創世記

第47章

1 約瑟進去告訴法老說:「我的父親和我的弟兄帶著羊群牛群,並一切所有的,從迦南地來了,如今在歌珊地。」

2 約瑟從他弟兄中挑出五個人來,引他們去見法老。

3 法老問約瑟的弟兄說:「你們以何事為業?」他們對法老說:「你僕人是牧羊的,連我們的祖宗也是牧羊的。」

4 他們又對法老說:「迦南地的饑荒甚大,僕人的羊群沒有草吃,所以我們來到這地寄居。現在求你容僕人住在歌珊地。」

5 法老對約瑟說:「你父親和你弟兄到你這裏來了,

6 埃及地都在你面前,只管叫你父親和你弟兄住在國中最好的地;他們可以住在歌珊地。你若知道他們中間有甚麼能人,就派他們看管我的牲畜。」

7 約瑟領他父親雅各進到法老面前,雅各就給法老祝福。

8 法老問雅各說:「你的年歲是多少呢[How old art thou]?」

9 雅各對法老說:「我寄居在世的年日是一百三十歲,我平生的年日又少又苦,不及我列祖在世寄居的年日。」

10 雅各又給法老祝福,就從法老面前出去了。

11 約瑟遵著法老的命,把埃及國最好的地,就是蘭塞境內的地,給他父親和弟兄居住,作為產業。

12 約瑟用糧食奉養他父親和他弟兄,並他父親全家的眷屬,都是照各家的人口奉養他們。

13 饑荒甚大,全地都絕了糧,甚至埃及地和迦南地的人因那饑荒的緣故都餓昏了。

14 約瑟收聚了埃及地和迦南地所有的[money],就是眾人買糧穀[corn][money],約瑟就把那銀子帶到法老的宮裏。

15 埃及地和迦南地的[money]無用了[failed],埃及眾人都來見約瑟,說:「[money]無用[faileth]了 ,求你給我們糧食,我們為甚麼死在你面前呢?」

16 約瑟說:「若是錢無用[money fail]了,可以把你們的牲畜給我,我就為你們的牲畜給你們糧食。」

17 於是他們把牲畜趕到約瑟那裏,約瑟就拿糧食換了他們的馬群[horses]羊群[flocks]牛群[herds]驢群[asses];那一年因換他們一切的牲畜,就用糧食養活他們。

18 那一年過去,第二年他們又來見約瑟,對他[unto him]說:「我們不瞞我主,我們的[money]都花盡了;我們的[our]牲畜也都歸了我主;我們在我主眼前,除了我們的身體和田地之外,一無所剩。

19 你何忍見我們人死地荒呢?求你用糧食買我們和我們的地,我們和我們的地就要給法老效力。又求你給我們種子,使我們得以存活,不至死亡,地土也不至荒涼。」

20 於是,約瑟為法老買了埃及所有的地,埃及人因被饑荒所迫,各都賣了自己的田地;那地就都歸了法老。

21 至於百姓,約瑟叫他們,從埃及這邊直到埃及那邊,都各歸各城。

22 唯有祭司的地,約瑟沒有買,因為祭司有從法老所得的常俸。他們吃法老所給的常俸,所以他們不賣自己的地。

23 約瑟對百姓說:「看哪[Behold],我今日為法老買了你們和你們的地,看哪,這裏有種子給你們,你們可以種地。

24 後來有土產[increase]的時候,你們要把五分之一納給法老,四分可以歸你們作地裏的種子,也作你們和你們家口孩童的食物。」

25 他們說:「你救了我們的性命。但願我們在我主眼前蒙恩,我們就作法老的僕人。」

26 於是約瑟為埃及地定下律法[law],直到今日:法老必得五分之一,唯獨祭司的地不歸法老。

27 以色列[Israel]住在埃及的歌珊地;他們在那裏置了產業,並且生育甚多。

28 雅各住在埃及地十七年,雅各平生的年日是一百四十七歲。

29 以色列必死的期限臨近了[the time drew nigh that Israel must die],他就叫了他兒子約瑟來,說:「我若在你眼前蒙恩,請你把手放在我大腿底下,用慈愛和誠實待我,請你不要將我葬在埃及。

