Genesis 45
Magandang Balita Biblia
Nagpakilala na si Jose
45 Hindi(A) na mapigil ni Jose ang kanyang damdamin, kaya pinaalis niya ang kanyang mga tagapaglingkod na naroon. Nang sila na lamang ang naroon, ipinagtapat ni Jose sa kanyang mga kapatid kung sino siya. 2 Sa lakas ng kanyang iyak, narinig siya ng mga Egipcio, kaya't ang balita'y mabilis na nakarating sa palasyo. 3 “Ako si Jose!” ang pagtatapat niya sa kanyang mga kapatid. “Buháy pa bang talaga ang ating ama?” Nagulantang sila sa kanilang narinig at hindi nakasagot. 4 “Lumapit kayo,” sabi ni Jose. Lumapit nga sila, at nagpatuloy siya ng pagsasalita, “Ako nga si Jose, ang inyong kapatid na ipinagbili ninyo sa Egipto. 5 Ngunit huwag na ninyong ikalungkot ang nangyari. Huwag ninyong sisihin ang inyong sarili sa ginawa ninyo sa akin. Ang Diyos ang nagpadala sa akin dito upang iligtas ang maraming buhay. 6 Dalawang taon pa lamang ang taggutom, limang taon pa ang darating at walang aanihin sa mga bukirin. 7 Pinauna ako rito ng Diyos upang huwag malipol ang ating lahi. 8 Kaya, hindi kayo kundi ang Diyos ang nagpadala sa akin dito. Ginawa niya akong tagapayo ng Faraon, tagapangasiwa ng kanyang sambahayan at tagapamahala ng buong Egipto.”
9 Sinabi(B) pa ni Jose, “Bumalik kayo agad sa ating ama at ibalita ninyo na ako ang pinapamahala ng Diyos sa buong Egipto. Sabihin ninyong pumarito agad siya sa lalong madaling panahon. 10 Doon siya titira sa lupain ng Goshen para mapalapit sa akin. Ang lahat niyang mga anak, mga apo, mga tupa, kambing, baka at lahat ng inyong ari-arian ay kanyang dalhin. 11 Doo'y mapangangalagaan ko kayo. Limang taon pa ang taggutom, at hindi ko gustong makita ang sinuman sa inyo na naghihirap. 12 Kitang-kita ninyo ngayon, pati ikaw, Benjamin, na ako talaga si Jose. 13 Ibalita ninyo sa ating ama ang taglay kong kapangyarihan dito sa Egipto, at ikuwento ninyo ang lahat ng inyong nakita. Hihintayin ko siya sa lalong madaling panahon.”
14 Umiiyak niyang niyakap si Benjamin, at ito nama'y umiiyak ding yumakap kay Jose. 15 Patuloy siyang umiiyak habang isa-isang hinahagkan ang ibang kapatid.
16 Nakarating sa palasyo ang balita na ang mga kapatid ni Jose ay dumating. Ikinatuwa ito ng Faraon at ng kanyang mga kagawad. 17 Sinabi ng Faraon kay Jose, “Pakargahan mo ng pagkain ang mga hayop ng iyong mga kapatid, at pabalikin mo sila sa Canaan. 18 Sabihin mong dalhin dito ang inyong ama at ang buong sambahayan nila. Ibibigay ko sa kanila ang pinakamatabang lupain upang malasap nila ang masaganang pamumuhay rito. 19 Sabihin mo ring magdala sila ng mga karwahe para magamit ng kani-kanilang asawa at mga anak paglipat sa Egipto. 20 Huwag na nilang panghinayangang iwanan ang kanilang ari-arian doon, sapagkat ang pinakamabuting lupain dito ang ibibigay ko sa kanila.”
