Jāzeps atklāj sevi brāļiem
1 Jāzeps nevarēja valdīties, klātesot tiem, kuri bija pie viņa, un viņš uzkliedza: “Ejiet visi prom no manis!” Un, kad viņš atklāja sevi brāļiem, neviens cits pie viņa nebija palicis. 2 Viņš sāka tā raudāt, ka dzirdēja ēģiptieši un dzirdēja faraona nams. 3 Jāzeps teica saviem brāļiem: “Es esmu Jāzeps! Vai mans tēvs vēl ir dzīvs?!” – bet viņa brāļi nespēja tam atbildēt, jo bija nobijušies no viņa. 4 Un Jāzeps teica saviem brāļiem: “Nāciet jel tuvāk pie manis!” Tie panācās tuvāk, un viņš teica: “Es esmu Jāzeps, jūsu brālis, kuru jūs pārdevāt uz Ēģipti! 5 Un nu – neesiet drūmi un nedusmojiet uz sevi par to, ka pārdevāt mani uz šejieni, jo Dievs mani ir sūtījis jums pa priekšu, lai mēs izdzīvotu! 6 Jau šos divus gadus visā zemē bija bads, un nāks vēl pieci gadi, kuros nebūs ne aršanas, ne ražas! 7 Dievs mani ir sūtījis jums pa priekšu, lai jūs saglabātu uz zemes, lai jūs paliktu dzīvi un daudzi izglābtos! 8 Tad nu – ne jūs mani uz šejieni sūtījāt, bet Dievs. Viņš mani darīja par tēvu faraonam, par kungu visam viņa namam un par valdnieku visai Ēģiptes zemei! 9 Steidziet un ejiet pie mana tēva, sakiet viņam: tā saka tavs dēls Jāzeps: Dievs mani ir darījis par kungu visā Ēģiptē, nekavējies, nāc pie manis! 10 Apmeties Gošenes zemē, un tu būsi man tuvu – tu un tavi dēli, tavu dēlu dēli, tavas avis, tavi vērši un viss, kas tev ir. 11 Un es tevi tur apgādāšu, jo vēl piecus gadus būs bads, lai neizputētu tu un tavs nams, un viss, kas tev ir! 12 Redzi – gan jūs, gan mans brālis Benjāmins redzat, ka es tas esmu, kas ar jums runā! 13 Pastāstiet manam tēvam par visu manu bagātību Ēģiptē un par visu, ko jūs redzējāt! Steidziet un atvediet šurp manu tēvu!” 14 Un viņš krita ap kaklu savam brālim Benjāminam un raudāja, un Benjāmins raudāja, apķēries viņam ap kaklu. 15 Un viņš skūpstīja visus savus brāļus un raudāja, un pēc tam viņa brāļi runāja ar viņu.
16 Un ziņa par to nonāca faraona namā: “Ir atnākuši Jāzepa brāļi!” – un tas patika faraonam un viņa kalpiem. 17 Un faraons teica Jāzepam: “Saki saviem brāļiem: dariet tā – apkraujiet savus lopus un dodieties atpakaļ uz Kanaāna zemi! 18 Ņemiet savu tēvu un visus, kas jūsu namos, un nāciet pie manis! Es došu jums labāko Ēģiptes zemi, un jūs ēdīsiet no zemes taukuma! 19 Un tu pavēli: dariet tā – ņemiet no Ēģiptes zemes ratus saviem mazuļiem un sievām un atvediet savu tēvu! Nāciet! 20 Jūsu acis lai neskumst par atstātajām lietām, jo labākais visā Ēģiptes zemē – tiks jums!” 21 Un Israēla dēli tā darīja, un Jāzeps deva tiem ratus, kā faraons bija teicis, un deva tiem ceļamaizi. 22 Katram no tiem viņš deva vairākas kārtas drēbju, bet Benjāminam viņš deva trīs simti sudraba gabalu un piecas drēbju kārtas. 23 Savam tēvam viņš sūtīja šo: desmit ēzeļus, apkrautus Ēģiptes labumiem, un desmit ēzeļmātes ar labību, maizi un iztiku viņa tēvam ceļā. 24 Viņš atlaida savus brāļus, tie devās ceļā, un viņš tiem piekodināja: “Ceļā nekašķējieties!” 25 Viņi devās projām no Ēģiptes un nonāca Kanaāna zemē pie sava tēva Jēkaba. 26 Viņi tam stāstīja: “Jāzeps vēl ir dzīvs! Tiešām – viņš ir tas, kurš valda pār visu Ēģiptes zemi!” – un viņa sirds satrūkās, jo viņš nespēja tiem ticēt. 27 Un viņi tam pastāstīja, ko bija teicis Jāzeps, ko viņš tiem bija stāstījis, un viņš redzēja ratus, kurus bija sūtījis Jāzeps, lai viņu atvestu, un viņu tēva Jēkaba gars atkal atlaba. 28 Un Israēls teica: “Gana! Jāzeps, mans dēls, vēl dzīvs! Iešu un redzēšu viņu, pirms mirstu!”
1 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 yours. 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.
