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Ge 45:1-28.
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Ge 45:1-28.
JOSEPH MAKING HIMSELF KNOWN.
1. Then Joseph could not refrain himself--The severity of the inflexible magistrate here gives way to the natural feelings of the man and the brother. However well he had disciplined his mind, he felt it impossible to resist the artless eloquence of Judah. He saw a satisfactory proof, in the return of all his brethren on such an occasion, that they were affectionately united to one another; he had heard enough to convince him that time, reflection, or grace had made a happy improvement on their characters; and he would probably have proceeded in a calm and leisurely manner to reveal himself as prudence might have dictated. But when he heard the heroic self-sacrifice of Judah
[Ge 44:33]
and realized all the affection of that proposal--a proposal for which he was totally unprepared--he was completely unmanned; he felt himself forced to bring this painful trial to an end.
he cried, Cause every man to go out from me--In ordering the departure of witnesses of this last scene, he acted as a warm-hearted and real friend to his brothers--his conduct was dictated by motives of the highest prudence--that of preventing their early iniquities from becoming known either to the members of his household, or among the people of Egypt.
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2. 他放聲大哭——無疑是因情感高度激動的洋溢；但放聲而長久地抽泣，原是東方人表達悲哀的常見方式。
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2. he wept aloud--No doubt, from the fulness of highly excited feelings; but to indulge in vehement and long-continued transports of sobbing is the usual way in which the Orientals express their grief.
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3. 我是約瑟——或作「因他的同在而驚惶」。此刻在他胸中以及他弟兄們胸中所湧起、接二連三迅速交替的情感，是既多又激烈的。他被同情與喜樂所激動；他們卻是驚訝、惶惑、恐懼，並且盡量退縮，遠離他的面前，顯露出他們的恐懼。他們是如此「煩亂」，以致他不得不重複宣告自己的身分；而他所用的話語，是何等溫和、親切！他提到他們曾把他賣了——不是為了刺傷他們的感情，而是為了使他們確信他就是約瑟；然後，為要安定他們的心，他追溯那統管萬有的護理在他被放逐與現今尊榮中所作的工
[Ge 35:5-7]。
這並不是說他願意他們把他們罪行的責任推給神；不，他唯一的目的，是鼓勵他們放膽，並引導他們信靠他為他們父親和他們自己將來的安舒所作的計劃。
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3. I am Joseph--or, "terrified at his presence." The emotions that now rose in his breast as well as that of his brethren--and chased each other in rapid succession--were many and violent. He was agitated by sympathy and joy; they were astonished, confounded, terrified; and betrayed their terror, by shrinking as far as they could from his presence. So "troubled" were they, that he had to repeat his announcement of himself; and what kind, affectionate terms he did use. He spoke of their having sold him--not to wound their feelings, but to convince them of his identity; and then, to reassure their minds, he traced the agency of an overruling Providence, in his exile and present honor
[Ge 35:5-7].
Not that he wished them to roll the responsibility of their crime on God; no, his only object was to encourage their confidence and induce them to trust in the plans he had formed for the future comfort of their father and themselves.
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6. 還有五年不能耕種，也不能收成——「耕種」是古英語，意為「犁田」（參
1Sa 8:12； Isa 30:24）。
這似乎證實了
(Ge 41:57)
所給的見解，即饑荒是由於非尋常的旱災造成的，那旱災阻礙了尼羅河每年的氾濫；當然也使那地不能下埃及的種子。
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6. and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest--"Ear" is an old English word, meaning "to plough" (compare
1Sa 8:12; Isa 30:24).
This seems to confirm the view given
(Ge 41:57)
that the famine was caused by an extraordinary drought, which prevented the annual overflowing of the Nile; and of course made the land unfit to receive the seed of Egypt.
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14, 15. 於是伏在……便雅憫的頸項上——從一個被判罪的囚犯突然變為受寵的弟兄，若不是洶湧的感情以淚如泉湧得到紓解，可能會使他暈倒甚至死亡。但約瑟的關注並不限於便雅憫。他逐一親切地擁抱他的每一個哥哥；藉着這些行動，他的饒恕比言語所能表達的更完全地顯明了出來。
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14, 15. And he fell upon . . . Benjamin's neck--The sudden transition from a condemned criminal to a fondled brother, might have occasioned fainting or even death, had not his tumultuous feelings been relieved by a torrent of tears. But Joseph's attentions were not confined to Benjamin. He affectionately embraced every one of his brothers in succession; and by those actions, his forgiveness was demonstrated more fully than it could be by words.
