Genesis 45
Names of God Bible
Joseph Reveals His Identity
45 Joseph could no longer control his emotions in front of everyone who was standing around him, so he cried out, “Have everyone leave me!” No one else was there when Joseph told his brothers who he was. 2 He cried so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household heard about it.
3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” His brothers could not answer him because they were afraid of him.
4 “Please come closer to me,” Joseph said to his brothers. When they did so, he said, “I am Joseph, the brother you sold into slavery in Egypt! 5 Now, don’t be sad or angry with yourselves that you sold me. Elohim sent me ahead of you to save lives. 6 The famine has been in the land for two years. There will be five more years without plowing or harvesting. 7 Elohim sent me ahead of you to make sure that you would have descendants on the earth and to save your lives in an amazing way. 8 It wasn’t you who sent me here, but Elohim. He has made me like a father to Pharaoh, lord over his entire household, and ruler of Egypt.
9 “Hurry back to my father, and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says, “Elohim has made me lord of Egypt. Come here to me right away! 10 Live in the land of Goshen, where you will be near me. Live there with your children and your grandchildren, as well as your flocks, your herds, and everything you have. 11 I will provide for you in Egypt, since there will be five more years of famine. Then you, your family, and all who belong to you won’t lose everything.”’
12 “You and my brother Benjamin can see for yourselves that I am the one who is speaking to you. 13 Tell my father how greatly honored I am in Egypt and about everything you have seen. Hurry and bring my father here!”
14 He threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and cried with Benjamin, who was crying on his shoulder. 15 He kissed all his brothers and cried with them. After that his brothers talked with him.
Pharaoh Invites Jacob’s [Israel’s] Family to Live in Egypt
16 When Pharaoh’s household heard the news that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his officials were pleased. 17 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Load up your animals, and go back to Canaan. 18 Take your father and your families, and come to me. I will give you the best land in Egypt. Then you can enjoy the best food in the land.’
19 “Give them this order: ‘Take wagons with you from Egypt for your children and your wives. Bring your father, and come back. 20 Don’t worry about your belongings because the best of everything in Egypt is yours.’”
21 Israel’s sons did as they were told. Joseph gave them wagons and supplies for their trip as Pharaoh had ordered. 22 He gave each of them a change of clothes, but he gave Benjamin three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothes. 23 He sent his father ten male donkeys carrying Egypt’s best products and ten female donkeys carrying grain, bread, and food for his father’s trip. 24 So Joseph sent his brothers on their way. As they were leaving, he said to them, “Don’t quarrel on your way back!”
25 So they left Egypt and came to their father Jacob in Canaan. 26 They told him, “Joseph is still alive! Yes, he is ruler of Egypt.” Jacob was stunned and didn’t believe them. 27 Yet, when they told their father everything Joseph had said to them and he saw the wagons Joseph had sent to bring him back, his spirits were lifted.
28 “You have convinced me!” Israel said. “My son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”
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
Genesis 45
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Nagpakilala si Jose sa Kanyang mga Kapatid
45 Hindi na mapigilan ni Jose ang kanyang sarili, kaya pinalabas niya ang kanyang mga alipin. At nang sila na lamang ang naroon, nagpakilala siya sa kanyang mga kapatid. 2 Umiyak nang malakas si Jose kaya narinig ito ng mga Egipcio at ng sambahayan ng Faraon.
3 Sinabi ni Jose sa kanyang mga kapatid, “Ako si Jose! Totoo bang buhay pa ang ating ama?” Pero hindi nakasagot sa kanya ang mga kapatid niya dahil natulala sila.
4 Kaya sinabi ni Jose, “Lumapit kayo sa akin.” Nang lumapit na sila, sinabi niya, “Ako si Jose na kapatid ninyo, ang ipinagbili at dinala nʼyo rito sa Egipto. 5 Ngayon, huwag kayong mag-alala at huwag ninyong sisihin ang sarili nʼyo dahil ipinagbili nʼyo ako rito, dahil ang Dios ang siyang nagsugo sa akin dito para iligtas ang buhay ninyo. 6 Ikalawang taon pa lang ito ng taggutom, at may susunod pang limang taon na walang ani. 7 Pero sinugo ako rito ng Dios para mailigtas kayo at mapanatili ang marami sa inyo rito sa mundo.
