¹Ary Josefa tsy nahatsindry ny fangorakoraky ny fony intsony teo anatrehan'izay rehetra teo aminy; dia niantso izy ka nanao hoe: Avoahy ny olona rehetra hiala eto amiko. Ary dia tsy nisy olona na dia iray aza nijanona teo amin'i Josefa, raha nanao izay hahafantaran'ny rahalahiny azy izy.

¹And Joseph hath not been able to refrain himself before all those standing by him, and he calleth, `Put out every man from me;` and no man hath stood with him when Joseph maketh himself known unto his brethren,

²Dia nitomany mafy izy, ka ren'ny Egyptiana, ary ren'ny tao an-tranon'i Farao koa.

²and he giveth forth his voice in weeping, and the Egyptians hear, and the house of Pharaoh heareth.

³Ary hoy Josefa tamin'ny rahalahiny: Izaho no Josefa; mbola velona ihany va ikaky? Ary tsy nahavaly azy ny rahalahiny; fa toran-kovitra teo anatrehany ireo.

³And Joseph saith unto his brethren, `I [am] Joseph, is my father yet alive?` and his brethren have not been able to answer him, for they have been troubled at his presence.

⁴Ary hoy Josefa tamin'ny rahalahiny: Avia, manatòna ahy ianareo. Dia nanatona ireo. Ary hoy Josefa: Izaho no Josefa rahalahinareo, ilay namidinareo ho atỳ Egypta.

⁴And Joseph saith unto his brethren, `Come nigh unto me, I pray you,` and they come nigh; and he saith, `I [am] Joseph, your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt;

⁵Ary ankehitriny, aza malahelo na tezitra amin'ny tenanareo noho ny nivarotanareo ahy ho atỳ; fa hamonjy aina no nampandehanan'Andriamanitra ahy hialoha anareo atỳ.

⁵and now, be not grieved, nor let it be displeasing in your eyes that ye sold me hither, for to preserve life hath God sent me before you.

⁶Fa roa taona izao no efa nisian'ny mosary teto amin'ny tany; ary mbola misy dimy taona koa, izay tsy hisy hiasan-tany na hijinjana.

⁶`Because these two years the famine [is] in the heart of the land, and yet [are] five years, [in] which there is neither ploughing nor harvest;

⁷Ary Andriamanitra efa nampandeha ahy hialoha anareo, mba tsy hahalany taranaka anareo amin'ny tany, fa hamelona anareo amin'ny famonjena lehibe.

⁷and God sendeth me before you, to place of you a remnant in the land, and to give life to you by a great escape;

⁸Ary amin'izany, tsy ianareo no nampandeha ahy ho atỳ, fa Andriamanitra; ary Izy nanao ahy ho rain'i Farao, sy ho tompon'ny ao an-tranony rehetra, ary ho mpanapaka ny tany Egypta rehetra.

⁸and now, ye — ye have not sent me hither, but God, and He doth set me for a father to Pharaoh, and for lord to all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

⁹Andeha miakatra faingana ianareo ho any amin'ikaky, ka lazao aminy hoe: Izao no tenin'i Josefa zanakao: Efa nataon'Andriamanitra ho tompon'i Egypta rehetra aho; ka midìna hankatỳ amiko, fa aza mijanona;

⁹`Haste, and go up unto my father, then ye have said to him, Thus said Joseph thy son, God hath set me for lord to all Egypt; come down unto me, stay not,

¹⁰dia honina eo amin'ny tany Gosena ianao, ka ho eo akaikiko ianao sy ny zanakao sy ny zafinao ary ny ondry aman'osinao sy ny ombinao mbamin'izay rehetra anananao.

¹⁰and thou hast dwelt in the land of Goshen, and been near unto me, thou and thy sons, and thy son`s sons, and thy flock, and thy herd, and all that thou hast,

¹¹Dia hamelona anao eo aho (fa mbola haharitra dimy taona ny mosary), fandrao ho lany harena ianao sy ny ankohonanao ary izay rehetra anananao.

¹¹and I have nourished thee there — for yet [are] five years of famine — lest thou become poor, thou and thy household, and all that thou hast.

¹²Ary, indro, hitan'ny masonareo sy ny mason'i Benjamina rahalahiko izao fa ny vavako no miteny aminareo.

¹²`And lo, your eyes are seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that [it is] my mouth which is speaking unto you;

¹³Dia hambaranareo amin'ikaky ny voninahitro rehetra atỳ Egypta sy izay rehetra efa hitanareo; koa mandehana faingana ianareo, ka ento midina atỳ ikaky.

