4. Joseph said to his brothers, “Come closer to me,” so they came near. Then he said, “I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
5. Now, do not be upset and do not be angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to preserve life!
6. For these past two years there has been famine in the land and for five more years there will be neither plowing nor harvesting.
7. God sent me ahead of you to preserve you on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
8. So now, it is not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me an adviser to Pharaoh, lord over all his household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
9. Now go up to my father quickly and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: “God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay!
10. You will live in the land of Goshen, and you will be near me – you, your children, your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and everything you have.
11. I will provide you with food there because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise you would become poor – you, your household, and everyone who belongs to you.”’