30 我與我祖我父同睡的時候,你要將我帶出埃及,葬在他們所葬的地方。」約瑟說:「我必遵著你的話[hast said]而行。」

31 雅各說:「你要向我起誓。」約瑟就向他起了誓最大。於是以色列在床頭上屈身[bowed himself upon the bed's head]

Genesis

Chapter 47

1 Then Joseph3130 came935 and told5046 Pharaoh,6547 and said,559 My father1 and my brothers,251 and their flocks,6629 and their herds,1241 and all3605 that they have, are come935 out of the land776 of Canaan;3667 and, behold,2009 they are in the land776 of Goshen.1657

2 And he took3947 some7097 of his brothers,251 even five2568 men,582 and presented3322 them to Pharaoh.6547

3 And Pharaoh6547 said559 to his brothers,251 What4100 is your occupation?4639 And they said559 to Pharaoh,6547 Your servants5650 are shepherds,7462 6629 both1571 we, and also1571 our fathers.1

4 They said559 morever to Pharaoh,6547 For to sojourn1481 in the land776 are we come;935 for your servants5650 have no369 pasture4829 for their flocks;6629 for the famine7458 is sore3515 in the land776 of Canaan:3667 now6258 therefore, we pray4994 you, let your servants5650 dwell3427 in the land776 of Goshen.1657

5 And Pharaoh6547 spoke559 to Joseph,3130 saying,559 Your father1 and your brothers251 are come935 to you:

6 The land776 of Egypt4714 is before6440 you; in the best4315 of the land776 make your father1 and brothers251 to dwell;3427 in the land776 of Goshen1657 let them dwell:3427 and if518 you know3045 any men582 of activity2428 among them, then make7760 them rulers8269 over5921 my cattle.4735

7 And Joseph3130 brought935 in Jacob3290 his father,1 and set5975 him before6440 Pharaoh:6547 and Jacob3290 blessed1288 Pharaoh.6547

8 And Pharaoh6547 said559 to Jacob,3290 How4100 old3113 are you?

9 And Jacob3290 said559 to Pharaoh,6547 The days3117 of the years8141 of my pilgrimage4033 are an hundred3967 and thirty7970 years:8141 few4592 and evil7451 have the days3117 of the years8141 of my life2416 been,1961 and have not attained5381 to the days3117 of the years8141 of the life2416 of my fathers1 in the days3117 of their pilgrimage.4033

10 And Jacob3290 blessed1288 Pharaoh,6547 and went3318 out from before6440 Pharaoh.6547

11 And Joseph3130 placed3427 his father1 and his brothers,251 and gave5414 them a possession272 in the land776 of Egypt,4714 in the best4315 of the land,776 in the land776 of Rameses,7486 as Pharaoh6547 had commanded.6680

12 And Joseph3130 nourished3557 his father,1 and his brothers,251 and all3605 his father's1 household,1004 with bread,3899 according6310 to their families.2945

13 And there was no369 bread3899 in all3605 the land;776 for the famine7458 was very3966 sore,3515 so that the land776 of Egypt4714 and all the land776 of Canaan3667 fainted3856 by reason6440 of the famine.7458

14 And Joseph3130 gathered3950 up all3605 the money3701 that was found4672 in the land776 of Egypt,4714 and in the land776 of Canaan,3667 for the corn7668 which834 they bought:7666 and Joseph3130 brought935 the money3701 into Pharaoh's6547 house.1004

15 And when money3701 failed8552 in the land776 of Egypt,4714 and in the land776 of Canaan,3667 all3605 the Egyptians4714 came935 to Joseph,3130 and said,559 Give3051 us bread:3899 for why4100 should we die4191 in your presence?5048 for the money3701 fails.656

