Genesis 43
1 Now great famine was in the land.
那地的饥荒甚大。
2 And when they had eaten vp the vitaile, which they had brought from Egypt, their father sayd vnto them, Turne againe, and bye vs a little foode.
他们从埃及带来的粮食吃尽了，他们的父亲就对他们说：“你们再去给我籴些粮来。”
3 And Iudah answered him, saying, The man charged vs by an othe, saying, Neuer see my face, except your brother be with you.
犹大对他说：“那人谆谆地告诫我们说：‘你们的兄弟若不与你们同来，你们就不得见我的面。’
4 If thou wilt sende our brother with vs, we will goe downe, and bye thee foode:
你若打发我们的兄弟与我们同去，我们就下去给你籴粮；
5 But if thou wilt not send him, we wil not go downe: for the man said vnto vs, Looke me not in the face, except your brother be with you.
你若不打发他去，我们就不下去，因为那人对我们说：‘你们的兄弟若不与你们同来，你们就不得见我的面。’”
6 And Israel sayd, Wherefore delt ye so euill with me, as to tell the man, whether ye had yet a brother or no?
以色列说：“你们为什么这样害我，告诉那人你们还有兄弟呢？”
7 And they answered, The man asked straitly of our selues and of our kinred, saying, Is your father yet aliue? haue ye any brother? And wee tolde him according to these wordes: could we knowe certainely that he would say, Bring your brother downe?
他们回答说：“那人详细问到我们和我们的亲属，说：‘你们的父亲还在吗？你们还有兄弟吗？’我们就按着他所问的告诉他，焉能知道他要说‘必须把你们的兄弟带下来’呢？”
8 Then sayde Iudah to Israel his father, Send the boy with mee, that we may rise and goe, and that we may liue and not dye, both we, and thou, and our children.
犹大又对他父亲以色列说：“你打发童子与我同去，我们就起身下去，好叫我们和你，并我们的妇人孩子，都得存活，不至于死。
9 I wil be suertie for him: of mine hand shalt thou require him. If I bring him not to thee, and set him before thee, then let me beare the blame for euer.
我为他作保；你可以从我手中追讨，我若不带他回来交在你面前，我情愿永远担罪。
10 For except we had made this tarying, doutlesse by this we had returned the second time.
我们若没有耽搁，如今第二次都回来了。”
11 Then their father Israel sayd vnto them, If it must needes be so now, do thus: take of the best fruites of the lande in your vessels, and bring the man a present, a little rosen, and a little hony, spices and myrrhe, nuttes, and almondes:
他们的父亲以色列说：“若必须如此，你们就当这样行：可以将这地土产中最好的乳香、蜂蜜、香料、没药、榧子、杏仁都取一点，收在器具里，带下去送给那人作礼物，
12 And take double money in your hande, and the money, that was brought againe in your sackes mouthes: cary it againe in your hand, lest it were some ouersight.
又要手里加倍地带银子，并将归还在你们口袋内的银子仍带在手里；那或者是错了。
13 Take also your brother and arise, and go againe to the man.
也带着你们的兄弟，起身去见那人。
14 And God almightie giue you mercie in the sight of the man, that hee may deliuer you your other brother, and Beniamin: but I shall be robbed of my childe, as I haue bene.
但愿全能的 神使你们在那人面前蒙怜悯，释放你们的那弟兄和便雅悯回来。我若丧了儿子，就丧了吧！”
15 Thus the men tooke this present, and tooke twise so much money in their hande with Beniamin, and rose vp, and went downe to Egypt and stoode before Ioseph.
于是，他们拿着那礼物，又手里加倍地带银子，并且带着便雅悯，起身下到埃及，站在约瑟面前。
16 And whe Ioseph saw Beniamin with them, he sayde to his stewarde, Bring these men home and kill meate, and make ready: for the men shall eate with me at noone.
约瑟见便雅悯和他们同来，就对家宰说：“将这些人领到屋里。要宰杀牲畜，预备筵席，因为晌午这些人同我吃饭。”
17 And the man did as Ioseph bad, and brought the men vnto Iosephs house.
家宰就遵着约瑟的命去行，领他们进约瑟的屋里。
18 Nowe when the men were brought into Iosephs house, they were afrayd, and sayd, Because of the money, that came in our sackes mouthes at the first time, are we brought, that hee may picke a quarrell against vs, and lay some thing to our charge, and bring vs in bondage and our asses.
