1 Joseph could no longer keep his composure in front of all his attendants, so he called out, “ Send everyone away from me ! ” No one was with him when he revealed his identity to his brothers.
2 But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and also Pharaoh’s household heard it.
3 Joseph said to his brothers, “ I am Joseph! Is my father still living ? ” But they could not answer him because they were terrified in his presence.
4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “ Please, come near me,” and they came near. “ I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “ the one you sold into Egypt.
5 And now don’t be worried or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.
6 For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting.
7 God sent me ahead of you to establish you as a remnant within the land and to keep you alive by a great deliverance.
8 Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
9 “ Return quickly to my father and say to him, ‘ This is what your son Joseph says: “ God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.
10 You can settle in the land of Goshen and be near me — you, your children, and grandchildren , your sheep, cattle, and all you have.
11 There I will sustain you, for there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you, your household, and everything you have will become destitute.” ’
12 Look! Your eyes and my brother Benjamin’s eyes can see that it is I , Joseph, who am speaking to you.
13 Tell my father about all my glory in Egypt and about all you have seen. And bring my father here quickly.”
