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约瑟的兄弟进见法老

47 约瑟进去禀告法老,说:“我的父亲和兄弟们,带着他们的牛羊和他们所有的一切,都从迦南地来了,现在就在歌珊地。” 约瑟从他所有的兄弟当中,挑选了五个人,把他们带到法老面前。 法老问约瑟的兄弟们说:“你们是作甚么的?”他们回答法老:“仆人们是牧羊人,我们和我们的祖先都是一样。” 他们又对法老说:“我们来是要在这地寄居,因为迦南地的饥荒严重,你仆人们的羊群没有草吃,所以,现在求你容许你仆人住在歌珊地。” 法老对约瑟说:“你的父亲和兄弟们到你这里来了; 埃及地都在你面前,你只管叫你的父亲和兄弟们住在这地最好的地方,他们可以住在歌珊地。你如果知道他们中间有能干的人,可以派他们看管我的牲畜。”

雅各进见法老

约瑟把他父亲雅各带到法老面前,雅各就给法老祝福。 法老问雅各:“你有多大年纪了?” 雅各回答法老:“我寄居在世的年日是一百三十岁。我一生的年日又少又苦,不及我祖先寄居在世的年日。” 10 雅各又给法老祝福,然后离开法老出去了。 11 约瑟照着法老的吩咐安置他的父亲和兄弟们,把兰塞地,就是埃及地最好的地方,给他们作产业。 12 约瑟照着孩子的数目,用粮食供养他的父亲、兄弟们,以及父亲的家人。

饥荒

13 那时,遍地都没有粮食,因为饥荒非常严重。埃及地和迦南地的人,因为饥荒的缘故都饿昏了。 14 约瑟收集了埃及地和迦南地所有的银子,就是众人买粮的银子;约瑟就把那些银子交到法老的王宫去。 15 埃及地和迦南地的银子都用尽了,埃及众人就来到约瑟那里,说:“银子已用完了。求你给我们粮食吧,我们为甚么要饿死在你面前呢?” 16 约瑟回答:“如果银子用完了,可以把你们的牲畜给我,我就把粮食给你们,交换你们的牲畜。” 17 于是,他们把牲畜带到约瑟那里,约瑟就把粮食给他们,交换他们的马匹、羊群、牛群和驴。那一年,约瑟就用粮食交换他们所有的牲畜,来养活他们。 18 那一年过后,第二年他们又来到约瑟那里,对他说:“我们不向我主隐瞒,我们的银子都用尽了,牲畜也归了我主;在我主面前,除了我们的身体和田地以外,甚么也没有剩下了。 19 为甚么我们和我们的田地要在你面前消灭呢?求你用粮食买我们和我们的田地,我们和田地就必为法老效劳了。又求你给我们谷种,使我们可以活着,不至死亡,田地也不至荒芜。”

20 于是,约瑟为法老买了埃及所有的田地,因为埃及人遭遇了严重的饥荒,各人都卖了自己的田地。这样,那地就都归法老所有。 21 至于人民,约瑟使他们作奴仆(按照《马索拉文本》,“使他们作奴仆”作“把他们迁到城市里去”;现参照其他抄本及古译本翻译),从埃及境内的一端,直到另一端。 22 只有祭司的田地,约瑟没有买,因为祭司有从法老所得的粮饷;他们可以吃法老所给的粮饷,所以没有卖自己的田地。 23 约瑟对人民说:“看哪,我今日为法老买了你们和你们的田地。这里有谷种给你们,你们可以种地。 24 到了收割的时候,你们要把五分之一给法老,其余四分可以归你们自己,作田里的种子,又作你们以及你们家人和孩子的食物。” 25 他们说:“你救了我们;愿我们在我主面前得蒙喜悦,我们就作法老的奴仆。” 26 于是,约瑟为埃及的田地立了一个法例,直到今日还有效,就是五分之一归给法老;只有祭司的田地不归给法老。

