 Chapter 26-30 of the Book of Genesis from the Young's Literal Translation of the Bible. Chapter 26 And there is a famine in the land besides the first famine which was in the days of Abraham, and Isaac goeth unto Abimelech, king of the Philistines, to Gerar, and Jehovah appeareth unto him and Seeth, Go not down towards Egypt, Tabernacle in the land concerning which I speak unto thee, sojourn in this land, and I am with thee and bless thee, for to thee and to thy seed I give all these lands, and I have established the oath which I have sworn to Abraham thy father, and I have multiplied thy seed as stars of the heavens, and I have given to thy seed all these lands, and blessed themselves in thy seed have all nations of the earth, because that Abraham harkened to my voice, and keepeth my charge, my commands, my statutes, and my laws, and Isaac dwelleth in Gerar, and men of the place ask him of his wife, and he sayeth, she is my sister, for he hath been afraid to say, my wife, lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, for she is of good appearance. And it cometh to pass when the days have been prolonged to him there, that Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looketh through the window, and Seeth, and lo, Isaac is playing with Rebekah his wife, and Abimelech calleth for Isaac, and sayeth, lo, she is surely thy wife, and hath thou said, she is my sister, and Isaac sayeth unto him, because I said, lest I die for her, and Abimelech sayeth, what is this thou hast done to us, as a little thing one of the people had lain with thy wife, and thou hast brought upon us guilt, and Abimelech commandeth all the people saying, he who cometh against this man or against his wife, dying doth die, and Isaac soweth in that land, and findeth in that year a hundredfold, and Jehovah blesseth him, and the man is great, and goeth on, going on, and becoming great, till that he hath been very great, and he hath possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service, and the Philistines envy him, and all the wells which his father's servants digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines have stopped them, and fill them with dust, and Abimelech sayeth unto Isaac, go from us, for thou hast become much mightier than we, and Isaac goeth from thence, and in campeth in the valley of Gerar, and Dwelleth there, and Isaac turneth back, and digeth the wells of water which they digged in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines do stop after the death of Abraham, and he calleth to them names according to the names which his father called them, and Isaac's servants dig in the valley, and find there a well of living water, and shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, the water is ours, and he calleth the name of the well, strife, because they have not striven habitually with him, and they dig another well, and they strive also for it, and he calleth its name Hatred, and he removeeth from thence, and digeth another well, and they have not striven for it, and he calleth its name Enlargements, and sayeth, for now hath Jehovah given enlargement to us, and we have been fruitful in the land, and he goeth up from thence to Beersheba, and Jehovah appeareth unto him during that night, and sayeth, I am the God of Abraham thy father, fear not, for I am with thee, and have blessed thee, and have multiplied thy seed, because of Abraham my servant, and he buildeth there an altar, and preacheth in the name of Jehovah, and stretcheth out there his tent, and there Isaac's servants dig a well, and Abimelech have gone unto him from Gerar, and Ahusoth his friend, and Fikol, head of his host, and Isaac saith unto them, Wherefore have ye come unto me, and ye have hated me, and ye send me away from you? And they say, We have certainly seen that Jehovah hath been with thee, and we say, Let there be, we pray thee, an oath between us, between us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee, do not evil with us, as we have not touched thee, and as we have only done good with thee, and send thee away in peace, thou art now blessed of Jehovah, and he maketh for them a banquet, and they eat and drink, and rise early in the morning, and swear one to another, and Isaac sendeth them away, and they go from him in peace. And it cometh to pastoring that day, that Isaac's servants come and declare to him concerning the circumstances of the well which they have digged, and say to him, We have found water, and he calleth it Sheba, oath. Therefore the name of the city is Bersheba, well of the oath, unto this day. And Esau is a son of forty years, and he taketh a wife, Judith, daughter of Beorai the Hittite, and Bashamath, daughter of Elan the Hittite, and they are a bitterness of spirit to Isaac and to Rebecca. CHAPTER 27 And it cometh to past that Isaac is aged, and his eyes are too dim for seeing, and he calleth Esau his elder son, and sayeth unto him, My son, and he sayeth unto him, Here am I, and he sayeth, Lo, I pray thee, I have become aged, I have not known the day of my death, and now take up, I pray thee, thy instruments, thy quiver, and thy bow, and go out to the field and hunt for me provision, and make for me tasteful things such as I have loved, and bring in to me, and I do eat, so that my soul doth bless thee before I die. CHAPTER 28 And Rebecca is hearkening while Isaac is speaking unto Esau his son, and Esau goeth to the field to hunt provision, to bring in. And Rebecca hath spoken unto Jacob her son, saying, Well, I have heard thy father speaking unto Esau thy brother, saying, Bring for me provision, and make for me tasteful things, and I do eat, and bless thee before Jehovah before my death, and now my son heark into my voice to that which I am commanding thee, go, I pray thee, unto the flock, and take for me from thence two good kids of the goats, and I make them tasteful things for thy father, such as he hath loved, and thou hast taken in to thy father, and he hath eaten, so that his soul doth bless thee before his death. And Jacob sayeth unto Rebecca his mother, Lo, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I a smooth man. It may be my father doth feel me, and I have been in his eyes as a deceiver, and have brought upon me disesteem and not a blessing, and his mother sayeth to him, On me thy disesteem my son, only heark into my voice and go, take for me. And he goeth and taketh, and bringeth to his mother, and his mother maketh tasteful things, such as his father hath loved. And Rebecca taketh the desirable garments of Esau her elder son, which are with her in the house, and doth put on Jacob her younger son, and the skins of the kids of the goats she hath put on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck, and she giveth the tasteful things, and the bread which she hath made into the hand of Jacob her son. And he cometh in unto his father, and he sayeth, My father, and he sayeth, Here am I, who art thou my son? And Jacob sayeth unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn, I have done as thou hast spoken unto me, rise I pray thee, sit and eat of my provision, so that thy soul doth bless me. And Isaac sayeth unto his son, What is this thou hast hasted to find my son? And he sayeth, That which Jehovah thy God hath caused to come before me. And Isaac sayeth unto Jacob, Come nigh I pray thee, and I fill thee my son, whether thou art he my son Esau or not. And Jacob cometh nigh unto Isaac his father, and he filleth him and sayeth, The voice is the voice of Jacob, and the hands, hands of Esau. And he hath not discerned him, for his hands hath been hairy as the hands of Esau his brother, and he blesseth him, and sayeth, Thou art he my son Esau? And he sayeth, I am, and he sayeth, Bring nigh to me, and I do eat of my son's provision, so that my soul doth bless thee. And he bringeth nigh to him, and he eateth, and he bringeth to him wine, and he drinketh. And Isaac his father sayeth unto him, Come nigh I pray thee, and kiss me my son. And he cometh nigh, and kisseth him, and he smelleth the fragrance of his garments, and blesseth him, and sayeth, See, the fragrance of my son is as the fragrance of a field which Jehovah hath blessed, and God doth give to thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of corn and wine. People serve thee, and nations bow themselves to thee, be thou mighty over thy brethren, and the sons of thy mother bow themselves to thee, those who curse thee are cursed, and those who bless thee are blessed. And it cometh to pass, as Isaac hath finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob is only just going out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother hath come in from his hunting, and he also may get the tasteful things, and bringeth to his father, and sayeth to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's provision, so that thy soul doth bless me. And Isaac his father sayeth to him, Who art thou? And he sayeth, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau. And Isaac trembleeth a very great trembling, and sayeth, Who now is he who hath provided provision, and bringeth in to me, and I eat of all before thou cometh tin, and I bless him. Yay, blessed is he. When Esau hath the words of his father, then he cryeth a very great and bitter cry, and sayeth to his father, Bless me, me also, my father. And he sayeth, Thy brother hath come in with subtlety, and taketh thy blessing. And he sayeth, Is it because one called his name Jacob, that he doth take me by the heel these two times? My birthright he hath taken, and lo, now he hath taken my blessing. He sayeth also, Hast thou not kept back a blessing for me? And Isaac answereth and sayeth to Esau, Lo, a mighty one have I said him over thee, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants, and with corn and wine have I sustained him. And for thee now, what shall I do, my son? And Esau sayeth unto his father, One blessing hast thou, my father? Bless me, me also, my father. And Esau lifteth up his voice, and weepeth. And Isaac his father answereth and sayeth unto him, Lo, of the fatness of the earth is thy dwelling, and of the dew of the heavens from above, and by thy swore dost thou live, and thy brother dost thou serve, and it hath come to pass when thou ruralest, that thou hast broken his yoke from off thy neck. And Esau hateeth Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau sayeth in his heart, the days of mourning for my father draw near, and I slay Jacob, my brother. And the words of Esau her elder son are declared to Rebecca, and she sendeth and calleth for Jacob her younger son, and sayeth unto him, Lo, Esau thy brother is comforting himself in regard to thee, to slay thee. And now, my son, hark unto my voice and rise, flee for thyself unto Laban, my brother, to Haran, and thou hast dwelt with him some days till thy brother's fury turn back, till thy brother's anger turn back from thee, and he hath forgotten that which thou hast done to him, and I have sent and taken thee from vets. Why am I bereaved, even of you both the same day? And Rebecca sayeth unto Isaac, I have been disgusted with my life because of the presence of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these, from the daughters of the land, why do I live? Chapter 28 And Isaac calleth unto Jacob, and blesseth him, and commandeth him, and sayeth to him, Thou dost not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan, rise, go to Padana Ram, to the house of Bethuel, thy mother's father, and take for thyself from thence a wife of the daughters of Laban, thy mother's brother. And God almighty doth bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and thou hast