Genesis 45 BSB ISV Parallel

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1Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me!” So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.

1At this point, Joseph could not control his emotions any longer, so he cried out to everyone who was standing nearby, "Everybody! Leave me!" As a result, none of his staff was anywhere near him when he revealed himself to his brothers.

2But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it.

2He cried so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, including Pharaoh's household.

3Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.

3Joseph blurted out, "I'm Joseph! Is my father really alive?" But his brothers could not answer him, because they had become terrified to be in his presence.

4Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!

4Joseph implored his brothers, "Please come close to me." So they did. "I'm your brother Joseph, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt!" he told them.

5And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.

5"But don't be distressed or angry at yourselves because you sold me here, because God sent me ahead of you all in order to deliver us.

6For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting.

6That's because this famine has been going on for two years now in this region, and there are still five years left, during which there won't be any plowing or harvesting.

7God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

7God sent me ahead of you to keep you alive on the earth, and to save you all in a magnificent way.

8Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

8As a result, it wasn't you who sent me here, but God himself! He established me as a father-figure to Pharaoh himself! I'm in charge of his entire palace and ruler over the entire land of Egypt.

9Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.

9So hurry up, go back to my father, and tell him that his son Joseph tells him, 'God has made me master of all of Egypt. Hurry up! Come live with me!'

10You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.

10You are to live in the land of Goshen, near where I am—you, your children, your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and everything that you own.

11And there I will provide for you, because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you and your household and everything you own will come to destitution.’

11I'll provide for you there, since there are still five years of famine left to go, and you, your households, and everything you own would have otherwise become impoverished.

12Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that I, Joseph, am the one speaking with you.

12"Look, now! All of you can see me! And my own brother Benjamin can tell that it's really me speaking to you!

13Tell my father about all my splendor in Egypt and everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”

13So go tell my father about all of my splendor in Egypt. Tell him about everything that you've seen. Be quick about it, and bring my father down here!"

14Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.

14Then he threw his arms around Benjamin and wept as they embraced.

15Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him.

15He kissed all of his brothers and wept with them, too, and then his brothers were able to talk with him.

16When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.

16As soon as the news reached Pharaoh's palace that Joseph's brothers had arrived, Pharaoh and his servants were ecstatic.

17Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan.

17Pharaoh told Joseph, "Be sure to tell your brothers, 'Do this: load up your livestock, go back to the land of Canaan,

18Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’

18get your father and your households, and come back to me. I'll give you the best of the land of Egypt and you can live off the abundance of the land.'

19You are also directed to tell them: ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives, and bring your father and come back.

19In addition," Pharaoh ordered, "Do this: take some transport wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones to ride in, along with your wives, and bring your father and come!

20But pay no regard to your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’ ”

20Don't worry about your household goods, because the best of all the land of Egypt is yours."

21So the sons of Israel did as they were told. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.

21So Israel's sons did what they were asked to do, and Joseph provided wagons for them, as Pharaoh had commanded. He also gave them provisions for the journey.

22He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.

22He gave each of them some changes of clothes, but he also gave Benjamin 300 pieces of silver and five changes of clothes.

23And he sent to his father the following: ten donkeys loaded with the best of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provisions for his father’s journey.

23He sent his father ten male donkeys loaded with the best of Egyptian goods and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and provisions for his father during the journey.

24Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way!”

24Then Joseph sent his brothers away, and they left for home. As they were leaving, Joseph admonished them, "Don't quarrel on the way back!"

25So the brothers went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan.

25So Joseph's brothers left Egypt and returned to the land of Canaan and to their father Jacob,

26“Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.

26where they informed their father, "Joseph is still alive! As a matter of fact, he's ruling the entire land of Egypt." But Jacob didn't believe them, because he had become cynical.

27However, when they relayed all that Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob was revived.

27However, as soon as his sons had told him everything Joseph had said, and after he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent along to carry him, their father Jacob's spirit was encouraged.

28“Enough!” declared Israel. “My son Joseph is still alive! I will go to see him before I die.”

28"It's enough," Israel replied. "My son Joseph is still alive. I'm going to go see him before I die!"

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