Genèse 45
Louis Segond
45 Joseph ne pouvait plus se contenir devant tous ceux qui l'entouraient. Il s'écria: Faites sortir tout le monde. Et il ne resta personne avec Joseph, quand il se fit connaître à ses frères.
2 Il éleva la voix, en pleurant. Les Égyptiens l'entendirent, et la maison de Pharaon l'entendit.
3 Joseph dit à ses frères: Je suis Joseph! Mon père vit-il encore? Mais ses frères ne purent lui répondre, car ils étaient troublés en sa présence.
4 Joseph dit à ses frères: Approchez-vous de moi. Et ils s'approchèrent. Il dit: Je suis Joseph, votre frère, que vous avez vendu pour être mené en Égypte.
5 Maintenant, ne vous affligez pas, et ne soyez pas fâchés de m'avoir vendu pour être conduit ici, car c'est pour vous sauver la vie que Dieu m'a envoyé devant vous.
6 Voilà deux ans que la famine est dans le pays; et pendant cinq années encore, il n'y aura ni labour, ni moisson.
7 Dieu m'a envoyé devant vous pour vous faire subsister dans le pays, et pour vous faire vivre par une grande délivrance.
8 Ce n'est donc pas vous qui m'avez envoyé ici, mais c'est Dieu; il m'a établi père de Pharaon, maître de toute sa maison, et gouverneur de tout le pays d'Égypte.
9 Hâtez-vous de remonter auprès de mon père, et vous lui direz: Ainsi a parlé ton fils Joseph: Dieu m'a établi seigneur de toute l'Égypte; descends vers moi, ne tarde pas!
10 Tu habiteras dans le pays de Gosen, et tu seras près de moi, toi, tes fils, et les fils de tes fils, tes brebis et tes boeufs, et tout ce qui est à toi.
11 Là, je te nourrirai, car il y aura encore cinq années de famine; et ainsi tu ne périras point, toi, ta maison, et tout ce qui est à toi.
12 Vous voyez de vos yeux, et mon frère Benjamin voit de ses yeux que c'est moi-même qui vous parle.
13 Racontez à mon père toute ma gloire en Égypte, et tout ce que vous avez vu; et vous ferez descendre ici mon père au plus tôt.
14 Il se jeta au cou de Benjamin, son frère, et pleura; et Benjamin pleura sur son cou.
15 Il embrassa aussi tous ses frères, en pleurant. Après quoi, ses frères s'entretinrent avec lui.
16 Le bruit se répandit dans la maison de Pharaon que les frères de Joseph étaient arrivés: ce qui fut agréable à Pharaon et à ses serviteurs.
17 Pharaon dit à Joseph: Dis à tes frères: Faites ceci. Chargez vos bêtes, et partez pour le pays de Canaan;
18 prenez votre père et vos familles, et venez auprès de moi. Je vous donnerai ce qu'il y a de meilleur au pays d'Égypte, et vous mangerez la graisse du pays.
19 Tu as ordre de leur dire: Faites ceci. Prenez dans le pays d'Égypte des chars pour vos enfants et pour vos femmes; amenez votre père, et venez.
20 Ne regrettez point ce que vous laisserez, car ce qu'il a de meilleur dans tout le pays d'Égypte sera pour vous.
21 Les fils d'Israël firent ainsi. Joseph leur donna des chars, selon l'ordre de Pharaon; il leur donna aussi des provisions pour la route.
22 Il leur donna à tous des vêtements de rechange, et il donna à Benjamin trois cents sicles d'argent et cinq vêtements de rechange.
23 Il envoya à son père dix ânes chargés de ce qu'il y avait de meilleur en Égypte, et dix ânesses chargées de blé, de pain et de vivres, pour son père pendant le voyage.
24 Puis il congédia ses frères, qui partirent; et il leur dit: Ne vous querellez pas en chemin.
25 Ils remontèrent de l'Égypte, et ils arrivèrent dans le pays de Canaan, auprès de Jacob, leur père.
26 Ils lui dirent: Joseph vit encore, et même c'est lui qui gouverne tout le pays d'Égypte. Mais le coeur de Jacob resta froid, parce qu'il ne les croyait pas.