become an assembly of peoples. And he doth give to thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee, to cause thee to possess the land of thyself's journeys, which God gave to Abraham. And Isaac sendeth away Jacob, and he goeth to Padana Ram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramaian, brother of Rebecca, mother of Jacob, and Esau. And Esau seeeth that Isaac hath blessed Jacob, and hath sent him to Padana Ram to take to himself from thence a wife, in his blessing him that he layeth a charge upon him, saying, Thou dost not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan, that Jacob harkeneth unto his father, and unto his mother, and goeth to Padana Ram. And Esau seeeth that the daughters of Canaan are evil in the eyes of Isaac his father. And Esau goeth unto Ishmael, and takeeth Mahalath, daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, sister of Nabajoth unto his wives, to himself for a wife. And Jacob goeth out from Beersheba, and goeth toward Haran. And he toucheth at a certain place, and lodgeth there, for the son hath gone in, and he takeeth of the stones of the place, and make of them his pillows, and lyeth down in that place. And he dreameth, and lo, a ladder set up on the earth, and its head is touching the heavens, and lo, messengers of God are going up and coming down by it. And lo, Jehovah is standing upon it, and he sayeth, I am Jehovah, God of Abraham, thy father, and God of Isaac, the land on which thou art lying, to thee I give it, and to thy seed. And thy seed hath been as the dust of the land, and thou hast broken forth westward, and eastward, and northward, and southward, and all families of the ground have been blessed in thee, and in thy seed. And lo, I am with thee, and have kept thee wither so ever thou goest, and have caused thee to turn back unto this ground, for I leave thee not till that I have surely done that which I have spoken to thee. And Jacob awakeeth out of his sleep, and sayeth, Surely Jehovah is in this place, and I knew not. And he feareth, and sayeth, How fearful is this place? This is nothing but a house of God, and this a gate of the heavens. And Jacob riseeth early in the morning, and taketh the stone which he hath made his pillows, and maketh it a standing pillar, and poureth oil upon its top. And he calleth the name of that place Bethel, house of God. And yet Luz is the name of the city at the first. And Jacob voweth a vow, saying, Seeing God is with me, and have kept me in this way which I am going, and have given to me bread to eat, and a garment to put on. When I have turned back in peace unto the house of my Father, and Jehovah hath become my God, then this stone which I have made a standing pillar, is a house of God, and all that thou dost give to me. Tithing, I tithe to thee. Chapter 29 And Jacob lifteth up his feet, and goeth towards the land of the sons of the East. And he looketh and lo, a well in the field, and lo, there three droves of a flock crouching by it, for from that well they water the droves, and the great stone is on the mouth of the well. When thither have all the drones been gathered, and they have rolled the stone from off the mouth of the well, and have watered the flock, then they have turned back the stone on the mouth of the well to its place. And Jacob sayeth to them, My brethren, from whence are ye? And they say, We are from Haran. And he sayeth to them, Have you known Laban, son of Nahor? And they say, We have known. And he sayeth to them, hath he peace? And they say, Peace! And lo, Rachel his daughter is coming with the flock. And he sayeth, Lo, the day is still great. It is not time for the cattle to be gathered. Water ye the flock, and go delight yourselves. And they say, We are not able till that all the droves be gathered together, and they have rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and we have watered the flock. He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel hath come with the flock which her father hath, for she is shepherdess. And it cometh to pass when Jacob hath seen Rachel, daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the flock of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob cometh nigh, and rolleth the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watereth the flock of Laban, his mother's brother. And Jacob kisseth Rachel, and lifteth up his voice and weepeth, and Jacob declareth to Rachel that he is her father's brother, and that he is Rebekah's son, and she runneth and declareeth to her father. And it cometh to pass when Laban heareth the report of Jacob, his sister's son, that he runneth to meet him, and embraceeth him, and kisseth him, and bringeth him in unto his house, and he recounteth to Laban all these things, and Laban sayeth to him, only my bone and my flesh art thou, and he dwelleth with him a month of days. And Laban sayeth to Jacob, is it because thou art my brother that thou hast served me for naught, declare to me what is thy hire? And Laban hath two daughters, the name of the elder is Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel, and the eyes of Leah are tender, and Rachel hath been fair of form and fair of appearance. And Jacob loveth Rachel and sayeth, I serve thee seven years for Rachel, thy younger daughter. And Laban sayeth, it is better for me to give her to thee than to give her to another man, dwell with me. And Jacob serveth for Rachel seven years, and they are in his eyes as some days because of his loving her. And Jacob sayeth unto Laban, Give up my wife, for my days have been fulfilled, and I go in unto her. And Laban gathereth all the men of the place and makeeth a banquet. And it cometh to pass in the evening that he taketh Leah his daughter and bringeth her in unto him, and he goeth in unto her. And Laban giveth to her Zilpa, his maid servant, to Leah his daughter a maid servant. And it cometh to pass in the morning that lo, it is Leah, and he sayeth unto Laban, What is this thou hast done to me? For Rachel have I not served with thee? And why hast thou deceived me? And Laban sayeth, It is not done so on our place to give the younger before the firstborn. Fulfill the week of this one, and we give to thee also this one, for the service which thou dost serve with me yet seven other years. And Jacob doth so, and fulfilleth the week of this one. And he giveth to him Rachel his daughter, to him for a wife. And Laban giveth to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his maid servant for a maid servant to her. And he goeth in also unto Rachel, and he also loveth Rachel more than Leah. And he serveth with him yet seven other years. And Jehovah seeeth that Leah is the hated one, and he openeth her womb, and Rachel is barren. And Leah conceiveeth and bareth a son, and calleth his name Ruben, for she said, Because Jehovah hath looked on mine affliction, because now doth my husband love me. And she conceiveeth again and bareth a son, and sayeth, Because Jehovah hath heard that I am the hated one, he also giveth to me even this one. And she calleth his name Simeon. And she conceiveeth again and bareth a son, and sayeth, Now is the time my husband is joined unto me, because I have borne to him three sons. Therefore hath one called his name Levi. And she conceiveeth again and bareth a son, and sayeth this time, I praise Jehovah. Therefore hath she called his name Judah. And she conceiveeth from bearing. Chapter 30 And Rachel seeeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and sayeth unto Jacob, Give me sons, and if there is none, I die! And Jacob's anger burneth against Rachel, and he sayeth, Am I instead of God who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb? And she sayeth, Low, my hand made Bilhah, go in unto her, and she doth bear on my knees, and I am built up, even I from her. And she giveth to him Bilhah, her maid servant for a wife. And Jacob goeth in unto her, and Bilhah conceiveeth and bareth to Jacob a son. And Rachel sayeth, God hath decided for me, and also hath hearkened to my voice, and giveth to me a son. Therefore hath she called his name Dan. And Bilhah, Rachel's maid servant, conceiveeth again and bareth a second son to Jacob, and Rachel sayeth, With wrestlings of God I have wrestled with my sister, yea, I have prevailed! And she calleth his name Naftali. And Leah seeeth that she hath ceased from bearing, and she taketh Zilpa, her maid servant, and giveth her to Jacob for a wife. And Zilpa, Leah's maid servant, bareth to Jacob a son. And Leah sayeth, A troop is coming. And she calleth his name Gad. And Zilpa, Leah's maid servant, bareth a second son to Jacob. And Leah sayeth, Because of my happiness, for daughters have pronounced me happy. And she calleth his name Asher. And Ruben goeth in the days of wheat harvest, and findeth love apples in the field, and bringeth them in unto Leah his mother. And Rachel sayeth unto Leah, Give to me I pravy of the love apples of thy son. And she sayeth to her, Is thy taking my husband a little thing, that thou hast taken also the love apples of my son? And Rachel sayeth, Therefore doth he lie with thee to-night, for thy son's love apples. And Jacob cometh in from the field at evening, and Leah goeth to meet him, and sayeth, And to me dost thou come in, for hiring I have hired thee with my son's love apples. And he lieth with her during that night. And God harkeneth unto Leah, and she conceiveeth, and beareth to Jacob a son, a fifth. And Leah sayeth, God hath given my hire, because I have given my mate serve it to my husband. And she calleth his name Issachar. And conceive again doth Leah, and she beareth a sixth son to Jacob. And Leah sayeth, God hath endowed me a good dowry, this time doth my husband dwell with me, for I have borne to him six sons. And she calleth his name Zebulun. And afterwards hath she borne a daughter, and calleth her name Dinah. And God remembereth, Rachel, and God harkeneth unto her, and openeth her womb, and she conceiveeth, and beareth a son, and sayeth, God hath gathered up my reproach. And she calleth his name Joseph saying, Jehovah is adding to me another son. And it cometh to pass, when Rachel hath borne Joseph, that Jacob sayeth unto Laban. Send me away, and I go unto my place, and to my land. Give up my wives, and my children, for whom I have served thee, and I go. Thou hast known my service, which I have served thee, and Laban sayeth unto him. If I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes. I have observed diligently that Jehovah doth bless me for thy sake. He sayeth also, Define thy hire to me, and I give. And he sayeth unto him. Thou hast known that which I have served thee in, and that which thy substance was with me, for it is little which thou hast had at my appearance, and it breaketh forth into a multitude, and Jehovah blesseth thee at my coming, and now when do I make? I also for mine own house. And he sayeth, What do I give to thee? And Jacob sayeth, Thou dost not give me anything. If thou do for me this thing, I turn back. I have delight, thy flock I watch. I pass through all thy flock today to turn aside from thence every sheep speckled and spotted, and every brown sheep among the lambs, and speckled and spotted among the goats, and it hath been my hire. And my righteousness hath answered for me in the day to come, when it cometh in for my hire before thy face. Every one which is not speckled and spotted among my goats, and brown among my lambs, it is stolen with me. And Laban sayeth, Lo, O that it were according to thy word! And he turneth aside during that day the ringstrake and the spotted he goats, and all the speckled and the spotted she goats, every one that hath white in it, and every brown one among the lambs, and he giveth into the hands of his sons, and seteth a journey of three days between himself and Jacob, and Jacob is feeding the rest of the flock of Laban. And Jacob taketh to himself a rod of fresh poplar, and of the hazel and chestnut, and off peal and them white pealings, making bear the white that is on the rods, and seteth up the rods which he hath peeled in the gutters in the watering troughs, when the flock cometh in to drink. Over against the flock, that they may conceive in their coming in to drink, and the flocks conceive at the rods, and the flock beareth ringstrake speckled and spotted ones, and the lambs hath Jacob parted, and he puteth the face of the flock towards the ringstrake, also all the brown in the flock of Laban, and he seteth his own droves by themselves, and hath not set them near Laban's flock, and it hath come to pass whenever the strong ones of the flock conceive, that Jacob set the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, to cause them to conceive by the rods, and when the flock is feeble, he doth not set them, and the feeble ones hath been Laban's, and the strong ones Jacob's, and the man increaseeth very exceedingly, and hath many flocks, and maid-servants, and men-servants, and camels, and asses. The end of chapters 26 through 30 of the Book of Genesis from the Young's Literal Translation of the Bible. Recording by Mark Penfold. Chapters 31 through 35 of the Book of Genesis from the Young's Literal Translation of the Bible. