Génesis 45
Septante en francais
1Cependant, Joseph ne pouvait plus se retenir devant tous ceux qui l'entouraient ; il dit donc : Que l'on éloigne de moi tout le monde ; et nul ne resta près de Joseph, lorsqu'il se fit reconnaître par ses frères.
2Et il éleva la voix avec des sanglots : tous les Égyptiens l'entendirent ; on put l'ouïr dans tout le palais du Pharaon.
3Joseph dit à ses frères : Je suis Joseph ; mon père vit-il encore ? Ses frères ne pouvaient lui répondre, tant ils étaient troublés.
4Et Joseph dit à ses frères : Approchez-vous de moi, et ils s'approchèrent, il ajouta : Je suis Joseph, votre frère, que vous avez vendu en Égypte.
5Ne vous affligez pas ; qu'il ne vous paraisse point douloureux de m'avoir vendu ici ; car c'est pour notre salut que Dieu m'y a envoyé avant vous.
6Cette année-ci est la deuxième année de famine ; il y aura cinq ans encore sans labourage ni moisson.
7Dieu, en effet, m'a envoyé avant vous pour conserver votre race sur la terre, et pour nourrir vos nombreux descendants.
8Ce n'est donc point vous qui m'avez envoyé ici, mais Dieu, qui m'a fait comme le père du Pharaon maître de toute sa maison, et chef de toute l'Égypte.
9Hâtez-vous de retourner chez mon père, et dites-lui : Voici ce que dit ton fils Joseph : Dieu m'a fait maître de toute l'Égypte ; descends donc auprès de moi, n'y mets point de retard.
10Tu habiteras en la terre de Gessen d'Arabie, et tu seras auprès de moi, toi, tes fils, et les fils de tes fils, et tes brebis, et tes bœufs, et tout ce qui t'appartient.
11Là, je te nourrirai, car il y aura encore cinq années de famine, et tu ne périras pas, ni tes fils, ni tes serviteurs.
12Vos yeux voient, et aussi ceux de Benjamin, mon frère, que c'est ma bouche qui vous parle.
13Annoncez donc à mon père toute ma gloire en Égypte, et tout ce que vous avez vu ; faites hâte, et amenez ici mon père.
14Et se jetant au cou de Benjamin, son frère, il pleura sur lui. Benjamin pleurant aussi sur le sein de Joseph.
15Et, ayant embrassé ses frères, il pleura sur eux ; après cela ses frères lui parlèrent.
16Le bruit s'en répandit dans le palais du Pharaon ; chacun disait : Les frères de Joseph sont venus. Le Pharaon s'en réjouit, et toute sa maison.
17Le Pharaon dit alors à Joseph : Dis à tes frères : Chargez vos ânes, et retournez en la terre de Chanaan.
18Prenez votre père et tout ce qui vous appartient, puis venez auprès de moi, je vous donnerai de tous les biens de l'Égypte, et vous mangerez la mœlle de la terre.
19Toi cependant, ordonne qu'ils emmènent des chars d'Égypte pour vos enfants et pour vos femmes ; dis-leur : Prenez votre père, et arrivez ici ;
20Et ne songez pas à regretter vos meubles, car tous les biens de l'Égypte sont à vous.
21Ainsi firent les fils d'Israël. Joseph leur donna des chars, selon les ordres du roi Pharaon ; il leur donna des vivres pour la route.
22Et il leur donna deux robes à chacun ; mais à Benjamin, il donna trois cents pièces d'or et cinq robes à changer.
23Il envoya à son père de semblables présents, avec dix ânes chargés de richesses d'Égypte, et dix mulets chargés de vivres, pour son père pendant le voyage.
24Puis, il congédia ses frères, et il leur dit : N'allez pas vous quereller en route.
25Ainsi, il remontèrent de la terre d'Égypte, et arrivèrent en la terre de Chanaan, chez Jacob leur père.
26Et ils lui rapportèrent tout, disant : Ton fils Joseph vit, et il commande à toute la terre d'Égypte. Jacob, tout hors de lui, ne pouvait les croire.
27Alors, il lui répétèrent toutes les paroles que Joseph leur avait dites, et lorsqu'il eut vu les chars envoyés par Joseph, ses esprits se ranimèrent.
28Israël s'écria : Grand est mon bonheur si Joseph mon fils vit encore ; j'irai, et je le verrai avant de mourir.
Reina-Valera 1909
1NO podía ya José contenerse delante de todos los que estaban al lado suyo, y clamó: Haced salir de conmigo á todos. Y no quedó nadie con él, al darse á conocer José á sus hermanos.
2Entonces se dió á llorar á voz en grito; y oyeron los Egipcios, y oyó también la casa de Faraón.
3Y dijo José á sus hermanos: Yo soy José: ¿vive aún mi padre? Y sus hermanos no pudieron responderle, porque estaban turbados delante de él.
4Entonces dijo José á sus hermanos: Llegaos ahora á mí. Y ellos se llegaron. Y él dijo: Yo soy José vuestro hermano el que vendisteis para Egipto.
