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Genesis 47
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47 Joseph went and told Pharaoh, “My father and brothers, with their flocks and herds and everything they own, have come from the land of Canaan(A) and are now in Goshen.”(B) 2 He chose five of his brothers and presented them(C) before Pharaoh.

3 Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What is your occupation?”(D)

“Your servants(E) are shepherds,(F)” they replied to Pharaoh, “just as our fathers were.” 4 They also said to him, “We have come to live here for a while,(G) because the famine is severe in Canaan(H) and your servants’ flocks have no pasture.(I) So now, please let your servants settle in Goshen.”(J)

5 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you, 6 and the land of Egypt is before you; settle(K) your father and your brothers in the best part of the land.(L) Let them live in Goshen. And if you know of any among them with special ability,(M) put them in charge of my own livestock.(N)”

7 Then Joseph brought his father Jacob in and presented him(O) before Pharaoh. After Jacob blessed[a] Pharaoh,(P) 8 Pharaoh asked him, “How old are you?”

9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty.(Q) My years have been few and difficult,(R) and they do not equal the years of the pilgrimage of my fathers.(S)” 10 Then Jacob blessed[b] Pharaoh(T) and went out from his presence.

11 So Joseph settled his father and his brothers in Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land,(U) the district of Rameses,(V) as Pharaoh directed. 12 Joseph also provided his father and his brothers and all his father’s household with food, according to the number of their children.(W)

Joseph and the Famine

13 There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was severe; both Egypt and Canaan wasted away because of the famine.(X) 14 Joseph collected all the money that was to be found in Egypt and Canaan in payment for the grain they were buying,(Y) and he brought it to Pharaoh’s palace.(Z) 15 When the money of the people of Egypt and Canaan was gone,(AA) all Egypt came to Joseph(AB) and said, “Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes?(AC) Our money is all gone.”

16 “Then bring your livestock,(AD)” said Joseph. “I will sell you food in exchange for your livestock, since your money is gone.(AE)” 17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for their horses,(AF) their sheep and goats, their cattle and donkeys.(AG) And he brought them through that year with food in exchange for all their livestock.

18 When that year was over, they came to him the following year and said, “We cannot hide from our lord the fact that since our money is gone(AH) and our livestock belongs to you,(AI) there is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land. 19 Why should we perish before your eyes(AJ)—we and our land as well? Buy us and our land in exchange for food,(AK) and we with our land will be in bondage to Pharaoh.(AL) Give us seed so that we may live and not die,(AM) and that the land may not become desolate.”

20 So Joseph bought all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh. The Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields, because the famine was too severe(AN) for them. The land became Pharaoh’s, 21 and Joseph reduced the people to servitude,[c](AO) from one end of Egypt to the other. 22 However, he did not buy the land of the priests,(AP) because they received a regular allotment from Pharaoh and had food enough from the allotment(AQ) Pharaoh gave them. That is why they did not sell their land.

23 Joseph said to the people, “Now that I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh, here is seed(AR) for you so you can plant the ground.(AS) 24 But when the crop comes in, give a fifth(AT) of it to Pharaoh. The other four-fifths you may keep as seed for the fields and as food for yourselves and your households and your children.”

25 “You have saved our lives,” they said. “May we find favor in the eyes of our lord;(AU) we will be in bondage to Pharaoh.”(AV)

26 So Joseph established it as a law concerning land in Egypt—still in force today—that a fifth(AW) of the produce belongs to Pharaoh. It was only the land of the priests that did not become Pharaoh’s.(AX)

27 Now the Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen.(AY) They acquired property there(AZ) and were fruitful and increased greatly in number.(BA)

28 Jacob lived in Egypt(BB) seventeen years, and the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven.(BC) 29 When the time drew near for Israel(BD) to die,(BE) he called for his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes,(BF) put your hand under my thigh(BG) and promise that you will show me kindness(BH) and faithfulness.(BI) Do not bury me in Egypt, 30 but when I rest with my fathers,(BJ) carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried.”(BK)

“I will do as you say,” he said.

31 “Swear to me,”(BL) he said. Then Joseph swore to him,(BM) and Israel(BN) worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.[d](BO)

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 47:7 Or greeted
  2. Genesis 47:10 Or said farewell to
  3. Genesis 47:21 Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint (see also Vulgate); Masoretic Text and he moved the people into the cities
  4. Genesis 47:31 Or Israel bowed down at the head of his bed
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Genesis 47
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47 Dayon naglakat si Jose kag nagkadto sa hari sang Egipto[a] upod ang lima niya ka utod. Nagsiling si Jose sa hari, “Nag-abot na ang akon amay kag mga utod halin sa Canaan, kag dala nila ang ila mga kasapatan kag ang tanan nila nga pagkabutang. Didto sila subong sa Goshen.” 2 Ginpakilala niya dayon sa hari ang lima niya ka utod. 3 Ginpamangkot sila sang hari, “Ano ang inyo trabaho?” Nagsabat sila, “Mga manugbantay kami sang sapat, pareho sa amon mga ginikanan. 4 Nagkadto kami diri agod diri lang anay mag-estar tungod kay puwerte gid ang gutom sa Canaan, kag wala na sing mahalab ang amon mga kasapatan. Nagapangabay kami sa imo nga kon mahimo tugutan mo kami nga mag-estar sa Goshen.”

