וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֶל־ פַּרְעֹ֑ה כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה בְּנִ֥י בְכֹרִ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֔וּן כְּ֠כֹל אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲנַ֧חְנוּ עֹשִׂ֛ים פֹּ֖ה הַיּ֑וֹם אִ֖ישׁ כָּל־ הַיָּשָׁ֥ר בְּעֵינָֽיו׃

And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.

Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.

Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.

But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.

(The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)

وَنُقَلِّبُ أَفْئِدَتَهُمْ وَأَبْصَارَهُمْ كَمَا لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا بِهِ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَنَذَرُهُمْ فِي طُغْيَانِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