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，就是他父親寄居的地。
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 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 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.
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 dreameth a dream, and declareth to his brethren, and they add still 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 saith 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 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 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 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.'
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 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?'
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 and his brethren are zealous against him, and his father hath watched the matter.
他哥哥們都嫉妒他，他父親卻把這話存在心裏。
12 And his brethren go to feed the flock of their father in Shechem,
約瑟的哥哥們往示劍去放他們父親的羊。
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 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 findeth him, and lo, he is wandering in the field, and the man asketh 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 saith, 'My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?'
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 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 see him from afar, even before he draweth near unto them, and they conspire 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 say one unto another, 'Lo, this man of the dreams cometh;
彼此說：「你看！那做夢的來了。
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.'
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 heareth, and delivereth him out of their hand, and saith, 'Let us not smite the 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 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 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,
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 take him and cast him into the pit, and the pit [is] empty, there is no water in it.
把他丟在坑裏；那坑是空的，裏頭沒有水。
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 And Judah saith unto his brethren, 'What gain when we slay our brother, and have concealed 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 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 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 returneth unto the pit, and lo, Joseph is not in the pit, and he rendeth his garments,
呂便回到坑邊，見約瑟不在坑裏，就撕裂衣服，
30 and he returneth unto his brethren, and saith, 'The lad is not, and I — whither am I going?'
回到兄弟們那裏，說：「童子沒有了。我往哪裏去才好呢？」
31 And they take the coat of Joseph, and slaughter a kid of the goats, and dip the coat in the blood,
他們宰了一隻公山羊，把約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 And he discerneth it, and saith, 'My son's coat! an evil beast hath devoured him; torn — torn 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 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，腰間圍上麻布，為他兒子悲哀了多日。
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 And the Medanites have sold him unto Egypt, to Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, head of the 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。
