تكوين 37

١ 1 وَسَكَنَ يَعْقُوبُ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ، حَيْثُ تَغَرَّبَ أَبُوهُ،

And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

٢ 2 وَهَذَا سِجِلٌّ بِسِيرَةِ يَعْقُوبَ. إِذْ كَانَ يُوسُفُ غُلَاماً فِي السَّابِعَةِ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ، رَاحَ يَرْعَى الْغَنَمَ مَعَ إِخْوَتِهِ أَبْنَاءِ بِلْهَةَ وَزِلْفَةَ زَوْجَتَيْ أَبِيهِ، فَأَبْلَغَ يُوسُفُ أَبَاهُ بِنَمِيمَتِهِمِ الرَّدِيئَةِ.

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

٣ 3 وَكَانَ إِسْرَائِيلُ يُحِبُّ يُوسُفَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ بَقِيَّةِ إِخْوَتِهِ، لأَنَّهُ كَانَ ابْنَ شَيْخُوخَتِهِ، فَصَنَعَ لَهُ قَمِيصاً مُلَوَّناً.

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.

٤ 4 وَلَمَّا رَأَى إِخْوَتُهُ أَنَّ أَبَاهُمْ يُحِبُّهُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُمْ كَرِهُوهُ وَأَسَاءُوا إِلَيْهِ بِكَلامِهِمْ.

And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

٥ 5 وَحَلُمَ يُوسُفُ حُلْماً قَصَّهُ عَلَى إِخْوَتِهِ، فَازْدَادُوا لَهُ بُغْضاً.

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

٦ 6 قَالَ لَهُمْ: «اسْمَعُوا هَذَا الْحُلْمَ الَّذِي حَلَمْتُهُ.

And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

٧ 7 رَأَيْتُ وَكَأَنَّنَا نَحْزِمُ حُزَماً فِي الْحَقْلِ، فَإِذَا بِحُزْمَتِي وَقَفَتْ ثُمَّ انْتَصَبَتْ، فَأَحَاطَتْ بِها حُزَمُكُمْ وَانْحَنَتْ لَهَا».

For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made reverence to my sheaf.

٨ 8 فَقَالَ لَهُ إِخْوَتُهُ: «أَلَعَلَّكَ تَمْلِكُ عَلَيْنَا أَوْ تَحْكُمُنَا؟» وَزَادَ بُغْضُهُمْ لَهُ بِسَبَبِ أَحْلامِهِ وَكَلامِهِ.

And his brethren said to him, Shall you indeed reign over us? or shall you indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

٩ 9 ثُمَّ حَلُمَ حُلْماً آخَرَ سَرَدَهُ عَلَى إِخْوَتِهِ، قَالَ: «حَلَمْتُ حُلْماً آخَرَ، وَإذَا الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ وَأَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوْكَباً سَاجِدَةٌ لِي».

And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made reverence to me.

١٠ 10 وَقَصَّهُ عَلَى أَبِيهِ وَإِخْوَتِهِ، فَأَنَّبَهُ أَبُوهُ وَقَالَ: «أَيُّ حُلْمٍ هَذَا الَّذِي حَلَمْتَهُ؟ أَتَظُنُّ حَقّاً أَنَّنِي وَأُمَّكَ وَإِخْوَتَكَ سَنَأْتِي وَنَنْحَنِي لَكَ إِلَى الأَرْضِ؟»

And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to you to the earth?

١١ 11 فَحَسَدَهُ إِخْوَتُهُ. أَمَّا أَبُوهُ فَأَسَرَّ هَذَا الْكَلامَ فِي قَلْبِهِ.

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

١٢ 12 وَانْطَلَقَ إِخْوَتُهُ لِيَرْعَوْا غَنَمَ أَبِيهِمْ عِنْدَ شَكِيمَ،

And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

١٣ 13 فَقَالَ إِسْرَائِيلُ لِيُوسُفَ: أَلا يَرْعَى إِخْوَتُكَ الْغَنَمَ عِنْدَ شَكِيمَ؟ تَعَالَ لأُرْسِلَكَ إِلَيْهِمْ.

And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not your brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send you unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

١٤ 14 اذْهَبْ وَاطْمَئِنَّ عَلَى إِخْوَتِكَ وَعَلَى الْمَوَاشِي، ثُمَّ عُدْ وَأَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ أَحْوَالِهِمْ، فَمَضَى مِنْ وَادِي حَبْرُونَ حَتَّى أَقْبَلَ إِلَى شَكِيمَ.

And he said to him, Go, I pray you, see whether it be well with your brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

١٥ 15 وَالْتَقَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَوَجَدَهُ تَائِهاً فِي الْحُقُولِ، فَسَأَلَهُ: «عَمَّنْ تَبْحَثُ؟»

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seek you?

١٦ 16 فَأَجَابَهُ: «أَبْحَثُ عَنْ إِخْوَتِي. أَرْجُوكَ أَنْ تُخْبِرَنِي أَيْنَ يَرْعَوْنَ مَوَاشِيَهُمْ؟»

And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray you, where they feed their flocks.

١٧ 17 فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: «لَقَدِ انْتَقَلُوا مِنْ هُنَا، وَسَمِعْتُهُمْ يَقُولُونَ: لِنَذْهَبْ إِلَى دُوثَانَ». فَانْطَلَقَ يُوسُفُ فِي إِثْرِ إِخْوَتِهِ حَتَّى قَدِمَ عَلَيْهِمْ فِي دُوثَانَ.

And the man said, They are departed behind; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

١٨ 18 وَمَا إِنْ رَأَوْهُ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ، وَقَبْلَ أَنْ يَقْتَرِبَ مِنْهُمْ حَتَّى تَآمَرُوا عَلَيْهِ لِيَقْتُلُوهُ.

