Jan 11 - Genesis 46-50
Genesis
1And Israel, setting out with all that he had, arrived at the Well of the Oath. And sacrificing victims there to the God of his father Isaac2he heard him, by a vision in the night, calling him, and saying to him: "Jacob, Jacob." And he answered him, "Behold, here I am.3God said to him: "I am the most strong God of your father. Do not be afraid. Descend into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation4I will descend with you to that place, and I will lead you back from there, returning. Also, Joseph will place his hands over your eyes5Then Jacob rose up from the Well of the Oath. And his sons took him, with their little ones and wives, in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry the old man6along with all that he possessed in the land of Canaan. And he arrived in Egypt with all his offspring7his sons and his grandsons, his daughters and all his progeny together8Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who entered into Egypt, he with his children. The firstborn is Reuben9The sons of Reuben: Hanoch and Pallu, and Hezron and Carmi10The sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad, and Jachin and Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman11The sons of Levi: Gershon and Kohath, and Merari12The sons of Judah: Er and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez and Zerah. Now Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And sons were born to Perez: Hezron and Hamul13The sons of Issachar: Tola and Puvah, and Job and Shimron14The sons of Zebulun: Sered and Elon and Jahleel15These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore, along with his daughter Dinah, in Mesopotamia of Syria. All the souls of her sons and daughters are thirty-three16The sons of Gad: Ziphion and Haggi, and Shuni and Ezbon, and Eri and Arodi, and Areli17The sons of Asher: Imnah and Jesua, and Jessui and Beriah, and also their sister Sarah. The sons of Beria: Heber and Malchiel18These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah. And these she bore to Jacob: sixteen souls19The sons of Rachel, the wife of Jacob: Joseph and Benjamin20And sons were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of Heliopolis, bore for him: Manasseh and Ephraim21The sons of Benjamin: Bela and Becher, and Ashbel and Gera, and Naaman and Ehi, and Rosh and Moppim, and Huppim and Ard22These are the sons of Rachel, whom she bore to Jacob: all these souls are fourteen23The sons of Dan: Hushim24The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel and Guni, and Jezer and Shillem25These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel, and these she bore to Jacob: all these souls are seven26All the souls who went into Egypt with Jacob and who went out from his thigh, besides the wives of his sons, were sixty-six27Now the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in the land of Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, who went into Egypt, were seventy28Then he sent Judah ahead of himself, to Joseph, in order to report to him, and so that he would meet him in Goshen29And when he had arrived there, Joseph harnessed his chariot, and he went up to meet his father at the same place. And seeing him, he fell upon his neck, and, amid embraces, he wept30And the father said to Joseph, "Now I will die happy, because I have seen your face, and I am leaving you behind alive.31And he said to his brothers and to all his father’s house: "I will go up and report to Pharaoh, and I will say to him: ‘My brothers, and my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me32And these honorable men are pastors of sheep, and they have the task of feeding the flock. Their cattle, and herds, and all that they were able to hold, they have brought with them.33And when he will call you and will say, ‘What is your work?34You will respond, ‘Your servants are pastors of honor, from our infancy even to the present time, both we and our fathers.’ Now you will say this so that you may be able to live in the land of Goshen, because the Egyptians detest all pastors of sheep.
1And so Joseph entered and reported to Pharaoh, saying: "My father and brothers, their sheep and herds, and everything that they possess, have arrived from the land of Canaan. And behold, they stand together in the land of Goshen.2Likewise, he stood in the sight of the king five men, the last of his brothers3And he questioned them, "What do you have for work?" They responded: "Your servants are pastors of sheep, both we and our fathers4We came to sojourn in your land, because there is no grass for the flocks of your servants, the famine being very grievous in the land of Canaan. And we petition you that you may order us, your servants, to be in the land of Goshen.5And so the king said to Joseph: "Your father and brothers have come to you6The land of Egypt is in your sight. Cause them to live in the best place, and deliver to them the land of Goshen. And if you know there to be industrious men among them, appoint these as foremen over my cattle.7After this, Joseph brought in his father to the king, and he stood him in his sight. He blessed him8and he questioned him: "How many are the days of the years of your life?9He responded, "The days of my sojourn are one hundred and thirty years, few and unworthy, and they do not reach even to the days of the sojourning of my fathers.10And blessing the king, he went outside11Truly, Joseph gave his father and brothers a possession in Egypt, in the best place of the land, in Rameses, as Pharaoh had instructed12And he fed them, along with all his father’s house, providing portions of food to each one13For in the whole world there was a lack of bread, and a famine had oppressed the land, most of all Egypt and Canaan14from which he gathered together all the money for the grain that they bought, and he took it into the treasury of the king15And when the buyers had run out of money, all Egypt came to Joseph, saying: "Give us bread. Why should we die in your sight, lacking money?16And he responded to them: "Bring me your cattle, and I will give food to