1And they went and sat on the opposite side, about the distance of a

2They were holding the counsel, when they lifted up their eyes, and saw, and

3And Judah said unto them, What gain will it be to us if we slay our

4Now therefore, come let us dispose of him to them, and let not our hand be

5And whilst they were discoursing about this matter, and before the company

6And these Midianites ran to the pit to drink water, for they thought that

7And they called unto him and said, Who art thou and who brought thee

8And these said unto them, Why do you do this, to take our servant from us

9And the Midianites answered and said unto the sons of Jacob, Is this your

10Now therefore we will not listen to your words, nor attend to you, for we

11And all the sons of Jacob approached them and rose up to them and said

12And behold Simeon rose up from his seat against them, and sprang upon the

13And the Midianites were terrified on account of Simeon and the noise of

14And Simeon said unto them, Verily I am Simeon, the son of Jacob the

15Now therefore give us back the youth whom you have taken, lest I give your

16And the Midianites were more afraid of Simeon, and they approached the

17Surely you have said that the young man is your servant, and that he

18And the Midianites saw that Joseph was of a comely appearance and

19And the sons of Jacob hearkened to the Midianites and they sold their

20They were going along the road, and the Midianites repented of what they

21Perhaps this youth is stolen from the land of the Hebrews, and why then

22Now surely hardy and powerful men have sold him to us, the strength of one

23And whilst they were thus discoursing together, they looked, and behold

24And they did so, and they reached the Ishmaelites, and the Midianites sold

25And the Midianites went on their road to Gilead, and the Ishmaelites took

26And Joseph heard that the Ishmaelites were proceeding to Egypt, and Joseph

27And one of the Ishmaelites rose up and smote Joseph upon the cheek, and

28And the Lord saw the affliction of Joseph and his trouble, and the Lord

29And they said to each other, What is this thing that God has done to us in

30And Joseph reached his mother's grave, and Joseph hastened and ran to his

31And Joseph cried aloud upon his mother's grave, and he said, O my mother,

320v rise and see thy son, weep with me on account of my troubles, and see

33Arouse my mother, arouse, awake from thy sleep for me, and direct thy

34Arouse and lay thy cause against them before God, and see whom God will

35Rise, O my mother, rise, awake from thy sleep and see my father how his

36And Joseph continued to speak these words, and Joseph cried aloud and wept

37And Joseph heard a voice speaking to him from beneath the ground, which

38My son, my son Joseph, I have heard the voice of thy weeping and the voice

39Now therefore my son, Joseph my son, hope to the Lord, and wait for him

40Rise my son, go down unto Egypt with thy masters, and do not fear, for the

41And Joseph heard this, and he wondered greatly at this, and he continued

42And Joseph said unto the men, May I find grace in your sight to take me

43And they answered him, saying, Art thou not a slave, and where is thy

44And the Lord saw Joseph's affliction, and the Lord again smote these men,

45And the beasts and camels stood still, and they led them, but they would

46And one of them answered and said unto them, Perhaps on account of the sin

47And the men did so, and they supplicated Joseph and pressed him to forgive

48And Joseph did according to their words, and the Lord hearkened to Joseph,

49And they said to each other, Behold we know that it was on account of his

50And one answered and said, Surely he told us to bring him back to his

51And one answered again and said, Behold this counsel is very good, but we

52And one more answered and said unto them, This is the counsel to be

53And this thing pleased the men and they did so, and they continued their

Chapter 42

Joseph is sold to a company of Midianites, who in Turn sell him to