1 T hen Joseph could not hide his feelings in front of all who stood by him. He cried, “Send all the people away from me.” So no one was with him when Joseph told his brothers who he was.

Then Joseph could not restrain himself before all those who stood by him, and he called out, Cause every man to go out from me! So no one stood there with Joseph while he made himself known to his brothers.

2 H e cried so loud that the Egyptians heard it, and those of Pharaoh’s house heard of it.

And he wept and sobbed aloud, and the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard about it.

3 J oseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But his brothers could not answer him, for they were afraid in front of him.

And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph! Is my father still alive? And his brothers could not reply, for they were distressingly disturbed and dismayed at his presence.

4 J oseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me.” So they came near. He said, “I am your brother Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt.

And Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me, I pray you. And they did so. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt!

5 B ut do not be troubled or angry with yourselves because you sold me here. For God sent me before you to save your life.

But now, do not be distressed and disheartened or vexed and angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.

6 F or the land has been without food these two years. And there are five more years without plowing or gathering.

For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are still five years more in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest.

7 G od sent me before you to make sure that your people will keep living on the earth. Now many of you will be saved.

God sent me before you to preserve for you a posterity and to continue a remnant on the earth, to save your lives by a great escape and save for you many survivors.

8 S o it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and ruler of all his house, and of all the land of Egypt.

So now it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

9 H urry and go to my father. Say to him, ‘Your son Joseph says to you, “God has made me ruler of all Egypt. Come to me, and do not wait.

Hurry and go up to my father and tell him, Your son Joseph says this to you: God has put me in charge of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay.

10 Y ou will live in the land of Goshen, you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and cattle, and all you have. And you will be near me.

You will live in the land of Goshen, and you will be close to me—you and your children and your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and all you have.

11 T here I will take care of you, so that you and your family will not be in need. For there are still five years coming without food. By then you would have nothing.”’

And there I will sustain and provide for you, so that you and your household and all that are yours may not come to poverty and want, for there are yet five years of famine.

12 “ Now your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which is speaking to you.

Now notice! Your own eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin can see that I am talking to you personally.

13 Y ou must tell my father of all my greatness in Egypt, and of all you have seen. You must hurry and bring my father here.”

And you shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt and of all that you have seen; and you shall hurry and bring my father down here.

14 T hen he put his arms around his brother Benjamin and cried. And Benjamin cried on his neck.

And he fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.

15 J oseph kissed all his brothers and cried over them. After that his brothers talked with him.

Moreover, he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them; and after that his brothers conversed with him.

16 W hen the news was heard in Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.

When the report was heard in Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, it pleased Pharaoh and his servants well.

17 P haraoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers this: ‘Load your animals and go to the land of Canaan.

And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Tell your brothers this: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan,

18 T ake your father and your families and come to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt. And you will live on the fat of the land.’

And get your father and your households and come to me. And I will give you the best in the land of Egypt and you will live on the fat of the land.

19 A lso say to them, ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and your wives. Bring your father and come.

You therefore command them, saying, You do this: take wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives, and bring your father and come.

20 D o not worry about the things that belong to you. For the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”

Also do not look with regret or concern upon your goods, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.

21 T he sons of Israel did as he said. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had told him. And he gave them what they would need as they traveled.

And the sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them wagons, as the order of Pharaoh permitted, and gave them provisions for the journey.

22 H e gave new clothes to each of them. But to Benjamin he gave 300 pieces of silver and five times as many clothes.

To each of them he gave changes of raiment, but to Benjamin he gave 300 pieces of silver and five changes of raiment.

23 T o his father he sent ten donkeys loaded with the best things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and things his father would need as he traveled.

And to his father he sent as follows: ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten she-donkeys laden with grain, bread, and nourishing food and provision for his father on the way.

24 T hen he sent his brothers away. As they left he said to them, “Do not be mad at each other on the way.”

So he sent his brothers away, and they departed, and he said to them, See that you do not disagree (get excited, quarrel) along the road.

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

So they went up out of Egypt and came into the land of Canaan to Jacob their father,

26 T hey told him, “Joseph is still alive! He is ruler of all the land of Egypt!” Jacob’s heart almost stopped, because he did not believe them.

And they said to him, Joseph is still alive! And he is governor over all the land of Egypt! And Jacob’s heart began to stop beating and fainted, for he did not believe them.

27 S o they told him all the things that Joseph had said to them. And when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him, the life of Jacob’s spirit returned.

But when they told him all the words of Joseph which he had said to them, and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived.

28 I srael said, “It is enough. My son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”

And Israel said, It is enough! Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.