Suencuek 37
1 Jakob ngawn tah a napa kah lampahnah khohmuen Kanaan kho ahkhoa sak.
Now Jacob was living in the land where his father had made a place for himself, in the land of Canaan.
2 Jakob kah a rhuirhong he tah, Joseph kum hlai rhiha lo ca vaengah a mayarhoek taengah boivaa luem puei. Te vaengah anihte a napa yuu Bilhah ca rhoek nen khaw, Zilpah ca rhoek nen khaw cadong hmaih van. Tedae Joseph loh amih kah theetnah te a napa taengaha thaelaa puen pah.
These are the generations of Jacob: Joseph, a boy seventeen years old, was looking after the flock, together with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph gave their father a bad account of them.
3 Tedae Joseph te tah a patong soi kah a ca van oeh dongah a carhoek boeih lakah anih te Israelloh a lungnah tih pendum angkidung khaw a saii pah.
Now the love which Israel had for Joseph was greater than his love for all his other children, because he got him when he was an old man: and he had a long coat made for him.
4 Tedae a mayarhoek boeih lakah a napa loh aniha lungnah te a maya rhoek loh a hmuh uh vaengah amaha hmuhuet uh. Te dongah anih rhoepnah neh voek ham khaw coeng uh pawh.
And because his brothers saw that Joseph was dearer to his father than all the others, they were full of hate for him, and would not say a kind word to him.
5 Te vaengah Joseph loh manga man tih a mayarhoek taenglaa puen hatah a maya rhoek kah a hmuhuet uh te koepa khoep.
Now Joseph had a dream, and he gave his brothers an account of it, which made their hate greater than ever.
6 Te vaengaha mayarhoek la, “Hnatun uh laeh, he tlam he mang ka man.
And he said to them, Let me give you the story of my dream.
7 Lohma li kah cangpate mamih loh n'tum uh hatah kai kah cangpate thoo tih pai. Te vaengah nangmih kah cangpaloh a vael uh tih kai kah cangpa taengah bakop uh,” a ti nah
We were in the field, getting the grain stems together, and my grain kept upright, and yours came round and went down on the earth before mine.
8 Te dongah anih te a mayarhoek loh, “Kaimih soah manghai la na manghai vetih kaimih soahna boei khaw na boei tang venim?,” a ti na uh. Aniha hmuhuet uh te a mang, a olka neh koepa khoep.
And his brothers said to him, Are you to be our king? will you have authority over us? And because of his dream and his words, their hate for him became greater than ever.
9 Te phoeiah manga tloe koepa man tih a mayarhoek taengah, “Mang koep ka man hatah khomik neh hla neh aisi hlai at loh kai taengah tarha bakop uh,” a ti nah tih a doek.
Then he had another dream, and gave his brothers an account of it, saying, I have had another dream: the sun and the moon and eleven stars gave honour to me.
10 A napa neh a mayarhoek taengaha doek bal dongah amah vik te a napa loh, “Mangna man te ba ham lae? Nang hmaiah diklai la bakop ham kai neh na nu neh na maya rhoek loh ka lo khaw ka lo uh a ya?,” a ti nah tih a ho.
And he gave word of it to his father and his brothers; but his father protesting said, What sort of a dream is this? am I and your mother and your brothers to go down on our faces to the earth before you?
11 Te dongah anih te a mayarhoek thatlai uh. Tedae a napa long tah olka tea kuem.
And his brothers were full of envy; but his father kept his words in mind.
12 Tedae a maya rhoek tah Shekhem ah a napa kah boiva luem sak hama caeh cet.
Now his brothers went to keep watch over their father's flock in Shechem.
13 Te vaengah Israel loh Joseph la, “Na maya rhoek, te Shekhem ah luem uh pawt nim? Halo lamtah nang man amih taengla kan tueih pawn ve,” a ti nah. Te dongah amah te, “Ka om ngawn he,” a ti nah.
And Israel said to Joseph, Are not your brothers with the flock in Shechem? come, I will send you to them. And he said to him, Here am I.
14 Te dongah Joseph la,” Tahaeah cet lamtah, na maya rhoek kah sading sathal neh boiva kah sading sathal khaw na hmuh phoeiah kai taengah ol koep ham voei,” a ti nah. Te phoeiah Hebron kol lamkah Shekhem laa tueih tih Joseph khaw cet van.
And he said to him, Go now, and see if your brothers are well and how the flock is; then come back and give me word. So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
15 Te vaengah lohma ah aka khohmang hlang te lawta hmuh hatah tekah hlang loh, “Balaena tlap dae? a tinah tiha dawt.
And a man saw him wandering in the country, and said to him, What are you looking for?
16 Te vaengah Joseph loh, “Ka maya rhoek ni ka tlap. Mela a luem uh khaw han thui lah saw,” a ti nah.
And he said, I am looking for my brothers; please give me word of where they are keeping their flock.
17 Te dongah tekah hlang long te, “He lamloh puen uh, “Dothan la cet sih,” a ti uh khaw ka yaak ta,” a ti nah. Te dongah Joseph loh a mayarhoek hnukah cet tih amihte Dothan aha hmuh.
And the man said, They have gone away from here, for they said in my hearing, Let us go to Dothan. So Joseph went after them and came up with them at Dothan.
