Genesis 37
1 Forsothe Jacob dwellide in the lond of Canaan, in which his fadir was a pilgrym; and these weren the generaciouns of hym.
雅各伯定居在他父親作客的客納罕地方。
2 Joseph whanne he was of sixtene yeer, yit a child, kepte a flok with hise britheren, and was with the sones of Bala and Zelfa, wyues of his fadir; and he accuside his britheren at the fadir of `the worste synne.
以下是雅各伯的小史。若瑟十七歲時，與哥哥們一同放羊。他尚年幼，常與自己的父親的妻子彼耳哈和齊耳帕的兒子們在一起。他不斷將他們作的惡事報告給父親。
3 Forsothe Israel louyde Joseph ouer alle hise sones, for he hadde gendrid hym in eelde; and he made to Joseph a cote of many colours.
以色列愛若瑟超過其他的兒子，因為是他年老生的，並給他做了一件彩色長衫。
4 Forsothe hise britheren sien that he was loued of the fader more than alle, and thei hatiden hym, and myyten not speke ony thing pesibli to hym.
他的哥哥們見父親愛他勝過其餘的兒子，就忌恨他，不能與他和氣交談。
5 And it bifelde that he telde to hise britheren a sweuene seyn, which cause was `the seed of more hatrede.
若瑟作了一夢，講給哥哥們聽，因此他們越發惱恨他。
6 And Joseph seide to his britheren, Here ye the sweuene which Y seiy,
他對他們說：「請聽我作的夢：
7 Y gesside that we bounden to gidere handfuls, and that as myn handful roos, and stood, and that youre handfuls stoden aboute and worschipiden myn handful.
我夢見我們同在田間捆麥子，忽然我的麥捆站起來，你們的麥捆圍住我的麥捆下拜。」
8 Hise britheren answerden, Whether thou shalt be oure kyng, ethir we shulen be maad suget to thi lordschip? Therfor this cause of sweuenys and wordis mynystride the nurschyng of enuye, and of hatrede.
他哥哥們對他說：「難道你要作我們的君王﹖或者統治我們﹖」他們為了這夢和這番話，越發惱恨他。
9 Also Joseph seiy another sweuene, which he telde to the britheren, and seide, Y seiy bi a sweuene that as the sunne, and moone, and enleuen sterris worschipiden me.
他又作了一夢，也告訴他哥哥們說：「我又作了一夢：夢見太陽和月亮並一顆星辰向我下拜。」
10 And whanne he hadde teld this sweuene to his fadir, and britheren, his fadir blamyde him, and seide, What wole this sweuene to it silf which thou hast seyn? Whether Y and thi modir, and thi britheren, schulen worschipe thee on erthe?
當他給父親和哥哥們講說這夢時，他父親就責斥他說：「你作的是什麼夢﹖難道我和你母親以及你的兄弟，都要來向你叩首至地﹖」
11 Therfor hise britheren hadden enuye to hym. Forsothe the fadir bihelde pryuely the thing,
他兄弟們都忌恨他；他父親卻將這事存在心裏。
12 and whanne his britheren dwelliden in Sichem, aboute flockis of the fadir `to be kept,
若瑟的哥哥們去了舍根，放他們父親的羊。
13 Israel seide to Joseph, Thi britheren kepen scheep in Sichymys; come thou, Y schal sende thee to hem.
以色列對若瑟說：「你哥哥們不是在舍根放羊麼﹖來，我打發你去看看他們。」他回答說：「我在這裏。」
14 And whanne Joseph answerde, Y am redi, Israel seide, Go thou, and se whether alle thingis ben esi anentis thi britheren, and scheep; and telle thou to me what is doon. He was sent fro the valey of Ebron, and cam into Sichem;
以色列對他說：「你去看看你哥哥們是否平安，羊群怎樣；然後回來告訴我。」以色列便打發他由赫貝龍山谷前去；他到了舍根。
15 and a man foond hym errynge in the feeld, and `the man axide, what he souyte.
有一個人見他在田間遊蕩，那人就問他說：「你尋找什麼﹖」
16 And he answerde, Y seke my britheren, schewe thou to me where thei kepten flockis.
他答說：「我尋找我的哥哥；請告訴我：他們在那裏放羊﹖」
17 And the man seide to hym, Thei yeden awei fro this place; forsothe Y herde hem seiynge, Go we into Dothaym. And Joseph yede aftir his britheren, and foond hem in Dothaym.
那人答說：「他們已離開了這裏；我聽見他們說：我們到多堂去。」於是若瑟便去追尋他的哥哥，在多堂找到了。
18 And whanne thei hadden seyn hym afer, bifor that he neiyede to hem,
他們老遠就看見了他；在他尚未近以前，就已決定要謀殺他。
19 thei thouyten to sle hym, and spaken to gidere, Lo! the dremere cometh, come ye,
他們彼此說：「看，那作夢的人來了!
