1 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. 2 And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I. 3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: 4 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.

5 And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 6 And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him: 7 His sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.

8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. 9 And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

10 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

11 And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

12 And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

13 And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.

14 And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. 15 These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.

16 And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.

17 And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel. 18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls. 19 The sons of Rachel Jacob’s wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.

20 And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.

21 And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. 22 These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.

23 And the sons of Dan; Hushim.

24 And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. 25 These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven. 26 All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were threescore and six; 27 And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. 29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. 30 And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive. 31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me; 32 And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have. 33 And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation? 34 That ye shall say, Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

1 Nõnda Iisrael läks teele ühes kõigega, mis tal oli, ja tuli Beer-Sebasse ning ohverdas tapaohvreid oma isa Iisaki Jumalale.

2 Ja Jumal rääkis Iisraeliga öösel nägemuses; ta ütles: „Jaakob, Jaakob!" Ja see vastas: „Siin ma olen!"

3 Siis ta ütles: „Mina olen Jumal, sinu isa Jumal, ära karda minna Egiptusesse, sest ma teen sind seal suureks rahvaks!

4 Mina lähen ühes sinuga Egiptusesse ja ma toon sind sealt tagasi, ja Joosep suleb oma käega su silmad!"

5 Ja Jaakob asus Beer-Sebast minekule; Iisraeli pojad panid oma isa Jaakobi ja oma väetid lapsed ja naised vankritesse, mis vaarao oli läkitanud teda tooma.

6 Ja nad võtsid oma karjad ja varanduse, mis nad Kaananimaal olid soetanud, ja tulid Egiptusesse, Jaakob ja kõik ta sugu ühes temaga.

7 Oma pojad ja poegade pojad, tütred ja poegade tütred ja kogu oma soo viis ta ühes enesega Egiptusesse.

8 Ja need on Iisraeli laste nimed, kes Egiptusesse tulid: Jaakob ja tema pojad. Jaakobi esmasündinu oli Ruuben.

9 Ruubeni pojad olid Hanok, Pallu, Hesron ja Karmi.

10 Siimeoni pojad olid Jemuel, Jaamin, Ohad, Jaakin, Sohar ja Saul, kaananlanna poeg.

11 Leevi pojad olid Geerson, Kehat ja Merari.

12 Juuda pojad olid Eer, Oonan, Seela, Perets ja Serah; aga Eer ja Oonan surid Kaananimaal. Peretsi pojad olid Hesron ja Haamul.

13 Issaskari pojad olid Toola, Puuva, Joob ja Simron.

14 Sebuloni pojad olid Sered, Eelon ja Jahleel.

15 Need olid Lea pojad, keda ta Jaakobile ilmale tõi Mesopotaamias; peale nende oli tal tütar Diina. Kõiki ta poegi ja tütreid oli ühtekokku kolmkümmend kolm hinge.

16 Gaadi pojad olid Sifjon, Haggi, Suuni, Esbon, Eeri, Arodi ja Areli.

17 Aaseri pojad olid Jimna, Jisva, Jisvi ja Beria; nende õde oli Serah. Beria pojad olid Heber ja Malkiel.

18 Need olid Silpa pojad, kelle Laaban andis oma tütrele Leale ja kes tõi need Jaakobile ilmale, kuusteist hinge.

19 Jaakobi naise Raaheli pojad olid Joosep ja Benjamin.

20 Joosepile sündisid Egiptusemaal pojad, keda temale ilmale tõi Asnat, Ooni preestri Pooti-Fera tütar: Manasse ja Efraim.

21 Benjamini pojad olid Bela, Beker, Asbel, Geera, Naaman, Eehi, Roos, Muppim, Huppim ja Aard.

22 Need olid Raaheli pojad, kes Jaakobile sündisid, ühtekokku neliteist hinge.

23 Daani poeg oli Husim.

24 Naftali pojad olid Jahsel, Guuni, Jeeser ja Sillem.

25 Need olid Billa pojad, kelle Laaban andis oma tütrele Raahelile ja kes tõi need Jaakobile ilmale, ühtekokku seitse hinge.

26 Kõiki hingi, kes Jaakobiga Egiptusesse tulid, kes tema niudeist olid väljunud, peale Jaakobi poegade naiste, oli ühtekokku kuuskümmend kuus hinge.

27 Ja Joosepi poegi, kes temale Egiptuses olid sündinud, oli kaks hinge; kõiki Jaakobi soo hingi, kes Egiptusesse tulid, oli seitsekümmend.

28 Ja ta läkitas Juuda enese eel Joosepi juurde, et see teda juhataks Goosenisse; nõnda nad tulid Gooseni maakonda.

29 Ja Joosep laskis hobused oma vankri ette rakendada ning läks Goosenisse vastu oma isale Iisraelile; kui ta teda nägi, siis ta langes temale kaela ja nuttis kaua tema kaelas.

30 Ja Iisrael ütles Joosepile: „Nüüd ma võin surra, sest olen näinud su nägu ja tean, et oled alles elus!"

31 Ja Joosep ütles oma vendadele ja oma isa perele: „Ma lähen ja teatan vaaraole ning ütlen temale: mu vennad ja mu isa pere, kes olid Kaananimaal, on minu juurde tulnud.

32 Ja need mehed on pudulojuste karjased, sest nad olidki karjakasvatajad, ja nad on oma pudulojused ja veised ja kõik, mis neil oli, kaasa toonud.

33 Kui juhtub, et vaarao teid kutsub ja küsib: mis teie amet on?

34 siis vastake: su sulased on olnud karjakasvatajad noorest põlvest kuni tänini, niihästi meie kui meie isad — et saaksite elada Gooseni maakonnas, sest egiptlased põlgavad kõiki pudulojuste karjaseid!"