اَلتَّكْوِينُ 37

١ 1 وَسَكَنَ يَعْقُوبُ فِي أَرْضِ غُرْبَةِ أَبِيهِ، فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ.

And Jacob lived in the land where his father sojourned, in the land of Chanaan.

٢ 2 هَذِهِ مَوَالِيدُ يَعْقُوبَ: يُوسُفُ إِذْ كَانَ ٱبْنَ سَبْعَ عَشَرَةَ سَنَةً، كَانَ يَرْعَى مَعَ إِخْوَتِهِ ٱلْغَنَمَ وَهُوَ غُلَامٌ عِنْدَ بَنِي بِلْهَةَ وَبَنِي زِلْفَةَ ٱمْرَأَتَيْ أَبِيهِ، وَأَتَى يُوسُفُ بِنَمِيمَتِهِمِ ٱلرَّدِيئَةِ إِلَى أَبِيهِمْ.

And these are the generations of Jacob. And Joseph was seventeen years old, feeding the sheep of his father with his brethren, being young; with the sons of Balla, and with the sons of Zelpha, the wives of his father; and Joseph brought to Israel their father their evil reproach.

٣ 3 وَأَمَّا إِسْرَائِيلُ فَأَحَبَّ يُوسُفَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَائِرِ بَنِيهِ لِأَنَّهُ ٱبْنُ شَيْخُوخَتِهِ، فَصَنَعَ لَهُ قَمِيصًا مُلَوَّنًا.

And Jacob loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was to him the son of old age; and he made for him a coat of many colors.

٤ 4 فَلَمَّا رَأَى إِخْوَتُهُ أَنَّ أَبَاهُمْ أَحَبَّهُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ إِخْوَتِهِ أَبْغَضُوهُ، وَلَمْ يَسْتَطِيعُوا أَنْ يُكَلِّمُوهُ بِسَلَامٍ.

And his brethren having seen that his father loved him more than all his sons, hated him, and could not speak anything peaceful to him.

٥ 5 وَحَلُمَ يُوسُفُ حُلْمًا وَأَخْبَرَ إِخْوَتَهُ، فَٱزْدَادُوا أَيْضًا بُغْضًا لَهُ.

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and reported it to his brethren.

٦ 6 فَقَالَ لَهُمُ: «ٱسْمَعُوا هَذَا ٱلْحُلْمَ ٱلَّذِي حَلُمْتُ:

And he said to them, Hear this dream which I have dreamed.

٧ 7 فَهَا نَحْنُ حَازِمُونَ حُزَمًا فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ، وَإِذَا حُزْمَتِي قَامَتْ وَٱنْتَصَبَتْ، فَٱحْتَاطَتْ حُزَمُكُمْ وَسَجَدَتْ لِحُزْمَتِي».

I thought you were binding sheaves in the middle of the field, and my sheaf stood up and was erected, and your sheaves turned round, and did obeisance to my sheaf.

٨ 8 فَقَالَ لَهُ إِخْوَتُهُ: «أَلَعَلَّكَ تَمْلِكُ عَلَيْنَا مُلْكًا أَمْ تَتَسَلَّطُ عَلَيْنَا تَسَلُّطًا؟» وَٱزْدَادُوا أَيْضًا بُغْضًا لَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَحْلَامِهِ وَمِنْ أَجْلِ كَلَامِهِ.

And his brethren said to him, Shall you indeed reign over us, or shall you indeed be lord over us? And they hated him still more for his dreams and for his words.

٩ 9 ثُمَّ حَلُمَ أَيْضًا حُلْمًا آخَرَ وَقَصَّهُ عَلَى إِخْوَتِهِ، فَقَالَ: «إِنِّي قَدْ حَلُمْتُ حُلْمًا أَيْضًا، وَإِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ وَأَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوْكَبًا سَاجِدَةٌ لِي».

And he dreamed another dream, and related it to his father, and to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed another dream: as it were the sun, and the moon, and the eleven stars did me reverence.

١٠ 10 وَقَصَّهُ عَلَى أَبِيهِ وَعَلَى إِخْوَتِهِ، فَٱنْتَهَرَهُ أَبُوهُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «مَا هَذَا ٱلْحُلْمُ ٱلَّذِي حَلُمْتَ؟ هَلْ نَأْتِي أَنَا وَأُمُّكَ وَإِخْوَتُكَ لِنَسْجُدَ لَكَ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ؟»

And his father rebuked him, and said to him, What is this dream which you have dreamed? shall indeed both I and your mother and your brethren come and bow before you to the earth?

١١ 11 فَحَسَدَهُ إِخْوَتُهُ، وَأَمَّا أَبُوهُ فَحَفِظَ ٱلْأَمْرَ.

And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

١٢ 12 وَمَضَى إِخْوَتُهُ لِيَرْعَوْا غَنَمَ أَبِيهِمْ عِنْدَ شَكِيمَ.

And his brethren went to feed the sheep of their father to Sychem.

