The Beginning (Genesis) 43

1 The famine was bad in the land.

2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Double Straights (Egypt), their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little food.”

3 Praised (Judah) answered him, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.

4 If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food:

5 But if you will not send him, we will not go down. The man said to us, You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.”

6 God Prevails (Israel) said, Why did you do this to me? Why would you tell the man you had another brother?”

7 They said, “The man asked us straight out about our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? Do you have another brother? We answered his questions. How could we have known that he would say, Bring your brother down?”

8 Praised (Judah) said to God Prevails (Israel) his father, “Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and you, and also our little ones.

9 I will be surety for him; of my hand you can require him: if I don't bring him back to you, and set him before you, then let me bear the blame for ever.

10 If we hadn't lingered, surely now we would have already returned again.”

11 Their father God Prevails (Israel) said to them, “If it must be, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and take the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:

12 And take double money in your hand. The money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, take it back with you; peradventure it was an oversight:

13 Take your brother too, and arise, go again to the man:

14 May God the Nurturer (El Shaddai) give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Son of the Right Hand (Benjamin). If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”

15 So the men took the present, and they took double money in their hand, and Son of the Right Hand (Benjamin); and rose up, and went down to Double Straights (Egypt), and stood before Yehovah Will Add (Joseph).

16 When Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) saw Son of the Right Hand (Benjamin) with them, he said to the ruler of his house, “Bring these men home, slaughter an animal, and cook it. These men will dine with me at noon.”

17 The man did as Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) commanded; and the man brought the men into Yehovah Will Add (Joseph)'s house.

18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Yehovah Will Add (Joseph)'s house. They said, “It's because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in. He is setting us up so he can attack us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.”

19 But, they went with the steward of Yehovah Will Add (Joseph)'s house, and talked with him at the door of the house,

20 Saying, “O sir, when we came the first time to buy food:

21 After we left, when we stopped for the night, we opened our sacks, and every man's money was in the mouth of his sack. Our money in full weight we have brought back to you.

22 We have also brought other money to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.”

23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God ('Elohiym), and the God ('Elohiym) of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money.” Then he brought Heard (Simeon) out to them.

24 The man brought the men into Yehovah Will Add (Joseph)'s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses feed.

25 Then they made ready the present for Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) who was coming at noon: for they heard that they were to eat there.

26 When Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) came home, they brought him the present that was with them into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.

27 He asked them of their welfare, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”

28 They answered, “Your servant, our father, is in good health, he is still alive.” And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

29 He lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Son of the Right Hand (Benjamin), his mother's son, and said, “Is this your younger brother, of whom you spoke to me?” And he said, “God ('Elohiym) be gracious to you, my son.”

30 Then Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) hurried out; for his bowels yearned for his brother: and he sought a place to weep. He went into his chamber, and wept there.

31 Then he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, “Set on the bread.”

32 They sat Joseph by himself, and his brothers by themselves and the Double Straighters (Egyptians), who ate with him, by themselves, so the Double Straighters (Egyptians) might not eat bread with the One From Beyonds (Hebrews); for that was an abomination to the Double Straighters (Egyptians).

33 They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marveled one at another.

34 He took and sent portions to them from before him: but Son of the Right Hand (Benjamin)'s portion was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

The Beginning (Genesis) 42

1 Now when Heel-Grabber (Jacob) saw that there was corn in Double Straights (Egypt), Heel-Grabber (Jacob) said to his sons, “Why are you standing around just looking at each other?”

2 He said, “I have heard that there is corn in Double Straights (Egypt). Go down there, and buy for us from there; that we may live, and not die.”

3 So Yehovah Will Add (Joseph)'s ten brothers went down to buy corn in Double Straights (Egypt).

4 But Heel-Grabber (Jacob) would not send Son of the Right Hand (Benjamin), Yehovah Will Add's (Joseph) brother, with his brethren; for he said, “Lest mischief befall him.”

5 So the sons of God Prevails (Israel) went to buy grain along with others: for the famine was also in the land of Humbled One (Canaan).

6 Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) was the governor over the land. It was he that sold to all the people of the land: and Yehovah Will Add (Joseph)'s brothers came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

7 Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) saw his brothers, and he knew them, but didn't tell them, and spoke roughly to them. He said to them, “Where are you from?” They answered, “From the land of Humbled One (Canaan). We have come to buy food.”

8 Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) knew his brothers, but they didn't recognize him.

9 Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said to them, “You are spies. You have come to see the weakness of the land.”

