Genesis 37
1 And Jacob dwelleth in the land of his father's sojournings — in the land of Canaan.
雅各住在迦南地，就是他父亲寄居的地。
2 These [are] births of Jacob: Joseph, a son of seventeen years, hath been enjoying himself with his brethren among the flock, (and he [is] a youth, ) with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives, and Joseph bringeth in an account of their evil unto their father.
雅各的记略如下。 约瑟十七岁与他哥哥们一同牧羊。他是个童子，与他父亲的妾辟拉、悉帕的儿子们常在一处。约瑟将他哥哥们的恶行报给他们的父亲。
3 And Israel hath loved Joseph more than any of his sons, for he [is] a son of his old age, and hath made for him a long coat;
以色列原来爱约瑟过于爱他的众子，因为约瑟是他年老生的；他给约瑟做了一件彩衣。
4 and his brethren see that their father hath loved him more than any of his brethren, and they hate him, and have not been able to speak [to] him peaceably.
约瑟的哥哥们见父亲爱约瑟过于爱他们，就恨约瑟，不与他说和睦的话。
5 And Joseph dreameth a dream, and declareth to his brethren, and they add still more to hate him.
约瑟做了一梦，告诉他哥哥们，他们就越发恨他。
6 And he saith unto them, 'Hear ye, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
约瑟对他们说：“请听我所做的梦：
7 that, lo, we are binding bundles in the midst of the field, and lo, my bundle hath arisen, and hath also stood up, and lo, your bundles are round about, and bow themselves to my bundle.'
我们在田里捆禾稼，我的捆起来站着，你们的捆来围着我的捆下拜。”
8 And his brethren say to him, 'Dost thou certainly reign over us? dost thou certainly rule over us?' and they add still more to hate him, for his dreams, and for his words.
他的哥哥们回答说：“难道你真要作我们的王吗？难道你真要管辖我们吗？”他们就因为他的梦和他的话越发恨他。
9 And he dreameth yet another dream, and recounteth it to his brethren, and saith, 'Lo, I have dreamed a dream again, and lo, the sun and the moon, and eleven stars, are bowing themselves to me.'
后来他又做了一梦，也告诉他的哥哥们说：“看哪，我又做了一梦，梦见太阳、月亮，与十一个星向我下拜。”
10 And he recounteth unto his father, and unto his brethren; and his father pusheth against him, and saith to him, 'What [is] this dream which thou hast dreamt? do we certainly come — I, and thy mother, and thy brethren — to bow ourselves to thee, to the earth?'
约瑟将这梦告诉他父亲和他哥哥们，他父亲就责备他说：“你做的这是什么梦！难道我和你母亲、你弟兄果然要来俯伏在地，向你下拜吗？”
11 and his brethren are zealous against him, and his father hath watched the matter.
他哥哥们都嫉妒他，他父亲却把这话存在心里。
12 And his brethren go to feed the flock of their father in Shechem,
约瑟的哥哥们往示剑去放他们父亲的羊。
13 and Israel saith unto Joseph, 'Are not thy brethren feeding in Shechem? come, and I send thee unto them;' and he saith to him, 'Here [am] I;'
以色列对约瑟说：“你哥哥们不是在示剑放羊吗？你来，我要打发你往他们那里去。”约瑟说：“我在这里。”
14 and he saith to him, 'Go, I pray thee, see the peace of thy brethren, and the peace of the flock, and bring me back word;' and he sendeth him from the valley of Hebron, and he cometh to Shechem.
以色列说：“你去看看你哥哥们平安不平安，群羊平安不平安，就回来报信给我”；于是打发他出希伯 谷，他就往示剑去了。
15 And a man findeth him, and lo, he is wandering in the field, and the man asketh him, saying, 'What seekest thou?'
有人遇见他在田野走迷了路，就问他说：“你找什么？”
16 and he saith, 'My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?'
他说：“我找我的哥哥们，求你告诉我，他们在何处放羊。”
17 And the man saith, 'They have journeyed from this, for I have heard some saying, Let us go to Dothan,' and Joseph goeth after his brethren, and findeth them in Dothan.
那人说：“他们已经走了，我听见他们说要往多坍去。”约瑟就去追赶他哥哥们，遇见他们在多坍。
18 And they see him from afar, even before he draweth near unto them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.
