Genesis 47
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Pharaoh Welcomes Jacob
47 So Joseph went and informed Pharaoh: “My father and my brothers, with their sheep and cattle and all that they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in the land of Goshen.”(A)
2 He took five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh.(B) 3 Then Pharaoh asked his brothers, “What is your occupation?”
And they said to Pharaoh, “Your servants, both we and our fathers, are shepherds.”(C) 4 Then they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to live in the land for a while because there is no grazing land for your servants’ sheep, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe.(D) So now, please let your servants settle in the land of Goshen.”
5 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now that your father and brothers have come to you, 6 the land of Egypt is open before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land.(E) They can live in the land of Goshen. If you know of any capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”(F)
7 Joseph then brought his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 8 Then Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How many years have you lived?”[a]
9 Jacob said to Pharaoh, “My pilgrimage(G) has lasted 130 years. My years have been few and hard,(H) and they have not surpassed the years of my fathers during their pilgrimages.”(I) 10 So Jacob blessed Pharaoh and departed from Pharaoh’s presence.
11 Then Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the land of Rameses,(J) as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 And Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household with food for their dependents.(K)
The Land Becomes Pharaoh’s
13 But there was no food in that entire region, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan were exhausted by the famine. 14 Joseph collected all the money to be found in the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan in exchange for the grain they were purchasing, and he brought the money to Pharaoh’s palace.(L) 15 When the money from the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan was gone, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. Why should we die here in front of you? The money is gone!”
16 But Joseph said, “Give me your livestock. Since the money is gone, I will give you food in exchange for your livestock.” 17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for the horses, the herds of sheep, the herds of cattle, and the donkeys. That year he provided them with food in exchange for all their livestock.
18 When that year was over, they came the next year and said to him, “We cannot hide from our lord that the money is gone and that all our livestock belongs to our lord. There is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land. 19 Why should we die here in front of you—both us and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food. Then we with our land will become Pharaoh’s slaves. Give us seed so that we can live and not die, and so that the land won’t become desolate.”
20 In this way, Joseph acquired all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh, because every Egyptian sold his field since the famine was so severe for them. The land became Pharaoh’s, 21 and Joseph moved the people to the cities[b] from one end of Egypt to the other. 22 The only land he didn’t acquire was the priests’ portion, for it was given to them by Pharaoh. They lived off[c] the rations Pharaoh had given them; therefore they did not sell their land.
23 Then Joseph said to the people, “Understand today that I have acquired you and your land for Pharaoh. Here is seed for you. Sow it in the land. 24 At harvest, you are to give a fifth of it to Pharaoh,(M) and four-fifths will be yours as seed for the field and as food for yourselves, your households, and your dependents.”
25 And they said, “You have saved our lives. We have found favor in our lord’s eyes and will be Pharaoh’s slaves.” 26 So Joseph made it a law, still in effect today in the land of Egypt, that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh. Only the priests’ land does not belong to Pharaoh.
Israel Settles in Goshen
27 Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property in it and became fruitful and very numerous.(N) 28 Now Jacob lived in the land of Egypt 17 years, and his life span was 147 years. 29 When the time drew near for him to die,(O) he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh(P) and promise me that you will deal with me in kindness and faithfulness.(Q) Do not bury me in Egypt. 30 When I rest with my fathers, carry me away from Egypt and bury me in their burial place.”(R)
Joseph answered, “I will do what you have asked.”
31 And Jacob said, “Swear to me.” So Joseph swore to him. Then Israel bowed in thanks at the head of his bed.[d](S)
Footnotes
- Genesis 47:8 Lit many are the days of the years
- Genesis 47:21 Sam, LXX, Vg read and he made the people servants
- Genesis 47:22 Lit They ate
- Genesis 47:31 Or Israel worshiped while leaning on the top of his staff
Genesis 47
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
47 Pagkatapos, umalis si Jose at pumunta sa Faraon kasama ang lima sa kanyang kapatid. Sinabi ni Jose sa hari, “Dumating na po ang aking ama at mga kapatid galing sa Canaan, at dala po nila ang mga hayop nila at ang lahat ng kanilang ari-arian. Naroon po sila ngayon sa Goshen.” 2 Ipinakilala niya agad sa Faraon ang lima sa kanyang kapatid.
3 Tinanong sila ng Faraon, “Ano ang trabaho ninyo?”
Sumagot sila, “Mga pastol po kami ng hayop, katulad ng mga magulang namin. 4 Pumunta kami rito para pansamantalang manirahan dahil matindi po ang taggutom sa Canaan, at wala na kaming mapagpastulan ng mga hayop namin. Hinihiling po namin sa inyo na kung maaari ay payagan nʼyo kaming manirahan sa Goshen.”
