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

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1. And when Jacob realized that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, “Why do you stare at one another?”

2. And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy for us from there, so that we may live and not die.”

3. And Joseph’s ten brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.

4. But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob did not send with his brothers, for he said, “Lest perhaps mischief happen to him.”

5. And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came, for the famine was also in the land of Canaan.

6. And Joseph was the potentate over the land. He was the one selling to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

7. And Joseph saw his brothers, and he knew them, but remained a stranger to them, and spoke roughly to them. And he said to them, “Where do you come from?” And they said, “From the land of Canaan to buy food.”

8. And Joseph knew his brothers, but they did not know him.

9. And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land.”

10. And they said to him, “No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.

11. We are all one man’s sons. We are honest men; your servants are not spies.”

12. And he said to them, “No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land.”

13. And they said, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. And behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more.”

14. And Joseph said to them, “It is as I spoke to you, saying, ‘You are spies!’

15. By this you shall be proved—as Pharaoh lives you shall not go forth from here unless your youngest brother comes here.

16. Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, and you shall be kept in prison so that your words may be proved, whether any truth is in you. Or else, as Pharaoh lives, surely you are spies.”

17. And he put them together into custody three days.

18. And Joseph said to them the third day, “Do this and live, for I fear God.

19. If you are honest, let one of your brothers be bound in your prison house. You go carry grain for the famine of your houses.

20. But bring your youngest brother to me, and let your words be confirmed, be proved true, and you shall not die.” And they did so.

21. And they said one to another, “We are truly guilty concerning our brother in that we saw the anguish of his soul when he begged us, and we would not hear. Therefore, this distress has come upon us.”

22. And Reuben answered them, saying, “Did I not speak to you saying, ‘Do not sin against the youth?’ And you would not listen. Therefore, behold, his blood is required at our hands.”

23. And they did not know that Joseph could understand them, for the interpreter was used between them.

24. And he turned from them and wept. And he returned to them again and talked with them, and took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.

 (A Faithful Version)

1. 雅各曉得當時埃及有糧食，對兒子說：你們對望也不能解決問題！

2. 續說：我聽聞埃及有糧，下去買糧回來，就能活下來，不至於餓死。

3. 為此，約瑟的十個哥哥就到埃及購糧。

4. 約瑟這兄弟便雅憫，雅各沒有讓他與眾哥哥同行，因為擔心，怕他遭遇不測。

5. 以色列(雅各)眾子一起下埃及買糧，是因為迦南地發生饑荒。

6. 約瑟是埃及王國的總管，負責糧食在全地分發和售賣事宜。約瑟眾兄弟來到他面前，面伏於地行禮。

7. 約瑟見眾人，便認出他們是誰。卻仍裝作不認識，威嚴地查問：從哪裡來？他們回答：是從迦南地來，買糧。

8. 約瑟曉得是親兄弟，卻不便在此時相認。

9. 約瑟這時，想起以前作過的夢，便借意威嚇：你們全是間碟，來窺探缺糧的情況。

10. 眾慌忙地回說：我主，不是，僕人是來買糧食。

11. 我們是同一位父親所生，都是老實人，不是奸細。

12. 約瑟嚴責：不是，是來窺探這地的荒情。

13. 當中為大的說：僕人原有十二兄弟，住在迦南，是一家人。有位最小的弟弟，如今和父親一起，有一位去世多年。

14. 約瑟回懟：不就是我所想，你們全是間碟。

15. 只有一個方法來驗證：以法老的名立誓，若非帶你家中最小的弟弟到來，不然，就不能離開。

16. 你們當中，可派一人帶弟弟來，其餘的就暫關在牢內，以此驗證你們說話的真實。若然不能，當著法老的名，認定你們必是奸細。

17. 約瑟就先關三天讓他們考慮。

18. 第三天，約瑟提出他們說：照著做，就能活命，因我敬畏耶和華必然守信。

19. 讚同，就留下一人在牢裡。其他人替家中運糧回去。

20. 回來時帶那位小弟來，在牢中這位也未被處決，便曉得是否真確。他們聽罷，就照著行。

21. 此時眾人彼此悔疚地說：那時見約瑟在苦苦哀求，我們卻無動於衷，實是有點後悔，才有今日的遭遇。

22. 呂便氣憤地回應：當時不就告訴過你們，不要這樣對待這兄弟，你們不聽。現在，他的血脹要報應在我們身上。

23. 眾人全不知，這些對話須是通過翻譯而出，只是約瑟全都明白。

24. 約瑟此時起來，轉身離開，因禁不住淚水流出。稍後，再次回到他們當中，把西緬當著眾人面前，綁起帶走。

From AI

便雅憫 是第十二個也是最小的兒子 雅各 還有他心愛的妻子 拉結。他出生在從伯特利到以法他（伯利恆）的旅途中, 並充滿了悲劇, 因拉結分娩時去世。

誕生：

• 命名：拉結在生他時不幸過世，取名為便奧尼（意為悲傷之子）。雅各將他的名字改為便雅憫，意思是“我右手之子”，象徵著力量和恩寵。
• 出生地：與十一位出生在巴旦亞蘭的哥哥不同，便雅憫是唯一出生在迦南的兒子。

便雅憫是一族先祖, 以色列十二個支派之一。 作為戰鬥一員，具備兇猛和弓射之能，有投石的技巧。以左撇子聞名。便雅憫一族的領土位於猶大和以法蓮之間，具戰略位置,包括 耶路撒冷在內。

後代包括:

• 掃羅王: 以色列第一位國王。
• 約拿單: 掃羅的兒子,大衛的盟友。
• 末底改和以斯帖: 《以斯帖記》中拯救猶太人免於毀滅的關鍵人物。
• 使徒保羅: 他自稱是便雅憫支派的希伯來人。

摩西這個場景的描述，感人。這個相認的過程顯出約瑟的智慧和愛，他沒有因為被賣，就像一般電影描述，是件苦大仇深的必然結果，就是報復。

真正認識耶和華的，不會記仇。若這是用來驗證的方法，會發現現今許多信眾都不在合格這界線上。

什麼緣由形成？那是看聖經時，文字當中用詞，就是這種仇視的字眼。今日的影視情節以及傳播媒體的表述，用的觀念都是敵對，挑逗情緒的用字，久而久之，人性中的善良和智慧都被染成血色。

約瑟這段描述，真貴的地方就是：一家人不應以恨，它產生自個人的慾望，以此彼此對待。

川普有句名言，即使人看來是敵對，對人會描述是：他是我是朋友；對事會描述是：這不是戰爭。許多時事媒體的分析報導都不相信，川普是真的這樣看待。那又何妨？他打擊是獨裁專政，作奸犯科，假公濟私，這些都沒有人或媒體以此視正，那又何妨？個人信仰從不靠外力，是自力更新，不足之處，耶和華幫助，從不缺少，就在你期待的時間，卻是個很大的忍耐，在忍耐中去顯明去體會什麼是愛。這愛不是顯明耶和華有沒有，是人能否明白，人需要時間去消化理解。

許多人沒有這等能耐，約瑟有。他作出了示範，若感到這愛是何等真實，就多分享出去。