27 Ils lui rapportèrent toutes les paroles que Joseph leur avait dites. Il vit les chars que Joseph avait envoyés pour le transporter. C'est alors que l'esprit de Jacob, leur père, se ranima;
28 et Israël dit: C'est assez! Joseph, mon fils, vit encore! J'irai, et je le verrai avant que je meure.
Genesis 45
New International Version
Joseph Makes Himself Known
45 Then Joseph could no longer control himself(A) before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Have everyone leave my presence!”(B) So there was no one with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers. 2 And he wept(C) so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household heard about it.(D)
3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?”(E) But his brothers were not able to answer him,(F) because they were terrified at his presence.(G)
4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.”(H) When they had done so, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt!(I) 5 And now, do not be distressed(J) and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here,(K) because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.(L) 6 For two years now there has been famine(M) in the land, and for the next five years there will be no plowing and reaping. 7 But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant(N) on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.[a](O)
8 “So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God.(P) He made me father(Q) to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.(R) 9 Now hurry(S) back to my father and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; don’t delay.(T) 10 You shall live in the region of Goshen(U) and be near me—you, your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and all you have.(V) 11 I will provide for you there,(W) because five years of famine(X) are still to come. Otherwise you and your household and all who belong to you will become destitute.’(Y)
12 “You can see for yourselves, and so can my brother Benjamin,(Z) that it is really I who am speaking to you.(AA) 13 Tell my father about all the honor accorded me in Egypt(AB) and about everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.(AC)”
14 Then he threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin(AD) embraced him,(AE) weeping. 15 And he kissed(AF) all his brothers and wept over them.(AG) Afterward his brothers talked with him.(AH)
16 When the news reached Pharaoh’s palace that Joseph’s brothers had come,(AI) Pharaoh and all his officials(AJ) were pleased.(AK) 17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals(AL) and return to the land of Canaan,(AM) 18 and bring your father and your families back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt(AN) and you can enjoy the fat of the land.’(AO)
19 “You are also directed to tell them, ‘Do this: Take some carts(AP) from Egypt for your children and your wives, and get your father and come. 20 Never mind about your belongings,(AQ) because the best of all Egypt(AR) will be yours.’”
21 So the sons of Israel did this. Joseph gave them carts,(AS) as Pharaoh had commanded, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.(AT) 22 To each of them he gave new clothing,(AU) but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels[b] of silver and five sets of clothes.(AV) 23 And this is what he sent to his father: ten donkeys(AW) loaded with the best things(AX) of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other provisions for his journey.(AY) 24 Then he sent his brothers away, and as they were leaving he said to them, “Don’t quarrel on the way!”(AZ)
25 So they went up out of Egypt(BA) and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan.(BB) 26 They told him, “Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is ruler of all Egypt.”(BC) Jacob was stunned; he did not believe them.(BD) 27 But when they told him everything Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the carts(BE) Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob revived. 28 And Israel said, “I’m convinced!(BF) My son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”(BG)
Footnotes
- Genesis 45:7 Or save you as a great band of survivors
- Genesis 45:22 That is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms
Genesi 45
Nuova Riveduta 2006
Giuseppe riconosciuto dai fratelli
45 (A)Allora Giuseppe non potè più contenersi davanti a tutto il suo seguito e gridò: «Fate uscire tutti dalla mia presenza!» Nessuno rimase con Giuseppe quando egli si fece riconoscere dai suoi fratelli. 2 Alzò la voce piangendo; gli Egiziani lo udirono e l’udì la casa del faraone. 3 Giuseppe disse ai suoi fratelli: «Io sono Giuseppe! Mio padre vive ancora?» Ma i suoi fratelli non gli potevano rispondere, perché erano atterriti dalla sua presenza. 4 Giuseppe disse ai suoi fratelli: «Vi prego, avvicinatevi a me!» Quelli s’avvicinarono ed egli disse: «Io sono Giuseppe, vostro fratello, che voi vendeste perché fosse portato in Egitto. 5 Ma ora non vi rattristate, né vi dispiaccia di avermi venduto perché io fossi portato qui; poiché Dio mi ha mandato qui prima di voi per conservarvi in vita. 6 Infatti, sono due anni che la carestia è nel paese e ce ne saranno altri cinque, durante i quali non ci sarà raccolto né mietitura. 7 Ma Dio mi ha mandato qui prima di voi, perché sia conservato di voi un residuo sulla terra e per salvare la vita a molti scampati. 8 Non siete dunque voi che mi avete mandato qui, ma è Dio. Egli mi ha stabilito come padre[a] del faraone, signore di tutta la sua casa e governatore di tutto il paese d’Egitto. 9 Affrettatevi a risalire da mio padre e ditegli: “Così dice tuo figlio Giuseppe: ‘Dio mi ha stabilito signore di tutto l’Egitto; scendi da me, non tardare. 10 Tu abiterai nel paese di Goscen[b] e sarai vicino a me: tu e i tuoi figli, i figli dei tuoi figli, le tue greggi, i tuoi armenti e tutto quello che possiedi. 11 Qui io ti sostenterò (perché ci saranno ancora cinque anni di carestia), affinché tu non sia ridotto in miseria: tu, la tua famiglia e tutto quello che possiedi’”. 12 Ecco, voi vedete con i vostri occhi, e mio fratello Beniamino vede con i suoi occhi, che è proprio la mia bocca quella che vi parla. 13 Raccontate dunque a mio padre tutta la mia gloria in Egitto e tutto quello che avete visto; e fate che mio padre scenda presto qua».
