Genesis 37
1 Jacob continued to live in the Canaan region where his father had lived previously.
Κατώκησε δε ο Ιακώβ εν τη γη, εν ή παρώκησεν ο πατήρ αυτού, εν τη γη Χαναάν.
2 (This is/I will now tell you) what happened to Jacob’s family. When his son Joseph was 17 years old, he was taking care of the flocks of sheep and goats with some of his older brothers. They were sons of his father’s (concubines/female slaves that he had taken to be his secondary wives). Joseph sometimes told his father about bad things that his brothers were doing.
Αύτη είναι γενεαλογία του Ιακώβ. Ο Ιωσήφ, νέος ων ετών δεκαεπτά, εποίμαινε τα πρόβατα μετά των αδελφών αυτού, των υιών της Βαλλάς και των υιών της Ζελφάς, των γυναικών του πατρός αυτού· και ανέφερεν ο Ιωσήφ προς τον πατέρα αυτών την κακήν αυτών φήμην.
3 Jacob loved Joseph more than he loved any of his other children, because Joseph had been born when Jacob was an old man. Jacob made for Joseph a long pretty robe that had long sleeves.
Ο δε Ισραήλ ηγάπα τον Ιωσήφ υπέρ πάντας τους υιούς αυτού, διότι ήτο υιός του γήρατος αυτού· και έκαμεν εις αυτόν χιτώνα ποικιλόχρωμον.
4 When Joseph’s older brothers realized that their father loved him more than he loved any of them, they hated him. They never spoke kindly to him.
Βλέποντες δε οι αδελφοί αυτού, ότι αυτόν ηγάπα ο πατήρ αυτών υπέρ πάντας τους αδελφούς αυτού, εμίσησαν αυτόν και δεν ηδύναντο να ομιλώσι προς αυτόν ειρηνικώς.
5 One night Joseph had a dream. He told his brothers about the dream.
Ενυπνιασθείς δε ο Ιωσήφ ενύπνιον, διηγήθη αυτό εις τους αδελφούς αυτού· και εμίσησαν αυτόν έτι μάλλον.
6 He said to them, “Listen to the dream I had!
Και είπε προς αυτούς, Ακούσατε, παρακαλώ, το ενύπνιον τούτο το οποίον ενυπνιάσθην.
7 In the dream, we were tying up bundles of wheat in the field. Suddenly my bundle stood up straight, and surprisingly, your bundles gathered around my bundle and bowed down to it!”
Ιδού, ημείς εδένομεν δεμάτια εν μέσω της πεδιάδος· και ιδού, εσηκώθη το ιδικόν μου δεμάτιον και εστάθη όρθιον· και ιδού, τα ιδικά σας δεμάτια περιστραφέντα προσεκύνησαν το ιδικόν μου δεμάτιον.
8 His brothers said to him, “Do you think that some day you will rule over us? Are you [saying that some day] you are going to be our king?” [RHQ] They hated him even more than before because of what he had told them about his dream.
Είπον δε προς αυτόν οι αδελφοί αυτού, Βασιλεύς θέλεις γείνει εφ' ημάς; ή κύριος θέλεις γείνει εις ημάς; Και εμίσησαν αυτόν έτι μάλλον διά τα ενύπνια αυτού και διά τους λόγους αυτού.
9 Later he had another dream, and again he told his older brothers about it. He said, “Listen to this! I had another dream. In this dream, the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me!”
Ενυπνιάσθη δε και άλλο ενύπνιον, και διηγήθη αυτό προς τους αδελφούς αυτού· και είπεν, Ιδού, ενυπνιάσθην άλλο ενύπνιον· και ιδού, ο ήλιος και η σελήνη και ένδεκα αστέρες με προσεκύνουν.
10 He also told his father about it. His father rebuked him, saying “What are you suggesting by that dream [RHQ]? Do you think it means that your mother and I and your older brothers will some day bow down to the ground in front of you?” [RHQ]
Και διηγήθη αυτό προς τον πατέρα αυτού και προς τους αδελφούς αυτού και επέπληξεν αυτόν ο πατήρ αυτού και είπε προς αυτόν, Τι είναι το ενύπνιον τούτο, το οποίον ενυπνιάσθης; άραγε θέλομεν ελθεί, εγώ και η μήτηρ σου και οι αδελφοί σου, διά να σε προσκυνήσωμεν έως εδάφους;
11 Joseph’s older brothers were furious/angry with him, but his father just kept thinking about what the dream meant.
Και εφθόνησαν αυτόν οι αδελφοί αυτού· ο δε πατήρ αυτού εφύλαττε τον λόγον.
12 One day Joseph’s older brothers went to take care of their father’s sheep and goats that were eating grass near Shechem.
Και υπήγαν οι αδελφοί αυτού να βοσκήσωσι τα πρόβατα του πατρός αυτών εις Συχέμ.
