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HOLY BIBLE: Genesis 47

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Genesis 47

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1 ἐλらむだθしーたὼνにゅー δでるたὲ Ιωσηφ ἀπήγγειλεν τたうῷ Φαραω λέγων ὁ πατήρ μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん κかっぱαあるふぁὶ οおみくろんἱ ἀδελφοί μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうὰ κτήνη κかっぱαあるふぁὶ οおみくろんἱ βόες αあるふぁὐτたうῶνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ πάντα τたうὰ αあるふぁὐτたうῶνにゅー ἦλθον ἐκかっぱ γがんまῆς Χかいαあるふぁνにゅーαあるふぁαあるふぁνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἰδού εいぷしろんἰσしぐまιいおたνにゅー ἐνにゅー γがんまῇ Γεσεμ 2 ἀπぱいὸ δでるたὲ τたうῶνにゅー ἀδελφῶνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ παρέλαβεν πέντε ἄνδρας κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἔστησεν αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんὺς ἐναντίον Φふぁいαあるふぁρろーαあるふぁωおめが 3 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ εいぷしろんἶπぱいεいぷしろんνにゅー Φふぁいαあるふぁρろーαあるふぁωおめが τたうοおみくろんῖς ἀδελφοῖς Ιいおたωおめがσしぐまηいーたφふぁい τί τたうὸ ἔργον ὑμみゅーῶνにゅー οおみくろんἱ δでるたὲ εいぷしろんἶπぱいαあるふぁνにゅー τたうῷ Φαραω ποιμένες προβάτων οおみくろんἱ πぱいαあるふぁῖδές σしぐまοおみくろんυうぷしろん κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἡμみゅーεいぷしろんῖς κかっぱαあるふぁὶ οおみくろんἱ πατέρες ἡμみゅーῶνにゅー 4 εいぷしろんἶπぱいαあるふぁνにゅー δでるたὲ τたうῷ Φαραω παροικεῖνにゅー ἐνにゅー τたうῇ γがんまῇ ἥκαμεν οおみくろんὐ γάρ ἐστιν νにゅーοおみくろんμみゅーὴ τたうοおみくろんῖς κτήνεσιν τたうῶνにゅー παίδων σしぐまοおみくろんυうぷしろん ἐνίσχυσεν γがんまὰρろー ὁ λιμὸς ἐνにゅー γがんまῇ Χανααν νにゅーῦνにゅー οおみくろんὖνにゅー κατοικήσομεν οおみくろんἱ πぱいαあるふぁῖδές σしぐまοおみくろんυうぷしろん ἐνにゅー γがんまῇ Γεσεμ 5 εいぷしろんἶπぱいεいぷしろんνにゅー δでるたὲ Φαραω τたうῷ Ιωσφη κατοικείτωσαν ἐνにゅー γがんまῇ Γεσεμ εいぷしろんἰ δでるたὲ ἐπίστῃ ὅτたうιいおた εいぷしろんἰσしぐまὶνにゅー ἐνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῖς ἄνδρες δυνατοί κατάστησον αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんὺς ἄρχοντας τたうῶνにゅー ἐμみゅーῶνにゅー κかっぱτたうηいーたνにゅーῶνにゅー ἦλθον δでるたὲ εいぷしろんἰς Αあるふぁἴγυπτον πぱいρろーὸς Ιいおたωおめがσしぐまηいーたφふぁい Ιいおたαあるふぁκかっぱωおめがβべーた κかっぱαあるふぁὶ οおみくろんἱ υうぷしろんἱοおみくろんὶ αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἤκουσεν Φふぁいαあるふぁρろーαあるふぁωおめが βασιλεὺς Αあるふぁἰγύπτου κかっぱαあるふぁὶ εいぷしろんἶπぱいεいぷしろんνにゅー Φふぁいαあるふぁρろーαあるふぁωおめが πぱいρろーὸς Ιいおたωおめがσしぐまηいーたφふぁい λέγων ὁ πατήρ σしぐまοおみくろんυうぷしろん κかっぱαあるふぁὶ οおみくろんἱ ἀδελφοί σしぐまοおみくろんυうぷしろん ἥκασι πぱいρろーὸς σέ 6 ἰδでるたοおみくろんὺ ἡ γがんまῆ Αあるふぁἰγύπτου ἐναντίον σού ἐστιν ἐνにゅー τたうῇ βελτίστῃ γがんまῇ κατοίκισον τたうὸνにゅー πατέρα σしぐまοおみくろんυうぷしろん κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうοおみくろんὺς ἀδελφούς σしぐまοおみくろんυうぷしろん 7 εいぷしろんἰσήγαγεν δでるたὲ Ιωσηφ Ιいおたαあるふぁκかっぱωおめがβべーた τたうὸνにゅー πατέρα αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἔστησεν αあるふぁὐτたうὸνにゅー ἐναντίον Φふぁいαあるふぁρろーαあるふぁωおめが κかっぱαあるふぁὶ εいぷしろんὐλόγησεν Ιいおたαあるふぁκかっぱωおめがβべーた τたうὸνにゅー Φふぁいαあるふぁρろーαあるふぁωおめが 8 εいぷしろんἶπぱいεいぷしろんνにゅー δでるたὲ Φαραω τたうῷ Ιακωβ πόσα ἔτたうηいーた ἡμερῶνにゅー τたうῆς ζぜーたωおめがῆς σしぐまοおみくろんυうぷしろん 9 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ εいぷしろんἶπぱいεいぷしろんνにゅー Ιいおたαあるふぁκかっぱωおめがβべーた τたうῷ Φαραω αあるふぁἱ ἡμέραι τたうῶνにゅー ἐτたうῶνにゅー τたうῆς ζぜーたωおめがῆς μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん ἃς παροικῶ ἑκατὸνにゅー τριάκοντα ἔτたうηいーた μικραὶ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ πονηραὶ γεγόνασιν αあるふぁἱ ἡμέραι τたうῶνにゅー ἐτたうῶνにゅー τたうῆς ζぜーたωおめがῆς μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἀφίκοντο εいぷしろんἰς τたうὰς ἡμέρας τたうῶνにゅー ἐτたうῶνにゅー τたうῆς ζぜーたωおめがῆς τたうῶνにゅー πατέρων μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん ἃς ἡμέρας πぱいαあるふぁρろーῴκησαν 10 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ εいぷしろんὐλογήσας Ιいおたαあるふぁκかっぱωおめがβべーた τたうὸνにゅー Φαραω ἐξくしーῆλθεν ἀ{P'} αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ

1 So Joseph approached Pharao with the news that his father and his brethren had brought their sheep and cattle and all they possessed away from Chanaan, and were there in the land of Gessen. 2 He also presented his five youngest brethren to the king, 3 and these, when the king asked what their employment was, answered, Thy servants are shepherds, as their fathers were before them. 4 We have come to seek hospitality in this land of thine, my lord, because the drought lies heavy on Chanaan, and there is no pasture for our flocks; our plea is, that thou wouldst grant thy servants a home in the country of Gessen. 5 So the king told Joseph, Now that thy father and thy brethren have come here to bear thee company, 6 the whole land of Egypt is at thy disposal; bid them dwell where they are best able to dwell, occupying the country of Gessen. And if thou knowest any of their number to be skilful at their craft, give them charge of my own herds. 7 Afterwards, Joseph brought his father in, and presented him to the king, to whom he gave his blessing. 8 And when the king asked him, what was his age? 9 I have lived a wanderer’s life, said he, these hundred and thirty years; no long life, and no happy one, compared with the years my fathers spent, roaming the world before me. 10 So he gave the king his blessing, and left him.

1 Ingressus ergo Joseph nuntiavit Pharaoni, dicens: Pater meus et fratres, oves eorum et armenta, et cuncta quæ possident, venerunt de terra Chanaan: et ecce consistunt in terra Gessen. 2 Extremos quoque fratrum suorum quinque viros constituit coram rege: 3 quos ille interrogavit: Quid habetis operis? Responderunt: Pastores ovium sumus servi tui, et nos et patres nostri. 4 Ad peregrinandum in terra tua venimus: quoniam non est herba gregibus servorum tuorum, ingravescente fame in terra Chanaan: petimusque ut esse nos jubeas servos tuos in terra Gessen. 5 Dixit itaque rex ad Joseph: Pater tuus et fratres tui venerunt ad te. 6 Terra Ægypti in conspectu tuo est: in optimo loco fac eos habitare, et trade eis terram Gessen. Quod si nosti in eis esse viros industrios, constitue illos magistros pecorum meorum. 7 Post hæc introduxit Joseph patrem suum ad regem, et statuit eum coram eo: qui benedicens illi, 8 et interrogatus ab eo: Quot sunt dies annorum vitæ tuæ? 9 respondit: Dies peregrinationis meæ centum triginta annorum sunt, parvi et mali, et non pervenerunt usque ad dies patrum meorum quibus peregrinati sunt. 10 Et benedicto rege, egressus est foras.

