1 WYC And Israel yede forth with alle thingis that he hadde, and he cam to the pit of ooth; and whanne sacrifices weren slayn there to God of his fadir Isaac, BSB BSB: So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
2 WYC he herde God bi a visioun in that nyyt clepynge hym, `and seiynge to hym, Jacob! Jacob! To whom he answeride, Lo! Y am present. BSB BSB: And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.
3 WYC God seide to hym, Y am the strongeste God of thi fadir; nyle thou drede, go doun in to Egipt, for Y schal make thee there in to a greet folk; BSB BSB: “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
4 WYC Y schal go doun thidir with thee, and Y schal brynge thee turnynge ayen fro thennus, and Joseph schal sette his hond on thin iyen. BSB BSB: I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”
6 WYC and alle thingis whiche he weldide in the lond of Canaan; and he cam in to Egipt with his seed, BSB BSB: They also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.
7 WYC hise sones, and her sones, and douytris, and al the generacioun togidere. BSB BSB: Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.
8 WYC Forsothe thes ben the names of the sones of Israel, that entriden in to Egipte; he with hise fre children. The firste gendrid Ruben; BSB BSB: Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
9 WYC the sones of Ruben, Enoch, and Fallu, and Esrom, and Carmi. BSB BSB: The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
10 WYC The sones of Symeon, Jemuhel, and Jamyn, and Ahoth, and Jachyn, and Sab, and Saber, and Saul, the sone of a womman of Canaan. BSB BSB: The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
11 WYC The sones of Leuy, Gerson, Caath, and Merarie. BSB BSB: The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12 WYC The sones of Juda, Her and Onam, and Sela, and Fares, and Zara. Forsothe Her and Onam dieden in the lond of Canaan; and the sones of Fares weren borun, Esrom, and Amul. BSB BSB: The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
13 WYC The sones of Isacar, Thola, and Fua, and Jobab, and Semron. BSB BSB: The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
14 WYC The sones of Zabulon, Sared, and Thelom, and Jahel. BSB BSB: The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
15 WYC These ben the sones of Lia, whiche sche childide in Mesopotanye of Sirie, with Dyna, hir douyter; alle the soules of hise sones and douytris, thre and thretti. BSB BSB: These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.
16 WYC The sones of Gad, Sefion, and Aggi, Suny, and Hesebon, Heri, and Arodi, and Areli. BSB BSB: The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
17 WYC The sones of Aser, Jamne, and Jesua, and Jesui, and Beria; and Sara, the sister of hem. The sones of Beria, Heber and Melchiel. BSB BSB: The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
18 WYC These weren the sones of Zelfa, whom Laban yaf to Lia, his douyter, and Jacob gendryde these sixtene persones. BSB BSB: These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah—whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah—sixteen in all.
19 WYC The sones of Rachel, `wijf of Jacob, weren Joseph and Beniamyn. BSB BSB: The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
20 WYC And sones weren borun to Joseph in the loond of Egipt, Manasses and Effraym, whiche Asenech, `douytir of Putifar, preest of Helipoleos, childide to hym. BSB BSB: Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
21 WYC The sones of Beniamin weren Bela, and Becor, and Asbel, Gera, and Naaman, and Jechi, `Ros, and Mofym, and Ofym, and Ared. BSB BSB: The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
22 WYC These weren the sones of Rachel, whiche Jacob gendride; alle the persones weren fouretene. BSB BSB: These are the sons of Rachel born to Jacob—fourteen in all.
23 WYC The sone of Dan, Vsym. BSB BSB: The son of Dan: Hushim.
24 WYC The sones of Neptalym, Jasiel, and Guny, and Jeser, and Salem. BSB BSB: The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
25 WYC These weren `the sones of Bala, whom Laban yaf to Rachel his douytir. BSB BSB: These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.
26 WYC And Jacob gendride these; alle the soules weren seuene. And alle the men that entriden with Jacob in to Egipt, and yeden out of his thiy, with out `the wyues of his sones, weren sixti and sixe. BSB BSB: All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons.
27 WYC Forsothe the sones of Joseph, that weren borun to hym in `the loond of Egipt, weren two men. Alle the soulis of `the hows of Jacob, that entriden in to Egipt, weren seuenti. BSB BSB: And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.
28 WYC Forsothe Jacob sente Judas bifore hym to Joseph, that he schulde telle to hym, and he schulde `come in to Gessen. BSB BSB: Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen,
29 WYC And whanne Jacob hadde come thidir, Joseph stiede in his chare to mete his fadir at the same place. And he siy Jacob, and felde on `his necke, and wepte bitwixe collyngis. BSB BSB: Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.
30 WYC And the fadir seide to Joseph, Now Y schal die ioiful, for Y siy thi face, and Y leeue thee lyuynge. BSB BSB: Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”
31 WYC And Joseph spak to hise brithren, and to al `the hows of his fadir, I schal stie, and `Y schal telle to Farao, and Y schal seie to hym, My britheren, and the hows of my fadir, that weren in the lond of Canaan, ben comun to me, BSB BSB: Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and inform Pharaoh: ‘My brothers and my father’s household from the land of Canaan have come to me.
32 WYC and thei ben men kepers of scheep, and han bisynesse of flockis to be fed; thei brouyten with hem her scheep and grete beestis, and alle thingis whiche thei miyten haue. BSB BSB: The men are shepherds; they raise livestock, and they have brought their flocks and herds and all that they own.’
33 WYC And whanne Farao schal clepe you, and schal seie, What is youre werk? ye schulen answere, We ben thi seruauntis, men scheepherdis, fro oure childhed til in to present tyme, bothe we and oure fadris. Sotheli ye schulen seye these thingis, that ye moun dwelle in the lond of Gessen, for Egipcians wlaten alle keperis of scheep. BSB BSB: When Pharaoh summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’