創世記第37章
1雅各住在迦南地,就是他父親寄居的地。
2雅各的記略如下。約瑟十七歲與他哥哥們一同牧羊。他是個童子,與他父親的妾辟拉、悉帕的兒子們常在一處。約瑟將他哥哥們的惡行報給他們的父親。
3以色列原來愛約瑟過於愛他的眾子,因為約瑟是他年老生的;他給約瑟做了一件彩衣。

Owen Jones – Jacob blesses Joseph and gives him the coat(1869)The History of Joseph and His Brethren(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)
4約瑟的哥哥們見父親愛約瑟過於愛他們,就恨約瑟,不與他說和睦的話。
5約瑟做了一夢,告訴他哥哥們,他們就越發恨他。
6約瑟對他們說:「請聽我所做的夢:
7我們在田裡捆禾稼,我的捆起來站著,你們的捆來圍著我的捆下拜。」

Owen Jones – Joseph dreams of wheat(1869)The History of Joseph and His Brethren(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Bowles, Carington – Josefuv sen(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)
8他的哥哥們回答說:「難道你真要作我們的王嗎?難道你真要管轄我們嗎?」他們就因為他的夢和他的話越發恨他。

James Tissot – Joseph Reveals His Dream to His Brethren(c. 1896-1902)Jewish Museum, New York(Public Domain, Jewish Museum)

Carl Wurzinger: Joseph tells his dream(1845)Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)
9後來他又做了一夢,也告訴他的哥哥們說:「看哪,我又做了一夢,夢見太陽、月亮,與十一個星向我下拜。」

Owen Jones – Joseph dreams of stars(1869)The History of Joseph and His Brethren(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Hult, Adolf – Bible primer, Old Testament, for use in the primary department of Sunday schools (1919)(no known copyright restrictions, Wikimedia Commons)

Josephs Dream, as in Genesis 37:9–10, illustration from the 1890 Holman Bible(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)
10約瑟將這夢告訴他父親和他哥哥們,他父親就責備他說:「你做的這是甚麼夢!難道我和你母親、你弟兄果然要來俯伏在地,向你下拜嗎?」
11他哥哥們都嫉妒他,他父親卻把這話存在心裡。

Horne, Charles F., Brewer, Julius August: The Bible and its story.. (1908)Princeton Theological Seminary Library(no known copyright restrictions, Wikimedia Commons)

The Phillip Medhurst Picture Torah 175. Joseph telling his dreams. Genesis cap 37 vv 5&11. Lingie after Bruin(Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license., Wikimedia Commons)

James Godby after Angelica Kauffman – Joseph telling his Dream to his Father(1798)(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Rembrandt – Joseph Recounting His Dreams(1640s) National Gallery of Art, Washington DC(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)
12約瑟的哥哥們往示劍去放他們父親的羊。
13以色列對約瑟說:「你哥哥們不是在示劍放羊嗎?你來,我要打發你往他們那裡去。」約瑟說:「我在這裡。」
14以色列說:「你去看看你哥哥們平安不平安,群羊平安不平安,就回來報信給我。」於是打發他出希伯崙谷,他就往示劍去了。
15有人遇見他在田野走迷了路,就問他說:「你找甚麼?」

James Tissot – Joseph Seeks His Brethren(c. 1896-1902)Jewish Museum, New York(Public Domain, Jewish Museum)
16他說:「我找我的哥哥們,求你告訴我,他們在何處放羊。」
17那人說:「他們已經走了,我聽見他們說要往多坍去。」約瑟就去追趕他哥哥們,遇見他們在多坍。
18他們遠遠地看見他,趁他還沒有走到跟前,大家就同謀要害死他,
19彼此說:「你看!那做夢的來了。
20來吧!我們將他殺了,丟在一個坑裡,就說有惡獸把他吃了。我們且看他的夢將來怎麼樣。」
21流便聽見了,要救他脫離他們的手,說:「我們不可害他的性命」;
22又說:「不可流他的血,可以把他丟在這野地的坑裡,不可下手害他。」流便的意思是要救他脫離他們的手,把他歸還他的父親。
23約瑟到了他哥哥們那裡,他們就剝了他的外衣,就是他穿的那件彩衣,

