創世記 37
1 雅各住在迦南地，就是他父親寄居的地。
Iaakob nowe dwelt in the lande, wherein his father was a stranger, in the lande 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 Iaakob, when Ioseph was seuenteene yeere olde: he kept sheepe with his brethren, and the childe was with the sonnes of Bilhah, and with the sonnes of Zilpah, his fathers wiues. And Ioseph brought vnto their father their euill saying.
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。
Nowe Israel loued Ioseph more then all his sonnes, because he begate him in his old age, and he made him a coat 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。
So when his brethren sawe that their father loued him more then all his brethren, then they hated him, and could not speake peaceably vnto him.
5 約瑟做了一夢，告訴他哥哥們，他們就越發恨他。
And Ioseph dreamed a dreame, and told his brethren, who hated him so much the more.
6 約瑟對他們說：「請聽我所做的夢：
For he saide vnto them, Heare, I pray you, this dreame which I haue dreamed.
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。」
Beholde nowe, wee were binding sheues in the middes of the field: and loe, my shefe arose and also stoode vpright, and behold, your sheues compassed rounde about, and did reuerence to my shefe.
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。
Then his brethren saide to him, What, shalt thou reigne ouer vs, and rule vs? or shalt thou haue altogether dominion ouer vs? And they hated him so much the more, for his dreames, and for his wordes.
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。」
Againe hee dreamed an other dreame, and tolde it his brethren, and saide, Behold, I haue had one dreame more, and beholde, the Sunne and the Moone and eleuen starres did reuerence 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？」
Then he tolde it vnto his father and to his brethren, and his father rebuked him, and saide vnto him, What is this dreame, which thou hast dreamed? shall I, and thy mother, and thy brethren come in deede and fall on the ground before thee?
11 他哥哥們都嫉妒他，他父親卻把這話存在心裏。
And his brethren enuied him, but his father noted the saying.
12 約瑟的哥哥們往示劍去放他們父親的羊。
Then his brethren went to keepe their fathers sheepe in 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 vnto Ioseph, Doe not thy brethren keepe in Shechem? come and I will send thee to them.
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 answered him, I am here. Then he saide vnto him, Goe now, see whether it bee well with thy brethren, and how the flocks prosper, and bring me word againe. so hee sent him from the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
15 有人遇見他在田野走迷了路，就問他說：「你找甚麼？」
Then a man found him: for lo, hee was wandring in the fielde, 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 answered, I seeke my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they keepe sheepe.
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 are departed hece: for I heard them say, Let vs goe vnto Dothan. Then went Ioseph after his brethren, and found them in 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 sawe him a farre off, euen before he came at them, they conspired against him for to slay him.
19 彼此說：「你看！那做夢的來了。
For they sayd one to another, Behold, this dreamer commeth.
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。」
Come now therefore, and let vs slay him, and cast him into some pitte, and wee will say, A wicked beast hath deuoured him: then wee shall see, what will come of his dreames.
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」；
But when Reuben heard that, he deliuered him out of their handes, and saide, Let vs not kill him.
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。
Also Reuben saide vnto them, Shed not blood, but cast him into this pitte that is in the wildernesse, and lay no hande vpon him. Thus he said, that he might deliuer him out of their hand, and restore him to his father againe.
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，
Now when Ioseph was come vnto his brethren, they stript Ioseph out of his coate, his particoloured coate that was vpon him.
24 把他丟在坑裏；那坑是空的，裏頭沒有水。
And they tooke him, and cast him into a pit, and the pit was emptie, without 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。
Then they sate them downe to eate bread: and they lift vp their eyes and looked, and behold, there came a companie of Ishmeelites from Gilead, and their camels laden with spicerie, and balme, and myrrhe, and were going to cary it downe into 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？
Then Iudah said vnto his brethren, What auaileth it, if we slay our brother, though wee keepe his blood secret?
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 vs sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our handes be vpon him: for he is our brother and our flesh: and his brethren obeyed.
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。
Then the Midianites marchant men passed by, and they drewe foorth, and lift Ioseph out of the pit, and solde Ioseph vnto the Ishmeelites for twentie pieces of siluer: who brought Ioseph into Egypt.
29 呂便回到坑邊，見約瑟不在坑裏，就撕裂衣服，
Afterwarde Reuben returned to the pit, and beholde, Ioseph was not in the pit: then he rent his clothes,
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 childe is not yonder, and I, whither shall I goe?
31 他們宰了一隻公山羊，把約瑟的那件彩衣染了血，
And they tooke Iosephs coate, and killed a kidde of the goates, and dipped the coate 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？」
So they sent that particoloured coat, and they brought it vnto their father, and saide, This haue we founde: see nowe, whether it be thy sonnes coate, or no.
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！」
Then he knewe it and said, It is my sonnes coate: a wicked beast hath deuoured him: Ioseph is surely torne 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 Iaakob rent his clothes, and put sackecloth about his loynes, and sorowed for his sonne a long season.
Then all his sonnes and all his daughters rose vp to comfort him, but he woulde not be comforted, but said, Surely I will go downe into the graue vnto my sonne mourning: so 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 solde him into Egypt vnto Potiphar an Eunuche of Pharaohs, and his chiefe stewarde.
