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47 Markaasaa Yuusuf gudaha galay oo uu Fircoon u warramay, wuxuuna ku yidhi, Aabbahay iyo walaalahay, iyo adhigoodii, iyo lo'doodii, iyo waxay haystaan oo dhammu way ka yimaadeen dalkii Kancaan, oo bal eeg, haatan waxay joogaan dalka Goshen. Oo walaalihiisna wuxuu ka kaxeeyey shan nin, oo wuxuu hor taagay Fircoon. Markaasaa Fircoon wuxuu Yuusuf walaalihiis ku yidhi, Shuqulkiinnu waa maxay? Markaasay waxay Fircoon ku yidhaahdeen, Annagoo addoommadaada ah waxaannu nahay adhijirro, annaga iyo awowayaashayoba. Oo waxay Fircoon ku yidhaahdeen, Inaannu qariib ahaan dhulka u joogno ayaannu u nimid, waayo, adhiga addoommadaadu daaq ma haysto, maxaa yeelay, abaartu aad bay ugu xun tahay dalkii Kancaan; haddaba waxaannu kaa baryaynaa inaannu annagoo addoommadaada ah degno dalka Goshen. Markaasaa Fircoon la hadlay Yuusuf, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Aabbahaa iyo walaalahaa aday kuu yimaadeen. Dalka Masarna wuu ku hor yaal; haddaba dalka meesha ugu wanaagsan aabbahaa iyo walaalahaa deji, oo dalka Goshen ha degeen. Oo haddaad ku garanaysid rag karti leh, de ka dhig kuwo xoolahayga u taliya. Markaasaa Yuusuf aabbihiis Yacquub gudaha soo geliyey, oo wuxuu soo hor taagay Fircoon; Yacquubna Fircoon wuu u duceeyey. Fircoonna wuxuu Yacquub ku yidhi, Immisa jir baad tahay? Markaasaa Yacquub wuxuu Fircoon ku yidhi, Sannadihii aan qariibka ahaa waa boqol iyo soddon; cimrigaygu waa yaraa, wuuna xumaa, mana gaadhin cimrigii awowayaashay qariibka ahaayeen. 10 Yacquubna Fircoon wuu u duceeyey, markaasuu Fircoon hortiisa ka tegey. 11 Markaasuu Yuusuf aabbihiis iyo walaalihiis dejiyey dalkii Masar oo uu ka siiyey meel hanti ah, taasoo ah meeshii dalka ugu wanaagsanayd oo ku tiil dalka la yidhaahdo Racmeses, sidii Fircoon ku amray. 12 Yuusufna aabbihiis iyo walaalihiis, iyo reerkii aabbihiis oo dhan, sidii ay carruurtoodii tiradoodii ahayd, ayuu u quudiyey.

