Targum Jonathan on Genesis
Week 11
Chapters 44:18 – 47:27
Chapter 44מ״ד
וּפְקֵיד יַת מְנַשֶׁה דִמְמַנָא אַפִּיטְרוֹפּוֹס עַל בֵּיתֵיהּ לְמֵימָר מְלֵי יַת דִיסְקְיֵי גוּבְרַיָיא עִיבּוּרָא הֵיכְמָא דְאִינוּן יָכְלִין לְסוֹבְרָא וְשַׁוֵי כְּסַף גְבַר בְּפוּם טוֹנֵיהּ
And he commanded Menasheh whom he had appointed intendant of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with corn, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s money in the mouth of his bag.
וְיַת אוֹגְבִינִי אוֹגְבִין דְכַסְפָּא שַׁוֵי בְּפוּם טוֹנָא דִזְעֵירָא וְיַת כְּסַף זַבִּינוֹי וְעָבַד כְּפִתְגָמָא דְיוֹסֵף דְמַלֵיל
And put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and his purchase money. And he did according to the word which Joseph had spoken.
צַפְרָא נְהִיר וְגַבְרַיָא אִיתְפַּטָרוּ הִינוּן וַחֲמָרֵיהוֹן
The morning lightened, and the men were sent away, they and their asses.
הִינוּן נְפָקוּ מִן קַרְתָּא לָא אַרְחִיקוּ וְיוֹסֵף אָמַר לִמְנַשֶׁה דִי מְמַנָא אַפִּיטְרוֹפּוֹס עַל בֵּיתֵיהּ קוּם רְדַף בָּתַר גוּבְרַיָא וְתַדְבִּיקִינוּן וְתֵמַר לְהוֹם לְמָה שְׁלֵימְתּוּן בִּישְׁתָּא חוֹלַף טַבְתָא
They had not gone far from city, when Joseph said to Measheh whom he had appointed the intendant of his house, Arise, follow after the men, overtake them and say to them, Why have ye returned evil for good?
הֲלָא דֵין דַהֲוָה שָׁתֵי רִבּוֹנִי בֵּיהּ וְהוּא מְטַיְירָא הֲוָה מְטַיֵיר בֵּיהּ אַבְאֵשְׁתּוּן מַה דַעֲבַדְתּוּן
Is it not that from which my lord drinketh, and by which divining he divineth? That which you have done is evil.
וְאַדְבִּיקִינוּן וּמַלֵיל עִמְהוֹן יַת כָּל פִּתְגָמַיָא הָאִילֵין
And he overtook them, and spake with them all these words.
וַאֲמָרוּ לֵיהּ לְמָא יְמַלֵיל רִבּוֹנִי כְּפִתְגָמַיָא הָאִילֵין חַס לְעַבְדָךְ מִלְמֶעֱבַד כְּפִתְגָמַיָא הָדֵין
They said to him, Why does my lord speak words like these ? Far be it from thy servants to do such a thing.
הָא כַסְפָּא דְאַשְׁכַּחְנָא בְּפוּם טוֹנָנָא אָתִיבְנֵיהּ לָךְ מֵאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן וְהֵיכְדֵין נִיגְנוֹב מִבֵּית רִבּוֹנָךְ מָנִין דִכְסַף אוֹ מָנִין דִדְהָב
Behold, the money which we found in the mouth of our bags we brought to thee again from the land of Kenaan; how then should we steal from thy lord’s house vessels of silver, or vessels of gold?
דִי יִשְׁתְּכַח עִמֵיהּ מֵעַבְדָךְ יְהִי חַיָיב קְטוֹל וְאוּף אֲנַן נְהִי לְרִבּוֹנִי לְעַבְדִין
With whomsoever of thy servants it shall be found, let him be guilty of death, and we also will be slaves of thy lord.
וַאֲמַר אוּף כְּדֵין הֵי כְּפִתְגָמֵיכוֹן כֵּן יְהִי דְיִשְׁתַּכַּח עִמֵיהּ יְהִי לִי עַבְדָא וְאַתּוּן תְּהוֹן זַכָּאִין
And he said, According to your words let it be. With whomsoever it is found he shall be my slave, but you shall be innocent.
וְאוֹחִיאוּ וְאָחִיתוּ גְבַר טוֹנֵיהּ לְאַרְעָא וּפְתָחוּ גְבַר טוֹנֵיהּ
And they made haste, and brought down each man his sack upon the ground, and every man opened his sack.
וּפִשְׁפֵּשׁ בִּרְאוּבֵן שָׁרֵי וּבְבִנְיָמִין פָּסַק וְאִשְׁתַּכַּח אוֹגְבִין בְּטוֹנָא דְבִנְיָמִין
And he searched beginning with Reuben, and ending with Benjamin. And the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
וּבְזָעוּ לְבוּשֵׁיהוֹן וְאִתְיְהַב לְהוֹן כּחַ גְבוּרְתָּא וְטָעֲנוּ גְבַר עַל חַמְרֵיהּ וְתָבוּ לְקַרְתָּא
And they rent their clothes; but the strength of fortitude was given to them; and they laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
וְעַל יְהוּדָה וְאָחוֹהִי לְבֵית יוֹסֵף וְהוּא עוֹד כְּדוֹן תַּמָן וְנָפָלוּ קֳדָמוֹי עַל אַרְעָא
And Jehuda and his brethren entered into Joseph’s house. He was yet there; and they fell before him on the ground.
וַאֲמַר לְהוֹם יוֹסֵף מַה עוּבְדָא הָדֵין דַעֲבַדְתּוּן הֲלָא יְדַעְתּוּן אֲרוּם מְטַיְירָא יְטַיֵיר גְבַר דִכְוָותִי
And Joseph said to them, What deed is this that you have done ? Could you not know that a man like me divining can divine?
וַאֲמַר יְהוּדָה מַה נֵימַר לְרִבּוֹנִי עַל כַּסְפָּא קַדְמָאָה וּמַה נְמַלֵל עַל כַּסְפָּא בַּתְרָאָה וּמַה נִזְדַכֵּי עַל אוֹגְבִין מִן קֳדָם יְיָ אִשְׁתְּכַח חוֹבָא עַל עַבְדָךְ הָא אֲנַחְנָא עַבְדִין לְרִבּוֹנִי אוּף אֲנַן אוּף מַאן דְאִשְׁתַּכַּח כַּלִידָא בִּידֵיהּ
And Jehuda said to him What shall we say to my lord concerning the former money, and what concerning the latter money ? and how shall we be acquitted concerning the cup ? From before the Lord there is sin found upon thy servants. Behold, we are my lord’s servants, and he in whose hand the chalice hath been found.
וַאֲמַר חַס לִי מִלְמֶעֱבַד דָא גַבְרָא דְאִשְׁתְּכַח כַּלִידָא בִּידֵיהּ הוּא יְהֵי לִי עַבְדָא וְאַתּוּן סוּקוּ לִשְׁלַם לְוַת אֲבוּכוֹן
But he said, Far be it from me to do thus; the man in whose hand the chalice hath been found shall be my slave; but you, go up in peace to your father.
