Psalm 105:10-23

Contemporary English Version

¹² At the time there were
only a few of us,
    and we were homeless.
¹³ We wandered from nation
to nation, from one country
    to another.
^14 (B) God did not let anyone
    mistreat our people.
Instead he protected us
    by punishing rulers
¹⁵ and telling them,
“Don't touch my chosen leaders
    or harm my prophets!”

^16 (C) God kept crops from growing
until food was scarce
    everywhere in the land.
^17 (D) But he had already sent Joseph,
    sold as a slave into Egypt,
^18 (E) with chains of iron
    around his legs and neck.

¹⁹ Joseph remained a slave
until his own words
    had come true,
and the Lord had finished
    testing him.
^20 (F) Then the king of Egypt
    set Joseph free
^21 (G) and put him in charge
    of everything he owned.
²² Joseph was in command
    of the officials,
and he taught the leaders
    how to use wisdom.

^23 (H) Jacob and his family
came and settled in Egypt
    as foreigners.