you there, for there are still five years of famine, so that you do not come to poverty, you, your household, and all that you have.”'
12 En oculi vestri, et oculi fratris mei Beniamin vident quod os meum loquatur ad vos.
Look, 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.
You will tell my father about all my honor in Egypt and of all that you have seen. You will hurry and bring my father down here.”
14 Cumque amplexatus recidisset in collum Beniamin fratris sui, flevit: illo quoque similiter flente super collum eius.
He hugged his brother Benjamin's neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.
15 Osculatusque est Ioseph omnes fratres suos, et ploravit super singulos: post quae ausi sunt loqui ad eum.
He kissed all his brothers and wept over them. After that his brothers talked with him.
16 Auditumque est, et celebri sermone vulgatum in aula regis: Venerunt fratres Ioseph: et gavisus est Pharao, atque omnis familia eius.
The news of the matter was told in Pharaoh's house: “Joseph's brothers have come.” It pleased Pharaoh and his servants very much.
17 Dixitque ad Ioseph ut imperaret fratribus suis, dicens: Onerantes iumenta, ite in terram Chanaan,
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, 'Do this: Load your animals and go to 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.
Get your father and your households and come to me. I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you will 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 you are commanded, 'Do this, take carts out of the land of Egypt for your children and for your wives. Get your father and come.
20 Nec demittatis quidquam de supellectili vestra: quia omnes opes Aegypti, vestrae erunt.
Do not be concerned about your possessions, for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.'”
21 Feceruntque filii Israel ut eis mandatum fuerat. Quibus dedit Ioseph plaustra, secundum Pharaonis imperium: et cibaria in itinere.
The sons of Israel did so. Joseph gave them carts, according to the command of Pharaoh, and gave them provisions for the journey.
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 clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothing.
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.
For his father he sent this: ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt; and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and other supplies for his father for the journey.
24 Dimisit ergo fratres suos, et proficiscentibus ait: Ne irascamini in via.
So he sent his brothers away and they left. He said to them, “See that you do not quarrel on the journey.”
25 Qui ascendentes ex Aegypto, venerunt in terram Chanaan ad patrem suum Iacob.
They went up out of Egypt and came to the land of Canaan, 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.
They told him saying “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” His heart was astonished, for he could not believe what they told him.
27 Illi econtra referebant omnem ordinem rei. Cumque vidisset plaustra, et universa quae miserat, revixit spiritus eius,
They told him all the words of Joseph that he had said to them. When Jacob saw the carts that 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.
Israel said, “It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”
