القراءة بلغتين

فلم يَستَطِعْ يوسفُ أَن يَملِكَ نَفْسَه أَمامَ جَميعِ القائِمينَ عِندَه، فصَرَخ: «أَخرِجوا جَميعَ القَومِ مِن عِنْدي». فلَم يَبْقَ عِندَه أَحَدٌ، حينَ عَرَّفَ نَفْسَه إِلى إِخوتِه

فأَطلَقَ صَوتَه بالبُكاء، فسَمِعَته مِصرُ وسَمِعَه بَيتُ فِرعَون

وقالَ يوسفُ لإِخوَتِه: «أَنا يوسف. أَلا يَزالُ أَبي حَيًّا؟» فلم يَستَطِع إِخوَتُه أن يُجيبوه، لِأَنَّهُم ٱرتَعَدوا أَمامَه

فقالَ يوسفُ لإِخَوَتِه: «تَقَدَّموا إِلَيَّ» فتَقَدَّموا. فقال: «أَنا يوسفُ أَخوكمُ الَّذي بِعتُموه لِلمِصرِيِّين

والآن فلا تَكتَئِبوا ولا تَغضَبوا لِأَنَّكم بِعتُموني هُنا، فإِنَّ اللهَ قد أَرسَلَني أَمامَكم لِأُحيِيَكم

وقَد مَضَت سَنَتا مَجاعةٍ في وَسَطِ الأَرض، وبَقِيَت خَمْسُ سِنينَ دونَ حَرْثٍ ولا حِصاد

فأَرسَلَني اللهُ قُدَّامَكم لِيَجعَلَ لَكم بَقِيَّةً في هٰذه الأَرض ولِيُحيِيَكم، لِنَجاةٍ عظيمة

فالآن لم تُرسِلوني أَنتُم إِلى هٰهُنا، بَلِ اللهُ أَرسَلَني وهو قد صَيَّرَني كأَبٍ لِفِرعَون وكسَيِّدٍ على بَيتِه كُلِّه وكمُتَسَلِّطٍ على كُلِّ أرضِ مِصْر

فأَسرِعوا وٱصعَدوا إِلى أَبي وقولوا لَه: «كَذا قالَ ٱبنُكَ يوسف: قد جَعَلَني اللهُ سَيِّدًا لِجَميعِ المِصرِيِّين، فٱنزِلْ إِلَيَّ ولا تُبطِئْ

فتُقيمُ في أَرضِ جاسان، وتَكونُ قَريبًا مِنِّي أَنتَ وبَنوكَ وبَنو بَنيكَ وغَنَمُكَ وبَقَرُكَ وكُلُّ ما هو لَكَ

وأَعولُكَ هُناك، إِذ قد بَقِيَ خَمْسُ سِنينَ مجاعةً، لِئَلَّا يَنالَكَ العَوَز، أَنتَ وأَهلُكَ وكُلُّ ما هو لَكَ

وها إِنَّ عُيونَكم وعَينَي أَخي بَنْيامينَ تَرى أَنَّ فَمي هو الَّذي يُخاطِبُكم

فأَخبِروا أَبي بِكُلِّ مَجْدي في مِصْر وبِكُلِّ ما رَأَيتُموه، وأَسرِعوا فٱنزِلوا بِأَبي إِلى هٰهُنا»

ثُمَّ أَلْقى بِنَفْسِه على عُنُقِ بَنْيامينَ أَخيه فبَكى، وبَكى بَنْيامينُ على عُنُقِه

وقَبَّلَ سائِرَ إِخوَتِه وبَكى على أَعْناقِهِم. وبَعدَ ذٰلك تَحدَّثوا إِلَيه

وبَلَغَ الخَبَرُ بيتَ فِرعَون وقيل: «قد جاءَ إِخوَةُ يوسف». فحَسُنَ ذٰلك في عَينَي فِرعَونَ وعُيونِ حاشِيَته

فقالَ فِرعَونُ لِيُوسف: «قُلْ لإِخوَتِكَ: إِصنَعوا هٰذا: حَمِّلوا دَوابَّكُم وٱنطَلِقوا وٱذهَبوا إِلى أَرضِ كَنْعان