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are a public domain. For more info, or to volunteer, visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Mark Penfold. Chapters 31 through 35 of Genesis from the Young's Literal Translation. Chapter 31. And he heareth the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken all that our Father hath, yea from that which our Father hath, he hath made all this honor. And Jacob seeeth the face of Laban, and lo, it is not with him as here too far. And Jehovah sayeth unto Jacob, turn back unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred, and I am with thee. And Jacob sendeth and calleth for Rachel and for Leah to the field unto his flock, and sayeth to them, I am beholding your father's face, that it is not towards me as here too far, and the God of my father hath been with me. And ye, ye have known that with all my power I have served your Father, and your Father hath played upon me, and hath changed my hire ten times, and God hath not suffered him to do evil with me. If he say thus, the speckled are thy hire, then bear all the flock speckled ones, and if he say thus, the ring striked are thy hire, then bear all the flock ring striked, and God taketh away the substance of your Father, and doth give to me. And it cometh to pass at the time of the flock conceiving that I lift up mine eyes, and see in a dream and lo, the he goats which are going up on the flock are ring striked, speckled, and gristled, and the messenger of God sayeth unto me in the dream, Jacob, and I say, here am I, and he sayeth lift up I pray thee thine eyes, and see all the he goats which are going up on the flock are ring striked, speckled, and gristled, for I have seen all that Laban is doing to thee. I am the God of Bethel, where thou hast anointed a standing pillar, where thou hast vowed a vow to me. Now arise, go out from this land, and turn back unto the land of thy birth. And Rachel Ansarith, Leah also, and sayeth to him, have we yet a portion and inheritance in the house of our Father? Have we not been reckoned strangers to him? For he hath sold us, and he also utterly consumeeth our money, for all the wealth which God hath taken away for our Father, it is ours, and our children's, and now all that God hath said unto thee do. And Jacob riseth, and lifteth up his sons and his wives on the camels, and leadeth all his cattle, and all his substance which he hath acquired, the cattle of his getting, which he hath acquired in Padana Ram, to go unto Isaac his Father, to the land of Canaan. And Laban hath gone to shear his flock, and Rachel stealeth the tariff him which her Father hath, and Jacob deceiveth the heart of Laban, the Aramaean, because he hath not declared to him that he is fleeing. And he fleeth, he and all that he hath, and riseth, and passeth over the river, and seteth his face toward the Mount of Gilead. And it is told to Laban on the third day that Jacob hath fled, and he taketh his brethren with him, and pursueth after him a journey of seven days, and overtaketh him in the Mount of Gilead. And God cometh in unto Laban the Aramaean in a dream of the night, and sayeth to him, Take heed to thyself, lest thou speak with Jacob from good unto evil. And Laban overtaketh Jacob, and Jacob hath fixed his tent in the Mount, and Laban with his brethren hath fixed theirs in the Mount of Gilead. And Laban sayeth to Jacob, What hast thou done that thou dost deceive my heart, and lead away my daughters captives of the sword? Why hast thou hidden thyself to flee, and deceivest me, and hast not declared to me, and I send thee away with joy, and with songs, with tabaret, and with harp? And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now thou hast acted foolishly in doing so. My hand is to God to do evil with you, but the God of your Father yesternight hath spoken unto me, saying, Take heed to thyself from speaking with Jacob from good unto evil. And now thou hast certainly God, because thou hast been very desirous for the house of thy Father. Why hast thou stolen my gods? And Jacob answereth and sayeth to Laban, Because I was afraid, for I said, Lest thou take violently away thy daughters from me, with whom soever thou findest thy gods, he doth not live. Before our brethren discern for thyself what is with me, and take to thyself, and Jacob hath not known that Rachel hath stolen them. And Laban goeth into the tent of Jacob, and into the tent of Leah, and into the tent of the two handmaidens, and hath not found. And he goeth out from the tent of Leah, and goeth into the tent of Rachel. And Rachel hath taken the tariff him, and puteth them in the furniture of the camel, and sitteth upon them, and Laban feeleth all the tent, and hath not found. And she sayeth unto her Father, that it not be displeasing in the eyes of my Lord that I am not able to rise at thy presence, for the way of women is on me. And he searcheth, and hath not found the tariff him. And it is displeasing to Jacob, and he striveth with Laban, and Jacob answereth, and sayeth to Laban, What is my transgression? What my sin that thou hast burned after me? For thou hast felt all my vessels, what hast thou found of all the vessels of thy house, set here before my brethren, and thy brethren, and they decide between us both. These twenty years I am with thee, thy ewes, and thy she-goats have not miscarried, and the rams of thy flock I have not eaten, the torn I have not brought in unto thee, I, I repay it, from my hand thou dost seek it, I have been deceived by day, and I have been deceived by night, I have been thus. In the day consumed me hath drought, and frost by night, and wander doth my sleep from mine eyes. This is to me twenty years in thy house. I have served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock, and thou changest my hire ten times. Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac had been for me, surely now empty thou hath sent me away. Mine affliction and the labor of my hands hath God seen, and reproveeth yesternight. And Laban, Ansarith, and Seeth unto Jacob. The daughters are my daughters, and the sons my sons, and the flock my flock, and all that thou art seeing is mine. And to my daughters, what do I to these today, or to their sons whom they have borne? And now, come, let us make a covenant, I and thou, and it hath been for a witness between me and thee. And Jacob taketh a stone, and lifteth it up for a standing pillar, and Jacob Seeth to his brethren. Gather stones, and they take stones, and make a heap, and they eat there on the heap. And Laban calleth it Jagar Sahaduthah, and Jacob hath called it Galeed. And Laban Seeth, this heap is witness between me and thee today. Therefore hath he called its name Galeed. Mspa also, for he said, Jehovah doth watch between me and thee, for we are hidden one from another. If thou afflict my daughters or take wives beside my daughters, there is no man with us. See, God is witness between me and thee. And Laban Seeth to Jacob, lo, this heap, and lo, the standing pillar which I have cast between me and thee. This heap is witness, and the standing pillar is witness, that I do not pass over this heap unto thee, and that thou dost not pass over this heap and this standing pillar unto me for evil. The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor doth judge between us, the God of their Father, and Jacob swereth by the fear of his Father Isaac, and Jacob sacrificeeth a sacrifice in the Mount, and calleth to his brethren to eat bread, and they eat bread, and lodge in the Mount. And Laban riseth early in the morning, and kisseth his sons and his daughters, and blesseth them. And Laban goeth on, and turneth back to his place. Chapter 32 And Jacob hath gone on his way, and messengers of God come upon him, and Jacob saith when he hath seen them. This is the camp of God, and he calleth the name of that place, two camps. And Jacob sendeth messengers before him unto Esau his brother towards the land of Seir, the field of Edom, and commandeth them, saying, Thus do ye say to my Lord to Esau. Thus said thy servant Jacob, with Laban I have sojourned and I tarry until now, and I have ox and ass, flock and manservant and maidservant, and I send to declare to my Lord to find grace in his eyes. And the messengers turn back unto Jacob, saying, We came in unto thy brother, unto Esau, and he also is coming to meet thee, and four hundred men with him. And Jacob feareth exceedingly, and is distressed, and he divideeth the people who are with him, and the flock, and the herd, and the camels, into two camps. And sayeth, If ye saw come in unto the one camp, and hath smitten it, then the camp which is left hath been for an escape. And Jacob sayeth, God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Jehovah who saith unto me, turn back to thy land and to thy kindred, and I do good with thee. I have been unworthy of all the kind ax, and of all the truth which thou hast done with thy servant, for with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I have become two camps. Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for I am fearing him, lest he come and hath smitten me, mother beside sons. And thou hast said, I certainly do good with thee, and hath set thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not numbered because of the multitude. And he lodgeth there during the night, and takeeth from that which is coming into his hand, a present for Esau his brother. She goats two hundred, and he goats twenty, use two hundred, and rams twenty, suckling camels and their young ones thirty, cows forty, and bollocks ten. She asses twenty, and foals ten. And he giveth into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and saith unto his servants, pass over before me, and a space ye do put between drove and drove. And he commandeth the first, saying, when Esau my brother meeteth thee, and hath asked to thee, saying, whose art thou, and wither goeth thou, and whose are these before thee? Then thou hast said, thy servant Jacobs, it is a present sent to my Lord to Esau, and lo, he also is behind us. And he commandeth also the second, also the third, also all who are going after the droves, saying, according to this manner do ye speak unto Esau in your finding him? And ye have said also, lo, thy servant Jacob is behind us, for he said, I pacify his face with a present which is going before me, and afterwards I see his face. It may be he lifteth up my face. And the present passeth over before his face, and he hath watched during that night in the camp. And he riseth in that night, and taketh his two wives and his two maid servants and his eleven children, and passeth over the passage of Jabbaq, and he taketh them, and causeth them to pass over the brook, and he causeth that which he hath to pass over. And Jacob is left alone, and one wresteth with him till the ascending of the dawn. And he seeeth that he is not able for him. And he cometh against the hollow of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob's thigh is disjointed in his wrestling with him. And he sayeth, send me away for the dawn hath ascended. And he sayeth, I send thee not away, except thou hast blessed me. And he sayeth unto him, what is thy name? And he sayeth, Jacob. And he sayeth, thy name is no more call of Jacob, but Israel, for thou hast been a prince with God, and with men, and doth prevail. And Jacob asketh and sayeth, declare I pray thee thy name. And he sayeth, why is this thou askest for my name? And he blesseth him there. And Jacob calleth the name of the place, Penny El, for I have seen God face unto face, and my life is delivered, and the sun riseth on him when he hath passed over Penny El, and he is halting on his thigh. Therefore the sons of Israel do not eat the sinew which shrink, which is on the hollow of the thigh unto this day, because he came against the hollow of Jacob's thigh, against the sinew which shrink. Chapter thirty three. And Jacob lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, Esau is coming, and with him four hundred men, and he divideeth the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two maid-servants, and he setteth the maid-servants and their children first, and Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last, and he himself passed over before them, and boweth himself to the earth seven times, until his drawing nigh unto his brother, and Esau runneth to meet him, and embraceeth him, and falleth on his neck, and kisseth him, and they weep. And he lifteth up his eyes, and seeeth the women and the children, and sayeth, what are these to thee? And he sayeth, the children with whom God hath favored thy servant, and the maid-servants draw nigh, they and their children, and bow themselves, and Leah also draweth nigh, and her children, and they bow themselves, and afterwards Joseph hath drawn nigh with Rachel, and they bow themselves. And he sayeth, what to thee is all this camp which I have met? And he sayeth, to find grace in the eyes of my Lord, and Esau sayeth, I have abundance, my brother, let it be to thyself that which thou hast. And Jacob sayeth, nigh I pray thee, if I pray thee I have found grace in thine eyes, then thou hast received my present from my hand, because that I have seen thy face as the seeing of the face of God, and thou art pleased with me. Receive I pray thee, my blessing, which is brought to thee, because God hath favored me, and because I have all things. And he presseth on him, and he receiveth, and sayeth, let us journey and go on, and I go on before thee. And he sayeth unto him, my Lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the suckling flock and the herd are with me. When they have beaten them one day, then hath all the flock died. Let my Lord, I pray, thee pass over before his servant, and I, I lead on gently, according to the foot of the work which is before me, and to the foot of the children, until that I come unto my Lord, to seer, and he sayeth, let me I pray thee, place with thee some of the people who are with me. And he said, why is this? I find grace in the eyes of my Lord, and turn back on that day doth he say on his way to seer. And Jacob hath journey to Sukkoth, and buildeth to himself a house, and for his cattle hath made booths, therefore hath he called the name of the place Sukkoth. And Jacob cometh into Shalem, and a city of Shechem which is in the land of Canaan, in his coming from Padan Aram, and in Kampeth before the city. And he buyeth the portion of the field where he hath stretched out his tent, from the hands of the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem, for a hundred Qasitah. And he saideth up there and altar, and proclaimeth at it God, the God of Israel. Chapter 34 And Dinah, daughter of Leah, whom she hath born to Jacob, go without to look on the daughters of the land. And Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, a prince of the land, seeeth her, and taketh her, and lyeth with her, and humb with her. And his soul cleaveth to Dinah, daughter of Jacob, and he loveth the young person, and speaketh unto the heart of the young person. And Shechem speaketh unto Hamor his father, saying, Take for me this damsel for a wife. And Jacob hath heard that he hath defiled Dinah his daughter, and his sons were with his cattle in the field, and Jacob kept silent till there coming. And Hamor, father of Shechem, goeth out unto Jacob to speak with him. And the sons of Jacob come in from the field when they heard, and the men grieve themselves, and it is very displeasing to them. For folly he hath done against Israel to lie with the daughter of Jacob. And so it is not done. And Hamor speaketh with them, saying, Shechem my son, his soul hath cleaveth to your daughter, give her I pray you to him for a wife, and join ye in marriage with us, your daughters ye give to us, and our daughters ye take to yourselves, and with us ye dwell, and the land is before you. Dwell ye and trade in it, and have possessions in it, and Shechem sayeth unto her father, and unto her brethren, let me find grace in your eyes, and that which ye say unto me, I give. Multiply on me exceedingly dowry and gift, and I give as ye say unto me, and give to me the young person for a wife, and the sons of Shechem answer Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and they speak, because he defiled Dinah their sister, and say unto them, we are not able to do this thing, to give our sister to one who hath a foreskin, for it is a reproach to us, only for this we consent to you. If ye be as we, to have every male of you circumcised, then we have given our daughters to you, and your daughters we take to ourselves, and we have dwelt with you, and have become one people, and if ye hearken not unto us to be circumcised, then we have taken our daughter and have gone, and their words are good in the eyes of Hamor, and in the eyes of Shechem Hamor's son, and the young man delayed not to do the thing, for he had delight in Jacob's daughter, and he is honourable above all the house of his father, and Hamor cometh, Shechem his son also, unto the gate of their city, and they speak unto the men of their city saying, these men are peaceable with us, then let them dwell in the land and trade in it, and the land, lo, is wide before them, their daughters let us take to ourselves for wives, and our daughters give to them, only for this do the men consent to us, to dwell with us, to become one people in every male of us being circumcised as they are circumcised, their cattle, and their substance, and all their beasts, are they not ours, only let us consent to them, and they dwell with us, and unto Hamor, and unto Shechem his son, hearken do all those going out of the gate of his city, and every male is circumcised, all those going out of the gate of his city, and it cometh to pass on the third day in their being pained, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Leify, Dinah's brethren, take each his sword, and come in against the city confidently, and slay every male, and Hamor and Shechem his son they have slain by the mouth of the sword, and they take Dinah out of Shechem's house, and go out. Jacob's sons have come in upon the wounded, and they spoil the city because they had defiled their sister, their flock and their herd, and their asses, and that which is in the city, and that which is in the field, have they taken, and all their wealth, and all their infants, and their wives they have taken captive, and they spoil also all that is in the house, and Jacob's sayeth unto Simeon and unto Leify, ye have troubled me, by causing me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanite, and among the Parasite, and I am few in number, and they have been gathered against me, and have smitten me, and I have been destroyed, I in my house, and they say, as a harlot doth he make our sister? Chapter 35 And God saith unto Jacob, rise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared unto thee, and thy fleeing from the face of Esau thy brother, and Jacob saith unto his household, and unto all who are with him, turn aside the gods of the stranger which are in your midst, and cleanse yourselves, and change your garments, and we rise and go up to Bethel, and I make there an altar to God, who is answering me in the day of my distress, and is with me in the way that I have gone, and they give unto Jacob all the gods of the stranger that are in their hand, and the rings that are in their ears, and Jacob heighteth them under the oak which is by Shechem, and they journey, and the terror of God is on the cities which are round about them, and they have not pursued after the sons of Jacob, and Jacob cometh into Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, it is Bethel, he and all the people who are with him, and he buildeth there an altar, and proclaimeth at the place the God of Bethel, for there had God been revealed unto him in his fleeing from the face of his brother, and Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, dyeth, and she is buried at the lower part of Bethel under the oak, and he calleth its name oak of weeping, and God appeareth unto Jacob again in his coming from Padana Ram, and blesseth him, and God sayeth to him, Thy name is Jacob, Thy name is no more called Jacob, but Israel is Thy name, and he calleth his name Israel, and God sayeth to him, I am God Almighty, be fruitful and multiply, a nation and an assembly of nations is from thee, and kings from thy loins go out, and the land which I have given to Abraham and to Isaac, to thee I give it, yea to thy seed after thee I give the land, and God goeth up from him in the place where he hath spoken with him, and Jacob seteth up a standing pillar in the place where he hath spoken with him, a standing pillar of stone, and he poureth on it an oblation, and he poureth on it oil, and Jacob calleth the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth El, and they journey from Beth El, and there is yet a kibroff of land before entering Ephratha, and Rachel beareth, and is sharply pained in her bearing, and it cometh to pass in her being sharply pained in her bearing, that the midwife sayeth to her, fear not, for this also is a sin for thee, and it cometh to pass in the going out of her soul, for she died, that she calleth his name Ben Oni, and his father called him Benjamin, and Rachel dyeth, and is buried in the way to Ephratha, which is Bethlehem, and Jacob seteth up a standing pillar over her grave, which is the standing pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day, and Israel journeyeth, and stretcheth out his tent beyond the river of Edar, and it cometh to pass in Israel's dwelling in that land, that Reuben Goeth, and Lyeth with Bilhah, his father's concubine, and Israel hereeth, and the sons of Jacob are twelve, sons of Leah, Jacob's firstborn, Reuben, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun, sons of Rachel, Joseph, and Benjamin, and sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maidservant, Dan, and Naftali, and sons of Zilpa, Leah's maidservant, Gad, and Asher, these are sons of Jacob who have been born to him in Padan Aram, and Jacob cometh unto Issach his father at Mamre, the city of Arba, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Issach have sojourned, and the days of Issach are a hundred and eighty years, and Issach expyreth, and dyeth, and is gathered unto his people, aged and satisfied with days, and bury him, do Issach and Jacob, his sons. The end of chapters thirty-one through thirty-five of the Book of Genesis from the Young's Literal Translation of the Bible. Recording by Mark Penfold. Chapters thirty-six through forty of the Book of Genesis from the Young's Literal Translation of the Bible. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more info or to volunteer, visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Mark Penfold. Chapters thirty-six through forty of Genesis from the Young's Literal Translation. Chapter thirty-six. And these are births of Issach, who is Edom. Issach hath taken his wives from the daughters of Canaan, Adah, daughter of Elan the Hittite, and Aholibama, daughter of Ana, daughter of Zibion the Hivite, and Bashamath, daughter of Ishmael, sister of Nabajath, and Adah bereft to Issach, Eliphaz, and Bashamath hath borne Ra'uel, and Aholibama hath borne Jaiush, and Ja'alam, and Korah. These are sons of Issach, who were born to him in the land of Canaan. And Issach takeeth his wives and his sons and his daughters and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance which he hath acquired in the land of Canaan, and goeth into the country from the face of Jacob his brother, for their substance was more abundant than to dwell together, and the land of their sojournings was not able to bear them because of their cattle. And Issach dwelleth in Mount Siyir, Issach is Edom. And these are births of Issach, father of Edom, in Mount Siyir. These are the names of the sons of Issach, Eliphaz son of Adah, wife of Issach, Ra'uel son of Bashamath, wife of Issach. And the sons of Eliphaz are Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Ghatam, and Kanaz, and Timnaf hath been concubine to Eliphaz son of Issach, and she bereft to Eliphaz, Amalek. These are sons of Adah, wife of Issach. And these are sons of Ra'uel, Nahaf and Zera, Shama, and Miza. These were sons of Bashamath, wife of Issach. And these have been the sons of Aholibama, daughter of Ana, daughter of Zibyan, wife of Issach. And she bereft to Issach, Jehush, and Ja'alam, and Korah. These are chiefs of the sons of Issach, sons of Eliphaz, first born of Issach, chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kanaz, chief Korah, chief Ghatam, chief Amalek. These are chiefs of Eliphaz, in the land of Edom. These are sons of Adah. And these are sons of Ra'uel, son of Issach. Chief Nahaf, chief Zera, chief Shama, chief Miza. These are chiefs of Ra'uel, in the land of Edom. These are sons of Bashamath, wife of Issach. And these are sons of Aholibama, wife of Issach. Chief Jehush, chief Ja'alam, chief Korah. These are chiefs of Aholibama, daughter of Ana, wife of Issach. These are sons of Isa, who is Edom. And these their chiefs. These are sons of Siyir, the Horite, the inhabitants of the land. Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibion, and Ana, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. These are chiefs of the Horites, sons of Siyir, in the land of Edom. And the sons of Lotan are Horai and Heman. And a sister of Lotan is Timna. And these are sons of Shobal, Alvan and Manahaf, and Ibal, Shepho, and Onam. And these are sons of Zibion, both Ajah and Ana. It is Ana that hath found the Imim in the wilderness, in his feeding the asses of Zibion his father. And these are sons of Ana, Dishon, and Aholibama, daughter of Ana. And these are sons of Dishon, Hamdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Keran. These are sons of Ezer, Bilhan, and Za'avan, and Akan. These are sons of Dishan, Az, and Aran. These are chiefs of the Horite, chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibion, chief Ana, chief Dishon, chief Ezer, chief Dishan. These are chiefs of the Horite in reference to their chiefs in the land of Siyir. And these are the kings who have reigned in the land of Edom before the reigning of a king over the sons of Israel. And Bella, son of Beor, reigneth in Edom, and the name of his city is Din Haba. And Bella, daith, and reign in his stead doth Jobab, son of Zarah from Bosra, and Jobab, daith, and reign in his stead doth Husham from the land of the Temmonite. And Husham, daith, and reign in his stead doth Hadad, son of Bidad, whose smitheth Midian in the field of Moab, and the name of his city is Avith. And Hadad, daith, and reign in his stead doth Samla of Mazreka, and Samla, daith, and reign in his stead doth Saul from Rihoboth of the river. And Saul, daith, and reign in his stead doth Ba'al-Hanaan, son of Akbor, and Ba'al-Hanaan, son of Akbor, daith, and reign in his stead doth Hadar, and the name of his city is Pow, and his wife's name is Mahetab El, daughter of Matred, daughter of Mee Zahab. And these are the names of the chiefs of Issa according to their families according to their places by their names. These are chiefs of Idam in reference to their dwellings in the land of their possession. He is Issa, father of Idam. And Jacob dwelleth in the land of his father's sojournings in the land of Canaan. These are births of Jacob. Joseph, a son of 17 years, hath been enjoying himself with his brethren among the flock, and he is a youth, with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah his father's wives, and Joseph bringeth in an account of their evil unto their father. And Israel hath loved Joseph more than any of his sons, for he is a son of his old age. And hath made for him a long coat. And his brethren see that their father hath loved him more than any of his brethren, and they hate him, and have not been able to speak to him peaceably. And Joseph dreameth a dream, and declareeth to his brethren, and they add still more to hate him, and he saith unto them, Hear ye, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed, that lo, we are binding bundles in the midst of the field, and lo, my bundle hath arisen, and hath also stood up, and lo, your bundles are round about, and bow themselves to my bundle. And his brethren say to him, Dost thou certainly reign over us? Dost thou certainly rule over us? And they add still more to hate him for his dreams, and for his words. And he dreameth yet another dream, and recounteth it to his brethren, and saith, Lo, I have dreamed a dream again, and lo, the sun, and the moon, and eleven stars are bowing themselves to me. And he recounteth unto his father, and unto his brethren, and his father pusheth against him, and saith to him, What is this dream which thou hast dreamt? Do we certainly come? I, and thy mother, and thy brethren, to bow ourselves to thee, to the earth? And his brethren are zealous against him, and his father hath watched the matter. And his brethren go to feed the flock of their father in Shechem, and Israel saith unto Joseph, Are not thy brethren feeding in Shechem? Come, and I send thee unto them, and he saith to him, Here am I, and he saith to him, Go, I pray thee, see the peace of thy brethren, and the peace of the flock, and bring me back word. And he sendeth him from the valley of Hebron, and he cometh to Shechem. And a man findeth him, and lo, he is wandering in the field, and the man asketh him, saying, What seeketh thou? And he saith, My brethren I am seeking, declare to me I pray thee, where they are feeding. And the man saith, They have journeyed from this, for I have heard some saying, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph goeth after his brethren, and findeth them in Dothan. And they see him from afar, even before he draweth near unto them, and they conspire against him to put him to death. And they say one unto another, Lo, this man of the dreams cometh, and now come, and we slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and have said, An evil beast hath devoured him, and we see what his dreams are. And Reuben heareth, and delivereth him out of their hand, and saith, Let us not smite the life. And Reuben saith unto them, Shed no blood, cast him into this pit, which is in the wilderness, and put not forth a hand upon him, in order to deliver him out of their hand, to bring him back unto his father. And it cometh to pass, when Joseph hath come unto his brethren, that they strip Joseph of his coat, the long coat which is upon him, and take him and cast him into the pit, and the pit is empty, there is no water in it. And they sit down to eat bread, and they lift up their eyes, and look, and lo, a company of ishmaelites coming from Gilead, and their camels bearing spices, and balm, and myrrh, going to take them down to Egypt. And Judah saith unto his brethren, What gain when we slay our brother, and have concealed his blood? Come, and we sell him to the ishmaelites, and our hands are not on him, for he is our brother, our flesh, and his brethren hearken. And Midianite merchant men pass by, and they draw out and bring up Joseph out of the pit, and sell Joseph to the ishmaelites for twenty silverlings, and they bring Joseph into Egypt. And Reuben returneth unto the pit, and lo, Joseph is not in the pit, and he rendeth his garments, and he returneth unto his brethren, and saith, The lad is not, and I, whither am I going? And they take the coat of Joseph, and slaughter a kid of the goats, and dip the coat in the blood, and send the long coat, and they bring it in unto their father, and say, This we have found. Dis earn, we pray thee, whether it is thy son's coat or not. And he discerneth it, and saith, My son's coat, and evil beast hath devoured him, torn, torn is Joseph. And Jacob rendeth his raiment, and puteth sackcloth on his loins, and becomeeth a mourner for his son many days, and all his sons and all his daughters rise to comfort him, and he refuses to comfort himself, and saith, For I go down mourning unto my son to sheol, and his father weepeth for him, and the Medanites have sold him unto Egypt, to Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, head of the executioners. Chapter 38 And it cometh to pass at that time, that Judah goeth down from his brethren, and turneth aside unto a man, and a dullemite, whose name is Hyra, and Judah seeeth there the daughter of a man, a Canaanite, whose name is Shua, and taketh her, and goeth in unto her, and she conceiveth, and beareth a son, and he calleth his name Eir, and she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Onan, and she addeth again, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Shela, and he was in Chezib in her bearing him, and Judah taketh a wife for Eir his firstborn, and her name is Tamar, and Eir, Judah's firstborn, is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and Jehovah doth put him to death, and Judah sayeth to Onan, go in unto the wife of thy brother, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother, and Onan knoweth that the seed is not reckoned his, and it hath come to pass, if he hath gone in unto his brother's wife, that he hath destroyed it to the earth, so as not to give seed to his brother, and that which he hath done is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and he puteth him also to death, and Judah sayeth to Tamar his daughter-in-law, abide a widow at thy father's