21 Sinunod ng mga anak ni Israel ang utos na ito. Binigyan sila ni Jose ng mga sasakyan, gaya ng utos ng Faraon, at pinadalhan din ng pagkain sa kanilang paglalakbay. 22 Ang bawat isa'y binigyan ng tig-iisang bihisan, maliban kay Benjamin. Lima ang kanyang bihisan at pinadalhan pa ng tatlong daang pirasong pilak. 23 Pinadalhan niya ang kanyang ama ng pinakamabuting produkto ng Egipto, karga ng sampung asno. Sampung asno rin ang may kargang trigo, tinapay at iba't ibang pagkain upang may baon ang kanilang ama sa paglalakbay. 24 Inutusan ni Jose na lumakad na ang kanyang mga kapatid ngunit bago umalis ay sinabi sa kanila, “Huwag na kayong magtatalu-talo sa daan.”
25 Umalis nga sila sa Egipto at umuwi sa Canaan. 26 Pagdating doo'y sinabi nila kay Jacob, “Ama, buháy pa po si Jose! Siya ngayon ang namamahala sa buong Egipto!” Natigilan si Jacob, at halos hindi siya makapaniwala sa balitang ito.
27 Ngunit nang maisalaysay sa kanya ang bilin ni Jose at makita ang mga karwaheng ipinadala ni Jose, sumigla ang kanyang kalooban.
28 “Salamat sa Diyos!” sabi ni Jacob. “Buháy pa pala ang aking anak! Pupuntahan ko siya bago ako mamatay.”
Genesis 45
New King James Version
Joseph Revealed to His Brothers
45 Then Joseph could not restrain himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried out, “Make everyone go out from me!” So no one stood with him (A)while Joseph made himself known to his brothers. 2 And he (B)wept aloud, and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard it.
3 Then Joseph said to his brothers, (C)“I am Joseph; does my father still live?” But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed in his presence. 4 And Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near to me.” So they came near. Then he said: “I am Joseph your brother, (D)whom you sold into Egypt. 5 But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; (E)for God sent me before you to preserve life. 6 For these two years the (F)famine has been in the land, and there are still five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvesting. 7 And God (G)sent me before you to preserve a [a]posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 8 So now it was not you who sent me here, but (H)God; and He has made me (I)a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a (J)ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
9 “Hurry 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 [b]tarry. 10 (K)You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near to me, you and your children, your children’s children, your flocks and your herds, and all that you have. 11 There I will (L)provide for you, lest you and your household, and all that you have, come to poverty; for there are still five years of famine.” ’
12 “And behold, your eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see that it is (M)my mouth that speaks to you. 13 So you shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have seen; and you shall hurry and (N)bring my father down here.”
14 Then he fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck. 15 Moreover he (O)kissed all his brothers and wept over them, and after that his brothers talked with him.
16 Now the report of it was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come.” So it pleased Pharaoh and his servants well. 17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals and depart; go to the land of Canaan. 18 Bring your father and your households and come to me; I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat (P)the [c]fat of the land. 19 Now you are commanded—do this: Take carts out of the land of Egypt for your little ones and your wives; bring your father and come. 20 Also do not be concerned about your goods, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’ ”
21 Then the sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them (Q)carts,[d] according to the command of Pharaoh, and he gave them provisions for the journey. 22 He gave to all of them, to each man, (R)changes of garments; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and (S)five changes of garments. 23 And he sent to his father these things: ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and food for his father for the journey. 24 So he sent his brothers away, and they departed; and he said to them, “See that you do not become troubled along the way.”
25 Then they went up out of Egypt, and came to the land of Canaan to Jacob their father. 26 And they told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt.” (T)And Jacob’s heart stood still, because he did not believe them. 27 But when they told him all the words which Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the carts which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit (U)of Jacob their father revived. 28 Then Israel said, “It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 45:7 remnant
- Genesis 45:9 delay
- Genesis 45:18 The choicest produce
- Genesis 45:21 wagons
Magandang Balita Biblia, Copyright © Philippine Bible Society 2012.
Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version, Copyright © Philippine Bible Society 2009.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