18 Tedae anih tea hla lamkaha hmuh uh tih amih taenga pha hlan ah mah ngawn ham anih tea rhaithi uh.
But they saw him when he was a long way off, and before he came near them they made a secret design against him to put him to death;
19 Te dongah a maya rhoek loh khat neh khat taengah, “Mang boei halo ke!
Saying to one another, See, here comes this dreamer.
20 Halo uh laeh, anih ke ngawn uhsih lamtah tangrhom pakhat khuila voei uh sih. 'Boethae mulhingloh a ngaeh coeng,’ ti na uh sih. A mangte metlam nim a om ve so uh sih,” a ti uh.
Let us now put him to death and put his body into one of these holes, and we will say, An evil beast has put him to death: then we will see what becomes of his dreams.
21 Tedae Reubenloh a yaak vaengah amih kut lamkah Joseph te a huul tih, “A kah hinglu he ngawn uh boel sih,” a ti nah.
But Reuben, hearing these words, got him out of their hands, saying, Let us not take his life.
22 Reuben loh amih taengah, “Anih te thii long sak boeh, khosoek kah tangrhom khuila voei uh mai, anih soah kut hlah uh boel mai,” a ti nah. Te vaengah anih te amih kut lamloh huul ham neh a napa taengla mael puei ham a ngaih.
Do not put him to a violent death, but let him be placed in one of the holes; this he said to keep him safe from their hands, with the purpose of taking him back to his father again.
23 Te dongah Joseph loh a mayarhoek taengla apha vaengah Joseph kah angkidung neh a pum dongkah pendum angkidung tea pit pauh.
So when Joseph came to his brothers, they took off his long coat which he had on;
24 Te phoeiah Joseph te a khuen uh tih tangrhom khuiaha voeih uh. Tangrhom te khaw hoengtih tui om pawh.
And they took him and put him in the hole: now the hole had no water in it.
25 Tedae buh ca laa ngol uh vaengah a dan uh hatah Gilead lamkah Ishmael lambong aka lote lawta hmuh uh. Te vaengah Ishmael rhoek loh Egypt la suntlak puei ham kalauk dongah anhoi, thingpi neh myrrha phueih uh tih cet uh.
Then seating themselves, they took their meal: and looking up, they saw a travelling band of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead on their way to Egypt, with spices and perfumes on their camels.
26 Tedae Judah loh a manucarhoek la, “Mah manuca te mueluemnah neh n'ngawn uh mai cakhaw a thii loh m'bueih ni.
And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is there in putting our brother to death and covering up his blood?
27 Halo uh, anih he Ishmael taengah yoi uh sih. Ning kah a saa, manuca oeh dongah anih soah kut hlah thil boel sih,” a tinah hatah a manuca rhoek long khaw a rhoi uh.
Let us give him to these Ishmaelites for a price, and let us not put violent hands on him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers gave ear to him.
28 Te dongah Median hlang, thimpomrhoek halo neh Joseph tea doek uh tih tangrhom lamloha khuen uh. Te phoeiah Joseph te Ishmael taengah tangka baelthong laa yoih uh. Te dongah Joseph te Egypt laa khuen uh.
And some traders from Midian went by; so pulling Joseph up out of the hole, they gave him to the Ishmaelites for twenty bits of silver, and they took him to Egypt.
29 Tedae Reuben loh tangrhom taenglaa bal vaengah tangrhom khuikah Josephte haha sawt dongah a himbai tea phen.
Now when Reuben came back to the hole, Joseph was not there; and giving signs of grief,
30 Te phoeiah a manucarhoek tea paan tih, “Camoe te a om pawt dongah kai melam ka mael eh?,” a ti nah.
He went back to his brothers, and said, The child is gone; what am I to do?
31 Te phoeiah Joseph kah angkidung tea loh uh. Maae tala ngawn uh kah thii dongah angkidung tea nuem uh.
Then they took Joseph's coat, and put on it some of the blood from a young goat which they had put to death,
32 Pendum angkidung te khawa loh uh tih a napa taenglaa khuen uh phoeiah, “Hekah angkidung ka hmuh uh he na capa kah himbai neh himbai pawt khaw hmat lah,” a ti na uh.
And they took the coat to their father, and said, We came across this; is it your son's coat or not?
33 Te vaengah himbai te a hmat tih, “Ka capa kah angkidung la he, Josephte mulhing boethae loh pat pata ngaeh coini,” a ti.
And he saw that it was, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast has put him to death; without doubt Joseph has come to a cruel end.
34 Jakob loh a himbai te a phen, a cinghen ah tlamhnia naak tih a capa ham hnin takuem puet nguekcoi.
Then Jacob, giving signs of grief, put on haircloth, and went on weeping for his son day after day.
35 Te phoeiah anih aka hloep la a ca tongpa rhoek boeih neh a ca huta rhoek boeih khaw halo uh daea hloep ham khaw a aal. “Ka capa taengah saelkhui la rhahdoe cangpoem neh ka suntla ni,” a tinah tih Joseph kah a napate rhap. (Sheol h7585)
And all his sons and all his daughters came to give him comfort, but he would not be comforted, saying with weeping, I will go down to the underworld to my son. So great was his father's sorrow for him. (Sheol h7585)
36 Median hoel long khaw Joseph te Egypt kah imtawt mangpa Pharaoh imkhoem Potiphar taenglaa yoih uh.
And in Egypt the men of Midian gave him for a price to Potiphar, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house.