8 “Kaya, hindi kayo ang nagpadala sa akin dito kundi ang Dios. Ginawa niya akong tagapayo ng Faraon, tagapamahala ng kanyang sambahayan at ng buong Egipto. 9 Ngayon, magmadali kayong bumalik sa aking ama at sabihin nʼyo sa kanya na ang anak niyaʼy ginawa ng Dios na tagapamahala ng buong Egipto. At sabihin ninyo sa kanya na pinapapunta ko siya rito sa akin sa lalong madaling panahon. 10 Sabihin nʼyo rin sa kanya na maaari siyang tumira sa lupain ng Goshen kasama ang kanyang mga anak at mga apo, mga hayop, at ang lahat ng ari-arian niya, para malapit siya sa akin. 11 Aalagaan ko siya rito sa Goshen dahil may darating pang limang taon na taggutom. Ayaw kong magutom siya at ang kanyang sambahayan, pati ang kanyang mga hayop.”
12 Nagpatuloy si Jose sa pagsasalita, “Ngayong alam nʼyo na, maging ng kapatid kong si Benjamin, na talagang ako si Jose na nakikipag-usap sa inyo. 13 Sabihin nʼyo sa aking ama ang tungkol sa karangalang nakamit ko rito sa Egipto at ang lahat ng nakita ninyo tungkol sa akin. At dalhin nʼyo siya agad dito sa akin.”
14 Pagkatapos, niyakap ni Jose ang kanyang kapatid na si Benjamin, umiiyak siya habang nakayakap kay Jose. 15 Pagkatapos, pinaghahagkan ni Jose ang lahat ng kapatid niya at patuloy siyang umiiyak sa kanila. Pagkatapos noon ay nakipag-usap sa kanya ang mga kapatid niya.
16 Nang makarating ang balita sa palasyo ng Faraon na dumating ang mga kapatid ni Jose, natuwa ang Faraon at ang kanyang mga opisyal. 17 Sinabi ng Faraon kay Jose, “Sabihin mo sa mga kapatid mo na kargahan nila ng pagkain ang mga hayop nila at bumalik sa lupain ng Canaan. 18 Pagkatapos, dalhin nila rito ang kanilang ama at ang kani-kanilang pamilya, dahil ibibigay ko sa kanila ang pinakamagandang lupain sa Egipto at matitikman nila ang pinakamagandang ani nito.
19 “Sabihin mo rin sa kanila na magdala sila ng mga karwahe mula rito sa Egipto para masakyan ng mga asawaʼt anak nila sa paglipat nila rito. At dalhin nila rito ang kanilang ama. 20 Huwag na silang manghinayang sa mga ari-arian nilang maiiwan dahil ang magagandang bagay sa buong Egipto ay magiging sa kanila.”
21 Ginawa ito ng mga anak ni Jacob. At ayon sa utos ng Faraon, binigyan ni Jose ang mga kapatid niya ng mga karwahe at pinabaunan ng pagkain sa kanilang paglalakbay. 22 Binigyan din niya ang bawat isa sa kanila ng damit; pero ang ibinigay niya kay Benjamin ay limang damit at 300 pirasong pilak. 23 Pinadalhan din niya ang kanyang ama ng sampung asnong may mga kargang pinakamagandang ani mula sa Egipto, at sampung babaeng asno na may mga kargang trigo, tinapay at mga baon ng kanyang ama sa paglalakbay. 24 Nang pinaalis na niya ang kanyang mga kapatid, sinabi niyang huwag silang mag-aaway sa daan.
25 Kaya umalis sila sa Egipto at bumalik sa kanilang ama sa Canaan. 26 Pagdating nila roon, sinabi nila sa kanilang ama na buhay pa si Jose, at siya pa nga ang tagapamahala ng buong Egipto. Natulala si Jacob; hindi siya makapaniwala. 27 Pero nang sinabi nila sa kanya ang lahat ng sinabi ni Jose sa kanila, at nang makita niya ang mga karwahe na ipinadala ni Jose para sa pagpunta niya sa Egipto, bigla siyang lumakas. 28 Sinabi ni Jacob, “Naniniwala na ako! Ang anak kong si Jose ay buhay pa. Pupuntahan ko siya bago ako mamatay.”
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