他们远远地看见他，趁他还没有走到跟前，大家就同谋要害死他，
19 And they say one unto another, 'Lo, this man of the dreams cometh;
彼此说：“你看！那做梦的来了。
20 and now, come, and we slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and have said, An evil beast hath devoured him; and we see what his dreams are.'
来吧！我们将他杀了，丢在一个坑里，就说有恶兽把他吃了。我们且看他的梦将来怎么样。”
21 And Reuben heareth, and delivereth him out of their hand, and saith, 'Let us not smite the life;'
吕便听见了，要救他脱离他们的手，说：“我们不可害他的性命”；
22 and Reuben saith unto them, 'Shed no blood; cast him into this pit which [is] in the wilderness, and put not forth a hand upon him,' — in order to deliver him out of their hand, to bring him back unto his father.
又说：“不可流他的血，可以把他丢在这野地的坑里，不可下手害他。”吕便的意思是要救他脱离他们的手，把他归还他的父亲。
23 And it cometh to pass, when Joseph hath come unto his brethren, that they strip Joseph of his coat, the long coat which [is] upon him,
约瑟到了他哥哥们那里，他们就剥了他的外衣，就是他穿的那件彩衣，
24 and take him and cast him into the pit, and the pit [is] empty, there is no water in it.
把他丢在坑里；那坑是空的，里头没有水。
25 And they sit down to eat bread, and they lift up their eyes, and look, and lo, a company of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, and their camels bearing spices, and balm, and myrrh, going to take [them] down to Egypt.
他们坐下吃饭，举目观看，见有一伙米甸 的以实玛利人从基列来，用骆驼驮着香料、乳香、没药，要带下埃及去。
26 And Judah saith unto his brethren, 'What gain when we slay our brother, and have concealed his blood?
犹大对众弟兄说：“我们杀我们的兄弟，藏了他的血有什么益处呢？
27 Come, and we sell him to the Ishmaelites, and our hands are not on him, for he [is] our brother — our flesh;' and his brethren hearken.
我们不如将他卖给以实玛利人，不可下手害他；因为他是我们的兄弟，我们的骨肉。”众弟兄就听从了他。
28 And Midianite merchantmen pass by and they draw out and bring up Joseph out of the pit, and sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty silverlings, and they bring Joseph into Egypt.
有些米甸的商人从那里经过，哥哥们就把约瑟从坑里拉上来，讲定二十舍客勒银子，把约瑟卖给以实玛利人。他们就把约瑟带到埃及去了。
29 And Reuben returneth unto the pit, and lo, Joseph is not in the pit, and he rendeth his garments,
吕便回到坑边，见约瑟不在坑里，就撕裂衣服，
30 and he returneth unto his brethren, and saith, 'The lad is not, and I — whither am I going?'
回到兄弟们那里，说：“童子没有了。我往哪里去才好呢？”
31 And they take the coat of Joseph, and slaughter a kid of the goats, and dip the coat in the blood,
他们宰了一只公山羊，把约瑟的那件彩衣染了血，
32 and send the long coat, and they bring [it] in unto their father, and say, 'This have we found; discern, we pray thee, whether it [is] thy son's coat or not?'
打发人送到他们的父亲那里，说：“我们捡了这个；请认一认是你儿子的外衣不是？”
33 And he discerneth it, and saith, 'My son's coat! an evil beast hath devoured him; torn — torn is Joseph!'
他认得，就说：“这是我儿子的外衣。有恶兽把他吃了，约瑟被撕碎了！撕碎了！”
34 And Jacob rendeth his raiment, and putteth sackcloth on his loins, and becometh a mourner for his son many days,
雅各便撕裂衣服，腰间围上麻布，为他儿子悲哀了多日。
35 and all his sons and all his daughters rise to comfort him, and he refuseth to comfort himself, and saith, 'For — I go down mourning unto my son, to Sheol,' and his father weepeth for him. (Sheol h7585)
他的儿女都起来安慰他，他却不肯受安慰，说：“我必悲哀着下阴间，到我儿子那里。”约瑟的父亲就为他哀哭。 (Sheol h7585)
36 And the Medanites have sold him unto Egypt, to Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, head of the executioners.
米甸人带约瑟到埃及，把他卖给法老的内臣—护卫长波提乏。
