今日读经

粮食吃尽了

¹那地的饥荒甚大。Now the famine was still severe in the land.

²他们从埃及带来的粮食吃尽了，他们的父亲就对他们说：“你们再去给我籴些粮来。”So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”

不带小兄弟就不能见那人

³犹大对他说：“那人谆谆地告诫我们说：‘你们的兄弟若不与你们同来，你们就不得见我的面。’But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’

⁴你若打发我们的兄弟与我们同去，我们就下去给你籴粮；If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.

⁵你若不打发他去，我们就不下去，因为那人对我们说：‘你们的兄弟若不与你们同来，你们就不得见我的面。’”But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”

⁶以色列说：“你们为什么这样害我，告诉那人你们还有兄弟呢？”“Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?”

⁷他们回答说：“那人详细问到我们和我们的亲属，说：‘你们的父亲还在吗？你们还有兄弟吗？’我们就按着他所问的告诉他，焉能知道他要说‘必须把你们的兄弟带下来’呢？”They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”

犹大为便雅悯作保

⁸犹大又对他父亲以色列说：“你打发童子与我同去，我们就起身下去，好叫我们和你，并我们的妇人孩子，都得存活，不至于死。And Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me, and we will go at once, so that we may live and not die—neither we, nor you, nor our children.

⁹我为他作保；你可以从我手中追讨，我若不带他回来交在你面前，我情愿永远担罪。I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.

¹⁰我们若没有耽搁，如今第二次都回来了。”If we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.”

带着礼物和便雅悯下埃及

¹¹他们的父亲以色列说：“若必须如此，你们就当这样行：可以将这地土产中最好的乳香、蜂蜜、香料、没药、榧子、杏仁都取一点，收在器具里，带下去送给那人作礼物，Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.

¹²又要手里加倍地带银子，并将归还在你们口袋内的银子仍带在手里；那或者是错了。Take double the silver with you so that you may return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.

¹³也带着你们的兄弟，起身去见那人。Take your brother as well, and return to the man at once.

¹⁴但愿全能的　神使你们在那人面前蒙怜悯，释放你们的那弟兄和便雅悯回来。我若丧了儿子，就丧了吧！”May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”

¹⁵于是，他们拿着那礼物，又手里加倍地带银子，并且带着便雅悯，起身下到埃及，站在约瑟面前。So the men took these gifts, along with double the amount of silver, and Benjamin as well. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.

被领进约瑟的屋里

¹⁶约瑟见便雅悯和他们同来，就对家宰说：“将这些人领到屋里。要宰杀牲畜，预备筵席，因为晌午这些人同我吃饭。”When Joseph saw Benjamin with his brothers, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for they shall dine with me at noon.”

¹⁷家宰就遵着约瑟的命去行，领他们进约瑟的屋里。The man did as Joseph had commanded and took the brothers to Joseph’s house.

¹⁸他们因为被领到约瑟的屋里，就害怕，说：“领我们到这里来，必是因为头次归还在我们口袋里的银子，找我们的错缝，下手害我们，强取我们为奴仆，抢夺我们的驴。”But the brothers were frightened that they had been taken to Joseph’s house. “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time,” they said. “They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”

¹⁹他们就挨近约瑟的家宰，在屋门口和他说话，So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.

²⁰说：“我主啊，我们头次下来实在是要籴粮。“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.

²¹后来到了住宿的地方，我们打开口袋，不料，各人的银子，分量足数，仍在各人的口袋内，现在我们手里又带回来了。But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.

²²另外又带下银子来籴粮。不知道先前谁把银子放在我们的口袋里。”We have brought additional silver with us to buy food. We do not know who put our silver in our sacks.”

²³家宰说：“你们可以放心，不要害怕，是你们的　神和你们父亲的　神赐给你们财宝在你们的口袋里；你们的银子，我早已收了。”他就把西缅带出来，交给他们。“It is fine,” said the steward. “Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, gave you the treasure that was in your sacks. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.

²⁴家宰就领他们进约瑟的屋里，给他们水洗脚，又给他们草料喂驴。And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.

²⁵他们就预备那礼物，等候约瑟晌午来，因为他们听见要在那里吃饭。Since the brothers had been told that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Joseph’s arrival at noon.

约瑟见到便雅悯

²⁶约瑟来到家里，他们就把手中的礼物拿进屋去给他，又俯伏在地，向他下拜。When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.

²⁷约瑟问他们好，又问：“你们的父亲—就是你们所说的那老人家平安吗？他还在吗？”He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”

²⁸他们回答说：“你仆人—我们的父亲平安；他还在。”于是他们低头下拜。“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.