13 Some time later, Jacob said to Joseph, “Your brothers are taking care of the sheep and goats near Shechem [RHQ]. I am going to send you there to see them.” Joseph replied, “Okay.”
Και είπεν ο Ισραήλ προς τον Ιωσήφ, Δεν βόσκουσιν οι αδελφοί σου εν Συχέμ; ελθέ να σε στείλω προς αυτούς. Ο δε είπε προς αυτόν, Ιδού, εγώ.
14 Jacob said, “Go and see if they are doing okay, and if the flocks are doing okay. Then come back and give me a report.” So Jacob sent Joseph from [the valley where they were living], the valley where Hebron is located, [to go north] to find his brothers. When Joseph arrived near Shechem [city],
Και είπε προς αυτόν, Ύπαγε λοιπόν να ίδης, αν ήναι καλά οι αδελφοί σου και καλά τα πρόβατα, και φέρε μοι είδησιν. Και απέστειλεν αυτόν από της κοιλάδος της Χεβρών· και ήλθεν εις Συχέμ.
15 while he was wandering around in the fields looking/searching for his brothers, a man saw him and asked him, “Whom are you looking/searching for?”
Και εύρηκεν αυτόν άνθρωπός τις, ενώ περιεπλανάτο εν τη πεδιάδι· και ηρώτησεν αυτόν ο άνθρωπος, λέγων, Τι ζητείς;
16 Joseph replied, “I am looking for my older brothers. Can you tell me where they are taking care of their sheep and goats?”
Ο δε είπε, Τους αδελφούς μου ζητώ· ειπέ μοι, παρακαλώ, που βόσκουσι.
17 The man replied, “They are not here any more. I heard one of them saying, ‘Let’s take the sheep and goats and go to Dothan [town].’” So Joseph left there and went north, and found his older brothers near Dothan.
Και είπεν ο άνθρωπος, Ανεχώρησαν από εδώ· διότι ήκουσα αυτούς λέγοντας, Ας υπάγωμεν εις Δωθάν. Και υπήγεν ο Ιωσήφ κατόπιν των αδελφών αυτού, και εύρηκεν αυτούς εν Δωθάν.
18 But they saw him when he was still far away, and they decided to kill him.
Οι δε ιδόντες αυτόν μακρόθεν, πριν πλησιάση εις αυτούς, συνεβουλεύθησαν κατ' αυτού να φονεύσωσιν αυτόν.
19 They said to each other [things like], “Here comes that dreamer!”
Και είπεν ο εις προς τον άλλον, Ιδού, έρχεται εκείνος ο κύριος των ενυπνίων·
20 and “Hey, let’s kill him, and then throw his body into one of the pits/cisterns. Then we will tell people that a ferocious/wild animal attacked and killed him and ate him. And then we will (find out whether his dreams come true/make sure that his dreams do not come true)!”
έλθετε λοιπόν τώρα και ας φονεύσωμεν αυτόν και ας ρίψωμεν αυτόν εις ένα εκ των λάκκων· και θέλομεν ειπεί, Θηρίον κακόν κατέφαγεν αυτόν· και θέλομεν ιδεί τι θέλουσι γείνει τα ενύπνια αυτού.
21 Reuben heard what they were saying, so he tried to persuade them not to kill [MTY] Joseph. He said, “No, we should not kill him.
Και ακούσας ο Ρουβήν ηλευθέρωσεν αυτόν εκ των χειρών αυτών, λέγων, Ας μη βλάψωμεν αυτόν εις την ζωήν.
22 Do not even shed his blood! We can throw him into this pit/cistern in the desert, but we should not harm him [MTY].” He said that, and then left them, planning to rescue Joseph later and take him back to his father.
Και είπε προς αυτούς ο Ρουβήν, Μη χύσητε αίμα· ρίψατε αυτόν εις τούτον τον λάκκον, τον εν τη ερήμω, και χείρα μη βάλητε επ' αυτόν· διά να ελευθερώση αυτόν εκ των χειρών αυτών, και να αποδώση αυτόν εις τον πατέρα αυτού.
23 So when Joseph arrived where his older brothers were, they seized him and ripped off his pretty robe with long sleeves.
Ότε λοιπόν ήλθεν ο Ιωσήφ προς τους αδελφούς αυτού, εξέδυσαν τον Ιωσήφ τον χιτώνα αυτού, τον χιτώνα τον ποικιλόχρωμον, τον επ' αυτόν·
24 Then they took him and threw him into the pit/cistern. But the pit/cistern was dry; there was no water in it.
και λαβόντες αυτόν, έρριψαν εις τον λάκκον· ο δε λάκκος ήτο κενός· δεν είχεν ύδωρ.
25 After they sat down to eat some food, they looked up and saw a (caravan/group [of traders]), descendants of Ishmael, coming from the Gilead area. Their camels were loaded with bags of spices and nice-smelling resins. They were going down to Egypt to sell those things there.