5 Nagsiling ang hari kay Jose, “Karon nga nag-abot na ang imo amay kag mga utod, 6 bukas ang Egipto para sa imo pamilya. Paestara sila sa Goshen, nga isa ka maayo nga duta sa Egipto. Kon may nahibaluan ka sa ila nga masaligan, himua sila nga manugbantay sang akon mga kasapatan.”

7 Gindala ni Jose ang iya amay sa hari kag ginpakilala. Pagkatapos bendisyon[b] ni Jacob sa hari, 8 ginpamangkot siya sang hari, “Pila na ang imo edad?” 9 Nagsabat siya, “130 na ka tuig. Malip-ot kag mabudlay ang akon nga pagkabuhi diri sa duta. Indi ini makatupong sa kalawigon sang pagkabuhi sang akon mga katigulangan.” 10 Pagkatapos ginbendisyunan liwat ni Jacob ang hari,[c] kag dayon naghalin siya sa presensya sang hari.

11 Suno sa sugo sang hari, ginpaestar ni Jose ang iya amay kag mga utod sa Egipto; ginhatag niya sa ila ang lugar sang Rameses,[d] nga isa ka maayo nga duta sa Egipto. 12 Ginsustentuhan ni Jose sang pagkaon ang iya amay, mga utod, kag ang bug-os nga panimalay sang iya amay, suno sa kadamuon sang ila kabataan.

13 Karon, puwerte na gid ang gutom, gani wala na sang pagkaon bisan diin nga lugar. Nagluya na ang mga tawo sa Egipto kag sa Canaan tungod sa gutom. 14 Gintipon ni Jose ang tanan nga kuwarta nga ginbayad sang mga taga-Egipto kag taga-Canaan sa pagkaon nga ila ginbakal, kag gindala niya ini sa palasyo sang hari. 15 Nag-abot ang tiyempo nga naubos na ang kuwarta sang taga-Egipto kag taga-Canaan. Nagkadto ang mga taga-Egipto kay Jose kag nagsiling, “Wala na kami sang kuwarta. Tagai na lang kami sang pagkaon kay daw mapatay na kami sa gutom.” 16 Nagsiling si Jose, “Kon wala na gid man kamo sang kuwarta, dal-a ninyo diri ang inyo mga sapat kag amo ang ibayad ninyo sa pagkaon.” 17 Gani gindala nila kay Jose ang ila mga kabayo, karnero, baka, kag asno, kag ginbaylo sa pagkaon. Sa bug-os nga tuig, ginsustentuhan sila ni Jose sang pagkaon sa baylo sang ila mga sapat.

18 Pagkaligad sang isa ka tuig, nagkadto naman ang mga tawo kay Jose kag nagsiling, “Indi lipod sa imo nga wala na kami sing kuwarta kag ang amon mga kasapatan ara na sa imo. Wala na gid sing may nabilin sa amon, luwas sa amon kaugalingon kag mga duta. 19 Gani buligi man kami nga indi kami mapatay kag indi mapabay-an ang amon mga duta. Sugot kami nga mangin ulipon sang hari kag mangin iya ang amon mga duta para lang may pagkaon kami. Tagai kami dayon sang mga binhi nga matanom agod indi kami mapatay kag agod indi mapabay-an ang amon mga duta.” 20 Gani ginbaligya sang tanan nga taga-Egipto ang ila mga duta sa kay Jose tungod puwerte na gid ang gutom. Ginbakal ini tanan ni Jose para sa hari, gani ang ato nga mga duta nangin iya sang hari. 21 Ginhimo ni Jose nga ulipon sang hari ang mga tawo sa bug-os nga duta sang Egipto. 22 Ang mga duta gid lang sang mga pari ang wala mabakal ni Jose. Indi nila kinahanglan nga ibaligya ang ila mga duta tungod kay ginasustentuhan sila sang hari sang ila pagkaon.

23 Nagsiling si Jose sa mga tawo, “Karon nga ginbakal ko na kamo kag ang inyo mga duta para sa hari, ari ang binhi para makatanom kamo. 24 Kon mag-ani na gani kamo, ihatag ninyo sa hari ang ikalima nga parte sang inyo patubas. Kag ang nabilin inyo na, para may matanom kamo kag may pagkaon ang inyo bug-os nga panimalay.” 25 Nagsiling ang mga tawo, “Sir, maayo ka gid sa amon; ginluwas mo ang amon kabuhi. Sugot kami nga mangin ulipon sang hari.” 26 Gani ginhimo ni Jose nga kasuguan sa duta sang Egipto nga ang ikalima nga parte sang patubas para sa hari. Ini nga kasuguan nagapadayon pa hasta subong. Ang mga duta gid lang sang mga pari ang wala ginapanag-iyahan sang hari.

