The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. XLV.

1 Ioseph makerh him selfe knowen to his brethren 8 He sheweth that all was done by Gods prouidence. 18 Pha∣raóh commandeth him to send for his father. 24 Ioséph exhorteth his brethren to cōcorde. 27 Iakób reioyceth.

1 THen Ioséph colde not refraine him selfe before all that stode by him, but he crieda 1.1 Haue forthe euerie man frō me. And there taried not one with him, while Ioséph vt∣tered himselfe vnto his brethren.

2 And he wept and cryed, (so) that the Egyp∣tiās heard: the house of Pharaóh heard also.

3 Then Ioséph said to his brethren, I am Io∣séph: doeth my father yet liue? But his bre∣thren colde not answer him, for thei were astonished at his presence.

4 Againe Ioséph said to his brethren, Come nere, I pray you, to me. And thei came nere.* 1.2 And he said, * I am Ioséph your brother, whome ye solde into Egypt.

5 Now therefore be notb 1.3 sad, nether grieued with your selues, that ye solde me hether: * for God did send me before you for (your) preseruation.

6 For now two yeres of famine (haue bene) through the land, and fiue yeres (are) behin∣de,* 1.4 wherein nether (shal be) earing nor har∣uest.

7 Wherefore God sent me before you to pre∣serue your posteritie in this land, and to saue you aliue by a great deliuerance.

8 Now then you sent not me hether, butc 1.5 God who hathe made me a father vnto Pharaóh, and lord of all his house, and ruler through out all the land of Egypt.

9 Haste you and go vp to my father, and tel him, Thus saieth thy sonne Ioséph, GOD hathe made me lord of all Egypt: come dow ne to me, tary not.

10 And thou shalt dwel in the land of Gôshen, and shalt be nere me, thou and thy children, and thy childrens children, and thy shepe, & thy beastes, and all that thou hast.

11 Also I wil nourish thee there [for yet (re∣maine) fiue yeres of famine] lest thou perish through pouertie, thou and thy housholde, and all that thou hast.

12 And beholde, your eies do se, and the eies

of my brother Beniamin, thatd 1.6 my mouth speaketh to you.

13 Therefore tel my father of all mine honour in Egypt, and of all that ye haue sene, and ma ke haste, and bring my father hether.

14 Then he fel on his brother Beniamins nec∣ke, & wept, & Beniamin wept on his necke,

15 Moreouer he kissed all his brethren, and wept vpō them: and afterwarde his brethren talked with him.

16 ¶And the ” 1.7 tydings came vnto Pharaohs house, so that thei said, Iosephs brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh wel, and his seruants.

17 Then Pharaóh said vnto Ioséph, Say to thy brethren, This do ye, lade your beàstes and departe, go to the land of Canáan,

18 And take your father, and your housholdes and come to me, and I wil giue you the e 1.8 best of the land of Egypt, and ye shal eat of the f 1.9 fat of the land.

19 And I commande thee, Thus do ye, take you charets out of the lād of Egypt for your children, and for your wiues, and bring your father and come.

20 Also ” 1.10 regard not your stuffe: for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.

21 And the children of Israél did so: ād Ioséph gaue them charets according to the cōman∣dement of Pharaoh he gaue them vitaile also for the iourney.

22 He gaue them all, none except, change of raiment: but vnto Beniamin he gaue thre hundreth pieces of siluer, and fine sutes of rayment.

23 And vnto his father“ 1.11 likewise he sentten he asses laden with the best things of Egypt, & ten she asses ladē with wheat, and bread, and meat for his father by the way.

24 So sent he his brethren a way, and thei de∣parted: and he said vnto them, g 1.12 Fal not out by the way.

25 ¶Then thei went vp from Egypt, and came vnto the land of Canáan vnto Iaakób their father,

26 And tolde him, saying, Ioséph (is) yet aliue and he also is gouerner ouer all the land of Egypt, and (Iaakobs) heart h 1.13 failed: for he beleued them not.

27 And thei tolde him all the wordes of Ioséph which he had said vnto them: but when he sawe the charets, which Ioséph had sent to cary him, then the spirit of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 their fa∣ther reuiued.

28 And Israél 〈◊〉〈◊〉, (I haue) ynough: Ioséph my sonne (is) yet aliue: I wil go and se him yer I dye.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Not that he was 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉, but that he wolde couer his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.2

  Act. 7. 13.
• b 1.3

  This example reacheth, that we must by all mea∣nes comfort thē, which are truely humbled and wounded for their sinnes.
• * 1.4

  Chap. 50. 20.
• c 1.5

  Albeit Godde test sinne, yet 〈◊〉〈◊〉 turneth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 wickednes to serue to his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 rie.
• d 1.6

  That is, that I speake in your owne langage & haue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• ” 1.7

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. voice.
• e 1.8

  The moste plentiful groun∣de.
• f 1.9

  The chiefest 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• ” 1.10

  Eb. let not your eye spare your vessels,
• “ 1.11

  Or, he sent as∣much to wit, sil∣uer, as vers, 22 & ten asses.
• g 1.12

  Seing he had remitted the fau te done toward him, he wolde not that thei shuld accuse one an other.
• h 1.13

  As one betwe ne hope & feare.