Da Joseph ikke lenger klarte å holde følelsene tilbake foran dem som var med ham, ga han ordre om at alle skulle sendes ut, og ingen var til stede da han fortalte brødrene sine hvem han var.

Then Joseph, unable to keep back his feelings before those who were with him, gave orders for everyone to be sent away, and no one was present when he made clear to his brothers who he was.

Og hans gråt var så høy at egypterne og hele faraos hus hørte det.

And so loud was his weeping, that it came to the ears of the Egyptians and all Pharaoh's house.

Joseph sa til brødrene sine: Jeg er Joseph. Lever min far ennå? Men brødrene hans klarte ikke å svare ham, for de var forferdet overfor ham.

And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph: is my father still living? But his brothers were not able to give him an answer for they were troubled before him.

Da sa Joseph til brødrene: Kom nærmere meg. Og de kom nærmere. Han sa: Jeg er Joseph, broren deres, som dere sendte til Egypt.

Then Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me. And they came near, And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sent into Egypt.

Vær nå ikke bekymret eller sinte på dere selv for at dere sendte meg hit, for Gud sendte meg foran dere for å redde liv.

Now do not be troubled or angry with yourselves for sending me away, because God sent me before you to be the saviour of your lives.

I to år har det vært hungersnød, og det gjenstår enda fem år med hverken pløying eller høsting.

For these two years have been years of need, and there are still five more years to come in which there will be no ploughing or cutting of grain.

Gud sendte meg foran dere for å bevare dere og deres etterkommere, slik at dere kan bli et stort folk.

God sent me before you to keep you and yours living on earth so that you might become a great nation.

Så nå var det ikke dere som sendte meg hit, men Gud. Han har gjort meg til en far for farao, herre over hele hans hus og hersker over hele Egypt.

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

Skynd dere nå til min far og si til ham: Dette sier din sønn Joseph: Gud har gjort meg til hersker over hele Egypt. Kom straks ned til meg.

Now go quickly to my father, and say to him, Your son Joseph says, God has made me ruler over all the land of Egypt: come down to me straight away:

Du skal bo i landet Goshen, og du skal være nær meg, du og dine barn og dine barnebarn, samt dine sauer og storfe og alt du har.

The land of Goshen will be your living-place, and you will be near me; you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks and herds and all you have:

Der skal jeg forsørge deg, så du og din husstand ikke lider nød, for det er enda fem år med hungersnød igjen.

And there I will take care of you, so that you and your family may not be in need, for there are still five bad years to come.

Nå ser dere med egne øyne, og min bror Benjamin ser også, at det er jeg som sier dette til dere.

Now truly, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which says these things to you.

Fortell min far om all min herlighet i Egypt og alt dere har sett, og skynd dere å ta min far med hit.

Give my father word of all my glory in Egypt and of all you have seen; and come back quickly with my father.

Da tok han Benjamin i armene sine og gråt, og Benjamin gråt også på Josephs skulder.

Then, weeping, he took Benjamin in his arms, and Benjamin himself was weeping on Joseph's neck.

Så kysset han alle brødrene sine og gråt over dem. Deretter våget brødrene hans å snakke med ham.

Then he gave a kiss to all his brothers, weeping over them; and after that his brothers had no fear of talking to him.

Og nyheten om dette nådde faraos hus, og det ble sagt at Josephs brødre var kommet, og farao og hans tjenere likte dette.

And news of these things went through Pharaoh's house, and it was said that Joseph's brothers were come; and it seemed good to Pharaoh and his servants.

Og farao sa til Joseph: Si til brødrene dine: Last opp dyrene deres og dra tilbake til Kanaans land;

And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Put your goods on your beasts and go back to the land of Canaan;

Hent deres far og deres familier og kom tilbake til meg, så skal jeg gi dere det beste av Egypt, og det beste i landet skal være deres mat.

And get your father and your families and come back to me: and I will give you all the good things of Egypt, and the fat of the land will be your food.

Og si til dem: Dette skal dere gjøre: Ta vogner fra Egypt til deres små og deres koner, og hent deres far og kom tilbake.

And say to them, This you are to do: take carts from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives, and get your father and come back.

Ikke tenk på å ta med deres eiendeler, for det beste av Egypt er deres.

And take no thought for your goods, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.

Så gjorde Israels barn som han sa; og Joseph ga dem vogner etter faraos befaling, og mat til reisen.

And the children of Israel did as he said; and Joseph gave them carts as had been ordered by Pharaoh, and food for their journey.

Til hver av dem ga han tre sett klær, men til Benjamin ga han tre hundre sølvstykker og fem sett klær.

To every one of them he gave three changes of clothing; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred bits of silver and five changes of clothing.

Og til sin far sendte han ti esler lastet med goder fra Egypt og ti eselhopper med korn, brød og mat til reisen for sin far.

And to his father he sent ten asses with good things from Egypt on their backs, and ten she-asses with grain and bread and food for his father on the journey.

Så sendte han brødrene sine av sted og sa til dem: Se til at dere ikke krangler på veien.

And he sent his brothers on their way, and said to them, See that you have no argument on the road.

Så dro de opp fra Egypt og kom til Kanaans land, til deres far Jakob.

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

Og de fortalte ham: Joseph lever, og han er hersker over hele Egypt. Ved dette ordet ble Jakob helt overveldet, for han kunne ikke tro det.

And they said to him, Joseph is living, and is ruler over all the land of Egypt. And at this word Jacob was quite overcome, for he had no faith in it.

Og de fortalte ham alt Joseph hadde sagt til dem. Da han så vognene som Joseph hadde sendt for å hente ham, fikk han nytt liv.

And they gave him an account of everything Joseph had said to them; and when he saw the carts which Joseph had sent for them, his spirit came back to him:

Og Israel sa: Det er nok; min sønn Joseph lever ennå. Jeg vil dra og se ham før jeg dør.

And Israel said, It is enough: Joseph my son is still living; I will go and see him before my death.