Jenèz 37
1 Alò, Jacob te viv nan peyi kote papa li te konn demere a, nan peyi Canaan an.
And Jacob lived in the land where his father sojourned, in the land of Chanaan.
2 Sa yo se achiv a jenerasyon Jacob yo. Joseph, lè l te gen laj dis-sèt ane, li t ap okipe bann mouton an avèk frè l yo, pandan li te toujou nan jennès li, ansanm avèk fis Bila yo, ak fis Zilpa yo, madanm a papa l yo. Epi Joseph te pote yon move rapò sou yo, bay papa li.
And these are the generations of Jacob. And Joseph was seventeen years old, feeding the sheep of his father with his brethren, being young; with the sons of Balla, and with the sons of Zelpha, the wives of his father; and Joseph brought to Israel their father their evil reproach.
3 Alò, Israël te renmen Joseph plis ke tout lòt fis li yo, akoz ke li te fèt nan vyeyès li; epi li te fè pou li yon vètman plen tout koulè.
And Jacob loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was to him the son of old age; and he made for him a coat of many colours.
4 Frè li yo te wè ke papa yo te renmen li plis ke tout frè li yo. Konsa, yo te vin rayi li, e yo pa t kapab pale avèk li an amitye.
And his brethren having seen that his father loved him more than all his sons, hated him, and could not speak anything peaceful to him.
5 Alò, Joseph te fè yon rèv, e lè l te repete l bay frè l yo, konsa, yo te vin rayi li plis.
And Joseph dreamt a dream, and reported it to his brethren.
6 Li te di yo: “Souple, koute rèv sa a ke m te fè a.
And he said to them, Hear this dream which I have dreamt.
7 Gade byen, nou t ap mare pakèt rekòlt yo nan chan an, e gade byen, pakèt pa nou yo te vin antoure pa m nan e yo te vin bese devan pakèt pa mwen yo.”
I thought you were binding sheaves in the middle of the field, and my sheaf stood up and was erected, and your sheaves turned round, and did obeisance to my sheaf.
8 Alò, frè li yo te di li: “Èske vrèman ou ap vin renye sou nou? Oswa èske ou ap vin gouvène sou nou?” Epi yo te vin rayi li plis pou rèv li yo, ak pawòl li yo.
And his brethren said to him, Shall you indeed reign over us, or shall you indeed be lord over us? And they hated him still more for his dreams and for his words.
9 Alò li te vin fè yon rèv toujou, li te eksplike li bay frè li yo. Li te di: “Gade, mwen te fè yon lòt rèv; e gade byen, solèy la, lalin lan avèk onz zetwal yo t ap bese ba devan mwen.”
And he dreamt another dream, and related it to his father, and to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamt another dream: as it were the sun, and the moon, and the eleven stars did me reverence.
10 Li te eksplike li bay papa li avèk frè li yo. Papa li te reprimande li e te di l: “Kisa sa ye, rèv sa ou te fè a? Èske mwen, manman ou avèk frè ou yo vrèman ap vin bese atè devan ou?”
And his father rebuked him, and said to him, What is this dream which you have dreamt? shall indeed both I and your mother and your brethren come and bow before you to the earth?
11 Frè li yo te fè jalouzi akoz li, men papa li te kenbe pawòl sa yo nan tèt li.
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
12 Epi frè li yo te ale mennen bann mouton an Sichem.
And his brethren went to feed the sheep of their father to Sychem.
13 Israël te di Joseph: “Èske frè ou yo p ap okipe bann mouton an Sichem? Vini pou mwen ka voye ou bò kote yo.” Epi li te reponn: “Mwen va ale”.
And Israel said to Joseph, Do not your brethren feed their flock in Sychem? Come, I will send you to them; and he said to him, Behold, I [am here].
14 Alò, li te di li: “Ale koulye a pou okipe afè frè ou yo ak afè bann mouton an, e vin pote nouvèl ban mwen.” Epi li te ale nan vale Hébron an e li te rive Sichem.
And Israel said to him, Go and see if your brethren and the sheep are well, and bring me word; and he sent him out of the valley of Chebron, and he came to Sychem.
15 Yon mesye te twouve li, e gade byen, li t ap mache toupatou nan chan an. Konsa, mesye a te mande li: “Kisa w ap chache?”
And a man found him wandering in the field; and the man asked him, saying, What seek you?
16 Li te di: “Mwen ap chache frè m yo. Souple, fè m konnen kote yo ap fè patiraj pou bann mouton an.”
And he said, I am seeking my brethren; tell me where they feed [their flocks].
17 Alò, mesye a te di: “Yo te deplase isit la, paske mwen te tande yo di: ‘Annou ale Dothan.’” Epi Joseph te swiv frè li yo, e li te twouve yo Dothan.
And the man said to him, They have departed hence, for I heard them saying, Let us go to Dothaim; and Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothaim.
18 Lè yo te wè li depi nan distans, e avan li te parèt kote yo, yo te fè konplo pou mete li a lanmò.
And they spied him from a distance before he drew near to them, and they wickedly took counsel to kill him.
