創世記 第 45 章

And Joseph could no longer restrain himself before all who stood by him, but said, Send everyone away from me. And no one remained standing by Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.

And he lifted up his voice with weeping, and all the Egyptians heard, and it was heard in the house of Pharaoh.

And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph. Is my father still alive? And his brothers could not answer him, for they were troubled.

And Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

Now therefore do not be grieved, nor let it seem hard to you that you sold me here; for God sent me before you for life.

For this is the second year of famine on the earth, and there are yet five years remaining in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest.

For God sent me before you, to leave you a remnant upon the earth and to nourish for you a great preservation.

Now therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God; and he made me as a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler of all the land of Egypt.

Hasten therefore and go up to my father and say to him, Thus says your son Joseph: God has made me lord of all the land of Egypt; come down to me, and do not delay.

And you shall dwell in the land of Gesem of Arabia, and you shall be near me, you and your sons and your sons' sons, your sheep and your oxen and all that is yours.

And I will nourish you there, for there are yet five years of famine, lest you be destroyed, you and your sons and all your possessions.

Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.

Report therefore to my father all my glory in Egypt and all that you have seen, and hurry and bring my father down here.

And he fell upon the neck of his brother Benjamin and wept over him, and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

And he kissed all his brothers and wept over them; and after this his brothers spoke with him.

And the report was spread abroad into the house of Pharaoh, saying, Joseph's brothers have come. And Pharaoh was glad, and his household servants.

And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Do this: load your beasts of burden and go to the land of Chanaan;

and take your father and your possessions and come to me; and I will give you all the good things of Egypt, and you shall eat the marrow of the land.

And you, command them to take for themselves wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for the wives, and take up your father and come.

And do not spare with your eyes your household goods, for all the good things of Egypt shall be yours.

And the sons of Israel did so. And Joseph gave them wagons according to what was said by Pharaoh the king, and he gave them provisions for the journey.

And to all of them he gave two changes of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of gold and five changes of clothing.

And to his father he sent the same, and ten donkeys carrying from all the good things of Egypt, and ten mules carrying bread for his father for the journey.

So he sent his brothers away, and they departed; and he said to them, Do not be angry on the way.

And they went up out of Egypt and came into the land of Chanaan, to Jacob their father.

And they reported to him, saying, Your son Joseph is alive, and he rules over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's mind was amazed, for he did not believe them.

But they told him all that had been said by Joseph, whatever he had said to them. And when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to take him up, the spirit of Jacob their father revived.

And Israel said, It is a great thing for me if Joseph my son is still alive; I will go and see him before I die.