Genesis 45
Christian Standard Bible
Joseph Reveals His Identity
45 Joseph could no longer keep his composure in front of all his attendants,[a] so he called out, “Send everyone away from me!” No one was with him when he revealed his identity to his brothers.(A) 2 But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and also Pharaoh’s household heard it. 3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?” But they could not answer him because they were terrified in his presence.
4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please, come near me,” and they came near. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt.(B) 5 And now don’t be grieved or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.(C) 6 For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting. 7 God sent me ahead of you to establish you as a remnant within the land and to keep you alive by a great deliverance.[b] 8 Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
9 “Return quickly 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 without delay. 10 You can settle in the land of Goshen(D) and be near me—you, your children, and your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and all you have. 11 There I will sustain you, for there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you, your household, and everything you have will become destitute.”’(E) 12 Look! Your eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin can see that I’m[c] the one speaking to you. 13 Tell my father about all my glory in Egypt and about all you have seen. And bring my father here quickly.”(F)
14 Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept on his shoulder. 15 Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept,[d] and afterward his brothers talked with him.
The Return for Jacob
16 When the news reached Pharaoh’s palace, “Joseph’s brothers have come,” Pharaoh and his servants were pleased. 17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals and go on back to the land of Canaan. 18 Get your father and your families, and come back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you can eat from the richness of the land.’ 19 You are also commanded to tell them, ‘Do this: Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your dependents and your wives and bring your father here.(G) 20 Do not be concerned about your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”(H)
21 The sons of Israel did this. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had commanded, and he gave them provisions for the journey. 22 He gave each of the brothers changes of clothes,(I) but he gave Benjamin three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothes.(J) 23 He sent his father the following: ten donkeys carrying the best products of Egypt and ten female donkeys carrying grain, food, and provisions for his father on the journey. 24 So Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Don’t argue[e] on the way.”
25 So they went up from Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan. 26 They said, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” Jacob was stunned,[f] for he did not believe them. 27 But when they told Jacob all that Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to transport him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived.
28 Then Israel said, “Enough! My son Joseph is still alive. I will go to see him before I die.”
Génesis 45
La Biblia de las Américas
José se da a conocer a sus hermanos
45 José no pudo ya contenerse delante de todos los que estaban junto a él, y exclamó: Haced salir a todos de mi lado. Y no había[a] nadie con él cuando José se dio a conocer a sus hermanos(A). 2 Y lloró tan fuerte[b](B) que lo oyeron los egipcios, y la casa de Faraón se enteró[c] de ello. 3 José dijo a sus hermanos: Yo soy José(C). ¿Vive todavía mi padre(D)? Pero sus hermanos no podían contestarle porque estaban atónitos delante de él(E). 4 Y José dijo a sus hermanos: Acercaos ahora a mí. Y ellos se acercaron, y él dijo: Yo soy vuestro hermano José, a quien vosotros vendisteis a Egipto(F). 5 Ahora pues, no os entristezcáis ni os pese[d] el haberme vendido aquí(G); pues para preservar vidas me envió Dios delante de vosotros(H). 6 Porque en estos dos años ha habido hambre en la tierra(I) y todavía quedan otros cinco años en los cuales no habrá ni siembra[e] ni siega. 7 Y Dios me envió delante de vosotros para preservaros un remanente en la tierra(J), y para guardaros con vida mediante una gran liberación[f]. 8 Ahora pues, no fuisteis vosotros los que me enviasteis aquí, sino Dios; y Él me ha puesto por padre de Faraón y señor de toda su casa(K) y gobernador sobre toda la tierra de Egipto. 9 Daos prisa y subid adonde mi padre, y decidle: «Así dice tu hijo José: “Dios me ha hecho señor de todo Egipto; ven[g] a mí(L), no te demores. 10 Y habitarás en la tierra de Gosén(M), y estarás cerca de mí, tú y tus hijos y los hijos de tus hijos, tus ovejas y tus vacas y todo lo que tienes. 11 Allí proveeré también para ti(N), pues aún quedan cinco años de hambre, para que no pases hambre[h] tú, tu casa y todo lo que tienes”». 12 Y he aquí, vuestros ojos y los ojos de mi hermano Benjamín ven que es mi boca la que os habla. 13 Notificad, pues, a mi padre toda mi gloria en Egipto y todo lo que habéis visto; daos prisa y traed[i] aquí a mi padre(O). 14 Entonces se echó sobre el cuello de su hermano Benjamín, y lloró(P); y Benjamín también lloró sobre su cuello. 15 Y besó a todos sus hermanos, y lloró sobre ellos; y después sus hermanos hablaron con él.
