Genesis 37
1 Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan.
Jekọb bigidere nʼala Kenan, ala ahụ nna ya buru ụzọ biri nʼime ya.
2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, tended the flock with his brothers; he was an assistant to the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought a bad report about them to their father.
Nke a bụ usoro akụkọ banyere ezinaụlọ Jekọb. Josef, onye gbarala afọ iri na asaa, na-esonyere ụmụnne ya ndị ikom na-azụ igwe anụ ụlọ, ya onwe ya bụ naanị nwantakịrị na-enyere ụmụ Bilha na ụmụ Zilpa ndị nwunye nna ya aka. Ma Josef na-ewetara nna ha akụkọ maka ihe ọjọọ ha na-eme.
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he had been born to him in his old age. And he made a long ornamented robe for him.
Ma Izrel hụrụ Josef nʼanya karịa ụmụ ya ndị ikom ndị ọzọ niile nʼihi na Josef bụ nwa a mụụrụ ya nʼoge agadi ya. Ọ kwaara ya uwe mwụda nwere ọtụtụ agwa.
4 His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn't speak a kind word to him.
Mgbe ụmụnne ya chọpụtara na nna ha hụrụ ya nʼanya karịa onye ọbụla nʼime ha, ha kpọrọ ya asị, ha adịghị agwakwa ya okwu ọma.
5 Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more.
Otu oge, Josef rọrọ nrọ, mgbe ọ kọọrọ ụmụnne ya nrọ a ọ rọrọ, ha kpọrọ ya asị karịa.
6 He said to them, "Please listen to this dream I had:
Ọ gwara ha, “Geenụ ntị na nrọ a m rọrọ.
7 And look, we were binding sheaves in the field, and look, my sheaf arose and also stood upright. And look, your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf."
Anyị niile nọ nʼubi na-achịkọta ọka, ngwangwa ukwu ọka nke m biliri guzoro ọtọ, ebe ukwu ọka nke unu niile gbara ukwu ọka nke m gburugburu, na-akpọ isiala nye ya.”
8 Then his brothers said to him, "Will you indeed reign over us? Or will you indeed rule over us?" So they hated him all the more for his dreams and for what he said.
Ụmụnne ya jụrụ ya, “Ị na-akọwa na ọ bụ gị ga-abụ eze anyị? Na ọ bụ gị nʼezie ga-achị anyị?” Ha kpọrọ ya asị karịa nʼihi nrọ ya na okwu ya niile.
9 And he had another dream, and told it to his father and to his brothers, and said, "Look, I had yet another dream, and look, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me."
Josef rọkwara nrọ ọzọ, kọkwara ụmụnne ya. Ọ sịrị, “Geenụ ntị, arọrọ m nrọ ọzọ. Ma na nrọ nke ugbu a, anyanwụ na ọnwa na kpakpando iri na otu na-akpọ isiala nye m.”
10 When he told it to his father and to his brothers, his father rebuked him, and said to him, "What is this dream that you had? Will I and your mother and your brothers indeed come and bow down to the ground in front of you?"
Ma mgbe ọ kọọrọ nna ya na ụmụnne ya nrọ a. Nna ya baara ya mba, sị, “Nrọ nke a ị rọrọ bụ nrọ gịnị? Ọ bụ ezie na anyị niile, mụ onwe m na nne gị na ụmụnne gị, ga-abịa na-akpọrọ gị isiala?”
11 His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept thinking about the matter.
Ụmụnne ya kwosiri ya ekworo nʼihi ya, ma nna ya debere ihe ndị a niile nʼobi ya.
12 Now his brothers went to pasture their father's flock near Shechem.
Ka ọ dị, ụmụnne ya gara ilekọta igwe anụ ụlọ nna ha na Shekem.
13 And Israel said to Joseph, "Aren't your brothers pasturing the flock near Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them." And he said to him, "I am ready."
Izrel sịrị Josef, “Dịka ị maara, ụmụnne gị nọ na-eche anụ ụlọ na Shekem. Bịa, aga m eziga gị nʼebe ahụ.” Josef zara sị, “Ọ dị mma.”
14 So he said to him, "Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers and well with the flock, and report back to me." So he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
Ya mere, ọ gwara ya, “Gaa ka ị chọpụta ma ihe ọ na-agazikwara ụmụnne gị na igwe anụ ụlọ ndị ahụ nke ọma, ma weghachiri m ozi.” O sitere na Ndagwurugwu Hebrọn zipụ ya. Ọ bịaruru Shekem,
15 And a man found him, and look, he was wandering in the field. And the man asked him, "What are you looking for?"
ma otu nwoke hụrụ ya ka ọ na-awagharị gburugburu nʼọhịa dị nʼebe ahụ, ọ jụrụ ya, “Gịnị ka ị na-achọ?”
16 He said, "I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are pasturing the flock."
Ọ sịrị, “Ana m achọ ụmụnne m. Biko, ị nwere ike ịgwa m ebe ha nọ na-azụ igwe anụ ụlọ ha?”
17 The man said, "They have left here, for I heard them say, 'Let us go to Dothan.'" So Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.
Nwoke ahụ zara sị, “Ha esitela nʼebe a pụọ. Anụrụ m ka ha na-asị, ‘Ka anyị gaa Dọtan.’” Ya mere, Josef gawara Dọtan ịchọ ụmụnne ya. Ọ hụkwara ha nʼebe dị nso na Dọtan.
