Genesis 37
1 So Jacob dwelt in the land of the sojournings of his father, —in the land of Canaan.
雅各住在迦南地，就是他父亲寄居的地。
2 These, are the generations of Jacob—Joseph, when seventeen years old, was shepherding with his brethren among the flocks, and, he, being a youth, was with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah wives of his father, —so then Joseph brought in the talk about them—something bad, unto their father.
雅各的记略如下。 约瑟十七岁与他哥哥们一同牧羊。他是个童子，与他父亲的妾辟拉、悉帕的儿子们常在一处。约瑟将他哥哥们的恶行报给他们的父亲。
3 Now, Israel, loved Joseph more than any of his sons, because he was to him, the son of his old age, and he had made him, a long tunic.
以色列原来爱约瑟过于爱他的众子，因为约瑟是他年老生的；他给约瑟做了一件彩衣。
4 So his brethren saw that their father loved him, more than any of his brethren, and they hated him, and could not bid him prosper,
约瑟的哥哥们见父亲爱约瑟过于爱他们，就恨约瑟，不与他说和睦的话。
5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and told it to his brethren, and they went on yet more to hate him.
约瑟做了一梦，告诉他哥哥们，他们就越发恨他。
6 And he said unto them, Hear ye I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
约瑟对他们说：“请听我所做的梦：
7 Lo! then, we, were binding sheaves in the midst of the field, when lo my sheaf rose up, yea and took its stand, —and lo! round about came your sheaves, and bowed themselves down to my sheaf.
我们在田里捆禾稼，我的捆起来站着，你们的捆来围着我的捆下拜。”
8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou, reign, over us, shalt thou, have dominion over us? So they went on yet more to hate him, because of his dreams and because of his words.
他的哥哥们回答说：“难道你真要作我们的王吗？难道你真要管辖我们吗？”他们就因为他的梦和他的话越发恨他。
9 Then dreamed he, yet another, dream, and related it to his brethren, and said: —Lo! I have dreamed a dream, yet again, Lo! then, the sun and the moon, and eleven stars, were bowing themselves down to me.
后来他又做了一梦，也告诉他的哥哥们说：“看哪，我又做了一梦，梦见太阳、月亮，与十一个星向我下拜。”
10 So he related it unto his father, and unto his brethren, —and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream which thou hast dreamed? Shall we, indeed come in, I, and thy mother and thy brethren, to bow ourselves down to thee to the earth?
约瑟将这梦告诉他父亲和他哥哥们，他父亲就责备他说：“你做的这是什么梦！难道我和你母亲、你弟兄果然要来俯伏在地，向你下拜吗？”
11 Then were his brethren jealous of him, but his father, marked the word.
他哥哥们都嫉妒他，他父亲却把这话存在心里。
12 Now his brethren went their way, —to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
约瑟的哥哥们往示剑去放他们父亲的羊。
13 So Israel said unto Joseph Are not, thy brethren, feeding the flock in Shechem? Come on! and let me send thee unto them. And he said to him Behold me!
以色列对约瑟说：“你哥哥们不是在示剑放羊吗？你来，我要打发你往他们那里去。”约瑟说：“我在这里。”
14 So he said to him—Go, I pray thee, look after the welfare of thy brethren, and the welfare of the flock, and bring me back word. And he sent him from the vale of Hebron, and he came in towards Shechem.
以色列说：“你去看看你哥哥们平安不平安，群羊平安不平安，就回来报信给我”；于是打发他出希伯 谷，他就往示剑去了。
15 And a man found him, and lo! he was wandering about in the field, so the man asked him saying—What seekest thou?
有人遇见他在田野走迷了路，就问他说：“你找什么？”
16 And he said, My brethren, am, I, seeking, —do tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding their flock.
他说：“我找我的哥哥们，求你告诉我，他们在何处放羊。”
17 And the man said, They have broken up from hence, for I heard them saying Let us go our way towards Dothan. So Joseph went after his brethren, and found them, in Dothan.
那人说：“他们已经走了，我听见他们说要往多坍去。”约瑟就去追赶他哥哥们，遇见他们在多坍。
18 And they saw him afar off, —and, ere yet he drew near unto them, they conspired against him, to put him to death.
他们远远地看见他，趁他还没有走到跟前，大家就同谋要害死他，
19 And they said each man unto his brother, Lo! that master of dreams yonder, coming in!
彼此说：“你看！那做梦的来了。
20 Now, therefore, come! let us slay him and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say A cruel beast, hath devoured him, —And let us see what will become of his dreams.
来吧！我们将他杀了，丢在一个坑里，就说有恶兽把他吃了。我们且看他的梦将来怎么样。”
21 And Reuben heard it, and rescued him out of their hand, and said Let us not smite him, so as to take his life!
吕便听见了，要救他脱离他们的手，说：“我们不可害他的性命”；
22 And Reuben said unto them Do not shed blood! Cast him into this pit, which is in the wilderness, but put not forth, a hand, against him! that he might rescue him out of their hand, to restore him unto his father.
又说：“不可流他的血，可以把他丢在这野地的坑里，不可下手害他。”吕便的意思是要救他脱离他们的手，把他归还他的父亲。
23 So it came to pass, when Joseph had come in unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph of his tunic, the long tunic which was upon him,
约瑟到了他哥哥们那里，他们就剥了他的外衣，就是他穿的那件彩衣，
24 and took him, and cast him into the pit, but the pit, was empty, there was in it no water.
把他丢在坑里；那坑是空的，里头没有水。
25 And when they had sat down to eat bread, they lifted up their eyes and looked, and lo! a caravan of Ishmaelites, coming in from Gilead, —and, their camels, were bearing tragacanth gum, and balsam and cistus-gum, they were going their way, to take them down to Egypt.
他们坐下吃饭，举目观看，见有一伙 米甸 的以实玛利人从基列来，用骆驼驮着香料、乳香、没药，要带下埃及去。
26 So Judah said unto his brethren, —What profit that we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
犹大对众弟兄说：“我们杀我们的兄弟，藏了他的血有什么益处呢？
27 Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites; but let not, our own hand, be upon him, for our own brother, our own flesh, is he And his brethren hearkened.
我们不如将他卖给以实玛利人，不可下手害他；因为他是我们的兄弟，我们的骨肉。”众弟兄就听从了他。
28 And there passed by certain Midianites travelling merchants, so they drew forth and uplifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites, for twenty pieces of silver, —and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
有些米甸的商人从那里经过，哥哥们就把约瑟从坑里拉上来，讲定二十舍客勒银子，把约瑟卖给以实玛利人。他们就把约瑟带到埃及去了。
29 And Reuben returned unto the pit, and lo Joseph was not in the pit, so he rent his clothes;
吕便回到坑边，见约瑟不在坑里，就撕裂衣服，
30 and returned unto his brethren, and said, —The, lad, is not! And, I, oh where can I, go?
回到兄弟们那里，说：“童子没有了。我往哪里去才好呢？”
31 And they took Joseph’s tunic, —and slaughtered a buck of the goats, and dipped the tunic in the blood;
他们宰了一只公山羊，把约瑟的那件彩衣染了血，
32 and sent the long tunic and brought it in unto their father, and said This, have we found! Examine, we pray thee, whether it is the tunic of thy son, or not!
打发人送到他们的父亲那里，说：“我们捡了这个；请认一认是你儿子的外衣不是？”
33 So he examined it, and said—The tunic of my son! A cruel beast hath devoured him, —torn in pieces—torn in pieces, is Joseph!
他认得，就说：“这是我儿子的外衣。有恶兽把他吃了，约瑟被撕碎了！撕碎了！”
34 And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, —and mourned over his son many days.
雅各便撕裂衣服，腰间围上麻布，为他儿子悲哀了多日。
35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to console him but he refused to be consoled, and said—Surely I will go down unto my son mourning to hades! And his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
他的儿女都起来安慰他，他却不肯受安慰，说：“我必悲哀着下阴间，到我儿子那里。”约瑟的父亲就为他哀哭。 (Sheol h7585)
36 Now, the Midianites, sold him into Egypt, —to Potiphar courtier of Pharaoh, chief of the royal executioners.
米甸人带约瑟到埃及，把他卖给法老的内臣—护卫长波提乏。