ויגש וּקְרֵיב לְוָתֵיהּ יְהוּדָה וַאֲמַר בְּמָטוּ רִיבּוֹנִי יְמַלֵל בְּמָטוּ עַבְדָךְ פִּתְגָמָא בְּמִשְׁמָעֵיהּ דְרִבּוֹנִי וְלָא יִתְקֵיף רוּגְזָךְ בְּעַבְדָךְ אֲרוּם מִן שַׁעְתָּא דְאָתִינָן לְוָותָךְ הֲוָת אָמַר לָן מִן קֳדָם יְיָ אֲנָא דָחִיל וּכְדוּן חָזְרוּן דִינָיִךְ לְמֶהֱוֵי מְדַמְיָין לְרִיבָּנוֹי דְפַרְעה
And Jehuda came near to him and said, In imploring my lord, let thy servant, I implore, speak a word in the hearing of my lord, and let not thy anger grow strong against thy servant; for at the hour that we came to thee thou didst say to us, I fear before the Lord; and now thy judgments are rendered like (the judgments) of a prince of Pharaoh.
רִבּוֹנִי שְׁאֵיל יַת עַבְדוֹי לְמֵימַר הַאִית לְכוֹן אַבָּא אוֹ אָחָא
My lord asked his servants, saying, Have you a father or a brother?
וַאֲמַרְנָא לְרִיבּוֹנִי אִית לָן אַבָּא סָבָא וּבַר סִיבְתִּין קָלִיל וְאָחוֹי מִית וְאִשְׁתְּאַר הוּא בִּלְחוֹדוֹי מִן אִמֵיהּ וְאָבוֹי בְּגִין כֵּן רָחֵים לֵיהּ
And we told my lord, We have an aged father, and a son of his old age, a little one, whose brother is dead, and he only remains of his mother; and his father on that account loveth him.
וַאֲמַרְתְּ לְעַבְדָךְ אַחְתוֹהִי לְוָתִי וַאֲשַׁוֵי עֵינוֹי לְטַבְתָא עֲלוֹי
And thou saidst to thy servants, Bring him down to me, and I will set mine eyes on him for good.
וַאֲמַרְנָא לְרִבּוֹנִי לֵית אֶפְשַׁר לְטַלְיָא לְמִשְׁבּוֹק יַת אָבוֹי דְאִין שָׁבִיק יַת אָבוֹי מַיִית הוּא
But we told my lord, The youth cannot leave his father: for if he leave his father, he will die.
וַאֲמַרְתְּ לְעַבְדָךְ אִין לָא יֵיחוּת אֲחוּכוֹן זְעֵירָא עִמְכוֹן לָא תוֹסְפוּן לְמֵיחְמֵי סְבַר אַפָּי
Yet thou saidst to thy servants, If you bring not your youngest brother down, you shall not again see my face.
וַהֲוָה כַּד סְלִיקְנָא לְעַבְדָךְ אַבָּא וּתְנֵינָא לֵיהּ יַת פִּתְגָמֵי רִבּוֹנִי
And it was when we went up to thy servant our father, we related to him my lord’s words.
וַאֲמַר אָבוּנָא תּוּבוּ זְבוּנוּ לָנָא קָלִיל עִיבּוּרָא
And our father said to us, Return, and buy us a little corn.
וַאֲמַרְנָא לֵית אֶפְשַׁר לָנָא לְמֵיחוֹת אִין אִית אָחוּנָא זְעֵירָא עִמָנָא וְנֵיחוּת אֲרוּם לֵית אֶפְשַׁר לָנָא לְמֵיחְמֵי סְבַר אַפֵּי גַבְרָא וְאָחוּנָא זְעֵירָא לֵיתוֹי עִמָנָא
But we told him, We cannot go down if our youngest brother be not with us when we go down, for we shall not be able to see the man’s face, unless our youngest brother be with us.
וַאֲמַר עַבְדָךְ אַבָּא לָנָא אַתּוּן יְדַעְתּוּן אֲרוּם תְּרֵין בְּנִין יְלֵידַת לִי אִנְתְּתִי
And thy servant our father said to us, You know that my wife bare me two sons.
וְנָפַק חַד מִלְוָתִי וַאֲמָרִית בְּרַם מִיקְטַל קְטִיל וְלָא חֲמִיתֵיהּ עַד כְּדוֹן
One went forth from me, and I said, Surely he is dead, and I have not beheld him since;
וְתִדְבְּרוּן אוּף יַת דֵין מִן קֳדָמַי וִיאַרְעִינֵיהּ מוֹתָא וְתִחְתוּן יַת סֵיבְתִּי בְּדָווֹי לְבֵי קְבוּרְתָּא
and you will now take this other from before me; and if death happen to him, you will bring down mine age with mourning to the house of the grave.
וּכְעַן בְּמֵיתִי לְוַת עַבְדָךְ אַבָּא וְטַלְיָא לֵיתוֹהִי עִמָנָא וְנַפְשֵׁיהּ חֲבִיבָא לֵיהּ כְּנַפְשֵׁיהּ
וִיהֵי כַּד יֶחֱזֵי אֲרֵי לֵית טַלְיָא וִימוּת וְיֵחְתוּן עַבְדָךְ יַת סֵיבַת עַבְדָךְ אָבוּנָא בְּדָווֹי לְבֵי קְבוּרְתָּא
אֲרוּם עַבְדָךְ מְעָרַב בְּטַלְיָא מִן אַבָּא לְמֵימַר אִין לָא אַיְיתִינֵיהּ לְוָתָךְ וְנִתְחַיֵיב קֳדָם אַבָּא כָּל יוֹמַיָא
Therefore thy servant became surety for the youth with my father, saying, If I restore him not to thee, let me be guilty before my father all the days.
וּכְדֵין יִתֵיב בְּבָעוּ עַבְדָךְ חוֹלַף טַלְיָא עַבְדָא לְרִיבּוֹנִי וְטַלְיָא יִסַק עִם אָחוֹהִי
And now let thy servant remain, I beseech thee, as the slave of my lord, instead of the young man; and let the young man go up with his brothers.
אֲרוּם הֵיכְדֵין אֶסַק לְוַת אַבָּא וְטַלְיָא לֵיתוֹי עִמִי דִלְמָא אֶחֱמֵי בְּבִישְׁתָּא דְתִבְרַז יַת אַבָּא
For how can I go up to my father, and the young man be not with us lest I behold the evil that will strike my father through!
Chapter 45מ״ה
וְלָא יָכִיל יוֹסֵף לִמְסוֹבְרָא דְלָא לְמִבְכֵּי מִן בִּגְלַל כָּל מִין דְקַיְימִין קֳדָמוֹי וַאֲמַר הַנְפִּיקוּ כָּל אֵינַשׁ מִן קֳדָמַי וְלָא קָם אֵינַשׁ עִמֵיהּ כַּד אִשְׁתְּמוֹדַע יוֹסֵף לְאָחוֹי
And Joseph could not endure not to (be able to) weep, on account of all who stood before him. And he said, Let every man go out from me: and no one stood with him, while Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
וַאֲרֵים יַת קָלֵיהּ בִּבְכוּתָא וּשְׁמָעוּ מִצְרָאֵי וּשְׁמַע אֵינַשׁ בֵּית פַּרְעה
And he lifted up his voice with weeping; and the Mizraee heard, and a man of the house of Pharaoh heard.
וַאֲמַר יוֹסֵף לְאָחוֹי אֲנָא הוּא יוֹסֵף הַעוֹד כְּדוֹן אַבָּא קַיֵים וְלָא יָכִילוּ אָחוֹי לְאַתָבָא לֵיהּ פִּתְגַם אֲרוּם אִתְבְּהִילוּ מִן קֳדָמוֹי
And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph ! Is my father yet alive ? But his brothers could not answer him a word; for they were troubled before him.
