創世記 37
1 雅各住在迦南地，就是他父親寄居的地。
And Jacob dwelt in the land where his father sojourned — in the land of Canaan.
2 雅各的記略如下。 約瑟十七歲與他哥哥們一同牧羊。他是個童子，與他父親的妾辟拉、悉帕的兒子們常在一處。約瑟將他哥哥們的惡行報給他們的父親。
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, fed the flock with his brethren; and he was doing service with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought to his father an evil report of them.
3 以色列原來愛約瑟過於愛他的眾子，因為約瑟是他年老生的；他給約瑟做了一件彩衣。
And Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was son of his old age; and he made him a vest of many colours.
4 約瑟的哥哥們見父親愛約瑟過於愛他們，就恨約瑟，不與他說和睦的話。
And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, and they hated him, and could not greet him with friendliness.
5 約瑟做了一夢，告訴他哥哥們，他們就越發恨他。
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and told [it] to his brethren, and they hated him yet the more.
6 約瑟對他們說：「請聽我所做的夢：
And he said to them, Hear, I pray you, this dream, which I have dreamt:
7 我們在田裏捆禾稼，我的捆起來站着，你們的捆來圍着我的捆下拜。」
Behold, we were binding sheaves in the fields, and lo, my sheaf rose up, and remained standing; and behold, your sheaves came round about and bowed down to my sheaf.
8 他的哥哥們回答說：「難道你真要作我們的王嗎？難道你真要管轄我們嗎？」他們就因為他的夢和他的話越發恨他。
And his brethren said to him, Wilt thou indeed be a king over us? wilt thou indeed rule over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams and for his words.
9 後來他又做了一夢，也告訴他的哥哥們說：「看哪，我又做了一夢，夢見太陽、月亮，與十一個星向我下拜。」
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamt another dream, and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.
10 約瑟將這夢告訴他父親和他哥哥們，他父親就責備他說：「你做的這是甚麼夢！難道我和你母親、你弟兄果然要來俯伏在地，向你下拜嗎？」
And he told [it] to his father and to his brethren. And his father rebuked him, and said to him, What is this dream which thou hast dreamt? Shall we indeed come, I and thy mother and thy brethren, to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
11 他哥哥們都嫉妒他，他父親卻把這話存在心裏。
And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying.
12 約瑟的哥哥們往示劍去放他們父親的羊。
And his brethren went to feed their father's flock at Shechem.
13 以色列對約瑟說：「你哥哥們不是在示劍放羊嗎？你來，我要打發你往他們那裏去。」約瑟說：「我在這裏。」
And Israel said to Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed [the flock] at Shechem? Come, that I may send thee to them. And he said to him, Here am I.
14 以色列說：「你去看看你哥哥們平安不平安，群羊平安不平安，就回來報信給我」；於是打發他出希伯崙谷，他就往示劍去了。
And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see after the welfare of thy brethren, and after the welfare of the flock; and bring me word again. And he sent him out of the vale of Hebron; and he came towards Shechem.
15 有人遇見他在田野走迷了路，就問他說：「你找甚麼？」
And a man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the country; and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
16 他說：「我找我的哥哥們，求你告訴我，他們在何處放羊。」
And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed [their flocks].
17 那人說：「他們已經走了，我聽見他們說要往多坍去。」約瑟就去追趕他哥哥們，遇見他們在多坍。
And the man said, They have removed from this; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them at Dothan.
18 他們遠遠地看見他，趁他還沒有走到跟前，大家就同謀要害死他，
And when they saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to put him to death.
19 彼此說：「你看！那做夢的來了。
And they said one to another, Behold, there comes that dreamer!
20 來吧！我們將他殺了，丟在一個坑裏，就說有惡獸把他吃了。我們且看他的夢將來怎麼樣。」
And now come and let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, An evil beast has devoured him; and we will see what becomes of his dreams.
21 呂便聽見了，要救他脫離他們的手，說：「我們不可害他的性命」；
And Reuben heard [it], and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.
22 又說：「不可流他的血，可以把他丟在這野地的坑裏，不可下手害他。」呂便的意思是要救他脫離他們的手，把他歸還他的父親。
And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood: cast him into this pit which is in the wilderness; but lay no hand upon him — in order that he might deliver him out of their hand, to bring him to his father again.
23 約瑟到了他哥哥們那裏，他們就剝了他的外衣，就是他穿的那件彩衣，
And it came to pass when Joseph came to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his vest, the vest of many colours, which he had on;
24 把他丟在坑裏；那坑是空的，裏頭沒有水。
and they took him and cast him into the pit; now the pit was empty — there was no water in it.
25 他們坐下吃飯，舉目觀看，見有一夥米甸 的以實瑪利人從基列來，用駱駝馱着香料、乳香、沒藥，要帶下埃及去。
And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead; and their camels bore tragacanth, and balsam, and ladanum — going to carry [it] down to Egypt.
26 猶大對眾弟兄說：「我們殺我們的兄弟，藏了他的血有甚麼益處呢？
And Judah said to his brethren, What profit is it that we kill our brother and secrete his blood?
27 我們不如將他賣給以實瑪利人，不可下手害他；因為他是我們的兄弟，我們的骨肉。」眾弟兄就聽從了他。
Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites; but let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brethren hearkened [to him].
28 有些米甸的商人從那裏經過，哥哥們就把約瑟從坑裏拉上來，講定二十舍客勒銀子，把約瑟賣給以實瑪利人。他們就把約瑟帶到埃及去了。
And Midianitish men, merchants, passed by; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty silver-pieces; and they brought Joseph to Egypt.
29 呂便回到坑邊，見約瑟不在坑裏，就撕裂衣服，
And Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit; and he rent his garments,
30 回到兄弟們那裏，說：「童子沒有了。我往哪裏去才好呢？」
and returned to his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, where shall I go?
31 他們宰了一隻公山羊，把約瑟的那件彩衣染了血，
And they took Joseph's vest, and slaughtered a buck of the goats, and dipped the vest in the blood;
32 打發人送到他們的父親那裏，說：「我們撿了這個；請認一認是你兒子的外衣不是？」
and they sent the vest of many colours and had it carried to their father, and said, This have we found: discern now whether it is thy son's vest or not.
33 他認得，就說：「這是我兒子的外衣。有惡獸把他吃了，約瑟被撕碎了！撕碎了！」
And he discerned it, and said, [It is] my son's vest! an evil beast has devoured him: Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces!
34 雅各便撕裂衣服，腰間圍上麻布，為他兒子悲哀了多日。
And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted, and said, For I will go down to my son into Sheol mourning. Thus his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
36 米甸人帶約瑟到埃及，把他賣給法老的內臣－護衛長波提乏。
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt, to Potiphar, a chamberlain of Pharaoh, the captain of the life-guard.