house till Shela my son groweth up, for he said, lest he die, even he like his brethren, and Tamar goeth and dwelleth at her father's house, and the days are multiplied, and the daughter of Shuah, Judah's wife, dyeth, and Judah is comforted, and goeth up unto his sheep shears, he and Hyra his friend the Adolamite, to Timnath, and it is declared to Tamar, saying, lo thy husband's father is going up to Timnath to shear his flock, and she turneth aside the garments of her widowhood from off her, and covereth herself with a veil, and rabbeth herself up, and siteth in the opening of Anayim, which is by the way to Timnath, for she hath seen that Shela hath grown up, and she hath not been given to him for a wife, and Judah seeeth her, and reckoneth her for a harlot, for she hath covered her face, and he turneth aside unto her by the way, and sayeth, come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee, for he hath not known that she is his daughter-in-law, and she sayeth, what dost thou give to me, that thou mayest come in unto me? And he sayeth, I, I send a kid of the goats from the flock, and she sayeth, dost thou give a pledge till thou send it? And he sayeth, what is the pledge that I give to thee? And she sayeth, thy seal, and thy ribbon, and thy staff, which is in thy hand? And he giveth to her, and goeth in unto her, and she conceiveth to him. And she riseth and goeth, and turneth aside her veil from off her, and puteth on the garments of her widowhood. And Judah sendeth the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adulamite, to receive the pledge from the hand of the woman, and he hath not found her. And he asketh the men of her place, saying, where is the separated one? She in Anayim, by the way. And they say, there hath not been in this place a separated one? And he turneth back unto Judah, and sayeth, I have not found her. And the men of the place also have said, there hath not been in this place a separated one? And Judah sayeth, let her take to herself, lest we become despised. Lo, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. And it cometh to pass about three months after, that it is declared to Judah, saying, Tamar, thy daughter-in-law hath committed fornication. And also, lo, she hath conceived by fornication. And Judah sayeth, bring her out, and she is burnt. She is brought out, and she hath sent unto her husband's father, saying, to a man whose these are, I am pregnant. And she sayeth, discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the seal, and the ribbons, and the staff. And Judah discerneth, and sayeth, She hath been more righteous than I, because that I did not give her to Shaila, my son. And he hath not added to know her again. And it cometh to pass in the time of her bearing, that lo, twins are in her womb. And it cometh to pass in her bearing, that one giveth out a hand, and the midwife taketh, and bindeth on his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This hath come out first. And it cometh to pass as he droth back his hand, that lo, his brother hath come out. And she sayeth, What? Thou hast broken forth, on thee is the breach. And he calleth his name Farez. And afterwards hath his brother come out, on whose hand is the scarlet thread. And he calleth his name Zahra. Chapter 39 And Joseph hath been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, head of the executioners, an Egyptian man, bieth him out of the hands of the Ishmaelites who have brought him thither. And Jehovah is with Joseph, and he is a prosperous man, and he is in the house of his Lord the Egyptian. And his Lord seeth that Jehovah is with him, and all that he is doing, Jehovah is causing to prosper in his hand. And Joseph findeth grace in his eyes, and serveth him, and he appointed him over his house, and all that he hath, he hath given into his hand. And it cometh to pass from the time that he hath appointed him over his house, and over all that he hath, that Jehovah blesseth the house of the Egyptian for Joseph's sake. And the blessing of Jehovah is on all that he hath, in the house and in the field. And he leaveeth all that he hath in the hand of Joseph, and he hath not known anything that he hath, except the bread which he is eating. And Joseph is of a fair form, and of a fair appearance. And it cometh to pass after these things, that his Lord's wife lifteth up her eyes unto Joseph, and seeth, lie with me. And he refuseeth, and seeth unto his Lord's wife. Lo, my Lord hath not known what is with me in the house, and all that he hath, he hath given into my hand. None is greater in this house than I, and he hath not withheld from me anything, except thee, because thou art his wife. And how shall I do this great evil? Then have I sinned against God? And it cometh to pass at her, speaking unto Joseph, day by day, that he hath not harkened unto her, to lie near her, to be with her. And it cometh to pass about this day, that he goeth into the house to do his work, and there is none of the men of the house there in the house. And she catcheth him by his garment, saying, lie with me. And he leaveeth his garment in her hand, and fleeeth, and goeth without. And it cometh to pass when she seeth, that he hath left his garment in her hand, and fleeeth without. That she calleth for the men of her house, and speaketh to them, saying, See, he hath brought into us a man, a Hebrew, to play with us. He hath come in unto me, to lie with me, and I call with a loud voice, and it cometh to pass when he heareth, that I hath lifted up my voice and call, that he leaveeth his garment near me, and fleeeth, and goeth without. And she placeeth his garment near her, until the coming in of his Lord unto his house. And she speaketh unto him, according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant whom thou hath brought unto us, hath come in unto me, to play with me, and it cometh to pass when I lift my voice and call, that he leaveeth his garment near me, and fleeeth without. And it cometh to pass when his Lord heareth, the words of his wife, which he hath spoken unto him, saying, According to these things hath my servant done to me, that his anger burneth, and Joseph's Lord takeeth him, and puteth him unto the roundhouse, a place where the king's prisoners are bound, and he is there in the roundhouse. And Jehovah is with Joseph, and stretcheth out kindness unto him, and puteth his grace in the eyes of the chief of the roundhouse. And the chief of the roundhouse, giveth into the hand of Joseph, all the prisoners who are in the roundhouse, and of all that they are doing there, he hath been doer. The chief of the roundhouse seeeth not anything under his hand, because Jehovah is with him, and that which he is doing, Jehovah is causing to prosper. And it cometh to pass after these things, the butler of the king of Egypt, and the baker have sinned against their Lord, against the king of Egypt, and Pharaoh is wroth against his two eunuchs, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers, and giveth them in charge in the house of the chief of the executioners, unto the roundhouse, the place where Joseph is a prisoner. And the chief of the executioners chargeeth Joseph with them, and he serveth them, and they are days in charge. And they dream a dream, both of them, each his dream in one night, each according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker whom the king of Egypt hath, who are prisoners in the roundhouse. And Joseph cometh in unto them in the morning, and seeeth them, and lo, they are morose, and he asketh Pharaoh's eunuchs who are with him in charge in the house of his Lord, saying, Wherefore are your faces sad today? And they say unto him, They dream we have dreamed, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph sayeth unto them, Are not interpretations with God? Recount, I pray, you to me. And the chief of the butlers recounteth his dream to Joseph, and sayeth to him, In my dream, then lo, a vine is before me, and in the vine are three branches. And it is as it were flourishing, gone up hath its blossom, its clusters have ripened grapes. And Pharaoh's cup is in my hand, and I take the grapes and press them into the cup of Pharaoh, and I give the cup into the hand of Pharaoh. And Joseph sayeth to him, This is its interpretation. The three branches are three days, yet within three days Doth Pharaoh lift up thy head, and hath put thee back on thy station, and thou hast given the cup of Pharaoh into his hand, according to the former custom, when thou wast his butler. Surely, if thou hast remembered me with thee, when it is well with thee, and hast done, I pray thee, kindness with me, and hast made mention of me unto Pharaoh, then hast thou brought me out from this house. For I was really stolen from the land of the Hebrews, and here also have I done nothing that they have put me in the pit. And the chief of the bakers seeeth that he hath interpreted good, and he sayeth unto Joseph, I also am in a dream, and lo, three baskets of white bread are on my head, and in the uppermost basket are of all kinds of Pharaoh's food, work of a baker, and the birds are eating them out of the basket from off my head. And Joseph answereth and sayeth, This is its interpretation. The three baskets are three days, yet within three days Doth Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and hath hanged thee on a tree, and the birds have eaten thy flesh from off thee. And it cometh to pass on the third day, Pharaoh's birthday, that he maketh a banquet to all his servants, and lifteth up the head of the chief of the butlers, and the head of the chief of the bakers among his servants, and he puteth back the chief of the butlers to his butlership, and he giveth the cup into the hand of Pharaoh, and the chief of the bakers he hath hanged, as Joseph hath interpreted to them, and the chief of the butlers hath not remembered Joseph, but forgoteth him. The end of chapters 36-40 of the Book of Genesis from the Young's Literal Translation of the Bible, recording by Mark Penfold. Chapter 41 And it cometh to pass at the end of two years of days that Pharaoh is dreaming, and lo, he is standing by the river, and lo, from the river coming up are seven kind of fair appearance and fat in flesh, and they feed among the reeds, and lo, seven other kind are coming up after them out of the river of bad appearance and lean in flesh, and they stand near the kind on the edge of the river, and the kind of bad appearance and lean in flesh eat up the seven kind of fair appearance and fat, and Pharaoh awakeeth, and he sleepeth and dreameth a second time, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stock, fat and good, and lo, seven ears, thin and blasted with an east wind, are springing up after them, and the thin ears swallow the seven fat and full ears, and Pharaoh awakeeth, and lo, a dream. And it cometh to pass in the morning that his spirit is moved, and he sendeth and calleth all the scribes of Egypt and all its wise men, and Pharaoh recounteth to them his dream, and there is no interpreter of them to Pharaoh, and the chief of the butlers speaketh with Pharaoh, saying, My sin I mention this day, Pharaoh hath been wroth against his servants, and giveth me into charge in the house of the chief of the executioners, me and the chief of the bakers, and we dream a dream in one night, I and he, each according to the interpretation of his dream we have dreamed, and there is with us a youth, a Hebrew, servant to the chief of the executioners, and we recount to him, and he interpreteth to us our dreams, to each according to his dream hath he interpreted, and it cometh to pass as he hath interpreted to us, so it hath been, me