27 Didto nag-estar ang mga Israelinhon sa Goshen nga sakop sang Egipto. Nakaangkon sila didto sang duta kag nagdamo pa gid ang ila kabataan. 28 Nag-estar si Jacob sa Egipto sang 17 ka tuig; nagkabuhi siya hasta sa edad nga 147 ka tuig. 29 Sang nabatyagan niya nga dali na lang siya mapatay, gintawag niya si Jose kag nagsiling sa iya, “Kon mahimo ibutang ang imo kamot sa tunga-tunga sang duha ko ka paa[e] kag magpromisa ka nga ipakita mo ang imo padayon nga kaayo sa akon. Indi mo ako pag-ilubong diri sa Egipto. 30 Kon mapatay na ako, ilubong mo ako sa lulubngan sang akon mga katigulangan.” Nagsabat si Jose, “Tumanon ko ang imo ginsiling.” 31 Nagsiling dayon si Jacob, “Magsumpa ka sa akon nga tumanon mo gid ini.” Gani nagsumpa si Jose sa iya. Dayon nagluhod si Jacob[f] sa iya hiligdaan sa pagpasalamat sa Dios.

Footnotes

  1. 47:1 hari sang Egipto: sa Hebreo, Faraon. Amo man sa masunod nga mga bersikulo.
  2. 47:7 bendisyon: ukon, pangamusta.
  3. 47:10 ginbendisyunan… hari: ukon, naglisensya si Jacob sa hari nga mapauli na siya.
  4. 47:11 Rameses: ukon, Goshen.
  5. 47:29 ibutang… paa: Tan-awa ang footnote sa 24:2.
  6. 47:31 Jacob: sa Hebreo, Israel.
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Genesis 47
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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

  1. Genesis 47:9 Lit. sojourning
  2. Genesis 47:17 supplied
  3. Genesis 47:21 So with MT, Tg.; Sam., LXX, Vg. made the people virtual slaves
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Genesis 47
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Jacob's Family Settles in Goshen

47 So Joseph (A)went in and told Pharaoh, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of Canaan. They are now in (B)the land of Goshen.” 2 And from among his brothers he took five men and (C)presented them to Pharaoh. 3 Pharaoh said to his brothers, (D)“What is your occupation?” And they said to Pharaoh, (E)“Your servants are shepherds, as our fathers were.” 4 They said to Pharaoh, (F)“We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. And now, please let your servants dwell (G)in the land of Goshen.” 5 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you. 6 The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your brothers (H)in the best of the land. (I)Let them settle in the land of Goshen, and if you know any (J)able men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”

7 Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and stood him before Pharaoh, (K)and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 8 And Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How many are the days of the years of your life?” 9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The days of the years of my (L)sojourning are 130 years. (M)Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and (N)they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their (O)sojourning.” 10 And Jacob (P)blessed Pharaoh and went out from the presence of Pharaoh. 11 Then Joseph settled 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 And Joseph (S)provided his father, his brothers, and all his father's household with food, according to the number of their dependents.

Joseph and the Famine

13 Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished by reason of the famine. 14 (T)And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, in exchange for the grain that they bought. And Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. 15 And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. (U)Why should we die before your eyes? For our money is gone.” 16 And Joseph answered, “Give your livestock, and I will give you food in exchange for your livestock, if your money is gone.” 17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them food in exchange for the horses, the flocks, the herds, and the donkeys. He supplied them with food in exchange for all their livestock that year. 18 And when that year was ended, they came to him the following year and said to him, “We will not hide from my lord that our money is all spent. The herds of livestock are my lord's. There is nothing left in the sight of my lord but our bodies and our land. 19 Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? (V)Buy us and our land for food, and we with our land will be servants to Pharaoh. And give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not be desolate.”

20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for all the Egyptians sold their fields, because the famine was severe on them. The land became Pharaoh's. 21 As for the people, he made servants of them[a] from one end of Egypt to the other. 22 (W)Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for the priests had a fixed allowance from Pharaoh and lived on the allowance that Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their land.

23 Then Joseph said to the people, “Behold, I have this day bought you and your land for Pharaoh. Now here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land. 24 And at the harvests you shall give a (X)fifth to Pharaoh, and four fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and as food for yourselves and your households, and as food for your little ones.” 25 And they said, “You have saved our lives; (Y)may it please my lord, we will be servants to Pharaoh.” 26 So Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt, and it stands to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; (Z)the land of the priests alone did not become Pharaoh's.

27 Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt, (AA)in the land of Goshen. (AB)And they gained possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly. 28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. (AC)So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were 147 years.

29 And (AD)when the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If now (AE)I have found favor in your sight, (AF)put your hand under my thigh and (AG)promise to deal kindly and truly with me. (AH)Do not bury me in Egypt, 30 but let me lie with my fathers. Carry me out of Egypt and (AI)bury me in their burying place.” He answered, “I will do as you have said.” 31 And he said, “Swear to me”; and he swore to him. Then (AJ)Israel bowed himself upon the head of his bed.[b]

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 47:21 Samaritan, Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew he removed them to the cities
  2. Genesis 47:31 Hebrew; Septuagint staff
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