5 Sinabi ng Faraon kay Jose, “Ngayong dumating na ang iyong ama at mga kapatid, 6 nakabukas ang Egipto para sa pamilya ninyo. Patirahin sila sa Goshen, na isa sa magagandang lupain sa Egipto. Kung may mapipili ka sa kanila na mapagkakatiwalaan, gawin silang tagapagbantay ng mga hayop ko.”
7 Dinala ni Jose ang kanyang ama sa Faraon at ipinakilala. Pagkatapos, binasbasan[a] ni Jacob ang Faraon. 8 Tinanong siya ng Faraon, “Ilang taon ka na?”
9 Sumagot siya, “130 taon. Maikli at mahirap po ang naging buhay ko rito sa lupa. Hindi ito umabot sa kahabaan ng buhay ng aking mga ninuno.” 10 Pagkatapos, muli niyang binasbasan ang Faraon,[b] at umalis siya sa harapan ng Faraon.
11 Ayon sa utos ng Faraon, inilagay ni Jose sa ayos ang kanyang ama at mga kapatid sa Egipto; ibinigay niya sa kanila ang lugar ng Rameses,[c] na isa sa pinakamagandang lupain sa Egipto. 12 Sinustentuhan ni Jose ng pagkain ang kanyang ama, mga kapatid at ang buong sambahayan ng kanyang ama ayon sa dami ng kanilang mga anak.
13 Ngayon, malala na ang taggutom kaya wala nang pagkain kahit saan. Nanghina na ang mga tao sa Egipto at sa Canaan dahil sa gutom. 14 Tinipon ni Jose ang lahat ng perang ibinayad ng mga taga-Egipto at taga-Canaan na bumili ng pagkain, at dinala ito sa palasyo ng Faraon. 15 Dumating ang panahon na naubos na ang perang pambili ng mga taga-Egipto at ng mga taga-Canaan. Pumunta ang mga taga-Egipto kay Jose at sinabi, “Wala na po kaming pera. Kung maaari bigyan na lang ninyo kami ng pagkain dahil mamamatay na kami sa gutom.”
16 Sinabi ni Jose, “Kung wala na talaga kayong pera, dalhin nʼyo rito ang mga hayop ninyo at iyon ang ibayad ninyo sa pagkain ninyo.” 17 Kaya dinala nila kay Jose ang kanilang mga kabayo, tupa, baka at asno, at ipinalit ito sa pagkain. Sa loob ng isang taon, sinustentuhan sila ni Jose ng pagkain kapalit ng kanilang mga hayop.
18 Pagkalipas ng isang taon, pumunta na naman ang mga tao kay Jose at nagsabi, “Hindi po maitatago sa inyo na wala na kaming pera at ang mga hayop namin ay nariyan na sa inyo. Wala na pong naiwan sa amin, maliban sa aming sarili at mga lupain. 19 Kaya tulungan nʼyo po kami para hindi kami mamatay at hindi mapabayaan ang mga lupain namin. Payag po kami na maging alipin na lang ng hari at mapasakanya ang mga lupain namin para may makain lang kami. Bigyan nʼyo po kami agad ng mga binhi na maitatanim para hindi kami mamatay at hindi namin mapabayaan ang mga lupain namin.”
20 Kaya ipinagbili ng lahat ng taga-Egipto ang mga lupain nila kay Jose dahil matindi na ang taggutom. Binili ni Jose ang lahat ng ito para sa hari, kaya ang mga lupaing iyon ay naging pag-aari ng Faraon. 21 Ginawa ni Jose na mga alipin ng Faraon ang mga tao sa buong Egipto. 22 Ang mga lupain lang ng mga pari ang hindi nabili ni Jose. Hindi nila kailangang ipagbili ang mga lupain nila dahil sinusustentuhan sila ng Faraon ng pagkain at ng mga pangangailangan nila.
23 Sinabi ni Jose sa mga tao, “Ngayon na nabili ko na kayo pati ang mga lupain ninyo para sa Faraon, heto ang binhi para makapagtanim kayo. 24 Kapag aani kayo, ibigay ninyo sa Faraon ang 20 porsiyento ng ani ninyo. At sa inyo na ang matitira, para may maitanim kayo at may makain ang buong sambahayan ninyo.” 25 Sinabi ng mga tao, “Ginoo, napakabuti po ninyong amo sa amin; iniligtas nʼyo ang buhay namin. Pumapayag po kami na maging alipin ng Faraon.”
26 Kaya ginawa ni Jose ang kautusan sa lupain ng Egipto na ang 20 porsiyento ng ani ay para sa Faraon. Ang kautusang ito ay nagpapatuloy pa hanggang ngayon. Ang mga lupain lang ng mga pari ang hindi naging pag-aari ng Faraon.
