Genesis 37
1 Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan.
Jakob ngawn tah a napa kah lampahnah khohmuen Kanaan kho ah kho a sak.
2 This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.
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.
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors.
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.
4 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
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.
5 Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
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.
6 He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:
Te vaengah a maya rhoek la, “Hnatun uh laeh, he tlam he mang ka man.
7 We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.”
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
8 “Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements.
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.
9 Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”
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.
10 He told his father and brothers, but his father rebuked him and said, “What is this dream that you have had? Will your mother and brothers and I actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”
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.
11 And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.
Te dongah anih taengah a maya rhoek thatlai uh. Tedae a napa long tah olka te a kuem.
12 Some time later, Joseph’s brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks near Shechem.
Tedae a maya rhoek tah Shekhem ah a napa kah boiva luem sak ham cet uh.
13 Israel said to him, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flocks at Shechem? Get ready; I am sending you to them.” “I am ready,” Joseph replied.
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.
14 Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,
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.
15 a man found him wandering in the field and asked, “What are you looking for?”
Te vaengah lohma ah khohmang hlang te lawt a hmuh hatah tekah hlang loh, “Balae na tlap dae?” a ti nah tih a dawt.
16 “I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”
Te vaengah Joseph loh, “Ka maya rhoek ni ka tlap. Mela a luem uh khaw han thui lah saw,” a ti nah.
17 “They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
Te dongah tekah hlang long te, “‘He lamloh puen uh sih, 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.
18 Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.
Tedae anih te a hla lamkah a hmuh uh tih amih taeng a pha hlan ah mah ngawn ham anih te a rhaithi uh.
19 “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.
Te dongah a maya rhoek loh khat neh khat taengah, “Mang boei halo ke!
20 “Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”
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.
21 When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said.
Tedae Reuben loh a yaak vaengah amih kut lamkah Joseph te a huul tih, “Anih kah hinglu he ngawn uh boel sih,” a ti nah.
22 “Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.
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.
23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing—
Te dongah Joseph loh a maya rhoek taengla a pha vaengah Joseph kah angkidung neh a pum dongkah pendum angkidung te a pit pa uh.
24 and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.
Te phoeiah Joseph te a khuen uh tih tangrhom khuiah a voeih uh. Tangrhom te khaw hoeng tih tui om pawh.
25 And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.
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.
26 Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
Tedae Judah loh a manuca rhoek la, “Mah manuca te mueluemnah neh n'ngawn uh mai cakhaw a thii loh m'bueih ni.
27 Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.
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.
28 So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
Te dongah Median hlang, thenpom 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.
29 When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,
Tedae Reuben loh tangrhom taengla a bal vaengah tangrhom khuikah Joseph te hah a sawt dongah a himbai te a phen.
30 returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”
Te phoeiah a manuca rhoek te a paan tih, “Camoe te a om pawt dongah kai melam ka mael eh,” a ti nah.
31 Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.
Te phoeiah Joseph kah angkidung te a loh uh. Maae tal a ngawn uh kah thii dongah angkidung te a nuem uh.
32 They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not.”
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.
33 His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”
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.
34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
Jakob loh a himbai te a phen, a cinghen ah tlamhni a naak tih a capa ham hnin takuem puet nguekcoi.
35 All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
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)
36 Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
Median hoel long khaw Joseph te Egypt kah imtawt mangpa Pharaoh imkhoem Potiphar taengla a yoih.
