Genesis 41
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
1After two years Pharao had a dream. He thought he stood by the river,
1過了兩年，法老做夢，夢見自己站在河邊，
2Out of which came up seven kine, very beautiful and fat: and they fed in marshy places.
2有七隻母牛從河裏上來，又美好又肥壯，在蘆荻中吃 草 。
3Other seven also came up out of the river, ill favoured, and leanfleshed: and they fed on the very bank of the river, in green places:
3隨後又有七隻母牛從河裏上來，又醜陋又乾瘦，與那七隻母牛一同站在河邊。
4And they devoured them, whose bodies were very beautiful and well conditioned. So Pharao awoke.
4這又醜陋又乾瘦的七隻母牛吃盡了那又美好又肥壯的七隻母牛。法老就醒了。
5He slept again, and dreamed another dream: Seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk full and fair:
5他又睡着，第二回做夢，夢見一棵麥子長了七個穗子，又肥大又佳美，
6Then seven other ears sprung up thin and blasted,
6隨後又長了七個穗子，又細弱又被東風吹焦了。
7And devoured all the beauty of the former. Pharao awaked after his rest:
7這細弱的穗子吞了那七個又肥大又飽滿的穗子。法老醒了，不料是個夢。
8And when morning was come, being struck with fear, he sent to all the interpreters of Egypt, and to all the wise men: and they being called for, he told them his dream, and there was not any one that could interpret it.
8到了早晨，法老心裏不安，就差人召了 埃及 所有的術士和博士來；法老就把所做的夢告訴他們，卻沒有人能給法老圓解。
9Then at length the chief butler remembering, said: I confess my sin:
9那時酒政對法老說：「我今日想起我的罪來。
10The king being angry with his servants, commanded me and the chief baker to be cast into the prison of the captain of the soldiers:
10從前法老惱怒臣僕，把我和膳長下在護衛長府內的監裏。
11Where in one night both of us dreamed a dream foreboding things to come.
11我們二人同夜各做一夢，各夢都有講解。
12There was there a young man a Hebrew, servant to the same captain of the soldiers: to whom we told our dreams,
12在那裏同着我們有一個 希伯來 的少年人，是護衛長的僕人，我們告訴他，他就把我們的夢圓解，是按着各人的夢圓解的。
13And we heard what afterwards the event of the thing proved to be so. For I was restored to my office: and he was hanged upon a gibbet.
13後來正如他給我們圓解的成就了：我官復原職，膳長被掛起來了。」
14Forthwith at the king’s command, Joseph was brought out of the prison, and they shaved him, and changing his apparel, brought him in to him.
14法老遂即差人去召 約瑟 ，他們便急忙帶他出監，他就剃頭，刮臉，換衣裳，進到法老面前。
15And he said to him: I have dreamed dreams, and there is no one that can expound them: Now I have heard that thou art very wise at interpreting them.
15法老對 約瑟 說：「我做了一夢，沒有人能解；我聽見人說，你聽了夢就能解。」
16Joseph answered: Without me, God shall give Pharao a prosperous answer.
16約瑟 回答法老說：「這不在乎我，上帝必將平安的話回答法老。」
17So Pharao told what he had dreamed: Methought I stood upon the bank of the river,
17法老對 約瑟 說：「我夢見我站在河邊，
18And seven kine came up out of the river exceeding beautiful and full of flesh: and they grazed on green places in a marshy pasture.
18有七隻母牛從河裏上來，又肥壯又美好，在蘆荻中吃草。
19And behold, there followed these, other seven kine, so very ill favoured and lean, that I never saw the like in the land of Egypt:
19隨後又有七隻母牛上來，又軟弱又醜陋又乾瘦，在 埃及 遍地，我沒有見過這樣不好的。
20And they devoured and consumed the former,
20這又乾瘦又醜陋的母牛吃盡了那以先的七隻肥母牛，
21And yet gave no mark of their being full: but were as lean and ill favoured as before. I awoke, and then fell asleep again,
21吃了以後卻看不出是吃了，那醜陋的樣子仍舊和先前一樣。我就醒了。
22And dreamed a dream: Seven ears of corn grew upon one stalk, full and very fair.