10 They answered him, “No, my lord, Your servants came only to buy food.

11 We are all one man's sons; we are truthful men, your servants are not spies.”

12 He insisted, “No, you have come to see the weakness of the land.”

13 And they said, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Humbled One (Canaan). The youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.”

14 Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) accused them to them, “It is as I spoke to you, you are spies.

15 This is how you will be tested: By the life of the Great House (Pharaoh) you will not leave here, unless your youngest brother come here.

16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother. The rest of you will be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there is any truth in you: or else by the life of the Great House (Pharaoh) You are surely spies.”

17 And he put them all together in the prison for three days.

18 Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) said to them on the third day, “This do, and live; for I fear God:

19 If you are honest, let one of your brothers be bound in the house of your prison: go take corn for the famine to your houses:

20 But bring your youngest brother to me. Then your words will be verified, and you will not die.” And they did so.

21 They said one to another, “We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he begged us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.”

22 Behold a Son (Reuben) answered them, saying, “Didn't I tell you, Do not sin against the child. But you wouldn't hear it? Therefore, blood is required.”

23 But they didn't know that Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) understood them because he spoke to them by an interpreter.

24 He turned himself from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and talked with them, and took Simeon from them, and bound him before their eyes.

25 Then Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way. This is what did he to them.

26 And they loaded their asses with the corn, and departed from there.

27 As one of them opened his sack to give his ass food when they stopped for the night, he saw his money., It was in his sack's mouth.

28 He said to his brothers, “My money is restored. It is in my sack!” And their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, “What is this that God has done to us?”

29 They went back to Heel-Grabber (Jacob) their father in the land of Humbled One (Canaan), and told him all that happened to them; saying,

30 “The man, who is the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

31 We said to him, We are honest men. We are not spies.

32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is with our father in the land of Humbled One (Canaan).

33 And the man, the lord of the country, said to us, This is how I will know you are honest: Leave one of your brothers with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone.

34 And bring your youngest brother to me. Then shall I know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. Then I will deliver you your brother, and you will be able to trade in the land.”

35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that every man's bundle of money was in his sack. When they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

36 Heel-Grabber (Jacob) their father said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children. Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) is not, and Simeon is not, and you will take Son of the Right Hand (Benjamin) away. All these things are against me.”

37 Behold a Son (Reuben) spoke to his father, saying, “Slay my two sons, if I don't bring him to you. Deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to you again.”

38 But he replied, “My son will not go down with you. His brother is dead, and he alone is left. If mischief befalls him on the way, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.”

The Beginning (Genesis) 41

1 At the end of two full years, the Great House (Pharaoh) dreamed a dream: He stood by the river.

2 Up out of the river came seven beautiful, healthy milk cows; and they fed in a meadow.

3 Then, seven other milk cows came up after them out of the river. They were ugly and skinny. They stood by the other milk cows on the bank of the river.

4 The ill ugly, skinny milk cows ate up the seven beautiful and healthy milk cows. So the Great House (Pharaoh) awoke.

5 He went to sleep and dreamed the second time. This time, seven ears of corn came up on one stalk, fat and good.

6 Then seven thin ears scorched by the east wind sprung up after them.

7 The seven thin ears devoured the seven fat and full ears. Then Great House (Pharaoh) woke from the dream.

8 That morning his spirit was troubled. He sent messages and called for all the magicians of Double Straights (Egypt), and all the wise men there too. Then Great House (Pharaoh) told them his dream; but none of them could interpret them for the Great House (Pharaoh).

9 Then the chief butler spoke to Great House (Pharaoh), saying, “I remember my faults this day:

10 The Great House (Pharaoh) was angry with his servants, and put me in prison in the captain of the guard's house, along with the chief baker:

11 We each dreamed a dream one night and we both wanted an interpretation of our dream.

12 There was a young man with us there, a One From Beyond (Hebrew), servant to the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams, and he interpreted to us; giving each of us a different interpretation.

13 And it came to pass, just as he interpreted to us. I was restored to my office, and he was hanged.”

14 Then Great House (Pharaoh) sent for Yehovah Will Add (Joseph), and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. He shaved, and changed his raiment, and came to Great House (Pharaoh).

15 Great House (Pharaoh) said to Yehovah Will Add (Joseph), “I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one that can interpret it: and I have heard you can understand a dream to interpret it.”

16 Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) answered the Great House (Pharaoh), saying, “It is not in me: God ('Elohiym) shall give Great House (Pharaoh) an answer of peace.”