١٣ 13 فَقَالَ إِسْرَائِيلُ لِيُوسُفَ: «أَلَيْسَ إِخْوَتُكَ يَرْعَوْنَ عِنْدَ شَكِيمَ؟ تَعَالَ فَأُرْسِلَكَ إِلَيْهِمْ». فَقَالَ لَهُ: «هَأَنَذَا».

And Israel said to Joseph, Do not your brethren feed their flock in Sychem? Come, I will send you to them; and he said to him, Behold, I [am here].

١٤ 14 فَقَالَ لَهُ: «ٱذْهَبِ ٱنْظُرْ سَلَامَةَ إِخْوَتِكَ وَسَلَامَةَ ٱلْغَنَمِ وَرُدَّ لِي خَبَرًا». فَأَرْسَلَهُ مِنْ وَطَاءِ حَبْرُونَ فَأَتَى إِلَى شَكِيمَ.

And Israel said to him, Go and see if your brethren and the sheep are well, and bring me word; and he sent him out of the valley of Chebron, and he came to Sychem.

١٥ 15 فَوَجَدَهُ رَجُلٌ وَإِذَا هُوَ ضَالٌّ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ. فَسَأَلَهُ ٱلرَّجُلُ قَائِلًا: «مَاذَا تَطْلُبُ؟»

And a man found him wandering in the field; and the man asked him, saying, What seek you?

١٦ 16 فَقَالَ: «أَنَا طَالِبٌ إِخْوَتِي. أَخْبِرْنِي «أَيْنَ يَرْعَوْنَ؟».

And he said, I am seeking my brethren; tell me where they feed [their flocks].

١٧ 17 فَقَالَ ٱلرَّجُلُ: «قَدِ ٱرْتَحَلُوا مِنْ هُنَا، لِأَنِّي سَمِعْتُهُمْ يَقُولُونَ: لِنَذْهَبْ إِلَى دُوثَانَ». فَذَهَبَ يُوسُفُ وَرَاءَ إِخْوَتِهِ فَوَجَدَهُمْ فِي دُوثَانَ.

And the man said to him, They have departed hence, for I heard them saying, Let us go to Dothaim; and Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothaim.

١٨ 18 فَلَمَّا أَبْصَرُوهُ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ، قَبْلَمَا ٱقْتَرَبَ إِلَيْهِمِ، ٱحْتَالُوا لَهُ لِيُمِيتُوهُ.

And they spied him from a distance before he drew near to them, and they wickedly took counsel to kill him.

١٩ 19 فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «هُوَذَا هَذَا صَاحِبُ ٱلْأَحْلَامِ قَادِمٌ.

And each said to his brother, Behold, that dreamer comes.

٢٠ 20 فَٱلْآنَ هَلُمَّ نَقْتُلْهُ وَنَطْرَحْهُ فِي إِحْدَى ٱلْآبَارِ وَنَقُولُ: وَحْشٌ رَدِيءٌ أَكَلَهُ. فَنَرَى مَاذَا تَكُونُ أَحْلَامُهُ».

Now then come, let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits; and we will say, An evil wild beast has devoured him; and we shall see what his dreams will be.

٢١ 21 فَسَمِعَ رَأُوبَيْنُ وَأَنْقَذَهُ مِنْ أَيْدِيهِمْ، وَقَالَ: «لَا نَقْتُلُهُ».

And Ruben having heard it, rescued him out of their hands, and said, Let us not kill him.

٢٢ 22 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَأُوبَيْنُ: «لَا تَسْفِكُوا دَمًا. اِطْرَحُوهُ فِي هَذِهِ ٱلْبِئْرِ ٱلَّتِي فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ وَلَا تَمُدُّوا إِلَيْهِ يَدًا». لِكَيْ يُنْقِذَهُ مِنْ أَيْدِيهِمْ لِيَرُدَّهُ إِلَى أَبِيهِ.

And Ruben said to them, Shed not blood; cast him into one of these pits in the wilderness, but do not lay [your] hands upon him; that he might rescue him out of their hands, and restore him to his father.

٢٣ 23 فَكَانَ لَمَّا جَاءَ يُوسُفُ إِلَى إِخْوَتِهِ أَنَّهُمْ خَلَعُوا عَنْ يُوسُفَ قَمِيصَهُ، ٱلْقَمِيصَ ٱلْمُلَوَّنَ ٱلَّذِي عَلَيْهِ،

And it came to pass, when Joseph came to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his many-coloured coat that was upon him.

٢٤ 24 وَأَخَذُوهُ وَطَرَحُوهُ فِي ٱلْبِئْرِ. وَأَمَّا ٱلْبِئْرُ فَكَانَتْ فَارِغَةً لَيْسَ فِيهَا مَاءٌ.

And they took him and cast him into the pit; and the pit was empty, it had not water.

٢٥ 25 ثُمَّ جَلَسُوا لِيَأْكُلُوا طَعَامًا. فَرَفَعُوا عُيُونَهُمْ وَنَظَرُوا وَإِذَا قَافِلَةُ إِسْمَاعِيلِيِّينَ مُقْبِلَةٌ مِنْ جِلْعَادَ، وَجِمَالُهُمْ حَامِلَةٌ كَثِيرَاءَ وَبَلَسَانًا وَلَاذَنًا، ذَاهِبِينَ لِيَنْزِلُوا بِهَا إِلَى مِصْرَ.

