3 Joseph said to his brothers, "I’m Joseph! Is my father really still alive?" His brothers couldn’t respond because they were terrified before him.
4 Joseph said to his brothers, "Come closer to me," and they moved closer. He said, “I’m your brother Joseph! The one you sold to Egypt.
5 Now, don’t be upset and don’t be angry with yourselves that you sold me here. Actually, God sent me before you to save lives.
6 We’ve already had two years of famine in the land, and there are five years left without planting or harvesting.
7 God sent me before you to make sure you’d survive and to rescue your lives in this amazing way.
8 You didn’t send me here; it was God who made me a father to Pharaoh, master of his entire household, and ruler of the whole land of Egypt.
9 "Hurry! Go back to your father. Tell him this is what your son Joseph says: ‘God has made me master of all of Egypt. Come down to me. Don’t delay.