45:1 Joseph could no longer refrain himself before many that stood by: whereupon he commanded that all should go out, and no stranger be present at their knowing one another.

45:1 non se poterat ultra cohibere Ioseph multis coram adstantibus unde praecepit ut egrederentur cuncti foras et nullus interesset alienus agnitioni mutuae

45:2 And he lifted up his voice with weeping, which the Egyptians, and all the house of Pharao heard.

45:2 elevavitque vocem cum fletu quam audierunt Aegyptii omnisque domus Pharaonis

45:3 And he said to his brethren: I am Joseph: Is my father yet living? His brethren could not answer him, being struck with exceeding great fear.

45:3 et dixit fratribus suis ego sum Ioseph adhuc pater meus vivit nec poterant respondere fratres nimio timore perterriti

45:4 And he said mildly to them: Come nearer to me. And when they were come near him, he said: I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

45:4 ad quos ille clementer accedite inquit ad me et cum accessissent prope ego sum ait Ioseph frater vester quem vendidistis in Aegypto

45:5 Be not afraid, and let it not seem to you a hard case that you sold me into these countries: for God sent me before you into Egypt for your preservation.

45:5 nolite pavere nec vobis durum esse videatur quod vendidistis me in his regionibus pro salute enim vestra misit me Deus ante vos in Aegyptum

45:6 For it is two years since the famine began to be upon the land, and five years more remain, wherein there can be neither ploughing nor reaping.

45:6 biennium est quod fames esse coepit in terra et adhuc quinque anni restant quibus nec arari poterit nec meti

45:7 And God sent me before, that you may be preserved upon the earth, and may have food to live.

45:7 praemisitque me Deus ut reservemini super terram et escas ad vivendum habere possitis

45:8 Not by your counsel was I sent hither, but by the will of God: who hath made me as it were a father to Pharao, and lord of his whole house, and governor in all the land of Egypt.

45:8 non vestro consilio sed Dei huc voluntate missus sum qui fecit me quasi patrem Pharaonis et dominum universae domus eius ac principem in omni terra Aegypti

45:9 Make haste, and go ye up to my father, and say to him: Thus saith thy son Joseph: God hath made me lord of the whole land of Egypt; come down to me, linger not.

45:9 festinate et ascendite ad patrem meum et dicetis ei haec mandat filius tuus Ioseph Deus me fecit dominum universae terrae Aegypti descende ad me ne moreris

45:10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Gessen: and thou shalt be near me, thou and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, thy sheep, and thy herds, and all things that thou hast.

45:10 et habita in terra Gessen erisque iuxta me tu et filii tui et filii filiorum tuorum oves tuae et armenta tua et universa quae possides

45:11 And there I will feed thee, (for there are yet five years of famine remaining) lest both thou perish, and thy house, and all things that thou hast.

45:11 ibique te pascam adhuc enim quinque anni residui sunt famis ne et tu pereas et domus tua et omnia quae possides

45:12 Behold, your eyes, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, see that it is my mouth that speaketh to you.

45:12 en oculi vestri et oculi fratris mei Beniamin vident quod os meum loquatur ad vos

45:13 You shall tell my father of all my glory, and all things that you have seen in Egypt: make haste and bring him to me.

45:13 nuntiate patri meo universam gloriam meam et cuncta quae vidistis in Aegypto festinate et adducite eum ad me

45:14 And falling upon the neck of his brother Benjamin, he embraced him and wept: and Benjamin in like manner wept also on his neck.

45:14 cumque amplexatus recidisset in collum Beniamin fratris sui flevit illo quoque flente similiter super collum eius

45:15 And Joseph kissed all his brethren, and wept upon every one of them: after which they were emboldened to speak to him.

45:15 osculatusque est Ioseph omnes fratres suos et ploravit super singulos post quae ausi sunt loqui ad eum

45:16 And it was heard, and the fame was spread abroad in the king's court: The brethren of Joseph are come; and Pharao with all his family was glad.

45:16 auditumque est et celebri sermone vulgatum in aula regis venerunt fratres Ioseph et gavisus est Pharao atque omnis familia eius

45:17 And he spoke to Joseph that he should give orders to his brethren, saying: Load your beasts, and go into the land of Chanaan,

45:17 dixitque ad Ioseph ut imperaret fratribus suis dicens onerantes iumenta ite in terram Chanaan

45:18 And bring away from thence your father and kindred, and come to me; and I will give you all the good things of Egypt, that you may eat the marrow of the land.

45:18 et tollite inde patrem vestrum et cognationem et venite ad me et ego dabo vobis omnia bona Aegypti ut comedatis medullam terrae

45:19 Give orders also that they take wagons out of the land of Egypt, for the carriage of their children and their wives; and say: Take up your father, and make haste to come with all speed:

45:19 praecipe etiam ut tollant plaustra de terra Aegypti ad subvectionem parvulorum suorum et coniugum ac dicito tollite patrem vestrum et properate quantocius venientes

45:20 And leave nothing of your household stuff; for all the riches of Egypt shall be yours.

45:20 ne dimittatis quicquam de supellectili vestra quia omnes opes Aegypti vestrae erunt

45:21 And the sons of Israel did as they were bid. And Joseph gave them wagons according to Pharao's commandment: and provisions for the way.

45:21 fecerunt filii Israhel ut eis mandatum fuerat quibus dedit Ioseph plaustra secundum Pharaonis imperium et cibaria in itinere

45:22 He ordered also to be brought out for every one of them two robes: but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, with five robes of the best:

45:22 singulisque proferri iussit binas stolas Beniamin vero dedit trecentos argenteos cum quinque stolis optimis

45:23 Sending to his father as much money and raiment; adding besides, ten he-asses, to carry off all the riches of Egypt, and as many she- asses, carrying wheat and bread for the journey.

45:23 tantundem pecuniae et vestium mittens patri suo addens eis asinos decem qui subveherent ex omnibus divitiis Aegypti et totidem asinas triticum in itinere panesque portantes

45:24 So he sent away his brethren, and at their departing said to them: Be not angry in the way.

45:24 dimisit ergo fratres suos et proficiscentibus ait ne irascamini in via

45:25 And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Chanaan, to their father Jacob.

45:25 qui ascendentes ex Aegypto venerunt in terram Chanaan ad patrem suum Iacob

45:26 And they told him, saying: Joseph, thy son, is living; and he is ruler in all the land of Egypt. Which when Jacob heard, he awaked as it were out of a deep sleep, yet did not believe them.

45:26 et nuntiaverunt ei dicentes Ioseph vivit et ipse dominatur in omni terra Aegypti quo audito quasi de gravi somno evigilans tamen non credebat eis

45:27 They, on the other side, told the whole order of the thing. And when he saw the wagons, and all that he had sent, his spirit revived,

45:27 illi contra referebant omnem ordinem rei cumque vidisset plaustra et universa quae miserat revixit spiritus eius

45:28 And he said: It is enough for me if Joseph, my son, be yet living: I will go and see him before I die.

45:28 et ait sufficit mihi si adhuc Ioseph filius meus vivit vadam et videbo illum antequam moriar