Jacob Goes Down to Egypt
1So Israel started out with everything that belonged to him. When he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
2God spoke to Israel in a vision at night. “Jacob! Jacob!” he said.
“Here I am,” Jacob replied.
3“I am God. I am the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt. There I will make you into a great nation. 4I will go down to Egypt with you. I will surely bring you back again. And when you die, Joseph will close your eyes with his own hand.”
5Then Jacob left Beersheba. Israel’s sons put their father Jacob and their families in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 6So Jacob and his whole family went to Egypt. They took their livestock with them. And they took everything they had acquired in Canaan. 7Jacob brought his sons and grandsons with him to Egypt. He also brought his daughters and granddaughters. He brought his whole family with him.
8Here are the names of Israel’s children and grandchildren who went to Egypt. Jacob and his whole family are included.
Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son.
9The sons of Reuben were
Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.
10The sons of Simeon were
Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul. Shaul was the son of a woman from Canaan.
11The sons of Levi were
Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
12The sons of Judah were
Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zerah. But Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan.
The sons of Perez were
Hezron and Hamul.
13The sons of Issachar were
Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron.
14The sons of Zebulun were
Sered, Elon and Jahleel.
15These were the sons and grandsons born to Jacob and Leah in Paddan Aram. Leah also had a daughter by Jacob. Her name was Dinah. The total number of people in the family line of Jacob and Leah was 33.
16The sons of Gad were
Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli.
17The sons of Asher were
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.
The sons of Beriah were
Heber and Malkiel.
18These were the children and grandchildren born to Jacob and Zilpah. Laban had given Zilpah to his daughter Leah. The total number of people in the family line of Jacob and Zilpah was 16.
19The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel were
Joseph and Benjamin.
20In Egypt, Asenath had Manasseh and Ephraim by Joseph. Asenath was the daughter of Potiphera. Potiphera was the priest of On.
21The sons of Benjamin were
Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.
22These were the sons and grandsons born to Jacob and Rachel. The total number of people in the family line of Jacob and Rachel was 14.
23The son of Dan was
Hushim.
24The sons of Naphtali were
Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.
25These were the sons and grandsons born to Jacob and Bilhah. Laban had given Bilhah to his daughter Rachel. The total number of people in the family line of Jacob and Bilhah was seven.
26The total number of people who went to Egypt with Jacob was 66. That number includes only his own children and grandchildren. It doesn’t include his sons’ wives or his grandsons’ wives. 27The total number of the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt was 70. That includes the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt.
28Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph. He sent him to get directions to Goshen. And so they arrived in the area of Goshen. 29Then Joseph had his servants get his chariot ready. He went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as he came to his father, Joseph threw his arms around him. Then Joseph wept for a long time.
30Israel said to Joseph, “I have seen for myself that you are still alive. Now I’m ready to die.”
31Then Joseph spoke to his brothers and to the rest of his father’s family. He said, “I will go up and speak to Pharaoh. I’ll say to him, ‘My brothers and the rest of my father’s family have come to me. They were living in the land of Canaan. 32The men are shepherds. They take care of livestock. They’ve brought along their flocks and herds and everything they own.’ 33Pharaoh will send for you. He’ll ask, ‘What do you do for a living?’ 34You should answer, ‘We’ve taken care of livestock from the time we were boys. We’ve done just as our fathers did.’ It’s the practice of the people of Egypt not to mix with shepherds. So Pharaoh will let you settle in the area of Goshen.”
يعقوب به مصر می‌رود
1پس يعقوب با هر چه كه داشت كوچ كرده، به بئرشبع آمد و در آنجا برای خدای پدرش اسحاق، قربانیها تقديم كرد. 2شب هنگام، خدا در رويا به وی گفت: «يعقوب! يعقوب!»
عرض كرد: «بلی، خداوندا!»
3گفت: «من خدا هستم، خدای پدرت! از رفتن به مصر نترس، زيرا در آنجا از تو قوم بزرگی به وجود خواهم آورد. 4من با تو به مصر خواهم آمد، اما نسل تو را از آنجا به سرزمين خودت باز خواهم گردانيد. ليكن تو در مصر خواهی مُرد و يوسف در كنارت خواهد بود.»
