參考版本 AFV  A  Faithful Version 的希臘文 2009版本    

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1. Now Joseph was brought down to Egypt. And Potiphar, an official of Pharaoh, the chief of the executioners, an Egyptian man, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there.

2. And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

3. And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all he did to prosper in his hands.

4. And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him. And he made him overseer over his house, and he put him in charge of all he had.

5. And it came to pass from the time he had made him overseer in his house, and over all he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake. And the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house and in the field.

6. And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand—and did not concern himself with anything that he had except the bread which he ate. And Joseph was handsome in form and good looking in appearance.

7. And after these things it came to pass that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph. And she said, “Lie with me.”

8. But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, my master does not know what is in the house with me, and he has given all that he has into my hand.

9. There is none greater in this house than I. Neither has he kept back anything from me except you because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”

10. And as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not listen to her to lie with her, or to be with her.

11. And it came to pass on a certain day that he came into the house to do his work. And none of the men of the house were inside.

 (A Faithful Version)

1. 說回約瑟被帶到埃及。法老的一位官員名波堤乏，是首席行刑官，埃及人，他從以實瑪利人手中買回來。

2. 約瑟與耶和華一起，事事順利。容許他住在主人家中。

3. 波堤乏看到約瑟有耶和華與他同在，辦起事來盡感完美。

4. 約瑟為此蒙波堤乏看重，讓他隨身服侍，派他去作總管，統籌家務。

5. 自從約瑟接管家務以來，耶和華讓這埃及人，無論是家事和農耕事務，事事亨通。

6. 波堤乏就信任約瑟，家中一切交由他全權負責，除了飲食這事。此時的約瑟，外表俊美，相貌非凡。

7. 不久，被主人的妻子發現約瑟如此出眾的外貌，就吩咐約瑟到深宮侍候。

8. 約瑟直接婉拒，說：主人將一切事都交我處理，並沒有這樣的吩咐。

9. 在他的家，沒有誰比我更能說事，任何事都可以作主。除了你，因是他的妻子。我怎可以在這事上虧欠主人，也開罪我所信的耶和華？

10. 這位人妻，天天去引誘，約瑟就是不從。

摩西這段描述似乎是突顯約瑟是如何讓人與耶和華都喜歡的緣故。

在人方面：約瑟他當時的處境是奴隸，即是一無所有的，若然說有，就是腦袋，是靈巧純良的一幅腦筋。腦袋人人有，靈巧純良的腦筋不是人人都會。因為這幅腦筋須要一個信念支持：耶和華現今活著，每日與人同行。

一位處於人生低谷，勤奮許多人都會，保持靈巧純良就不一定明白這道理的可貴之處。因為人總是看眼前，忘不了辛酸會換來價值，求存至得勝是有上進心的人必經之路，只是不是許多人靈巧是有純良不足而矣。為何有這樣分別？那是看不到忍耐所成就的價值：終必得救，它是應許，在乎信不信。保羅在新約有段關乎忍耐的精闢描述：愛是恆久忍耐。能去愛又有力去堅持，這是首要的條件。

約瑟明白這點。木

這愛是讓他面對自己難捱的日子，唯一可以自強不息，改變命運的可靠，是個人可以獨自努力方向。今日許多人在困難之中，對有權勢的都會迎人更為難是出賣自己的人性光輝的一面。有權的人須要被人恭維，是因為去滿足私心。權力可以為私，真正明白權力的威力，是明白忘私對人帶來的好處：共同繁榮富裕。約瑟是以這樣價值觀，應用在困難的時刻，努力做到最好。有權也不會失去理智，而是忠於所託，將私慾的不良用理性處理。他的忠誠是人，這位長官喜歡。

在耶和華方面：相信，並守住那份由祖傳而來的約，從祖父輩的經歷，明白了解耶和華是信實可靠，便一心一意守住初心，遇難不退。這不旦讓耶和華滿足，因為這行為動機不是奉承，而是真正的相信，有感而為去做好本份。耶和華看人，是看內心，不憑外表。

因為明白愛：會去愛護受託的人和事。明白愛護是什麼回事，是會守住因耶和華的愛而愛。約瑟對人對耶和華，都盡力忠於所託。這是因為忠信，不外在，而是真心相信，以愛默然行之。今日用拯救去描述這是耶和華的要求，是外在的觀點，拯救是因為愛人而為，從無私出發，它不會介意什麼規矩或是什麼人為的原則。

耶和華是愛，看到世人只會自愛，它會回到昔日挪亞所處的光境。願意差獨生子 (這描述是強調耶穌是唯一)送到人間，叫一切信的，無不得著，並且得的更豐盛。像約瑟一樣。若你是這樣相信，也許可以多去分享，又可以耐心地察看，相信必能得到超乎你所想的什麼什麼。