Genesis 46
1 And Israel yede forth with alle thingis that he hadde, and he cam to the pit of ooth; and whanne sacrifices weren slayn there to God of his fadir Isaac,
以色列帶着一切所有的，起身來到別是巴，就獻祭給他父親以撒的上帝。
2 he herde God bi a visioun in that nyyt clepynge hym, `and seiynge to hym, Jacob! Jacob! To whom he answeride, Lo! Y am present.
夜間，上帝在異象中對以色列說：「雅各！雅各！」他說：「我在這裏。」
3 God seide to hym, Y am the strongeste God of thi fadir; nyle thou drede, go doun in to Egipt, for Y schal make thee there in to a greet folk;
上帝說：「我是上帝，就是你父親的上帝。你下埃及去不要害怕，因為我必使你在那裏成為大族。
4 Y schal go doun thidir with thee, and Y schal brynge thee turnynge ayen fro thennus, and Joseph schal sette his hond on thin iyen.
我要和你同下埃及去，也必定帶你上來；約瑟必給你送終。」
5 Jacob roos fro the pit of ooth, and the sones token him, with her litle children, and wyues, in the waynes whiche Farao hadde sent to bere the eld man,
雅各就從別是巴起行。以色列的兒子們使他們的父親雅各和他們的妻子、兒女都坐在法老為雅各送來的車上。
6 and alle thingis whiche he weldide in the lond of Canaan; and he cam in to Egipt with his seed,
他們又帶着迦南地所得的牲畜、貨財來到埃及。雅各和他的一切子孫都一同來了。
7 hise sones, and her sones, and douytris, and al the generacioun togidere.
雅各把他的兒子、孫子、女兒、孫女，並他的子子孫孫，一同帶到埃及。
8 Forsothe thes ben the names of the sones of Israel, that entriden in to Egipte; he with hise fre children. The firste gendrid Ruben;
來到埃及的以色列人名字記在下面。雅各和他的兒孫：雅各的長子是呂便。
9 the sones of Ruben, Enoch, and Fallu, and Esrom, and Carmi.
呂便的兒子是哈諾、法路、希斯倫、迦米。
10 The sones of Symeon, Jemuhel, and Jamyn, and Ahoth, and Jachyn, and Sab, and Saber, and Saul, the sone of a womman of Canaan.
西緬的兒子是耶母利、雅憫、阿轄、雅斤、瑣轄，還有迦南女子所生的掃羅。
11 The sones of Leuy, Gerson, Caath, and Merarie.
利未的兒子是革順、哥轄、米拉利。
12 The sones of Juda, Her and Onam, and Sela, and Fares, and Zara. Forsothe Her and Onam dieden in the lond of Canaan; and the sones of Fares weren borun, Esrom, and Amul.
猶大的兒子是珥、俄南、示拉、法勒斯、謝拉；惟有珥與俄南死在迦南地。法勒斯的兒子是希斯崙、哈母勒。
13 The sones of Isacar, Thola, and Fua, and Jobab, and Semron.
以薩迦的兒子是陀拉、普瓦、約伯、伸崙。
14 The sones of Zabulon, Sared, and Thelom, and Jahel.
西布倫的兒子是西烈、以倫、雅利。
15 These ben the sones of Lia, whiche sche childide in Mesopotanye of Sirie, with Dyna, hir douyter; alle the soules of hise sones and douytris, thre and thretti.
這是利亞在巴旦‧亞蘭給雅各所生的兒子，還有女兒底拿。兒孫共有三十三人。
16 The sones of Gad, Sefion, and Aggi, Suny, and Hesebon, Heri, and Arodi, and Areli.
迦得的兒子是洗非芸、哈基、書尼、以斯本、以利、亞羅底、亞列利。
17 The sones of Aser, Jamne, and Jesua, and Jesui, and Beria; and Sara, the sister of hem. The sones of Beria, Heber and Melchiel.
亞設的兒子是音拿、亦施瓦、亦施韋、比利亞，還有他們的妹子西拉。比利亞的兒子是希別、瑪結。
18 These weren the sones of Zelfa, whom Laban yaf to Lia, his douyter, and Jacob gendryde these sixtene persones.
這是拉班給他女兒利亞的婢女悉帕從雅各所生的兒孫，共有十六人。
19 The sones of Rachel, `wijf of Jacob, weren Joseph and Beniamyn.
雅各之妻拉結的兒子是約瑟和便雅憫。
20 And sones weren borun to Joseph in the loond of Egipt, Manasses and Effraym, whiche Asenech, `douytir of Putifar, preest of Helipoleos, childide to hym.
約瑟在埃及地生了瑪拿西和以法蓮，就是安城的祭司波提非拉的女兒亞西納給約瑟生的。
21 The sones of Beniamin weren Bela, and Becor, and Asbel, Gera, and Naaman, and Jechi, `Ros, and Mofym, and Ofym, and Ared.
便雅憫的兒子是比拉、比結、亞實別、基拉、乃幔、以希、羅實、母平、戶平、亞勒。
22 These weren the sones of Rachel, whiche Jacob gendride; alle the persones weren fouretene.
這是拉結給雅各所生的兒孫，共有十四人。
23 The sone of Dan, Vsym.
但的兒子是戶伸。
24 The sones of Neptalym, Jasiel, and Guny, and Jeser, and Salem.
拿弗他利的兒子是雅薛、沽尼、耶色、示冷。
25 These weren `the sones of Bala, whom Laban yaf to Rachel his douytir.
這是拉班給他女兒拉結的婢女辟拉從雅各所生的兒孫，共有七人。
26 And Jacob gendride these; alle the soules weren seuene. And alle the men that entriden with Jacob in to Egipt, and yeden out of his thiy, with out `the wyues of his sones, weren sixti and sixe.
那與雅各同到埃及的，除了他兒婦之外，凡從他所生的，共有六十六人。
27 Forsothe the sones of Joseph, that weren borun to hym in `the loond of Egipt, weren two men. Alle the soulis of `the hows of Jacob, that entriden in to Egipt, weren seuenti.
還有約瑟在埃及所生的兩個兒子。雅各家來到埃及的共有七十人。
28 Forsothe Jacob sente Judas bifore hym to Joseph, that he schulde telle to hym, and he schulde `come in to Gessen.
雅各打發猶大先去見約瑟，請派人引路往歌珊去；於是他們來到歌珊地。
29 And whanne Jacob hadde come thidir, Joseph stiede in his chare to mete his fadir at the same place. And he siy Jacob, and felde on `his necke, and wepte bitwixe collyngis.
約瑟套車往歌珊去，迎接他父親以色列，及至見了面，就伏在父親的頸項上，哭了許久。
30 And the fadir seide to Joseph, Now Y schal die ioiful, for Y siy thi face, and Y leeue thee lyuynge.
以色列對約瑟說：「我既得見你的面，知道你還在，就是死我也甘心。」
31 And Joseph spak to hise brithren, and to al `the hows of his fadir, I schal stie, and `Y schal telle to Farao, and Y schal seie to hym, My britheren, and the hows of my fadir, that weren in the lond of Canaan, ben comun to me,
約瑟對他的弟兄和他父的全家說：「我要上去告訴法老，對他說：『我的弟兄和我父的全家從前在迦南地，現今都到我這裏來了。
32 and thei ben men kepers of scheep, and han bisynesse of flockis to be fed; thei brouyten with hem her scheep and grete beestis, and alle thingis whiche thei miyten haue.
他們本是牧羊的人，以養牲畜為業；他們把羊群牛群和一切所有的都帶來了。』
33 And whanne Farao schal clepe you, and schal seie, What is youre werk?
等法老召你們的時候，問你們說：『你們以何事為業？』
34 ye schulen answere, We ben thi seruauntis, men scheepherdis, fro oure childhed til in to present tyme, bothe we and oure fadris. Sotheli ye schulen seye these thingis, that ye moun dwelle in the lond of Gessen, for Egipcians wlaten alle keperis of scheep.
你們要說：『你的僕人，從幼年直到如今，都以養牲畜為業，連我們的祖宗也都以此為業。』這樣，你們可以住在歌珊地，因為凡牧羊的都被埃及人所厭惡。」
