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耶和華使約瑟百事順利

¹約瑟被帶下埃及去。有一個埃及人，是法老的內臣─護衛長波提乏，從那些帶下他來的以實瑪利人手下買了他去。Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

²約瑟住在他主人埃及人的家中，耶和華與他同在，他就百事順利。And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.

³他主人見耶和華與他同在，又見耶和華使他手裡所辦的盡都順利，When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,

⁴約瑟就在主人眼前蒙恩，伺候他主人，並且主人派他管理家務，把一切所有的都交在他手裡。Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.

⁵自從主人派約瑟管理家務和他一切所有的，耶和華就因約瑟的緣故賜福與那埃及人的家；凡家裡和田間一切所有的都蒙耶和華賜福。From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.

⁶波提乏將一切所有的都交在約瑟的手中，除了自己所吃的飯，別的事一概不知。約瑟原來秀雅俊美。So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,

約瑟拒絕主人的妻子

⁷這事以後，約瑟主人的妻以目送情給約瑟，說：「你與我同寢吧！」and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”

⁸約瑟不從，對他主人的妻說：「看哪，一切家務，我主人都不知道；他把所有的都交在我手裡。But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.

⁹在這家裡沒有比我大的；並且他沒有留下一樣不交給我，只留下了你，因為你是他的妻子。我怎能作這大惡，得罪　神呢？」No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”

¹⁰後來她天天和約瑟說，約瑟卻不聽從她，不與她同寢，也不和她在一處。Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.

約瑟被誣告

¹¹有一天，約瑟進屋裡去辦事，家中人沒有一個在那屋裡，One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.

¹²婦人就拉住他的衣裳，說：「你與我同寢吧！」約瑟把衣裳丟在婦人手裡，跑到外邊去了。She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.

¹³婦人看見約瑟把衣裳丟在她手裡跑出去了，When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,

¹⁴就叫了家裡的人來，對他們說：「你們看！他帶了一個希伯來人進入我們家裡，要戲弄我們。他到我這裡來，要與我同寢，我就大聲喊叫。she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.

¹⁵他聽見我放聲喊起來，就把衣裳丟在我這裡，跑到外邊去了。」When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”

¹⁶婦人把約瑟的衣裳放在自己那裡，等著他主人回家，So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.

¹⁷就對他如此如此說：「你所帶到我們這裡的那希伯來僕人進來要戲弄我，Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,

¹⁸我放聲喊起來，他就把衣裳丟在我這裡，跑出去了。」but when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”

約瑟被下在監裡

¹⁹約瑟的主人聽見他妻子對他所說的話，說「你的僕人如此如此待我」，他就生氣，When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.

²⁰把約瑟下在監裡，就是王的囚犯被囚的地方。於是約瑟在那裡坐監。So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,

耶和華在監裡仍與約瑟同在

²¹但耶和華與約瑟同在，向他施恩，使他在司獄的眼前蒙恩。the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.

²²司獄就把監裡所有的囚犯都交在約瑟的手下；他們在那裡所辦的事都是經他的手。And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.

²³凡在約瑟手下的事，司獄一概不察，因為耶和華與約瑟同在；耶和華使他所做的盡都順利。The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.

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酒政和膳長被囚

¹這事以後，埃及王的酒政和膳長得罪了他們的主─埃及王，Some time later, the king’s cupbearer and baker offended their master, the king of Egypt.

²法老就惱怒酒政和膳長這二臣，Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,

³把他們下在護衛長府內的監裡，就是約瑟被囚的地方。and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.

⁴護衛長把他們交給約瑟，約瑟便伺候他們；他們有些日子在監裡。The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,

二臣各做一夢

⁵被囚在監之埃及王的酒政和膳長二人同夜各做一夢，各夢都有講解。both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.

⁶到了早晨，約瑟進到他們那裡，見他們有愁悶的樣子。When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were distraught.

⁷他便問法老的二臣，就是與他同囚在他主人府裡的，說：「你們今日為甚麼面帶愁容呢？」So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so downcast today?”

⁸他們對他說：「我們各人做了一夢，沒有人能解。」約瑟說：「解夢不是出於　神嗎？請你們將夢告訴我。」“We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”

約瑟為酒政解夢

⁹酒政便將他的夢告訴約瑟說：「我夢見在我面前有一棵葡萄樹，So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream: “In my dream there was a vine before me,

¹⁰樹上有三根枝子，好像發了芽，開了花，上頭的葡萄都成熟了。and on the vine were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes.

¹¹法老的杯在我手中，我就拿葡萄擠在法老的杯裡，將杯遞在他手中。」Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and placed the cup in his hand.”

¹²約瑟對他說：「你所做的夢是這樣解：三根枝子就是三天；Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three branches are three days.

¹³三天之內，法老必提你出監，叫你官復原職，你仍要遞杯在法老的手中，和先前作他的酒政一樣。Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did when you were his cupbearer.

¹⁴但你得好處的時候，求你記念我，施恩與我，在法老面前提說我，救我出這監牢。But when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.

¹⁵我實在是從希伯來人之地被拐來的；我在這裡也沒有做過甚麼，叫他們把我下在監裡。」For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing for which they should have put me in this dungeon.”

約瑟為膳長解夢

¹⁶膳長見夢解得好，就對約瑟說：「我在夢中見我頭上頂著三筐白餅；When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: There were three baskets of white bread on my head.

¹⁷極上的筐子裡有為法老烤的各樣食物，有飛鳥來吃我頭上筐子裡的食物。」In the top basket were all sorts of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”

¹⁸約瑟說：「你的夢是這樣解：三個筐子就是三天；Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three baskets are three days.

¹⁹三天之內，法老必斬斷你的頭，把你掛在木頭上，必有飛鳥來吃你身上的肉。」Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body.”