14 Poi si gettò al collo di Beniamino, suo fratello, e pianse; e Beniamino pianse sul collo di lui. 15 Baciò pure tutti i suoi fratelli, piangendo. Dopo questo, i suoi fratelli si misero a parlare con lui.
16 (B)Intanto la voce si diffuse nella casa del faraone, e si disse: «Sono arrivati i fratelli di Giuseppe». Questo piacque al faraone e ai suoi servitori. 17 Il faraone disse a Giuseppe: «Di’ ai tuoi fratelli: “Fate questo: caricate le vostre bestie e andate, tornate al paese di Canaan; 18 prendete vostro padre, le vostre famiglie e venite da me; io vi darò il meglio del paese d’Egitto e voi mangerete il grasso della terra”. 19 Tu hai l’ordine di dire loro: “Fate questo: prendete nel paese d’Egitto dei carri per i vostri bambini e per le vostre mogli; conducete vostro padre e venite. 20 E non vi rincresca di lasciare la vostra roba, perché il meglio di tutto il paese d’Egitto sarà vostro”».
21 I figli d’Israele fecero così e Giuseppe diede loro dei carri, secondo l’ordine del faraone, e diede loro delle provviste per il viaggio. 22 Diede un abito di ricambio per ciascuno, ma a Beniamino diede trecento sicli d’argento e cinque mute di vestiti; 23 a suo padre mandò questo: dieci asini carichi delle migliori cose d’Egitto, dieci asine cariche di grano, di pane e di viveri per suo padre durante il viaggio. 24 Così congedò i suoi fratelli e questi partirono; ed egli disse loro: «Non ci siano, durante il viaggio, delle liti tra di voi».
25 Essi risalirono dall’Egitto e giunsero nel paese di Canaan, da Giacobbe loro padre. 26 Gli riferirono ogni cosa, dicendo: «Giuseppe vive ancora ed è governatore di tutto il paese d’Egitto». Ma il suo cuore rimase freddo, perché egli non credeva loro. 27 Essi gli ripeterono tutte le parole che Giuseppe aveva dette loro. Quando egli vide i carri che Giuseppe aveva mandato per trasportarlo, lo spirito di Giacobbe loro padre si ravvivò. 28 E Israele disse: «Basta, mio figlio Giuseppe vive ancora; io andrò e lo vedrò prima di morire».
Footnotes
- Genesi 45:8 Padre, titolo onorifico che in Oriente veniva conferito ai ministri, ai principi e ai signori; Es 22:21.
- Genesi 45:10 Goscen, provincia d’Egitto; Ge 47:6; Es 9:26.
Genesis 45
King James Version
45 Then 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.
2 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.
3 And 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.
4 And 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.
5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
6 For 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.
7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
8 So 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.
9 Haste 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:
10 And 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:
11 And 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.
12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
13 And 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.
14 And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
16 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
18 And 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.
19 Now 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.
20 Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is your's.
21 And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
22 To 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.
23 And 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.
24 So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.
25 And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,
26 And 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.
27 And 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:
28 And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.
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