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Genesis 43-50 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 22:11, January 2, 2010
, 22:11, January 2, 2010→Chapter 47
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|Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
|Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
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|[[Joseph]] came and told [[Pharaoh]], "My father and my brothers, and their flocks, and their herds, and everything they own, have come from the country of [[Canaan (land)|Canaan]]. Behold them, in the land of [[Goshen]]."
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|And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.
|And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.
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|He took five of his brothes, from among those having the most extensive households, and presented them at court.
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|The [[Hebrew]] word translates as "outstanding."
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|And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.
|And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.
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|Pharaoh said to his brothers, "What is your occupation"? And they said to Pharaoh, "Your servants are shepherds, both we and our fathers before us."
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|Joseph had encouraged them to lie. But when they were presented at court, they told the truth.
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|They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
|They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
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|They also said to Pharaoh, "We have come to stay temporarily in the land. Your servants have no pasture for their flocks, because the famine is severe in Canaan. So please, let us live in the land of Goshen."
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|And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
|And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
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|Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Your father and your brothers have come to you."
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|The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
|The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
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|"The whole land of Egypt is before you. Have your father and brothers live in the best of the land; let them live in the land of Goshen. If you know any man of aptitude among them, appoint them as foremen over my cattle."
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|And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
|And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
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|Joseph brought in his father [[Jacob]], and presented him before Pharaoh. Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
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|And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
|And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
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|Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How old are you?"
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|Or literally, "What are the days of the years of your lives?"
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|And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
|And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
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|Jacob said to Pharaoh, "I am 130 years old. My life has been short and bitter, and not nearly as long as the lives of my ancestors."
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|True enough. Abraham lived to be 175, and Isaac 180. Their ancestors lived even longer, although after the [[Great Flood]], the lifespan of man fell ninety percent, and in a hurry.
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|And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
|And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
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|Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from Pharaoh's court.
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|And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
|And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
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|Joseph located his father and brothers, and gave them a landhold in the land of Egypt, the best of the land, the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had instructed him.
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|"Ramses" = "Goshen."
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|And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.
|And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.
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|Joseph supported his father and his brothers, and all his father's household, with bread sufficient even for their little children.
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|Literally, "for the mouth of the tot."
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|And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.
|And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.
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|No bread could be found in all the land, because the famine was exceedingly severe. The people in the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan became frantic on account of the famine.
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|And so it begins: the transformation of Egypt into a total despotism, in which the monarch owned all the land personally.
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|And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.
|And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.
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|Joseph gleaned all the [[silver]] that could be found in the land of [[Egypt]], and in the land of [[Canaan (land)|Canaan]], for the victuals that they bought. Joseph brought this silver into Pharaoh's house.
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|And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.
|And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.
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|When the silver had been spent in the land of Egypt, and the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph, saying, "Give us bread! Why should we die in front of you? Our silver has reached its limit!"
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|And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.
|And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.
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|Joseph said, "Grant your cattle [to Pharaoh], and I will give you food for cattle, if the silver has reached its limit."
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|And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year.
|And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year.
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|So they brought their cattle to Joseph, and Joseph gave them bread for their horses, their flocks, and the cattle of their herds, and their donkeys. He fed them with bread for all their cattle for one year.
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|When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:
|When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:
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|When that year came to an end, they came to him a ssecond year, and said to him, "We will not hide anything from my lord: our [[silver]] has run out, and my lord also has our cattle. We have nothing left to offer but our bodies and our lands."
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|Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.
|Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.
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|"But why should we die before your eyes, we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give us seed, so that we may live and not die, and the ground will not become desolate."
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|And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's.
|And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's.
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|So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, because each man among the Egyptians sold his field, because the famine persisted. So the land became the property of Pharaoh.
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|And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
|And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
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|He transferred the people to cities from one end of the frontiers of Egypt to the other.
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|Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.
|Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.
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|But he did not buy the land of the priests. The priests had a statutory dole assigned them from Pharaoh. So they ate their statutory dole that Pharaoh gave them, and so they did not sell their lands.
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|Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
|Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
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|Then Joseph said to the people, "Listen! I have bought you thisday, and your land, for Pharaoh. Here is seed for you; sow the land."
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|And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.
|And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.
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|"You will pay a fifth of your income to Pharaoh, and four-fifths will belong to you, for seed of the field, and for you to eat, and for those in your households, and for your little chiodren to eat."
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|Joseph imposes the first [[income tax]] on record.
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|And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.
|And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.
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|They said, "You have saved our lives. Let us find grace in the eyes of my lord, and we will become Pharaoh's slaves."
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|And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh's.
|And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh's.
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|Joseph passed a statute to this day over the land of Egypt, that Pharaoh would receive a twenty-percent [[tax]], except only for the land belonging to the priests, which did not become the property of Pharaoh.
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|And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
|And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
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|Israel lived in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen. They had landholdings in Goshen, and were fruitful and increased greatly in number.
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|And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
|And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
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|Jacob lived for 17 years in the land of Egypt, so that the lifespan of Jacob was 147 years.
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|And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
|And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
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|Then the time drew close for Israel to die. He called his son Joseph, and said to him, "Please, if I have now found grace in your eyes, place your hand under my thigh and do me the kindness of giving me this pledge. Please do not bury me in Egypt."
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|But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.
|But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.
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|"I want to be buried with my father. You must carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their tomb." And Joseph said, "I will do everything you say."
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|And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head.
|And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head.
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|And Jacob said, "Swear to me." And he swore to him. And Israel bowed himself down on the head of the couch.
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==Chapter 48==
==Chapter 48==