וַאֲמַר יוֹסֵף לְאָחוֹי קְרִיבוּ בְּבָעוּ לְוָתִי וְחָמוּן גְזֵירַת מְהוּלְתִּי וּקְרִיבוּ וַאֲמַר אֲנָא יוֹסֵף אֲחוּכוֹן דִי זַבִּינְתּוּן יָתִי לְמִצְרָיִם
And Joseph said to his brothers, Come near, I pray, and examine me. And they came near. And he said to them, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Mizraim.
וּכְדוּן לָא תִתְנַסְסוּן וְלָא יִתְקוֹף בְּעֵינֵיכוֹן אֲרוּם זַבִּינְתּוּן יָתִי הַלְכָא אֲרוּם לְקַיְימָא יַתְכוֹן שַׁדְרַנִי יְיָ קֳדָמֵיכוֹן
Now, therefore, be not grieved, nor consider it a hard thing that you sold me hither; for the Lord sent me hither before you to preserve you.
אֲרוּם דֵין תַּרְתֵּין שְׁנִין כַּפְנָא בְּגוֹ אַרְעָא וְעוֹד חֲמֵשׁ שְׁנִין דְלָא רַדְיַין וְלָא חַצְדִין
For these two years hath the famine been in the midst of the land, and there are yet five years in which there will be neither ploughing nor harvest.
וְשַׁדְרַנִי יְיָ קֳדָמֵיכוֹן לְשַׁוָאָה לְכוֹן שִׁיוֹרָא בְּאַרְעָא וּלְקַיְימָא לְכוֹן לְשֵׁיזְבָא רַבָּא
But the Lord sent me before you to set you a remnant in the land, and to preserve you by a great deliverance.
וּכְדוֹן לָא אַתּוּן שְׁדַרְתּוּן יָתִי הַלְכָא אֱלָהֵן מִן קֳדָם יְיָ אִסְתַּקֵף פִּתְגָמָא וְשַׁוְיַינִי לְרַב לְפַרְעה וּלְרַב עַל כָּל בֵּיתֵיהּ וְשַׁלִיט בְּכָל אַרְעָא דְמִצְרָיִם
And now, it was not you who sent me hither, but it was from before the Lord that the thing was occasioned, that He might set me for a prince unto Pharoh, a chief over his house, and a ruler in all the land of Mizraim.
אוֹחוּ וּסְקוּ לְוַת אַבָּא וְתֵימְרוּן לֵיהּ כִּדְנַן אָמַר בְּרָךְ יוֹסֵף שַׁוְויַינִי יְיָ לְרַב לְכָל מִצְרָאֵי חוֹת לְוָתִי לָא תִתְעַכָּב
Make haste, and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, The Lord hath set me for a chief over all the Mizraee; come down to me, delay not,
וְתִתֵּיב בְּאַרְעָא דְגשֶׁן וּתְהֵי קָרִיב לְוָתִי אַנְתְּ וּבְנָךְ וּבְנֵי בְנָךְ וְעָנָךְ וְתוֹרָךְ וְכָל דִילָךְ
and thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and be near me, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons’ children, thy sheep, thy oxen, and all that thou hast.
וְאֵיזוֹן יָתָךְ תַּמָן אֲרוּם עַד כְּדוֹן חָמֵשׁ שְׁנִין כַּפְנָא דִילְמָא תִתְמַסְכַּן אַנְתְּ וֶאֱנַשׁ בֵּיתָךְ וְכָל דִילָךְ
And I will sustain you there, for there are yet five years of famine, lest thou and the men of thy house, and all that thou hast be wasted away.
וְהָא עֵינֵיכוֹן חַמְיָין וְעֵינֵי אָחִי בִּנְיָמִין אֲרוּם פּוּמִי בְּלִישַׁן בֵּית קוּדְשָׁא מְמַלֵל עִמְכוֹן
And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that my mouth speaketh with you in the language of the house of holiness.
וּתְחַווּן לְאַבָּא יַת כָּל אִיקַר דְאִית לִי בְּמִצְרַיִם וְיַת כָּל רְבוּתִי דְחַמִיתוּן וְתוֹחְתוּן יַת אַבָּא הַלְכָא
And you must show my father all the honor I have in Mizraim, and all my greatness which you see, and hasten my father hither.
וְאִתְרְכִין עַל פְּרִיקַת צַוְורוֹי דְבִנְיָמִין אָחוֹי וּבְכָא דְעָתִיד בֵּית מוּקְדְשָׁא לְמֶהֱוֵי מִתְבְּנֵי בְּחוּלְקֵיהּ דְבִנְיָמִין וְעָתִיד לְמֶחְרוֹב תַּרְתֵּין זִמְנִין וּבִנְיָמִין בָּכָא עַל פְּרִיקַת צַוְורֵיהּ דְיוֹסֵף דְחָמָא מַשְׁכְּנָא דְשִׁילֹה דְעָתִיד לְמֶהֱוֵי בְּחוּלְקֵיהּ דְיוֹסֵף וְעָתִיד לְמֶחֱרָב
And he bowed himself upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; because it would be that the house of holiness should be builded in the portion of Benjamin, and be twice destroyed: and Benjamin wept upon Joseph’s neck, because he saw that the tabernacle of Shiloh would be in the portion of Joseph and be destroyed.
וּנְשֵׁיק לְכָל אָחוֹי וּבְכָא עֲלֵיהוֹן דְחָמָא דְמִשְׁתַּעַבְּדִין לְבֵינֵי עַמְמַיָא וּמִן בָּתַר כְּדֵין מַלִילוּ אָחוֹי עִמֵיהּ
And he kissed all his brethren, and wept over them, because he saw that the sons of his people would be brought into bondage. And afterward his brethren discoursed with him.
וְקָלָא אִשְׁתְּמַע בֵּית מַלְכוּתָא דְפַרְעה לְמֵימַר אָתוֹ אֲחֵי יוֹסֵף וּשְׁפַר פִּתְגָמָא בְּעֵינֵי פַּרְעה וּבְעֵינֵי עַבְדוֹי
And a voice was heard in the royal house of Pharaoh, saying, The brothers of Joseph are come. And the thing was pleasing in the eyes of Pharoh, and in the eyes of his servants.
וַאֲמַר פַּרְעה לְיוֹסֵף אֵימַר לְאָחָךְ דָא עִיבִידוּ טְעִינוּ יַת בְּעִירְכוֹן וְטַיְילוּ אוֹבִילוּ לְאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן
And he said to Joseph, Tell thy brethren, Do this. Lade your beasts, and go, carry into the land of Kenaan;
וּדְבָרוּ יַת אֲבוּכוֹן וְיַת אֵינַשׁ בָּתֵּיכוֹן וְאַיְיתוּ לְוָתִי וְאֵיתַּן לְכוֹן יַת שְׁפַר אֲרַג אַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם וְתֵיכְלוּן יַת שַׁמְנוּנִיתָא דְאַרְעָא
and take your father and the men of your house, and come to me, and I will give you the best of what is desirable in the land of Mizraim, and you shall eat the fat of the land.
וְאַנְתְּ יוֹסֵף מְפַקֵיד בְּאִיקַר אַבָּךְ בְּגִין כֵּן אֵימַר לְאָחָךְ דָא עִיבִידוּ סִיבוּ לְכוֹן מֵאַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם סְדָנֵי דְמִינַגְדָן בְּתוֹרְתֵּי לְסוֹבָרָא בְּהוֹן יַת טַפְלֵיכוֹן וְיַת נְשֵׁיכוֹן וְתִיטְלוּן יַת אֲבוּכוֹן וְתֵיתוּן
And thou Joseph shalt appoint for the honor of thy father: therefore tell thy brethren, Do this. Take with you from the land of Mizraim wagons drawn by oxen, in which to carry your children and your wives, and bring your father, and come.