5Ahora pues, no os entristezcáis, ni os pese de haberme vendido acá; que para preservación de vida me envió Dios delante de vosotros:
6Que ya ha habido dos años de hambre en medio de la tierra, y aun quedan cinco años en que ni habrá arada ni siega.
7Y Dios me envió delante de vosotros, para que vosotros quedaseis en la tierra, y para daros vida por medio de grande salvamento.
8Así pues, no me enviasteis vosotros acá, sino Dios, que me ha puesto por padre de Faraón, y por señor de toda su casa, y por gobernador en toda la tierra de Egipto.
9Daos priesa, id á mi padre y decidle: Así dice tu hijo José: Dios me ha puesto por señor de todo Egipto; ven á mí, no te detengas:
10Y habitarás en la tierra de Gosén, y estarás cerca de mí, tú y tus hijos, y los hijos de tus hijos, tus ganados y tus vacas, y todo lo que tienes.
11Y allí te alimentaré, pues aun quedan cinco años de hambre, porque no perezcas de pobreza tú y tu casa, y todo lo que tienes:
12Y he aquí, vuestros ojos ven, y los ojos de mi hermano Benjamín, que mi boca os habla.
13Haréis pues saber á mi padre toda mi gloria en Egipto, y todo lo que habéis visto: y daos priesa, y traed á mi padre acá.
14Y echóse sobre el cuello de Benjamín su hermano, y lloró; y también Benjamín lloró sobre su cuello.
15Y besó á todos sus hermanos, y lloró sobre ellos: y después sus hermanos hablaron con él.
16Y oyóse la noticia en la casa de Faraón, diciendo: Los hermanos de José han venido. Y plugo en los ojos de Faraón y de sus siervos.
17Y dijo Faraón á José: Di á tus hermanos: Haced esto: cargad vuestras bestias, é id, volved á la tierra de Canaán;
18Y tomad á vuestro padre y vuestras familias, y venid á mí, que yo os daré lo bueno de la tierra de Egipto y comeréis la grosura de la tierra.
19Y tú manda: Haced esto: tomaos de la tierra de Egipto carros para vuestros niños y vuestras mujeres; y tomad á vuestro padre, y venid.
20Y no se os dé nada de vuestras alhajas, porque el bien de la tierra de Egipto será vuestro.
21E hiciéronlo así los hijos de Israel: y dióles José carros conforme á la orden de Faraón, y suministróles víveres para el camino.
22A cada uno de todos ellos dió mudas de vestidos, y á Benjamín dió trescientas piezas de plata, y cinco mudas de vestidos.
23Y á su padre envió esto: diez asnos cargados de lo mejor de Egipto, y diez asnas cargadas de trigo, y pan y comida, para su padre en el camino.
24Y despidió á sus hermanos, y fuéronse. Y él les dijo: No riñáis por el camino.
25Y subieron de Egipto, y llegaron á la tierra de Canaán á Jacob su padre.
26Y diéronle las nuevas, diciendo: José vive aún; y él es señor en toda la tierra de Egipto. Y su corazón se desmayó; pues no los creía.
27Y ellos le contaron todas las palabras de José, que él les había hablado; y viendo él los carros que José enviaba para llevarlo, el espíritu de Jacob su padre revivió.
28Entonces dijo Israel: Basta; José mi hijo vive todavía: iré, y le veré antes que yo muera.
King James Version
1Then 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.
2And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.
3And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.
4And 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.
5Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
6For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.
7And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
8So 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 a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
9Haste 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:
10And 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:
11And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
12And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
13And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
14And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
15Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
16And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
17And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
18And 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.
19Now 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.
20Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.
21And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
22To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.
23And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.
24So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.
25And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,
26And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.
27And 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:
28And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.
World English Bible
1Then Joseph couldn’t control himself before all those who stood before him, and he called out, “Cause everyone to go out from me!” No one else stood with him, while Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
2He wept aloud. The Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.
3Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Does my father still live?” His brothers couldn’t answer him; for they were terrified at his presence.
4Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” They came near. He said, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
5Now don’t be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
6For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are yet five years, in which there will be no plowing and no harvest.
7God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.
8So now it wasn’t you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
9Hurry, and go up to my father, and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says, “God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me. Don’t wait.
10You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you will be near to me, you, your children, your children’s children, your flocks, your herds, and all that you have.
11There I will provide for you; for there are yet five years of famine; lest you come to poverty, you, and your household, and all that you have.”’
12Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.
13You shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. You shall hurry and bring my father down here.”
14He fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.
15He kissed all his brothers, and wept on them. After that his brothers talked with him.
16The report of it was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come.” It pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
17Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals, and go, travel to the land of Canaan.
18Take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.’
19Now you are commanded to do this: Take wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
20Also, don’t concern yourselves about your belongings, for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.”
21The sons of Israel did so. Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
22He gave each one of them changes of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothing.
23He sent the following to his father: ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provision for his father by the way.
24So he sent his brothers away, and they departed. He said to them, “See that you don’t quarrel on the way.”
25They went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father.
26They told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” His heart fainted, for he didn’t believe them.
27They told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them. When he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob, their father, revived.
28Israel said, “It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”