約瑟簡弟兄見法老47約瑟進去告訴法老說:「我的父親和我的弟兄帶著羊群牛群,並一切所有的,從迦南地來了,如今在歌珊地。」H3130H935H5046H6547H559H1H251H6629H1241H935H776H3667H776H1657 2約瑟從他弟兄中挑出五個人來,引他們去見法老。H3947H7097H251H2568H582H3322H6440H6547 3法老問約瑟的弟兄說:「你們以何事為業?」他們對法老說:「你僕人是牧羊的,連我們的祖宗也是牧羊的。」H6547H559H251H4639H559H6547H5650H7462H6629H1 4他們又對法老說:「迦南地的饑荒甚大,僕人的羊群沒有草吃,所以我們來到這地寄居。現在求你容僕人住在歌珊地。」H559H6547H1481H776H935H5650H4829H6629H7458H3515H776H3667H5650H3427H776H1657 5法老對約瑟說:「你父親和你弟兄到你這裡來了,H6547H559H3130H559H1H251H935 6埃及地都在你面前,只管叫你父親和你弟兄住在國中最好的地;他們可以住在歌珊地。你若知道他們中間有什麼能人,就派他們看管我的牲畜。」H776H4714H6440H4315H776H3427H1H251H3427H776H1657H3427H3045H3426H582H2428H7760H8269H4735 約瑟引雅各見法老7約瑟領他父親雅各進到法老面前,雅各就給法老祝福。H3130H935H3290H1H5975H6440H6547H3290H1288H6547 8法老問雅各說:「你平生的年日是多少呢?」H6547H559H3290H4100H2416H3117H8141 9雅各對法老說:「我寄居在世的年日是一百三十歲,我平生的年日又少又苦,不及我列祖早在世寄居的年日。」H3290H559H6547H3117H8141H4033H3967H7970H8141H4592H7451H3117H8141H2416H5381H3117H8141H2416H1H3117H4033 10雅各又給法老祝福,就從法老面前出去了。H3290H1288H6547H3318H6440H6547 11約瑟遵著法老的命,把埃及國最好的地,就是蘭塞境內的地,給他父親和弟兄居住,作為產業。H3130H3427H1H251H5414H272H776H4714H4315H776H776H7486H6547H6680 12約瑟用糧食奉養他父親和他弟兄,並他父親全家的眷屬,都是照各家的人口奉養他們。H3130H3557H1H251H1H1004H3899H6310H2945 13饑荒甚大,全地都絕了糧,甚至埃及地和迦南地的人因那饑荒的緣故都餓昏了。H3899H776H7458H3966H3515H776H4714H776H3667H3856H6440H7458 14約瑟收聚了埃及地和迦南地所有的銀子,就是眾人糴糧的銀子,約瑟就把那銀子帶到法老的宮裡。H3130H3950H3701H4672H776H4714H776H3667H7668H7666H3130H935H3701H6547H1004 15埃及地和迦南地的銀子都花盡了,埃及眾人都來見約瑟,說:「我們的銀子都用盡了,求你給我們糧食,我們為什麼死在你面前呢?」H3701H8552H776H4714H776H3667H4714H935H3130H559H3051H3899H4191H3701H656 約瑟以糧易畜16約瑟說:「若是銀子用盡了,可以把你們的牲畜給我,我就為你們的牲畜給你們糧食。」H3130H559H3051H4735H5414H4735H3701H656 17於是他們把牲畜趕到約瑟那裡,約瑟就拿糧食換了他們的牛、羊、驢、馬;那一年因換他們一切的牲畜,就用糧食養活他們。H935H4735H3130H3130H5414H3899H5483H6629H4735H1241H2543H5095H3899H4735H8141 18那一年過去,第二年他們又來見約瑟,說:「我們不瞞我主,我們的銀子都花盡了,牲畜也都歸了我主。我們在我主眼前,除了我們的身體和田地之外,一無所剩。H8141H8552H935H8145H8141H559H3582H113H3701H8552H113H413H4735H929H7604H6440H113H1472H127 19你何忍見我們人死地荒呢?求你用糧食買我們和我們的地,我們和我們的地就要給法老效力。又求你給我們種子,使我們得以存活,不至死亡,地土也不至荒涼。」H4191H5869H127H7069H127H3899H127H5650H6547H5414H2233H2421H4191H127H3456 以糧易地20於是,約瑟為法老買了埃及所有的地,埃及人因被饑荒所迫,各都賣了自己的田地;那地就都歸了法老。H3130H7069H127H4714H6547H4714H4376H376H7704H7458H2388H776H6547 21至於百姓,約瑟叫他們,從埃及這邊直到埃及那邊,都各歸各城。H5971H5674H5892H7097H1366H4714H7097 22惟有祭司的地,約瑟沒有買,因為祭司有從法老所得的常俸。他們吃法老所給的常俸,所以他們不賣自己的地。H127H3548H7069H3548H2706H6547H398H2706H6547H5414H4376H127 23約瑟對百姓說:「我今日為法老買了你們和你們的地,看哪,這裡有種子給你們,你們可以種地。H3130H559H5971H7069H853H3117H127H6547H1887H2233H2232H127 24後來打糧食的時候,你們要把五分之一納給法老,四分可以歸你們做地裡的種子,也做你們和你們家口孩童的食物。」H8393H5414H2549H6547H702H3027H2233H7704H400H1004H398H2945 25他們說:「你救了我們的性命。但願我們在我主眼前蒙恩,我們就作法老的僕人。」H559H2421H4672H2580H5869H113H6547H5650 26於是約瑟為埃及地定下常例,直到今日:法老必得五分之一,惟獨祭司的地不歸法老。H3130H7760H2706H127H4714H3117H6547H2569H7535H127H3548H6547 雅各遺命於約瑟27以色列人住在埃及的歌珊地。他們在那裡置了產業,並且生育甚多。H3478H3427H776H4714H776H1657H270H6509H7235H3966 28雅各住在埃及地十七年,雅各平生的年日是一百四十七歲。H3290H2421H776H4714H6240H7651H8141H2416H3117H3290H3967H705H8141H7651H8141 29以色列的死期臨近了,他就叫了他兒子約瑟來,說:「我若在你眼前蒙恩,請你把手放在我大腿底下,用慈愛和誠實待我,請你不要將我葬在埃及。H3117H7126H3478H4191H7121H1121H3130H559H4672H2580H5869H7760H3027H3409H6213H2617H571H6912H4714 30我與我祖我父同睡的時候,你要將我帶出埃及,葬在他們所葬的地方。」約瑟說:「我必遵著你的命而行。」H7901H1H5375H4714H6912H6900H559H6213H1697 31雅各說:「你要向我起誓。」約瑟就向他起了誓,於是以色列在床頭上(或作:扶著杖頭)敬拜神。H559H7650H7650H3478H7812H4296H7218