創世記 42
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1雅各 見 埃及 有糧，就對兒子們說：「你們為甚麼彼此觀望呢？
1And Jacob hearing that food was sold in Egypt, said to his sons: Why are ye careless?
2我聽見 埃及 有糧，你們可以下去，從那裏為我們糴些來，使我們可以存活，不至於死。」
2I have heard that wheat is sold in Egypt: go ye down, and buy us necessaries, that we may live, and not be consumed with want.
3於是， 約瑟 的十個哥哥都下 埃及 糴糧去了。
3So the ten brethren of Joseph went down, to buy corn in Egypt:
4但 約瑟 的兄弟 便雅憫 ， 雅各 沒有打發他和哥哥們同去，因為 雅各 說：「恐怕他遭害。」
4Whilst Benjamin was kept at home by Jacob, who said to his brethren: Lest perhaps he take any harm in the journey.
5來糴糧的人中有 以色列 的兒子們，因為 迦南 地也有饑荒。
5And they entered into the land of Egypt with others that went to buy. For the famine was in the land of Chanaan.
6當時治理 埃及 地的是 約瑟 ；糶糧給那地眾民的就是他。 約瑟 的哥哥們來了，臉伏於地，向他下拜。
6And Joseph was governor in the land of Egypt, and corn was sold by his direction to the people. And when his brethren had bowed down to him,
7約瑟 看見他哥哥們，就認得他們，卻裝作生人，向他們說些嚴厲話，問他們說：「你們從哪裏來？」他們說：「我們從 迦南 地來糴糧。」
7And he knew them, he spoke as it were to strangers somewhat roughly, asking them: Whence came you? They answered: From the land of Chanaan, to buy necessaries of life.
8約瑟 認得他哥哥們，他們卻不認得他。
8And though he knew his brethren, he was not known by them.
9約瑟 想起從前所做的那兩個夢，就對他們說：「你們是奸細，來窺探這地的虛實。」
9And remembering the dreams, which formerly he had dreamed, he said to them: You are spies. You are come to view the weaker parts of the land.
10他們對他說：「我主啊，不是的。僕人們是糴糧來的。
10But they said: It is not so, my lord, but thy servants are come to buy food.
11我們都是一個人的兒子，是誠實人；僕人們並不是奸細。」
11We are all the sons of one man: we are come as peaceable men, neither do thy servants go about any evil.
12約瑟 說：「不然，你們必是窺探這地的虛實來的。」
12And he answered them: It is otherwise: you are come to consider the unfenced parts of this land.
13他們說：「僕人們本是弟兄十二人，是 迦南 地一個人的兒子，頂小的現今在我們的父親那裏，有一個沒有了。」
13But they said: We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Chanaan: the youngest is with our father, the other is not living.
14約瑟 說：「我才說你們是奸細，這話實在不錯。
14He saith: This is it that I said: You are spies.
15我指着法老的性命起誓，若是你們的小兄弟不到這裏來，你們就不得出這地方，從此就可以把你們證驗出來了。
15I shall now presently try what you are: by the health of Pharao you shall not depart hence, until your youngest brother come.
16須要打發你們中間一個人去，把你們的兄弟帶來。至於你們，都要囚在這裏，好證驗你們的話真不真，若不真，我指着法老的性命起誓，你們一定是奸細。」
16Send one of you to fetch him: and you shall be in prison, till what you have said be proved, whether it be true or false: or else by the health of Pharao you are spies.
17於是 約瑟 把他們都下在監裏三天。
17So he put them in prison three days.
18到第三天， 約瑟 對他們說：「我是敬畏上帝的；你們照我的話行就可以存活。
18And the third day he brought them out of prison, and said: Do as I have said, and you shall live: for I fear God.
19你們如果是誠實人，可以留你們中間的一個人囚在監裏，但你們可以帶着糧食回去，救你們家裏的饑荒。
19If you be peaceable men, let one of your brethren be bound in prison: and go ye your ways and carry the corn that you have bought, unto your houses.
20把你們的小兄弟帶到我這裏來，如此，你們的話便有證據，你們也不至於死。」他們就照樣而行。
20And bring your youngest brother to me, that I may find your words to be true, and you may not die. They did as he had said.