וְעֵינֵיכוֹן לָא תֵיחוֹס עַל מָנֵיכוֹן אֲרוּם שְׁפַר אֲרַג כָּל אַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם דִילְכוֹן הוּא
And your eyes must not look wistfully on your utensils: for the best of what is desirable in all the land of Mizraim is yours.
וַעֲבָדוּ כֵּן בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל וִיהַב לְהוֹם יוֹסֵף סְדָנֵי עַל מֵימְרָא דְפַרְעה וִיהַב לְהוֹן זְוָודִין לְאָרְחָא
And the sons of Israel did so. And Joseph gave them wagons according to the word of Pharaoh, and he furnished them with provision for the way.
לְכֻלְהוֹן יְהַב לְגַבְרָא אִסְטְלוֹי דִלְבוּשׁ וּלְבִנְיָמִין יְהַב תְּלַת מְאָה סַלְעִין דִכְסַף וַחֲמֵשׁ אִיסְטוֹלֵי דִלְבוּשִׁין
And to each of them he gave vestments and apparel; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver, and five vestments for apparel.
וּלְאָבוֹי שָׁדַר דוֹרוֹן כְּדֵין עַשְרָא חֲמָרִין טְעִינִין חַמְרָא וּמִטוּבָא דְמִצְרַיִם וְעֶשֶר אַתְנָן טְעִינָן עִיבּוּר וּלְחֵם וּזְוָודִין לְאָבוֹי לְאָרְחָא
And these presents he sent to his father; ten asses laden with wine and the good things of Mizraim, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread, and provisions for his father’s journey.
וְשָׁדַר יַת אָחוֹי וְעַיְילוּ וַאֲמַר לְהוֹם לָא תִתְנְצוּן עַל עֵיסַק זַבִּנְתִּי דִלְמָא יִרְגְזוּן בְּכוֹן עָבְרֵי אוֹרְחָא
And he dismissed his brothers to go, and said to them, Do not contend about my having been sold, lest you quarrel in passing along the way.
וּסְלִיקוּ מִמִצְרַיִם וְאָתוֹ לְאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן לְוַת יַעֲקב אֲבוּהוֹן
And they went up from Mizraim, and came to the land of Kenaan unto Jakob their father.
וְתַנִיאוּ לֵיהּ לְמֵימָר עַד כְּדוֹן יוֹסֵף קַיֵים וַאֲרוּם הוּא שַׁלִיט בְּכָל אַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם וּפְלֵיג לִבֵּיהּ אֲרוּם לָא הֵימִין לְהוֹם
And they declared to him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and is ruler over all the land of Mizraim. But his heart was divided, because he did not believe them.
וּמַלִילוּ עִמֵיהּ יַת כָּל פִּתְגָמֵי יוֹסֵף דְמַלֵיל עִמְהוֹן וַחֲמָא יַת סְדָנַיָיא דְשָׁדַר יוֹסֵף לְמִיטוּל יָתֵיהּ וּשְׁרַת רוּחַ נְבוּאָה דְאִיסְתַּלְקַת מִנֵיהּ בְּעִידַן דְזַבִּינוּ יַת יוֹסֵף וְתָבַת עֲלוֹי יַעֲקב אֲבוּהוֹן
And they told him all the words of Joseph which he had spoken to them. And when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to bring him, the Spirit of Prophecy which had gone up from him at the time that Joseph was sold, returning, rested upon Jakob their father.
וַאֲמַר יִשְרָאֵל סַגְיָן טַבְוָון עָבַד עִמִי יְיָ שֵׁיזְבַנִי מִן יְדוֹי דְעֵשָו וּמִן יְדוֹי דְלָבָן וּמִן יְדוֹי דִכְנַעֲנָאֵי דִרְדָפוּ בַּתְרַאי וְסַגְיָין נַחֲמָן חָמַת וְסָכִיתִי לְמֶחֱמֵי וּלְדָא לָא סָכִית דְעַד כְּדוֹן יוֹסֵף בְּרִי קַיֵים אִיזֵל כְּדוֹן וְאַחֲמִינֵיהּ קֳדָם דְאֵמִית
And Israel said, Many benefits hath the Lord wrought for me; He delivered me from the hand of Esau and from the hand of Laban, and from the hands of the Kenaanites who pursued me; and many consolations have I seen and have expected to see; but this I had not expected, that Joseph my son should yet be alive. I will go now, and behold him before I die.
Chapter 46מ״ו
וּנְטַל יִשְרָאֵל וְכָל דִילֵיהּ וְאָתָא לִבְאֵר שָׁבַע וְדַבַּח דִבְחִין לֵאלָהָא דְאָבוּי יִצְחָק
And Israel journeyed with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Izhak.
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְיִשְרָאֵל בִּנְבוּאָה בְּלֵילְיָא וַאֲמַר יַעֲקב יַעֲקב וַאֲמַר הָא נָא
And the Lord spake to Israel in a prophecy of the night, and said, Jakob! and he said, Behold me.
וַאֲמַר אֲנָא הוּא אֵל אֱלָהֵיהּ דְאָבוּךְ לָא תִדְחַל מִלְמֵיחוֹת לְמִצְרַיִם עַל עֵיסַק שִׁעֲבּוּדָא דִי פְּסָקִית עִם אַבְרָהָם אֲרוּם לְעַם סַגִי אֲשַׁוִינָךְ תַּמָן
And He said, I am God, the God of thy father; fear not to go down into Mizraim on account of the servitude I have decreed with Abraham: for a great people will I make thee there.
אֲנָא הוּא דִבְמֵימְרִי אֵיחוֹת עִמָךְ לְמִצְרַיִם וְאֵיחְמֵי סִיגוּפֵיהוֹן דִבְנָךְ וּמֵימְרִי יַעֲלִינָךְ תַּמָן אוּף אַפִּיק יַת בְּנָךְ מִתַּמָן וּבְרַם יוֹסֵף יְשַׁוֵי יְדֵיהּ עַל עֵינָךְ
I am He who in My Word will go down with thee into Mizraim; I will regard the affliction of thy children, and My Word shall bring thee up from thence, and cause thy children to come up; but Joseph shall lay his hand upon thine eyes.
וְקָם יַעֲקב מִבֵּירָא דְשָׁבַע וּנְטָלוּ בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל יַת יַעֲקב אֲבוּהוֹן וְיַת טַפְלְהוֹן וְיַת נְשֵׁיהוֹן בִּסְדָנֵי דְשָׁדַר פַּרְעה לְמֵיטַל יָתֵיהּ
And Jakob arose from Beer de Sheba; and the sons of Israel journeyed, with Jakob their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the waggons which Pharoh had sent to carry him.
וְדַבְּרוּ יַת קִנְיָנֵיהוֹן וְיַת נִכְסֵיהוֹן דִי קָנוּ בְּאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן וְאָתוֹ לְמִצְרַיִם יַעֲקב וְכָל בְּנוֹי עִמֵיהּ
They took their possessions and the substance which they had gotten in the land of Kenaan, and came into Mizraim, Jakob and all his sons with him,
בְּנוֹי וּבְנֵי בְנוֹי עִמֵיהּ בְּנָתֵיהּ וּבְנַת בְּנוֹי וְכָל זַרְעֵיהּ אַיְיתֵי עִמֵיהּ לְמִצְרָיִם
his sons and his sons’ children with him, his daughters, and the daughters of his sons; and all his seed came with him to Mizraim.