²⁹约瑟举目看见他同母的兄弟便雅悯，就说：“你们向我所说那顶小的兄弟就是这位吗？”又说：“小儿啊，愿　神赐恩给你！”When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”

³⁰约瑟爱弟之情发动，就急忙寻找可哭之地，进入自己的屋里，哭了一场。Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.

和约瑟一同宴乐

³¹他洗了脸出来，勉强隐忍，吩咐人摆饭。Then he washed his face and came back out. Regaining his composure, he said, “Serve the meal.”

³²他们就为约瑟单摆了一席，为那些人又摆了一席，也为和约瑟同吃饭的埃及人另摆了一席，因为埃及人不可和希伯来人一同吃饭；那原是埃及人所厌恶的。They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.

³³约瑟使众弟兄在他面前排列坐席，都按着长幼的次序，众弟兄就彼此诧异。They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.

³⁴约瑟把他面前的食物分出来，送给他们；但便雅悯所得的比别人多五倍。他们就饮酒，和约瑟一同宴乐。When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.

银杯藏在便雅悯的口袋里

¹约瑟吩咐家宰说：“把粮食装满这些人的口袋，尽着他们的驴所能驮的，又把各人的银子放在各人的口袋里，Then Joseph instructed his steward: “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each one’s silver in the mouth of his sack.

²并将我的银杯和那少年人籴粮的银子一同装在他的口袋里。”家宰就照约瑟所说的话行了；Put my cup, the silver one, in the mouth of the youngest one’s sack, along with the silver for his grain.” So the steward did as Joseph had instructed.

³天一亮就打发那些人带着驴走了。At daybreak, the men were sent on their way with their donkeys.

⁴他们出城走了不远，约瑟对家宰说：“起来，追那些人去，追上了就对他们说：‘你们为什么以恶报善呢？They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?

⁵这不是我主人饮酒的杯吗？岂不是他占卜用的吗？你们这样行是作恶了。’”Is this not the cup my master drinks from and uses for divination? What you have done is wicked!’”

在便雅悯的口袋里搜出银杯

⁶家宰追上他们，将这些话对他们说了。When the steward overtook them, he relayed these words to them.

⁷他们回答说：“我主为什么说这样的话呢？你仆人断不能做这样的事。“Why does my lord say these things?” they asked. “Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.

⁸你看，我们从前在口袋里所见的银子，尚且从迦南地带来还你，我们怎能从你主人家里偷窃金银呢？We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found in the mouths of our sacks. Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?

⁹你仆人中无论在谁那里搜出来，就叫他死，我们也作我主的奴仆。”If any of your servants is found to have it, he must die, and the rest will become slaves of my lord.”

¹⁰家宰说：“现在就照你们的话行吧！在谁那里搜出来，谁就作我的奴仆；其余的都没有罪。”“As you say,” replied the steward. “But only the one who is found with the cup will be my slave, and the rest of you shall be free of blame.”

¹¹于是他们各人急忙把口袋卸在地下，各人打开口袋。So each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.

¹²家宰就搜查，从年长的起到年幼的为止，那杯竟在便雅悯的口袋里搜出来。The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest—and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

¹³他们就撕裂衣服，各人把驮子抬在驴上，回城去了。Then they all tore their clothes, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city.

回到约瑟面前

¹⁴犹大和他弟兄们来到约瑟的屋中，约瑟还在那里，他们就在他面前俯伏于地。When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.

¹⁵约瑟对他们说：“你们做的是什么事呢？你们岂不知像我这样的人必能占卜吗？”“What is this deed you have done?” Joseph declared. “Do you not know that a man like me can surely divine the truth?”

¹⁶犹大说：“我们对我主说什么呢？还有什么话可说呢？我们怎能自己表白出来呢？　神已经查出仆人的罪孽了。我们与那在他手中搜出杯来的都是我主的奴仆。”“What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed the iniquity of your servants. We are now my lord’s slaves—both we and the one who was found with the cup.”

¹⁷约瑟说：“我断不能这样行！在谁的手中搜出杯来，谁就作我的奴仆；至于你们，可以平平安安地上你们父亲那里去。”But Joseph replied, “Far be it from me to do this. The man who was found with the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may return to your father in peace.”

犹大的恳求

¹⁸犹大挨近他，说：“我主啊，求你容仆人说一句话给我主听，不要向仆人发烈怒，因为你如同法老一样。Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself.

