Testament of Joseph

Chapter 11

  1. 1 Do ye also, my children, have the fear of God in all your works before your eyes, and honour
  2. 2 your brethren. For every one who doeth the law of the Lord shall be loved by Him. And when I came to the Indocolpitae with the Ishmaelites, they asked me, saying: Art thou a slave? And
  3. 3 I said that I was a home-born slave, that I might not put my brethren to shame. And the eldest of them said unto me: Thou art not a slave, for even thy appearance doth make it manifest. But
  4. 4 I said that I was their slave. Now when we came into Egypt they strove concerning me, which of
  5. 5 them should buy me and take me. Therefore it seemed good to all that I should remain in Egypt
  6. 6 with the merchant of their trade, until they should return bringing merchandise. And the Lord
  7. 7 gave me favour in the eyes of the merchant, and he entrusted unto me his house. And God blessed
  8. 8 him by my means, and increased him in gold and silver and in household servants. And I was with him three months and five days.