雅各向约瑟最后的要求

27 以色列人住在埃及国的歌珊地,他们在那里置业繁衍,人数非常众多。 28 雅各在埃及地住了十七年;他一生的寿数是一百四十七岁。 29 以色列的死期快到了,就把他儿子约瑟叫了来,对他说:“如果我在你面前蒙你喜悦,请你把手放在我的大腿底下起誓,要以慈爱和诚实对待我,不要把我埋葬在埃及。 30 我与我的祖先同睡的时候,你要把我从埃及带出去,埋葬在他们的墓地里。”约瑟说:“我必照着你的话去作。” 31 雅各说:“你要向我起誓。”约瑟就向他起了誓,于是以色列靠着床头(“靠着床头”有古译本作“倚着杖头”〔参来11:21〕)敬拜 神。

雅各全家定居埃及

47 约瑟来到法老面前,对他说:“我父亲和我的弟兄们已经带着他们的羊群、牛群和所有的一切从迦南来了,现在就在歌珊。” 约瑟从弟兄中带了五个人去见法老。 法老问他们:“你们做什么工作?”他们回答说:“仆人们祖祖辈辈都是牧羊的。 迦南的饥荒很严重,羊群没有草吃,所以我们到这里来寄居,求你准许仆人们住在歌珊。” 法老对约瑟说:“你父亲和弟兄们都来了, 整个埃及就在你面前,尽管安排他们住在国中最好的地方。他们可以住在歌珊。如果你知道他们中间有能干的人,可以派他们看管我的牲畜。”

约瑟又带父亲雅各去见法老,雅各就为法老祝福。 法老问雅各:“你多大岁数了?” 雅各回答说:“我在世上寄居一百三十年了,我的日子又苦又短,不像我祖先那样高寿。” 10 雅各为法老祝福后,就告退了。 11 约瑟遵照法老之命把埃及最好的地方——兰塞境内的土地给他父亲和弟兄们居住,作他们的产业。 12 约瑟按各家人口提供粮食给父亲、弟兄及其他家人。

饥荒

13 饥荒很严重,到处都缺粮,埃及和迦南都饱受饥荒之苦。 14 约瑟把埃及人和迦南人向他买粮的银子收集起来,存放在法老的库房里。 15 埃及人和迦南人的银子都用光了,埃及人就来见约瑟,对他说:“我们的钱财都用光了,求你给我们粮食,免得我们饿死在你面前。” 16 约瑟说:“你们的钱财如果用尽了,可以用你们的牲畜来交换粮食。” 17 于是,他们把牲畜赶到约瑟那里,用他们的牛、羊、驴和马跟约瑟换粮食。那一年,他们就依靠换来的粮食生活。

18 到了第二年,他们又来见约瑟,对他说:“不瞒我主,我们的钱都用光了,牲畜也给你了,除了我们自己和田地以外,我们一无所有。 19 求你不要让我们人死地荒。我们愿意用自己和我们的田地来换粮食,我们和我们的田地都归法老。求你给我们种子,我们好活下去,不致饿死,土地也不致荒废。”

20 埃及人为饥荒所迫,纷纷卖掉自己的田地。约瑟替法老收购了埃及全国的田地,最后,所有的田地都归法老了。 21 约瑟使埃及全境的人都成为法老的奴仆。 22 约瑟唯独没有买祭司的田地,因为祭司吃法老的俸禄,有足够的供给,不用卖地。 23 约瑟对百姓说:“我为法老买了你们和你们的土地,这里有种子,你们可以拿去耕种。 24 但是你们要把收成的五分之一给法老,其余的,你们可以留下来作种子和全家人的口粮。” 25 他们说:“你救了我们的命,求你恩待我们,让我们做法老的奴仆吧。” 26 于是,约瑟立下一条法令,到今天还有效,就是埃及出产的五分之一归给法老。只有祭司的田地不归法老。

27 以色列人住在埃及的歌珊,在那里获得了产业,人口兴旺。 28 雅各在埃及住了十七年,他一共活了一百四十七岁。

29 他快要离世的时候,把儿子约瑟叫来,说:“你如果恩待我,请你把手放在我大腿底下起誓,你会以慈爱和信实待我,不把我葬在埃及。 30 我与祖先同眠后,你要把我带出埃及安葬在我祖先的身边。”约瑟说:“我必照你说的做。” 31 雅各要约瑟起誓,约瑟照做了。于是,以色列在床头[a]敬拜上帝。

