And the father acknowledging it, said: It is my son's coat; an evil wild beast hath eaten him; a beast hath devoured Joseph.
Genesis 48:11 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And said to his son: I am not deprived of seeing thee. Moreover God hath shewed me thy seed. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought that I would see your face, but see, God has shown me your offspring also. American Standard Version (1901) And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath let me see thy seed also. Common English Bible Israel said to Joseph, “I didn’t expect I’d see your face, but now God has shown me your children too.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to his son: "I have not been cheated out of seeing you. Moreover, God has shown me your offspring." English Standard Version 2016 And Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face; and behold, God has let me see your offspring also.” |
And the father acknowledging it, said: It is my son's coat; an evil wild beast hath eaten him; a beast hath devoured Joseph.
And alibis children being gathered together to comfort their father in his sorrow, he would not receive comfort, but said: I will go down to my son into hell, mourning. And whilst he continued weeping,
Their father Jacob said: You have made me to be without children: Joseph is not living, Simeon is kept in bonds, and Benjamin you will take away. All these evils are fallen upon me.
And they told him, saying: Joseph thy son is living: and he is ruler in all the land of Egypt. Which when Jacob heard, he awaked as it were out of a deep sleep, yet did not believe them.
For Israel's eyes were dim by reason of his great age, and he could not see clearly. And when they were brought to him, he kissed and embraced them.
And when Joseph had taken them from his father's lap, he bowed down with his face to the ground.
Let them be as grass on the tops of houses: which withered before it be plucked up:
Children's children are the crown of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers.
Now to him who is able to do all things more abundantly than we desire or understand, according to the power that worketh in us;