he put back on my station, and him he hanged, and Pharaoh sendeth and calleth Joseph, and they cause him to run out of the pit, and he shaveeth, and changeeth his garments, and cometh in unto Pharaoh, and Pharaoh sayeth unto Joseph, A dream I have dreamed, and there is no interpreter of it, and I, I have heard concerning thee saying, Thou understandest a dream to interpret it, and Joseph answereth Pharaoh saying, Without me, God doth answer Pharaoh with peace, and Pharaoh speaketh unto Joseph. In my dream, lo, I am standing by the edge of the river, and lo, out of the river coming up are seven kind, fat in flesh, and a fair form, and they feed among the reeds, and lo, seven other kind are coming up after them, thin, and a very bad form, and lean in flesh. I have not seen like these in all the land of Egypt for badness, and the lean and the bad kind eat up the first seven fat kind, and they come in unto their midst, and it hath not been known that they have come in unto their midst, and their appearance is bad as at the commencement, and I awake, and I see in my dream, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stock, full and good, and lo, seven ears, withered, thin, blasted with an east wind, are springing up after them, and the thin ears swallow the seven good ears, and I tell unto the scribes, and there is none declaring to me. And Joseph saith unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one, that which God is doing, he hath declared to Pharaoh. The seven good kind are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years, the dream is one, and the seven thin and bad kind, which are coming up after them, are seven years, and the seven empty ears, blasted with an east wind, are seven years of famine. This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh, that which God is doing, he hath shun Pharaoh. Lo, seven years are coming of great abundance in all the land of Egypt, and seven years of famine have arisen after them, and all the plenty is forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine hath finished the land, and the plenty is not known in the land because of that famine afterwards, for it is very grievous. And because of the repeating of the dream unto Pharaoh twice, surely the thing is established by God, and God is hastening to do it. And now, let Pharaoh provide a man intelligent and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. Let Pharaoh make an appoint overseers over the land, and receive a fifth of the land of Egypt in the seven years of plenty, and they gather all the food of these good years that are coming, and heap up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, food in the cities, and they have kept it, and the food hath been for a store for the land, for the seven years of famine which are in the land of Egypt, and the land is cut off by the famine. And the thing is good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants, and Pharaoh saith unto his servants, Do we find like this a man in whom the spirit of God is? And Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, After God's causing thee to know all this, there is none intelligent and wise as thou. Thou art over my house, and at thy mouth to all my people kiss, only in the throne am I greater than thou. And Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, See, I have put thee over all the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh turneth aside his seal ring from off his hand, and puteth it on the hand of Joseph, and clothe of him with garments of fine linen, and placeth a chain of gold in his neck, and causeth him to ride in the second chariot which he hath, and they proclaim before him, Bow the knee, and to put him over all the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee a man doth not lift up his hand and his foot in all the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh calleth Joseph's name Zafnath Paaniah, and he giveth to him Asanath, daughter of Potipharah, priest of An, for a wife, and Joseph goeth out over the land of Egypt. And Joseph is a son of thirty years in his standing before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and Joseph goeth out from the presence of Pharaoh, and passeth over through all the land of Egypt. And the land maketh in the seven years of plenty by handfuls, and he gathereth all the food of the seven years which have been in the land of Egypt, and puteth food in the cities, the food of the field which is round about each city hath he put in its midst, and Joseph gathereth corn as sand of the sea, multiplying exceedingly, until that he hath ceased to number, for there is no number. And to Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine Cummeth, whom Asanath, daughter of Potipharah, priest of An, hath borne to him. And Joseph calleth the name of the firstborn Manasseh, for God hath made me to forget all my labor and all the house of my father, and the name of the second he hath called Ephraim, for God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of mine affliction, and the seven years of plenty are completed which have been in the land of Egypt, and the seven years of famine begin to come, as Joseph said, and famine is in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt hath been bred, and all the land of Egypt is famished, and the people cryeth unto Pharaoh for bread, and Pharaoh sayeth to all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph, that which he sayeth to you, do, and the famine has been over all the face of the land, and Joseph openeth all places which have corn in them, and selleth to the Egyptians, and the famine is severe in the land of Egypt, and all the earth hath come to Egypt to buy unto Joseph, for the famine was severe in all the earth. Chapter 42 And Jacob seeeth that there is corn in Egypt, and Jacob sayeth to his sons, Why do you look at each other? he sayeth also, Lo, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt, go down thither, and buy for us from thence, and we live and do not die. And the ten brethren of Joseph go down to buy corn in Egypt, and Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob hath not sent with his brethren, for he said, Lest mischief meet him. And the sons of Israel come to buy in the midst of those coming, for the famine hath been in the land of Canaan, and Joseph is the ruler over the land, he who is selling to all the people of the land, and Joseph's brethren come and bow themselves to him, face to the earth, and Joseph seeeth his brethren and discerneth them, and maketh himself strange unto them, and speaketh with them sharp things, and sayeth unto them, From whence have ye come? And they say, From the land of Canaan, to buy food. And Joseph discerneth his brethren, but they have not discerned him. And Joseph remembereth the dreams which he dreamed of them, and sayeth unto them, Ye are spies, to see the nakedness of the land ye have come. And they say unto him, No, my lord, but thy servants have come to buy food. We are all of us sons of one man. We are right men. Thy servants have not been spies. And he sayeth unto them, No, but the nakedness of the land ye have come to see. And they say, Thy servants are twelve brethren. We are sons of one man in the land of Canaan. And lo, the young one is with our father to-day, and the one is not. And Joseph sayeth unto them, This is that which I have spoken unto you, saying ye are spies, by this ye are proved. Pharaoh liveth, if ye go out from this, except by your young brother coming hither, send one of you, and let him bring your brother, and ye remain ye bound, and let your words be proved, whether truth be with you. And if not, Pharaoh liveth, surely ye are spies. And he removeeth them unto charge, three days. And Joseph sayeth unto them on the third day, This do and live. God I fear, if ye are right men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your ward, and ye go carry in corn for the famine of your houses, and your young brother ye bring unto me, and your words are established, and he die not. And they do so. And they say one unto another. Fairly we are guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul in his making supplication unto us. And we did not hearken, therefore hath this distressed come upon us. And Reuben answereth them, saying, Spake I not unto you saying, Sin not against the lad? And ye hearken not, and his blood also, lo, it is required. And they have not known that Joseph understandeth, for the interpreter is between them. And he turneth round from them, and weepeth, and turneth back unto them, and speaketh unto them, and taketh from them Simeon, and bindeth him before their eyes. And Joseph commandeth, and they fill their vessels with corn, also to put back the money of each unto his sack, and to give to them provision for the way, and one doth to them so. And they lift up their corn upon their asses, and go from thence, and the one openeth his sack to give Provender to his ass at a lodging place. And he seeeth his money, and lo, it is in the mouth of his bag, and he seeeth unto his brethren, my money hath been put back, and also lo in my bag. And their heart goeth out, and they tremble one to another, saying, What has this God hath done to us? And they come in unto Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan, and they declare to him all the things meeting them, saying, The man, the Lord of the land hath spoken with us sharp things, and maketh us as spies of the land, and we say unto him, We are right men, we have not been spies, we are twelve brethren, sons of our father, the one is not, and the young one is today with our father in the land of Canaan, and the man, the Lord of the land, sayeth unto us, By this I know that ye are right men, one of your brethren leave with me, and for the famine of your houses take ye and go, and bring your young brother unto me, and I know that ye are not spies, but ye are right men, your brother I give to you, and ye trade with the land, and at cometh to pass they are emptying their sacs, and lo the bundle of each man's silver is in his sac, and they see their bundles of silver, they and their father, and are afraid, and Jacob their father sayeth unto them, Me ye have bereaved, Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and Benjamin ye take, against me have been all these, and Ruben speaketh unto his father, saying, My two sons thou dost put to death, if I bring him not in unto thee, give him into my hand, and I, I bring him back unto thee, and he sayeth, My son doth not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he by himself is left, when mischief hath met him in the way in which ye go, then ye have brought down my gray hairs and sorrow to sheal. Chapter 43 And the famine is severe in the land, and at cometh to pass, when they have finished eating the corn which they brought from Egypt, that their father sayeth unto them, Turn back, buy for us a little food, and Judah speaketh unto him, saying, The man protesting protested to us, saying, Ye do not see my face without your brother being with you, if thou art sending our brother with us, we go down and buy for thee food, and if thou art not sending, we do not go down, for the man said unto us, Ye do not see my face without your brother being with you, and Israel sayeth, Why did ye evil to me by declaring to the man that ye had yet a brother? And they say, The man asked diligently concerning us and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive, have ye a brother, and we declare to him according to the tenor of these things, do we certainly know that he will say, Bring down your brother, and Judah sayeth unto Israel his