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1Then Joseph went in and told Pharao, saying: My father and brethren, their sheep and their herds, and all that they possess, are come out of the land of Chanaan: and behold they stay in the land of Gessen.Andò adunque Giuseppe a dire a Faraone: Mio padre, e i miei fratelli colle loro pecore, e armenti, e con tutto quello che hanno, sono venuti dalla terra di Chanaan: e già sono fermi nella terra di Gessen.IOSEPH therfore going in told Pharao, saing: My father & brethren, their sheepe and heardes, & al thinges that they possesse, are come out of the Land of Chanaan: & behold they stay in the Land of Gessen.Ingressus ergo Joseph nuntiavit Pharaoni, dicens: Pater meus et fratres, oves eorum et armenta, et cuncta quæ possident, venerunt de terra Chanaan: et ecce consistunt in terra Gessen. 2Five men also, the last of his brethren, he presented before the king:E presentò insieme al re cinque persone, gli ultimi dei suoi fratelli:The vtmost also of his brethren fiue persons he presented before the king:Extremos quoque fratrum suorum quinque viros constituit coram rege: 3And he asked them: What is your occupation? They answered: We, thy servants, are shepherds, both we and our fathers.A' quali quegli domandò: Qual mestiere avete? Risposero: Siam pastori di pecore tuoi servi, e noi, e i padri nostri.whom he asked: What trade haue you? They answered: We thy seruantes are pastours of sheepe, both we, and our fathers.quos ille interrogavit: Quid habetis operis ? Responderunt: Pastores ovium sumus servi tui, et nos et patres nostri. 4We are come to sojourn in thy land, because there is no grass for the flocks of thy servants, the famine being very grievous in the land of Chanaan: and we pray thee to give orders that we thy servants may be in the land of Gessen.Siam venuti a star pellegrini nella tua terra: perché non vi è erba pe' greggi de' tuoi servi nella terra di Chanaan, e la fame va crescendo: e noi preghiamo, che comandi a noi tuoi servi di stare nella terra di Gessen.We are come to soiourne in the land, because there is no grasse for thy seruantes flockes, the famine being very sore in the land of Chanaan: and we desire thee to command that we thy seruantes may be in the Land of Gessen.Ad peregrinandum in terra tua venimus: quoniam non est herba gregibus servorum tuorum, ingravescente fame in terra Chanaan: petimusque ut esse nos jubeas servos tuos in terra Gessen. 5The king therefore said to Joseph: Thy father and thy brethren are come to thee.Disse pertanto il re a Giuseppe: Tuo padre, e i tuoi fratelli sono venuti a trovarti.And the King therfore said to Ioseph: Thy father and thy brethren are come to thee.Dixit itaque rex ad Joseph: Pater tuus et fratres tui venerunt ad te.

6The land of Egypt is before thee: and make them dwell in the best place, and give them the land of Gessen. And if thou knowest that there are industrious men among them, make them rulers over my cattle.La terra d'Egitto è dinanzi a te: fa' che abitino in ottimo luogo, e da' ad essi la terra di Gessen. Che se conosci tra di loro degli uomini di capacità, eleggili soprintendenti de' miei bestiami.The Land of Aegypt, is in thy sight: make them to dwel in the best place, and deliuer them the Land of Gessen. And if so be thou knowe that there are industrious men among them, appoint them maisters of my cattel.Terra Ægypti in conspectu tuo est: in optimo loco fac eos habitare, et trade eis terram Gessen. Quod si nosti in eis esse viros industrios, constitue illos magistros pecorum meorum. 7After this Joseph brought in his father to the king, and presented him before him: and he blessed him.Dipoi Giuseppe condusse suo padre al re, e lo presentò a lui: Giacobbe augurò a lui ogni bene,After this Ioseph brought in his father to the King, and set him before him: who blessing him,Post hæc introduxit Joseph patrem suum ad regem, et statuit eum coram eo: qui benedicens illi, 8And being asked by him: How many are the days of the years of thy life?E interrogato da lui: Quanti sono i tuoi anni?and being asked of him: How manie be the dayes of the yeares of thy life?et interrogatus ab eo: Quot sunt dies annorum vitæ tuæ ? 