Genesis 45

1 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me!” So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.

1 فَلَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ يُوسُفُ أَنْ يَتَمَالَكَ نَفْسَهُ أَمَامَ الْمَاثِلِينَ أَمَامَهُ، فَصَرَخَ: «لِيَخْرُجِ الْجَمِيعُ مِنْ هُنَا». فَلَمْ يَبْقَ أَحَدٌ مَعَ يُوسُفَ حِينَ كَشَفَ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ لإِخْوَتِهِ.

2 But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it.

2 وَبَكَى بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ فَسَمِعَ الْمِصْرِيُّونَ كَمَا سَمِعَ بَيْتُ فِرْعَوْنَ.

3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.

3 وَقَالَ يُوسُفُ لإِخْوَتِهِ: «أَنَا يُوسُفُ. فَهَلْ أَبِي مَازَالَ حَيًّا؟» فَلَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ إِخْوَتُهُ أَنْ يُجِيبُوهُ لأَنَّهُمُ امْتَلأُوا رُعْباً مِنْهُ.

4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!

4 فَقَالَ يُوسُفُ لإِخْوَتِهِ: «اُدْنُوا مِنِّي». فَاقْتَرَبُوا مِنْهُ، فَقَالَ: «أَنَا يُوسُفُ أَخُوكُمُ الَّذِي بِعْتُمُوهُ إِلَى مِصْرَ.

5 And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.

5 فَلا تَتَأَسَّفُوا الآنَ، وَلا يَصْعُبْ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ بِعْتُمُونِي إِلَى هُنَا، لأَنَّ اللهَ أَرْسَلَنِي أَمَامَكُمْ حِفَاظاً عَلَى حَيَاتِكُمْ.

6 For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting.

6 فَقَدْ صَارَ لِلْمَجَاعَةِ فِي هَذِهِ الأَرْضِ سَنَتَانِ، وَبَقِيَتْ خَمْسُ سَنَوَاتٍ لَنْ يَكُونَ فِيهَا فَلاحَةٌ وَلا حَصَادٌ.

7 God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

7 وَقَدْ أَرْسَلَنِي اللهُ أَمَامَكُمْ لِيَجْعَلَ لَكُمْ بَقِيَّةً فِي الأَرْضِ وَيُنْقِذَ حَيَاتَكُمْ بِخَلاصٍ عَظِيمٍ.

8 Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

8 فَلَسْتُمْ إِذاً أَنْتُمُ الَّذِينَ أَرْسَلْتُمُونِي إِلَى هُنَا بَلِ اللهُ، الَّذِي جَعَلَنِي مُسْتَشَاراً لِفِرْعَوْنَ وَسَيِّداً لِكُلِّ بَيْتِهِ، وَمُتَسَلِّطاً عَلَى جَمِيعِ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ.

9 Now return quickly 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 without delay.

9 فَأَسْرِعُوا وَارْجِعُوا إِلَى أَبِي وَقُولُوا لَهُ: ابْنُكَ يُوسُفُ يَقُولُ: لَقَدْ أَقَامَنِي اللهُ سَيِّداً عَلَى كُلِّ مِصْرَ. تَعَالَ وَلا تَتَبَاطَأْ.

10 You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.

10 فَتُقِيمَ فِي أَرْضِ جَاسَانَ لِتَكُونَ قَرِيباً مِنِّي أَنْتَ وَبَنُوكَ وَأَحْفَادُكَ وَغَنَمُكَ وَبَقَرُكَ وَكُلُّ مَالَكَ.

11 And there I will provide for you, because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you and your household and everything you own will come to destitution.’

11 وَأَعُولُكَ هُنَاكَ لأَنَّ الْجُوعَ سَيَسْتَمِرُّ خَمْسَ سَنَوَاتٍ أُخْرَى، فَلا تَحْتَاجُ أَنْتَ وَعَائِلَتُكَ وَبَهَائِمُكَ.

12 Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that I, Joseph, am the one speaking with you.

12 وَهَا أَنْتُمْ وَأَخِي بِنْيَامِينُ شُهُودٌ أَنَّنِي أَنَا حَقّاً الَّذِي يُخَاطِبُكُمْ.

13 Tell my father about all my splendor in Egypt and everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”

13 وَتُحَدِّثُونَ أَبِي عَنْ كُلِّ مَجْدِي فِي مِصْرَ وَعَمَّا شَهِدْتُمُوهُ. وَتُسْرِعُونَ فِي إِحْضَارِ أَبِي إِلَى هُنَا».

14 Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.