¹³and ye have declared to my father all my honour in Egypt, and all that ye have seen, and ye have hasted, and have brought down my father hither.`

¹⁴Dia namihina ny vozon'i Benjamina rahalahiny izy ka nitomany; ary Benjamina koa dia mba nitomany teo amin'ny vozony.

¹⁴And he falleth on the neck of Benjamin his brother, and weepeth, and Benjamin hath wept on his neck;

¹⁵Ary dia nanoroka ny rahalahiny rehetra izy ka nitomany teo am-pamihinany azy; ary rehefa afaka izany, dia niresaka taminy ireo rahalahiny.

¹⁵and he kisseth all his brethren, and weepeth over them; and afterwards have his brethren spoken with him.

¹⁶Ary re tao an-tranon'i Farao ny teny hoe: Tonga ny rahalahin'i Josefa; dia sitrak'i Farao sy ny mpanompony izany.

¹⁶And 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,

¹⁷Ary hoy Farao tamin'i Josefa: Lazao amin'ny rahalahinao: Izao no ataovy: atai­ngeno ny entana ho entin'ny bibinareo, ka mankanesa any amin'ny tany Kanana;

¹⁷and Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, `Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, enter ye the land of Canaan,

¹⁸ary alao ny rainareo sy ny ankohonanareo, ka mankanesa atỳ amiko; ary dia homeko anareo ny tsara eto amin'ny tany Egypta, ka hihinana ny matavy eto amin'ny tany ianareo.

¹⁸and 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.

¹⁹Ary ankehitriny efa nomena teny ianao, ka izao no ataovy: makà sariety amin'ny tany Egypta hitondranareo ny vady aman-janakareo, ary ento ny rainareo, ka mankanesa atỳ.

¹⁹`Yea, thou — thou hast been commanded: this do ye, take for yourselves out of the land of Egypt, waggons for your infants, and for your wives, and ye have brought your father, and come;

²⁰Aza malahelo ny amin'ny fanakareo; fa anareo izay tsara eto amin'ny tany Egypta rehetra.

²⁰and your eye hath no pity on your vessels, for the good of all the land of Egypt [is] yours.`

²¹Ary nataon'ny zanak'Isiraely izany, ka dia nomen'i Josefa sariety izy, araka ny tenin'i Farao; ary nomeny vatsy koa ho entiny eny an-dalana izy.

²¹And the sons of Israel do so, and Joseph giveth waggons to them by the command of Pharaoh, and he giveth to them provision for the way;

²²Ary izy rehetra samy nomeny akanjo indray miova avy; fa Benjami­na kosa nomeny sekely volafotsy telon-jato sy akanjo indimy miova.

²²to 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;

²³Ary izao kosa no nampitondrainy ho an-drainy: borikilahy folo nitondra zava-tsoa avy tany Egypta, sy borikivavy folo nitondra vary sy mofo, ary vatsy ho an'ny rainy ho entiny eny an-dalana.

²³and 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.

²⁴Dia nampandehaniny ny rahalahiny, ka lasa nandeha izy ireo; ary hoy Josefa taminy: Aza mifanditra eny an-dalana ianareo.

²⁴And he sendeth his brethren away, and they go; and he saith unto them, `Be not angry in the way.`

²⁵Dia niakatra avy tany Egypta izy ireo ka tonga tany amin'i Jakoba rainy tany amin'ny tany Kanana.

²⁵And they go up out of Egypt, and come in to the land of Canaan, unto Jacob their father,

²⁶Dia nilaza taminy izy ka nanao hoe: Mbola velona ihany Josefa, ary izy no mpanapaka ny tany Egypta rehetra, kanefa nangatsiaka ihany ny fon'i Jakoba, fa tsy nino azy izy.

²⁶and 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.

²⁷Dia nolazain'izy ireo ny teny rehetra izay efa nolazain'i Josefa taminy: ary rehefa hitany ny sariety izay efa nampitondrain'i Josefa hitondrana azy, dia izay vao velona indray ny fanahin'i Jakoba rainyAry hoy Isiraely: Aoka ary, fa mbola velona ihany Josefa zanako; handeha aho ka hahita azy, dieny tsy mbola maty aho.

²⁷And they speak unto him all the words of Joseph, which he hath spoken unto them, and he seeth the waggons which Joseph hath sent to bear him away, and live doth the spirit of Jacob their father;

²⁸Ary hoy Isiraely: Aoka ary, fa mbola velona ihany Josefa zanako; handeha aho ka hahita azy, dieny tsy mbola maty aho.

²⁸and Israel saith, `Enough! Joseph my son [is] yet alive; I go and see him before I die.`