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17-20. 法老對約瑟說，你對你弟兄們說——由於約瑟可能因顧忌而不便啟齒，王親自邀請這位先祖和他全家遷來埃及；並為他們的搬遷和隨後的定居作了極其慷慨的安排。這位法老善待約瑟的親屬，顯示了他的品格之優點；但他所能表現的最大慷慨，也永遠不能報答這樣一位對他國家有極大貢獻的恩人。
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17-20. Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren--As Joseph might have been prevented by delicacy, the king himself invited the patriarch and all his family to migrate into Egypt; and he made most liberal arrangements for their removal and their subsequent settlement. It displays the character of this Pharaoh to advantage, that he was so kind to the relatives of Joseph; but indeed the greatest liberality he could show could never recompense the services of so great a benefactor of his kingdom.
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21. 約瑟給他們車輛——這在巴勒斯坦必是前所未見的新奇之物；因為當地幾乎不見有輪的車輛。
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21. Joseph gave them wagons--which must have been novelties in Palestine; for wheeled carriages were almost unknown there.
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22. 換洗衣裳——古今的顯貴人物，都有將特別的衣服贈予朋友的風俗；在衣服的樣式與品質相同的場合，這些禮物的價值就在於數量。給便雅憫的那許多套，正表明他兄長對他的深情；約瑟覺得，從他們如今眾人所顯出來的善良性情看來，他可以完全放心地放縱這一份對他母親之子的偏愛。
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22. changes of raiment--It was and is customary, with great men, to bestow on their friends dresses of distinction, and in places where they are of the same description and quality, the value of these presents consists in their number. The great number given to Benjamin bespoke the warmth of his brother's attachment to him; and Joseph felt, from the amiable temper they now all displayed, he might, with perfect safety, indulge this fond partiality for his mother's son.
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23. 約瑟送給他父親——所有能供養他、使他安逸的物資——這供應所按的宏大而慷慨的尺度，正如給便雅憫的五份食物一樣，是作為他孝心的記號
[參
Ge 43:34 註解]。
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23. to his father he sent--a supply of everything that could contribute to his support and comfort--the large and liberal scale on which that supply was given being intended, like the five messes of Benjamin, as a token of his filial love [see on
Ge 43:34].
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24. 於是約瑟打發他弟兄們回去——在他們踏上歸途之際，約瑟給了他們這項特別的勸戒：
你們不要在路上相爭——這警告極為需要；因為他們不僅在旅途中會忙於回想在約瑟被賣到埃及那串事件中各人所扮演的角色，而且他們的惡行不久就要傳到他們可敬之父親的耳中。
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24. so he sent his brethren away--In dismissing them on their homeward journey, he gave them this particular admonition:
See that ye fall not out by the way--a caution that would be greatly needed; for not only during the journey would they be occupied in recalling the parts they had respectively acted in the events that led to Joseph's being sold into Egypt, but their wickedness would soon have to come to the knowledge of their venerable father.
Ge 45:1-28.
約瑟與弟兄相認。
1. 約瑟在左右站著的人面前情不自禁——這位剛正不阿的官長，在此讓位於人和弟兄的自然情感。無論他多麼善於克制，也覺得無法抵擋猶大那質樸動人的懇求。他從全體弟兄在如此場合都歸來，看見一個令人滿意的明證：他們彼此切實相愛；他所聽見的已足以叫他相信，時間、反省或恩典已在他們的品格上造成了可喜的改善；他大概會按著謹慎所提示的，以平靜從容的方式逐步顯明自己。但當他聽見猶大那英雄式的捨己
[Ge 44:33]
並體會到那提議中的一切深情——這提議是他全未預料的——他便完全不能自持；他覺得不得不終止這痛苦的試驗。
吩咐一聲說，人都要離開我出去——在吩咐這最後一幕的見證人離去之舉上，他對兄弟們盡了真摯朋友的責任——他的舉動出於最高謹慎的動機——即防止他們早年的罪惡在他家中或埃及民中被人知曉。