0007-Pseudepigrapha-Joseph-and-Aseneth.xlsx

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2	1	0007	1	1	1	It came to pass in the first year of the seven years of plenty, in the second month, that Pharaoh sent out Joseph to go round the whole land of Egypt.
3	2	0007	1	1	2	And Joseph came, in the fourth month of the first year, on the eighteenth day of the month, into the district of Heliopolis.
4	3	0007	1	1	3	And he was collecting all the corn of that land, as the sand of the sea.
5	4	0007	1	1	4	Now there was in that city a man, a satrap of Pharaoh; and this man was the chief of all Pharaoh's satraps and lords.
6	5	0007	1	1	5	And he was very rich, and wise, and generous, and he was Pharaoh's counsellor, and his name was Pentephres; and he was the priest of Heliopolis (of On)
7	6	0007	1	1	6	And Pentephres had a virgin daughter of about eighteen years of age, tall and beautiful and graceful, more beautiful than any other virgin in the land.
8	7	0007	1	1	7	And she was quite unlike the daughters of the Egyptians, but in every respect like the daughters of the Hebrews.
9	8	0007	1	1	8	And she was as tall as Sarah, and as beautiful as Rebecca, and as fair as Rachel; and this virgin's name was Aseneth.
10	9	0007	1	1	9	And the fame of her beauty spread through all that land, even to its remotest corners; and all the sons of the lords and of the satraps and of the kings sought her hand in marriage, young men all of them.
11	10	0007	1	1	10	And there was great rivalry between them because of her, and they began to fight among themselves because of Aseneth.
12	11	0007	1	1	11	And Pharaoh's eldest son heard about her, and he begged his father to give her to him as his wife.
13	12	0007	1	1	12	And he said to him, "Give me Aseneth the daughter of Pentephres the priest of Heliopolis as my wife." And his father Pharaoh said to him, "Why should you want a wife of lower station than yourself?
14	13	0007	1	1	13	Are you not king of all the earth?
15	14	0007	1	1	14	No! See now, the daughter of King Joakim is betrothed to you, and she is a queen and very beautiful indeed: take her as your wife."
16	15	0007	1	2	1	Now Aseneth despised all men and regarded them with contempt; yet no man had ever seen her, for Pentephres had a tower in his house, and it was large and very high.
17	16	0007	1	2	2	And the top storey had ten rooms in it.
18	17	0007	1	2	3	The first room was large and pleasant; and it was paved with purple stones, and its walls were faced with precious stones of different kinds.
19	18	0007	1	2	4	And the ceiling of that room was of gold; and within it were ranged the innumerable gods of the Egyptians, in gold and silver.
20	19	0007	1	2	5	And Aseneth worshipped all these; and she feared them and offered sacrifices to them.
21	20	0007	1	2	6	The second room contained all the finery for Aseneth's adornment and treasure chests
22	21	0007	1	2	7	And there was much gold in it, and silver, and garments woven with gold, and precious stones of great price, and fine linens.
23	22	0007	1	2	8	And all her girlish ornaments were there.
24	23	0007	1	2	9	The third room contained all the good things of the earth; and it was Aseneth's store-house.
25	24	0007	1	2	10	And seven virgins had the remaining seven rooms, one each.
26	25	0007	1	2	11	And they used to wait on Aseneth, and were of the same age as she was, for they were all born on the same night as Aseneth; and they were very beautiful, like the stars of heaven, and no man or boy had ever had anything to do with them.
27	26	0007	1	2	12	And Aseneth's large room, where she spent her time, had three windows.
28	27	0007	1	2	13	One window looked out over the courtyard to the east: the second looked to the north, onto the street; and the third to the south.
29	28	0007	1	2	14	And a golden bed stood in the room, facing the east.
30	29	0007	1	2	15	And the bed had a coverlet of purple woven with gold, embroidered with blue, and fine linen.
31	30	0007	1	2	16	In this bed Aseneth used to sleep alone, and no man or woman ever sat upon it, except Aseneth only
32	31	0007	1	2	17	And there was a great court all round the house, and a wall round the court, very high and built of great rectangular stones.
33	32	0007	1	2	18	And there were four gates to the court, overlaid with iron; and eighteen strong young men-at-arms used to guard each one of them.
34	33	0007	1	2	19	And along the wall inside the court every kind of beautiful tree that produces fruit had been planted; and the fruit on every one of them was ripe, for it was harvest time
35	34	0007	1	2	20	And on the right of the court there was an ever-bubbling spring of water, and beneath the spring a great cistern that received the water from the spring and out of which a river flowed through the middle of the court and watered all the trees in it.
36	35	0007	1	3	1	And it came to pass in the fourth month, on the eighteenth day of the month, that Joseph came into the district of Heliopolis.
37	36	0007	1	3	2	And as he approached the city, Joseph sent twelve men in front of him to Pentephres, the priest of Heliopolis, saying, May I be your guest to-day, for it is near noon and time for a mid-day meal?
