1Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen. 2And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh. 3And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers. 4They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen. 5And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee: 6The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle. 7And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 8And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?47.8 How…: Heb. How many are the days of the years of thy life? 9And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage. 10And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
11¶ And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. 12And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to their families.47.12 according…: or, as a little child is nourished: Heb. according to the little ones
13¶ And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. 14And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house. 15And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth. 16And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail. 17And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year.47.17 fed…: Heb. led them 18When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands: 19Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate. 20And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh’s. 21And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof. 22Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.47.22 priests: or, princes 23Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land. 24And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones. 25And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants. 26And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh’s.47.26 priests: or, princes
27¶ And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly. 28And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.47.28 the whole…: Heb. the days of the years of his life 29And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt: 30But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said. 31And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
147:1 Kĩam 46:31Jusufu agĩthiĩ akĩĩra Firaũni atĩrĩ, “Baba na ariũ a baba hamwe na ndũũru ciao cia mbũri na cia ngʼombe na indo ciao ciothe nĩmokĩte kuuma bũrũri wa Kaanani, na rĩu marĩ Gosheni.” 2Ningĩ agĩthuura ariũ a ithe atano na akĩmatwara mbere ya Firaũni.
347:3 Kĩam 46:33Firaũni akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Mũrutaga wĩra ũrĩkũ?”
Nao magĩcookeria Firaũni atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ ndungata ciaku tũrĩ arĩithi, o ta ũrĩa maithe maitũ maarĩ.” 447:4 Kĩam 46:34Ningĩ makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tũũkĩte gũikara gũkũ kwa ihinda, tondũ ngʼaragu ĩno nĩ nene kũu Kaanani, na ndũũru cia ndungata ciaku nĩ ciagĩte ũrĩithio. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio twagũthaitha wĩtĩkĩrie ndungata ciaku itũũre Gosheni.”
5Firaũni akĩĩra Jusufu atĩrĩ, “Thoguo na ariũ a thoguo mokĩte kũrĩ we, 647:6 Thaam 18:21na bũrũri wa Misiri ũrĩ mbere yaku; he thoguo na ariũ a thoguo mwena ũrĩa mwega mũno wa bũrũri ũyũ. Reke maikare Gosheni. Na rĩrĩ, angĩkorwo nĩũũĩ amwe ao marĩ na ũũgĩ wa mwanya-rĩ, matue arũgamĩrĩri a mahiũ makwa.”
747:7 2Sam 14:22Ningĩ Jusufu akĩrehe ithe Jakubu mbere ya Firaũni. Na Jakubu aarĩkia kũrathima Firaũni-rĩ, 8Firaũni akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ũrĩ na mĩaka ĩigana?”
947:9 Kĩam 25:7Nake Jakubu akĩĩra Firaũni atĩrĩ, “Mĩaka yakwa ya kũũrũũra nĩ igana rĩmwe na mĩrongo ĩtatũ. Mĩaka yakwa ĩkoretwo ĩrĩ mĩnini na ya mĩtangĩko, na ndĩigana mĩaka ya kũũrũũra kwa maithe makwa.” 1047:10 Kĩam 47:7Jakubu agĩcooka akĩrathima Firaũni na akĩehera akiuma hau Firaũni aarĩ.
1147:11 Ndar 33:3, 5Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jusufu akĩhe ithe na ariũ a ithe ũtũũro kũu Misiri na akĩmahe mĩgũnda mwena ũrĩa mwega mũno wa bũrũri ũcio, rũgongo rwa Ramesese o ta ũrĩa Firaũni aathanĩte. 1247:12 Kĩam 45:11Ningĩ Jusufu nĩaheaga ithe na ariũ a ithe na andũ a nyũmba ya ithe othe irio kũringana na mũigana wa ciana ciao.
Jusufu na Ngʼaragu
1347:13 Kĩam 12:10Na rĩrĩ, gũtiarĩ irio mwena ũcio wothe, tondũ ngʼaragu yarĩ nene mũno; na Misiri na Kaanani cierĩ nĩ ciahinyĩrĩrĩkĩte nĩ ũndũ wa ngʼaragu ĩyo. 1447:14 Thaam 7:23Jusufu akĩũngania mbeeca iria ciothe ingĩonekire bũrũri wa Misiri na wa Kaanani, irĩ irĩhi rĩa ngano ĩrĩa andũ maagũraga, nake agĩcitwara nyũmba-inĩ ya ũthamaki ya Firaũni. 1547:15 Thaam 16:3Na rĩrĩa mbeeca cia andũ a Misiri na cia andũ a Kaanani ciathirire-rĩ, andũ a Misiri othe magĩthiĩ kũrĩ Jusufu, makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tũhe irio. Tũngĩgĩkua ũtwĩroreire nĩkĩ? Mbeeca ciitũ nĩithirĩte biũ.”
