1雅各住在他父親寄居的迦南，2以下是有關雅各一家的記載。 十七歲的少年約瑟跟哥哥們，就是雅各的妾辟拉和悉帕生的兒子們一同放羊。他向父親報告哥哥們做的壞事。3約瑟是以色列年老時生的，以色列特別寵愛他，為他做了一件彩衣。4約瑟的哥哥們見父親偏愛他，就懷恨在心，對他惡言相向。5約瑟做了一個夢，並告訴了哥哥們，他們更恨他了。6約瑟對哥哥們說：「你們聽聽我做的夢——7我們在田裡捆莊稼，我捆的莊稼站起來，你們捆的莊稼都圍著我捆的莊稼下拜。」8他的哥哥們回答說：「難道你真想做我們的王統治我們嗎？」他們因約瑟的夢和他說的話而更恨他。9後來，約瑟又做了一個夢，他又去對哥哥們說：「你們聽聽我做的另一個夢，我夢見太陽、月亮和十一顆星星都向我下拜。」10約瑟把夢告訴了父親和哥哥們，他父親就責備他說：「你做的是什麼夢！難道你的父母弟兄都要來向你俯伏下拜嗎？」11約瑟的哥哥們嫉恨他，他父親卻把這些話記在心裡。12約瑟的哥哥們到示劍放父親的羊。13以色列把約瑟叫來，對他說：「你哥哥們在示劍放羊，我要派你去他們那裡。」約瑟說：「好的。」14以色列說：「你去看看你哥哥們以及羊群是否平安，然後回來告訴我。」於是，約瑟就從希伯崙谷出發去示劍。15有人見他在田野走迷了路，就問他：「你在找什麼？」16約瑟回答說：「我在找我哥哥們，你知道他們在哪裡放羊嗎？」17那人說：「他們已經走了，我聽他們說要到多坍去。」約瑟就趕往多坍，在那裡找到了他們。18約瑟的哥哥們遠遠看見他走來，趁他還沒有到跟前，就合謀要害死他。19他們彼此商量說：「看！做夢的來了。20來吧！我們殺了他，把他扔在井裡，就說有野獸把他吃掉了，看他的夢怎麼實現。」21呂便聽後想救約瑟的性命，就說：「我們不要害他性命。」22他又說：「不要殺人流血，把他扔在這口井裡吧，不要下手害他。」呂便想救約瑟，把他交回給父親。23這時候，約瑟來了，他們就脫去他身上的彩衣，24把他扔到井裡。當時，那口井是乾的，沒有水。25他們坐下來吃飯的時候，看見一隊從基列來的以實瑪利商人用駱駝馱著香料、乳香、沒藥去埃及。26猶大對他的眾弟兄說：「我們殺死弟弟、掩蓋罪行有什麼益處呢？27不如把他賣給以實瑪利人，不要下手害他，他畢竟是我們的弟弟，我們的骨肉啊！」其他弟兄都贊成他的意見。28於是，那些米甸商人經過的時候，他們就把約瑟從井裡拉上來，以二百二十克銀子的價錢把他賣給了以實瑪利人。這些商人把他帶到埃及去了。29呂便回到井邊發現約瑟不見了，就傷心地撕裂了身上的衣服，30回到弟兄們那裡說：「那少年不見了，我現在怎麼辦？」31他們宰了一隻公山羊，把血染在約瑟的彩衣上，32拿去給父親，說：「我們撿到這件衣服，你看看是不是你兒子的？」33雅各認出那件彩衣，說：「這是我兒子的衣服，一定是野獸把他吃了，約瑟一定被撕碎了！」34雅各撕裂自己的衣服，束上麻布，為約瑟哀傷了好幾天。35他的兒女都來安慰他，他卻不肯接受他們的安慰，說：「我一定會淒淒慘慘地下到陰間，去我兒子那裡。」約瑟的父親為他哀哭。36那些米甸人把約瑟帶到埃及後，把他賣給了法老的內臣——護衛長波提乏。
English Standard Version
Joseph’s Dreams
1Jacob lived in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan.2These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father.3Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors.*4But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him.5Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they hated him even more.6He said to them, “Hear this dream that I have dreamed:7Behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and stood upright. And behold, your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf.”8His brothers said to him, “Are you indeed to reign over us? Or are you indeed to rule over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.9Then he dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers and said, “Behold, I have dreamed another dream. Behold, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”10But when he told it to his father and to his brothers, his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves to the ground before you?”11And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.
Joseph Sold by His Brothers
12Now his brothers went to pasture their father’s flock near Shechem.13And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flock at Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.” And he said to him, “Here I am.”14So he said to him, “Go now, see if it is well with your brothers and with the flock, and bring me word.” So he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.15And a man found him wandering in the fields. And the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”16“I am seeking my brothers,” he said. “Tell me, please, where they are pasturing the flock.”17And the man said, “They have gone away, for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.18They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they conspired against him to kill him.19They said to one another, “Here comes this dreamer.20Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits.* Then we will say that a fierce animal has devoured him, and we will see what will become of his dreams.”21But when Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands, saying, “Let us not take his life.”22And Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood; throw him into this pit here in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him”—that he might rescue him out of their hand to restore him to his father.23So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the robe of many colors that he wore.24And they took him and threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.25Then they sat down to eat. And looking up they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt.26Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?27Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers listened to him.28Then Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels* of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.29When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he tore his clothes30and returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is gone, and I, where shall I go?”31Then they took Joseph’s robe and slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood.32And they sent the robe of many colors and brought it to their father and said, “This we have found; please identify whether it is your son’s robe or not.”33And he identified it and said, “It is my son’s robe. A fierce animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces.”34Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.35All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” Thus his father wept for him.36Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard.
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