Gênesis 45
1 Então José não se podia conter diante de todos os que estavam com ele; e clamou: Fazei sair de mim a todo o varão; e ninguém ficou com ele, quando José se deu a conhecer a seus irmãos.
Joseph was not able to control his feelings any longer. He did not want to cry in front of his servants, so he said to them loudly, “All of you go outside!” After they went outside, there was no one else there with Joseph when he told his brothers who he was.
2 E levantou a sua voz com choro, de maneira que os egípcios o ouviam, e a casa de faraó o ouviu.
He cried so loudly that the people of Egypt who were outside heard it, and even the people in the king’s palace heard it.
3 E disse José a seus irmãos: Eu sou José: vive ainda meu pai? E seus irmãos não lhe puderam responder, porque estavam pasmados diante da sua face
Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is our father still alive?” But his brothers were not able to reply, because they were frightened because of what he said.
4 E disse José a seus irmãos: Peço-vos, chegai-vos a mim. E chegaram-se; então disse ele: Eu sou José, vosso irmão, a quem vendestes para o Egito.
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me!” When they came closer, he said, “I am your brother Joseph! I am the one you sold to traders who brought me here to Egypt!
5 Agora, pois, não vos entristeçais, nem vos pese aos vossos olhos por me haverdes vendido para cá; porque para conservação da vida, Deus me enviou diante da vossa face
But now, do not be distressed, and do not be angry with yourselves for having sold me to people who brought me here, because it was to save you from dying [because of the famine] that God sent me here ahead of you.
6 Porque já houve dois anos de fome no meio da terra, e ainda restam cinco anos em que não haverá lavoura nem sega.
There has been a famine in this country for two years, and it will continue for five more years, so that no one will plow ground, and there will be no crops to harvest.
7 Pelo que Deus me enviou diante da vossa face, para que ficasseis um resto na terra, e para guardar-vos em vida por uma grande livração.
But God sent me here ahead of you, to keep you from starving, and to make sure that your descendants will survive.
8 Assim não fostes vós que me enviastes para cá, senão Deus, que me tem posto por pai de faraó, e por senhor de toda a sua casa, e como regente em toda a terra do Egito.
Therefore, it was not you who sent me here; it was God who sent me here! He has caused me to become like a father to the king. I am in charge of everything in his palace and the governor of everyone in Egypt!
9 Apressai-vos, e subi a meu pai, e dizei-lhe: Assim tem dito o teu filho José: Deus me tem posto por senhor em toda a terra do Egito; desce a mim, e não te demores;
Now return to my father quickly, and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: “God has caused me to become the governor over the whole land of Egypt. Come down to me immediately!
10 E habitarás na terra de Gosen, e estarás perto de mim, tu e os teus filhos, e os filhos dos teus filhos, e as tuas ovelhas, e as tuas vacas, e tudo o que tens.
You can live in the Goshen region. You and your children and your grandchildren, your sheep and goats and cattle, and everything that you own, will be near me.
11 E ali te sustentarei, porque ainda haverá cinco anos de fome, para que não pereças de pobreza, tu e tua casa, e tudo o que tens.
Since there will be five more years of famine, I will make sure that you have food. If you do not come here, you and your family and all of your servants will starve. [EUP]”’
12 E eis que vossos olhos o veem, e os olhos de meu irmão Benjamin, que é minha boca que vos fala.
“Look closely, and all of you can see, including my brother Benjamin, that it is really I, Joseph, who am speaking to you.
13 E fazei saber a meu pai toda a minha glória no Egito, e tudo o que tendes visto, e apressai-vos a fazer descer meu pai para cá.
Go and tell my father about how greatly I am honored here in Egypt. And tell him about everything else that you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly!”
14 E lançou-se ao pescoço de Benjamin seu irmão, e chorou; e Benjamin chorou também ao seu pescoço.
Then he threw his arms around his [younger] brother Benjamin’s neck and cried. And Benjamin hugged him and cried.
15 E beijou a todos os seus irmãos, e chorou sobre eles; e depois seus irmãos falaram com ele.
And then as he kissed his older brothers [on their cheeks], he cried. After that, his brothers started to talk with him.
16 E a fama ouviu-se na casa de faraó, dizendo: Os irmãos de José são vindos; e pareceu bem aos olhos de faraó, e aos olhos de seus servos.
Someone went to the palace and told the news that Joseph’s brothers had come. The king and all his officials were pleased.
17 E disse faraó a José: Dize a teus irmãos: Fazei isto, carregaei as vossas bestas e parti, tornai à terra de Canaan,
The king said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers this: ‘Put loads of grain on your animals and return to the Canaan region.
18 E tornai a vosso pai, e a vossas famílias, e vinde a mim; e eu vos farei o melhor da terra do Egito, e comereis a gordura da terra.
Then bring your father and your families back here. I will give you the best land in Egypt, and you will have the best food in the land to eat.’
19 A ti pois é ordenado; fazei isto, tomai vós da terra do Egito carros para vossos meninos, para vossas mulheres, e para vosso pai, e vinde.
“Also tell this to your brothers: ‘Take some carts from Egypt to carry your children and your wives, and get them and your father and come back here quickly.
20 E não vos pese coisa alguma das vossas alfaias; porque o melhor de toda a terra do Egito será vosso.
Do not worry about bringing your possessions, because the best things in Egypt will be yours. Because of that, you will not need to bring any of your things from Canaan.’”
21 E os filhos de Israel fizeram assim. E José deu-lhes carros, conforme o mandado de faraó; também lhes deu comida para o caminho.
Jacob’s sons did what the king suggested. Joseph gave them carts and food to eat along the way, as the king had ordered.
22 A todos lhes deu, a cada um, mudas de vestidos; mas a Benjamin deu trezentas peças de prata, e cinco mudas de vestidos.
To each of them he gave new clothes, but he gave 300 pieces of silver and five sets of new clothes to Benjamin!
23 E a seu pai enviou semelhantemente dez jumentos carregados do melhor do Egito, e dez jumentos carregados de trigo, e pão, e comida para seu pai, para o caminho.
And this is what he sent to his father: Ten male donkeys, loaded with some of the best goods that come from Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other food for his father’s trip to Egypt.
24 E despediu os seus irmãos, e partiram; e disse-lhes: Não contendais pelo caminho.
Then he sent his brothers on their way, saying to them “Do not quarrel along the way!”
25 E subiram do Egito, e vieram à terra de Canaan, a Jacob seu pai.
So they left Egypt and came to their father Jacob in Canaan.
26 Então lhe anunciaram, dizendo: José ainda vive, e ele também é regente em toda a terra do Egito. E o seu coração desmaiou-se, porque não os acreditava.
One of them told him, “Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is the governor over all of Egypt!” Jacob was extremely astonished; he could not believe that it was true.
27 Porém, havendo-lhe eles contado todas as palavras de José, que ele lhes falara, e vendo ele os carros que José enviara para leva-lo, reviveu o espírito de Jacob seu pai
But they told him everything that Joseph had said to them, and Jacob saw the carts that Joseph had sent to carry him and his family and possessions to Egypt. Then their father Jacob’s shock ended.
28 E disse Israel: Basta; ainda vive meu filho José; eu irei, e o verei antes que morra.
He said, “What you have said is enough to convince me! My son Joseph is still alive, and I will go and see him before I die!”
