Mose 1 37
1 Ale Yakob gatso aƒe ɖe Kanaan, afi si fofoa nɔ la.
and to dwell Jacob in/on/with land: country/planet sojourning father his in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan
2 Esiae nye Yakob ƒe dzidzimeviwo ŋutinya. Fifia Yakob ƒe vi Yosef xɔ ƒe wuiadre. Eya kple fofoviawo, ame siwo nye fofoa srɔ̃wo Bilha kple Zilpa ƒe viwo ƒe dɔe nye be woakpɔ wo fofo ƒe lãwo dzi. Yosef gblɔa nu madzemadze siwo nɔviawo wɔna la na wo fofo.
these generation Jacob Joseph son: aged seven ten year to be to pasture with brother: male-sibling his in/on/with flock and he/she/it youth with son: aged Bilhah and with son: child Zilpah woman: wife father his and to come (in): bring Joseph [obj] slander their bad: harmful to(wards) father their
3 Israel lɔ̃ Yosef wu via bubuawo, elabena wodzi Yosef nɛ esime wònye amegãɖeɖi. Ale gbe ɖeka Yakob tɔ awu ʋlaya nyui aɖe nɛ.
and Israel to love: lover [obj] Joseph from all son: child his for son: child extreme age he/she/it to/for him and to make to/for him tunic long-sleeved
4 Yosef nɔviwo de dzesi lɔlɔ̃ tɔxɛ si wo fofo tsɔ nɛ la, eya ta wolé fui, eye womeƒoa nu nɛ kple nɔvilɔlɔ̃ ƒe gbe o.
and to see: see brother: male-sibling his for [obj] him to love: lover father their from all brother: male-sibling his and to hate [obj] him and not be able to speak: speak him to/for peace
5 Gbe ɖeka la, Yosef ku drɔ̃e, eye wòlĩi na nɔviawo. Nu sia gadzi nɔviawo ƒe fuléle ɖe edzi!
and to dream Joseph dream and to tell to/for brother: male-sibling his and to add still to hate [obj] him
6 Egblɔ be, “Miɖo to miase nye drɔ̃e la ɖa.
and to say to(wards) them to hear: hear please [the] dream [the] this which to dream
7 Míeyi ɖanɔ mɔlu blam le gbedzi; tete nye mɔlu babla tsi tsitre, eye mia tɔwo katã va ƒo xlãe, eye wode ta agu nɛ.”
and behold we be dumb sheaf in/on/with midst [the] land: country and behold to arise: rise sheaf my and also to stand and behold to turn: turn sheaf your and to bow to/for sheaf my
8 Nɔviawo gblɔ nɛ fewuɖutɔe be, “Ekema ɖe nèdi be yeazu fia ɖe mía dzia?” Ale wogalé fui ɖe edzi wu le eƒe drɔ̃e la kple eƒe nyawo ta.
and to say to/for him brother: male-sibling his to reign to reign upon us if to rule to rule in/on/with us and to add still to hate [obj] him upon dream his and upon word his
9 Yosef gaku drɔ̃e bubu, eye wògalĩi na nɔviawo be, “Mise nye drɔ̃e si megaku la ɖa. Ɣe, ɣleti kple ɣletivi wuiɖekɛ de ta agu nam!”
and to dream still dream another and to recount [obj] him to/for brother: male-sibling his and to say behold to dream dream still and behold [the] sun and [the] moon and one ten star to bow to/for me
10 Azɔ ya la, elĩ drɔ̃e la na fofoa kple nɔviawo siaa, ke fofoa ka mo nɛ hebiae be, “Drɔ̃e ka tɔgbie nye esia? Ɖe nye kple dawò kple nɔviwòwo míava de ta agu na wò gbe ɖekaa?”
and to recount to(wards) father his and to(wards) brother: male-sibling his and to rebuke in/on/with him father his and to say to/for him what? [the] dream [the] this which to dream to come (in): come to come (in): come I and mother your and brother: male-sibling your to/for to bow to/for you land: soil [to]
11 Nɔviawo ʋã ŋui ɖe edzi wu, gake fofoa ya de ŋugble le nya la ŋuti.
and be jealous in/on/with him brother: male-sibling his and father his to keep: obey [obj] [the] word
12 Gbe ɖaka la, Yosef nɔviwo kplɔ wo fofo ƒe alẽwo yi gbedzi le Sekem.
and to go: went brother: male-sibling his to/for to pasture [obj] flock father their in/on/with Shechem
13 Israel gblɔ na Yosef be, “Abe ale si nènyae ene la, nɔviwòwo le alẽawo dzi kpɔm le teƒe si te ɖe Sekem ŋu. Va madɔ wò ɖe nɔviwòwo gbɔ.” Yosef ɖo eŋu be, “Enyo.”
