Genesi 47

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Ingressus ergo Ioseph nun tiavit pharaoni dicens: “ Pater meus et fratres, oves eorum et armenta et cuncta, quae possident, venerunt de terra Chanaan; et ecce consistunt in terra Gessen ”.	1 So Joseph went and told Pharaoh, 'My father and brothers have arrived from Canaan with their flocksand cattle and al their possessions. Here they are, in the region of Goshen.'
2 Ex omnibus fratribus suis quinque viros statuit coram rege,	2 He had taken five of his brothers, and he now presented them to Pharaoh.
3 quos ille interrogavit: “ Quid habetis operis? ”. Responderunt: “ Pastores ovium sumus servi tui et nos et patres nostri ”.	3 Pharaoh asked his brothers, 'What is your occupation?' and they gave Pharaoh the answer, 'Yourservants are shepherds, like our fathers before us.'
4 Dixeruntque ad pharaonem: “ Ad peregrinandum in terra venimus, quoniam non est herba gregibus servorum tuorum, ingravescente fame, in terra Chanaan petimusque, ut esse nos iubeas servos tuos in terra Gessen ”.	4 They went on to tel Pharaoh, 'We have come to stay in this country for the time being, since there isno pasturage for your servants' flocks, Canaan being stricken with famine. So now please al ow your servants tosettle in the region of Goshen.'
5 Dixit itaque rex ad Ioseph: “ Pater tuus et fratres tui venerunt ad te.	5 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph,'They may stay in the region of Goshen, and if you know of any capablemen among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.' Jacob and his sons went to Egypt where Josephwas. Pharaoh king of Egypt heard about this and said to Joseph, 'Your father and brothers have come to you.
6 Terra Aegypti in conspectu tuo est; in optimo loco fac eos habitare et trade eis terram Gessen. Quod si nosti in eis esse viros industrios, constitue illos magistros pecorum meorum ”.	6 The country of Egypt is open to you: settle your father and brothers in the best region.'
7 Post haec introduxit Ioseph patrem suum ad regem et statuit eum coram eo, qui benedicens illi	7 Joseph brought his father and presented him to Pharaoh. Jacob paid his respects to Pharaoh.
8 et interrogatus ab eo: “ Quot sunt dies annorum vitae tuae? ”,	8 Pharaoh asked Jacob, 'How many years have you lived?'
9 respondit: “ Dies peregrinationis meae centum triginta annorum sunt, parvi et mali; et non pervenerunt usque ad dies patrum meorum, quibus peregrinati sunt ”.	9 Jacob said to Pharaoh, 'The years of my stay on earth add up to one hundred and thirty years. Fewand unhappy my years have been, fal ing short of my ancestors' years in their stay on earth.'
10 Et benedicto rege, egressus est foras.	10 Jacob then took leave of Pharaoh and withdrew from his presence.
11 Ioseph vero patri et fratribus suis dedit possessionem in Aegypto in optimo terrae loco, in terra Ramesses, ut praeceperat pharao;	11 Joseph then settled his father and brothers, giving them land holdings in Egypt, in the best part of thecountry, the region of Rameses, as Pharaoh had ordered.
12 et alebat eos omnemque domum patris sui praebens cibaria singulis.	12 Joseph provided his father, brothers and al his father's family with food, down to the least of them.
13 In tota terra panis deerat, et oppresserat fames terram valde, defecitque terra Aegypti et terra Chanaan prae fame.	13 And on al the earth around there was now no food anywhere, for the famine had grown very severe,and Egypt and Canaan were both weak with hunger.
14 E quibus omnem pecuniam congregavit pro venditione frumenti et intulit eam in aerarium regis.	14 Joseph accumulated al the money to be found in Egypt and Canaan, in exchange for the suppliesbeing handed out, and put the money in Pharaoh's palace.
15 Cumque defecisset emptoribus pretium, venit cuncta Aegyptus ad Ioseph dicens: “ Da nobis panes! Quare morimur coram te, deficiente pecunia? ”.	15 When al the money in Egypt and Canaan was exhausted, al the Egyptians came to Joseph,pleading, 'Give us food, unless you want us to die before your eyes! For our money has come to an end.'
16 Quibus ille respondit: “ Adducite pecora vestra, et dabo vobis pro eis cibos, si pretium non habetis ”.	16 Joseph replied, 'Hand over your livestock and I shal issue you food in exchange for your livestock, ifyour money has come to an end.'
