创世记 45
1 约瑟在左右站着的人面前情不自禁，吩咐一声说：“人都要离开我出去！”约瑟和弟兄们相认的时候并没有一人站在他面前。
Then Joseph, unable to keep back his feelings before those who were with him, gave orders for everyone to be sent away, and no one was present when he made clear to his brothers who he was.
2 他就放声大哭；埃及人和法老家中的人都听见了。
And so loud was his weeping, that it came to the ears of the Egyptians and all Pharaoh's house.
3 约瑟对他弟兄们说：“我是约瑟。我的父亲还在吗？”他弟兄不能回答，因为在他面前都惊惶。
And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph: is my father still living? But his brothers were not able to give him an answer for they were troubled before him.
4 约瑟又对他弟兄们说：“请你们近前来。”他们就近前来。他说：“我是你们的兄弟约瑟，就是你们所卖到埃及的。
Then Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me. And they came near, And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sent into Egypt.
5 现在，不要因为把我卖到这里自忧自恨。这是 神差我在你们以先来，为要保全生命。
Now do not be troubled or angry with yourselves for sending me away, because God sent me before you to be the saviour of your lives.
6 现在这地的饥荒已经二年了，还有五年不能耕种，不能收成。
For these two years have been years of need, and there are still five more years to come in which there will be no ploughing or cutting of grain.
7 神差我在你们以先来，为要给你们存留余种在世上，又要大施拯救，保全你们的生命。
God sent me before you to keep you and yours living on earth so that you might become a great nation.
8 这样看来，差我到这里来的不是你们，乃是 神。他又使我如法老的父，作他全家的主，并埃及全地的宰相。
So now it was not you who sent me here, but God: and he has made me as a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
9 你们要赶紧上到我父亲那里，对他说：‘你儿子约瑟这样说： 神使我作全埃及的主，请你下到我这里来，不要耽延。
Now go quickly to my father, and say to him, Your son Joseph says, God has made me ruler over all the land of Egypt: come down to me straight away:
10 你和你的儿子孙子，连牛群羊群，并一切所有的，都可以住在歌珊地，与我相近。
The land of Goshen will be your living-place, and you will be near me; you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks and herds and all you have:
11 我要在那里奉养你；因为还有五年的饥荒，免得你和你的眷属，并一切所有的，都败落了。’
And there I will take care of you, so that you and your family may not be in need, for there are still five bad years to come.
12 况且你们的眼和我兄弟便雅悯的眼都看见是我亲口对你们说话。
Now truly, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which says these things to you.
13 你们也要将我在埃及一切的荣耀和你们所看见的事都告诉我父亲，又要赶紧地将我父亲搬到我这里来。”
Give my father word of all my glory in Egypt and of all you have seen; and come back quickly with my father.
14 于是约瑟伏在他兄弟便雅悯的颈项上哭，便雅悯也在他的颈项上哭。
Then, weeping, he took Benjamin in his arms, and Benjamin himself was weeping on Joseph's neck.
15 他又与众弟兄亲嘴，抱着他们哭，随后他弟兄们就和他说话。
Then he gave a kiss to all his brothers, weeping over them; and after that his brothers had no fear of talking to him.
16 这风声传到法老的宫里，说：“约瑟的弟兄们来了。”法老和他的臣仆都很喜欢。
And news of these things went through Pharaoh's house, and it was said that Joseph's brothers were come; and it seemed good to Pharaoh and his servants.
17 法老对约瑟说：“你吩咐你的弟兄们说：‘你们要这样行：把驮子抬在牲口上，起身往迦南地去。
And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Put your goods on your beasts and go back to the land of Canaan;
18 将你们的父亲和你们的眷属都搬到我这里来，我要把埃及地的美物赐给你们，你们也要吃这地肥美的出产。
And get your father and your families and come back to me: and I will give you all the good things of Egypt, and the fat of the land will be your food.
19 现在我吩咐你们要这样行：从埃及地带着车辆去，把你们的孩子和妻子，并你们的父亲都搬来。
And say to them, This you are to do: take carts from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives, and get your father and come back.
20 你们眼中不要爱惜你们的家具，因为埃及全地的美物都是你们的。’”
And take no thought for your goods, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.
21 以色列的儿子们就如此行。约瑟照着法老的吩咐给他们车辆和路上用的食物，
And the children of Israel did as he said; and Joseph gave them carts as had been ordered by Pharaoh, and food for their journey.
22 又给他们各人一套衣服，惟独给便雅悯三百银子，五套衣服；
To every one of them he gave three changes of clothing; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred bits of silver and five changes of clothing.
23 送给他父亲公驴十匹，驮着埃及的美物，母驴十匹，驮着粮食与饼和菜，为他父亲路上用。
And to his father he sent ten asses with good things from Egypt on their backs, and ten she-asses with grain and bread and food for his father on the journey.
24 于是约瑟打发他弟兄们回去，又对他们说：“你们不要在路上相争。”
And he sent his brothers on their way, and said to them, See that you have no argument on the road.
25 他们从埃及上去，来到迦南地、他们的父亲雅各那里，
So they went up from Egypt and came to the land of Canaan, to their father Jacob.
26 告诉他说：“约瑟还在，并且作埃及全地的宰相。”雅各心里冰凉，因为不信他们。
And they said to him, Joseph is living, and is ruler over all the land of Egypt. And at this word Jacob was quite overcome, for he had no faith in it.
27 他们便将约瑟对他们说的一切话都告诉了他。他们父亲雅各又看见约瑟打发来接他的车辆，心就苏醒了。
And they gave him an account of everything Joseph had said to them; and when he saw the carts which Joseph had sent for them, his spirit came back to him:
28 以色列说：“罢了！罢了！我的儿子约瑟还在，趁我未死以先，我要去见他一面。”
And Israel said, It is enough: Joseph my son is still living; I will go and see him before my death.