Footnotes

  1. 47:31 在床头”或译“拄着拐杖”。

Jacob’s Family Settles in Goshen

47 Then (A)Joseph went in and told Pharaoh and said, “My father and my brothers and their flocks and their herds and all that they have, have come out of the land of Canaan; and behold, they are in the land of (B)Goshen.” And he took five men from among his brothers and (C)set them before Pharaoh. Then Pharaoh said to his brothers, “(D)What is your occupation?” So they said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are (E)shepherds, both we and our fathers.” And they said to Pharaoh, “(F)We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks, for (G)the famine is heavy in the land of Canaan. So now, please let your servants [a](H)live in the land of Goshen.” Then Pharaoh said to [b]Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you. The land of Egypt is [c]at your disposal; have your father and your brothers settle in (I)the best of the land, let them settle in the land of Goshen; and if you know any (J)excellent men among them, then [d]put them in charge of my livestock.”

Then Joseph brought his father Jacob and stood him before Pharaoh; and Jacob (K)blessed Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How many are the days of the years of your life?” So Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The days (L)of the years of my sojourning are [e]130; few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not [f]attained to (M)the days of the years [g]that my fathers lived during the days of their sojourning.” 10 And Jacob (N)blessed Pharaoh and went out from the presence of Pharaoh. 11 So Joseph settled his father and his brothers and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in (O)the best of the land, in the land of (P)Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 And Joseph (Q)provided his father and his brothers and all his father’s household with [h]food, according to their little ones.

Joseph and the Famine

13 Now there was no [i]food in all the land because the famine was very heavy, so that (R)the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine. 14 (S)And Joseph gathered all the money that was found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan for the grain which they bought, and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house. 15 Then the money came to an end in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan. So all the Egyptians came to Joseph [j]and said, “Give us [k]food, for (T)why should we die in your presence? For our money [l]is gone.” 16 Then Joseph said, “Give up your livestock, and I will give you food for your livestock, since your money [m]is gone.” 17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them [n]food in exchange for the horses and the [o]flocks and the herds and the donkeys; and he [p]fed them with [q]food in exchange for all their livestock [r]that year. 18 Then that year came to an end. And they came to him the [s]next year and said to him, “We will not hide from my lord that our money has come to an end, and the [t]livestock are my lord’s. There is nothing left [u]for my lord except our bodies and our land. 19 Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for [v]food, and we and our land will be slaves to Pharaoh. So give us seed, that we may live and not die, and that the land may not be desolate.”

20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for [w]every Egyptian sold his field because the famine was severe upon them. Thus the land became Pharaoh’s. 21 As for the people, he moved them to the cities from one end of Egypt’s border to the other end. 22 Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for the priests had an allotment from Pharaoh, and they ate off the allotment which Pharaoh gave them. Therefore, they did not sell their land. 23 Then Joseph said to the people, “Behold, I have today bought you and your land for Pharaoh; now, here is seed for you, and you may sow the land. 24 And it will be, at the harvest you shall give a (U)fifth to Pharaoh, and [x]four-fifths shall be your own for seed of the field and for your food and for those of your households and as food for your little ones.” 25 So they said, “You have kept us alive! Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s slaves.” 26 And Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt valid to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; (V)only the land of the priests [y]did not become Pharaoh’s.

27 Now Israel [z]lived in the land of Egypt, [aa]in Goshen, and they (W)took possession of property in it and (X)were fruitful and became very numerous. 28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt (Y)seventeen years; so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were 147 years.