22我又夢見一棵麥子，長了七個穗子，又飽滿又佳美，
23Other seven also thin and blasted, sprung of the stock:
23隨後又長了七個穗子，枯槁細弱，被東風吹焦了。
24And they devoured the beauty of the former: I told this dream to the conjecturers, and there is no man that can expound it.
24這些細弱的穗子吞了那七個佳美的穗子。我將這夢告訴了術士，卻沒有人能給我解說。」
25Joseph answered: The king’s dream is one: God hath shewn to Pharao what he is about to do.
25約瑟 對法老說：「法老的夢乃是一個。上帝已將所要做的事指示法老了。
26The seven beautiful kine, and the seven full ears, are seven years of plenty: and both contain the same meaning of the dream.
26七隻好母牛是七年，七個好穗子也是七年；這夢乃是一個。
27And the seven lean and thin kine that came up after them, and the seven thin ears that were blasted with the burning wind, are seven years of famine to come:
27那隨後上來的七隻又乾瘦又醜陋的母牛是七年，那七個虛空、被東風吹焦的穗子也是七年，都是七個荒年。
28Which shall be fulfilled in this order:
28這就是我對法老所說，上帝已將所要做的事顯明給法老了。
29Behold, there shall come seven years of great plenty in the whole land of Egypt:
29埃及 遍地必來七個大豐年，
30After which shall follow other seven years of so great scarcity, that all the abundance before shall be forgotten: for the famine shall consume all the land,
30隨後又要來七個荒年，甚至在 埃及 地都忘了先前的豐收，全地必被饑荒所滅。
31And the greatness of the scarcity shall destroy the greatness of the plenty.
31因那以後的饑荒甚大，便不覺得先前的豐收了。
32And for that thou didst see the second time a dream pertaining to the same thing: it is a token of the certainty, and that the word of God cometh to pass, and is fulfilled speedily.
32至於法老兩回做夢，是因上帝命定這事，而且必速速成就。
33Now therefore let the king provide a wise and industrious man, and make him ruler over the land of Egypt:
33所以，法老當揀選一個有聰明有智慧的人，派他治理 埃及 地。
34That he may appoint overseers over all the countries: and gather into barns the fifth part of the fruits, during the seven fruitful years,
34法老當這樣行，又派官員管理這地。當七個豐年的時候，征收 埃及 地的五分之一，
35That shall now presently ensue: and let all the corn be laid up under Pharao’s hands and be reserved in the cities.
35叫他們把將來豐年一切的糧食聚斂起來，積蓄五穀，收存在各城裏做食物，歸於法老的手下。
36And let it be in readiness, against the famine of seven years to come, which shall oppress Egypt, and the land shall not be consumed with scarcity.
36所積蓄的糧食可以防備 埃及 地將來的七個荒年，免得這地被饑荒所滅。」
37The counsel pleased Pharao and all his servants.
37法老和他一切臣僕都以這事為妙。
38And he said to them: Can we find such another man, that is full of the spirit of God?
38法老對臣僕說：「像這樣的人，有上帝的靈在他裏頭，我們豈能找得着呢？」
39He said therefore to Joseph: Seeing God hath shewn thee all that thou hast said, can I find one wiser and one like unto thee?
39法老對 約瑟 說：「上帝既將這事都指示你，可見沒有人像你這樣有聰明有智慧。
40Thou shalt be over my house, and at the commandment of thy mouth all the people shall obey: only in the kingly throne will I be above thee.
40你可以掌管我的家；我的民都必聽從你的話。惟獨在寶座上我比你大。」
41And again Pharao said to Joseph: Behold, I have appointed thee over the whole land of Egypt.
41法老又對 約瑟 說：「我派你治理 埃及 全地。」
42And he took his ring from his own hand, and gave it into his hand: and he put upon him a robe of silk, and put a chain of gold about his neck.
42法老就摘下手上打印的戒指，戴在 約瑟 的手上，給他穿上細麻衣，把金鍊戴在他的頸項上，
43And he made him go up into his second chariot, the crier proclaiming that all should bow their knee before him, and that they should know he was made governor over the whole land of Egypt.
43又叫 約瑟 坐他的副車，喝道的在前呼叫說：「跪下。」這樣，法老派他治理 埃及 全地。
44And the king said to Joseph: I am Pharao; without thy commandment no man shall move hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.
44法老對 約瑟 說：「我是法老，在 埃及 全地，若沒有你的命令，不許人擅自辦事。」
45And he turned his name, and called him in the Egyptian tongue, The saviour of the world. And he gave him to wife Aseneth the daughter of Putiphare priest of Heliopolis. Then Joseph went out to the land of Egypt:
45法老賜名給 約瑟 ，叫 撒發那忒‧巴內亞 ，又將 安 城的祭司 波提非拉 的女兒 亞西納 給他為妻。 約瑟 就出去巡行 埃及 地。
46(Now he was thirty years old when he stood before king Pharao) and he went round all the countries of Egypt.
46約瑟 見 埃及 王法老的時候年三十歲。他從法老面前出去，遍行 埃及 全地。
47And the fruitfulness of the seven years came: and the corn being bound up into sheaves was gathered together into the barns of Egypt.
47七個豐年之內，地的出產極豐極盛，
48And all the abundance of grain was laid up in every city.
48約瑟 聚斂 埃及 地七個豐年一切的糧食，把糧食積存在各城裏；各城周圍田地的糧食都積存在本城裏。
49And there was so great abundance of wheat, that it was equal to the sand of the sea, and the plenty exceeded measure.
49約瑟 積蓄五穀甚多，如同海邊的沙，無法計算，因為穀不可勝數。
50And before the famine came, Joseph had two sons born: whom Aseneth the daughter of Putiphare priest of Heliopolis bore unto him.
50荒年未到以前， 安 城的祭司 波提非拉 的女兒 亞西納 給 約瑟 生了兩個兒子。
51And he called the name of the firstborn Manasses, saying: God hath made me to forget all my labours, and my father’s house.
51約瑟 給長子起名叫 瑪拿西 ，因為 他說 ：「上帝使我忘了一切的困苦和我父的全家。」
52And he named the second Ephraim, saying: God hath made me to grow in the land of my poverty.
52他給次子起名叫 以法蓮 ，因為 他說 ：「上帝使我在受苦的地方昌盛。」
53Now when the seven years of the plenty that had been in Egypt were past:
53埃及 地的七個豐年一完，
54The seven years of scarcity, which Joseph had foretold, began to come: and the famine prevailed in the whole world, but there was bread in all the land of Egypt.
54七個荒年就來了。正如 約瑟 所說的，各地都有饑荒；惟獨 埃及 全地有糧食。
55And when there also they began to be famished, the people cried to Pharao for food. And he said to them: Go to Joseph: and do all that he shall say to you.
55及至 埃及 全地有了饑荒，眾民向法老哀求糧食，法老對他們說：「你們往 約瑟 那裏去，凡他所說的，你們都要做。」
56And the famine increased daily in all the land: and Joseph opened all the barns, and sold to the Egyptians: for the famine had oppressed them also.
56當時饑荒遍滿天下， 約瑟 開了各處的倉，糶糧給 埃及 人；在 埃及 地饑荒甚大。
57And all provinces came into Egypt, to buy food, and to seek some relief of their want.
57各地的人都往 埃及 去，到 約瑟 那裏糴糧，因為天下的饑荒甚大。
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