Onkelos Genesis Chapter 45
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וְלָא יְכִיל יוֹסֵף לְאִתְחַסָּנָא לְכֹל דְּקָיְמִין עִלָּוֹהִי וּקְרָא אַפִּיקוּ כָל אֱנַשׁ מֵעִלָּוָי וְלָא קָם אֱנַשׁ עִמֵּיהּ כַּד אִתְיְדַע יוֹסֵף לְוַת אֲחוֹהִי:
Yoseif could not contain his emotions in the presence of all who stood before him, and he cried out Let everyone leave my presence. No man remained with him, when Yoseif made himself known to his brothers.
וִיהַב יָת קָלֵיהּ בִּבְכִיתָא וּשְׁמָעוּ מִצְרַיִם וּשְׁמַע אֱנַשׁ בֵּית פַּרְעֹה:
He wept aloud, and the Egyptians heard about it, and the [people of the] house of Pharaoh [also] heard.
וַאֲמַר יוֹסֵף לַאֲחוֹהִי אֲנָא יוֹסֵף הַעַד כְּעַן אַבָּא קַיָּם וְלָא יָכִילוּ אֲחוֹהִי לַאֲתָבָא יָתֵיהּ פִּתְגָּם אֲרֵי אִתְבְּהִילוּ מִן קֳדָמוֹהִי:
Yoseif said to his brothers, I am Yoseif, is my father still alive? His brothers could not answer [a word to] him for they were shocked at his presence.
וַאֲמַר יוֹסֵף לַאֲחוֹהִי קְרִיבוּ כְעַן לְוָתִי וּקְרִיבוּ וַאֲמַר אֲנָא יוֹסֵף אֲחוּכוֹן דִּי זַבִּנְתּוּן יָתִי לְמִצְרָיִם:
[Then] Yoseif said to his brothers, Please [Now] come close to me. They came close [to him] and he said, I am Yoseif your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
וּכְעַן לָא תִתְּנְסוּן וְלָא יִתְקָף בְּעֵינֵיכוֹן אֲרֵי זַבִּנְתּוּן יָתִי הָכָא אֲרֵי לְקַיָּמָא שַׁלְּחַנִי יְיָ קֳדָמֵיכוֹן:
Now do not worry, and do not be angry with yourselves that you sold me here; for it was to preserve life that Elohim sent me [here] before you.
אֲרֵי דְנַן תַּרְתֵּין שְׁנִין כַּפְנָא בְּגוֹ אַרְעָא וְעוֹד חָמֵשׁ שְׁנִין דִּי לֵית זְרוֹעָא וַחֲצָדָא:
For it is [now] two years that there has been famine in the land; and for another five years there will be no plowing [sowing] or harvest.
וְשַׁלְּחַנִי יְיָ קֳדָמֵיכוֹן לְשַׁוָּאָה לְכוֹן שְׁאָרָא בְּאַרְעָא וּלְקַיָּמָא לְכוֹן לְשֵׁיזָבָא רַבָּא:
Elohim sent me [here] before you to insure your survival in the land, and to keep you alive for a great deliverance.
וּכְעַן לָא אַתּוּן שְׁלַחְתּוּן יָתִי הָכָא אֶלָּהֵן מִן קֳדָם יְיָ וְשַׁוְּיַנִי לְאַבָּא לְפַרְעֹה וּלְרִבּוֹן לְכָל אֱנַשׁ בֵּיתֵיהּ וְשַׁלִּיט בְּכָל אַרְעָא דְמִצְרָיִם:
Now [then] it was not you that sent me here, but [it was from before] Elohim; and He has made me as a father to Pharaoh, and master of all [the people of] his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
אוֹחוּ וּסְקוֹ לְוַת אַבָּא וְתֵימְרוּן לֵיהּ כִּדְנַן אֲמַר בְּרָךְ יוֹסֵף שַׁוְּיַנִי יְיָ לְרִבּוֹן לְכָל מִצְרָיִם חוּת לְוָתִי לָא תִתְעַכָּב:
Hurry, go up to my father and tell him: this is what your son, Yoseif, says, Elohim has made me master of all Egypt. Come down to me, do not delay.
וְתֵתֵיב בְּאַרְעָא דְגשֶׁן וּתְהֵי קָרִיב לִי אַתְּ וּבְנָךְ וּבְנֵי בְנָךְ וְעָנָךְ וְתוֹרָךְ וְכָל דִּי לָךְ:
You will dwell in the land of Goshen, and you will be close to me—you, your children, your grandchildren, your sheep, your cattle and all that you own.
וְאֵזוּן יָתָךְ תַּמָּן אֲרֵי עוֹד חֲמֵשׁ שְׁנִין כַּפְנָא דִּלְמָא תִתְמַסְכַּן אַתְּ וֶאֱנַשׁ בֵּיתָךְ וְכָל דִּי לָךְ:
I will provide for you there, since there will be another five years of famine; lest you become impoverished together with [the people of] your household and all that is yours.
וְהָא עֵינֵיכוֹן חֲזָן וְעֵינֵי אָחִי בִנְיָמִין אֲרֵי בְלִישָׁנְכוֹן אֲנָא מְמַלֵּל עִמְּכוֹן:
Behold, your eyes see it along with my brother Binyomin’s eyes, that I speak to you with my own mouth [in your language].
וּתְחַוּוּן לְאַבָּא יָת כָּל יְקָרִי בְּמִצְרַיִם וְיָת כָּל דִּי חֲזֵיתוּן וְתוֹחוּן וְתַחֲתוּן יָת אַבָּא הָכָא:
Tell my father of all my honor in Egypt, and all that you saw. Hurry and bring my father down here.