29 Then (Z)the days for Israel to die drew near, and he called his son Joseph and said to him, “Please, if I have found favor in your sight, (AA)place now your hand under my thigh and (AB)deal with me in lovingkindness and truth. Please do not bury me in Egypt. 30 But I will (AC)lie down with my fathers, and you will carry me out of Egypt and bury me in (AD)their burial place.” And he said, “I will do as you have said.” 31 Then he said, “(AE)Swear to me.” So he swore to him. Then (AF)Israel bowed in worship at the head of the bed.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 47:4 Lit dwell
  2. Genesis 47:5 Lit Joseph, saying
  3. Genesis 47:6 Lit before you
  4. Genesis 47:6 Lit appoint them rulers
  5. Genesis 47:9 Lit 130 years
  6. Genesis 47:9 Lit reached
  7. Genesis 47:9 Lit of the life of my fathers
  8. Genesis 47:12 Or bread
  9. Genesis 47:13 Or bread
  10. Genesis 47:15 Lit saying
  11. Genesis 47:15 Or bread
  12. Genesis 47:15 Lit ceases
  13. Genesis 47:16 Lit ceases
  14. Genesis 47:17 Or bread
  15. Genesis 47:17 Lit livestock of the flocks and livestock of the herds
  16. Genesis 47:17 Lit led them as a shepherd
  17. Genesis 47:17 Or bread
  18. Genesis 47:17 Lit in that year
  19. Genesis 47:18 Lit second
  20. Genesis 47:18 Lit livestock of the cattle
  21. Genesis 47:18 Lit in the presence of
  22. Genesis 47:19 Or bread
  23. Genesis 47:20 Lit Egypt, every man
  24. Genesis 47:24 Lit four parts
  25. Genesis 47:26 Lit alone did
  26. Genesis 47:27 Lit dwelt
  27. Genesis 47:27 Lit in the land of Goshen

Jacob's Family Settles in Goshen

47 So Joseph (A)went in and told Pharaoh, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of Canaan. They are now in (B)the land of Goshen.” And from among his brothers he took five men and (C)presented them to Pharaoh. Pharaoh said to his brothers, (D)“What is your occupation?” And they said to Pharaoh, (E)“Your servants are shepherds, as our fathers were.” They said to Pharaoh, (F)“We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. And now, please let your servants dwell (G)in the land of Goshen.” Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you. The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your brothers (H)in the best of the land. (I)Let them settle in the land of Goshen, and if you know any (J)able men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”

Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and stood him before Pharaoh, (K)and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How many are the days of the years of your life?” And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The days of the years of my (L)sojourning are 130 years. (M)Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and (N)they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their (O)sojourning.” 10 And Jacob (P)blessed Pharaoh and went out from the presence of Pharaoh. 11 Then Joseph settled his father and his brothers and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of (Q)Rameses, (R)as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 And Joseph (S)provided his father, his brothers, and all his father's household with food, according to the number of their dependents.

Joseph and the Famine

13 Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished by reason of the famine. 14 (T)And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, in exchange for the grain that they bought. And Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. 15 And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. (U)Why should we die before your eyes? For our money is gone.” 16 And Joseph answered, “Give your livestock, and I will give you food in exchange for your livestock, if your money is gone.” 17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them food in exchange for the horses, the flocks, the herds, and the donkeys. He supplied them with food in exchange for all their livestock that year. 18 And when that year was ended, they came to him the following year and said to him, “We will not hide from my lord that our money is all spent. The herds of livestock are my lord's. There is nothing left in the sight of my lord but our bodies and our land. 19 Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? (V)Buy us and our land for food, and we with our land will be servants to Pharaoh. And give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not be desolate.”

20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for all the Egyptians sold their fields, because the famine was severe on them. The land became Pharaoh's. 21 As for the people, he made servants of them[a] from one end of Egypt to the other. 22 (W)Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for the priests had a fixed allowance from Pharaoh and lived on the allowance that Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their land.

23 Then Joseph said to the people, “Behold, I have this day bought you and your land for Pharaoh. Now here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land. 24 And at the harvests you shall give a (X)fifth to Pharaoh, and four fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and as food for yourselves and your households, and as food for your little ones.” 25 And they said, “You have saved our lives; (Y)may it please my lord, we will be servants to Pharaoh.” 26 So Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt, and it stands to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; (Z)the land of the priests alone did not become Pharaoh's.

27 Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt, (AA)in the land of Goshen. (AB)And they gained possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly. 28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. (AC)So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were 147 years.

29 And (AD)when the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If now (AE)I have found favor in your sight, (AF)put your hand under my thigh and (AG)promise to deal kindly and truly with me. (AH)Do not bury me in Egypt, 30 but let me lie with my fathers. Carry me out of Egypt and (AI)bury me in their burying place.” He answered, “I will do as you have said.” 31 And he said, “Swear to me”; and he swore to him. Then (AJ)Israel bowed himself upon the head of his bed.[b]

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 47:21 Samaritan, Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew he removed them to the cities
  2. Genesis 47:31 Hebrew; Septuagint staff