Genesis 42
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Simplified)
1And Jacob hearing that food was sold in Egypt, said to his sons: Why are ye careless?
1雅各 见 埃及 有粮，就对儿子们说：「你们为什么彼此观望呢？
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.
2我听见 埃及 有粮，你们可以下去，从那里为我们籴些来，使我们可以存活，不至于死。」
3So the ten brethren of Joseph went down, to buy corn in Egypt:
3于是， 约瑟 的十个哥哥都下 埃及 籴粮去了。
4Whilst Benjamin was kept at home by Jacob, who said to his brethren: Lest perhaps he take any harm in the journey.
4但 约瑟 的兄弟 便雅悯 ， 雅各 没有打发他和哥哥们同去，因为 雅各 说：「恐怕他遭害。」
5And they entered into the land of Egypt with others that went to buy. For the famine was in the land of Chanaan.
5来籴粮的人中有 以色列 的儿子们，因为 迦南 地也有饥荒。
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,
6当时治理 埃及 地的是 约瑟 ；粜粮给那地众民的就是他。 约瑟 的哥哥们来了，脸伏于地，向他下拜。
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.
7约瑟 看见他哥哥们，就认得他们，却装作生人，向他们说些严厉话，问他们说：「你们从哪里来？」他们说：「我们从 迦南 地来籴粮。」
8And though he knew his brethren, he was not known by them.
8约瑟 认得他哥哥们，他们却不认得他。
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.
9约瑟 想起从前所做的那两个梦，就对他们说：「你们是奸细，来窥探这地的虚实。」
10But they said: It is not so, my lord, but thy servants are come to buy food.
10他们对他说：「我主啊，不是的。仆人们是籴粮来的。
11We are all the sons of one man: we are come as peaceable men, neither do thy servants go about any evil.
11我们都是一个人的儿子，是诚实人；仆人们并不是奸细。」
12And he answered them: It is otherwise: you are come to consider the unfenced parts of this land.
12约瑟 说：「不然，你们必是窥探这地的虚实来的。」
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.
13他们说：「仆人们本是弟兄十二人，是 迦南 地一个人的儿子，顶小的现今在我们的父亲那里，有一个没有了。」
14He saith: This is it that I said: You are spies.
14约瑟 说：「我才说你们是奸细，这话实在不错。
15I shall now presently try what you are: by the health of Pharao you shall not depart hence, until your youngest brother come.
15我指着法老的性命起誓，若是你们的小兄弟不到这里来，你们就不得出这地方，从此就可以把你们证验出来了。
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.
16须要打发你们中间一个人去，把你们的兄弟带来。至于你们，都要囚在这里，好证验你们的话真不真，若不真，我指着法老的性命起誓，你们一定是奸细。」
17So he put them in prison three days.
17于是 约瑟 把他们都下在监里三天。
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.
18到第三天， 约瑟 对他们说：「我是敬畏 神的；你们照我的话行就可以存活。
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.
19你们如果是诚实人，可以留你们中间的一个人囚在监里，但你们可以带着粮食回去，救你们家里的饥荒。
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.
20把你们的小兄弟带到我这里来，如此，你们的话便有证据，你们也不至于死。」他们就照样而行。
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.
21他们彼此说：「我们在兄弟身上实在有罪。他哀求我们的时候，我们见他心里的愁苦，却不肯听，所以这场苦难临到我们身上。」
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.
22吕便 说：「我岂不是对你们说过，不可伤害那孩子吗？只是你们不肯听，所以流他血的罪向我们追讨。」
23And they knew not that Joseph understood, because he spoke to them by an interpreter.
23他们不知道 约瑟 听得出来，因为在他们中间用通事传话。
24And he turned himself away a little while, and wept: and returning he spoke to them.
24约瑟 转身退去，哭了一场，又回来对他们说话，就从他们中间挑出 西缅 来，在他们眼前把他捆绑。
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.
25约瑟 吩咐人把粮食装满他们的器具，把各人的银子归还在各人的口袋里，又给他们路上用的食物，人就照他的话办了。
26But they having loaded their asses with the corn, went their way.
26他们就把粮食驮在驴上，离开那里去了。
27And one of them opening his sack, to give his beast provender in the inn, saw the money in the sack’s mouth;
27到了住宿的地方，他们中间有一个人打开口袋，要拿料喂驴，才看见自己的银子仍在口袋里，
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?
28就对弟兄们说：「我的银子归还了，看哪，仍在我口袋里！」他们就提心吊胆，战战兢兢地彼此说：「这是 神向我们做什么呢？」
29And they came to Jacob their father in the land of Chanaan, and they told him all things that had befallen them, saying:
29他们来到 迦南 地、他们的父亲 雅各 那里，将所遭遇的事都告诉他，说：
30The lord of the land spoke roughly to us, and took us to be spies of the country.
30「那地的主对我们说严厉的话，把我们当作窥探那地的奸细。
31And we answered him: We are peaceable men, and we mean no plot.
31我们对他说：『我们是诚实人，并不是奸细。
32We are twelve brethren born of one father: one is not living, the youngest is with our father in the land of Chanaan.
32我们本是弟兄十二人，都是一个父亲的儿子，有一个没有了，顶小的如今同我们的父亲在 迦南 地。』
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.
33那地的主对我们说：『若要我知道你们是诚实人，可以留下你们中间的一个人在我这里，你们可以带着 粮食 回去，救你们家里的饥荒。
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.
34把你们的小兄弟带到我这里来，我便知道你们不是奸细，乃是诚实人。这样，我就把你们的弟兄交给你们，你们也可以在这地做买卖。』」
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,
35后来他们倒口袋，不料，各人的银包都在口袋里；他们和父亲看见银包就都害怕。
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.
36他们的父亲 雅各 对他们说：「你们使我丧失我的儿子： 约瑟 没有了， 西缅 也没有了，你们又要将 便雅悯 带去；这些事都归到我身上了。」
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.
37吕便 对他父亲说：「我若不带他回来交给你，你可以杀我的两个儿子。只管把他交在我手里，我必带他回来交给你。」
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.
38雅各 说：「我的儿子不可与你们一同下去；他哥哥死了，只剩下他，他若在你们所行的路上遭害，那便是你们使我白发苍苍、悲悲惨惨地下阴间去了。」
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