18 Now they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them they plotted against him to kill him.
Ma ha lepụrụ anya hụ ya ka ọ na-abịa, gbaa izu otu ha ga-esi gbuo ya.
19 And they said to one another, "Look, this dreamer is coming.
Ha sịrịtara onwe ha, “Lee eze nrọ ahụ ka ọ na-abịa!
20 Come now, and let's kill him and throw him into one of the cisterns, and we will say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we will see what will become of his dreams."
Ugbu a, bịanụ, ka anyị gbuo ya, tụba ya nʼime otu olulu ndị a. Anyị ga-asịkwa na anụ ọhịa eriela ya. Mgbe ahụ, anyị ga-ahụkwa ihe nrọ ya niile ga-abụ.”
21 But Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hands, and said, "Let's not take his life."
Ruben nụrụ ihe a, ma napụtakwa ya site nʼaka ha. Ọ sịrị, “Ka anyị hapụ igbu ya.”
22 Reuben said to them, "Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him"—that he might deliver him out of their hands, to restore him to his father.
Ruben sịrị ha, “Ka unu hapụ ịkwafu ọbara. Kama tụnyenụ ya nʼime olulu a dị nʼọzara. Ma unu akpatụkwala ya aka.” Ma nzube ya bụ ịnapụta ya site nʼaka ha, dulaara ya nna ya.
23 It happened, when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph of his robe, the long ornamented robe that he was wearing.
Ya mere, mgbe Josef bịakwutere ụmụnne ya, ha yipụrụ ya uwe mwụda ya, uwe mwụda nwere ọtụtụ agwa o yi nʼahụ.
24 And they took him and threw him into the cistern. (Now the pit was empty. There was no water in it.)
Ha duru ya tụnye ya nʼime olulu. Ọ bụ olulu tọgbọrọ nʼefu, nke mmiri na-adịghị nʼime ya.
25 Then they sat down to eat a meal. And they looked up, and look, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing aromatic gum and balm and myrrh on their way to carry them down to Egypt.
Mgbe ha nọdụrụ ala bido iri nri, ha leliri anya ha hụ igwe ndị ahịa Ishmel si Gilead. Ịnyịnya kamel ha bu ụda na mgbaa na máá. Ọ bụkwa Ijipt ka ha bu ihe ndị a na-aga.
26 Then Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
Mgbe ahụ, Juda jụrụ ụmụnne ya, “Uru gịnị ka ọ ga-abara anyị igbu nwanne anyị, ma kpuchie ọbara ya?
27 Come, and let's sell him to the Ishmaelites, and not lay a hand on him, for he is our brother, our flesh." And his brothers agreed.
Bịanụ, ka anyị resi ya ndị Ishmel ndị a, ka aka anyị ghara nʼimetụ ya, nʼihi na nwanne anyị na otu anụ ahụ anyị ka ọ bụ.” Ụmụnne ya gere ya ntị.
28 So the Midianites merchants passed by, and they pulled him up and lifted Joseph out of the cistern, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph to Egypt.
Mgbe ndị ahịa Midia ahụ rutere, ha sitere nʼolulu dọpụta Josef resi ya ndị Ishmel ahụ, ndị kwụrụ ụmụnne Josef iri mkpụrụ shekel ọlaọcha abụọ. Ha duuru Josef gaa Ijipt.
29 And Reuben returned to the cistern and saw that Joseph wasn't in the cistern; and he tore his clothes.
Ruben mechara lọghachi gaa nʼolulu ahụ, ma ka ọ na-ahụghị Josef nʼime olulu a, ọ dọwara uwe ya.
30 He went back to his brothers and said, "The boy is gone. Now, what am I to do?"
O jekwuru ụmụnne ya sị ha, “Nwata ahụ anọkwaghị ebe ahụ! Mụ onwe m, olee ebe m ga-ala?”
31 They took Joseph's robe and killed a male goat and dipped the robe in the blood.
Ụmụnne ya gburu otu ewu were uwe Josef bịanye nʼime ọbara ya.
32 And they sent the long ornamented robe and they brought it to their father, and said, "We found this. Please examine it to see whether it is your son's robe or not."
Ha chịịrị uwe mwụda ahụ nwere ọtụtụ agwa jekwuru nna ha sị ya, “Anyị hụrụ uwe a nʼime ọhịa. Leruo ya anya ka ị mara maọbụ uwe mwụda nwa gị.”
33 And he recognized it, and said, "It is my son's robe. A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces."
Ọ matara na ọ bụ ya, sị, “E, nke a bụ uwe nwa m nwoke. Ajọ anụ eriela ya. Anụ ọhịa adọkasịala Josef nʼezie.”
34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
Mgbe ahụ, Jekọb dọwara uwe ya, yiri akwa mkpe, ruo ụjụ ọtụtụ ụbọchị nʼihi nwa ya.
35 All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, "Indeed, I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning." And his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
Ụmụ ya ndị ikom na ụmụ ya ndị inyom niile bịara ịkasị ya obi, ma ọ jụrụ ịnabata nkasiobi ọbụla. Ọ sịrị, “Aga m alakwuru nwa m nʼala mmụọ site nʼiru ụjụ.” Nna ya kwagidere akwa nʼihi ya. (Sheol h7585)
36 Now the Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard.
Ugbu a, ndị Midia ahụ rere Josef nʼIjipt, resi ya Pọtifa, otu nʼime ndịisi na-ejere Fero ozi, onye bụ onyeisi ndị nche Fero, bụ eze Ijipt.
