Genesis 37
1 So Jacob dwelt in the land of the sojournings of his father, —in the land of Canaan.
雅各住在迦南地，就是他父親寄居的地。
2 These, are the generations of Jacob—Joseph, when seventeen years old, was shepherding with his brethren among the flocks, and, he, being a youth, was with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah wives of his father, —so then Joseph brought in the talk about them—something bad, unto their father.
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。
3 Now, Israel, loved Joseph more than any of his sons, because he was to him, the son of his old age, and he had made him, a long tunic.
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。
4 So his brethren saw that their father loved him, more than any of his brethren, and they hated him, and could not bid him prosper,
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。
5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and told it to his brethren, and they went on yet more to hate him.
約瑟做了一夢，告訴他哥哥們，他們就越發恨他。
6 And he said unto them, Hear ye I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
約瑟對他們說：「請聽我所做的夢：
7 Lo! then, we, were binding sheaves in the midst of the field, when lo my sheaf rose up, yea and took its stand, —and lo! round about came your sheaves, and bowed themselves down to my sheaf.
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。」
8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou, reign, over us, shalt thou, have dominion over us? So they went on yet more to hate him, because of his dreams and because of his words.
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。
9 Then dreamed he, yet another, dream, and related it to his brethren, and said: —Lo! I have dreamed a dream, yet again, Lo! then, the sun and the moon, and eleven stars, were bowing themselves down to me.
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。」
10 So he related it unto his father, and unto his brethren, —and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream which thou hast dreamed? Shall we, indeed come in, I, and thy mother and thy brethren, to bow ourselves down to thee to the earth?
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？」
11 Then were his brethren jealous of him, but his father, marked the word.
他哥哥們都嫉妒他，他父親卻把這話存在心裏。
12 Now his brethren went their way, —to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
約瑟的哥哥們往示劍去放他們父親的羊。
13 So Israel said unto Joseph Are not, thy brethren, feeding the flock in Shechem? Come on! and let me send thee unto them. And he said to him Behold me!
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。」
14 So he said to him—Go, I pray thee, look after the welfare of thy brethren, and the welfare of the flock, and bring me back word. And he sent him from the vale of Hebron, and he came in towards Shechem.
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。
15 And a man found him, and lo! he was wandering about in the field, so the man asked him saying—What seekest thou?
有人遇見他在田野走迷了路，就問他說：「你找甚麼？」
16 And he said, My brethren, am, I, seeking, —do tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding their flock.
他說：「我找我的哥哥們，求你告訴我，他們在何處放羊。」
17 And the man said, They have broken up from hence, for I heard them saying Let us go our way towards Dothan. So Joseph went after his brethren, and found them, in Dothan.
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。
18 And they saw him afar off, —and, ere yet he drew near unto them, they conspired against him, to put him to death.
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，
19 And they said each man unto his brother, Lo! that master of dreams yonder, coming in!
彼此說：「你看！那做夢的來了。
20 Now, therefore, come! let us slay him and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say A cruel beast, hath devoured him, —And let us see what will become of his dreams.
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。」
21 And Reuben heard it, and rescued him out of their hand, and said Let us not smite him, so as to take his life!
呂便聽見了，要救他脫離他們的手，說：「我們不可害他的性命」；
22 And Reuben said unto them Do not shed blood! Cast him into this pit, which is in the wilderness, but put not forth, a hand, against him! that he might rescue him out of their hand, to restore him unto his father.
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。
23 So it came to pass, when Joseph had come in unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph of his tunic, the long tunic which was upon him,
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，
24 and took him, and cast him into the pit, but the pit, was empty, there was in it no water.
把他丟在坑裏；那坑是空的，裏頭沒有水。
25 And when they had sat down to eat bread, they lifted up their eyes and looked, and lo! a caravan of Ishmaelites, coming in from Gilead, —and, their camels, were bearing tragacanth gum, and balsam and cistus-gum, they were going their way, to take them down to Egypt.
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。
26 So Judah said unto his brethren, —What profit that we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
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？
27 Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites; but let not, our own hand, be upon him, for our own brother, our own flesh, is he And his brethren hearkened.
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。
28 And there passed by certain Midianites travelling merchants, so they drew forth and uplifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites, for twenty pieces of silver, —and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
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。
29 And Reuben returned unto the pit, and lo Joseph was not in the pit, so he rent his clothes;
呂便回到坑邊，見約瑟不在坑裏，就撕裂衣服，
30 and returned unto his brethren, and said, —The, lad, is not! And, I, oh where can I, go?
回到兄弟們那裏，說：「童子沒有了。我往哪裏去才好呢？」
31 And they took Joseph’s tunic, —and slaughtered a buck of the goats, and dipped the tunic in the blood;
他們宰了一隻公山羊，把約瑟的那件彩衣染了血，
32 and sent the long tunic and brought it in unto their father, and said This, have we found! Examine, we pray thee, whether it is the tunic of thy son, or not!
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？」
33 So he examined it, and said—The tunic of my son! A cruel beast hath devoured him, —torn in pieces—torn in pieces, is Joseph!
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！」
34 And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, —and mourned over his son many days.
雅各便撕裂衣服，腰間圍上麻布，為他兒子悲哀了多日。
35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to console him but he refused to be consoled, and said—Surely I will go down unto my son mourning to hades! And his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
他的兒女都起來安慰他，他卻不肯受安慰，說：「我必悲哀着下陰間，到我兒子那裏。」約瑟的父親就為他哀哭。 (Sheol h7585)
36 Now, the Midianites, sold him into Egypt, —to Potiphar courtier of Pharaoh, chief of the royal executioners.
米甸人帶約瑟到埃及，把他賣給法老的內臣－護衛長波提乏。