and to say Israel to(wards) Joseph not brother: male-sibling your to pasture in/on/with Shechem to go: come! [emph?] and to send: depart you to(wards) them and to say to/for him behold I
14 Ale wògblɔ nɛ be, “Yi nàkpɔe ɖa be nu sia nu le edzi yim nyuie na nɔviwòwo kple woƒe lãwo hã, eye nàva gblɔe nam.” Ale wòɖoe ɖa le Hebron ƒe Balime. Esime Yosef ɖo Sekem la,
and to say to/for him to go: went please to see: see [obj] peace: well-being brother: male-sibling your and [obj] peace: well-being [the] flock and to return: return me word and to send: depart him from Valley (of Hebron) Hebron (Valley) and to come (in): come Shechem [to]
15 ŋutsu aɖe kpɔe le gbea dzi, eye wòbiae be, “Ame ka dim nèle?”
and to find him man and behold to go astray in/on/with land: country and to ask him [the] man to/for to say what? to seek
16 Yosef ɖo eŋu be, “Nɔvinyewo kple woƒe alẽwo dim mele; èkpɔ wo nama?”
and to say [obj] brother: male-sibling my I to seek to tell [emph?] please to/for me where? they(masc.) to pasture
17 Ŋutsu la ɖo eŋu be, “Ɛ̃, womegale afi sia o; mese nɔviwòwo nɔ gbɔgblɔm be yewoayi Dotan.” Ale Yosef dze wo yome yi Dotan, eye wòkpɔ wo le afi ma.
and to say [the] man to set out from this for to hear: hear to say to go: follow Dothan [to] and to go: follow Joseph after brother: male-sibling his and to find them in/on/with Dothan
18 Ke esi wògbɔna la, wodze sii tso adzɔge ke, eye woɖo be yewoawui!
and to see: see [obj] him from distant and in/on/with before to present: come to(wards) them and to plot [obj] him to/for to die him
19 Wogblɔ na wo nɔewo be, “Drɔ̃ekula ma gbɔna ɖaa!
and to say man: anyone to(wards) brother: compatriot his behold master: [master of] [the] dream this to come (in): come
20 Mina míawui atsɔ eƒe ŋutilã aƒu gbe ɖe vudo siawo dometɔ ɖeka me, eye míagblɔ be lã wɔadã aɖee vuvui. Ekema míakpɔ nu si ado tso eƒe drɔ̃ekuku la me ɖa.”
and now to go: come! and to kill him and to throw him in/on/with one [the] pit and to say living thing bad: harmful to eat him and to see: see what? to be dream his
21 Esi Ruben se nya sia la, edze agbagba be yeaɖee tso woƒe asi me. Egblɔ be, “Migana míawui o.
and to hear: hear Reuben and to rescue him from hand their and to say not to smite him soul: life
22 Migakɔ ʋu aɖeke ɖi o. Midae ɖe vudo sia me le gbegbe la, gake migade asi eŋu o.” Ruben gblɔ nya sia be yeaɖee tso woƒe asi me, eye yeakplɔe ayi na fofoa.
and to say to(wards) them Reuben not to pour: kill blood to throw [obj] him to(wards) [the] pit [the] this which in/on/with wilderness and hand not to send: reach in/on/with him because to rescue [obj] him from hand their to/for to return: rescue him to(wards) father his
23 Eya ta esi Yosef ɖo nɔviawo gbɔ la, woɖe eƒe awu ʋlaya la le eŋu,
and to be like/as as which to come (in): come Joseph to(wards) brother: male-sibling his and to strip [obj] Joseph [obj] tunic his [obj] tunic [the] long-sleeved which upon him
24 eye wolée da ɖe vudo aɖe si me tsi menɔ o la me.
and to take: take him and to throw [obj] him [the] pit [to] and [the] pit worthless nothing in/on/with him water
25 Wonɔ anyi, ɖu nu; kasia wokpɔ kposɔ aɖewo le didiƒe gbɔna wo gbɔ. Wonye Ismaeletɔ asitsala siwo tso Gilead la, eye wotsɔ aŋe, lifi kple kotoklobo yina ɖe Egipte.
