Genesis 42
1 Now Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, said to his sons, Why are you looking at one another?
雅各见埃及有粮，就对儿子们说：“你们为什么彼此观望呢？
2 And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.
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。”
3 So Joseph's ten brothers went down to get grain from Egypt.
于是，约瑟的十个哥哥都下埃及籴粮去了。
4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with them, for fear, as he said, that some evil might come to him.
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。”
5 And the sons of Israel came with all the others to get grain: for they were very short of food in the land of Canaan.
来籴粮的人中有以色列的儿子们，因为迦南地也有饥荒。
6 Now Joseph was ruler over all the land, and it was he who gave out the grain to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brothers came before him and went down on their faces to the earth.
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。
7 And when Joseph saw his brothers, it was clear to him who they were, but he made himself strange to them, and talking roughly to them, said, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to get food.
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。”
8 Now though Joseph saw that these were his brothers, they had no idea who he was.
约瑟认得他哥哥们，他们却不认得他。
9 Then the memory of his dreams about them came back to Joseph, and he said to them, You have come secretly to see how poor the land is.
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。”
10 And they said to him, Not so, my lord: your servants have come with money to get food.
他们对他说：“我主啊，不是的。仆人们是籴粮来的。
11 We are all one man's sons, we are true men; we have not come with any secret purpose.
我们都是一个人的儿子，是诚实人；仆人们并不是奸细。”
12 And he said to them, No, but you have come to see how poor the land is.
约瑟说：“不然，你们必是窥探这地的虚实来的。”
13 Then they said, We your servants are twelve brothers, sons of one man in the land of Canaan; the youngest of us is now with our father, and one is dead.
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。”
14 And Joseph said, It is as I said; you have come with some secret purpose;
约瑟说：“我才说你们是奸细，这话实在不错。
15 But in this way will you be put to the test: by the life of Pharaoh, you will not go away from this place till your youngest brother comes here.
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。
16 Send one of your number to get your brother, and the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are true; if not, by the life of Pharaoh, your purpose is certainly secret.
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。”
17 So he put them in prison for three days.
于是约瑟把他们都下在监里三天。
18 And on the third day Joseph said to them, Do this, if you would keep your lives: for I am a god-fearing man:
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。
19 If you are true men, let one of you be kept in prison, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;
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。
20 And come back to me with your youngest brother, so that your words may be seen to be true, and you will not be put to death. This is what you are to do.
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。
21 And they said to one another, Truly, we did wrong to our brother, for we saw his grief of mind, and we did not give ear to his prayers; that is why this trouble has come on us.
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。”
22 And Reuben said to them, Did I not say to you, Do the child no wrong? but you gave no attention; so now, punishment has come on us for his blood.
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。”
23 They were not conscious that the sense of their words was clear to Joseph, for he had been talking to them through one who had knowledge of their language.
他们不知道约瑟听得出来，因为在他们中间用通事传话。
24 And turning away from them, he was overcome with weeping; then he went on talking to them again and took Simeon and put chains on him before their eyes.
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。
25 Then Joseph gave orders for their bags to be made full of grain, and for every man's money to be put back into his bag, and for food to be given them for the journey: which was done.
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。
26 Then they put the bags of grain on their asses and went away.
他们就把粮食驮在驴上，离开那里去了。
27 Now at their night's resting-place one of them, opening his bag to give his ass some food, saw his money in the mouth of the bag.
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，
28 And he said to his brothers, My money has been given back: it is in my bag; then their hearts became full of fear, and turning to one another they said, What is this which God has done to us?
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？”
29 So when they came to Jacob their father, in the land of Canaan, they gave him an account of all their experiences, saying,
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：
30 The man who is the ruler of the country was rough with us and put us in prison, saying that we had come with a secret evil purpose.
“那地的主对我们说严厉的话，把我们当作窥探那地的奸细。
31 And we said to him, We are true men, we have no evil designs;
我们对他说：‘我们是诚实人，并不是奸细。
32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is dead, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.
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。’
33 And the ruler of the land said, In this way I may be certain that you are true men; let one of you be kept here with me, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;
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。
34 And come back to me with your youngest brother: then I will be certain that you are true men, and I will give your brother back to you and let you do trade in the land.
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。’”
35 And when they took the grain out of their bags, it was seen that every man's parcel of money was in his bag; and when they and their father saw the money, they were full of fear.
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。
36 And Jacob their father said to them, You have taken my children from me: Joseph is gone and Simeon is gone, and now you would take Benjamin away; all these things have come on me.
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。”
37 And Reuben said, Put my two sons to death if I do not come back to you with him; let him be in my care and I will give him safely back to you.
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。”
38 And he said, I will not let my son go down with you; for his brother is dead and he is all I have: if evil overtakes him on the journey, then through you will my grey head go down to the underworld in sorrow. (Sheol h7585)
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。” (Sheol h7585)