夢應驗了，酒政卻忘了約瑟

²⁰到了第三天，是法老的生日，他為眾臣僕設擺筵席，把酒政和膳長提出監來，On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he held a feast for all his officials, and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.

²¹使酒政官復原職，他仍舊遞杯在法老手中；Pharaoh restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once again placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.

²²但把膳長掛起來，正如約瑟向他們所解的話。But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had described to them in his interpretation.

²³酒政卻不記念約瑟，竟忘了他。The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.

法老的兩個夢

¹過了兩年，法老做夢，夢見自己站在河邊，After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,

²有七隻母牛從河裡上來，又美好又肥壯，在蘆荻中吃草。when seven cows, sleek and well-fed, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.

³隨後又有七隻母牛從河裡上來，又醜陋又乾瘦，與那七隻母牛一同站在河邊。After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside the well-fed cows on the bank of the river.

⁴這又醜陋又乾瘦的七隻母牛吃盡了那又美好又肥壯的七隻母牛。法老就醒了。And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up,

⁵他又睡著，第二回做夢，夢見一棵麥子長了七個穗子，又肥大又佳美，but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk.

⁶隨後又長了七個穗子，又細弱又被東風吹焦了。After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted, thin and scorched by the east wind.

⁷這細弱的穗子吞了那七個又肥大又飽滿的穗子。法老醒了，不料是個夢。And the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven plump, ripe ones. Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream.

⁸到了早晨，法老心裡不安，就差人召了埃及所有的術士和博士來；法老就把所做的夢告訴他們，卻沒有人能給法老圓解。In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

酒政想起約瑟

⁹那時酒政對法老說：「我今日想起我的罪來。Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures.

¹⁰從前法老惱怒臣僕，把我和膳長下在護衛長府內的監裡。Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.

¹¹我們二人同夜各做一夢，各夢都有講解。One night both the chief baker and I had dreams, and each dream had its own meaning.

¹²在那裡同著我們有一個希伯來的少年人，是護衛長的僕人，我們告訴他，他就把我們的夢圓解，是按著各人的夢圓解的。Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams and he interpreted them for us individually.

¹³後來正如他給我們圓解的成就了：我官復原職，膳長被掛起來了。And it happened to us just as he had interpreted: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.”

耶穌在海邊用比喻講道

¹當那一天，耶穌從房子裡出來，坐在海邊。That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.

²有許多人到他那裡聚集，他只得上船坐下，眾人都站在岸上。Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.

撒種的比喻

³他用比喻對他們講許多道理，說：「有一個撒種的出去撒種；And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.

⁴撒的時候，有落在路旁的，飛鳥來吃盡了；And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

⁵有落在土淺石頭地上的，土既不深，發苗最快，Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

⁶日頭出來一曬，因為沒有根，就枯乾了；But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

⁷有落在荊棘裡的，荊棘長起來，把它擠住了；Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.

⁸又有落在好土裡的，就結實，有一百倍的，有六十倍的，有三十倍的。Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.

⁹有耳可聽的，就應當聽！」He who has ears, let him hear.”

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為甚麼用比喻

¹⁰門徒進前來，問耶穌說：「對眾人講話，為甚麼用比喻呢？」Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”

¹¹耶穌回答說：「因為天國的奧祕只叫你們知道，不叫他們知道。He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

¹²凡有的，還要加給他，叫他有餘；凡沒有的，連他所有的，也要奪去。Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

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¹³所以我用比喻對他們講，是因他們看也看不見，聽也聽不見，也不明白。This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’

¹⁴在他們身上，正應了以賽亞的預言，說：你們聽是要聽見，卻不明白；看是要看見，卻不曉得；In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.

¹⁵因為這百姓油蒙了心，耳朵發沉，眼睛閉著，恐怕眼睛看見，耳朵聽見，心裡明白，回轉過來，我就醫治他們。For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’

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看見、聽見的人有福了

¹⁶「但你們的眼睛是有福的，因為看見了；你們的耳朵也是有福的，因為聽見了。But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.

¹⁷我實在告訴你們，從前有許多先知和義人要看你們所看的，卻沒有看見，要聽你們所聽的，卻沒有聽見。」For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

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解釋撒種的比喻

¹⁸「所以，你們當聽這撒種的比喻。Consider, then, the parable of the sower:

¹⁹凡聽見天國道理不明白的，那惡者就來，把所撒在他心裡的奪了去；這就是撒在路旁的了。When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

²⁰撒在石頭地上的，就是人聽了道，當下歡喜領受，The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.

²¹只因心裡沒有根，不過是暫時的，及至為道遭了患難，或是受了逼迫，立刻就跌倒了。But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

²²撒在荊棘裡的，就是人聽了道，後來有世上的思慮、錢財的迷惑把道擠住了，不能結實。The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

²³撒在好地上的，就是人聽道明白了，後來結實，有一百倍的，有六十倍的，有三十倍的。」But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”

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稗子的比喻

²⁴耶穌又設個比喻對他們說：「天國好像人撒好種在田裡，Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

²⁵及至人睡覺的時候，有仇敵來，將稗子撒在麥子裡就走了。But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.

²⁶到長苗吐穗的時候，稗子也顯出來。When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.

²⁷田主的僕人來告訴他說：『主啊，你不是撒好種在田裡嗎？從哪裡來的稗子呢？』The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’

²⁸主人說：『這是仇敵做的。』僕人說：『你要我們去薅出來嗎？』‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’

²⁹主人說：『不必，恐怕薅稗子，連麥子也拔出來。‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.

³⁰容這兩樣一齊長，等著收割。當收割的時候，我要對收割的人說，先將稗子薅出來，捆成捆，留著燒；惟有麥子要收在倉裡。』」Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”