38	37	0007	1	3	3	The sun's heat is overpowering, and I would enjoy some refreshment under your roof.
39	38	0007	1	3	4	When Pentephres heard this, he was overjoyed and said,
40	39	0007	1	3	5	"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Joseph." And Pentephres called his steward and said to him,
41	40	0007	1	3	6	"Make haste and get my house into order, and prepare a great feast, because Joseph, the mighty man of God, is coming to us to-day.
42	41	0007	1	3	7	And Aseneth heard that her father and mother had come back from their family estate in the country.
43	42	0007	1	3	8	And she rejoiced and said, I will go and see my father and my mother for they have come back from their family estate in the country.
44	43	0007	1	3	9	And Aseneth hurried and put on a fine linen robe of blue woven with gold and a golden girdle round her waist, and she put bracelets round her hands and feet, and she put on golden trousers and a necklace round her neck.
45	44	0007	1	3	10	And there were precious stones all about her, with the names of Egyptian gods inscribed on them everywhere, on the bracelets and on the stones; and the names of the idols were stamped on the stones.
46	45	0007	1	3	11	And she put a tiara on her head and bound a diadem round her temples and covered her head with a veil.
47	46	0007	1	4	1	And she hurried and came down by the staircase from her storey at the top; and she came to her father and mother and greeted them.
48	47	0007	1	4	2	And it gave Pentephres and his wife great joy to see their daughter Aseneth adorned as the bride of God
49	48	0007	1	4	3	And they took out all the good things they had brought from their estate in the country, and they gave them to their daughter.
50	49	0007	1	4	4	And Aseneth rejoiced at the good things, and at the fruit, the grapes and the dates, and at the doves and at the pomegranates and the figs, for they were all delightful.
51	50	0007	1	4	5	And Pentephres said to his daughter Aseneth, "My child": she said, "Lo, here I am, my lord."
52	51	0007	1	4	6	And he said to her, "Sit down, please, between us: I want to talk to you." And Aseneth sat down between her father and her mother.
53	52	0007	1	4	7	And her father Pentephres took her right hand n his right hand and said to her, "My child"; and Aseneth said, "What is it, father?"
54	53	0007	1	4	8	And Pentephres said to her, "See, Joseph, the mighty man of God, is coming to us to-day, and he is ruler of all the land of Egypt, for Pharaoh has appointed him ruler of all our land; and he is the distributor of corn throughout the country and is to save it from the famine that is come upon it.
55	54	0007	1	4	9	And Joseph is a man that worships God: he is discriminating, and a virgin (as you are to-day), and a man of great wisdom and knowledge, and the spirit of God is upon him, and the grace of the Lord is with him.
56	55	0007	1	4	10	So come, my child, and I will give you to him as his wife: you shall be his bride, and he shall be your bridegroom for ever."
57	56	0007	1	4	11	And when Aseneth heard what her father said, a great red sweat came over her, and she was furious and looked sideways at her father.
58	57	0007	1	4	12	And she said, "Why should my lord and my father speak like this and talk as if he would hand me over like a prisoner to a man of another race, a man who was a fugitive and was sold as a slave?
59	58	0007	1	4	13	Is this not the shepherd's son from the land of Canaan, and he was abandoned by him?
60	59	0007	1	4	14	Is not this the man who had intercourse with his mistress, and his master threw him into prison where he lay in darkness, and Pharaoh brought him out of prison, because he interpreted his dream?
61	60	0007	1	4	15	No! I will marry the eldest son of the king, for he is king of all the earth."
62	61	0007	1	4	16	On hearing this, Pentephres thought it wiser to say no more to his daughter about Joseph, for she had answered him arrogantly and in anger.
63	62	0007	1	5	1	And behold, one of the young men from Pentephres's retinue burst in and said,
64	63	0007	1	5	2	"Lo Joseph is at the gates of our court." And Aseneth quickly left her father and her mother and ran upstairs and went into her room and stood at the big window that looked towards the east, so as to see Joseph as he came into her father's house.
65	64	0007	1	5	3	And Pentephres and his wife and all his relations went out to meet Joseph.
66	65	0007	1	5	4	And the gates of the court that looked east were opened, and Joseph came in, sitting in Pharaoh's viceroy's chariot.
67	66	0007	1	5	5	And there were four horses yoked together, white as snow, with golden reins; and the chariot was covered over with gold.
68	67	0007	1	5	6	And Joseph was wearing a marvellous white tunic, and the robe wrapped around him was purple, made of linen woven with gold: there was a golden crown on his head, and all round the crown were twelve precious stones, and above the stones twelve golden rays; and a royal sceptre was in his right hand.
69	68	0007	1	5	7	And he held an olive branch stretched out, and there was much fruit on it.
70	69	0007	1	5	8	And Joseph came into the court, and the gates were shut.
