Genesis 45:1–15

¹And Joseph hath not been able to refrain himself before all those standing by him, and he calleth, ‘Put out every man from me;’ and no man hath stood with him when Joseph maketh himself known unto his brethren, ²and he giveth forth his voice in weeping, and the Egyptians hear, and the house of Pharaoh heareth. ³And Joseph saith unto his brethren, ‘I am Joseph, is my father yet alive?’ and his brethren have not been able to answer him, for they have been troubled at his presence. ⁴And Joseph saith unto his brethren, ‘Come nigh unto me, I pray you,’ and they come nigh; and he saith, ‘I am Joseph, your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt; ⁵and now, be not grieved, nor let it be displeasing in your eyes that ye sold me hither, for to preserve life hath God sent me before you.

⁶‘Because these two years the famine is in the heart of the land, and yet are five years, in which there is neither ploughing nor harvest; ⁷and God sendeth me before you, to place of you a remnant in the land, and to give life to you by a great escape; ⁸and now, ye—ye have not sent me hither, but God, and He doth set me for a father to Pharaoh, and for lord to all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

⁹‘Haste, and go up unto my father, then ye have said to him, Thus said Joseph thy son, God hath set me for lord to all Egypt; come down unto me, stay not, ¹⁰and thou hast dwelt in the land of Goshen, and been near unto me, thou and thy sons, and thy son’s sons, and thy flock, and thy herd, and all that thou hast, ¹¹and I have nourished thee there—for yet are five years of famine—lest thou become poor, thou and thy household, and all that thou hast.

¹²‘And lo, your eyes are seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth which is speaking unto you; ¹³and ye have declared to my father all my honour in Egypt, and all that ye have seen, and ye have hasted, and have brought down my father hither.’ ¹⁴And he falleth on the neck of Benjamin his brother, and weepeth, and Benjamin hath wept on his neck; ¹⁵and he kisseth all his brethren, and weepeth over them; and afterwards have his brethren spoken with him.