9He answered: The days of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years, few, and evil, and they are not come up to the days of the pilgrimage of my fathers.Rispose: I giorni del mio pellegrinaggio sono cento trent'anni, pochi, e cattivi, e non agguagliano il tempo del pellegrinaggio dei padri miei.He answered: The dayes of the pilgrimage of my life are an hundred thirtie yeares, few, and euil, and they are not come to the dayes of my fathers, in which they were pilgrimes.respondit: Dies peregrinationis meæ centum triginta annorum sunt, parvi et mali, et non pervenerunt usque ad dies patrum meorum quibus peregrinati sunt. 10And blessing the king, he went out.E augurato ogni bene al re, si ritirò.And blessing the king, he went forth.Et benedicto rege, egressus est foras. 11But Joseph gave a possession to his father and his brethren in Egypt, in the best place of the land, in Ramesses, as Pharao had commanded.Giuseppe poi diede al padre, e a' suoi fratelli in Egitto una tenuta in luogo buonissimo in Ramesses, come avea comandato Faraone.But Ioseph gaue possession to his father and his brethren in Aegypt, in the best place of the land, in Rhamesses, as Pharao had commanded.Joseph vero patri et fratribus suis dedit possessionem in Ægypto in optimo terræ loco, Ramesses, ut præceperat Pharao.

12And he nourished them, and all his father’s house, allowing food to every one.Ed ei dava da mangiare ad essi, e a tutta la famiglia di suo padre, dando a ciascheduno di che cibarsi.And he nourished them, and al his fathers house, alowing victuales to euerie one.Et alebat eos, omnemque domum patris sui, præbens cibaria singulis. 13For in the whole world there was want of bread, and a famine had oppressed the land, more especially of Egypt and Chanaan;Perocché mancava il pane in tutto il mondo, e la fame opprimeva la terra principalmente dell'Egitto, e di Chanaan.For in the whole world there wanted bread, and famine oppressed the land, especially of Aegypt and Chanaan.In toto enim orbe panis deerat, et oppresserat fames terram, maxime Ægypti et Chanaan. 14Out of which he gathered up all the money for the corn which they bought, and brought it in to the king’s treasure.De' quali (paesi) Giuseppe prese tutto il denaro pel frumento venduto, e lo ripose nell'erario del re.Out of which he gethered together al the money for the selling of corne, and brought it in vnto the kings treasure.E quibus omnem pecuniam congregavit pro venditione frumenti, et intulit eam in ærarium regis. 15And when the buyers wanted money, all Egypt came to Joseph, saying: Give us bread: why should we die in thy presence, having now no money?E i compratori non avendo più moneta, tutto l'Egitto andò a trovar Giuseppe dicendo: Dacci del pane: per qual motivo morremo sugli occhi tuoi per mancanza di denaro?And when the byers wanted money, al Aegypt came to Ioseph, saying: Geue vs bread: why die we before thee, our money failing?Cumque defecisset emptoribus pretium, venit cuncta Ægyptus ad Joseph, dicens: Da nobis panes: quare morimur coram te, deficiente pecunia ? 16And he answered them: Bring me your cattle, and for them I will give you food, if you have no money.Rispose loro: Menate i vostri bestiami, e in cambio di questi vi darò da mangiare, se non avete moneta.To whom he answered: Bring your cattel, and for them I wil geue you victuales, if you haue not to pay.Quibus ille respondit: Adducite pecora vestra, et dabo vobis pro eis cibos, si pretium non habetis. 17And when they had brought them, he gave them food in exchange for their horses, and sheep, and oxen, and asses: and he maintained them that year for the exchange of their cattle.E quegli avendoli menati, diede loro da vivere in cambio de' cavalli, e delle pecore, e de' buoi, e degli asini: e quell'anno li sostentò colla permuta de' bestiami.Which when they had brought, he gaue them sustenance for horses, and sheepe, and oxen, and asses: and he sustayned them that yeare for the exchange of the cattel.Quæ cum adduxissent, dedit eis alimenta pro equis, et ovibus, et bobus, et asinis: sustentavitque eos illo anno pro commutatione pecorum.