father, Send the youth with me, and we arise, and go, and live, and do not die, both we and thou and our infants. I, I am surety for him, from my hand thou dost require him, if I have not brought him in unto thee, and set him before thee, then I have sinned against thee all the days, for if we had not lingered, surely now we had returned these two times, and Israel their father sayeth unto them, If so now, this do, take of the praised thing of the land in your vessels, and take down to the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and almonds, and double money take in your hand, even the money which is brought back in the mouth of your bags ye take back in your hand, it may be it is an oversight, and take your brother and rise, turn back unto the man, and God Almighty give to you mercies before the man, so that he hath sent to you your other brother and Benjamin, and I, when I am bereaved, I am bereaved. And the men take this present, double money also they have taken in their hand, and Benjamin, and they rise and go down to Egypt and stand before Joseph, and Joseph seeeth Benjamin with them, and sayeth to him who is over his house, bring the man into the house, and slaughter an animal, and make ready, for with me do the men eat at noon, and the man doth as Joseph hath said, and the man bringeth in the men into the house of Joseph, and the men are afraid because they have been brought into the house of Joseph, and they say, for the matter of the money which was put back in our bags at the commencement are we brought in, to roll himself upon us, and to throw himself on us, and to take us for servants, our asses also, and they come nigh unto the man who is over the house of Joseph, and speak unto him at the opening of the house, and say, oh my lord, we really come down at the commencement to buy food, and it cometh to pass when we have come in unto the lodging place, and open our bags that lo, each one's money is in the mouth of his bag, our money and its weight, and we bring it back in our hand, and other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food, we have not known who put our money in our bags, and he saith, peace to you, fear not, your God and the God of your father have given to you hidden treasure in your bags, your money came unto me, and he bringeth out Simeon unto them, and the man bringeth in the man into Joseph's house, and giveth water, and they wash their feet, and he giveth Provender for their asses, and they prepare the present until the coming of Joseph at noon, for they have heard that there they do eat bread, and Joseph cometh into the house, and they bring to him the present which is in their hand, into the house, and bow themselves to him to the earth, and he asketh of them of peace, and sayeth, is your father well, the aged man of whom ye have spoken, is he yet alive? and they say, thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive, and they bow and do obeisance, and he lifteth up his eyes and seeeth Benjamin his brother, his mother's son, and sayeth, is this your young brother of whom ye have spoken unto me? and he sayeth, God favor thee, my son, and Joseph hasteth, for his bowels have been moved for his brother, and he seeketh to weep, and entereth the inner chamber, and weepeth there, and he washeth his face, and goeth out, and refraineth himself, and sayeth, place bread, and they place for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who are eating with him by themselves, for the Egyptians are unable to eat bread with the Hebrews, for it is an abomination to the Egyptians, and they sit before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the young one according to his youth, and the men wonder one at another, and he lifteth up gifts from before him unto them, and the gift of Benjamin is five hands more than the gifts of all of them, and they drink, yea, they drink abundantly with him. Chapter 44 And he commandeth him, who is over his house, saying, Fill the bags of the men with food, as they are able to bear, and put the money of each in the mouth of his bag, and my cup, the silver cup, thou dost put in the mouth of the bag of the young one, and his corn money, and he doth according to the word of Joseph which he hath spoken. The morning is bright, and the men have been sent away, they and their asses, they have gone out of the city, they have not gone far off, and Joseph hath said to him, who is over his house, Rise, pursue after the men, and thou hast overtaken them, and thou hast said unto them, Why have ye recompensed evil for good? Is not this that with which my Lord drinketh, and he observeth diligently with it? Ye have done evil in that which he have done, and he overtaken them, and speaketh unto them these words, and they say unto him, Why doth my Lord speak according to these words? Far be it from thy servants to do according to this word. Lo, the money which we found in the mouth of our bags, we brought back unto thee from the land of Canaan, and how do we steal from the house of thy Lord silver or gold? With whomsoever of thy servants it is found, he hath died, and we also are to my Lord for servants, and he sayeth, Now also according to your words, so it is, he with whom it is found, becomeeth my servant, and he are acquitted, and they hasten and take down each his bag to the earth, and each openeth his bag, and he searcheth, at the eldest he hath begun, and at the youngest he hath completed, and the cup is found in the bag of Benjamin, and they rend their garments, and each ladeth his ass, and they turn back to the city, and Judah, his brethren also, cometh in unto the house of Joseph, and he is yet there, and they fall before him to the earth, and Joseph sayeth to them, What is this deed that ye have done? Have ye not known that a man like me doth diligently observe? And Judah sayeth, What do we say to my Lord? What do we speak? And what? Do we justify ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants. Lo, we are servants to my Lord, both we, and he in whose hand the cup hath been found. And he sayeth, Far be it from me to do this. The man in whose hand the cup hath been found, he becomeeth my servant, and ye go ye up in peace unto your Father. And Judah cometh nigh unto him, and sayeth, Oh my Lord, let thy servants speak, I pray thee, a word in the ears of my Lord, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant, for thou art as Pharaoh. My Lord hath asked his servant, saying, Have ye a father or brother? And we say unto my Lord, We have a father, an aged one, and a child of old age, a little one, and his brother died, and he is left alone of his mother, and his father hath loved him. And thou sayest unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, and I set mine eye upon him. And we say unto my Lord, The youth is not able to leave his father, when he hath left his father, then he hath died. And thou sayest unto thy servants, If your young brother come not down with you, ye add not to see my face. And it cometh to pass that we have come up unto thy servant, my father, that we declare to him the words of my Lord, and our father sayeth, Turn back, buy for us a little food. And we say, We are not able to go down. If our young brother is with us, then we have gone down, for we are not able to see the man's face, and our young brother not with us. And I servant my father, sayeth unto us, Ye, ye have known that too did my wife bear to me, and the one goeth out from me. And I say, Surely he is torn, torn, and I have not seen him since. When ye have taken also this from my presence, and mischief hath met him, then ye have brought down my gray hairs with evil to sheil. And now, at my coming in unto thy servant, my father, and the youth not with us, and his soul is bound up in his soul, then it hath come to pass when he seeeth that the youth is not, that he hath died. And thy servants have brought down the gray hairs of thy servant, our father, with sorrow to sheil, for thy servant obtained the youth by surety from my father, saying, If I bring him not in unto thee, then I have sinned against my father all the days. And now, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the youth of servant to my lord, and the youth goeth up with his brethren, for how do I go up unto my father, and the youth not with me, lest I look on the evil which doth find my father. Chapter 45 And 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, and he giveth forth his voice in weeping, and the Egyptians here, and the house of Pharaoh hereith. And 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, and 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! And 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, because these two years the famine is in the heart of the land, and yet are five years in which there is neither plowing nor harvest. And God sendeth me before you, to place of you a remnant in the land, and to give life to you by a great escape. And now 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, 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, and thou hast dwelt in the land of Goshen, and been near unto me, thou and thy sons and thy sons sons, and thy flock and thy herd, and all that thou hast. And 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. And lo, your eyes are seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth which is speaking unto you, and ye have declared to my father all my honor in Egypt, and all that ye have seen, and ye have hasted, and ye have brought down my father hither. And he falleth on the neck of Benjamin his brother and weepeth, and Benjamin hath wept on his neck, and he kisseth all his brethren and weepeth over them, and afterwards hath his brethren spoken with him, and the sound hath been heard in the house of Pharaoh saying, Come, have the brethren of Joseph, and it is good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, and Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, this do ye, Lade your beasts and go, enter ye the land of Canaan, and take your father and your households, and come unto me, and I give to you the good of the land of Egypt, and eat ye the fat of the land. Ye thou, thou hast been commanded, this do ye, take for yourselves out of the land of Egypt, wagons for your infants and for your wives, and ye have brought your father, and come, and your eye hath no pity on your vessels, for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours. And the sons of Israel do so, and Joseph giveth wagons to them by the command of Pharaoh, and he giveth to them provision for the way. To all of them hath he given, to each changes of garments, and to Benjamin he hath given three hundred silverlings, and five changes of garments, and to his father he hath sent thus. Ten asses bearing of the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses bearing corn and bread, even food for his father for the way, and he sendeth his brethren away, and they go, and he sayeth unto them, Be not angry in the way, and they go up out of Egypt, and come in to the land of Canaan, unto Jacob their father, and they declare to him saying, Joseph is yet alive, and that he is ruler over all the land of Egypt, and his heart ceaseth, for he hath not given credence to them, and they speak unto him all the words of Joseph which he hath spoken unto them, and he seeeth the wagons which Joseph hath sent to bear him away, and live doth the spirit of Jacob their father, and Israel sayeth, Enough! Joseph my son is yet alive, I go and see him before I die. The end of chapters forty-one through forty-five of the Book of Genesis from the Young's literal translation of the Bible. Recording by Mark Penfold.