20 sle we hym, and sende we into an eld sisterne, and we schulen seie, A wielde beeste ful wickid hath deuourid hym; and thanne it schal appere what hise dremes profiten to hym.
我們殺掉他，將他拋在一口井裏，說是猛獸吃了。看他的夢還有什麼用﹖」
21 Sotheli Ruben herde this, and enforside to delyuere hym fro her hondis,
勒烏本聽了，就設法由他們手中救他，遂說：「我們不要害他! 」
22 and seide, Sle we not the lijf of hym, nether schede we out his blood, but caste ye hym into an eeld cisterne, which is in the wildirnesse, and kepe ye youre hondis gilteles. Forsothe he seide this, willynge to delyuere hym fro her hondis, and to yelde to his fadir.
勒烏本又對他們說：「你們不要流血；只將他丟在這曠野的井裏，不可下手害他。」他的意思是想由他們手中救出他來，還給父親。
23 Therfor anoon as Joseph cam to hise britheren, thei dispuyliden hym of the coote, doun to the heele, and of many colours, and senten into the eeld cisterne,
若瑟一來到他哥哥們那裏，他們就脫去了他穿的那件彩色長衣，抓住他，把他丟在井裏；
24 that hadde no water.
那井是空的，裏面沒有水。
25 And thei saten `to ete breed; and thei sien that Ismaelitis weigoers camen fro Galaad, and that her camels baren swete smellynge spiceries, and `rosyn, and stacten, into Egipt.
他們坐下吃飯時，舉目看見一隊由基肋阿得來的依市瑪耳人；他們的駱駝滿載樹膠、香液和香料，要下到埃及去。
26 Therfor Judas seide to hise britheren, What schal it profite to vs, if we schulen sle oure brother, and schulen hide his blood?
猶大遂對兄弟們說：「殺害我們的弟弟，隱瞞他的血，究竟有什麼益處﹖
27 It is betere that he be seeld to Ismalitis, and oure hondis be not defoulid, for he is oure brother and fleisch. The britheren assentiden to these wordis;
不如將他賣給依市瑪耳人，免得對他下毒手，因為他究竟是我們的兄弟，是我們的骨肉。」兄弟們聽從了他的意見。
28 and whanne marchauntis of Madian passiden forth, thei drowen hym out of the cisterne, and seelden hym to Ismaelitis, for thriytti platis of siluer; whiche ledden hym in to Egipt.
米淂楊的商人經過那裏時，他們便從井中拉出若瑟來，以二十塊銀錢賣給了依市瑪耳人；他們便將若瑟帶到埃及去了。
29 And Ruben turnede ayen to the cisterne, and foond not the child;
勒烏本回到井邊，不見若瑟在井內，遂撕裂了自己的衣服，
30 and he to-rente his closis, and he yede to hise britheren, and seide, The child apperith not, and whidir schal Y go?
回到兄弟們那裏喊說：「孩子不見了! 我可往那裏去呢﹖」
31 Forsothe thei token his coote, and dippiden in the blood of a kide, which thei hadden slayn; and senten men that baren to the fadir,
他們於是拿了若瑟的長衣，殺了一隻公山羊，將長衣浸在血裏；
32 and seiden, We han founde this coote, se, whether it is the coote of thi sone, ether nai.
然後派人將那件彩色的長衣送給他們的父親說：「這是我們尋得的，請你仔細看看，是不是你兒子的長衣﹖」
33 And whanne the fader hadde knowe it, he seide, It is the coote of my sone, a wielde beeste ful wickid hath ete hym, a beeste hath deuourid Joseph.
雅各伯仔細一看，就喊說：「是我兒子的長衣；猛獸將他吃了。若瑟被撕裂了，被撕裂了! 」
34 And he to-rente his clothis, and he was clothid with an heire, and biweilide his sone in myche tyme.
雅各伯遂撕裂了自己的衣服，腰間圍上麻衣，為自己的兒子悲哀了多日。
35 Sothely whanne hise fre children weren gaderid to gidere, that thei schulden peese the sorewe of the fadir, he nolde take counfort, but seide, Y schal go doun in to helle, and schal biweile my sone. And the while Jacob contynude in wepyng, (Sheol h7585)
雖然他的兒女都來安慰他，他卻不肯接受他們的安慰，說：「我只有悲哀地下到陰間，往我兒那裏去! 」他的父親竟這樣哀悼他。 (Sheol h7585)
36 Madianytis seelden Joseph into Egipt to Putifar, chast `and onest seruaunt of Farao, maistir of the chyualrie.
米德楊人後在在埃及將若瑟賣給了法郎的內臣，衛隊長普提法爾。