וְאִלֵין שְׁמָהַת בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל דְעָלוּ לְמִצְרַיִם יַעֲקב וּבְנוֹי בּוּכְרָא דְיַעֲקב רְאוּבֵן
These are the names of the sons of Israel who came into Mizraim. Jakob and his sons. The firstborn of Jakob, Reuben.
וּבְנוֹי דִרְאוּבֵן חֲנוֹךְ וּפַלוּא וְחֶצְרוֹן וְכַרְמִי
And the sons of Reuben, Hanok and Phallu Hetsron and Karmi.
וּבְנוֹי דְשִׁמְעוֹן יְמוּאֵל וְיָמִין וְאוֹהַד וְיָכִין וְצוֹחַר וְשָׁאוּל הוּא זִמְרִי דְעָבַד עוֹבְדָא דִכְנַעֲנָאֵי בְּשִׁטִים
The sons of Shimeon, Jemuel and Jamin, Ochad, Jakin, Sochar and Shaul: he is Zimri, who made the work of the Kenaanites in Shittim.
וּבְנוֹי דְלֵוִי גֵרְשׁוֹן וּקְהָת וּמְרָרִי
And the sons of Levi, Gershon, Kehath and Merari.
וּבְנוֹי דִיהוּדָה עֵר וְאוֹנָן וְשֵׁלָה וָפֶרֶץ וָזָרַח וּמִית עֵר וְאוֹנָן עַל עֵיסַק עוֹבַדְהוֹן בִּישַׁיָיא בְּאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן וְשֵׁלָה וְזֶרַח לָא אוֹלִידוּ בְּנִין בְּאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן וַהֲווֹ בְנֵי פֶרֶץ דְנַחְתוּ לְמִצְרַיִם חֶצְרוֹן וְחָמוּל
The sons of Jehuda, Er, Onan, Shelah, Pherets, and Zarach. But Er and Onan died, on account of their evil work in the land of Kenaan; and Shelah and Zarach had no children in the land of Kenaan; but the sons of Pherets who went down to Mizraim were Hetsron and Chamul.
וּבְנוֹי דְיִשָשׁכָר חַכִּימִין וּמָרֵי חוּשְׁבְּנָא וְשׁוּמְהוֹן תּוֹלָע וּפֻוָה וְיוֹב וְשִׁמְרוֹן
The sons of Issakar, sages, and masters of reasoning, their names were Tola, Phua, Job, and Shimron.
וּבְנוֹי דִזְבוּלוּן תַּגְרִין מָרֵי פְּרַקְמַטְיָא מְפַרְנְסִין יַת אֲחוּהוֹן בְּנֵי יִשָשׁכָר וּמְקַבְּלִין אֲגַר כְּוַתְהוֹן וְשׁוּמְהוֹן סֶרֶד וְאֵילוֹן וְיַחְלְאֵל
The sons of Zebulon, merchants, masters of commerce nourishing their brethren, the sons of Issakar, and receiving a reward like theirs; and their names were Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
אִלֵין בְּנֵי לֵאָה דִילֵידַת לְיַעֲקב בְּפַדַן דַאֲרַם וְיַת דִינָה בְרַתֵּיהּ כָּל נַפְשַׁת בְּנוֹי וּבְרַתֵּיהּ תְּלָתִין וּתְלַת
These are the sons of Leah, whom she bare unto Jakob in. Padan Aram, with Dinah his daughter; all the souls of his sons and his daughter; thirty and three.
וּבְנוֹי דְגָד צִפְיוֹן וְחַגִי שׁוּנִי וְאֶצְבּוֹן עֵרִי וַאֲרוֹדִי וְאַרְאֵלִי
And the children of Gad, Sephon, Haggi, Suni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
וּבְנוֹי דְאָשֵׁר יִמְנָה וְיִשְׁוָה וְיִשְׁוִי וּבְרִיעָה וְשֶרַח אֲחַתְהוֹן דְאִידְבָּרִית כַּד הִיא קְיָימָא לְגִינוּנִיתָא עַל דְבַשְרַת לְיַעֲקב דְיוֹסֵף קַיֵים הִיא שִׁיזִיבַת לְיַתְבֵי אָבֵל מִדִין קְטוֹל בְּיוֹמֵי יוֹאָב וּבְנוֹי דִבְרִיעָה דְנַחֲתוּ לְמִצְרַיִם חֶבֶר וּמַלְכִּיאֵל
The children of Asher, Yimna, Yishvah, Yishvi, Beriah and Serach their sister, who was carried away while alive into the Garden (of Eden), because she had announced to Jakob that Joseph still lived. It was she who saved the inhabitants of (the city) Abel from the judgment of death, in the days of Joab. The sons of Beriah who went down into Mizraim were Heber and Malkiel.
אִלֵין בְּנֵי זִלְפָּה דִיהַב לָבָן לְלֵאָה בְּרַתֵּיהּ וִילֵידַת יַת אִילֵין לְיַעֲקב שִׁיתְּסַר נַפְשִׁין
These are the children of Zilpha, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and she bare them to Jakob; sixteen souls.
בְּנוֹי רָחֵל אִיתַּת יַעֲקב יוֹסֵף וּבִנְיָמִין
The sons of Rahel, wife of Jakob, Joseph and Benjamin.
וְאִתְיְלִיד לְיוֹסֵף בְּנִין בְּאַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם דִילֵידַת לֵיהּ אָסְנַת בַּת דִינָה וְרָבַת בְּבֵית פּוֹטִיפֶרַע רַבָּא דְטָנִיס יַת מְנַשֶׁה וְיַת אֶפְרָיִם
And to Joseph were born two sons in the land of Mizraim, whom Asenath the daughter of Dinah, educated in the house of Potiphera prince of Tanis, bare, Menasheh and Ephraim.
וּבְנוֹי דְבִנְיָמִין עַשְרָא וּשׁוּמְהוֹן עַל פְּרִישׁוּתָא דְיוֹסֵף אָחוֹי. בֶּלַע, דְאִתְבְּלַע מִנֵיהּ. וָבֶכֶר, דְהוּא בּוּכְרָא דְאִמֵיהּ. וְאַשְׁבֵּל, דְהַלִיךְ בְּשִׁבְיָיתָא. גֵרָא, דְאִיתְגַר בְּאַרְעָא נוּכְרָאָה. וְנַעֲמָן, דַהֲוָה נָעִים וְיַקִיר. אֵחִי, דְהוּא אָחוֹי בַּר אִימֵיהּ. וָראשׁ, דַהֲוָה רֵישׁ בְּבֵית אָבוֹי. מֻפִּים, דְאִזְדַבֵּן בְּמוֹף. חֻפִּים, דְבִזְמַן דְאִתְפָּרֵשׁ מִינֵיהּ הֲוָה בַּר תַּמְנֵיסַר שְׁנִין וְחָזִי לְכֵילָת הִילוּלָא. וָאָרְד, דְנָחַת לְמִצְרָיִם
The sons of Benjamin, ten; and their names, according to the interpretation of Joseph his brother: Bela, who was swallowed up from him; Beker, who was the chosen of his mother; Eshbal, who went into captivity; Gera, who became a sojourner in a foreign land; Naaman, who was pleasant and honourable; Achi, who had a (twin) brother, the son of his mother; Rosh, who was a chief in his father’s house; Muppim, who was sold into Muph; Chuppim, because at the time that he was separated from him he was the son of eighteen years and was eligible for marriage (Chupha, thalamus nuptialis); and Ared, who descended into Mizraim.
אִלֵין בְּנֵי רָחֵל דְאִיתְיְלִידוּ לְיַעֲקב כָּל נַפְשָׁתָא אַרְבֵּסְרֵי
These are the children of Rahel who were born unto Jakob, all the souls fourteen.