16 And Joseph3130 said,559 Give3051 your cattle;4735 and I will give5414 you for your cattle,4735 if518 money3701 fail.656

17 And they brought935 their cattle4735 to Joseph:3130 and Joseph3130 gave5414 them bread3899 in exchange for horses,5483 and for the flocks,6629 and for the cattle4735 of the herds,1241 and for the asses:2543 and he fed5095 them with bread3899 for all3605 their cattle4735 for that year.8141

18 When that year8141 was ended,8552 they came935 to him the second8145 year,8141 and said559 to him, We will not hide3582 it from my lord,113 how that our money3701 is spent;8552 my lord113 also has413 our herds4735 of cattle;929 there is not ought left7604 in the sight6440 of my lord,113 but our bodies,1472 and our lands:127

19 Why4100 shall we die4191 before your eyes,5869 both1571 we and our land?127 buy7069 us and our land127 for bread,3899 and we and our land127 will be servants5650 to Pharaoh:6547 and give5414 us seed,2233 that we may live,2421 and not die,4191 that the land127 be not desolate.3456

20 And Joseph3130 bought7069 all3605 the land127 of Egypt4714 for Pharaoh;6547 for the Egyptians4714 sold4376 every man376 his field,7704 because3588 the famine7458 prevailed2388 over5921 them: so the land776 became1961 Pharaoh's.6547

21 And as for the people,5971 he removed5674 them to cities5892 from one end7097 of the borders1366 of Egypt4714 even to the other end7097 thereof.

22 Only7535 the land127 of the priests3548 bought7069 he not; for the priests3548 had a portion2706 assigned them of Pharaoh,6547 and did eat398 their portion2706 which834 Pharaoh6547 gave5414 them: why5921 3651 they sold4376 not their lands.127

23 Then Joseph3130 said559 to the people,5971 Behold,2009 I have bought7069 you this day3117 and your land127 for Pharaoh:6547 see,1887 here is seed2233 for you, and you shall sow2232 the land.127

24 And it shall come1961 to pass in the increase,8393 that you shall give5414 the fifth2549 part to Pharaoh,6547 and four702 parts3027 shall be your own, for seed2233 of the field,7704 and for your food,400 and for them of your households,1004 and for food398 for your little2945 ones.

25 And they said,559 You have saved our lives:2421 let us find4672 grace2580 in the sight5869 of my lord,113 and we will be Pharaoh's6547 servants.5650

26 And Joseph3130 made7760 it a law2706 over5921 the land127 of Egypt4714 to this2088 day,3117 that Pharaoh6547 should have the fifth2569 part, except7535 the land127 of the priests3548 only,905 which became1961 not Pharaoh's.6547

27 And Israel3478 dwelled3427 in the land776 of Egypt,4714 in the country776 of Goshen;1657 and they had possessions270 therein, and grew,6509 and multiplied7235 exceedingly.3966

28 And Jacob3290 lived2421 in the land776 of Egypt4714 seventeen7651 6240 years:8141 so the whole age3117 of Jacob3290 was an hundred3967 forty705 and seven7651 years.8141

29 And the time3117 drew near7126 that Israel3478 must die:4191 and he called7121 his son1121 Joseph,3130 and said559 to him, If518 now4994 I have found4672 grace2580 in your sight,5869 put,7760 I pray4994 you, your hand3027 under8478 my thigh,3409 and deal6213 kindly2617 and truly571 with me; bury6912 me not, I pray4994 you, in Egypt:4714

30 But I will lie7901 with my fathers,1 and you shall carry5375 me out of Egypt,4714 and bury6912 me in their burial plot.6913 And he said,559 I will do6213 as you have said.1697