And they sat down to eat bread; and having lifted up their eyes they saw, and behold, Ismaelitish travellers came from Galaad, and their camels were heavily loaded with spices, and resin, and myrrh; and they went to bring them to Egypt.

٢٦ 26 فَقَالَ يَهُوذَا لِإِخْوَتِهِ: «مَا ٱلْفَائِدَةُ أَنْ نَقْتُلَ أَخَانَا وَنُخْفِيَ دَمَهُ؟

And Judas said to his brethren, What profit is it if we kill our brother, and conceal his blood?

٢٧ 27 تَعَالَوْا فَنَبِيعَهُ لِلْإِسْمَاعِيلِيِّينَ، وَلَا تَكُنْ أَيْدِينَا عَلَيْهِ لِأَنَّهُ أَخُونَا وَلَحْمُنَا». فَسَمِعَ لَهُ إِخْوَتُهُ.

Come, let us sell him to these Ismaelites, but let not our hands be upon him, because he is our brother and our flesh; and his brethren listened.

٢٨ 28 وَٱجْتَازَ رِجَالٌ مِدْيَانِيُّونَ تُجَّارٌ، فَسَحَبُوا يُوسُفَ وَأَصْعَدُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْبِئْرِ، وَبَاعُوا يُوسُفَ لِلْإِسْمَاعِيلِيِّينَ بِعِشْرِينَ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ. فَأَتَوْا بِيُوسُفَ إِلَى مِصْرَ.

And the men, the merchants of Madian, went by, and they drew and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ismaelites for twenty pieces of gold; and they brought Joseph down into Egypt.

٢٩ 29 وَرَجَعَ رَأُوبَيْنُ إِلَى ٱلْبِئْرِ، وَإِذَا يُوسُفُ لَيْسَ فِي ٱلْبِئْرِ، فَمَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ.

And Ruben returned to the pit, and sees not Joseph in the pit; and he tore his garments.

٣٠ 30 ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى إِخْوَتِهِ وَقَالَ: «ٱلْوَلَدُ لَيْسَ مَوْجُودًا، وَأَنَا إِلَى أَيْنَ أَذْهَبُ؟».

And he returned to his brethren and said, The boy is not; and I, whither am I yet to go?

٣١ 31 فَأَخَذُوا قَمِيصَ يُوسُفَ وَذَبَحُوا تَيْسًا مِنَ ٱلْمِعْزَى وَغَمَسُوا ٱلْقَمِيصَ فِي ٱلدَّمِ.

And having taken the coat of Joseph, they killed a kid of the goats, and stained the coat with the blood.

٣٢ 32 وَأَرْسَلُوا ٱلْقَمِيصَ ٱلْمُلَوَّنَ وَأَحْضَرُوهُ إِلَى أَبِيهِمْ وَقَالُوا: «وَجَدْنَا هَذَا. حَقِّقْ أَقَمِيصُ ٱبْنِكَ هُوَ أَمْ لَا؟».

And they sent the coat of many colors; and they brought it to their father, and said, This have we found; know if it be your son's coat or no. And he recognized it, and said, It is my son's coat, an evil wild beast has devoured him; a wild beast has carried off Joseph.

٣٣ 33 فَتَحَقَّقَهُ وَقَالَ: «قَمِيصُ ٱبْنِي! وَحْشٌ رَدِيءٌ أَكَلَهُ، ٱفْتُرِسَ يُوسُفُ ٱفْتِرَاسًا».

٣٤ 34 فَمَزَّقَ يَعْقُوبُ ثِيَابَهُ، وَوَضَعَ مِسْحًا عَلَى حَقَوَيْهِ، وَنَاحَ عَلَى ٱبْنِهِ أَيَّامًا كَثِيرَةً.

And Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

٣٥ 35 فَقَامَ جَمِيعُ بَنِيهِ وَجَمِيعُ بَنَاتِهِ لِيُعَزُّوهُ، فَأَبَى أَنْ يَتَعَزَّى وَقَالَ: «إِنِّي أَنْزِلُ إِلَى ٱبْنِي نَائِحًا إِلَى ٱلْهَاوِيَةِ». وَبَكَى عَلَيْهِ أَبُوهُ. (Sheol h7585)

And all his sons and his daughters gathered themselves together, and came to comfort him; but he would not be comforted, saying, I will go down to my son mourning to Hades; and his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)

٣٦ 36 وَأَمَّا ٱلْمِدْيَانِيُّونَ فَبَاعُوهُ فِي مِصْرَ لِفُوطِيفَارَ خَصِيِّ فِرْعَوْنَ، رَئِيسِ ٱلشُّرَطِ.

And the Madianites sold Joseph into Egypt; to Petephres, the eunuch of Pharao, captain of the guard.

Joseph is Sold by His Brothers