Liber Genesis, 45

1. Non se poterat ultra cohibere Ioseph omnibus coram astantibus, unde clamavit: “Egredimini, cuncti, foras!”. Et nemo aderat cum eo, quando manifestavit se fratribus suis.

1. Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him; and he cried, "Make every one go out from me." So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.

2. Elevavitque vocem cum fletu, quam audierunt Aegyptii omnisque domus pharaonis.

2. And he wept aloud, so that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard it.

3. Et dixit Ioseph fratribus suis: “Ego sum Ioseph! Adhuc pater meus vivit?”. Nec poterant respondere fratres nimio terrore perterriti.

3. And Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph; is my father still alive?" But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence.

4. Ad quos ille clementer: “Accedite, inquit, ad me”. Et cum accessissent prope: “Ego sum, ait, Ioseph frater vester, quem vendidistis in Aegyptum.

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

5. Nolite contristari, neque vobis durum esse videatur quod vendidistis me in his regionibus. Pro salute enim vestra misit me Deus ante vos in Aegyptum.

5. And now do not be distressed, or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.

6. Biennium est enim quod coepit fames esse in terra, et adhuc quinque anni restant, quibus nec arari poterit nec meti.

6. For the famine has been in the land these two years; and there are yet five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest.

7. Praemisitque me Deus, ut reservemini super terram, et servetur vita vestra in salvationem magnam.

7. And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors.

8. Non vestro consilio, sed Dei voluntate huc missus sum, qui fecit me quasi patrem pharaonis et dominum universae domus eius ac principem in omni terra Aegypti.

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

9. Festinate et ascendite ad patrem meum et dicetis ei: "Haec mandat filius tuus Ioseph: Deus fecit me dominum universae terrae Aegypti; descende ad me, ne moreris.

9. Make haste and go up to my father and say to him, `Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not tarry;

10. Et habitabis in terra Gessen; erisque iuxta me tu et filii tui et filii filiorum tuorum, oves tuae et armenta tua et universa, quae possides.

10. you shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks, your herds, and all that you have;

11. Ibique te pascam ­ adhuc enim quinque anni residui sunt famis ­ ne et tu pereas et domus tua et omnia, quae possides".

11. and there I will provide for you, for there are yet five years of famine to come; lest you and your household, and all that you have, come to poverty.'

12. En oculi vestri et oculi fratris mei Beniamin vident quia os meum est, quod loquitur ad vos.

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

13. Nuntiate patri meo universam gloriam meam in Aegypto et cuncta, quae vidistis. Festinate et adducite eum ad me”.

13. You must tell my father of all my splendor in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. Make haste and bring my father down here."

14. Cumque amplexatus recidisset in collum Beniamin fratris sui, flevit, illo quoque similiter flente, super collum eius.

14. Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

15. Osculatusque est Ioseph omnes fratres suos et ploravit super singulos. Post quae ausi sunt loqui ad eum.

15. And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them; and after that his brothers talked with him.

16. Auditumque est et celebri sermone vulgatum in aula regis: “Venerunt fratres Ioseph!”. Et gavisus est pharao atque omnis familia eius.

16. When the report was heard in Pharaoh's house, "Joseph's brothers have come," it pleased Pharaoh and his servants well.

17. Dixitque ad Ioseph, ut imperaret fratribus suis dicens: “Onerantes iumenta ite in terram Chanaan

17. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Say to your brothers, `Do this: load your beasts and go back to the land of Canaan;

18. et tollite inde patrem vestrum et cognationem et venite ad me; et ego dabo vobis omnia bona Aegypti, ut comedatis medullam terrae.

18. and take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.'

19. Praecipe etiam: tollite plaustra de terra Aegypti ad subvectionem parvulorum vestrorum ac coniugum et tollite patrem vestrum et properate quantocius venientes.

19. Command them also, `Do this: take wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.

20. Nec doleatis super supellectilem vestram, quia omnes opes Aegypti vestrae erunt”.

20. Give no thought to your goods, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.'"

21. Feceruntque filii Israel, ut eis mandatum fuerat. Quibus dedit Ioseph plaustra secundum pharaonis imperium et cibaria in itinere.

21. The sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the command of Pharaoh, and gave them provisions for the journey.

22. Singulis quoque proferri iussit vestimentum mutatorium; Beniamin vero dedit trecentos argenteos cum quinque

22. To each and all of them he gave festal garments; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five festal garments.

23. vestimentis mutatoriis. Patri suo misit similiter asinos decem, qui subveherent ex omnibus divitiis Aegypti, et totidem asinas triticum et panem et cibum pro itinere portantes.

23. To his father he sent as follows: ten asses loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten she-asses loaded with grain, bread, and provision for his father on the journey.

24. Dimisit ergo fratres suos et proficiscentibus ait: “Ne irascamini in via!”.

24. Then he sent his brothers away, and as they departed, he said to them, "Do not quarrel on the way."

25. Qui ascendentes ex Aegypto venerunt in terram Chanaan ad patrem suum Iacob

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

26. et nuntiaverunt ei dicentes: “Ioseph vivit et ipse dominatur in omni terra Aegypti!”. At cor eius frigidum mansit; non enim credebat eis.

26. And they told him, "Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt." And his heart fainted, for he did not believe them.

27. Tunc referebant omnia verba Ioseph, quae dixerat eis. Cumque vidisset plaustra et universa, quae miserat ad adducendum eum, revixit spiritus eius,

27. But when they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them, and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived;

28. et ait: “Sufficit mihi, si adhuc Ioseph filius meus vivit. Vadam et videbo illum, antequam moriar”.

28. and Israel said, "It is enough; Joseph my son is still alive; I will go and see him before I die."