Suencuek 37
1 Jakob ngawn tah a napa kah lampahnah khohmuen Kanaan kho ah kho a sak.
So Jacob dwelt in the land of the sojournings of his father, —in the land of Canaan.
2 Jakob kah a rhuirhong he tah, Joseph kum hlai rhih a lo ca vaengah a maya rhoek taengah boiva a luem puei. Te vaengah anih te 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 taengah a thae la a puen pah.
These, are the generations of Jacob—Joseph, when seventeen years old, was shepherding with his brethren among the flocks, and, he, being a youth, was with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah wives of his father, —so then Joseph brought in the talk about them—something bad, unto their father.
3 Tedae Joseph te tah a patong soi kah a ca van oeh dongah a ca rhoek boeih lakah anih te Israel loh a lungnah tih pendum angkidung khaw a saii pah.
Now, Israel, loved Joseph more than any of his sons, because he was to him, the son of his old age, and he had made him, a long tunic.
4 Tedae a maya rhoek boeih lakah a napa loh anih a lungnah te a maya rhoek loh a hmuh uh vaengah amah a hmuhuet uh. Te dongah anih rhoepnah neh voek ham khaw coeng uh pawh.
So his brethren saw that their father loved him, more than any of his brethren, and they hated him, and could not bid him prosper,
5 Te vaengah Joseph loh mang a man tih a maya rhoek taengla a puen hatah a maya rhoek kah a hmuhuet uh te koep a khoep.
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and told it to his brethren, and they went on yet more to hate him.
6 Te vaengah a maya rhoek la, “Hnatun uh laeh, he tlam he mang ka man.
And he said unto them, Hear ye I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
7 Lohma li kah cangpa te mamih loh n'tum uh hatah kai kah cangpa te thoo tih pai. Te vaengah nangmih kah cangpa loh a vael uh tih kai kah cangpa taengah bakop uh,” a ti nah
Lo! then, we, were binding sheaves in the midst of the field, when lo my sheaf rose up, yea and took its stand, —and lo! round about came your sheaves, and bowed themselves down to my sheaf.
8 Te dongah anih te a maya rhoek loh, “Kaimih soah manghai la na manghai vetih kaimih soah na boei khaw na boei tang venim?,” a ti na uh. Anih a hmuhuet uh te a mang, a olka neh koep a khoep.
And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou, reign, over us, shalt thou, have dominion over us? So they went on yet more to hate him, because of his dreams and because of his words.
9 Te phoeiah mang a tloe koep a man tih a maya rhoek 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 dreamed he, yet another, dream, and related it to his brethren, and said: —Lo! I have dreamed a dream, yet again, Lo! then, the sun and the moon, and eleven stars, were bowing themselves down to me.
10 A napa neh a maya rhoek taengah a doek bal dongah amah vik te a napa loh, “Mang na 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.
So he related it unto his father, and unto his brethren, —and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream which thou hast dreamed? Shall we, indeed come in, I, and thy mother and thy brethren, to bow ourselves down to thee to the earth?
11 Te dongah anih te a maya rhoek thatlai uh. Tedae a napa long tah olka te a kuem.
Then were his brethren jealous of him, but his father, marked the word.
12 Tedae a maya rhoek tah Shekhem ah a napa kah boiva luem sak ham a caeh cet.
Now his brethren went their way, —to feed 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.
So Israel said unto Joseph Are not, thy brethren, feeding the flock in Shechem? Come on! and let me send thee unto them. And he said to him Behold me!
14 Te dongah Joseph la,” Tahae ah 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 la a tueih tih Joseph khaw cet van.
So he said to him—Go, I pray thee, look after the welfare of thy brethren, and the welfare of the flock, and bring me back word. And he sent him from the vale of Hebron, and he came in towards Shechem.
15 Te vaengah lohma ah aka khohmang hlang te lawt a hmuh hatah tekah hlang loh, “Balae na tlap dae? a ti nah tih a dawt.
And a man found him, and lo! he was wandering about in the field, so the man asked him saying—What seekest thou?
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, My brethren, am, I, seeking, —do tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding 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 maya rhoek hnukah cet tih amih te Dothan ah a hmuh.
And the man said, They have broken up from hence, for I heard them saying Let us go our way towards Dothan. So Joseph went after his brethren, and found them, in Dothan.
18 Tedae anih te a hla lamkah a hmuh uh tih amih taeng a pha hlan ah mah ngawn ham anih te a rhaithi uh.
And they saw him afar off, —and, ere yet he drew near unto them, they conspired against him, to put him to death.
19 Te dongah a maya rhoek loh khat neh khat taengah, “Mang boei halo ke!
And they said each man unto his brother, Lo! that master of dreams yonder, coming in!