Anonymous – Speculum Humanae Salvationis, Westfalen oder Köln(c.1360)(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)
24把他丟在坑裡;那坑是空的,裡頭沒有水。

James Tissot – Joseph Cast Into the Pit(c. 1896-1902)Jewish Museum, New York(Public Domain, Jewish Museum)

GIUSTO de’ Menabuoi – Joseph in the well(1376~8)(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Georg Pencz – Joseph Lowered into a Well(1546)Cleveland Museum of Art, USA(Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication., Wikimedia Commons)

Master of Affligem – Joseph’s Brothers Throw Him Into the Pit(1490-1500)Bode Museum, Berlin(Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license., Wikimedia Commons)

Rundscheibe “Joseph wird von seinen Brüdern in den Brunnen gestoßen”, Köln um 1530(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Circle of Johann Heiss – Joseph wird von seinen Brüdern in den Brunnen geworfen(17th century)(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Anonymous – Speculum Humanae Salvationis, Westfalen oder Köln(c.1360)(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Owen Jones – Joseph cast into the pit(1869)The History of Joseph and His Brethren(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Detail of the Verduner altarpiece in Klosterneuburg, Austria by Nicholas of Verdun. Joseph thrown in the pit. ante legem. champlevé enamel.(Public Domain, photo by Goodness Shamrock, Wikimedia Commons)

ЮСУФ, БРОШЕННЫЙ БРАТЬЯМИ В КОЛОДЕЦ, Дурбек. «Юсуф и Зулейха». Каллиграф Мухаммед-Саид ибн Мирза-Мухаммед. Рукопись ИВ АН УзССР, 1433, л. 9. 1615 г. Бухара(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Quéménéven (29) Chapelle Notre-Dame de Kergoat Baie 11 Vue 03(Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license., Wikimedia Commons)
25他們坐下吃飯,舉目觀看,見有一夥米甸的以實瑪利人從基列來,用駱駝馱著香料、乳香、沒藥,要帶下埃及去。
26猶大對眾弟兄說:「我們殺我們的兄弟,藏了他的血有甚麼益處呢?
27我們不如將他賣給以實瑪利人,不可下手害他;因為他是我們的兄弟,我們的骨肉。」眾弟兄就聽從了他。
28有些米甸的商人從那裡經過,哥哥們就把約瑟從坑裡拉上來,講定二十舍客勒銀子,把約瑟賣給以實瑪利人。他們就把約瑟帶到埃及去了。

Zygmunt Sokołowski – Józef sprzedany przez braci (1883)(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Hult, Adolf: JOSEPH SOLD INTO EGYPT.(1919)(no known copyright restrictions, Wikimedia Commons)

Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra: Joseph Sold by His Brothers(c.1655~1660)Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Matteo Rosselli: Joseph Sold to the Ishmaelites(c.1630)Rhode Island School of Design Museum(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Damiano Mascagni : Joseph sold into slavery by his brothers(1602)(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Johann Friedrich Overbeck – The Selling of Joseph(1817)Berlin State Museums(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

The Phillip Medhurst Picture Torah 177. Joseph consigned to the pit. Genesis cap 37 v 28. after Raphael. In the collection of Revd. Philip De Vere at St. George’s Court, Kidderminster, England.(Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license., Wikimedia Commons)

Мухаммед-Надир Самарканди. КУПЦЫ ИЗВЛЕКАЮТ ЮСУФА ИЗ КОЛОДЦА, Альбом индийских и персидских миниатюр. Рукопись ГПБ, Дорн 489. 1616 г. Выполнена в Кашмире(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Wappenscheibe im Kreuzgang des Klosters Wettingen: Ostarm, Sortierung von rechts nach links, Joseph wird von seinen Brüdern nach Ägypten verkauft(Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. by Badener, Wikimedia Commons)

