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

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26. And when Joseph came home, they brought him the presents in their hands into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.

27. And he asked them as to their welfare, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”

28. And they answered, “Your servant, our father, is in good health. He is still alive.” And they bowed down their heads and fell before him.

29. And he lifted up his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, “Is this your younger brother of whom you spoke to me?” And he said, “God bless you, my son.”

30. And Joseph made haste, for his heart yearned for his brother. And he sought a place to weep. And he entered into his room and wept there.

31. And he washed his face and went out, and controlled himself, and said, “Serve the food.”

32. And they served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves because the Egyptians may not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.

33. And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth. And the men marveled at one another.

34. And one took portions to them from before him. But Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

 (A Faithful Version)

26當約瑟中午回家用膳，眾兄弟手裡拿著送他的禮物，一進屋，就俯伏行禮。

27. 約瑟隨即問眾人近況：你父親可好？就是你們說的那位老人，仍在生？

28. 眾人俯首說：回大人，父親的身體很好，依舊活著。

29. 約瑟此時見到便雅憫，她母親的細仔，就問：這位就是跟我說的弟弟！順口說了一句：小朋友，願耶和華賜福與你。

30. 約瑟此刻心情澎湃，是因為一直希望見到這位親弟。實在忍不住，一進房門，淚水就沖了出來。

31. 及後，梳洗整理一番，強行忍住，就吩咐擺上筵席。

32. 用膳的時候，席分二圍，眾兄弟是以猶太人方式用膳。埃及人同樣以自己的方式用膳。這是因為埃及人從來不與希伯來人一同吃飯，緣因是大家對食物潔淨觀念不同。

33. 坐席的時候，被安排坐位，是依長幼次序入坐。眾人對這安排都感到十分稀奇。

34. 眾人面前，用餐的份量，每人都被分派一份，只有便雅憫，分派的份量是其他人的五個分額。一眾人等吃喝得歡喜快樂，就像家人互相舉杯同慶。

這描述在約瑟，他有命留到今天，當中成功的緣素是什麼？是人生不斷的自強。不假。為什麼不是驕橫霸氣？他己是在人生的高峰點，一人之下萬人之上。有信仰的世界觀，不說用這種言詞卻是有這樣的心態，例如要爭取冠冕。只是，約瑟成就得來的喜樂不在世界，不以世人的眼光為準，而是一家人的團聚。

在摩西筆下的約瑟，不用墨水舖張他的豐功偉蹟，卻是如何盡心盡性，去承擔別人的給予的信任。而內心真正的喜樂是一家團聚。為何沒有一股憤恨，一絲的不值，一點的怨言？為何作為普通人能夠如此？因為是因為有愛，從耶和華看待人，就是這樣的愛。這愛又因為人明白，才能顯明在那些堅信，不信，反反覆覆又信又不信的人身上。如何證明？祂，一直在忍耐。愛是恆久忍耐，加上恩慈，不後悔……。約瑟做到了，就揭示神這份愛當中的奧妙。摩西記下，以茲說明。

今日，無論是相信或不信，都明白愛是美事。只因滲雜人的慾在內，愛自我中可以不守法；愛可以放縱情慾，愛不受任何約束；愛就去做，就是不理後果；愛天花亂墜，愛目中無人……等。 稱人若是這樣的，那個才叫爽！

這種情況在人間曾出現過，那是在世界唯一明白愛什麼那個人的年代：挪亞。除了挪亞明白之外，約瑟，恐怕是另一個。你會否是再另一個？相信是，就不要吝惜多多去分享你明白的愛，是何等長闊高深。