1Then 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. 2And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.45.2 wept…: Heb. gave forth his voice in weeping 3And 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.45.3 troubled: or, terrified 4And 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. 5Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.45.5 nor…: Heb. neither let there be anger in your eyes 6For 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. 7And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.45.7 to preserve…: Heb. to put for you a remnant 8So 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. 9Haste 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: 10And 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: 11And 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. 12And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you. 13And 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. 14And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. 15Moreover 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.45.16 pleased…: Heb. was good in the eyes of Pharaoh 17And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan; 18And 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. 19Now 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. 20Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.45.20 regard…: Heb. let not your eye spare, etc. 21And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.45.21 commandment: Heb. mouth 22To 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. 23And 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.45.23 laden…: Heb. carrying 24So 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, 26And 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.45.26 Jacob’s: Heb. his 27And 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: 28And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.
約瑟與弟兄相認
1約瑟再也控制不住自己，於是令所有的隨從都出去。這樣，約瑟跟弟兄們相認時，沒有外人在場。 2約瑟放聲大哭，埃及人聽見了他的哭聲，法老家也聽到了這個消息。 3約瑟對他的弟兄們說：「我是約瑟！我的父親還健在嗎？」他的弟兄們嚇得一句話也說不出來。
4約瑟叫他們走近一點，等他們靠近了，便說：「我是你們賣到埃及的弟弟約瑟！ 5現在，你們不要因為把我賣到這裡而自怨自責。上帝差我先來這裡，是為了保住大家的性命。 6地上的饑荒已經兩年了，我們還有五年不能種、不能收。 7上帝差我先來，是要為你們保留後代，又要大施拯救，保住你們的性命。 8這樣看來，不是你們，是上帝把我送到這裡的。祂使我成為法老的宰相，管理他的家和整個埃及。 9你們快回去告訴父親，他兒子約瑟說，『上帝已經使我管理整個埃及，請他立刻來這裡。 10他可以帶著他的子孫、牛羊及一切所有住在歌珊。那裡離我很近， 11我可以奉養他，以免他和全家老少及僕婢牲畜都陷入絕境，因為還有五年的饑荒。』 12你們和我弟弟便雅憫都看見了，這是我親口對你們說的。 13你們要把我在埃及享有的尊榮和你們見到的一切都告訴父親，儘快把他接來。」 14約瑟和弟弟便雅憫抱頭痛哭， 15然後又親吻其他弟兄，抱著他們痛哭，弟兄們跟他交談起來。
16約瑟弟兄們到來的消息傳到法老的王宮，法老和他的臣僕都為約瑟感到高興。 17法老對約瑟說：「你去吩咐你的弟兄備好驢回迦南， 18把你們的父親和家眷都接到我這裡。我要把埃及最好的土地賜給他們，讓他們享受這裡肥美的物產。 19吩咐你的弟兄從埃及帶著車去把他們的妻子、兒女和你們的父親接來。 20不要擔心你們在迦南的產業，因為埃及全國的美物都是你們的。」
21以色列的兒子們答應了。約瑟遵照法老的吩咐，為他的弟兄們預備好車輛和路上需用的糧食， 22又給他們每人一套新衣服，但給了便雅憫五套新衣服和三百塊銀子。 23約瑟送給父親十頭公驢，馱著埃及的美物，還送了十頭母驢，馱著糧食、餅和其他食物，讓父親路上用。 24約瑟送弟兄們回去，囑咐他們路上不要爭吵。
25於是，他們離開埃及回到在迦南的父親雅各那裡， 26對父親說：「約瑟還活著，並且做了埃及的宰相。」雅各驚呆了，不敢相信他們的話。 27雅各聽了他們轉述約瑟的話，又看見約瑟派來接他的車，才回過神來。 28以色列說：「我信了！我兒約瑟還活著，我要在死之前去見他。」