他们因为被领到约瑟的屋里，就害怕，说：“领我们到这里来，必是因为头次归还在我们口袋里的银子，找我们的错缝，下手害我们，强取我们为奴仆，抢夺我们的驴。”
19 Therefore came they to Iosephs stewarde, and communed with him at the doore of ye house.
他们就挨近约瑟的家宰，在屋门口和他说话，
20 And said, Oh syr, we came in deede down hither at the first time to bye foode,
说：“我主啊，我们头次下来实在是要籴粮。
21 And as wee came to an ynne and opened our sackes, behold, euery mans money was in his sackes mouth, euen our money in full weight, but we haue brought it againe in our handes.
后来到了住宿的地方，我们打开口袋，不料，各人的银子，分量足数，仍在各人的口袋内，现在我们手里又带回来了。
22 Also other money haue we brought in our handes to bye foode, but we cannot tell, who put our money in our sackes.
另外又带下银子来籴粮。不知道先前谁把银子放在我们的口袋里。”
23 And he said, Peace be vnto you, feare not: your God and the God of your father hath giuen you that treasure in your sackes, I had your money: and he brought forth Simeon to them.
家宰说：“你们可以放心，不要害怕，是你们的 神和你们父亲的 神赐给你们财宝在你们的口袋里；你们的银子，我早已收了。”他就把西缅带出来，交给他们。
24 So the man led them into Iosephs house, and gaue them water to wash their feete, and gaue their asses prouender.
家宰就领他们进约瑟的屋里，给他们水洗脚，又给他们草料喂驴。
25 And they made ready their present against Ioseph came at noone, (for they heard say, that they should eate bread there)
他们就预备那礼物，等候约瑟晌午来，因为他们听见要在那里吃饭。
26 When Ioseph came home, they brought the present into the house to him, which was in their handes, and bowed downe to the grounde before him.
约瑟来到家里，他们就把手中的礼物拿进屋去给他，又俯伏在地，向他下拜。
27 And he asked them of their prosperitie, and sayd, Is your father the olde man, of whome ye tolde me, in good health? is he yet aliue?
约瑟问他们好，又问：“你们的父亲—就是你们所说的那老人家平安吗？他还在吗？”
28 Who answered, Thy seruant our father is in good health, he is yet aliue: and they bowed downe, and made obeysance.
他们回答说：“你仆人—我们的父亲平安；他还在。”于是他们低头下拜。
29 And he lifting vp his eyes, beheld his brother Beniamin his mothers sonne, and sayde, Is this your yonger brother, of whome ye tolde me? And he said, God be merciful vnto thee, my sone.
约瑟举目看见他同母的兄弟便雅悯，就说：“你们向我所说那顶小的兄弟就是这位吗？”又说：“小儿啊，愿 神赐恩给你！”
30 And Ioseph made haste (for his affection was inflamed towarde his brother, and sought where to weepe) and entred into his chamber, and wept there.
约瑟爱弟之情发动，就急忙寻找可哭之地，进入自己的屋里，哭了一场。
31 Afterward he washed his face, and came out, and refrained himselfe, and sayd, Set on meate.
他洗了脸出来，勉强隐忍，吩咐人摆饭。
32 And they prepared for him by himselfe, and for them by themselues, and for the Egyptians, which did eate with him, by themselues, because the Egyptians might not eate bread with the Ebrewes: for that was an abomination vnto the Egyptians.
他们就为约瑟单摆了一席，为那些人又摆了一席，也为和约瑟同吃饭的埃及人另摆了一席，因为埃及人不可和希伯来人一同吃饭；那原是埃及人所厌恶的。
33 So they sate before him: the eldest according vnto his age, and the yongest according vnto his youth. and the men marueiled among themselues.
约瑟使众弟兄在他面前排列坐席，都按着长幼的次序，众弟兄就彼此诧异。
34 And they tooke meases from before him, and sent to them: but Beniamins mease was fiue times so much as any of theirs: and they drunke, and had of the best drinke with him.
约瑟把他面前的食物分出来，送给他们；但便雅悯所得的比别人多五倍。他们就饮酒，和约瑟一同宴乐。