18And they came the second year, and said to him: We will not hide from our lord, how that our money is spent, and our cattle also are gone: neither art thou ignorant that we have nothing now left but our bodies and our lands.Tornarono ancora il secondo anno, e gli dissero: Noi non celeremo al signor nostro, che, mancato il denaro, sono mancati insieme i bestiami: e tu ben vedi, che oltre i corpi, e la terra non abbiam nulla.And they came the second yeare, and said to him: We wil not conceale from our lord, that our money fayling, our cattel withal haue fayled: neither art thou ignorant, that we haue nothing besides our bodies and land.Venerunt quoque anno secundo, et dixerunt ei: Non celabimus dominum nostrum quod deficiente pecunia, pecora simul defecerunt: nec clam te est, quod absque corporibus et terra nihil habeamus. 19Why therefore shall we die before thy eyes? we will be thine, both we and our lands: buy us to be the king’s servants, and give us seed, lest for want of tillers the land be turned into a wilderness.Perché adunque morremo noi, veggente te? e noi, e la nostra terra saremo tuoi: compraci per ischiavi del re, e dacci da seminare, affinché periti i coltivatori, non si riduca la terra in deserto.Why therfore shal we die in thy sight? both we and our land wil be thyne: bye vs to be the kings bondmen, and geue vs sede, lest for default of tillers the land be turned into a wildernes.Cur ergo moriemur te vidente ? et nos et terra nostra tui erimus: eme nos in servitutem regiam, et præbe semina, ne pereunte cultore redigatur terra in solitudinem. 20So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt, every man selling his possessions, because of the greatness of the famine. And he brought it into Pharao’s hands:Comprò adunque Giuseppe tutta la terra d'Egitto, vendendo ognuno le sue possessioni pel rigor della fame: e la rendé soggetta a Faraone,Ioseph therfore bought al the Land of Aegypt, euery man selling his possessions for the greatnes of the famine. And he brought it vnder Pharaos handes,Emit igitur Joseph omnem terram Ægypti, vendentibus singulis possessiones suas præ magnitudine famis. Subjecitque eam Pharaoni, 21And all its people from one end of the borders of Egypt, even to the other end thereof,Insieme con tutti i popoli da un'estremità dell'Egitto sino all'altra.and al the people therof from the fardest ends of Aegypt, euen to the vttermost coasts therof,et cunctos populos ejus a novissimis terminis Ægypti usque ad extremos fines ejus, 22Except the land of the priests, which had been given them by the king: to whom also a certain allowance of food was given out of the public stores, and therefore they were not forced to sell their possessions.Eccettuata la terra de' sacerdoti data loro dal re, a' quali si davano da' pubblici granai i viveri, e perciò non furon costretti a vendere le loro tenute.sauing the land of the Priests, which the king had deliuered them: to whom also a certaine alowance of victuals was geuen out of the cōmon barnes, and therfore they were not driuen to sel their possessions.præter terram sacerdotum, quæ a rege tradita fuerat eis: quibus et statuta cibaria ex horreis publicis præbebantur, et idcirco non sunt compulsi vendere possessiones suas.