5يعقوب از بئرشبع كوچ كرد و پسرانش او را همراه زنان و فرزندانشان با عرابه‌هايی كه فرعون به ايشان داده بود، به مصر بردند. 6آنها گله و رمه و تمامی اموالی را كه در كنعان اندوخته بودند، با خود به مصر آوردند. 7يعقوب با پسران و دختران و نوه‌های پسری و دختری خود و تمام خويشانش به مصر آمد.
8-14اسامی پسران و نوه‌های يعقوب كه با وی به مصر آمدند از اين قرار است:
رئوبين پسر ارشد او و پسرانش: حنوک، فلو، حصرون و كرمی.
شمعون و پسرانش: يموئيل، يامين، اوحد، ياكين، صوحر و شائول. (مادر شائول كنعانی بود.)
لاوی و پسرانش: جرشون، قهات و مراری.
يهودا و پسرانش: عير، اونان، شيله، فارص و زارح. (اما عير و اونان پيش از رفتن يعقوب به مصر در كنعان مردند.) پسران فارص، حصرون و حامول بودند.
يساكار و پسرانش: تولاع، فوّه، يوب و شمرون.
زبولون و پسرانش: سارد، ايلون و ياحل‌ئيل.
15تمامی اعقاب يعقوب و ليه كه در بين‌النهرين متولد شده بودند، با محاسبه دخترشان دينه، جمعاً سی و سه نفر بودند.
16جاد و پسرانش: صفيون، حجّی، شونی، اصبون، عيری، ارودی و ارئيلی.
17اشير و پسرانش: يمنه، يشوه، يشوی، بريعه و دخترش سارح. پسران بريعه حابر و ملكی‌ئيل بودند.
18اين شانزده نفر اعقاب يعقوب و زلفه بودند. زلفه كنيزی بود كه لابان به دخترش ليه داده بود.
19-21راحيل، زن يعقوب، دو پسر زاييد به نامهای يوسف و بنيامين.
پسران يوسف كه در مصر متولد شدند: منسی و افرايم. (مادرشان اسنات، دختر فوطی فارع، كاهن اون بود.)
پسران بنيامين: بالع، باكر، اشبيل، جيرا، نعمان، ايحی، رش، مفيّم، حفيّم و آرد.
22اين چهارده نفر اعقاب يعقوب و راحيل بودند.
23-24دان و پسرش: حوشيم.
نفتالی و پسرانش: يحص‌ئيل، جونی، يصر و شليّم.
25اين هفت نفر اعقاب يعقوب و بلهه بودند. بلهه كنيزی بود كه لابان به دخترش راحيل داده بود.
26پس تعداد افرادی كه از نسل يعقوب همراه او به مصر رفتند (غير از زنان پسرانش) شصت و شش نفر بود. 27با افزودن دو پسر يوسف، جمع افراد خانوادهٔ يعقوب كه در مصر بودند، هفتاد نفر می‌شد.
28يعقوب، پسرش يهودا را جلوتر نزد يوسف فرستاد تا از او بپرسد كه از چه راهی بايد به زمين جوشن رفت. وقتی كه به جوشن رسيدند، 29يوسف عرابهٔ خود را حاضر كرد و برای ديدن پدرش به جوشن رفت. وقتی در آنجا پدرش را ديد، او را در آغوش گرفته، مدتی گريست.
30آنگاه يعقوب به يوسف گفت: «حال، مرا غم مُردن نيست، زيرا بار ديگر تو را ديدم و می‌دانم كه زنده‌ای.» 31يوسف به برادرانش و تمامی افراد خانواده آنها گفت: «حال می‌روم تا به فرعون خبر دهم كه شما از كنعان به نزد من آمده‌ايد. 32به او خواهم گفت كه شما چوپان هستيد و تمامی گله‌ها و رمه‌ها و هر آنچه را كه داشته‌ايد همراه خويش آورده‌ايد. 33پس اگر فرعون از شما بپرسد كه شغل شما چيست، 34به او بگوييد كه از ابتدای جوانی تا به حال به شغل چوپانی و گله‌داری مشغول بوده‌ايد و اين كار را از پدران خود به ارث برده‌ايد. اگر چنين به فرعون پاسخ دهيد او به شما اجازه خواهد داد تا در جوشن ساكن شويد، چون مردم ساير نقاط مصر از چوپانان نفرت دارند.»
