1Then Joseph, unable to keep back his feelings before those who were with him, gave orders for everyone to be sent away, and no one was present when he made clear to his brothers who he was.
2And so loud was his weeping, that it came to the ears of the Egyptians and all Pharaoh's house.
3And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph: is my father still living? But his brothers were not able to give him an answer for they were troubled before him.
4Then Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me. And they came near, And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sent into Egypt.
5Now do not be troubled or angry with yourselves for sending me away, because God sent me before you to be the saviour of your lives.
6For these two years have been years of need, and there are still five more years to come in which there will be no ploughing or cutting of grain.
7God sent me before you to keep you and yours living on earth so that you might become a great nation.