20 Halo uh laeh, anih ke ngawn uh sih lamtah tangrhom pakhat khuila voei uh sih. 'Boethae mulhing loh a ngaeh coeng,’ ti na uh sih. A mang te metlam nim a om ve so uh sih,” a ti uh.
Now, therefore, come! let us slay him and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say A cruel beast, hath devoured him, —And let us see what will become of his dreams.
21 Tedae Reuben loh a yaak vaengah amih kut lamkah Joseph te a huul tih, “A kah hinglu he ngawn uh boel sih,” a ti nah.
And Reuben heard it, and rescued him out of their hand, and said Let us not smite him, so as to 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.
And Reuben said unto them Do not shed blood! Cast him into this pit, which is in the wilderness, but put not forth, a hand, against him! that he might rescue him out of their hand, to restore him unto his father.
23 Te dongah Joseph loh a maya rhoek taengla apha vaengah Joseph kah angkidung neh a pum dongkah pendum angkidung te a pit pauh.
So it came to pass, when Joseph had come in unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph of his tunic, the long tunic which was upon him,
24 Te phoeiah Joseph te a khuen uh tih tangrhom khuiah a voeih uh. Tangrhom te khaw hoeng tih tui om pawh.
and took him, and cast him into the pit, but the pit, was empty, there was in it no water.
25 Tedae buh ca la a ngol uh vaengah a dan uh hatah Gilead lamkah Ishmael lambong aka lo te lawt a hmuh uh. Te vaengah Ishmael rhoek loh Egypt la suntlak puei ham kalauk dongah anhoi, thingpi neh myrrh a phueih uh tih cet uh.
And when they had sat down to eat bread, they lifted up their eyes and looked, and lo! a caravan of Ishmaelites, coming in from Gilead, —and, their camels, were bearing tragacanth gum, and balsam and cistus-gum, they were going their way, to take them down to Egypt.
26 Tedae Judah loh a manuca rhoek la, “Mah manuca te mueluemnah neh n'ngawn uh mai cakhaw a thii loh m'bueih ni.
So Judah said unto his brethren, —What profit that we slay our brother, and conceal 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 ti nah hatah a manuca rhoek long khaw a rhoi uh.
Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites; but let not, our own hand, be upon him, for our own brother, our own flesh, is he And his brethren hearkened.
28 Te dongah Median hlang, thimpom rhoek halo neh Joseph te a doek uh tih tangrhom lamloh a khuen uh. Te phoeiah Joseph te Ishmael taengah tangka baelthong la a yoih uh. Te dongah Joseph te Egypt la a khuen uh.
And there passed by certain Midianites travelling merchants, so they drew forth and uplifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites, for twenty pieces of silver, —and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29 Tedae Reuben loh tangrhom taengla a bal vaengah tangrhom khuikah Joseph te hah a sawt dongah a himbai te a phen.
And Reuben returned unto the pit, and lo Joseph was not in the pit, so he rent his clothes;
30 Te phoeiah a manuca rhoek te a paan tih, “Camoe te a om pawt dongah kai melam ka mael eh?,” a ti nah.
and returned unto his brethren, and said, —The, lad, is not! And, I, oh where can I, go?
31 Te phoeiah Joseph kah angkidung te a loh uh. Maae tal a ngawn uh kah thii dongah angkidung te a nuem uh.
And they took Joseph’s tunic, —and slaughtered a buck of the goats, and dipped the tunic in the blood;
32 Pendum angkidung te khaw a loh uh tih a napa taengla a khuen uh phoeiah, “Hekah angkidung ka hmuh uh he na capa kah himbai neh himbai pawt khaw hmat lah,” a ti na uh.
and sent the long tunic and brought it in unto their father, and said This, have we found! Examine, we pray thee, whether it is the tunic of thy son, or not!
33 Te vaengah himbai te a hmat tih, “Ka capa kah angkidung la he, Joseph te mulhing boethae loh pat pat a ngaeh coini,” a ti.
So he examined it, and said—The tunic of my son! A cruel beast hath devoured him, —torn in pieces—torn in pieces, is Joseph!
34 Jakob loh a himbai te a phen, a cinghen ah tlamhni a naak tih a capa ham hnin takuem puet nguekcoi.
And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, —and mourned over his son many days.
35 Te phoeiah anih aka hloep la a ca tongpa rhoek boeih neh a ca huta rhoek boeih khaw halo uh dae a hloep ham khaw a aal. “Ka capa taengah saelkhui la rhahdoe cangpoem neh ka suntla ni,” a ti nah tih Joseph kah a napa te rhap. (Sheol h7585)
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to console him but he refused to be consoled, and said—Surely I will go down unto my son mourning to hades! And his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
36 Median hoel long khaw Joseph te Egypt kah imtawt mangpa Pharaoh imkhoem Potiphar taengla a yoih uh.
Now, the Midianites, sold him into Egypt, —to Potiphar courtier of Pharaoh, chief of the royal executioners.
