And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.

现在，不要因为把我卖到这里自忧自恨。这是神差我在你们以先来，为要保全生命。

现在，不要因为把我卖到这里而忧伤，对自己生气，因为上帝差我在你们以先来，为要保全性命。

现在，不要因为把我卖到这里而忧伤，对自己生气，因为神差我在你们以先来，为要保全性命。

现在，你们不要因为把我卖到这里而自怨自责。上帝差我先来这里，是为了保住大家的性命。

现在你们不要因为把我卖到这里来，而自忧自责。这原是神差派我在你们以先来这里，为要保全性命。

现在，不要因你们把我卖到这里而自忧自恨；要知道，是神在你们之前派遣了我，为要拯救生命。

現在，不要因為把我賣到這裏自憂自恨。這是神差我在你們以先來，為要保全生命。

現在，不要因為把我賣到這裏而憂傷，對自己生氣，因為上帝差我在你們以先來，為要保全性命。

現在，不要因為把我賣到這裏而憂傷，對自己生氣，因為神差我在你們以先來，為要保全性命。

現在，你們不要因為把我賣到這裡而自怨自責。上帝差我先來這裡，是為了保住大家的性命。

現在你們不要因為把我賣到這裡來，而自憂自責。這原是神差派我在你們以先來這裡，為要保全性命。

現在你們不要因為把我賣到這裏來自己憂傷、自己惱怒；因為是為了要保全人類的生命，上帝才差了我在你們以先來的。

現在，不要因你們把我賣到這裡而自憂自恨；要知道，是神在你們之前派遣了我，為要拯救生命。

勿以鬻我來此、自憂自恨、蓋上帝遣我先爾而至、以全爾生、

勿緣此自憂自恨、蓋上帝遣我、先爾而至、以保爾命。

勿以昔鬻我至此、自憂自恨、蓋天主遣我先爾而至、以保爾命、

But don’t be upset. And don’t be angry with yourselves because you sold me here. God sent me ahead of you to save many lives.

And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.

But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives.

And now don’t be grieved or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.

Now do not be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to save lives.

But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.

And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.

And now don’t be worried or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.

Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.

Now, do not be upset and do not be angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to preserve life!

Now don’t be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.

You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

and said:“ Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.”

But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.“ So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.

This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross.But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.

He called down famine on the land and destroyed all their supplies of food;and he sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.

Jesus said,“ Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

“ Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with himand rescued him from all his troubles. He gave Joseph wisdom and enabled him to gain the goodwill of Pharaoh king of Egypt. So Pharaoh made him ruler over Egypt and all his palace.“ Then a famine struck all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our forefathers on their first visit.On their second visit, Joseph told his brothers who he was, and Pharaoh learned about Joseph’s family.After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family, seventy-five in all.Then Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our ancestors died.

“ You have saved our lives,” they said.“ May we find favor in the eyes of our lord; we will be in bondage to Pharaoh.”

Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.

When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God.“ Sovereign Lord,” they said,“ you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them.You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David:“‘ Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed one.’Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen.

Absalom and all the men of Israel said,“ The advice of Hushai the Arkite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had determined to frustrate the good advice of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.

But the king said,“ What does this have to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? If he is cursing because the Lord said to him,‘ Curse David,’ who can ask,‘ Why do you do this?’”David then said to Abishai and all his officials,“ My son, my own flesh and blood, is trying to kill me. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone; let him curse, for the Lord has told him to.It may be that the Lord will look upon my misery and restore to me his covenant blessing instead of his curse today.”

You did it in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.’”

Early the next morning they arose and worshiped before the Lord and then went back to their home at Ramah. Elkanah made love to his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her.

in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.