17 Quae cum adduxissent, dedit eis alimenta pro equis et ovibus et bobus et asinis; sustentavitque eos illo anno pro commutatione pecorum.	17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them food in exchange for horses andlivestock, whether sheep or cattle, and for donkeys. Thus he saw them through that year with food in exchangefor all their livestock.
18 Venerunt quoque anno secundo et dixerunt ei: “ Non celamus dominum nostrum quod, deficiente pecunia, pecora transierunt ad dominum nostrum; nec clam te est quod absque corporibus et terra nihil habeamus.	18 When that year was over, they came to him the next year, and said to him, 'We cannot hide it frommy lord: the truth is, our money has run out and the livestock is in my lord's possession. There is nothing left formy lord except our bodies and our land.
19 Cur ergo moriemur, te vidente, et nos et terra nostra? Eme nos et terram nostram in servitutem regiam et praebe semina, ne, pereunte cultore, redigatur terra in solitudinem ”.	19 If we and our land are not to perish, take us and our land in exchange for food, and we with our landwil become Pharaoh's serfs; only give us seed, so that we can survive and not die and the land not revert todesert!'
20 Emit igitur Ioseph omnem terram Aegypti, vendentibus singulis possessiones suas prae magnitudine famis. Subiecitque eam pharaoni	20 Thus Joseph acquired all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh, since one by one the Egyptians sold theirfields, so hard pressed were they by the famine; and the whole country passed into Pharaoh's possession,
21 et cunctos populos eius redegit ei in servitutem, a novissimis terminis Aegypti usque ad extremos fines eius.	21 while the people he reduced to serfdom from one end of Egypt to the other.
22 Terram autem sacerdotum non emit, qui cibariis a rege statutis fruebantur, et idcirco non sunt compulsi vendere possessiones suas.	22 The only land he did not acquire belonged to the priests, for the priests received an al owance fromPharaoh and lived on the al owance that Pharaoh gave them. Hence they had no need to sel their land.
23 Dixit ergo Ioseph ad populos: “ En, ut cernitis, et vos et terram vestram pharao possidet; accipite semina et serite agros,	23 Then Joseph said to the people, 'This is how we stand: I have bought you out, with your land, onPharaoh's behalf. Here is seed for you to sow the land.
24 ut fruges habere possitis. Quintam partem regi dabitis; quattuor reliquas permitto vobis in sementem et in cibum familiis et liberis vestris ”.	24 But of the harvest you must give a fifth to Pharaoh. The other four-fifths you can have for sowingyour fields, to provide food for yourselves and your households, and food for your children.'
25 Qui responderunt: “ Tu salvasti nos! Respiciat nos tantum dominus noster, et laeti serviemus regi ”.	25 'You have saved our lives!' they replied. 'If it please my lord, we will become serfs to Pharaoh.'
26 Ex eo tempore usque in praesentem diem in universa terra Aegypti regibus quinta pars solvitur; et factum est a Ioseph in legem absque terra sacerdotali, quae libera ab hac condicione est.	26 So Joseph made a law, still in force today, as regards the soil of Egypt, that one-fifth should go toPharaoh. Only the land of the priests did not go to Pharaoh.
27 Habitavit ergo Israel in Aegypto, id est in terra Gessen, et possedit eam; auctusque est et multiplicatus nimis.	27 Thus Israel settled in Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there; they were fruitfuland grew very numerous.
28 Et vixit Iacob in terra Aegypti decem et septem annis; factique sunt omnes dies vitae illius centum quadraginta septem annorum.	28 Jacob lived seventeen years in Egypt; thus Jacob's total age came to a hundred and forty-sevenyears.
29 Cumque appropinquare cerneret diem mortis suae, vocavit filium suum Ioseph et dixit ad eum: “ Si inveni gratiam in conspectu tuo, pone manum tuam sub femore meo et facies mihi misericordiam et veritatem, ut non sepelias me in Aegypto,	29 When Israel's time to die drew near he sent for his son Joseph and said to him, 'If you real y love me,place your hand under my thigh as pledge that you will act with faithful love towards me: do not bury me inEgypt!
30 sed dormiam cum patribus meis, et auferas me de terra hac condasque in sepulcro maiorum meorum ”. Cui respondit Ioseph: “ Ego faciam, quod iussisti ”.	30 When I lie down with my ancestors, carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their tomb.' 'I shal do asyou say,' he replied.
31 Et ille: “ Iura ergo, inquit, mihi! ”. Quo iurante, adoravit Israel conversus ad lectuli caput.	31 'Swear to me,' he insisted. So he swore to him, and Israel sank back on the pil ow.