Genesis 37
1 Jacob continued to live in the Canaan region where his father had lived previously.
I mieszkał Jakób w ziemi, gdzie przychodniem był ojciec jego, w ziemi Chananejskiej.
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.
Teć są pokolenia Jakóbowe: Józef, gdy miał siedemnaście lat, pasł z bracią swoją trzody, ( będąc pacholęciem ), z synami Bali, i z synami Zelfy, żon ojca swego; i odnosił Józef sławę ich złą do ojca ich.
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.
A Izrael miłował Józefa nad wszystkie syny swe, iż mu się był w starości jego urodził, i sprawił mu suknią rozmaitych farb.
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.
A widząc bracia jego, że go miłował ojciec ich nad wszystkę bracią jego, nienawidzili go, i nie mogli nic łaskawie z nim mówić.
5 One night Joseph had a dream. He told his brothers about the dream.
I śnił się Józefowi sen, a gdy go powiedział braci swej, tem go więcej mieli w nienawiści.
6 He said to them, “Listen to the dream I had!
Bo rzekł do nich: Słuchajcie proszę snu tego, który mi się śnił.
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!”
Otośmy wiązali snopy na polu, a oto, wstawszy snop mój stanął, a około niego stojące snopy wasze kłaniały się snopowi mojemu.
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.
I odpowiedzieli mu bracia jego: Izali królować będziesz nad nami? i panować nam będziesz? stądże go jeszcze mieli w większej nienawiści, dla snów jego, i dla słów jego.
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!”
Śnił mu się też jeszcze drugi sen, i powiedział go braci swej, mówiąc: Oto mi się znowu śnił sen: A ono słońce i miesiąc, i jedenaście gwiazd kłaniało mi się.
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]
I powiedział ojcu swemu i braci swej, i gromił go ojciec jego i mówił mu: Cóż to za sen, coć się śnił? Izali przyjdziemy, ja i matka twoja z bracią twoją, abyśmyć się kłaniali aż do ziemi.
11 Joseph’s older brothers were furious/angry with him, but his father just kept thinking about what the dream meant.
I nienawidzili go bracia jego; ale ojciec jego pilnie uważał tę rzecz.
12 One day Joseph’s older brothers went to take care of their father’s sheep and goats that were eating grass near Shechem.
I odeszli bracia jego, aby paśli trzody ojca swego w Sychem.
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.”
Tedy rzekł Izrael do Józefa: Izali bracia twoi nie pasą w Sychem? pójdźże, a poślę cię do nich; a on odpowiedział: Otom ja.
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],
Rzekł mu tedy: Idźże teraz, a dowiedz się, jako się mają bracia twoi, i co się dzieje z trzodami, i dasz mi znać. Wysłał go tedy z doliny Hebron, i przyszedł do Sychem.
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?”
I nadszedł go niektóry mąż, a on się błąkał po polu; i pytał go mąż on mówiąc:
16 Joseph replied, “I am looking for my older brothers. Can you tell me where they are taking care of their sheep and goats?”
Czegóż szukasz? A on odpowiedział: Braci mojej szukam; powiedz mi proszę, gdzie oni pasą.
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.
Tedy rzekł on człowiek: Odeszli stąd; bom słyszał, gdy mówili: Pójdźmy do Dotain. I szedł Józef za bracią swoją, a znalazł je w Dotain.
18 But they saw him when he was still far away, and they decided to kill him.
I ujrzeli go z daleka, a pierwej niż do nich przyszedł, radzili o nim, aby go zabili.
19 They said to each other [things like], “Here comes that dreamer!”
I mówili jeden do drugiego: Onoż mistrz on snów idzie.
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)!”
Teraz tedy pójdźcie, a zabijmy go, i wrzućmy go w jaką studnią, a rzeczemy: Zły go zwierz pożarł; a tak obaczymy, na co mu wynijdą sny jego.
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.
Co gdy usłyszał Ruben, chciał go wybawić z rąk ich, mówiąc: Nie zabijajmy go.
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.
Nad to rzekł do nich Ruben: Nie wylewajcie krwi, ale wrzućcie go w tę studnią, która jest na puszczy, a ręki nie ściągajcie nań. A to mówił, aby go wybawił z rąk ich, i powrócił go ojcu swemu.
23 So when Joseph arrived where his older brothers were, they seized him and ripped off his pretty robe with long sleeves.
I stało się, gdy przyszedł Józef do braci swej, zwlekli go z sukni jego, z sukni rozmaitych farb, którą miał na sobie.
24 Then they took him and threw him into the pit/cistern. But the pit/cistern was dry; there was no water in it.
A porwawszy go, wrzucili go w studnią, która studnia była czcza, i nie było w niej wody.
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.
A usiadłszy, aby jedli chleb, podnieśli oczy swe, i ujrzeli, a ono poczet Ismaelitów, idących z Galaad; a wielbłądy ich niosły korzenie, i kadzidło, i myrrę, a szły, aby to zaniosły do Egiptu.
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]
Tedy rzekł Judas do braci swej: Cóż za pożytek, choćbyśmy zabili brata naszego, i zataili krwi jego?
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.
Pójdźcie, a przedajmy go Ismaelitom, a ręka nasza niech nie będzie na nim; brat bowiem nasz, i ciało nasze jest; i usłuchali go bracia jego.
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.
A gdy mijali oni mężowie, Madyjańscy kupcy, tedy wyciągnęli, i wyjęli Józefa z studni, i sprzedali Józefa Ismaelitom za dwadzieścia srebrników, którzy zaprowadzili Józefa do Egiptu.
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.
Tedy się wrócił Ruben do onej studni, a oto, już nie było Józefa w studni; i rozdarł szaty swoje.
30 He went back to his [younger] brothers and said, “The boy is not in the pit/cistern! What can I do now?” [RHQ]
A wróciwszy się do braci swej, rzekł: Pacholęcia nie masz, a ja dokąd? ja dokąd pójdę?
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.
Tedy wzięli suknią Józefowe, i zabili kozła, a umaczali suknią we krwi.
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?”
I posłali onę suknią rozmaitych farb, aby ją zaniesiono do ojca jego, i rzekli: Tęś my znaleźli, poznajże teraz, jeźli to suknia syna twego, czyli nie
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!”
A poznawszy ją, rzekł: Suknia jest syna mego; zwierz zły pożarł go; koniecznie rozszarpany jest Józef.
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.
Tedy rozdarłszy Jakób szaty swe, włożył wór na biodra swoje, żałując syna swego przez wiele dni.
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)
I zeszli się wszyscy synowie jego, i wszystkie córki jego, aby go cieszyli, lecz nie dał się cieszyć, ale mówił: Zaprawdę zstąpię za synem moim do grobu; i płakał go ojciec jego. (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.
A Madyjańczycy sprzedali Józefa do Egiptu Potyfarowi, dworzaninowi Faraonowemu, hetmanowi żołnierstwa.