71	70	0007	1	5	9	And strangers, whether men or women, remained outside, because the gate-keepers had shut the doors.
72	71	0007	1	5	10	And Pentephres came, and his wife, and all his relatives, except their daughter Aseneth; and they made obeisance to Joseph with their faces to the ground.
73	72	0007	1	5	11	And Joseph got down from his chariot and extended his right hand to them.
74	73	0007	1	6	1	And Aseneth saw Joseph and she was cut to the quick, her stomach turned over, her knees became limp, and her whole body trembled.
75	74	0007	1	6	2	And she was much afraid and cried out and said, "Where shall I go, and where can I hide myself from him? And how will Joseph, the son of God, regard me, for I have spoken evil of him?
76	75	0007	1	6	3	Where can I flee and hide myself, for he sees everything, and no secret is safe with him, because of the great light that is in him?
77	76	0007	1	6	4	And now may Joseph's God be propitious to me because I spoke evil in ignorance.
78	77	0007	1	6	5	What can I hope for, wretch that I am? Have I not spoken, saying, Joseph is coming, the shepherd's son from the land of Canaan? And now, behold the sun is come to us from heaven in his chariot and has come into our house to-day.
79	78	0007	1	6	6	But I was foolish and reckless to despise him, and I spoke evil of him and did not know that Joseph is the son of God.
80	79	0007	1	6	7	For who among men will ever father such beauty, and what mother will ever bear such a light? Wretch that I am and foolish, for I spoke evil of him to my father.
81	80	0007	1	6	8	Now let my father give me to Joseph as a maidservant and a slave, and I will serve him for ever."
82	81	0007	1	7	1	And Joseph came into Pentephres's house and sat down on a seat; and he washed his feet, and he placed a table in front of him separately, because he would not eat with the Egyptians, for this was an abomination to him.
83	82	0007	1	7	2	And Joseph spoke to Pentephres and all his relations, saying, "Who is that woman standing in the solar by the window? Tell her to go away."
84	83	0007	1	7	3	This was because Joseph was afraid she too might solicit him; for all the wives and daughters of the lords and satraps of all the land of Egypt use to solicit him to lie with him.
85	84	0007	1	7	4	And many of the wives and daughters of the Egyptians suffered much, after seeing Joseph, because he was so handsome; and they would send emissaries to him with gold and silver and valuable gifts.
86	85	0007	1	7	5	And Joseph would reject them out of hand, saying, I will not sin before the God of Israel.
87	86	0007	1	7	6	And Joseph kept his father Jacob's face before his eyes continually, and he remembered his father's commandments; for Jacob used to say to Joseph and his brothers, "Be on your guard, my children, against the strange woman, and have nothing to do with her, for she is ruin and destruction.
88	87	0007	1	7	7	That is why Joseph said, "Tell that woman to go away."
89	88	0007	1	7	8	And Pentephres said to him, "My lord, the woman you have seen in the storey at the top is no stranger: she is our daughter, a virgin, who detests men; and no other man has ever seen her, apart from you today.
90	89	0007	1	7	9	And if you wish it, she shall come and speak with you; for our daughter is your sister.
91	90	0007	1	7	10	And Joseph was overjoyed because Pentephres said, "She is a virgin who detests men."
92	91	0007	1	7	11	And Joseph answered Pentephres and his wife and said, "If she is your daughter, then let her come, for she is my sister, and I will regard her as my sister from to-day."
93	92	0007	1	8	1	And Aseneth's mother went up to the top storey and brought Aseneth down to Joseph; and Pentephres said to his daughter Aseneth, "Greet your brother, for he too is a virgin as you are to-day, and he detests all strange women just as you detest strange men."
94	93	0007	1	8	2	And Aseneth said to Joseph, "May you have joy, my lord, blessed as you are of God Most High"; and Joseph said to her, "May God, who has given all things life, bless you."
95	94	0007	1	8	3	And Pentephres said to Aseneth, "Come near and kiss your brother."
96	95	0007	1	8	4	And when she came near to kiss Joseph, Joseph stretched his right hand out, and laid it against her breast, and said,
97	96	0007	1	8	5	"It is not right for a man who worships God, who with his mouth blesses the living God, and eats the blessed bread of life, and drinks the blessed cup of immortality, and is anointed with the blessed unction of incorruption, to kiss a strange woman, who with her mouth blesses dead and dumb idols, and eats of their table the bread of anguish, and drinks of their libations the cup of treachery, and is anointed with the unction of destruction
98	97	0007	1	8	6	A man who worships God will kiss his mother and his sister that is of his own tribe and kin, and the wife that shares his couch, who with their mouths bless the living God.
99	98	0007	1	8	7	So too it is not right for a woman who worships God to kiss a strange man, because this is an abomination in God's eyes."
100	99	0007	1	8	8	And when Aseneth heard what Joseph said, she was most distressed and cried out aloud; and she fixed her gaze on Joseph, and her eyes were filled with tears.