and to dwell to/for to eat food and to lift: look eye: seeing their and to see: see and behold caravan Ishmaelite to come (in): come from Gilead and camel their to lift: bear tragacanth gum and balsam and myrrh to go: journey to/for to go down Egypt [to]
26 Yuda gblɔ na nɔviawo be, “Viɖe ka míakpɔ ne míewu mía nɔvi, eye míetsyɔ nu eƒe ʋu dzi?
and to say Judah to(wards) brother: male-sibling his what? unjust-gain for to kill [obj] brother: male-sibling our and to cover [obj] blood his
27 “Mina míadzrae na Ismaeletɔwo, eye míade asi eŋu o, elabena mía nɔviŋutsue; míawo ŋutɔ míaƒe ŋutilã kple ʋue.” Nɔviawo lɔ̃ ɖe edzi.
to go: come! and to sell him to/for Ishmaelite and hand our not to be in/on/with him for brother: male-sibling our flesh our he/she/it and to hear: hear brother: male-sibling his
28 Ale esi Midiansitsalawo va ɖo wo gbɔ la, woɖe Yosef le vudo la me, dzrae na Ismaeletɔwo klosalo blaeve, eye wokplɔe yi Egipte.
and to pass human Midianite to trade and to draw and to ascend: establish [obj] Joseph from [the] pit and to sell [obj] Joseph to/for Ishmaelite in/on/with twenty silver: money and to come (in): bring [obj] Joseph Egypt [to]
29 Ruben menɔ anyi hafi nɔviawo dzra Yosef o. Emegbe esi wòtrɔ gbɔ la, eyi be yeaɖe Yosef le vudo la me, ke esi wòkpɔ be Yosef megale vudoa me o la, evee ŋutɔ, eye wòdze eƒe awuwo.
and to return: return Reuben to(wards) [the] pit and behold nothing Joseph in/on/with pit and to tear [obj] garment his
30 Efa avi hegblɔ na nɔviawo be, “Ɖevi la megale vudo la me o; ke afi ka nye ya mayi fifia?”
and to return: return to(wards) brother: male-sibling his and to say [the] youth nothing he and I where? I to come (in): come
31 Nɔviawo wu gbɔ̃ aɖe, eye wotsɔ Yosef ƒe awuwo bliba ɖe gbɔ̃ la ƒe ʋu me.
and to take: take [obj] tunic Joseph and to slaughter he-goat goat and to dip [obj] [the] tunic in/on/with blood
32 Wotsɔ awu la yi na wo fofo be wòakpɔ ɖa be ame ka tɔe mahã. Wogblɔ nɛ be, “Míekpɔ awu sia le gbedzi. Yosef tɔe loo alo menye etɔe oa?”
and to send: depart [obj] tunic [the] long-sleeved and to come (in): bring to(wards) father their and to say this to find to recognize please tunic son: child your he/she/it if not
33 Wo fofo kpɔe dze sii enumake. Efa avi gblɔ be, “Ɛ̃, vinye ƒe awue. Lã wɔadã aɖee lée; eme kɔ ƒãa be lã wɔadã aɖe vuvu Yosef.”
and to recognize her and to say tunic son: child my living thing bad: harmful to eat him to tear to tear Joseph
34 Israel dze eƒe awuwo, ta akpanya, eye wòfa konyi le via ƒe ku ta kɔsiɖa geɖewo.
and to tear Jacob mantle his and to set: put sackcloth in/on/with loin his and to mourn upon son: child his day many
35 Ƒometɔwo katã dze agbagba be yewoafa akɔ nɛ do kpoe. Egblɔna be, “Medi be maku le vinye la fafa me,” eye wògawoa avi hehehe! (Sheol h7585)
and to arise: rise all son: child his and all daughter his to/for to be sorry: comfort him and to refuse to/for to be sorry: comfort and to say for to go down to(wards) son: child my mourning hell: Sheol [to] and to weep [obj] him father his (Sheol h7585)
36 Midiantɔwo kplɔ Yosef yi Egipte, eye wodzrae na Potifar, ame si nye Egipte fia, Farao ƒe aƒedzikpɔla kple eŋudzɔsrafowo ƒe amegã.
(and [the] Midianite *L(E)*) to sell [obj] him to(wards) Egypt to/for Potiphar eunuch Pharaoh ruler [the] guard