23Then Joseph said to the people: Behold, as you see, both you and your lands belong to Pharao; take seed and sow the fields,Disse adunque Giuseppe a' popoli: Ecco che, come vedete, Faraone è padrone di voi, e della vostra terra: prendete da seminare, e seminate i campi,Ioseph therfore said to the people: Behold as you see, Pharao possesseth both you and your land: take sede, and sowe the fields,Dixit ergo Joseph ad populos: En ut cernitis, et vos et terram vestram Pharao possidet: accipite semina, et serite agros, 24That you may have corn. The fifth part you shall give to the king; the other four you shall have for seed, and for food for your families and children.Affinché possiate raccogliere. Darete al re il quinto: le altre quattro parti le lascio a voi per seminare, e per mantenere le famiglie, e i figliuoli vostri.that you may haue corne. The fifth part you shal geue to the king: the other foure I am content you shal haue for sede, and for foode to your families and your children.ut fruges habere possitis. Quintam partem regi dabitis: quatuor reliquas permitto vobis in sementem, et in cibum familiis et liberis vestris. 25And they answered: our life is in thy hand; only let my lord look favourably upon us, and we will gladly serve the king.Risposer quelli: La nostra salute è nelle tue mani: solamente rivolga a noi lo sguardo il signor nostro, e serviremo con piacere al re.Who answered: Our life is in thy hand: only let our lord haue a respect vnto vs, and we wil gladly serue the king.Qui responderunt: Salus nostra in manu tua est: respiciat nos tantum dominus noster, et læti serviemus regi. 26From that time unto this day, in the whole land of Egypt, the fifth part is paid to the kings, and it is become as a law, except the land of the priests, which was free from this covenant.Da quel tempo fino al dì d'oggi in tutta la terra d'Egitto si paga il quinto a' regi: lo che è divenuto come legge, eccettuata la terra sacerdotale, che è libera da questa servitù.From that time vntil this present day in the whole land of Aegypt, the fifth part is paied to the kings, and it became as it were a lawe, sauing the land of the priests, which was free from this condition.Ex eo tempore usque in præsentem diem, in universa terra Ægypti regibus quinta pars solvitur, et factum est quasi in legem, absque terra sacerdotali, quæ libera ab hac conditione fuit. 27So Israel dwelt in Egypt, that is, in the land of Gessen, and possessed it; and grew, and was multiplied exceedingly.Abitò adunque Israele in Egitto, cioè nella terra di Gessen, e ne fu possessore, e s'ingrandì, e moltiplicò formisura.Israel therfore dwelt in Aegypt, that is, in the Land of Gessen, and possessed it: and was increased, and multiplied exceedingly.Habitavit ergo Israël in Ægypto, id est, in terra Gessen, et possedit eam: auctusque est, et multiplicatus nimis.

28And he lived in it seventeen years: and all the days of his life came to a hundred and forty-seven years.Ed ivi egli visse per diciassette anni: e tutto il tempo di sua vita fu di anni cento quaranta sette.And he liued in it seuenteene yeares: and al the dayes of his life came to an hundred fourtie seuen yeares.Et vixit in ea decem et septem annis: factique sunt omnes dies vitæ illius, centum quadraginta septem annorum. 29And when he saw that the day of his death drew nigh, he called his son Joseph, and said to him: If I have found favour in thy sight, put thy hand under my thigh; and thou shalt shew me this kindness and truth, not to bury me in Egypt.E veggendo, che si appressava il giorno della sua morte, chiamò il suo figliuolo Giuseppe, e gli disse: Se ho trovato grazia dinanzi a te, poni la tua mano sotto la mia coscia: e userai meco di tua bontà, e fedeltà, e non darai a me sepoltura in Egitto;And when he sawe that the day of his death approched, he called his sonne Ioseph, and said to him: If I haue found grace in thy sight, put thy hand vnder my thigh: and thou shalt doe me this mercie and truth, not to bury me in Aegypt:Cumque appropinquare cerneret diem mortis suæ, vocavit filium suum Joseph, et dixit ad eum: Si inveni gratiam in conspectu tuo, pone manum tuam sub femore meo: et facies mihi misericordiam et veritatem, ut non sepelias me in Ægypto: 30But I will sleep with my fathers, and thou shalt take me away out of this land, and bury me in the burying place of my ancestors. And Joseph answered him: I will do what thou hast commanded.Ma io dormirò co' padri miei, e tu mi torrai da questa terra, e mi riporrai nel sepolcro de' miei maggiori. Rispose Giuseppe: Io farò quel che hai comandato.but I wil sleepe with my fathers, and take me away out of this land, and burie me in the sepulchre of my ancesters. To whom Ioseph answered: I wil doe that thou hast commanded.sed dormiam cum patribus meis, et auferas me de terra hac, condasque in sepulchro majorum meorum. Cui respondit Joseph: Ego faciam quod jussisti. 31And he said: Swear then to me. And as he was swearing, Israel adored God, turning to the bed’s head.Ed egli: Fanne adunque a me giuramento. E avendo quegli giurato, Israele rivolto al capo del letticciuolo adorò Dio.And he said: Sweate then to me. Who swearing, Israel adored God, turning to the beds head.Et ille: Jura ergo, inquit, mihi. Quo jurante, adoravit Israël Deum, conversus ad lectuli caput.