31 And he said,559 Swear7650 to me. And he swore7650 to him. And Israel3478 bowed7812 himself on the bed's4296 head.7218

創世記

第47章

Genesis

Chapter 47

1 約瑟進去告訴法老說:「我的父親和我的弟兄帶著羊群牛群,並一切所有的,從迦南地來了,如今在歌珊地。」

1 Then Joseph3130 came935 and told5046 Pharaoh,6547 and said,559 My father1 and my brothers,251 and their flocks,6629 and their herds,1241 and all3605 that they have, are come935 out of the land776 of Canaan;3667 and, behold,2009 they are in the land776 of Goshen.1657

2 約瑟從他弟兄中挑出五個人來,引他們去見法老。

2 And he took3947 some7097 of his brothers,251 even five2568 men,582 and presented3322 them to Pharaoh.6547

3 法老問約瑟的弟兄說:「你們以何事為業?」他們對法老說:「你僕人是牧羊的,連我們的祖宗也是牧羊的。」

3 And Pharaoh6547 said559 to his brothers,251 What4100 is your occupation?4639 And they said559 to Pharaoh,6547 Your servants5650 are shepherds,7462 6629 both1571 we, and also1571 our fathers.1

4 他們又對法老說:「迦南地的饑荒甚大,僕人的羊群沒有草吃,所以我們來到這地寄居。現在求你容僕人住在歌珊地。」

4 They said559 morever to Pharaoh,6547 For to sojourn1481 in the land776 are we come;935 for your servants5650 have no369 pasture4829 for their flocks;6629 for the famine7458 is sore3515 in the land776 of Canaan:3667 now6258 therefore, we pray4994 you, let your servants5650 dwell3427 in the land776 of Goshen.1657

5 法老對約瑟說:「你父親和你弟兄到你這裏來了,

5 And Pharaoh6547 spoke559 to Joseph,3130 saying,559 Your father1 and your brothers251 are come935 to you:

6 埃及地都在你面前,只管叫你父親和你弟兄住在國中最好的地;他們可以住在歌珊地。你若知道他們中間有甚麼能人,就派他們看管我的牲畜。」

6 The land776 of Egypt4714 is before6440 you; in the best4315 of the land776 make your father1 and brothers251 to dwell;3427 in the land776 of Goshen1657 let them dwell:3427 and if518 you know3045 any men582 of activity2428 among them, then make7760 them rulers8269 over5921 my cattle.4735

7 約瑟領他父親雅各進到法老面前,雅各就給法老祝福。

7 And Joseph3130 brought935 in Jacob3290 his father,1 and set5975 him before6440 Pharaoh:6547 and Jacob3290 blessed1288 Pharaoh.6547

8 法老問雅各說:「你的年歲是多少呢[How old art thou]?」

8 And Pharaoh6547 said559 to Jacob,3290 How4100 old3113 are you?

9 雅各對法老說:「我寄居在世的年日是一百三十歲,我平生的年日又少又苦,不及我列祖在世寄居的年日。」

9 And Jacob3290 said559 to Pharaoh,6547 The days3117 of the years8141 of my pilgrimage4033 are an hundred3967 and thirty7970 years:8141 few4592 and evil7451 have the days3117 of the years8141 of my life2416 been,1961 and have not attained5381 to the days3117 of the years8141 of the life2416 of my fathers1 in the days3117 of their pilgrimage.4033

10 雅各又給法老祝福,就從法老面前出去了。

10 And Jacob3290 blessed1288 Pharaoh,6547 and went3318 out from before6440 Pharaoh.6547

11 約瑟遵著法老的命,把埃及國最好的地,就是蘭塞境內的地,給他父親和弟兄居住,作為產業。

11 And Joseph3130 placed3427 his father1 and his brothers,251 and gave5414 them a possession272 in the land776 of Egypt,4714 in the best4315 of the land,776 in the land776 of Rameses,7486 as Pharaoh6547 had commanded.6680

