< Genesis 46 >
1 AND Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
以色列带着一切所有的,起身来到别是巴,就献祭给他父亲以撒的 神。
2 And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
夜间, 神在异象中对以色列说:“雅各!雅各!”他说:“我在这里。”
3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
神说:“我是 神,就是你父亲的 神。你下埃及去不要害怕,因为我必使你在那里成为大族。
4 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
我要和你同下埃及去,也必定带你上来;约瑟必给你送终。”
5 And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
雅各就从别是巴起行。以色列的儿子们使他们的父亲雅各和他们的妻子、儿女都坐在法老为雅各送来的车上。
6 And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:
他们又带着迦南地所得的牲畜、货财来到埃及。雅各和他的一切子孙都一同来了。
7 His sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.
雅各把他的儿子、孙子、女儿、孙女,并他的子子孙孙,一同带到埃及。
8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
来到埃及的以色列人名字记在下面。雅各和他的儿孙:雅各的长子是吕便。
9 And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
吕便的儿子是哈诺、法路、希斯伦、迦米。
10 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
西缅的儿子是耶母利、雅悯、阿辖、雅斤、琐辖,还有迦南女子所生的扫罗。
11 And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
利未的儿子是革顺、哥辖、米拉利。
12 And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
犹大的儿子是珥、俄南、示拉、法勒斯、谢拉;惟有珥与俄南死在迦南地。法勒斯的儿子是希斯 、哈母勒。
13 And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
以萨迦的儿子是陀拉、普瓦、约伯、伸 。
14 And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
西布伦的儿子是西烈、以伦、雅利。
15 These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.
这是利亚在巴旦·亚兰给雅各所生的儿子,还有女儿底拿。儿孙共有三十三人。
16 And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
迦得的儿子是洗非芸、哈基、书尼、以斯本、以利、亚罗底、亚列利。
17 And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.
亚设的儿子是音拿、亦施瓦、亦施韦、比利亚,还有他们的妹子西拉。比利亚的儿子是希别、玛结。
18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
这是拉班给他女儿利亚的婢女悉帕从雅各所生的儿孙,共有十六人。
19 The sons of Rachel Jacob’s wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.
雅各之妻拉结的儿子是约瑟和便雅悯。
20 And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.
约瑟在埃及地生了玛拿西和以法莲,就是安城的祭司波提非拉的女儿亚西纳给约瑟生的。
21 And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
便雅悯的儿子是比拉、比结、亚实别、基拉、乃幔、以希、罗实、母平、户平、亚勒。
22 These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.
这是拉结给雅各所生的儿孙,共有十四人。
23 And the sons of Dan; Hushim.
但的儿子是户伸。
24 And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
拿弗他利的儿子是雅薛、沽尼、耶色、示冷。
25 These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
这是拉班给他女儿拉结的婢女辟拉从雅各所生的儿孙,共有七人。
26 All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were threescore and six;
那与雅各同到埃及的,除了他儿妇之外,凡从他所生的,共有六十六人。
27 And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.
还有约瑟在埃及所生的两个儿子。雅各家来到埃及的共有七十人。
28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
雅各打发犹大先去见约瑟,请派人引路往歌珊去;于是他们来到歌珊地。
29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
约瑟套车往歌珊去,迎接他父亲以色列,及至见了面,就伏在父亲的颈项上,哭了许久。
30 And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
以色列对约瑟说:“我既得见你的面,知道你还在,就是死我也甘心。”
31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;
约瑟对他的弟兄和他父的全家说:“我要上去告诉法老,对他说:‘我的弟兄和我父的全家从前在迦南地,现今都到我这里来了。
32 And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
他们本是牧羊的人,以养牲畜为业;他们把羊群牛群和一切所有的都带来了。’
33 And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?
等法老召你们的时候,问你们说:‘你们以何事为业?’
34 That ye shall say, Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
你们要说:‘你的仆人,从幼年直到如今,都以养牲畜为业,连我们的祖宗也都以此为业。’这样,你们可以住在歌珊地,因为凡牧羊的都被埃及人所厌恶。”