19 Yo te di youn ak lòt: “Men sila ki fè rèv la ap vini!
And each said to his brother, Behold, that dreamer comes.
20 Alò, koulye a, annou touye li e jete li nan youn nan fòs yo, e nou va di: ‘yon bèt sovaj te devore li.’ Koulye a annou wè kisa rèv li yo ap devni!”
Now then come, let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits; and we will say, An evil wild beast has devoured him; and we shall see what his dreams will be.
21 Men Reuben te tande sa, li te retire li nan men yo, e li te di: “Annou pa pran lavi li.”
And Ruben having heard it, rescued him out of their hands, and said, Let us not kill him.
22 Reuben te di yo anplis de sa: “Pa vèse san. Jete li nan twou sila ki nan dezè a, men pa mete men sou li” —akoz lentansyon li te gen pou fè l chape nan men yo, pou l ta kapab remèt li bay papa l.
And Ruben said to them, Shed not blood; cast him into one of these pits in the wilderness, but do not lay [your] hands upon him; that he might rescue him out of their hands, and restore him to his father.
23 Alò li te rive ke lè Joseph te rive kote frè li yo, yo te retire vètman an sou li, (sa ki te gen anpil koulè ladann nan);
And it came to pass, when Joseph came to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his many-coloured coat that was upon him.
24 epi yo te pran li e yo te jete li nan fòs la. Alò fòs la te vid e li pa t gen dlo ladann.
And they took him and cast him into the pit; and the pit was empty, it had not water.
25 Alò, yo te chita pou manje yon manje. Epi pandan yo te leve zye yo, yo te gade, e vwala, yon ekip Izmayelit ki t ap sòti Galaad, avèk chamo ki t ap pote yon chaj gòm awomatik, bòm avèk mè pou rive an Égypte.
And they sat down to eat bread; and having lifted up their eyes they saw, and behold, Ismaelitish travellers came from Galaad, and their camels were heavily loaded with spices, and resin, and myrrh; and they went to bring them to Egypt.
26 Juda te di a frè li yo: “Ki avantaj sa ye si nou touye frè nou an, e kache san li?
And Judas said to his brethren, What profit is it if we kill our brother, and conceal his blood?
27 Vini, annou vann li bay Izmayelit yo e annou pa mete men nou sou li, paske li se frè nou, pwòp chè nou.” Epi frè li yo te koute li.
Come, let us sell him to these Ismaelites, but let not our hands be upon him, because he is our brother and our flesh; and his brethren listened.
28 Alò, kèk nan machann Madyanit yo te pase, epi frè l yo te rale li soti nan fòs la e te vann li bay Izmayelit yo pou ven sik lajan. Konsa yo te mennen Joseph antre an Égypte.
And the men, the merchants of Madian, went by, and they drew and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ismaelites for twenty pieces of gold; and they brought Joseph down into Egypt.
29 Alò, Reuben te retounen nan fòs la, e gade byen, Joseph pa t la nan fòs la; epi li te chire rad li.
And Ruben returned to the pit, and sees not Joseph in the pit; and he tore his garments.
30 Li te retounen vè frè li yo e te di: “Ti gason an pa la non; e pou mwen menm, kibò pou m ale?”
And he returned to his brethren and said, The boy is not; and I, whither am I yet to go?
31 Konsa, yo te pran vètman Joseph la, yo te kòche yon mal kabrit, e yo te tranpe vètman an nan san an.
And having taken the coat of Joseph, they killed a kid of the goats, and stained the coat with the blood.
32 Yo te voye vètman anpil koulè a pote li bay papa yo e yo te di: “Nou te twouve sa a. Souple, gade l byen e wè si se vètman a fis ou a oswa non.”
And they sent the coat of many colours; and they brought it to their father, and said, This have we found; know if it be your son's coat or no. And he recognised it, and said, It is my son's coat, an evil wild beast has devoured him; a wild beast has carried off Joseph.
33 Li te egzamine li e te di: “Se vètman fis mwen an. Yon bèt sovaj gen tan devore li. Joseph vrèman gen tan chire an mòso!”
34 Alò, Jacob te chire rad li, li te mete twal sak nan ren li, e li te pase anpil jou ap lamante pou fis li a.
And Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
35 Alò, tout fis li yo, ak tout fi li yo te leve pou konsole li, men li te refize konsole. Epi li te di: “Vrèman mwen va desann kote fis mwen an, kote sejou mò yo ak lamante pou fis mwen an.” Epi papa li te kriye pou li. (Sheol h7585)
And all his sons and his daughters gathered themselves together, and came to comfort him; but he would not be comforted, saying, I will go down to my son mourning to Hades; and his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
36 Antretan, Madyanit yo te vann li an Égypte a Potiphar, ofisye Farawon an, chèf nan kò gad la.
And the Madianites sold Joseph into Egypt; to Petephres, the eunuch of Pharao, captain of the guard.