Balthasar Beschey: Joseph Sold by his Brothers(1744)Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz: Joseph sold by his brothers(1883)National Museum in Warsaw(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Alexander Maximilian Seitz – Joseph being sold into slavery(before 1888)(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Giovanni Andrea de Ferrari – Giuseppe venduto ai fratelli-palazzo Bianco(17th century)Palazzo Bianco di Genova(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Konstantin Flavitsky – Children of Jacob sell his brother Joseph(1855)(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Owen Jones – Joseph sold into slavery(1869)The History of Joseph and His Brethren(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)
29流便回到坑邊,見約瑟不在坑裡,就撕裂衣服,
30回到兄弟們那裡,說:「童子沒有了。我往哪裡去才好呢?」
31他們宰了一隻公山羊,把約瑟的那件彩衣染了血,
32打發人送到他們的父親那裡,說:「我們撿了這個;請認一認是你兒子的外衣不是?」

Diego Velázquez: Joseph’s Tunic(1630)Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg – Joseph’s Brothers Bring His Coat to Jacob(1811)Jewish Museum, New York(Public Domain, Jewish Museum)

Domenico Fiasella: Joseph’s Brothers Bringing His Bloody Coat to Jacob(c.1640) El Paso Museum of Art(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Alexander Novoskoltsev: Jacob recognizes Joseph’s clothing(1880)(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Owen Jones – Jacob told his son is dead(1869)The History of Joseph and His Brethren(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)
33他認得,就說:「這是我兒子的外衣。有惡獸把他吃了,約瑟被撕碎了!撕碎了!」

Jan Victors: Jacob Being Shown Joseph’s Robe (1651~3)Private collection(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Jan Victors: Joseph’s blood-stained coat brought to Jacob.(1649)Pałac na Wodzie, Pałac na Wyspie, Pałac Łazienkowski, Warsaw(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Baie 11 de la chapelle Notre-Dame de Kergoat en Quéménéven (29).(Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license., Wikimedia Commons)

Illustrators of the 1897 Bible Pictures and What They Teach Us by Charles Foster – Jacob’s Sons Show Their Father Joseph’s Coat.(1897)(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)
34雅各便撕裂衣服,腰間圍上麻布,為他兒子悲哀了多日。

Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow: Presentation of the Bloody Coat to Jacob(1816~7)Berlin(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Ford Madox Brown: Jacob and Joseph’s Coat(1868~71)Museo de Arte de Ponce, USA(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Josep Vergara: Joseph’s Bloody Coat Brought to Jacob(1790)Joan J. Gavara Collection (Valencia)(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Claes Corneliszoon Moeyaert: Joseph’s blood-stained coat brought to Jacob.(1624)Muzeum Sztuki w Łodzi, Poland(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)
35他的兒女都起來安慰他,他卻不肯受安慰,說:「我必悲哀著下陰間,到我兒子那裡。」約瑟的父親就為他哀哭。

James Tissot – Jacob Mourns His Son Joseph(c. 1896-1902)Jewish Museum, New York(Public Domain, Jewish Museum)

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout – Joseph bewailed as dead by his father; the sons and daughters are unable to console him (Genesis 37:22-33)(c.1665)Private Collection(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Govert Flinck: Joseph´s bloody coat(1655)Sinebrychoff Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Jan Lievens: Jacob Receiving the Bloody Tunic of Joseph(1st half of 17th century)Private collecction(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

Jan Pynas: Jacob’s Sons Show Him Joseph’s Blood-Stained Robe(1618)Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg(Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)
36米甸人帶約瑟到埃及,把他賣給法老的內臣─護衛長波提乏。

James Tissot – Joseph Sold Into Egypt(c. 1896-1902)Jewish Museum, New York(Public Domain, Jewish Museum)