Yuusuf Iyo Abaartii

13 Dalkii oo dhanna cunto ma jirin; waayo, abaartu aad bay u xumayd, sidaas daraaddeed dalkii Masar iyo dalkii Kancaan abaartay la taag darnaadeen. 14 Yuusufna wuxuu ururiyey lacagtii dalka Masar tiil oo dhan, iyo tii dalka Kancaan tiil oo dhan, waayo, hadhuudh bay kaga iibsadeen; Yuusufna lacagtii wuxuu keenay gurigii Fircoon. 15 Oo markii lacagtii ka wada dhammaatay dalkii Masar iyo dalkii Kancaanba ayay Masriyiintii oo dhammu u yimaadeen Yuusuf, oo waxay ku yidhaahdeen, Cunto na sii, waayo, maxaannu hortaada ugu dhimanaynaa? Maxaa yeelay, lacagtayadii way naga dhammaatay. 16 Markaasaa Yuusuf wuxuu ku yidhi, Haddii lacagtii idinka dhammaatay, xoolihiinna keena, oo anna xoolihiinna ayaan cunto idinka siin doonaa. 17 Markaasay xoolahoodii Yuusuf u keeneen, Yuusufna wuxuu iyagii cunto ugu beddelay fardihii, iyo adhigii, iyo lo'dii iyo dameerradii; oo sannaddaas ayuu quudiyey oo xoolahoodii oo dhan cunto ugu beddelay. 18 Oo markii sannaddaasi dhammaatay ayay sannaddii labaad u yimaadeen, oo waxay ku yidhaahdeen, Sayidkaygiiyow, kaa qarin mayno in lacagtayadii oo dhammu naga idlaatay, ishkinkii lo'da ahaana adigaa leh, sayidkaygiiyow, waxba kuma hadhin hortaada, sayidkaygiiyow, jidhkayaga iyo dhulalkayaga mooyaane. 19 De haddaba maxaannu hortaada ugu dhimanaynaa annaga iyo dhulkayaguba? Annaga iyo dhulkayagaba cunto nagu iibso, oo annaga iyo dhulkayaguba Fircoon baannu addoommo u noqon doonnaa. Abuur la beero na sii inaannu noolaanno, oo aannan dhiman, dhulkayaguna uusan baabbi'in. 20 Yuusufna dhulkii Masar oo dhan Fircoon buu u iibiyey, waayo, Masriyiintii nin waluba wuxuu iibiyey beertiisii, maxaa yeelay, abaartaa ku xumayd iyaga; dhulkiina waxaa yeeshay Fircoon. 21 Dadkiina wuxuu u wareejiyey magaalooyinka dhulka Masar darafkiisa ilaa darafka kale. 22 Wuxuusan iibsan dhulkii wadaaddada oo keliya, waayo, wadaaddadu qayb bay ku lahaan jireen Fircoon, oo waxay cuni jireen qaybtii Fircoon siin jiray, oo sidaas daraaddeed ma ay iibsan dhulkoodii. 23 Markaasaa Yuusuf wuxuu dadkii ku yidhi, Bal eega, maantaan Fircoon idiin iibiyey idinka iyo dhulkiinnaba; haddaba abuurkan qaata oo dhulka ku beera. 24 Markii aad wax soo goosataan, waxaad Fircoon siisaan shan meelood meel, afarta kalena waxay idiin ahaan doonaan abuur aad beerta ku abuurtaan iyo cuntadiinna iyo cuntadii reerihiinna iyo cuntadii dhallaankiinnaba. 25 Markaasay iyana waxay yidhaahdeen, Adigu noloshayada waad badbaadisay, haddaba, sayidkayagiiyow, naga raalli ahow, oo annana waxaannu Fircoon u noqon doonnaa addoommo. 26 Yuusufna wuxuu sameeyey qaynuun ku saabsan dhulka Masar in ilaa maantadan la joogo Fircoon lahaado shantii meeloodba meel, Fircoonna wuxuusan yeelan dhulkii wadaaddada oo keliya. 27 Reer binu Israa'iilna waxay degeen dalka Masar, xagga dhulka Goshen; oo halkaas bay maal ka heleen, wayna bateen, oo aad iyo aad bay u tarmeen.

28 Yacquubna wuxuu dalka Masar ku noolaa toddoba iyo toban sannadood, oo Yacquub cimrigiisu wuxuu ahaa boqol iyo toddoba iyo afartan sannadood. 29 Wakhtigii Israa'iil dhiman lahaana waa soo dhowaaday, markaasuu wiilkiisii Yuusuf u yeedhay, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Haddaba haddii aad raalli iga tahay, waan ku baryayaaye, gacantaada bowdadayda hoos geli, oo si raxmad leh oo daacad ah igu la dhaqan. Haddaba waan ku baryayaaye, Masar ha igu aasin, 30 laakiinse meydkaygu ha la jiifo awowayaashay; waa inaad Masar iga qaaddaa oo aad igu aastaa meeshii lagu aasay awowayaashay. Markaasuu isna yidhi, Waan yeeli doonaa sidaad igu tidhi. 31 Markaasuu ku yidhi, Ii dhaaro, isna wuu u dhaartay. Markaasaa Israa'iil sariirta madaxeedii ku foororsaday.

47 Joseph went and told Pharaoh, “My father and brothers, with their flocks and herds and everything they own, have come from the land of Canaan(A) and are now in Goshen.”(B) He chose five of his brothers and presented them(C) before Pharaoh.

Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What is your occupation?”(D)

“Your servants(E) are shepherds,(F)” they replied to Pharaoh, “just as our fathers were.” They also said to him, “We have come to live here for a while,(G) because the famine is severe in Canaan(H) and your servants’ flocks have no pasture.(I) So now, please let your servants settle in Goshen.”(J)

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you, and the land of Egypt is before you; settle(K) your father and your brothers in the best part of the land.(L) Let them live in Goshen. And if you know of any among them with special ability,(M) put them in charge of my own livestock.(N)

Then Joseph brought his father Jacob in and presented him(O) before Pharaoh. After Jacob blessed[a] Pharaoh,(P) Pharaoh asked him, “How old are you?”

And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty.(Q) My years have been few and difficult,(R) and they do not equal the years of the pilgrimage of my fathers.(S) 10 Then Jacob blessed[b] Pharaoh(T) and went out from his presence.

11 So Joseph settled his father and his brothers in Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land,(U) the district of Rameses,(V) as Pharaoh directed. 12 Joseph also provided his father and his brothers and all his father’s household with food, according to the number of their children.(W)

Joseph and the Famine

13 There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was severe; both Egypt and Canaan wasted away because of the famine.(X) 14 Joseph collected all the money that was to be found in Egypt and Canaan in payment for the grain they were buying,(Y) and he brought it to Pharaoh’s palace.(Z) 15 When the money of the people of Egypt and Canaan was gone,(AA) all Egypt came to Joseph(AB) and said, “Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes?(AC) Our money is all gone.”

16 “Then bring your livestock,(AD)” said Joseph. “I will sell you food in exchange for your livestock, since your money is gone.(AE) 17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for their horses,(AF) their sheep and goats, their cattle and donkeys.(AG) And he brought them through that year with food in exchange for all their livestock.

18 When that year was over, they came to him the following year and said, “We cannot hide from our lord the fact that since our money is gone(AH) and our livestock belongs to you,(AI) there is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land. 19 Why should we perish before your eyes(AJ)—we and our land as well? Buy us and our land in exchange for food,(AK) and we with our land will be in bondage to Pharaoh.(AL) Give us seed so that we may live and not die,(AM) and that the land may not become desolate.”

20 So Joseph bought all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh. The Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields, because the famine was too severe(AN) for them. The land became Pharaoh’s, 21 and Joseph reduced the people to servitude,[c](AO) from one end of Egypt to the other. 22 However, he did not buy the land of the priests,(AP) because they received a regular allotment from Pharaoh and had food enough from the allotment(AQ) Pharaoh gave them. That is why they did not sell their land.

23 Joseph said to the people, “Now that I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh, here is seed(AR) for you so you can plant the ground.(AS) 24 But when the crop comes in, give a fifth(AT) of it to Pharaoh. The other four-fifths you may keep as seed for the fields and as food for yourselves and your households and your children.”

25 “You have saved our lives,” they said. “May we find favor in the eyes of our lord;(AU) we will be in bondage to Pharaoh.”(AV)

26 So Joseph established it as a law concerning land in Egypt—still in force today—that a fifth(AW) of the produce belongs to Pharaoh. It was only the land of the priests that did not become Pharaoh’s.(AX)

27 Now the Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen.(AY) They acquired property there(AZ) and were fruitful and increased greatly in number.(BA)

28 Jacob lived in Egypt(BB) seventeen years, and the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven.(BC) 29 When the time drew near for Israel(BD) to die,(BE) he called for his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes,(BF) put your hand under my thigh(BG) and promise that you will show me kindness(BH) and faithfulness.(BI) Do not bury me in Egypt, 30 but when I rest with my fathers,(BJ) carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried.”(BK)

“I will do as you say,” he said.

31 “Swear to me,”(BL) he said. Then Joseph swore to him,(BM) and Israel(BN) worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.[d](BO)

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 47:7 Or greeted
  2. Genesis 47:10 Or said farewell to
  3. Genesis 47:21 Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint (see also Vulgate); Masoretic Text and he moved the people into the cities
  4. Genesis 47:31 Or Israel bowed down at the head of his bed