Έπειτα εκάθησαν να φάγωσιν άρτον, και αναβλέψαντες είδον· και ιδού, συνοδία Ισμαηλιτών ήρχετο από Γαλαάδ μετά των καμήλων αυτών φορτωμένων αρώματα και βάλσαμον και μύρον, και επορεύοντο να φέρωσιν αυτά κάτω εις την Αίγυπτον.
26 Judah said to his [older and younger] brothers, “If we kill our younger brother and hide his body, (what will we gain?/we will not gain anything!) [RHQ]
Και είπεν ο Ιούδας προς τους αδελφούς αυτού, Τις η ωφέλεια, εάν φονεύσωμεν τον αδελφόν ημών και κρύψωμεν το αίμα αυτού;
27 So, instead of harming him, let’s sell him to these men who are descendants of Ishmael. Don’t forget, he is our own younger brother!” So they all agreed to do that.
έλθετε και ας πωλήσωμεν αυτόν εις τους Ισμαηλίτας· και ας μη βάλωμεν τας χείρας ημών επ' αυτόν· διότι αδελφός ημών, σαρξ ημών είναι. Και υπήκουσαν οι αδελφοί αυτού.
28 When those traders from the Midian area came near, Joseph’s brothers pulled him up out of the pit/cistern. Then they sold him to the men from Midian for 20 pieces of silver. The traders then took Joseph to Egypt.
Και ενώ διέβαινον οι Μαδιανίται έμποροι, ανέσυραν και ανεβίβασαν τον Ιωσήφ εκ του λάκκου και επώλησαν τον Ιωσήφ διά είκοσι αργύρια εις τους Ισμαηλίτας· οι δε έφεραν τον Ιωσήφ εις Αίγυπτον.
29 When Reuben returned to the pit/cistern, he saw that his younger brother was not there. He was so grieved that he tore his clothes.
Επέστρεψε δε ο Ρουβήν εις τον λάκκον, και ιδού, ο Ιωσήφ δεν ήτο εν τω λάκκω· και διέσχισε τα ιμάτια αυτού.
30 He went back to his [younger] brothers and said, “The boy is not in the pit/cistern! What can I do now?” [RHQ]
Και επέστρεψε προς τους αδελφούς αυτού, και είπε, Το παιδίον δεν υπάρχει και εγώ, εγώ που να υπάγω;
31 [Joseph’s brothers did not dare to tell their father what they had done. So, they decided to invent a story about what had happened]. They got Joseph’s robe. Then they killed a goat and dipped the robe in the goat’s blood.
Τότε έλαβον τον χιτώνα του Ιωσήφ και έσφαξαν ερίφιον εκ των αιγών, και έβαψαν τον χιτώνα εν τω αίματι·
32 They took that pretty robe back to their father and said, “We found this robe! Look at it. Is it your son’s robe?”
και απέστειλαν τον χιτώνα τον ποικιλόχρωμον, και έφεραν αυτόν προς τον πατέρα αυτών και είπον, Ευρήκαμεν τούτον· γνώρισον τώρα, αν ήναι ο χιτών του υιού σου ή ουχί.
33 He recognized it, and he said, “Yes, it is my son’s robe! Some ferocious/wild animal must have attacked and killed him! I am sure that the animal has torn Joseph to pieces!”
Ο δε εγνώρισεν αυτόν και είπε, Ο χιτών του υιού μου είναι· θηρίον κακόν κατέφαγεν αυτόν· όλος κατεσπαράχθη ο Ιωσήφ.
34 Jacob was so grieved that he tore his clothes. He put on (sackcloth/clothes that people wear when they are mourning for someone who has died). He mourned/cried for his son for many days.
Και διέσχισεν ο Ιακώβ τα ιμάτια αυτού και έβαλε σάκκον εις την οσφύν αυτού και επένθησε τον υιόν αυτού ημέρας πολλάς.
35 All of his children came to try to comfort him, but he did not pay attention to what they said. He said, “No, I will still be mourning/crying when I die and go to be with my son.” So Joseph’s father continued to cry because of what had happened to his son. (Sheol h7585)
Και εσηκώθησαν πάντες οι υιοί αυτού και πάσαι αι θυγατέρες αυτού, διά να παρηγορήσωσιν αυτόν· αλλά δεν ήθελε να παρηγορηθή, λέγων, Ότι πενθών θέλω καταβή προς τον υιόν μου εις τον τάφον. Και έκλαυσεν αυτόν ο πατήρ αυτού. (Sheol h7585)
36 In the meantime, the men/traders from Midian took Joseph to Egypt and sold him to Potiphar, who was one of the king’s officials. He was the captain of the soldiers who protected the king.
Οι δε Μαδιανίται επώλησαν αυτόν εν τη Αιγύπτω εις τον Πετεφρήν, αυλικόν του Φαραώ, άρχοντα των σωματοφυλάκων.