11 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ κατῴκισεν Ιいおたωおめがσしぐまηいーたφふぁい τたうὸνにゅー πατέρα κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうοおみくろんὺς ἀδελφοὺς αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἔδωκεν αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῖς κατάσχεσιν ἐνにゅー γがんまῇ Αあるふぁἰγύπτου ἐνにゅー τたうῇ βελτίστῃ γがんまῇ ἐνにゅー γがんまῇ Ραμεσση κかっぱαあるふぁθしーたὰ προσέταξεν Φふぁいαあるふぁρろーαあるふぁωおめが 12 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐσιτομέτρει Ιいおたωおめがσしぐまηいーたφふぁい τたうῷ πατρὶ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうοおみくろんῖς ἀδελφοῖς αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ παντὶ τたうῷ οおみくろんἴκかっぱῳ τたうοおみくろんῦ πατρὸς αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ σしぐまῖτたうοおみくろんνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁτたうὰ σしぐまῶμみゅーαあるふぁ 13 σしぐまῖτος δでるたὲ οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἦνにゅー ἐνにゅー πάσῃ τたうῇ γがんまῇ ἐνίσχυσεν γがんまὰρろー ὁ λιμὸς σφόδρα ἐξέλιπεν δでるたὲ ἡ γがんまῆ Αあるふぁἰγύπτου κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἡ γがんまῆ Χανααν ἀπぱいὸ τたうοおみくろんῦ λιμοῦ 14 συνήγαγεν δでるたὲ Ιωσηφ πぱいᾶνにゅー τたうὸ ἀργύριον τたうὸ εいぷしろんὑρεθὲνにゅー ἐνにゅー γがんまῇ Αあるふぁἰγύπτου κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐνにゅー γがんまῇ Χανααν τたうοおみくろんῦ σίτου οおみくろんὗ ἠγόραζον κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐσιτομέτρει αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῖς κかっぱαあるふぁὶ εいぷしろんἰσήνεγκεν Ιいおたωおめがσしぐまηいーたφふぁい πぱいᾶνにゅー τたうὸ ἀργύριον εいぷしろんἰς τたうὸνにゅー οおみくろんἶκかっぱοおみくろんνにゅー Φふぁいαあるふぁρろーαあるふぁωおめが 15 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐξέλιπεν πぱいᾶνにゅー τたうὸ ἀργύριον ἐκかっぱ γがんまῆς Αあるふぁἰγύπτου κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐκかっぱ γがんまῆς Χανααν ἦλθον δでるたὲ πάντες οおみくろんἱ Αあるふぁἰγύπτιοι πぱいρろーὸς Ιいおたωおめがσしぐまηいーたφふぁい λέγοντες δでるたὸς ἡμみゅーῖνにゅー ἄρτους κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἵνにゅーαあるふぁ τί ἀποθνῄσκομεν ἐναντίον σしぐまοおみくろんυうぷしろん ἐκλέλοιπεν γがんまὰρろー τたうὸ ἀργύριον ἡμみゅーῶνにゅー 16 εいぷしろんἶπぱいεいぷしろんνにゅー δでるたὲ αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῖς Ιいおたωおめがσしぐまηいーたφふぁい φέρετε τたうὰ κτήνη ὑμみゅーῶνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ δώσω ὑμみゅーῖνにゅー ἄρτους ἀνにゅーτたうὶ τたうῶνにゅー κかっぱτたうηいーたνにゅーῶνにゅー ὑμみゅーῶνにゅー εいぷしろんἰ ἐκλέλοιπεν τたうὸ ἀργύριον 17 ἤγαγον δでるたὲ τたうὰ κτήνη πぱいρろーὸς Ιいおたωおめがσしぐまηいーたφふぁい κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἔδωκεν αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῖς Ιいおたωおめがσしぐまηいーたφふぁい ἄρτους ἀνにゅーτたうὶ τたうῶνにゅー ἵππων κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἀνにゅーτたうὶ τたうῶνにゅー προβάτων κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἀνにゅーτたうὶ τたうῶνにゅー βべーたοおみくろんῶνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἀνにゅーτたうὶ τたうῶνにゅー ὄνにゅーωおめがνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐξέθρεψεν αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんὺς ἐνにゅー ἄρτοις ἀνにゅーτたうὶ πάντων τたうῶνにゅー κかっぱτたうηいーたνにゅーῶνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうῶνにゅー ἐνにゅー τたうῷ ἐνιαυτῷ ἐκείνῳ 18 ἐξくしーῆλθεν δでるたὲ τたうὸ ἔτος ἐκかっぱεいぷしろんῖνにゅーοおみくろん κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἦλθον πぱいρろーὸς αあるふぁὐτたうὸνにゅー ἐνにゅー τたうῷ ἔτたうεいぷしろんιいおた τたうῷ δευτέρῳ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ εいぷしろんἶπぱいαあるふぁνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうῷ μήποτε ἐκτριβῶμみゅーεいぷしろんνにゅー ἀπぱいὸ τたうοおみくろんῦ κυρίου ἡμみゅーῶνにゅー εいぷしろんἰ γがんまὰρろー ἐκλέλοιπεν τたうὸ ἀργύριον κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうὰ ὑπάρχοντα κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうὰ κτήνη πぱいρろーὸς σしぐまὲ τたうὸνにゅー κύριον κかっぱαあるふぁὶ οおみくろんὐχかい ὑπολείπεται ἡμみゅーῖνにゅー ἐναντίον τたうοおみくろんῦ κυρίου ἡμみゅーῶνにゅー ἀλらむだ{L'} ἢ τたうὸ ἴδιον σしぐまῶμみゅーαあるふぁ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἡ γがんまῆ ἡμみゅーῶνにゅー 19 ἵνにゅーαあるふぁ οおみくろんὖνにゅー μみゅーὴ ἀποθάνωμεν ἐναντίον σしぐまοおみくろんυうぷしろん κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἡ γがんまῆ ἐρημωθῇ κかっぱτたうῆσαι ἡμみゅーᾶς κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうὴνにゅー γがんまῆνにゅー ἡμみゅーῶνにゅー ἀνにゅーτたうὶ ἄρτων κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐσόμεθα ἡμみゅーεいぷしろんῖς κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἡ γがんまῆ ἡμみゅーῶνにゅー πぱいαあるふぁῖδες Φふぁいαあるふぁρろーαあるふぁωおめが δでるたὸς σπέρμα ἵνにゅーαあるふぁ σπείρωμεν κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ζぜーたῶμみゅーεいぷしろんνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ μみゅーὴ ἀποθάνωμεν κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἡ γがんまῆ οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἐρημωθήσεται 20 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐκτήσατο Ιいおたωおめがσしぐまηいーたφふぁい πぱいᾶσしぐまαあるふぁνにゅー τたうὴνにゅー γがんまῆνにゅー τたうῶνにゅー Αあるふぁἰγυπτίων τたうῷ Φαραω ἀπέδοντο γがんまὰρろー οおみくろんἱ Αあるふぁἰγύπτιοι τたうὴνにゅー γがんまῆνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうῶνにゅー τたうῷ Φαραω ἐπεκράτησεν γがんまὰρろー αあるふぁὐτたうῶνにゅー ὁ λιμός κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐγένετο ἡ γがんまῆ Φαραω 21 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうὸνにゅー λらむだαあるふぁὸνにゅー κατεδουλώσατο αあるふぁὐτたうῷ εいぷしろんἰς πぱいαあるふぁῖδας ἀ{P'} ἄκρων ὁρίων Αあるふぁἰγύπτου ἕως τたうῶνにゅー ἄκρων 22 χかいωおめがρろーὶς τたうῆς γがんまῆς τたうῶνにゅー ἱερέων μόνον οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἐκτήσατο ταύτην Ιいおたωおめがσしぐまηいーたφふぁい ἐνにゅー δόσει γがんまὰρろー ἔδωκεν δόμα τたうοおみくろんῖς ἱερεῦσしぐまιいおたνにゅー Φふぁいαあるふぁρろーαあるふぁωおめが κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἤσθιον τたうὴνにゅー δόσιν ἣνにゅー ἔδωκεν αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῖς Φふぁいαあるふぁρろーαあるふぁωおめが δでるたιいおたὰ τたうοおみくろんῦτたうοおみくろん οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἀπέδοντο τたうὴνにゅー γがんまῆνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうῶνにゅー

11 Joseph obeyed Pharao’s bidding, and gave his father and his brethren lands in the most favoured part of Egypt, at Ramesses; 12 and there he maintained them, with all his father’s kindred, giving an allowance of food to each. 13 All the world over, bread was still scarce, and the drought bore hardest on Egypt and on Chanaan, 14 till at last Joseph had amassed all the money either land possessed in the royal treasury, through his sales of wheat. 15 So, when they had nothing left to buy with, the Egyptians all came to Joseph asking to have bread given them for nothing; Wilt thou watch us starve, they asked, now that we have no more money left? 16 If you cannot pay, he answered, bring your cattle here, and you shall have food in return for these. 17 So they brought them and he bartered corn for horses and sheep and cattle and asses, feeding them the whole of that year and taking their beasts as the price. 18 By the next year, they came to him and said, My lord, we must needs be open with thee; we have come to the end of our cattle, as well as our money; thou canst see for thyself that nothing is left us except our lives and our lands. 19 Do not watch us starve; thou shalt have the disposal of our lands and of ourselves, making both of these the king’s property, and giving us seed-corn in return; if not, the land will become a wilderness for want of tillage. 20 So Joseph bought the whole land of Egypt, one and all selling their possessions to him because the famine was so grievous; and he made it Pharao’s property, 21 with all the inhabitants of it from one end of Egypt to the other; 22 except the land which the king had assigned to the priests. These had a fixed allowance of food made to them from the royal store-houses, and there was no occasion for them to sell their lands.

11 Joseph vero patri et fratribus suis dedit possessionem in Ægypto in optimo terræ loco, Ramesses, ut præceperat Pharao. 12 Et alebat eos, omnemque domum patris sui, præbens cibaria singulis. 13 In toto enim orbe panis deerat, et oppresserat fames terram, maxime Ægypti et Chanaan. 14 E quibus omnem pecuniam congregavit pro venditione frumenti, et intulit eam in ærarium regis. 15 Cumque defecisset emptoribus pretium, venit cuncta Ægyptus ad Joseph, dicens: Da nobis panes: quare morimur coram te, deficiente pecunia? 16 Quibus ille respondit: Adducite pecora vestra, et dabo vobis pro eis cibos, si pretium non habetis. 17 Quæ cum adduxissent, dedit eis alimenta pro equis, et ovibus, et bobus, et asinis: sustentavitque eos illo anno pro commutatione pecorum. 18 Venerunt quoque anno secundo, et dixerunt ei: Non celabimus dominum nostrum quod deficiente pecunia, pecora simul defecerunt: nec clam te est, quod absque corporibus et terra nihil habeamus. 19 Cur ergo moriemur te vidente? et nos et terra nostra tui erimus: eme nos in servitutem regiam, et præbe semina, ne pereunte cultore redigatur terra in solitudinem. 20 Emit igitur Joseph omnem terram Ægypti, vendentibus singulis possessiones suas præ magnitudine famis. Subjecitque eam Pharaoni, 21 et cunctos populos ejus a novissimis terminis Ægypti usque ad extremos fines ejus, 22 præter terram sacerdotum, quæ a rege tradita fuerat eis: quibus et statuta cibaria ex horreis publicis præbebantur, et idcirco non sunt compulsi vendere possessiones suas.