12 約瑟用糧食奉養他父親和他弟兄,並他父親全家的眷屬,都是照各家的人口奉養他們。

12 And Joseph3130 nourished3557 his father,1 and his brothers,251 and all3605 his father's1 household,1004 with bread,3899 according6310 to their families.2945

13 饑荒甚大,全地都絕了糧,甚至埃及地和迦南地的人因那饑荒的緣故都餓昏了。

13 And there was no369 bread3899 in all3605 the land;776 for the famine7458 was very3966 sore,3515 so that the land776 of Egypt4714 and all the land776 of Canaan3667 fainted3856 by reason6440 of the famine.7458

14 約瑟收聚了埃及地和迦南地所有的[money],就是眾人買糧穀[corn][money],約瑟就把那銀子帶到法老的宮裏。

14 And Joseph3130 gathered3950 up all3605 the money3701 that was found4672 in the land776 of Egypt,4714 and in the land776 of Canaan,3667 for the corn7668 which834 they bought:7666 and Joseph3130 brought935 the money3701 into Pharaoh's6547 house.1004

15 埃及地和迦南地的[money]無用了[failed],埃及眾人都來見約瑟,說:「[money]無用[faileth]了 ,求你給我們糧食,我們為甚麼死在你面前呢?」

15 And when money3701 failed8552 in the land776 of Egypt,4714 and in the land776 of Canaan,3667 all3605 the Egyptians4714 came935 to Joseph,3130 and said,559 Give3051 us bread:3899 for why4100 should we die4191 in your presence?5048 for the money3701 fails.656

16 約瑟說:「若是錢無用[money fail]了,可以把你們的牲畜給我,我就為你們的牲畜給你們糧食。」

16 And Joseph3130 said,559 Give3051 your cattle;4735 and I will give5414 you for your cattle,4735 if518 money3701 fail.656

17 於是他們把牲畜趕到約瑟那裏,約瑟就拿糧食換了他們的馬群[horses]羊群[flocks]牛群[herds]驢群[asses];那一年因換他們一切的牲畜,就用糧食養活他們。

17 And they brought935 their cattle4735 to Joseph:3130 and Joseph3130 gave5414 them bread3899 in exchange for horses,5483 and for the flocks,6629 and for the cattle4735 of the herds,1241 and for the asses:2543 and he fed5095 them with bread3899 for all3605 their cattle4735 for that year.8141

18 那一年過去,第二年他們又來見約瑟,對他[unto him]說:「我們不瞞我主,我們的[money]都花盡了;我們的[our]牲畜也都歸了我主;我們在我主眼前,除了我們的身體和田地之外,一無所剩。

18 When that year8141 was ended,8552 they came935 to him the second8145 year,8141 and said559 to him, We will not hide3582 it from my lord,113 how that our money3701 is spent;8552 my lord113 also has413 our herds4735 of cattle;929 there is not ought left7604 in the sight6440 of my lord,113 but our bodies,1472 and our lands:127

19 你何忍見我們人死地荒呢?求你用糧食買我們和我們的地,我們和我們的地就要給法老效力。又求你給我們種子,使我們得以存活,不至死亡,地土也不至荒涼。」

19 Why4100 shall we die4191 before your eyes,5869 both1571 we and our land?127 buy7069 us and our land127 for bread,3899 and we and our land127 will be servants5650 to Pharaoh:6547 and give5414 us seed,2233 that we may live,2421 and not die,4191 that the land127 be not desolate.3456

20 於是,約瑟為法老買了埃及所有的地,埃及人因被饑荒所迫,各都賣了自己的田地;那地就都歸了法老。

20 And Joseph3130 bought7069 all3605 the land127 of Egypt4714 for Pharaoh;6547 for the Egyptians4714 sold4376 every man376 his field,7704 because3588 the famine7458 prevailed2388 over5921 them: so the land776 became1961 Pharaoh's.6547

21 至於百姓,約瑟叫他們,從埃及這邊直到埃及那邊,都各歸各城。

21 And as for the people,5971 he removed5674 them to cities5892 from one end7097 of the borders1366 of Egypt4714 even to the other end7097 thereof.

