Josẹfu fi ara rẹ̀ hàn fún àwọn arákùnrin rẹ̀
145.1: Ap 7.13.Josẹfu kò sì le è pa á mọ́ra mọ́ níwájú gbogbo àwọn tí ó dúró tì í. Ó sì sọkún sókè tó bẹ́ẹ̀ tí àwọn tí ó wà ní àyíká gbọ́ ohun ẹkún rẹ̀. “Jẹ́ kí gbogbo ènìyàn kúrò ní ọ̀dọ̀ mi.” Kò sì sí ẹnikẹ́ni lọ́dọ̀ rẹ̀ nígbà tí ó fi ara rẹ̀ hàn fún àwọn arákùnrin rẹ̀. 2Ó sì sọkún sókè kíkankíkan tó bẹ́ẹ̀ tí àwọn Ejibiti gbọ́ ohùn ẹkún rẹ̀, àwọn ilé Farao pẹ̀lú sì gbọ́ nípa rẹ̀.
3Josẹfu wí fún àwọn arákùnrin rẹ̀ pé, “Èmi ni Josẹfu! Ṣe baba mi sì wà láààyè?” Ṣùgbọ́n àwọn arákùnrin rẹ̀ kò le è dá a lóhùn nítorí ẹ̀rù bà wọ́n gidigidi, ẹnu sì yà wọ́n níwájú rẹ̀.
4Nígbà náà ni Josẹfu wí fún àwọn arákùnrin rẹ̀ pé, “Ẹ súnmọ́ ọ̀dọ̀ mi.” Nígbà tí wọ́n sì ti ṣe bẹ́ẹ̀, ó wí pé, “Èmi ni Josẹfu arákùnrin yín tí ẹ tà sí ilẹ̀ Ejibiti! 5Ṣùgbọ́n báyìí, Ẹ má ṣe banújẹ́, ẹ má sì ṣe bínú sí ara yín ní títà tí ẹ tà mí sí ìhín, nítorí, ọ̀nà àti gba ẹ̀mí yín là ni Ọlọ́run ṣe rán mi sí ìhín ṣáájú yín. 6Ìyàn tí ó ti mú láti ọdún méjì sẹ́yìn yìí yóò tẹ̀síwájú fún ọdún márùn-ún sí i nínú èyí tí ẹnikẹ́ni kò ní gbìn, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni wọn kò ni kórè. 7Ṣùgbọ́n Ọlọ́run rán mi ṣáájú yín sí ìhín láti da irú-ọmọ yín sí fún un yín lórí ilẹ̀ ayé àti láti fi ìgbàlà ńlá gba ẹ̀mí yín là.
8“Nítorí náà kì í ṣe ẹ̀yin ni ó rán mi wá sí ìhín bí kò ṣe Ọlọ́run. Ó fi mí ṣe baba (Olùdámọ̀ràn) fún Farao, olúwa fún gbogbo ilé Farao àti alákòóso gbogbo ilẹ̀ Ejibiti. 945.9-11: Ap 7.14.Nísinsin yìí, ẹ yára padà sọ́dọ̀ baba mi kí ẹ sì wí fun un pé, èyí ni ohun tí Josẹfu ọmọ rẹ wí, Ọlọ́run ti fi mí ṣe olúwa fún gbogbo ilẹ̀ Ejibiti, ẹ sọ̀kalẹ̀ wá láì jáfara. 10Ìwọ yóò gbé ní agbègbè Goṣeni, ìwọ kì yóò jìnnà sí mi, àwọn ọmọ rẹ àti àwọn ọmọ ọmọ rẹ, àwọn agbo ẹran rẹ àti agbo màlúù rẹ àti gbogbo ohun tí ìwọ ní. 11Èmi yóò pèsè fún yín níbẹ̀. Nítorí ó ṣì ku ọdún márùn-ún gbáko ti ìyàn yóò fi mú. Kí ìwọ àti ilé rẹ àti ohun tí í ṣe tìrẹ má ba à di aláìní.
12“Ẹ̀yin fúnrayín àti Benjamini arákùnrin mi pẹ̀lú rí i pé, lóòótọ́ lóòótọ́, èmi Josẹfu ni mo ń bá a yín sọ̀rọ̀. 13Ẹ sọ fún baba mi nípa gbogbo ọlá tí a fún mi ní ilẹ̀ Ejibiti àti ohun gbogbo tí ẹ̀yin ti rí, kí ẹ sì mú baba mi tọ̀ mí wá sí ìhín yìí kíákíá.”
14Nígbà náà ni ó dì mọ́ Benjamini arákùnrin rẹ̀, ó sì sọkún, Benjamini náà sì dì mọ́ ọn, pẹ̀lú omijé lójú. 15Ó sì tún fẹnu ko gbogbo àwọn arákùnrin rẹ̀ lẹ́nu, ó sì sọkún sí wọn lára. Lẹ́yìn èyí, Josẹfu àti àwọn arákùnrin rẹ̀ sọ̀rọ̀ pọ̀.
16Nígbà tí ìròyìn náà dé ààfin Farao pé àwọn arákùnrin Josẹfu dé, inú Farao àti àwọn ìjòyè rẹ̀ dùn. 17Farao wí fún Josẹfu pé, “Wí fún àwọn arákùnrin rẹ pé, ‘Èyí ni kí ẹ ṣe: Ẹ di ẹrù lé ẹranko yín kí ẹ sì padà sí ilẹ̀ Kenaani, 18kí ẹ sì mú baba yín àti ìdílé yín tọ̀ mí wá. Èmi yóò fún un yín ní ibi tí ó dára jùlọ ní ilẹ̀ Ejibiti, ẹ̀yin yóò sì le è gbádùn ilẹ̀ yìí.’