27 Tumira ang mga Israelita sa Goshen na sakop ng Egipto. Nagkaroon sila roon ng lupain at dumami pa ang lahi nila.
28 Tumira si Jacob sa Egipto sa loob ng 17 taon, nabuhay siya hanggang 147 taon. 29 Nang naramdaman niyang malapit na siyang mamatay, tinawag niya si Jose at sinabi, “Kung maaari, ilagay mo ang kamay mo sa pagitan ng dalawang hita[d] ko at manumpa ka na ipagpapatuloy mo ang pagpapakita ng iyong kagandahang-loob sa akin. Huwag mo akong ilibing dito sa Egipto. 30 Kapag namatay na ako, ilibing mo ako sa libingan ng aking mga ninuno.”
Sumagot si Jose, “Gagawin ko po ang sinasabi ninyo.”
31 Sinabi ni Jacob, “Sumumpa ka sa akin.” Kaya sumumpa si Jose sa kanya. Lumuhod si Jacob sa kanyang higaan para magpasalamat sa Dios.
Genesis 47
King James Version
47 Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
2 And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.
3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.
4 They said morever unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
6 The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
11 And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.
13 And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.
14 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.
15 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.
16 And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.
17 And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year.
18 When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:
19 Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.
20 And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's.
21 And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
22 Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.
23 Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
24 And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.
25 And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.
26 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part, except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh's.
27 And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
29 And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
30 But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.
31 And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head.
Genesis 47
New King James Version
Joseph Is Governor of Egypt
47 Then Joseph (A)went and told Pharaoh, and said, “My father and my brothers, their flocks and their herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of Canaan; and indeed they are in (B)the land of Goshen.” 2 And he took five men from among his brothers and (C)presented them to Pharaoh. 3 Then Pharaoh said to his brothers, (D)“What is your occupation?”
And they said to Pharaoh, (E)“Your servants are shepherds, both we and also our fathers.” 4 And they said to Pharaoh, (F)“We have come to dwell in the land, because your servants have no pasture for their flocks, (G)for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants (H)dwell in the land of Goshen.”
5 Then Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, “Your father and your brothers have come to you. 6 (I)The land of Egypt is before you. Have your father and brothers dwell in the best of the land; let them dwell (J)in the land of Goshen. And if you know any competent men among them, then make them chief herdsmen over my livestock.”
7 Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and set him before Pharaoh; and Jacob (K)blessed Pharaoh. 8 Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How old are you?”
9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, (L)“The days of the years of my [a]pilgrimage are (M)one hundred and thirty years; (N)few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and (O)they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.” 10 So Jacob (P)blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
11 And Joseph situated his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of (Q)Rameses, (R)as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 Then Joseph provided (S)his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household with bread, according to the number in their families.
Joseph Deals with the Famine
13 Now there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, (T)so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine. 14 (U)And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought; and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house.
15 So when the money failed in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us bread, for (V)why should we die in your presence? For the money has failed.”
16 Then Joseph said, “Give your livestock, and I will give you bread for your livestock, if the money is gone.” 17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, the flocks, the cattle of the herds, and for the donkeys. Thus he [b]fed them with bread in exchange for all their livestock that year.
18 When that year had ended, they came to him the next year and said to him, “We will not hide from my lord that our money is gone; my lord also has our herds of livestock. There is nothing left in the sight of my lord but our bodies and our lands. 19 Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants of Pharaoh; give us seed, that we may (W)live and not die, that the land may not be desolate.”
20 Then Joseph (X)bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for every man of the Egyptians sold his field, because the famine was severe upon them. So the land became Pharaoh’s. 21 And as for the people, he [c]moved them into the cities, from one end of the borders of Egypt to the other end. 22 (Y)Only the land of the (Z)priests he did not buy; for the priests had rations allotted to them by Pharaoh, and they ate their rations which Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their lands.
23 Then Joseph said to the people, “Indeed I have bought you and your land this day for Pharaoh. Look, here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land. 24 And it shall come to pass in the harvest that you shall give one-fifth to Pharaoh. Four-fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and for your food, for those of your households and as food for your little ones.”
25 So they said, “You have saved (AA)our lives; let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.” 26 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt to this day, that Pharaoh should have one-fifth, (AB)except for the land of the priests only, which did not become Pharaoh’s.
Joseph’s Vow to Jacob
27 So Israel (AC)dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions there and (AD)grew and multiplied exceedingly. 28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the length of Jacob’s life was one hundred and forty-seven years. 29 When the time (AE)drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “Now if I have found favor in your sight, please (AF)put your hand under my thigh, and (AG)deal kindly and truly with me. (AH)Please do not bury me in Egypt, 30 but (AI)let me lie with my fathers; you shall carry me out of Egypt and (AJ)bury me in their burial place.”
And he said, “I will do as you have said.”
31 Then he said, “Swear to me.” And he swore to him. So (AK)Israel bowed himself on the head of the bed.
Footnotes
- Genesis 47:9 Lit. sojourning
- Genesis 47:17 supplied
- Genesis 47:21 So with MT, Tg.; Sam., LXX, Vg. made the people virtual slaves
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