וּבְנוֹי דְדָן זְרִיזִין וְאַמְפּוּרִין וְלֵית סְכוּם לְמִנְיָנֵיהוֹם
The sons of Dan, able men (or armed) and merchants, of whose numbers there is no end (or sum).
וּבְנוֹי דְנַפְתָּלִי יַחְצְאֵל וְגוּנִי וְיֵצֶר וְשִׁלֵם
And the sons of Naphtali, Jakzeel, Guni, Jetser, and Shillem.
אִלֵין בְּנֵי בִלְהָה דִיהַב לָבָן לְרָחֵל בְּרַתֵּיהּ וִילֵידַת יַת אִלֵין לְיַעֲקב כָּל נַפְשָׁתָא שׁוּבְעָא
These are the sons of Bilhah whom Laban gave to Rahel his daughter; and she bare them unto Jakob, all the souls seven.
כָּל נַפְשָׁתָא דְעָלָא עִם יַעֲקב לְמִצְרַיִם נַפְקֵי יַרְכֵיהּ בַּר מִנְשֵׁי דִבְנֵי יַעֲקב כָּל נַפְשָׁתָא שִׁיתִּין וְשִׁית
All the souls which went into Mizraim with Jakob which had come forth from his thigh; besides the wives of Jakob’s sons, all the souls were sixty and six.
וּבְנוֹי דְיוֹסֵף דְאִתְיְלִידוּ לֵיהּ בְּמִצְרַיִם נַפְשָׁתָא תְּרֵין וְיוֹסֵף דַהֲוָה בְמִצְרַיִם וְיוֹכֶבֶד בְּרַת לֵוִי דְאִתְיְלִידַת בְּמִעַלְהוֹן לְמִצְרַיִם בֵּינֵי טוּרַיָא סְכוּם כָּל נַפְשָׁתָא לְבֵית יַעֲקב דְעָלָא לְמִצְרַיִם שׁוּבְעִין
But the sons of Joseph who were born to him in Mizraim were two souls; and Joseph who was in Mizraim, and Jokebed the daughter of Levi, who was born among the hills in their journey to Mizraim, the sum of all the souls of the house of Jakob who came into Mizraim, seventy.
וְיַת יְהוּדָה שָׁדַר קֳדָמוֹי לְוַת יוֹסֵף לִמְחַוְיָא קֳדָמוֹי אָרְחָא וּלְמִכְבְּשָׁא יַת עַמוּדַיָא דְאַרְעָא וּלְאָתַקְנָא קֳדָמוֹי בֵּית מֵישְׁרוֹי בְגוֹשְנָא וְאָתוֹ לְאַרְעָא דְגשֶׁן
And he sent Jehuda before him to Joseph to indicate the way before him, to subdue the pillars of the earth, and to provide him a house of dwelling in Goshena. And they came to the land of Goshen.
וְטַקֵיס יוֹסֵף אַרְתִּיכֵיהּ וְסַלִיק לִקְדָמוּת יִשְרָאֵל אָבוּי לְגשֶׁן וְקָדָם דְאִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעֵיהּ אָבוֹי סְגַד לֵיהּ וְאִתְחַיֵיב לְמִיהֱוֵי שְׁנוֹי קְטִיעַן וּתְהָא וְאִתְחַמֵי לֵיהּ וּרְכִן עַל פְּרִיקַת צַוְורֵיהּ וּבְכָא עַל צַוְורֵיהּ תּוּב עַל דִסְגַד לֵיהּ
And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen; and his father, before he recognised him, worshipped him, and thus became liable to be shortened (or cut off) in his years. And he wondered, and beheld him, and fell upon his neck, and wept still upon his neck, because he had worshipped him.
וַאֲמַר יִשְרָאֵל לְיוֹסֵף אִין מַיְיתָנָא בַּהֲדָא זִמְנָא מִתְנַחֵם אֲנָא דִי בְמֵיתוּתָא דְמַיְיתִין בָּהּ צַדִיקַיָא אֲנָא מַיִית בָּתַר דְחָמִית סְבַר אַפָּךְ אֲרוּם עַד כְּדוֹן אַנְתְּ קַיָים
And Israel said to Joseph, If at this time I die, I am Comforted: for with the death that the righteous die shall I die, after seeing thy face, because thou art yet alive.
וַאֲמַר יוֹסֵף לְאָחוֹי וּלְבֵית אָבוֹי אִיסַק וְאַתְנֵי לְפַרְעה וְאֵימַר לֵיהּ אַחַי וּבֵית אַבָּא דִבְאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן אָתוֹ לְוָתִי
And Joseph said to his brethren and his father’s house, I will go up and tell Pharoh, and say to him, My brethren and my father’s house from the land of Kenaan have come to me.
וְגוּבְרַיָא רַעֲיָין דְעָאָן אֲרוּם גוּבְרֵי מָרֵי גֵיתֵי הֲווֹ וְעַנְהוֹן וְתוֹרֵיהוֹן וְכָל דִילְהוֹן אַיְיתִיאוּ
The men are pastors of sheep; for they are men, the masters of flocks; and their sheep and oxen and all which they have, they have brought.
וִיהֵי אֲרוּם יִקְרֵי לְכוֹם פַּרְעה וְיֵימַר תָּנוּן לִי מַה עוֹבָדֵיכוֹן
And it must be, when Pharoh calleth you, and saith, Tell me, what is your work?
וְתֵימְרוּן מָרֵי גֵיתֵי הֲווֹ עַבְדָךְ מִטַלְיוּתָנָא וְעַד כְּדוּן בְּגִין דְתֵיתְבוּן בְּאַרְעָא דְגשֶׁן אֲרוּם מְרַחְקִין מִצְרָאֵי כָּל רָעֵי עָנָא
you must say, Thy servants have been masters of flocks from our youth until now: that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; because the Mizraee reject all shepherds.
Chapter 47מ״ז
וְאָתָא יוֹסֵף וְתַנֵי לְפַרְעה וַאֲמַר אַבָּא וְאַחַי וְעַנְהוֹן וְתוֹרֵיהוֹן וְכָל דִלְהוֹן אָתוֹ מֵאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן וְהָא אִינוּן בְּאַרְעָא דְגשֶׁן
And Joseph came and informed Pharoh, and said, My father and my brethren, with their sheep all oxen and all that they have, are come from the land of Kenaan, and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
וּמִקְצַת אָחוֹי דַבֵּר חֲמְשָׁא גוּבְרִין זְבֻלוּן דָן וְנַפְתָּלִי גָד וְאָשֵׁר וַאֲקֵימִינוּן קֳדָם פַּרְעה
And from the extreme of his brethren he took five men, Zebulon, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher, and resented them before Pharoh.
וַאֲמַר פַּרְעה לְאָחוֹי דְיוֹסֵף מַה עוֹבָדֵיכוֹן וַאֲמָרוּ לְפַרְעה רָעֵי עָנָא הֲווֹ עַבְדָךְ אוּף אֲנָן אוּף אֲבָהָתָן
And Pharoh said to Joseph’s brethren, What is your work?
וַאֲמָרוּ לְפַרְעה לְאִיתוֹתָבָא בְּאַרְעָא אָתֵינָא אֲרוּם לֵית אַתַר בֵּית רַעֲיָא לְעָנָא דִלְעַבְדָךְ אֲרוּם תְּקֵיף כַּפְנָא בְּאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן וּכְדוּן יֵתְבוּן כְּעַן עַבְדָךְ בְּאַרְעָא דְגשֶׁן
And they said to Pharoh, Thy servants are pastors of sheep, both we and our fathers. And they said to Pharoh, To dwell in the land are we come, because there is no place of pasture for thy servants’ sheep, for the famine hath prevailed in the land of Kenaan; let thy servants therefore now dwell in the land of Goshen.