19“A pàṣẹ fún ọ láti sọ fún wọn pé, ‘Ẹ ṣe èyí: Ẹ mú kẹ̀kẹ́ ẹrù láti ilẹ̀ Ejibiti fún àwọn ọmọ yín àti àwọn aya yín. Kí ẹ sì mú baba yín tọ mí wá. 20Ẹ má ṣe àníyàn nípa ohun ìní yín nítorí èyí tí ó dára jù nínú ilẹ̀ Ejibiti yóò jẹ́ tiyín.’ ”
21Àwọn ọmọ Israẹli sì ṣe èyí. Josẹfu fún wọn ni kẹ̀kẹ́ ẹrù bí Farao ti pàṣẹ, ó sì fún wọn ní oúnjẹ fún ìrìnàjò wọn pẹ̀lú. 22Ó fún ẹni kọ̀ọ̀kan wọn ní aṣọ tuntun. Ṣùgbọ́n Benjamini ni ó fún ní ọ̀ọ́dúnrún ẹyọ owó (300) idẹ fàdákà àti ìpààrọ̀ aṣọ márùn-ún. 23Àwọn nǹkan wọ̀nyí ni ó kó ránṣẹ́ sí baba rẹ̀: kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́ mẹ́wàá tí ó ru àwọn ohun mèremère ilẹ̀ Ejibiti àti abo kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́ mẹ́wàá tí ó ru ọkà àti oríṣìíríṣìí oúnjẹ. 24Nígbà náà ni ó rán àwọn arákùnrin rẹ̀ lọ, bí wọ́n ṣe ń pínyà, ó wí fún wọn pé, “Ẹ má ṣe jà ní ọ̀nà o!”
25Báyìí ni wọ́n jáde kúrò ní ilẹ̀ Ejibiti wá sí ọ̀dọ̀ Jakọbu baba wọn ní ilẹ̀ Kenaani. 26Wọn wí fún un pé, “Josẹfu ṣì wà láààyè! Kódà òun ni alákòóso ilẹ̀ Ejibiti.” Ẹnu ya Jakọbu, kò sì gbà wọ́n gbọ́. 27Ṣùgbọ́n nígbà tí wọ́n sọ ohun gbogbo tí Josẹfu ti sọ fún wọn fún un tí ó sì rí kẹ̀kẹ́ ẹrù tí Josẹfu fi ránṣẹ́ láti gbé e padà wá, iyè Jakọbu, baba wọn sọ. 28Israẹli sì wí pé, “Mo gbà dájúdájú wí pé, Josẹfu ọmọ mi wà láààyè. Èmi ó lọ rí i kí n tó kú.”
Joseph Tells His Brothers Who He Is
1Joseph couldn’t control himself anymore in front of all his attendants. He cried out, “Have everyone leave me!” So there wasn’t anyone with Joseph when he told his brothers who he was. 2He wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him. Everyone in Pharaoh’s house heard about it.
3Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But his brothers weren’t able to answer him. They were too afraid of him.
4Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” So they did. Then he said, “I am your brother Joseph. I’m the one you sold into Egypt. 5But don’t be upset. And don’t be angry with yourselves because you sold me here. God sent me ahead of you to save many lives. 6For two years now, there hasn’t been enough food in the land. And for the next five years, people won’t be plowing or gathering crops. 7But God sent me ahead of you to keep some of you alive on earth. He sent me here to save your lives by an act of mighty power.
8“So then, it wasn’t you who sent me here. It was God. He made me like a father to Pharaoh. He made me master of Pharaoh’s entire house. God made me ruler of the whole land of Egypt. 9Now hurry back to my father. Say to him, ‘Your son Joseph says, “God has made me master of the whole land of Egypt. Come down to me. Don’t waste any time. 10You will live in the area of Goshen. You, your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you have will be near me. 11There I will provide everything you need. There are still five years to come when there won’t be enough food. If you don’t come down here, you and your family and everyone who belongs to you will lose everything.” ’
12“My brothers, I am Joseph. You can see for yourselves that I am the one speaking to you. My brother Benjamin can see it too. 13Tell my father about all the honor given to me in Egypt. Tell him about everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”
14Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept. Benjamin also hugged him and wept. 15Joseph kissed all his brothers and wept over them. After that, his brothers talked with him.
16The news reached Pharaoh’s palace that Joseph’s brothers had come. Pharaoh and all his officials were pleased. 17Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Here’s what I want you to tell your brothers. Say to them, ‘Load your animals. Return to the land of Canaan. 18Bring your father and your families back to me. I’ll give you the best land in Egypt. You can enjoy all the good things in the land.’
19“And here’s something else I want you to tell them. Say to them, ‘Take some carts from Egypt. Your children and your wives can use them. Get your father and come back. 20Don’t worry about the things you have back there. The best of everything in Egypt will belong to you.’ ”
21Then the sons of Israel did so. Joseph gave them carts, as Pharaoh had commanded. He also gave them supplies for their journey. 22He gave new clothes to each of them. But he gave Benjamin more than seven pounds of silver. He also gave him five sets of clothes. 23He sent his father ten male donkeys loaded with the best things from Egypt. He also sent ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other supplies for his journey. 24Then Joseph sent his brothers away. As they were leaving he said to them, “Don’t argue on the way!”
25So they went up out of Egypt. They came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan. 26They told him, “Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is ruler of the whole land of Egypt.” Jacob was shocked. He didn’t believe them. 27So they told him everything Joseph had said to them. Jacob saw the carts Joseph had sent to carry him back. That gave new life to their father Jacob. 28Israel said, “I believe it now! My son Joseph is still alive. I’ll go and see him before I die.”