¹⁹我主曾问仆人们说：‘你们有父亲有兄弟没有？’My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’

²⁰我们对我主说：‘我们有父亲，已经年老，还有他老年所生的一个小孩子。他哥哥死了，他母亲只撇下他一人，他父亲疼爱他。’And we answered, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’

²¹你对仆人说：‘把他带到我这里来，叫我亲眼看看他。’Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so that I can see him for myself.’

²²我们对我主说：‘童子不能离开他父亲，若是离开，他父亲必死。’So we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’

²³你对仆人说：‘你们的小兄弟若不与你们一同下来，你们就不得再见我的面。’But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’

²⁴我们上到你仆人—我们父亲那里，就把我主的话告诉了他。Now when we returned to your servant my father, we relayed your words to him.

²⁵我们的父亲说：‘你们再去给我籴些粮来。’Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy us some food.’

²⁶我们就说：‘我们不能下去。我们的小兄弟若和我们同往，我们就可以下去。因为，小兄弟若不与我们同往，我们必不得见那人的面。’But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’

²⁷你仆人—我父亲对我们说：‘你们知道我的妻子给我生了两个儿子。And your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.

²⁸一个离开我出去了；我说他必是被撕碎了，直到如今我也没有见他。When one of them was gone, I said: “Surely he has been torn to pieces.” And I have not seen him since.

²⁹现在你们又要把这个带去离开我，倘若他遭害，那便是你们使我白发苍苍、悲悲惨惨地下阴间去了。’Now if you also take this one from me and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.’

³⁰我父亲的命与这童子的命相连。如今我回到你仆人—我父亲那里，若没有童子与我们同在，So if the boy is not with us when I return to your servant, and if my father, whose life is wrapped up in the boy’s life,

³¹我们的父亲见没有童子，他就必死。这便是我们使你仆人—我们的父亲白发苍苍、悲悲惨惨地下阴间去了。sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.

³²因为仆人曾向我父亲为这童子作保，说：‘我若不带他回来交给父亲，我便在父亲面前永远担罪。’Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’

犹大愿意替便雅悯为奴

³³现在求你容仆人住下，替这童子作我主的奴仆，叫童子和他哥哥们一同上去。Now please let your servant stay here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy. Let him return with his brothers.

³⁴若童子不和我同去，我怎能上去见我父亲呢？恐怕我看见灾祸临到我父亲身上。”For how can I go back to my father without the boy? I could not bear to see the misery that would overwhelm him.”

耶稣在家乡被厌弃

⁵³耶稣说完了这些比喻，就离开那里，When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.

⁵⁴来到自己的家乡，在会堂里教训人，甚至他们都希奇，说：“这人从哪里有这等智慧和异能呢？Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.

⁵⁵这不是木匠的儿子吗？他母亲不是叫马利亚吗？他弟兄们不是叫雅各、约西（有古卷：约瑟）、西门、犹大吗？“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

⁵⁶他妹妹们不是都在我们这里吗？这人从哪里有这一切的事呢？”Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”

先知在本地不被尊敬

⁵⁷他们就厌弃他（厌弃他：原文是因他跌倒）。耶稣对他们说：“大凡先知，除了本地本家之外，没有不被人尊敬的。”And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”

⁵⁸耶稣因为他们不信，就在那里不多行异能了。And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.

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希律以为约翰复活了

¹那时，分封的王希律听见耶稣的名声，At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus

²就对臣仆说：“这是施洗的约翰从死里复活，所以这些异能从他里面发出来。”and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

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约翰因责备希律被囚

³起先，希律为他兄弟腓力的妻子希罗底的缘故，把约翰拿住，锁在监里。Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

⁴因为约翰曾对他说：“你娶这妇人是不合理的。”because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

⁵希律就想要杀他，只是怕百姓，因为他们以约翰为先知。Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.

希律生日宴上的誓言

⁶到了希律的生日，希罗底的女儿在众人面前跳舞，使希律欢喜。On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod

⁷希律就起誓，应许随她所求的给她。so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.

⁸女儿被母亲所使，就说：“请把施洗约翰的头放在盘子里，拿来给我。”Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

⁹王便忧愁，但因他所起的誓，又因同席的人，就吩咐给她；The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be granted

约翰被斩

¹⁰于是打发人去，在监里斩了约翰，and sent to have John beheaded in the prison.

¹¹把头放在盘子里，拿来给了女子；女子拿去给她母亲。John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, who carried it to her mother.

¹²约翰的门徒来，把尸首领去埋葬了，就去告诉耶稣。Then John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus.

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耶稣退到野地

¹³耶稣听见了，就上船从那里独自退到野地里去。众人听见，就从各城里步行跟随他。When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.

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