וּנְפַל עַל צַוְּארֵי בִנְיָמִן אֲחוּהִי וּבְכָא וּבִנְיָמִן בְּכָא עַל צַוְּארֵיהּ:
He [then] fell upon his brother Binyomin’s neck and wept, and Binyomin wept upon his neck.
וּנְשַׁק לְכָל אֲחוֹהִי וּבְכָא עֲלֵיהוֹן וּבָתַר כֵּן מַלִּילוּ אֲחוֹהִי עִמֵּיהּ:
He kissed all his brothers and wept upon [their necks]. After that his brothers spoke with him.
וְקָלָא אִשְׁתְּמַע לְבֵית פַּרְעֹה לְמֵימַר עַלּוּ אֲחֵי יוֹסֵף וּשְׁפַר בְּעֵינֵי פַרְעֹה וּבְעֵינֵי עַבְדּוֹהִי:
The news was heard in Pharaoh’s house that Yoseif’s brothers had come. This was good [news] in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants.
וַאֲמַר פַּרְעֹה לְיוֹסֵף אֱמַר לְאַחָיךְ דָּא עִיבִידוּ טְעוּנוּ יָת בְּעִירְכוֹן וֶאֱזִילוּ אוֹבִילוּ לְאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן:
Pharaoh said to Yoseif, Tell your brothers to do this: load up your beasts, and go and enter [bring to] the land of Canaan.
וּדְבָרוּ יָת אֲבוּכוֹן וְיָת אֱנַשׁ בָּתֵּיכוֹן וְעוּלוּ לְוָתִי וְאֶתֵּן לְכוֹן יָת טוּב אַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם וְתֵיכְלוּן יָת טוּבָא דְאַרְעָא:
Bring your father and [the people of] your households and come to me; and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt. You will eat of the fat of the land.
וְאַתְּ מְפַקָּדָא דָּא עִיבִידוּ סִיבוּ לְכוֹן מֵאַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם עֶגְלָן לְטַפְלֵיכוֹן וְלִנְשֵׁיכוֹן וְתִטְּלוּן יָת אֲבוּכוֹן וְתֵיתוּן:
Now you are commanded [to order (your) brothers to] do the following: Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives. Bring your father and come.
וְעֵינְכוֹן לָא תְחוּס עַל מָנֵיכוֹן אֲרֵי טַב כָּל אַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם דִּלְכוֹן הוּא:
Do not be concerned with your belongings, for the best of Egypt is yours,
וַעֲבָדוּ כֵן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהַב לְהוֹן יוֹסֵף עֶגְלָן עַל מֵימַר פַּרְעֹה וִיהַב לְהוֹן זְוָדִין לְאָרְחָא:
The sons of Yisrael did so. Yoseif gave them wagons by order of Pharaoh, and he gave them provisions for the journey.
לְכָלְּהוֹן יְהַב לִגְבַר אִצְטְלַוָּן דִּלְבוּשָׁא וּלְבִנְיָמִן יְהַב תְּלָת מְאָה סִלְעִין דִּכְסַף וַחֲמֵשׁ אִצְטְלַוָּן דִּלְבוּשִׁין:
To each of them, he gave a change of clothing. To Binyomin he gave three hundred [selaim of] silver pieces and five changes of clothing.
וְלַאֲבוּהִי שְׁלַח כְּדָא עַסְרָא חֲמָרִין טְעִינִין מִטּוּבָא דְמִצְרָיִם וַעֲסַר אַתְנָן טְעִינָן עִיבוּר וּלְחֵם וּזְוָדִין לַאֲבוּהִי לְאָרְחָא:
To his father he sent the following: Ten male donkeys loaded with the best of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and food [provisions] for his father for the journey.
וְשַׁלַּח יָת אֲחוֹהִי וַאֲזָלוּ וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן לָא תִתְנַצּוּן בְּאָרְחָא:
He sent his brothers off and they went. He said to them, Do not be troubled [argue] along the way.
וּסְלִיקוּ מִמִּצְרָיִם וַאֲתוֹ לְאַרְעָא דִכְנַעַן לְוַת יַעֲקֹב אֲבוּהוֹן:
They went up from Egypt, and they came to the land of Canaan, to their father Yaakov.
וְחַוִּיאוּ לֵיהּ לְמֵימַר עוֹד כְּעַן יוֹסֵף קַיָּם וַאֲרֵי הוּא שַׁלִּיט בְּכָל אַרְעָא דְמִצְרָיִם וַהֲווֹ מִלַּיָּא פָּיְגָן עַל לִבֵּיהּ אֲרֵי לָא הֵימִין לְהוֹן:
They told him saying, Yoseif is still alive, and he is ruler of all the land of Egypt. His [Yaakov’s] heart stood still [The words created uncertainty in his heart], for he could not believe them.
וּמַלִּילוּ עִמֵּיהּ יָת כָּל פִּתְגָּמֵי יוֹסֵף דִּי מַלִּיל עִמְּהוֹן וַחֲזָא יָת עֲגַלָּתָא דִּשְׁלַח יוֹסֵף לְמִטַּל יָתֵיהּ וּשְׁרַת רוּחַ נְבוּאָה לְוַת יַעֲקֹב אֲבוּהוֹן:
They told him all the words of Yoseif which he had spoken to them, and he saw the wagons that Yoseif had sent to carry him. [Then] the spirit of [prophecy rested upon] their father Yaakov was revived.
וַאֲמַר יִשְׂרָאֵל סַגִּי לִי חֶדְוָא עַד כְּעַן יוֹסֵף בְּרִי קַיָּם אֱזֵיל וְאֶחֱזִנֵּיהּ עַד לָא אֵמוּת:
Yisrael said, It is too much [There is great joy for me]! My son Yoseif still lives. I will go and see him before I die.