17 Great House (Pharaoh) said to Yehovah Will Add (Joseph), “In my dream, I stood on the bank of the river.

18 And, out of the river there came up seven milk cows, fat and perfectly formed; and they fed in a meadow:

19 And, behold, seven other milk cows came up after them. They were poor and very sick and skinny. I have never seen anything as bad in all the land of Double Straights (Egypt).

20 The lean and the sickly milk cows devoured the first seven fat milk cows:

21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them. They were still thin and sickly, as they were at the beginning. Then I awoke.

22 Again I dreamed: Seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:

23 Then seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.

24 The thin ears devoured the seven good ears. I told this to the magicians; but none of them could interpret for me.”

25 Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) said to the Great House (Pharaoh), The dreams of the Great House (Pharaoh) are one: God ('Elohiym) has showed the Great House (Pharaoh) what He is about to do.

26 The seven good milk cows are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dreams are the same.

27 The seven thin and sickly milk cows that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind will be seven years of famine.

28 This is the thing as I have spoken to you, Great House (Pharaoh): What God ('Elohiym) is about to do he has shown to the Great House (Pharaoh).

29 There will come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Double Straights (Egypt):

30 Then there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Double Straights (Egypt); and the famine shall consume the land;

31 The abundance will not be perceived in the land because of the famine that follows. It will be very bad.

32 The Great House (Pharaoh) was given this dream twice; it is because the thing is established by God ('Elohiym), and God ('Elohiym) will shortly bring it to pass.

33 Now therefore let The Great House (Pharaoh) look for a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Double Straights (Egypt).

34 Give him the authority of The Great House (Pharaoh) , and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Double Straights (Egypt) in the seven plenteous years.

35 And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up grain under the hand of the Great House (Pharaoh), and let them keep food in the cities.

36 And that food shall be to store for the land against the seven years of famine, which will be in the land of Double Straights (Egypt); that the land perish not through the famine.

37 And the thing was good in the eyes of the Great House (Pharaoh), and in the eyes of all his servants.

38 Great House (Pharaoh) said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom the Spirit of God ('Elohim) is?

39 Then the Great House (Pharaoh) said to Yehovah Will Add (Joseph), “Since God ('Elohiym) has shown you all this, there is none so discreet and wise as you:

40 You shall be over my house, and according to your word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than you.”

41 The Great House (Pharaoh) said to Yehovah Will Add (Joseph), “See, I have set you over all the land of Double Straights (Egypt).”

42 And the Great House (Pharaoh) took off his ring from his hand, and put it on Yehovah Will Add (Joseph)'s hand, and arrayed him in clothing of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

43 He made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, “Bow the knee!”: and he made him ruler over all the land of Double Straights (Egypt).

44 The Great House (Pharaoh) said to Yehovah Will Add (Joseph), “I am the Great House (Pharaoh), and without you no man will lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Double Straights (Egypt).”

45 And the Great House (Pharaoh) called Yehovah Will Add (Joseph)'s name Treasury of the Glorious Rest (Zaphnath-paaneah); and he gave him Belonging to Water Weaver (Neith - Virgin Mother, the goddess of war) the daughter of He Whom the Ra Gave (Poti-pherah), priest of Strength and Vigor (On), for a wife. And Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) went out over all the land of Double Straights (Egypt).

46 Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) was thirty years old when he stood before the Great House (Pharaoh) king of Double Straights (Egypt). Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) went out from the presence of the Great House (Pharaoh), and went throughout all the land of Double Straights (Egypt).

47 In the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.

48 He gathered up all the food of the seven years in the land of Double Straights (Egypt), and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.

49 Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) gathered grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.

50 And to Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Belonging to Water Weaver (Neith - Virgin Mother, the goddess of war) the daughter of He Whom the Ra Gave (Poti-pherah) priest of Strength and Vigor (On) bore unto him.

51 Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) called the name of the firstborn Causing to Forget (Manasseh). “For God,” he said, “has made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.”

52 And the name of the second called he Double Ash-Heap: Doubly Fruitful (Ephraim): “ For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

53 The seven years of plenty in the land of Double Straights (Egypt), were ended.

54 Then the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) had said and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Double Straights (Egypt) there was bread.

55 When all the land of Double Straights (Egypt) was famished, the people cried to the Great House (Pharaoh) for bread: and the Great House (Pharaoh) said to all the Egyptians, Go to Yehovah Will Add (Joseph). What he says to you, do.

56 Now the famine was over all the face of the earth. Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) opened all the storehouses, and sold to the Egyptians; and the famine drug on in the land of Double Straights (Egypt).

57 And all countries came to Double Straights (Egypt) to Yehovah Will Add (Joseph) for to buy grain; because the famine was so bad in all lands.