23 εいぷしろんἶπぱいεいぷしろんνにゅー δでるたὲ Ιωσηφ πぱいᾶσしぐまιいおた τたうοおみくろんῖς Αあるふぁἰγυπτίοις ἰδでるたοおみくろんὺ κέκτημαι ὑμみゅーᾶς κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうὴνにゅー γがんまῆνにゅー ὑμみゅーῶνにゅー σήμερον τたうῷ Φαραω λάβετε ἑαυτοῖς σπέρμα κかっぱαあるふぁὶ σπείρατε τたうὴνにゅー γがんまῆνにゅー 24 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἔσται τたうὰ γενήματα αあるふぁὐτたうῆς δώσετε τたうὸ πέμπτον μέρος τたうῷ Φαραω τたうὰ δでるたὲ τέσσαρα μέρη ἔσται ὑμみゅーῖνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῖς εいぷしろんἰς σπέρμα τたうῇ γがんまῇ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ εいぷしろんἰς βべーたρろーῶσしぐまιいおたνにゅー ὑμみゅーῖνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ πぱいᾶσしぐまιいおたνにゅー τたうοおみくろんῖς ἐνにゅー τたうοおみくろんῖς οおみくろんἴκοις ὑμみゅーῶνにゅー 25 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ εいぷしろんἶπぱいαあるふぁνにゅー σέσωκας ἡμみゅーᾶς εいぷしろんὕρομεν χάριν ἐναντίον τたうοおみくろんῦ κυρίου ἡμみゅーῶνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐσόμεθα πぱいαあるふぁῖδες Φふぁいαあるふぁρろーαあるふぁωおめが 26 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἔθετο αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῖς Ιいおたωおめがσしぐまηいーたφふぁい εいぷしろんἰς πρόσταγμα ἕως τたうῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης ἐπぱいὶ γがんまῆνにゅー Αあるふぁἰγύπτου τたうῷ Φαραω ἀποπεμπτοῦνにゅー χかいωおめがρろーὶς τたうῆς γがんまῆς τたうῶνにゅー ἱερέων μόνον οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἦνにゅー τたうῷ Φαραω

23 Joseph said to the people, You can see for yourselves now that Pharao is lord of your lives and lands; you shall have seed-corn to sow your fields with, 24 and when harvest-time comes you shall give up a fifth of your crops to the king; the other four-fifths I will grant you for the next sowing, and to feed your households and your children. 25 Our lives are in thy hand, they said; as long as we enjoy my lord’s favour, we will gladly be the king’s servants. 26 All over Egypt, from that day to this, the payment of the fifth is a custom which has the force of law, except in the priests’ lands, which are bound by no such conditions.

23 Dixit ergo Joseph ad populos: En ut cernitis, et vos et terram vestram Pharao possidet: accipite semina, et serite agros, 24 ut fruges habere possitis. Quintam partem regi dabitis: quatuor reliquas permitto vobis in sementem, et in cibum familiis et liberis vestris. 25 Qui responderunt: Salus nostra in manu tua est: respiciat nos tantum dominus noster, et læti serviemus regi. 26 Ex eo tempore usque in præsentem diem, in universa terra Ægypti regibus quinta pars solvitur, et factum est quasi in legem, absque terra sacerdotali, quæ libera ab hac conditione fuit.

