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

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1. Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him. And he cried out, “Cause every man to go out from me!” And no man stood before him while Joseph made himself known to his brothers.

2. And he wept aloud. And the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard of it.

3. And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?” And his brothers could not answer him, for they were troubled at his presence.

4. And Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they came near. And he said, “I am Joseph your brother whom you sold into Egypt.

5. And now, do not be grieved nor angry with yourselves that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life;

6. For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are still five years in which there will be no plowing nor harvest.

7. And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

8. And now you did not send me here, but God. And He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler over all the land of Egypt.

9. Hurry and go up to my father and say to him, ‘Thus says your son Joseph, “God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me, do not wait.

10. And you shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near to me, you and your sons and your sons’ sons, and your flocks, and your herds, and all that you have.

11. And I will nourish you there, for there are still five years of famine, lest you and your household, and all that you have, come to poverty.” ‘

12. And behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.

13. And you shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. And you shall hurry and bring down my father here.”

14. And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept. And Benjamin wept upon his neck.

15. And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. And afterwards his brothers talked with him.

 (A Faithful Version)

1. 聽完猶大一番說話，約瑟實在控制不了自己的情緒，對待從大聲吩咐：你們先行退下。只剩下約瑟和眾兄弟。

2. 待從退下，約瑟便情不能自禁，嚎啕大哭。哭聲傳到法老家中的埃及人都聲到。

3. 淚流滿面的約瑟對兄弟自白：我是約瑟。父親還好？眾兄弟都被這情景嚇倒，不懂回應。

4. 約瑟遂柔聲對眾兄弟說：都行近來。眾人行近。約瑟說：我是你們從前給賣去當奴隸的約瑟，那時被賣到埃及。

5. 只是大家不要為此感到恐懼或自責。這事有耶和華的心意，是要讓我先行到此，是為了今日可以保全你們的性命。

6. 這地發生旱災已經兩年了，還會持續五年，沒有收成。

7. 足見耶和華是讓我先來，是為將會遇到荒年先作準備，才可以拯救你們的性命。

8. 事實說明，你們沒有把我賣來，是耶和華的心意讓我到來。耶和華又使法老給我總管之位，管理家務，並為他看管埃及全國政務。

9. 兄弟，你們趕快回去見父親，說：你兒子約瑟，耶和華立他為埃及全地的總管。請你快快去與他團聚，不要遲緩。

10. 回來的時候，就住在歌珊地，這地方靠近我。這地是你和子孫們，羊群牛群，以及一切所有的，永久居所。

11. 我會提供一切生活所需給你們，事關仍有五個荒年在前，這樣可免受其影響。

12. 今日，大家都聽我親口說出這番話，你們都可作見證，弟弟便雅憫也可作見證。

13. 你們要將我在埃及所得的一切榮耀，你們目睹一切事實，都得詳細告訴父親。並趕緊接他到來。

14. 吩咐完畢，約瑟上前把便雅憫抱緊入懷，二人攬頸抱頭大哭起來。

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15. 及後，開始親吻各兄弟，大家都禁不住流淚，片刻之後就一起談天聚舊。

摩西這段描述，放在影視橋段，它就是雨後重逢，破後重聚的一景，感人。只是大多數影視都無法描述這段當事人的內心的掙扎：被出賣卻沒有半點仇恨，不是很奇怪嗎？它有遺人性，是世界以為的那樣，因為有仇不報非君子。

信仰對患難出現在相信的入身上，特別是相方都守約這種情況下，患難的出現是有耶和華心意的安排。它本身看來是苦，只是受苦的人不覺，因為知道這看來是苦的現實，它內中蘊含一個當時不明，卻有著一永恆的使命：拯救。

拯救誰？一個是自己，另一個是家人。

首先是自己，這個明顯。若從人間有的歷史，影視的橋段有正面，很少。反面，帶著仇恨的比數較多，結局都是二敗俱修。只有正面看待苦難的心態，最終收成正果。而約瑟是所有這正面劇本的始創者。

為什麼看見及能體會的人少？那是人有二類，憑血氣的人多，明白愛是恆久忍耐者少。後者之所以少，是因為看不到天下間有位創造者，祂愛信祂的人。

苦難從來不是源自耶和華，是人。一是自己製造，另一是別人製造。

若不是自討苦吃，即問題不是自己製造，那是耶和華容許。約瑟就是個例子。為何容許？以約瑟為例，是要去拯救自己的家人，因為不久有大旱災出現。

如果這是耶和華要表明的一份心意，這日約瑟事件，若用來理解耶穌到來，不就是差祂兒子到來，為要拯救家人，一切信祂的不至滅亡反得永生？耶穌受苦，不是自找，是別人所為，受苦是一份忍耐，能夠忍耐，是因為愛，為的是去拯救家人。

約瑟是救家人。耶穌來的目的也是，只是家人的定義改變，是從福音所生，因而相信成長的一群。若你相信，仍覺受苦，也許約瑟和耶穌，他們的經歷相信可以讓你明白愛是恆久忍耐深意，它會使你在患難中，生忍耐………有用之不完的智慧產生。相信的就不要吝惜多去分享。