22 唯有祭司的地,約瑟沒有買,因為祭司有從法老所得的常俸。他們吃法老所給的常俸,所以他們不賣自己的地。

22 Only7535 the land127 of the priests3548 bought7069 he not; for the priests3548 had a portion2706 assigned them of Pharaoh,6547 and did eat398 their portion2706 which834 Pharaoh6547 gave5414 them: why5921 3651 they sold4376 not their lands.127

23 約瑟對百姓說:「看哪[Behold],我今日為法老買了你們和你們的地,看哪,這裏有種子給你們,你們可以種地。

23 Then Joseph3130 said559 to the people,5971 Behold,2009 I have bought7069 you this day3117 and your land127 for Pharaoh:6547 see,1887 here is seed2233 for you, and you shall sow2232 the land.127

24 後來有土產[increase]的時候,你們要把五分之一納給法老,四分可以歸你們作地裏的種子,也作你們和你們家口孩童的食物。」

24 And it shall come1961 to pass in the increase,8393 that you shall give5414 the fifth2549 part to Pharaoh,6547 and four702 parts3027 shall be your own, for seed2233 of the field,7704 and for your food,400 and for them of your households,1004 and for food398 for your little2945 ones.

25 他們說:「你救了我們的性命。但願我們在我主眼前蒙恩,我們就作法老的僕人。」

25 And they said,559 You have saved our lives:2421 let us find4672 grace2580 in the sight5869 of my lord,113 and we will be Pharaoh's6547 servants.5650

26 於是約瑟為埃及地定下律法[law],直到今日:法老必得五分之一,唯獨祭司的地不歸法老。

26 And Joseph3130 made7760 it a law2706 over5921 the land127 of Egypt4714 to this2088 day,3117 that Pharaoh6547 should have the fifth2569 part, except7535 the land127 of the priests3548 only,905 which became1961 not Pharaoh's.6547

27 以色列[Israel]住在埃及的歌珊地;他們在那裏置了產業,並且生育甚多。

27 And Israel3478 dwelled3427 in the land776 of Egypt,4714 in the country776 of Goshen;1657 and they had possessions270 therein, and grew,6509 and multiplied7235 exceedingly.3966

28 雅各住在埃及地十七年,雅各平生的年日是一百四十七歲。

28 And Jacob3290 lived2421 in the land776 of Egypt4714 seventeen7651 6240 years:8141 so the whole age3117 of Jacob3290 was an hundred3967 forty705 and seven7651 years.8141

29 以色列必死的期限臨近了[the time drew nigh that Israel must die],他就叫了他兒子約瑟來,說:「我若在你眼前蒙恩,請你把手放在我大腿底下,用慈愛和誠實待我,請你不要將我葬在埃及。

29 And the time3117 drew near7126 that Israel3478 must die:4191 and he called7121 his son1121 Joseph,3130 and said559 to him, If518 now4994 I have found4672 grace2580 in your sight,5869 put,7760 I pray4994 you, your hand3027 under8478 my thigh,3409 and deal6213 kindly2617 and truly571 with me; bury6912 me not, I pray4994 you, in Egypt:4714

30 我與我祖我父同睡的時候,你要將我帶出埃及,葬在他們所葬的地方。」約瑟說:「我必遵著你的話[hast said]而行。」

30 But I will lie7901 with my fathers,1 and you shall carry5375 me out of Egypt,4714 and bury6912 me in their burial plot.6913 And he said,559 I will do6213 as you have said.1697

31 雅各說:「你要向我起誓。」約瑟就向他起了誓最大。於是以色列在床頭上屈身[bowed himself upon the bed's head]

31 And he said,559 Swear7650 to me. And he swore7650 to him. And Israel3478 bowed7812 himself on the bed's4296 head.7218