1雅各再差遣眾子往埃及買糧那地的饑荒十分嚴重。
1The famine was severe in the land.
2他們把從埃及帶回來的糧食都吃完了。他們的父親就對他們說：“你們再去替我們買些糧食回來吧。”
2It happened, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little more food.”
3猶大對他說：“那人認真地警告我們說：‘如果你們的弟弟不與你們一起來，你們就不得見我的面。’
3Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’
4如果你讓我們的弟弟與我們同去，我們就下去替你買糧食。
4If you’ll send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy you food,
5如果你不讓他去，我們也不下去，因為那人對我們說：‘如果你們的弟弟不與你們一起來，你們就不得見我的面。’”
5but if you’ll not send him, we’ll not go down, for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’”
6以色列說：“你們為甚麼這樣害我，告訴那人你們還有個弟弟呢？”
6Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly, telling the man that you had another brother?”
7他們回答：“那人確實查問有關我們和我們親屬的事，說：‘你們的父親還活著嗎？你們還有其他的兄弟嗎？’我們就照著這些話回答他。我們怎麼知道他會說：‘你們必要把你們的弟弟帶下來’呢？”
7They said, “The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down?’”
8猶大對他父親以色列說：“你若打發那孩子與我同去，我們就立刻起程，好叫我們和你，以及我們的孩子都可以存活，不至餓死。
8Judah said to Israel, his father, “Send the boy with me, and we’ll get up and go, so that we may live, and not die, both we, and you, and also our little ones.
9我願意親自擔保他的安全，你可以從我手裡追回他。如果我不把他帶回來給你，交在你面前，我願終生承擔這罪。
9I’ll be collateral for him. From my hand will you require him. If I don’t bring him to you, and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever,
10要不是我們耽延，現在第二次也回來了。”
10for if we hadn’t delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now.”
11他們的父親以色列對他們說：“如果必須如此，你們就這樣作：你們把本地最好的出產放在袋裡，帶下去給那人作禮物，就是一點乳香、一點蜂蜜、香料、沒藥、粟子和杏仁。
11Their father, Israel, said to them, “If it must be so, then do this. Take from the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry down a present for the man, a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;
12你們手裡要多帶一倍銀子，因為你們要把那放回在你們袋口裡的銀子帶回去，那可能是弄錯了的。
12and take double money in your hand, and take back the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was an oversight.
13你們帶著你們的弟弟，起程再到那人那裡去吧。
13Take your brother also, get up, and return to the man.
14願全能的 神使那人憐憫你們，給你們釋放你們那個兄弟和便雅憫。至於我，如果要喪失兒子，就喪失了吧。”
14May God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”
15於是，他們帶著這些禮物，手裡拿著多一倍的銀子，並且帶著便雅憫，起程下到埃及去，站在約瑟面前。
15The men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and got up, went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
16約瑟為兄弟擺設筵席約瑟見便雅憫與他們同來，就對管家說：“把這些人帶到我家裡，要宰殺牲畜，預備筵席，因為在正午的時候，這些人要與我一起吃飯。”
16When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Bring the men into the house, and butcher an animal, and prepare; for the men will dine with me at noon.”
17管家就照著約瑟所吩咐的去作，把這些人帶到約瑟的家裡。
17The man did as Joseph commanded, and the man brought the men to Joseph’s house.
18他們因為被領到約瑟的家裡，就害怕起來，說：“我們被領到這裡來，必定是為了頭一次放回在我們袋裡的銀子，現在他們想攻擊我們，制伏我們，逼我們作奴僕，又奪去我們的驢。”
18The men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph’s house; and they said, “Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time, we’re brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, attack us, and seize us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”
19他們於是走近約瑟的管家，在屋門口與他說話。
19They came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house,
20他們說：“先生啊，我們頭一次下來，實在是要買糧食的。
20and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.
21後來我們來到住宿的地方，打開布袋的時候，不料各人的銀子仍然在各人的袋口裡，分文不少；現在我們手裡又帶回來了。
21When we came to the lodging place, we opened our sacks, and behold, each man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. We have brought it back in our hand.
22我們手裡又另外帶來銀子，是買糧食用的。我們不知道頭一次誰把我們的銀子放在我們的布袋裡。”
22We have brought down other money in our hand to buy food. We don’t know who put our money in our sacks.”
23管家說：“你們可以放心，不要害怕，是你們的 神，你們父親的 神，把財寶賜給你們，放在你們的布袋裡。你們的銀子我早已收到了。”接著他把西緬帶出來交給他們。
23He said, “Peace be to you. Don’t be afraid. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks. I received your money.” He brought Simeon out to them.
24管家把他們領到約瑟的家裡，給他們水洗腳，又給他們飼料餵驢。
24The man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet. He gave their donkeys fodder.
25於是，他們預備好了禮物，等候約瑟中午到來，因為他們聽說他們要在那裡吃飯。
25They prepared the present for Joseph’s coming at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread there.
26約瑟回到家裡，他們就把手中的禮物帶進屋裡送給他，又俯伏在地向他下拜。
26When Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves down to him to the earth.
27約瑟先向他們問安，然後又問：“你們的父親，就是你們所說的那老人家平安嗎？他還在嗎？”
27He asked them of their welfare, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?”
28他們回答：“你僕人我們的父親平安，他還在。”於是他們低頭下拜。
28They said, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” They bowed down humbly.
29約瑟舉目觀看，看見自己同母所生的弟弟便雅憫，就問：“這就是你們向我提過那最小的弟弟嗎？”又說：“我兒啊，願 神賜恩給你。”
29He lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother’s son, and said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” He said, “God be gracious to you, my son.”
30約瑟愛弟弟之情激動起來，就急忙去找個可哭的地方。於是他進了自己的內室，在那裡哭了一陣。
30Joseph hurried, for his heart yearned over his brother; and he sought a place to weep. He entered into his room, and wept there.
31他洗了面，然後出來，抑制著自己的感情，吩咐人說：“開飯吧。”
31He washed his face, and came out. He controlled himself, and said, “Serve the meal.”
32他們就給約瑟單獨擺了一席，給那些人另外擺了一席，又給那些與約瑟一同吃飯的埃及人擺了一席，因為埃及人不能與希伯來人一同吃飯，這是埃及人所厭惡的。
32They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians, that ate with him, by themselves, because the Egyptians don’t eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.
33約瑟使眾兄弟在他面前排列坐下，都是照著他們長幼的次序。眾兄弟就彼此對望，驚奇不已。
33They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled one with another.
34約瑟拿起自己面前的食物，分給他們，但是便雅憫分得的食物，比別人多五倍。他們就與約瑟一同喝酒宴樂。
34He sent portions to them from before him, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. They drank, and were merry with him.