you in exchange for them, if you do not have money.17And when they had brought them, he gave them food for their horses, and sheep, and oxen, and donkeys. And he sustained them in that year in exchange for their cattle18Likewise, they came the second year, and they said to him: "We will not conceal from our lord that our money is gone; likewise our cattle are gone. Neither are you unaware that we have nothing left but our bodies and our land19Therefore, why should you watch us die? Both we and our land will be yours. Buy us into royal servitude, but provide seed, lest by the dying off of cultivators the land be reduced to a wilderness.20Therefore, Joseph bought all the land of Egypt, each one selling his possessions because of the magnitude of the famine. And he subjected it to Pharaoh21along with all of its people, from the newest borders of Egypt, even to its furthest limits22except the land of the priests, which had been delivered to them by the king. To these also a portion of food was supplied out of the public storehouses, and, for this reason, they were not compelled to sell their possessions23Therefore, Joseph said to the people: "So, as you discern, both you and your lands are possessed by Pharaoh; take seed and sow the fields24so that you may be able to have grain. One fifth part you will give to the king; the remaining four I permit to you, as seed and as food for your families and children25And they responded: "Our health is in your hand; only let our lord look kindly upon us, and we will serve the king with gladness.26From that time, even to the present day, in the entire land of Egypt, the fifth part is turned over to the kings, and it has become like a law, except in the land of the priests, which was free from this condition27And so, Israel lived in Egypt, that is, in the land of Goshen, and he possessed it. And he increased and was multiplied exceedingly28And he lived in it seventeen years. And all the days of his life that passed were one hundred and forty-seven years29And when he discerned that the day of his death was approaching, he called his son Joseph, and he said to him: "If I have found favor in your sight, place your hand under my thigh. And you shall show me mercy and truth, not to bury me in Egypt30But I shall sleep with my fathers, and you will carry me from this land and bury me in the sepulcher of my ancestors." And Joseph answered him, "I will do what you have ordered.31And he said, "Then swear it to me." And as he was swearing, Israel adored God, turning to the head of his resting place
1After these things were done, it was reported to Joseph that his father was sick. And taking his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim, he went directly to him2And it was told to the old man, "Behold, your son Joseph is coming to you." And being strengthened, he sat up in bed3And when he had entered to him, he said: "Almighty God appeared to me at Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, and he blessed me4And he said: ‘I will increase and multiply you, and I will make you influential among the people. And I will give this land to you, and to your offspring after you, as an everlasting possession.5Therefore, your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came here to you, will be mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be treated by me just like Reuben and Simeon6But the remainder, whom you will conceive after them, will be yours, and they will be called by the name of their brothers among their possessions7As for me, when I came from Mesopotamia, Rachel died in the land of Canaan on the very journey, and it was springtime. And I entered Ephrath and buried her next to the way of Ephrath, which by another name is called Bethlehem.8Then, seeing his sons, he said to him: "Who are these?9He responded, "They are my sons, whom God gave to me as a gift in this place." "Bring them to me," he said, "so that I may bless them.10For Israel’s eyes were clouded by reason of his great age, and he was unable to see clearly. And when they were placed up against him, he kissed and embraced them11And he said to his son: "I have not been cheated out of seeing you. Moreover, God has shown me your offspring.12And when Joseph had taken them from his father’s lap, he reverenced prone on the ground13And he placed Ephraim on his right, that is, towards the left hand of Israel. Yet truly Manasseh was on his left, namely, towards his father’s right hand. And he placed them both up against him14And he, extending his right hand, placed it over the head of Ephraim, the younger brother, but the left hand was on the head of Manasseh, who was the elder, so that his hands were crossed15And Jacob blessed the sons of Joseph, and he said: "God, in whose sight my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, God who pastured me from my youth until the present day16the Angel, who rescues me from all evils: bless these boys. And let my name be invoked over them, and also the names of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac. And may they increase into a multitude across the earth.17But Joseph, seeing that his father had placed his right hand over the head of Ephraim, took it gravely. And grasping his father’s hand, he tried to lift it from Ephraim’s head and transfer it onto the head of Manasseh18And he said to his father: "It should not have come to pass this way, father. For this one is the firstborn. Place your right hand over his head.19But refusing, he said: "I know, my son, I know. And this one, indeed, will be among the people and will be multiplied. But his younger brother will be greater than he. And his offspring will increase among the nations.20And he blessed them at that time, saying: "In you, Israel will be blessed, and it will be said: ‘May God treat you like Ephraim, and like Manasseh.’ " And he established Ephraim before Manasseh21And he said to his son Joseph: "See, I am dying, and God will be with you, and he will lead you back to the land of your fathers22I give you one part beyond that of your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.