Invitación de Faraón
16 Cuando se oyó la noticia[j] en la casa de Faraón, de[k] que los hermanos de José habían venido(Q), le agradó a Faraón y a[l] sus siervos. 17 Entonces Faraón dijo a José: Di a tus hermanos: «Haced esto: cargad vuestras bestias e id[m] a la tierra de Canaán; 18 y tomad a vuestro padre y a vuestras familias[n] y venid a mí y yo os daré lo mejor[o] de la tierra de Egipto, y comeréis de la abundancia[p] de la tierra(R)». 19 Y a ti se te ordena decirles: «Haced esto: tomad[q] carretas(S) de la tierra de Egipto para vuestros pequeños y para vuestras mujeres, y traed a vuestro padre y venid. 20 Y no os preocupéis por vuestras posesiones personales[r], pues lo mejor[s] de toda la tierra de Egipto es vuestro».
Regreso a Canaán
21 Y así lo hicieron los hijos de Israel; y José les dio carretas conforme a la orden[t] de Faraón(T), y les dio provisiones para el camino. 22 A todos ellos les dio[u] mudas de ropa(U), pero a Benjamín le dio trescientas piezas de plata y cinco mudas de ropa(V). 23 Y a su padre le envió lo siguiente[v]: diez asnos cargados de lo mejor[w] de Egipto, y diez asnas cargadas de grano, de pan y de alimentos para su padre en[x] el camino. 24 Luego despidió a sus hermanos, y cuando se iban les dijo: No riñáis[y] en el camino. 25 Y subieron de Egipto y vinieron a la tierra de Canaán, a su padre Jacob. 26 Y le informaron, diciendo: José vive todavía, y es gobernante en toda la tierra de Egipto. Pero él se quedó atónito[z] porque no les podía creer(W). 27 Pero cuando ellos le contaron todas las cosas[aa] que José les había dicho, y cuando vio las carretas que José había enviado para llevarlo(X), el espíritu de su padre Jacob revivió. 28 Entonces Israel dijo: Basta, mi hijo José vive todavía. Iré y lo veré antes que yo muera.
Footnotes
- Génesis 45:1 Lit., no quedó
- Génesis 45:2 Lit., Y prorrumpió su voz en llanto
- Génesis 45:2 Lit., oyó
- Génesis 45:5 Lit., ni os enojéis en vuestros ojos
- Génesis 45:6 Lit., arada
- Génesis 45:7 Lit., escapada
- Génesis 45:9 Lit., desciende
- Génesis 45:11 O, seas empobrecido
- Génesis 45:13 Lit., descended
- Génesis 45:16 Lit., voz
- Génesis 45:16 Lit., diciendo
- Génesis 45:16 Lit., fue bueno en los ojos de Faraón y en los ojos de
- Génesis 45:17 Lit., y venid, id
- Génesis 45:18 Lit., casas
- Génesis 45:18 Lit., lo bueno
- Génesis 45:18 Lit., grosura
- Génesis 45:19 Lit., tomad para vosotros
- Génesis 45:20 Lit., Y que vuestros ojos no miren con pesar vuestros enseres
- Génesis 45:20 Lit., lo bueno
- Génesis 45:21 Lit., boca
- Génesis 45:22 Lit., dio a cada uno
- Génesis 45:23 Lit., así
- Génesis 45:23 Lit., bueno
- Génesis 45:23 Lit., para
- Génesis 45:24 Lit., os agitéis
- Génesis 45:26 Lit., su corazón languideció
- Génesis 45:27 Lit., palabras
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
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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