21他們彼此說：「我們在兄弟身上實在有罪。他哀求我們的時候，我們見他心裏的愁苦，卻不肯聽，所以這場苦難臨到我們身上。」
21And they talked one to another: We deserve to suffer these things, because we have sinned against our brother, seeing the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear: therefore is this affliction come upon us.
22呂便 說：「我豈不是對你們說過，不可傷害那孩子嗎？只是你們不肯聽，所以流他血的罪向我們追討。」
22And Ruben one of them, said: Did not I say to you: Do not sin against the boy: and you would not hear me? Behold his blood is required.
23他們不知道 約瑟 聽得出來，因為在他們中間用通事傳話。
23And they knew not that Joseph understood, because he spoke to them by an interpreter.
24約瑟 轉身退去，哭了一場，又回來對他們說話，就從他們中間挑出 西緬 來，在他們眼前把他捆綁。
24And he turned himself away a little while, and wept: and returning he spoke to them.
25約瑟 吩咐人把糧食裝滿他們的器具，把各人的銀子歸還在各人的口袋裏，又給他們路上用的食物，人就照他的話辦了。
25And taking Simeon, and binding him in their presence, he commanded his servants to fill their sacks with wheat, and to put every man’s money again in their sacks, and to give them besides provisions for the way: and they did so.
26他們就把糧食馱在驢上，離開那裏去了。
26But they having loaded their asses with the corn, went their way.
27到了住宿的地方，他們中間有一個人打開口袋，要拿料餵驢，才看見自己的銀子仍在口袋裏，
27And one of them opening his sack, to give his beast provender in the inn, saw the money in the sack’s mouth;
28就對弟兄們說：「我的銀子歸還了，看哪，仍在我口袋裏！」他們就提心吊膽，戰戰兢兢地彼此說：「這是上帝向我們做甚麼呢？」
28And said to his brethren: My money is given me again, behold it is in the sack. And they were astonished, and troubled, and said to one another: What is this that God hath done unto us?
29他們來到 迦南 地、他們的父親 雅各 那裏，將所遭遇的事都告訴他，說：
29And they came to Jacob their father in the land of Chanaan, and they told him all things that had befallen them, saying:
30「那地的主對我們說嚴厲的話，把我們當作窺探那地的奸細。
30The lord of the land spoke roughly to us, and took us to be spies of the country.
31我們對他說：『我們是誠實人，並不是奸細。
31And we answered him: We are peaceable men, and we mean no plot.
32我們本是弟兄十二人，都是一個父親的兒子，有一個沒有了，頂小的如今同我們的父親在 迦南 地。』
32We are twelve brethren born of one father: one is not living, the youngest is with our father in the land of Chanaan.
33那地的主對我們說：『若要我知道你們是誠實人，可以留下你們中間的一個人在我這裏，你們可以帶着 糧食 回去，救你們家裏的饑荒。
33And he said to us: Hereby shall I know that you are peaceable men: Leave one of your brethren with me, and take ye necessary provision for your houses, and go your ways.
34把你們的小兄弟帶到我這裏來，我便知道你們不是奸細，乃是誠實人。這樣，我就把你們的弟兄交給你們，你們也可以在這地做買賣。』」
34And bring your youngest brother to me, that I may know you are not spies: and you may receive this man again, that is kept in prison: and afterwards may have leave to buy what you will.
35後來他們倒口袋，不料，各人的銀包都在口袋裏；他們和父親看見銀包就都害怕。
35When they had told this, they poured out their corn and every man found his money tied in the mouth of his sack: and all being astonished together,
36他們的父親 雅各 對他們說：「你們使我喪失我的兒子： 約瑟 沒有了， 西緬 也沒有了，你們又要將 便雅憫 帶去；這些事都歸到我身上了。」
36Their father Jacob said: You have made me to be without children: Joseph is not living, Simeon is kept in bonds, and Benjamin you will take away: all these evils are fallen upon me.
37呂便 對他父親說：「我若不帶他回來交給你，你可以殺我的兩個兒子。只管把他交在我手裏，我必帶他回來交給你。」
37And Ruben answered him: Kill my two sons if I bring him not again to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will restore him to thee.
38雅各 說：「我的兒子不可與你們一同下去；他哥哥死了，只剩下他，他若在你們所行的路上遭害，那便是你們使我白髮蒼蒼、悲悲慘慘地下陰間去了。」
38But he said: My son shall not go down with you: his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if any mischief befall him in the land to which you go, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to hell.
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