And when they saw him far off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

١٩ 19 وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «هَا هُوَ صَاحِبُ الأَحْلامِ مُقْبِلٌ.

And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer comes.

٢٠ 20 هَيَّا نَقْتُلُهُ وَنُلْقِ بِهِ فِي إِحْدَى الآبَارِ، وَنَدَّعِي أَنَّ وَحْشاً ضَارِياً افْتَرَسَهُ، لِنَرَى مَاذَا تُجْدِيهِ أَحْلامُهُ».

Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast has devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

٢١ 21 وَإِذْ سَمِعَ رَأُوبَيْنُ حَدِيثَهُمْ، أَرَادَ أَنْ يُنْقِذَهُ فَقَالَ: «لا نَقْتُلُهُ،

And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.

٢٢ 22 وَلا تَسْفِكُوا دَماً، بَلِ اطْرَحُوهُ فِي هَذِهِ الْبِئْرِ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ، وَلا تَمُدُّوا إِلَيْهِ يَداً بِأَذىً». وَقَدْ أَشَارَ رَأُوبَيْنُ بِهَذَا لأَنَّهُ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُخَلِّصَهُ مِنْهُمْ وَيَرُدَّهُ إِلَى أَبِيهِ.

And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

٢٣ 23 وَعِنْدَمَا قَدِمَ عَلَى إِخْوَتِهِ، نَزَعُوا عَنْهُ قَمِيصَهُ الْمُلَوَّنَ الَّذِي كَانَ يَرْتَدِيهِ،

And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;

٢٤ 24 وَأَخَذُوهُ وَأَلْقَوْا بِهِ فِي الْبِئْرِ. وَكَانَتِ الْبِئْرُ فَارِغَةً مِنَ الْمَاءِ.

And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

٢٥ 25 وَحِينَ جَلَسُوا لِيَأْكُلُوا شَاهَدُوا عَنْ بُعْدٍ قَافِلَةً مِنَ الإِسْمَاعِيلِيِّينَ قَادِمِينَ مِنْ جِلْعَادَ فِي طَرِيقِهِمْ إِلَى مِصْرَ، وَجِمَالُهُمْ مُثَقَّلَةٌ بِالتَّوَابِلِ وَالْبَلَسَانِ وَالْمُرِّ.

And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

٢٦ 26 فَقَالَ يَهُوذَا لإِخْوَتِهِ: «مَا جَدْوَى قَتْلِ أَخِينَا وَإِخْفَاءِ دَمِهِ؟

And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

٢٧ 27 تَعَالَوْا نَبِيعُهُ إِلَى الإِسْمَاعِيلِيِّينَ وَنُبْرِئُ أَيْدِينَا مِنْ دَمِهِ لأَنَّهُ أَخُونَا وَمِنْ لَحْمِنَا». فَوَافَقَ إِخْوَتُهُ عَلَى رَأْيِهِ.

Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.

٢٨ 28 وَعِنْدَمَا دَنَا مِنْهُمُ التُّجَّارُ الْمِدْيَانِيُّونَ، سَحَبُوا يُوسُفَ مِنَ الْبِئْرِ وَبَاعُوهُ لَهُمْ بِعِشْرِينَ قِطْعَةً مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ، فَحَمَلُوهُ إِلَى مِصْرَ.

Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

٢٩ 29 ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ رَأُوبَيْنُ إِلَى الْبِئْرِ لِيُنْقِذَ يُوسُفَ فَلَمْ يَجِدْهُ، فَمَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ،

And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

٣٠ 30 وَرَجَعَ إِلَى إِخْوَتِهِ يَقُولُ: «الْوَلَدُ لَيْسَ مَوْجُوداً، وَأَنَا الآنَ إِلَى أَيْنَ أَتَوَجَّهُ؟»

And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, where shall I go?

٣١ 31 فَأَخَذُوا قَمِيصَ يُوسُفَ الْمُلَوَّنَ، وَذَبَحُوا تَيْساً مِنَ الْمِعْزَى وَغَمَسُوا الْقَمِيصَ فِي الدَّمِ،

And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;

٣٢ 32 وَأَرْسَلُوهُ إِلَى أَبِيهِمْ قَائِلِينَ: «لَقَدْ وَجَدْنَا هَذَا الْقَمِيصَ، فَتَحَقَّقْ مِنْهُ، أَهُوَ قَمِيصُ ابْنِكَ أَمْ لا؟»

And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be your son's coat or no.

٣٣ 33 فَتَعَرَّفَ يَعْقُوبُ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ: «هَذَا قَمِيصُ ابْنِي. وَحْشٌ ضَارٍ افْتَرَسَهُ وَمَزَّقَهُ أَشْلاءَ».

And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast has devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.

٣٤ 34 فَشَقَّ يَعْقُوبُ ثِيَابَهُ، وَارْتَدَى الْمُسُوحَ عَلَى حَقْوَيْهِ، وَنَاحَ عَلَى ابْنِهِ أَيَّاماً عَدِيدَةً.

And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

٣٥ 35 وَعِنْدَمَا قَامَ جَمِيعُ أَبْنَائِهِ لِيُعَزُّوهُ أَبَى أَنْ يَتَعَزَّى وَقَالَ: «إِنِّي أَمْضِي إِلَى ابْنِي نَائِحاً إِلَى الْهَاوِيَةِ». وَبَكَى عَلَيْهِ أَبُوهُ. (Sheol h7585)

And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)

٣٦ 36 وَبَاعَ الْمِدْيَانِيُّونَ يُوسُفَ فِي مِصْرَ لِفُوطِيفَارَ كَبِيرِ خَدَمِ فِرْعَوْنَ، رَئِيسِ الْحَرَسِ.

And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.

Joseph is Sold by His Brothers