Genesis 45
1 And Joseph could not restrain himself before all who were stationed near him, so he cried out—Have forth every man from me! And there stood no man with him, when Joseph made himself known unto his brethren,
約瑟在左右站着的人面前情不自禁，吩咐一聲說：「人都要離開我出去！」約瑟和弟兄們相認的時候並沒有一人站在他面前。
2 Then gave he forth his voice in weeping, —and the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.
他就放聲大哭；埃及人和法老家中的人都聽見了。
3 Then said Joseph unto his brethren: I, am Joseph, is my father yet alive? But his brethren could not answer him, for they were terrified because of him.
約瑟對他弟兄們說：「我是約瑟。我的父親還在嗎？」他弟兄不能回答，因為在他面前都驚惶。
4 Then said Joseph unto his brethren—Draw near I pray you, unto me. And they drew near. And he said—I, am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
約瑟又對他弟兄們說：「請你們近前來。」他們就近前來。他說：「我是你們的兄弟約瑟，就是你們所賣到埃及的。
5 But, now, do not grieve, neither let it be vexing in your eyes, that ye sold me hither, —for, to save life, did God send me before you.
現在，不要因為把我賣到這裏自憂自恨。這是上帝差我在你們以先來，為要保全生命。
6 For these two years, hath the famine been in the midst of the land, —and, yet five years, are there, in which there shall be neither ploughing, nor harvest.
現在這地的饑荒已經二年了，還有五年不能耕種，不能收成。
7 So then God sent me before you, to plant for you a remainder in the earth, —and to save you alive, by a great deliverance,
上帝差我在你們以先來，為要給你們存留餘種在世上，又要大施拯救，保全你們的生命。
8 Now, therefore it was not ye, who sent me hither, but, God, himself, —who also appointed me to be a father to Pharaoh, and a lord to all his house, and a ruler over all the land of Egypt.
這樣看來，差我到這裏來的不是你們，乃是上帝。他又使我如法老的父，作他全家的主，並埃及全地的宰相。
9 Haste ye and go up unto my father, then shall ye say unto him—Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath appointed me lord to all Egypt, —come down unto me do not delay;
你們要趕緊上到我父親那裏，對他說：『你兒子約瑟這樣說：上帝使我作全埃及的主，請你下到我這裏來，不要耽延。
10 so shalt thou dwell in the land of Goshen, and shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons’ sons, —and thy flocks and thy herds and all that is thine;
你和你的兒子孫子，連牛群羊群，並一切所有的，都可以住在歌珊地，與我相近。
11 so will I sustain thee, there, for there are yet five years of famine, —lest thou come to poverty—thou and thy house and all who are thine.
我要在那裏奉養你；因為還有五年的饑荒，免得你和你的眷屬，並一切所有的，都敗落了。』
12 Now lo! your own eyes do see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, —that it is my own mouth, that doth speak unto you.
況且你們的眼和我兄弟便雅憫的眼都看見是我親口對你們說話。
13 As soon as ye have told my father all my honour in Egypt, and all that ye have seen, so soon shall ye hasten and bring down my father hither.
你們也要將我在埃及一切的榮耀和你們所看見的事都告訴我父親，又要趕緊地將我父親搬到我這裏來。」
14 Then fell he upon the neck of Benjamin his brother, and wept, —and Benjamin wept on his neck.
於是約瑟伏在他兄弟便雅憫的頸項上哭，便雅憫也在他的頸項上哭。
15 Then kissed he all his brethren, and wept upon them, —and, thereafter, his brethren spake with him.
他又與眾弟兄親嘴，抱着他們哭，隨後他弟兄們就和他說話。
16 Now, the report, was heard by the house of Pharaoh, saying, The brethren of Joseph have come in, And it was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
這風聲傳到法老的宮裏，說：「約瑟的弟兄們來了。」法老和他的臣僕都很喜歡。
17 So then Pharaoh said unto Joseph—Say unto thy brethren This, do, —lade your asses, and go enter into the land of Canaan;
法老對約瑟說：「你吩咐你的弟兄們說：『你們要這樣行：把馱子抬在牲口上，起身往迦南地去。
18 and fetch your father and your households and come in unto me, —that I may give you the best of the land of Egypt, and eat ye the fat of the land.
將你們的父親和你們的眷屬都搬到我這裏來，我要把埃及地的美物賜給你們，你們也要吃這地肥美的出產。
19 Thou, therefore command them, This, do ye, —Take you out of the land of Egypt, waggons for your little ones and for your wives, so shall ye bring your father and come in.
現在我吩咐你們要這樣行：從埃及地帶着車輛去，把你們的孩子和妻子，並你們的父親都搬來。
20 Your eye, moreover, let it not look with pity upon your goods, —for, the best of all the land of Egypt, is, yours.
你們眼中不要愛惜你們的家具，因為埃及全地的美物都是你們的。』」
21 And the sons of Israel did so, and Joseph gave them waggons, at the bidding of Pharaoh, —and gave them provisions for the way:
以色列的兒子們就如此行。約瑟照着法老的吩咐給他們車輛和路上用的食物，
22 to all of them, gave he to each man changes of raiment, —but, to Benjamin, he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.
又給他們各人一套衣服，惟獨給便雅憫三百銀子，五套衣服；
23 Moreover, to his father, sent he as followeth—ten he-asses, laden from the best of Egypt, —and ten she-asses laden with corn and bread and nourishing food for his father for the way.
送給他父親公驢十匹，馱着埃及的美物，母驢十匹，馱着糧食與餅和菜，為他父親路上用。
24 Thus sent he forth his brethren and they departed, —and he said unto them, Do not fall out by the way.
於是約瑟打發他弟兄們回去，又對他們說：「你們不要在路上相爭。」
25 And they went up out of Egypt, —and came into the land of Canaan, unto Jacob their father.
他們從埃及上去，來到迦南地、他們的父親雅各那裏，
26 And they told him saying—Joseph: is, yet alive, yea, indeed, he, is ruler in all the land of Egypt. And his heart became faint, for he believed them not.
告訴他說：「約瑟還在，並且作埃及全地的宰相。」雅各心裏冰涼，因為不信他們。
27 So they spake unto him all the words of Joseph which he had spoken unto them h then saw he the waggons, which Joseph had sent to carry him, —and the spirit of Jacob their father revived.
他們便將約瑟對他們說的一切話都告訴了他。他們父親雅各又看見約瑟打發來接他的車輛，心就甦醒了。
28 And Israel said, Enough! Joseph my son is, yet alive, I must go and see him before I die!
以色列說：「罷了！罷了！我的兒子約瑟還在，趁我未死以先，我要去見他一面。」