14 ثُمَّ تَعَانَقَ يُوسُفُ وَبِنْيَامِينُ وَبَكَيَا

15 Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him.

15 وَقَبَّلَ يُوسُفُ بَاقِي إِخْوَتِهِ وَبَكَى مَعَهُمْ. وَعِنْدَئِذٍ فَقَطْ تَجَرَّأَ إِخْوَتُهُ عَلَى مُخَاطَبَتِهِ.

16 When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.

16 وَسَرَى الْخَبَرُ إِلَى بَيْتِ فِرْعَوْنَ وَقِيلَ قَدْ جَاءَ إِخْوَةُ يُوسُفَ، فَسَرَّ ذَلِكَ فِرْعَوْنَ، وَعَبِيدَهُ أَيْضاً.

17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan.

17 وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ لِيُوسُفَ: «اطْلُبْ مِنْ إِخْوَتِكَ أَنْ يُحَمِّلُوا دَوَابَهُمْ بِالْقَمْحِ وَيَرْجِعُوا إِلَى أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ،

18 Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’

18 لِيُحْضِرُوا أَبَاهُمْ وَأُسَرَهُمْ وَيَجِيئُوا إِلَيَّ، فَأُعْطِيَهُمْ أَفْضَلَ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ لِيَسْتَمْتِعُوا بِخَيْرَاتِهَا.

19 You are also directed to tell them: ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives, and bring your father and come back.

19 وَقَدْ صَدَرَ أَمْرٌ إِلَيْكَ أَنْ يَأْخُذُوا لَهُمْ عَرَبَاتٍ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ لِيَنْقُلُوا عَلَيْهَا أَوْلادَهُمْ وَزَوْجَاتِهِمْ وَأَبَاهُمْ وَيَحْضُرُوا إِلَى هُنَا.

20 But pay no regard to your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”

20 لَا يَكْتَرِثُوا لِمَا يُخَلِّفُونَهُ مِنْ مَتَاعٍ، فَخَيْرَاتُ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ كُلِّهَا هِيَ لَهُمْ».

21 So the sons of Israel did as they were told. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.

21 فَفَعَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ هَكَذَا، وَأَعْطَاهُمْ يُوسُفُ عَرَبَاتٍ حَسَبَ أَمْرِ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَؤُونَةً لِلطَّرِيقِ.

22 He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.

22 وَأَعْطَى كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ حُلَلَ ثِيَابٍ. أَمَّا بِنْيَامِينُ فَخَصَّهُ بِثَلاثِ مِئَةِ قِطْعَةٍ مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ وَخَمْسِ حُلَلِ ثِيَابٍ.

23 And he sent to his father the following: ten donkeys loaded with the best of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provisions for his father’s journey.

23 وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى أَبِيهِ عَشَرَةَ حَمِيرٍ مُحَمَّلَةٍ بِأَفْضَلِ خَيْرَاتِ مِصْرَ وَعَشْرَ أُتُنٍ مُثْقَلَةٍ بِالْحِنْطَةِ وَخُبْزاً وَطَعَاماً يَقْتَاتُ مِنْهَا فِي الطَّرِيقِ.

24 Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way!”

24 وَهَكَذَا صَرَفَ إِخْوَتَهُ بَعْدَ أَنْ أَوْصَاهُمْ: «لا تَتَخَاصَمُوا فِي الطَّرِيقِ».

25 So the brothers went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan.

25 وَانْطَلَقُوا مِنْ مِصْرَ حَتَّى أَقْبَلُوا إِلَى أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ إِلَى أَبِيهِمْ يَعْقُوبَ.

26 “Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.

26 فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «إِنَّ يُوسُفَ مَازَالَ حَيًّا، وَهُوَ الْمُتَسَلِّطُ عَلَى كُلِّ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ». فَغُشِيَ عَلَى قَلْبِ يَعْقُوبَ لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُصَدِّقْهُمْ.

27 However, when they relayed all that Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob was revived.

27 ثُمَّ حَدَّثُوهُ بِكَلامِ يُوسُفَ. وَعِنْدَمَا عَايَنَ يَعْقُوبُ الْعَرَبَاتِ الَّتِي أَرْسَلَهَا يُوسُفُ لِتَنْقُلَهُ، انْتَعَشَتْ رُوحُهُ،

28 “Enough!” declared Israel. “My son Joseph is still alive! I will go to see him before I die.”

28 وَقَالَ: «كَفَى! يُوسُفُ ابْنِي حَيٌّ بَعْدُ، سَأَذْهَبُ لأَرَاهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَمُوتَ».