Genesis 45

1 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me!” So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.

1 约瑟在侍从面前再也控制不住自己，于是令所有侍从都出去。这样，约瑟跟弟兄们相认时，没有外人在场。

2 But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it.

2 约瑟放声大哭，埃及人听见了他的哭声，法老家也听到了消息。

3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.

3 约瑟对他的弟兄们说：“我是约瑟！我的父亲还健在吗？”他的弟兄们吓得说不出话来。

4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!

4 约瑟叫他们走近一点，等他们靠近了，便说：“我是被你们卖到埃及的弟弟约瑟！

5 And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.

5 现在，你们不要因为把我卖到这里而自怨自责。上帝差我先来这里，是为了保住大家的性命。

6 For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting.

6 地上的饥荒已经两年了，我们还有五年不能种、不能收。

7 God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

7 上帝差我先来，是要为你们保留后代，又要大施拯救，保住你们的性命。

8 Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

8 这样看来，不是你们，是上帝把我送到这里的。祂使我成为法老的宰相，管理他的家和整个埃及。

9 Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.

9 你们快回去告诉我父亲，他儿子约瑟说，‘上帝已经使我管理整个埃及，请你立刻来我这里。

10 You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.

10 你可以带着你的子孙、牛羊及一切所有住在歌珊。那里离我很近，

11 And there I will provide for you, because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you and your household and everything you own will come to destitution.’

11 我可以奉养你，以免你和全家老少及仆婢牲畜都陷入绝境，因为还有五年的饥荒。’

12 Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that I, Joseph, am the one speaking with you.

12 你们和我弟弟便雅悯都亲眼看见了，这是我亲口对你们说的。

13 Tell my father about all my splendor in Egypt and everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”

13 你们要把我在埃及享有的尊荣和你们见到的一切都告诉父亲，尽快把他接来。”

14 Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.

14 约瑟和弟弟便雅悯抱头痛哭，

15 Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him.

15 又亲吻其他哥哥，抱着他们痛哭，然后弟兄们跟他交谈起来。

16 When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.

16 约瑟的弟兄们到来的消息传到法老的王宫，法老和他的臣仆都感到高兴。

17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan.

17 法老对约瑟说：“你去吩咐你的弟兄给牲畜驮上货物，返回迦南，

18 Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’

18 把你们的父亲和家眷都接到我这里。我要把埃及最好的土地赐给他们，让他们享受这里肥美的物产。

19 You are also directed to tell them: ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives, and bring your father and come back.

19 吩咐你的弟兄从埃及带着车去把他们的妻子、儿女和你们的父亲接来。

20 But pay no regard to your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”

20 不要舍不得你们在迦南的财产，因为埃及全国的美物都是你们的。”

21 So the sons of Israel did as they were told. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.

21 以色列的儿子们就这样做了。约瑟遵照法老的吩咐，为他的弟兄们预备好车辆和路上需用的粮食，

22 He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.

22 又给他们每人一套新衣服，但给了便雅悯五套新衣服和三百块银子。

23 And he sent to his father the following: ten donkeys loaded with the best of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provisions for his father’s journey.

23 约瑟送给父亲十头公驴，驮着埃及的美物，还送了十头母驴，驮着粮食、饼和其他食物，让父亲路上用。

24 Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way!”

24 约瑟送弟兄们回去，临行前嘱咐他们路上不要争吵。

25 So the brothers went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan.

25 于是，他们离开埃及，回到迦南的父亲雅各那里，

26 “Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.

26 对父亲说：“约瑟还活着，并且做了埃及的宰相。”雅各惊呆了，不敢相信他们的话。

27 However, when they relayed all that Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob was revived.

27 雅各听了他们转述约瑟的话，又看见约瑟派来接他的车，才回过神来。

28 “Enough!” declared Israel. “My son Joseph is still alive! I will go to see him before I die.”

28 以色列说：“我信了！我儿约瑟还活着，我要在死之前去见他。”