וַאֲמַר פַּרְעה לְיוֹסֵף לְמֵימַר אָבוּךְ וְאָחָךְ אָתוֹ לְוָותָךְ
And Pharoh spake to Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren have come to thee.
אַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם קֳדָמָךְ הוּא בְּבֵית שְׁפַר אַרְעָא אוֹתִיב יַת אַבָּךְ וְיַת אָחָךְ יֵתְבוּן בְּאַרְעָא דְגשֶׁן וְאִין חַכִּימְתָּא דְאִית בְּהוֹם גוּבְרִין דְחֵילָא וּתְמַנִינוּן רַבָּנֵי גֵיתֵי עַל דִידִי
The land of Mizraim is before thee. In the fairest part of the land make thy father and thy brethren to dwell: let them dwell in the land of Goshen. And if thou know any among them men of ability, appoint them masters over my flocks.
וְאַיְיתֵי יוֹסֵף יַת יַעֲקב אָבוּי וַאֲקִימֵיהּ קֳדָם פַּרְעה וּבְרִיךְ יַעֲקב יַת פַּרְעה וַאֲמַר יְהֵי רַעֲוָא דְיִתְמְלוּן מוֹי דְנִילוּס וְיַעֲדֵי כַּפְנָא מִן עַלְמָא בְּיוֹמָךְ
And Joseph brought Jakob his father, and presented him before Pharoh. And Jakob blessed Pharoh, and said, May it please the Almighty that the waters of Nilos may be replenished, and may the famine pass away from the world in thy days!
וַאֲמַר פַּרְעה לְיַעֲקב כַּמָה אִינוּן יוֹמֵי שְׁנֵי חַיָיךְ
And Pharoh said to Jakob, How many are the days of the years of thy life?
וַאֲמַר יַעֲקב לְפַרְעה יוֹמֵי שְׁנֵי תּוֹתָבוּתַיי מְאָה וּתְלָתִין שְׁנִין קַלִילִין וּבִישִׁין הֲווֹ יוֹמֵי שְׁנֵי חַיַי דְמִן טַלְיוּתִי עֲרָקִית מִן קֳדָם עֵשָו אָחִי וְאִיתוֹתָבִית בְּאַרְעָא דְלָא דִידִי וּכְדוּן בְּעִידָן סֵיבְתִּי נַחְתִית לְאִיתּוֹתָבָא הָכָא וְלָא אַדְבִּיקוּ יוֹמֵי יַת יוֹמֵי שְׁנֵי חַיֵי אַבְהָתִי בְּיוֹמֵי תּוֹתָבוּתְהוֹן
And Jakob answered Pharoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years. Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life; for in my youth I fled before Esau my brother, and sojourned in a land not my own; and now in the time of my old age have I come down to sojourn here. And my days have not reached the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
וּבְרִיךְ יַעֲקב יַת פַּרְעה וּנְפַק מִן קֳדָם פַּרְעה
And Jakob blessed Pharoh, and went out from before Pharoh.
וְאוֹתִיב יוֹסֵף יַת אָבוֹי וְיַת אָחוֹי וִיהַב לְהוֹן אַחְסָנָא בְּאַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם בְּבֵית שְׁפַר אַרְעָא בְּאַרְעָא דְפִילוּסִין הֵיכְמָא דְפַקֵיד פַּרְעה
And Joseph brought his father and brethren to dwell, and gave them a possession in the land of Mizraim, in a goodly part of the country, in the country of Pilusin, as Pharoh had commanded.
וְזָן יוֹסֵף יַת אָבוּהִי וְיַת אָחוֹי וְיַת כָּל בֵּית אָבוֹי לַחְמָא לְפוּם דְמִצְטָרֵךְ לְטַפְלַיָיא
And Joseph sustained his father and his brethren and all his father’s house with bread, according to the need of their families.
וְלַחְמָא לֵית בְּכָל אַרְעָא אַרוּם תַּקִיף כַּפְנָא לַחֲדָא וְאִשְׁתַּלְהוֹן דַיְירֵי אַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם וְדַיְירֵי אַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן מִן קֳדָם כַּפְנָא
But there was no bread (grown) in all the land, because the famine prevailed greatly, and the inhabitants of the land of Mizraim failed, and the dwellers in the land of Kenaan, in presence of the famine.
וּלְקֵיט יוֹסֵף יַת כָּל כַּסְפָּא דְאִישְׁתַּכַּח בְּאַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם וּבְאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן בְּעִיבּוּרָא דְהִינוּן זַבְּנִין וְאַיְיתֵי יוֹסֵף יַת כַּסְפָּא בְּבֵית הִיפְתֵּיקָא דְפַרְעה
And Joseph collected all the money which was found in the land of Mizraim, and in the land of Kenaan, for the corn which he sold to them; and Joseph brought the money into the treasure–house of Pharoh.
וּשְׁלִים כַּסְפָּא מֵאַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם וּמֵאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן וְאָתוּ מִצְרָאֵי לְוַת יוֹסֵף לְמֵימָר הַב לָנָא לַחֲמָא וּלְמָא נְמוּת כָּל קִבְלָךְ אֲרוּם שְׁלִים כַּסְפָּא
And the money was finished from the land of Mizraim, and from the land of Kenaan; and the Mizraee came to Joseph, saying, Give us bread; why should we die before thee? for all our money is finished.
וַאֲמַר יוֹסֵף הָבוּ גֵיתֵיכוֹן וְאֶתֵּן לְכוֹן מָזוֹן בְּגֵיתֵיכוֹן אִין פְּסַד כַּסְפָּא
And Joseph said, Give your flocks, and for your flocks I will give you provisions, if the money be consumed.
וְאַיְיתִיוּ יַת גֵיתֵיהוֹן לְיוֹסֵף וִיהַב לְהוֹן יוֹסֵף לַחֲמָא בְּסוּסְוָון וּבְגֵיתֵי עָנָא וּבְגֵיתֵי תּוֹרֵי וּבַחְמָרָא וְזָנִינוּן בְּלַחְמָא בְּכָל גֵיתֵיהוֹן בְּשַׁתָּא הַהוּא
And they brought their cattle to Joseph, and Joseph gave them bread for their horses, and for the flocks of sheep, the oxen, and the asses; and he sustained them with bread for all their flocks for that year
וּשְׁלִימַת שַׁתָּא הַהוּא וְאָתוּ כָּל מִצְרָאֵי לְוָתֵיהּ בְּשַׁתָּא תִנְיֵיתָא וַאֲמָרוּ לֵיהּ לָא נְכַסֵי מִן רִבּוֹנִי אֲרוּם אִין שְׁלִים כַּסְפָּא וְגֵיתֵי בְּעִירָא לְרִבּוֹנִי לָא אִשְׁתַּיָיר לָנָא קֳדָם רִבּוֹנִי אֱלָהֵן גוּפְנִין וְאַרְעָן
And that year being ended, all the Mizraee came to him, in the second year, and said to him, We will not hide it from my lord, that the money is finished and my lord hath the flocks of cattle: there is nothing left us before my lord except our bodies, and our land.
