Jenèz 37
1 Alò, Jacob te viv nan peyi kote papa li te konn demere a, nan peyi Canaan an.
And Jacob dwells in the land of his father’s sojournings—in the land of Canaan.
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.
These [are] the generations of Jacob: Joseph, a son of seventeen years, has been enjoying himself with his brothers among the flock (and he [is] a youth), with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives, and Joseph brings in an account of their evil to their father.
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 Israel has loved Joseph more than any of his sons, for he [is] a son of his old age, and has made for him a long coat;
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 brothers see that their father has loved him more than any of his brothers, and they hate him, and have not been able to speak [to] him peaceably.
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 dreams a dream, and declares to his brothers, and they add still more to hate him.
6 Li te di yo: “Souple, koute rèv sa a ke m te fè a.
And he says to them, “Please hear this dream which I have dreamed:
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.”
that, behold, we are binding bundles in the midst of the field, and behold, my bundle has arisen, and has also stood up, and behold, your bundles are all around, and they bow themselves to my bundle.”
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 brothers say to him, “Do you certainly reign over us? Do you certainly rule over us?” And they add still more to hate him, 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 dreams yet another dream, and recounts it to his brothers, and says, “Behold, I have dreamed a dream again, and behold, the sun and the moon, and eleven stars, are bowing themselves to me.”
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 he recounts to his father, and to his brothers; and his father pushes against him, and says to him, “What [is] this dream which you have dreamed? Do we certainly come, I, and your mother, and your brothers—to bow ourselves to 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 brothers are zealous against him, and his father has watched the matter.
12 Epi frè li yo te ale mennen bann mouton an Sichem.
And his brothers go to feed the flock of their father in Shechem,
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 says to Joseph, “Are your brothers not feeding in Shechem? Come, and I send you to them”; and he says to him, “Here I [am]”;
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 he says to him, “Now go see the peace of your brothers, and the peace of the flock, and bring me back word”; and he sends him from the Valley of Hebron, and he comes to Shechem.
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 finds him, and behold, he is wandering in the field, and the man asks him, saying, “What do you seek?”
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 says, “I am seeking my brothers, please declare to me where they are feeding.”
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 says, “They have journeyed from this, for I have heard some saying, Let us go to Dothan,” and Joseph goes after his brothers, and finds them in Dothan.
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 see him from afar, even before he draws near to them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.
19 Yo te di youn ak lòt: “Men sila ki fè rèv la ap vini!
And they say to one another, “Behold, this man of the dreams 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!”
and now, come, and we slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and have said, An evil beast has devoured him; and we see what his dreams are.”
21 Men Reuben te tande sa, li te retire li nan men yo, e li te di: “Annou pa pran lavi li.”
And Reuben hears, and delivers him out of their hand, and says, “Let us not strike the life”;
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 Reuben says to them, “Shed no blood; cast him into this pit which [is] in the wilderness, and do not put forth a hand on him,” in order to deliver him out of their hand, to bring him back 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 comes to pass, when Joseph has come to his brothers, that they strip Joseph of his coat, the long coat which [is] on 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 take him and cast him into the pit, and the pit [is] empty, there is no water in it.
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 sit down to eat bread, and they lift up their eyes, and look, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, and their camels carrying spices, and balm, and myrrh, going to take [them] down 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 Judah says to his brothers, “What gain when we slay our brother, and have concealed 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, and we sell him to the Ishmaelites, and our hands are not on him, for he [is] our brother—our flesh”; and his brothers listen.
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 Midianite merchantmen pass by and they draw out and bring up Joseph out of the pit, and sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver, and they bring Joseph 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 Reuben returns to the pit, and behold, Joseph is not in the pit, and he tears 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 returns to his brothers and says, “The boy is not, and I—to where am I going?”
31 Konsa, yo te pran vètman Joseph la, yo te kòche yon mal kabrit, e yo te tranpe vètman an nan san an.
And they take the coat of Joseph, and slaughter a kid of the goats, and dip the coat in 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 send the long coat, and they bring [it] to their father, and say, “We have found this; please discern whether it [is] your son’s coat or not.”
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!”
And he discerns it and says, “My son’s coat! An evil beast has devoured him; torn—Joseph is torn!”
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 tears his raiment, and puts sackcloth on his loins, and becomes a mourner 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 all his daughters rise to comfort him, and he refuses to comfort himself, and says, “For I go down to my son mourning, to Sheol,” and his father weeps 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 Midianites have sold him to Egypt, to Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, head of the executioners.