وخُذوا أَباكُم وأَهْلَكم وتَعالَوا إِلَيَّ، فأُعْطِيَكم خَيرَ أَرضِ مِصْر، وتأكُلوا دَسَمَ الأَرض

وأَنتَ مُكَلَّفٌ بِأَن تَأمُرَهم هٰذا الأَمْر: إِصنَعوا هٰذا: خُذوا لَكم مِن أَرضِ مِصْرَ عَجَلاتٍ لِأَطفالِكم ونِسائِكم، وٱحمِلوا أَباكُم وتَعالَوا

ولا تَأسَفْ عُيونُكم على أَثاثِكم، فإِنَّ خَيرَ مِصْرَ كُلِّها هو لَكم»

فصَنَعَ كذٰلك بَنو إِسْرائيل، وأَعْطاهم يوسفُ عَجَلاتٍ بِأَمرِ فِرعَون، وأَعْطاهم زادًا لِلطَّريق

وأَعْطى كُلَّ واحِدٍ مِنْهم حُلَلَ ثِياب، وأَعْطى بَنْيامينَ ثَلاثَ مِئَةٍ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ وخَمْسَ حُلَلِ ثِياب

وبَعَثَ إِلى أَبيه بِهٰذا: عَشَرَةِ حَميرٍ مُحَمَّلَةٍ مِن خَيرِ ما في مِصْر، وعَشْرِ حَمائِرَ مُحَمَّلَةٍ قَمْحًا وخُبْزًا وزادًا لِأَبيه لِلطَّريق

ثُمَّ صَرَفَ إِخوَتَه فمَضَوا. وقالَ لهم: «لا تَتَخاصَموا في الطَّريق»

فصَعِدوا مِن مِصْر ووَصَلوا إِلى أَرضِ كَنْعان، إِلى يَعْقوبَ أَبيهم

وأَخبَروه فقالوا: «إِنَّ يوسفَ لا يَزالُ حَيًّا، بل هو مُسَلَّطٌ على كُلِّ أَرضِ مِصْر». فجَمَدَ قَلْبُه، لِأَنَّه لم يُصَدِّقْهم

ثُمَّ حَدَّثوه بكُلِّ ما كَلَّمَهم بِه يوسف، ورأَى العَجَلاتِ الَّتي بَعَثَ بِها يوسفُ لِتَحمِلَه. فانتَعَشَت رُوحُ يَعْقوبَ أَبيهم

وقالَ إِسْرائيل: «حَسْبي أَنَّ يوسفَ ٱبْني لا يَزالُ حَيًّا. أَمْضي وأَراه قَبْلَ أَن أَموت»

Then Joseph couldn’t control himself before all those who stood before him, and he called out, “Cause everyone to go out from me!” No one else stood with him, while Joseph made himself known to his brothers.

He wept aloud. The Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.

Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Does my father still live?” His brothers couldn’t answer him; for they were terrified at his presence.

Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” They came near. He said, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

Now don’t be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.

For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are yet five years, in which there will be no plowing and no harvest.

God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.

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

Hurry, and go up to my father, and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says, “God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me. Don’t wait.

You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you will be near to me, you, your children, your children’s children, your flocks, your herds, and all that you have.

There I will provide for you; for there are yet five years of famine; lest you come to poverty, you, and your household, and all that you have.”’

Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.

You shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. You shall hurry and bring my father down here.”

He fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.

He kissed all his brothers, and wept on them. After that his brothers talked with him.

The report of it was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come.” It pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals, and go, travel to the land of Canaan.

Take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.’

Now you are commanded to do this: Take wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.

Also, don’t concern yourselves about your belongings, for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.”

The sons of Israel did so. Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.

He gave each one of them changes of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothing.

He sent the following to his father: ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provision for his father by the way.

So he sent his brothers away, and they departed. He said to them, “See that you don’t quarrel on the way.”

They went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father.

They told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” His heart fainted, for he didn’t believe them.

They told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them. When he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob, their father, revived.

Israel said, “It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”