לְמָא נְמוּת וְעֵינָךְ חָמָן אוּף אֲנָן אוּף אַרְעָן קְנֵי יָתָן וְיַת אַרְעָן בְּלַחְמָא וּנְהִי אֲנַן וְאַרְעָן עַבְדִין לְפַרְעה וְהַב בַּר זַרְעָא וְנֵיחֵי וְלָא נְמוּת וְאַרַע לָא תִשְׁתּוֹמֵם
Why should we die and thine eye seeing (it), both we and our land also? Buy us, and our land, for bread, and we and our land will be servants of Pharoh, and give the seed of corn, that we may live and not die, and the land be not desolated.
וּקְנָא יוֹסֵף יַת כָּל אַרְעָא דְמִצְרָאֵי לְפַרְעה אֲרוּם זַבִּינוּ מִצְרָאֵי גְבַר חַקְלֵיהּ אֲרוּם תַּקִיף עֲלֵיהוֹן כַּפְנָא וַהֲוַת אַרְעָא חֲלִיטָא לְפַרְעה
And Joseph bought all the land of Mizraim for Pharoh; for the Mizraee sold every man his portion, because the famine prevailed over them, and the land became the property of Pharoh.
וְיַת עַמָא דִמְדִינָתָא אַעֲבַר יַתְהוֹן לְקוּרְיְתָא וְעַמָא דְקוּרְיְתָא אַעֲבַר לִמְדִינְתָּא מִן בִּגְלַל אָחוֹי דְיוֹסֵף דְלָא יִתְקְרוּן גַלְוִילָאֵי בְּגִין כֵּן טַלְטְלִינוּן מִסֵיפֵיהּ תְּחוּם מִצְרַיִם עַד סוֹפֵיהּ
And the people of a province he removed to a city, and the people of the city he removed to a province, for the sake of the brethren of Joseph, that they might not be called wanderers: therefore he made them migrate from one end of Mizraim to the other.
לְחוֹד אַרְעָא דְכוּמְרְנַיָא לָא זַבָּן מִן בִּגְלַל דְחָמוּן לֵיהּ זְכוּתָא בִּזְמַן דִבְעָא רִבּוֹנֵיהּ לְמִקְטְלֵיהּ וְשֵׁיזְבוּהִי מִן דִין קְטוֹל וּבְרַם אֲרוּם חוּלְקָא אָמַר לְמִיתְיַהֲבָא לְהוֹם מִלְוַות פַּרְעה וְאָכְלִין יַת חוּלַקְהוֹן דִיהַב לְהוֹן פַּרְעה בְּגִין כֵּן לָא זַבִּינוּ יַת אַרְעֲהוֹן
Only the land of the priests he bought not because they had considered him innocent at the time when his master was seeking to put him to death, and they had delivered him from the judgment of death: and besides he had said that a portion should be given them from Pharoh. So they ate the portion which Pharoh gave them, and sold not their land.
וַאֲמַר יוֹסֵף לְעַמָא הָא קָנִיתִי יַתְכוֹן יוֹמָא דֵין וְיַת אַרְעֲכוֹן לְפַרְעה הָא לְכוֹן בַּר זַרְעָא וְתִזְרְעוּן יַת אַרְעָא
And Joseph said to the people, Behold, I have this day bought you and your land for Pharoh: behold, (I give) you seed corn to sow the land;
וִיהֵי בְאִישׁוּנֵיהּ בְּמִכְנוֹש עֲלַלְתָּא וְתִתְּנוּן חוּמְשָׁא לְפַּרְעה וְאַרְבַּע חוּלְקִין יְהֵי לְכוֹן לְבַר זַרְעָא דְאַרְעָא וּלְמֵיכְלֵיכוֹן וּלְפַרְנוּס בָּתֵּיכוֹן וּלְמֵיכוּל לְטַפְלְכוֹן
and at the time of the ingathering of your produce you shall give the fifth part to Pharoh, and four parts shall be yours, for the seeding of your land, and for food and for provision for your houses and little ones.
וַאֲמָרוּ קִיַימְתָּנָא נִשְׁכַּח רַחֲמִין בְּעֵינֵי רִבּוֹנִי וּנְהֵי עַבְדִין לְפַרְעה
And they said, Thou hast preserved us: let us find favour in the eyes of my lord, and we will be Pharoh’s servants.
וְשַׁוִי יוֹסֵף לִגְזֵירָא עַד יוֹמָא הָדֵין עַל אַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם לְפַרְעה לְמֵיתַב חוּמְשָׁא מִן עֲלַלְתָּא לְחוֹד אַרְעָא דְכוּמְרַנְיָא בִּלְחוֹדֵיהוֹן לָא הֲוָת לְפַרְעה
And Joseph established it a law unto this day over the land of Mizraim to take to Pharoh a fifth part of the produce, except only the land of the priests which was not Pharoh’s.
וִיתֵיב יִשְרָאֵל בְּאַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם וּבְנוֹ לְהוֹן בָּתֵּי מֶדְרָשִׁין וּפַלְטִין בְּאַרְעָא דְגשֶׁן וְאַחְסִינוּ בָהּ אַחְסָנַת חַקְלִין וּכְרָמִין וּנְפִישׁוּ וּסְגִיאוּ לַחֲדָא
And Israel dwelt in the land of Mizraim, and they built there schools and mansions in the land of Goshen, and inherited therein fields and vineyards; and they increased and multiplied greatly.
ויחי וַחֲיָא יַעֲקב בְּאַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם שֶׁבְסְרֵי שְׁנִין וַהֲווֹ יוֹמֵי יַעֲקב סְכוּם יוֹמֵי חֲיוֹי מְאָה וְאַרְבְּעִין וּשְׁבַע שְׁנִין
And Jakob lived in the land of Mizraim seventeen years. And the sum of the days of Jakob, of the days of his life, was a hundred and forty and seven years.
וּקְרִיבוּ יוֹמֵי יִשְרָאֵל לִמְמַת וּקְרָא לִבְרֵיהּ לְיוֹסֵף וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ אִין כְּדוֹן אַשְׁכָּחִית רַחֲמִין קֳדָמָךְ שַׁוִי כְּדוֹן אִידָךְ בִּגְזֵירַת מְהוּלְתִּי וְתַעֲבֵיד כְּדוּן עִמִי טִיבוּ וּקְשׁוֹט לָא כְדוֹן תִּקְבְּרִינַנִי בְּמִצְרָיִם
And the days of Israel drew near to die. And he called to his son, to Joseph, and said to him, If now I have found favour before thee, put thy hand on the place of my circumcision, and deal with me in goodness and truth, That thou wilt not bury me in Mizraim,
וְאֶשְׁכּוֹב עִם אַבְהָתַי וְתִטְלִינַנִי מִמִצְרַיִם וְתִקְבְּרִינַנִי בִּקְבוּרְתְּהוֹן וּמִן בִּגְלַל דְהוּא בְּרֵיהּ לָא שַׁוִי יְדֵיהּ אֱלָהֵן אָמַר אֲנָא אַעְבֵיד כְּפִתְגָמָךְ
that I may sleep with my fathers, and thou mayest carry me from Mizraim, and bury me in their sepulchre. But because he was his son he did not (so) put his hand; but said, I will do according to thy word.
וַאֲמַר קַיֵים לִי וְקַיֵים לֵיהּ מִן יַד אִתְגְלֵי עֲלוֹי יְקַר שְׁכִינְתָּא דַיְיָ וּסְגִיד יִשְרָאֵל עַל רֵישׁ דַרְגְשָׁא
And he said, Swear tome: and he sware to him. And immediately the Glory of the Shekina of the Lord was revealed to him, and Israel worshipped upon the pillow of the bed.