1Then Jacob called his sons, and he said to them: "Gather together, so that I may announce what will happen to you in the last days2Gather together and listen, O sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father3Reuben, my firstborn, you are my strength and the beginning of my sorrow: first in gifts, greater in authority4You are being poured out like water, may you not increase. For you climbed onto your father’s bed, and you defiled his resting place5The brothers Simeon and Levi: vessels of iniquity waging war6Let not my soul go by their counsel, nor my glory be within their meeting. For in their fury they killed a man, and in their self-will they undermined a wall7Cursed be their fury, because it was obstinate, and their indignation, because it was harsh. I will divide them in Jacob, and I will scatter them in Israel8Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be at the necks of your enemies; the sons of your father will reverence you9Judah is a lion’s young. You have gone up to the prey, my son. While resting, you have lain like a lion. And just like a lioness, who would rouse him10The scepter from Judah and the leader from his thigh will not be taken away, until he who will be sent arrives, and he will be the expectation of Gentiles11Tying his young colt to the vineyard, and his donkey, O my son, to the vine, he will wash his robe in wine, and his cloak in the blood of the grape12His eyes are more beautiful than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk13Zebulun will live at the seashore and by the outpost of ships, reaching as far as Sidon14Issachar will be a strong donkey, reclining between the borders15He saw that rest would be good, and that the land was excellent. And so he bent his shoulder to carry, and he became a servant under tribute16Dan will judge his people just like any other tribe in Israel17Let Dan be a snake in the way, a viper in the path, biting the hooves of horses, so that his rider may fall backward18I will wait for your salvation, O Lord19Gad, being girded, will fight before him. And he himself will be girded backward20Asher: his bread will be fat, and he will provide delicacies to the kings21Naphtali is a stag sent forth, offering words of eloquent beauty22Joseph is a growing son, a growing son and stately to behold; the daughters run back and forth on the wall23But those who held darts, provoked him, and they contend with him, and they envied him24His bow sits in strength, and the bands of his arms and hands have been let loose by the hands of the mighty one of Jacob. From there he went forth as a pastor, the stone of Israel25The God of your father will be your helper, and the Almighty will bless you with the blessings of heaven above, with the blessings of the abyss that lies beneath, with the blessings of the breasts and of the womb26The blessings of your father are strengthened by the blessings of his fathers, until the desire of the hills of eternity shall arrive. May they be at the head of Joseph, and at the summit of the Nazarite, among his brothers27Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, in the morning he will eat the prey, and in the evening he will divide the spoil.28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel. These things their father spoke to them, and he blessed each one with their proper blessings29And he instructed them, saying: "I am being gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the double cave, which is in the field of Ephron the Hittite30opposite Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought, along with its field, from Ephron the Hittite, as a possession for burial31There they buried him, with his wife Sarah." And there Isaac was buried with his wife Rebekah. There also Leah lies preserved32---33And having finished these commands by which he instructed his sons, he drew his feet onto the bed, and he passed away. And he was gathered to his people
1Joseph, realizing this, fell upon his father’s face, weeping and kissing him2And he instructed his servant physicians to embalm his father with aromatics3And while they were fulfilling his orders, forty days passed. For this was the method of embalming dead bodies. And Egypt wept for him for seventy days4And when the time for mourning was fulfilled, Joseph spoke to the family of Pharaoh: "If I have found favor in your sight, speak to the ears of Pharaoh5For my father made me swear, saying: ‘See, I am dying. You shall bury me in my sepulcher which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Therefore, I shall go up and bury my father, and then return.6And Pharaoh said to him, "Go up and bury your father, just as he made you swear.7So as he went up, all the elders of the house of Pharaoh went with him, along with every patriarch in the land of Egypt8and the house of Joseph with his brothers, except their little ones and flocks and also the herds, which they left behind in the land of Goshen9Likewise, he had in his company chariots and horsemen. And it became a crowd without restraint10And they arrived at the threshing place of Atad, which is situated beyond the Jordan. There they spent seven full days celebrating the funeral rites with a great and vehement lamentation11And when the inhabitants of the land of Canaan had seen this, they said, "This is a great Lamentation for the Egyptians." And for this reason, the name of that place was called, "The Lamentation of Egypt.12And so, the sons of Jacob did just as he had instructed them13And carrying him into the land of Canaan, they buried him in the double cave, which Abraham had bought along with its field, from Ephron the Hittite, as a possession for burial, opposite Mamre14And Joseph returned into Egypt with his brothers and all those of his company, having buried his father15Now that he was dead, his brothers were afraid, and they said to one another: "Perhaps now he may remember the injury that he suffered and requite us for all the evil that we did to him.16So they sent a message to him, saying: "Your father instructed us before he died17that we should say these words to you from him: ‘I beg you to forget the wickedness of your brothers, and the sin and malice that they practiced against you.’ Likewise, we petition you to release the servants of the God of your father from this iniquity." Hearing this, Joseph wept18And his brothers went to him. And reverencing prostrate on the ground, they said, "We are your servants.19And he answered them: "Do not be afraid. Are we able to resist the will of God20You devised evil against me. But God turned it into good, so that he might exalt me, just as you presently discern, and so that he might bring about the salvation of many peoples21Do not be afraid. I will pasture you and your little ones." And he consoled them, and he spoke mildly and leniently22And he lived in Egypt with all his father’s house; and he survived for one hundred and ten years.23And he saw the sons of Ephraim to the third generation. Likewise, the sons of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were born onto Joseph’s knees.24After these things happened, he said to his brothers: "God will visit you after my death, and he will make you ascend from this land into the land which he swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.25And when he had made them swear and had said, "God will visit you; carry my bones with you from this place,26he died, having completed one hundred and ten years of his life. And having been embalmed with aromatics, he was laid to rest in a coffin in Egypt