27 κかっぱαあるふぁτたうῴκησεν δでるたὲ Ισραηλ ἐνにゅー γがんまῇ Αあるふぁἰγύπτῳ ἐπぱいὶ τたうῆς γがんまῆς Γがんまεいぷしろんσしぐまεいぷしろんμみゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐκληρονόμησαν ἐ{P'} αあるふぁὐτたうῆς κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ηいーたὐξήθησαν κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐπληθύνθησαν σφόδρα 28 ἐπέζησεν δでるたὲ Ιακωβ ἐνにゅー γがんまῇ Αあるふぁἰγύπτῳ δέκα ἑπぱいτたうὰ ἔτたうηいーた ἐγένοντο δでるたὲ αあるふぁἱ ἡμέραι Ιいおたαあるふぁκかっぱωおめがβべーた ἐνιαυτῶνにゅー τたうῆς ζぜーたωおめがῆς αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ ἑκατὸνにゅー τεσσαράκοντα ἑπぱいτたうὰ ἔτたうηいーた 29 ἤγγισαν δでるたὲ αあるふぁἱ ἡμέραι Ισραηλ τたうοおみくろんῦ ἀποθανεῖνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐκάλεσεν τたうὸνにゅー υうぷしろんἱὸνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ Ιωσηφ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ εいぷしろんἶπぱいεいぷしろんνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうῷ εいぷしろんἰ εいぷしろんὕρηκα χάριν ἐναντίον σしぐまοおみくろんυうぷしろん ὑπόθες τたうὴνにゅー χかいεいぷしろんῖρά σしぐまοおみくろんυうぷしろん ὑπぱいὸ τたうὸνにゅー μηρόν μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ποιήσεις ἐ{P'} ἐμみゅーὲ ἐλεημοσύνην κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἀλήθειαν τたうοおみくろんῦ μή μみゅーεいぷしろん θάψαι ἐνにゅー Αあるふぁἰγύπτῳ 30 ἀλらむだλらむだὰ κοιμηθήσομαι μみゅーεいぷしろんτたうὰ τたうῶνにゅー πατέρων μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἀρろーεいぷしろんῖς μみゅーεいぷしろん ἐξくしー Αあるふぁἰγύπτου κかっぱαあるふぁὶ θάψεις μみゅーεいぷしろん ἐνにゅー τたうῷ τάφῳ αあるふぁὐτたうῶνにゅー ὁ δでるたὲ εいぷしろんἶπεν ἐγがんまὼ ποιήσω κかっぱαあるふぁτたうὰ τたうὸ ῥῆμά σしぐまοおみくろんυうぷしろん 31 εいぷしろんἶπぱいεいぷしろんνにゅー δέ ὄμοσόν μみゅーοおみくろんιいおた κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ὤμοσεν αあるふぁὐτたうῷ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ προσεκύνησεν Ισραηλ ἐπぱいὶ τたうὸ ἄκρον τたうῆς ῥάβδου αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ

27 Thus Israel began to find a home in Egypt, that is, in the land of Gessen, took possession of it, and flourished, and grew great. 28 Jacob himself lived on seventeen years there, so that he reached altogether the age of a hundred and forty-seven. 29 And when he saw the day of his death approaching, he sent for his son Joseph; Do me this favour, he said, put thy hand under my thigh, and swear, in love and loyalty, that thou wilt not bury me here in Egypt. 30 I would sleep where my fathers sleep; take me far away from this land and bury me in the burial-place of my kindred. I will do thy bidding, answered Joseph; 31 but Jacob would have him bind himself by an oath. So he gave his oath; and then Israel turned his eyes towards the top of his bed,[1] and gave praise to God.

27 Habitavit ergo Israël in Ægypto, id est, in terra Gessen, et possedit eam: auctusque est, et multiplicatus nimis. 28 Et vixit in ea decem et septem annis: factique sunt omnes dies vitæ illius, centum quadraginta septem annorum. 29 Cumque appropinquare cerneret diem mortis suæ, vocavit filium suum Joseph, et dixit ad eum: Si inveni gratiam in conspectu tuo, pone manum tuam sub femore meo: et facies mihi misericordiam et veritatem, ut non sepelias me in Ægypto: 30 sed dormiam cum patribus meis, et auferas me de terra hac, condasque in sepulchro majorum meorum. Cui respondit Joseph: Ego faciam quod jussisti. 31 Et ille: Jura ergo, inquit, mihi. Quo jurante, adoravit Israël Deum, conversus ad lectuli caput.

[1] The Greek here has ‘worshipped towards the top of his staff’, perhaps in the sense that he did honour to Joseph’s staff, the staff being the recognized symbol of the tribe. This reading, which involves a very slight modification of the Hebrew text, is followed in Heb. 11.21.

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Nihil Obstat. Father Anton Cowan, Censor.
Imprimatur. +Most Rev. Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster. 8th January 2012.
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