1647:16 Kĩam 47:18, 19Nake Jusufu akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Ndeherai mahiũ manyu, na nĩngũmwenderia irio nĩ ũndũ wa mo tondũ mbeeca nĩ thiru.” 1747:17 Thaam 14:9Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩtwarĩra Jusufu mahiũ mao, nake akĩmakũũranĩria irio na mbarathi ciao, na ngʼondu na mbũri ciao, na ngʼombe na ndigiri ciao. Nake Jusufu akĩmateithĩrĩria mwaka ũcio wothe na irio, magĩcikũũrania na mahiũ mao mothe.
18Naguo mwaka ũcio wathira-rĩ, magĩũka kũrĩ we mwaka ũyũ ũngĩ, makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tũtingĩhota kũhitha mwathi witũ ũndũ, kuona atĩ mbeeca ciitũ nĩithirĩte, na mahiũ maitũ rĩu nĩ maku, na gũtirĩ kĩndũ gĩtigaire kĩa mwathi witũ tiga mĩĩrĩ iitũ na ithaka ciitũ. 19Tũngĩgĩkua ũtwĩroreire nĩkĩ, ithuĩ na ithaka ciitũ hamwe? Tũgũranĩrie hamwe na ithaka ciitũ, ũtũhe irio, na ithuĩ na ithaka ciitũ tũtuĩke ngombo cia Firaũni. Tũhe mbeũ nĩgeetha tũtũũre muoyo, tũtigakue, na nĩguo bũrũri witũ ndũkanangĩke.”
2047:20 Kĩam 12:10Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jusufu akĩgũrĩra Firaũni bũrũri wothe wa Misiri. Nao andũ a Misiri makĩendia ithaka ciao, mũndũ o mũndũ, nĩ ũndũ ngʼaragu nĩyamahatĩrĩirie mũno. Naguo bũrũri wothe ũgĩtuĩka wa Firaũni. 21Nake Jusufu agĩgĩtua andũ ngombo kuuma mwena ũmwe wa Misiri nginya ũrĩa ũngĩ. 2247:22 Gũcook 14:28-29No rĩrĩ, ndaigana kũgũra ithaka cia athĩnjĩri-ngai akuo, tondũ o maarĩ na igai maaheagwo nĩ Firaũni, na maarĩ na irio cia kũmaigana kuuma kũrĩ igai rĩu Firaũni aamaheaga. Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩatũmire mage kwendia ithaka ciao.
2347:23 Neh 5:3Nake Jusufu akĩĩra andũ acio atĩrĩ, “Rĩu tondũ ũmũthĩ nĩndamũgũra hamwe na ithaka cianyu mũtuĩke a Firaũni-rĩ, mbeũ cianyu nĩcio ici; oyai mũkahaande mĩgũnda. 2447:24 Kĩam 41:34No rĩrĩa mũkaagetha, mũkaahe Firaũni gĩcunjĩ gĩa gatano. Icunjĩ icio ingĩ inya harĩ ithano no mwĩigĩre irĩ mbeũ cia kũhaanda na irio cianyu ene na cia nyũmba cianyu, na cia ciana cianyu.”
2547:25 Kĩam 32:5Nao makiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩwahonokia mĩoyo iitũ. Tũroogĩtĩkĩrĩka maitho-inĩ ma mwathi witũ; ithuĩ tũgũtũũra tũrĩ ngombo cia Firaũni.”
2647:26 Kĩam 41:34Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jusufu akĩruta watho ũkoniĩ ithaka cia Misiri, na nĩũtũire nginya ũmũthĩ, atĩ gĩcunjĩ gĩa gatano kĩa magetha nĩ kĩa Firaũni. No ithaka cia athĩnjĩri-ngai akuo itaatuĩkire cia Firaũni.
2747:27 Kĩam 1:22Nao andũ a Isiraeli magĩtũũra Misiri bũrũri-inĩ wa Gosheni. Makĩgĩa na indo kuo na magĩciarana, makĩingĩha mũno.
2847:28 Thab 105:23Jakubu aikarire Misiri mĩaka ikũmi na mũgwanja, nayo mĩaka yake ĩrĩa aatũũrire muoyo yarĩ mĩaka igana rĩmwe na mĩrongo ĩna na mũgwanja. 2947:29 Kĩam 24:32Na rĩrĩa ihinda rĩa Isiraeli rĩa gũkua rĩakuhĩrĩirie-rĩ, agĩtũmanĩra mũriũ wake Jusufu, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Angĩkorwo nĩnjĩtĩkĩrĩkĩte maitho-inĩ maku-rĩ, iga guoko gwaku rungu rwa kĩero gĩakwa, na ũnjĩĩre atĩ nĩũkanjĩka maũndũ ma ũtugi na ma wĩhokeku. Ndũkanaathike gũkũ Misiri, 3047:30 Josh 24:32no rĩrĩa ngaahurũka hamwe na maithe makwa, ũkanguua, ũndute Misiri, ũgaathike o harĩa mathikĩtwo.”
Nake Jusufu akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩngeeka o ũguo woiga.”
3147:31 Atiir 15:12Nake Isiraeli akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Wĩhĩte na mwĩhĩtwa.” Nake Jusufu akĩĩhĩta harĩ we na mwĩhĩtwa, nake Isiraeli akĩhooya enyiitĩrĩire mũthĩgi wake.
