Genesis 45 NLT NIV Parallel

◄ Genesis 45 ►

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1Joseph could stand it no longer. There were many people in the room, and he said to his attendants, “Out, all of you!” So he was alone with his brothers when he told them who he was.

1Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, "Have everyone leave my presence!" So there was no one with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.

2Then he broke down and wept. He wept so loudly the Egyptians could hear him, and word of it quickly carried to Pharaoh’s palace.

2And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh's household heard about it.

3“I am Joseph!” he said to his brothers. “Is my father still alive?” But his brothers were speechless! They were stunned to realize that Joseph was standing there in front of them.

3Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Is my father still living?" But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence.

4“Please, come closer,” he said to them. So they came closer. And he said again, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt.

4Then Joseph said to his brothers, "Come close to me." When they had done so, he said, "I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt!

5But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives.

5And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.

6This famine that has ravaged the land for two years will last five more years, and there will be neither plowing nor harvesting.

6For two years now there has been famine in the land, and for the next five years there will be no plowing and reaping.

7God has sent me ahead of you to keep you and your families alive and to preserve many survivors.

7But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

8So it was God who sent me here, not you! And he is the one who made me an adviser to Pharaoh—the manager of his entire palace and the governor of all Egypt.

8"So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.

9“Now hurry back to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me master over all the land of Egypt. So come down to me immediately!

9Now hurry back 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; don't delay.

10You can live in the region of Goshen, where you can be near me with all your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.

10You shall live in the region of Goshen and be near me--you, your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and all you have.

11I will take care of you there, for there are still five years of famine ahead of us. Otherwise you, your household, and all your animals will starve.’”

11I will provide for you there, because five years of famine are still to come. Otherwise you and your household and all who belong to you will become destitute.'

12Then Joseph added, “Look! You can see for yourselves, and so can my brother Benjamin, that I really am Joseph!

12"You can see for yourselves, and so can my brother Benjamin, that it is really I who am speaking to you.

13Go tell my father of my honored position here in Egypt. Describe for him everything you have seen, and then bring my father here quickly.”

13Tell my father about all the honor accorded me in Egypt and about everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly."

14Weeping with joy, he embraced Benjamin, and Benjamin did the same.

14Then he threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin embraced him, weeping.

15Then Joseph kissed each of his brothers and wept over them, and after that they began talking freely with him. Pharaoh Invites Jacob to Egypt

15And he kissed all his brothers and wept over them. Afterward his brothers talked with him.

16The news soon reached Pharaoh’s palace: “Joseph’s brothers have arrived!” Pharaoh and his officials were all delighted to hear this.

16When the news reached Pharaoh's palace that Joseph's brothers had come, Pharaoh and all his officials were pleased.

17Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘This is what you must do: Load your pack animals, and hurry back to the land of Canaan.

17Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Tell your brothers, 'Do this: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan,

18Then get your father and all of your families, and return here to me. I will give you the very best land in Egypt, and you will eat from the best that the land produces.’”

18and bring your father and your families back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt and you can enjoy the fat of the land.'

19Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt to carry your little children and your wives, and bring your father here.

19"You are also directed to tell them, 'Do this: Take some carts from Egypt for your children and your wives, and get your father and come.

20Don’t worry about your personal belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”

20Never mind about your belongings, because the best of all Egypt will be yours.'"

21So the sons of Jacob did as they were told. Joseph provided them with wagons, as Pharaoh had commanded, and he gave them supplies for the journey.

21So the sons of Israel did this. Joseph gave them carts, as Pharaoh had commanded, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.

22And he gave each of them new clothes—but to Benjamin he gave five changes of clothes and 300 pieces of silver.

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

23He also sent his father ten male donkeys loaded with the finest products of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other supplies he would need on his journey.

23And this is what he sent to his father: ten donkeys loaded with the best things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other provisions for his journey.

24So Joseph sent his brothers off, and as they left, he called after them, “Don’t quarrel about all this along the way!”

24Then he sent his brothers away, and as they were leaving he said to them, "Don't quarrel on the way!"

25And they left Egypt and returned to their father, Jacob, in the land of Canaan.

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

26“Joseph is still alive!” they told him. “And he is governor of all the land of Egypt!” Jacob was stunned at the news—he couldn’t believe it.

26They told him, "Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is ruler of all Egypt." Jacob was stunned; he did not believe them.

27But when they repeated to Jacob everything Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons Joseph had sent to carry him, their father’s spirits revived.

27But when they told him everything Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the carts Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob revived.

28Then Jacob exclaimed, “It must be true! My son Joseph is alive! I must go and see him before I die.”

28And Israel said, "I'm convinced! My son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die."

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