उत्पत्ति 37
Jacob continued to live in the Canaan region where his father had lived previously.
2 २ और याकूब के वंश का वृत्तान्त यह है: यूसुफ सत्रह वर्ष का होकर अपने भाइयों के संग भेड़-बकरियों को चराता था; और वह लड़का अपने पिता की पत्नी बिल्हा, और जिल्पा के पुत्रों के संग रहा करता था; और उनकी बुराइयों का समाचार अपने पिता के पास पहुँचाया करता था।
(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.
3 ३ और इस्राएल अपने सब पुत्रों से बढ़कर यूसुफ से प्रीति रखता था, क्योंकि वह उसके बुढ़ापे का पुत्र था: और उसने उसके लिये रंग-बिरंगा अंगरखा बनवाया।
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.
4 ४ परन्तु जब उसके भाइयों ने देखा, कि हमारा पिता हम सब भाइयों से अधिक उसी से प्रीति रखता है, तब वे उससे बैर करने लगे और उसके साथ ठीक से बात भी नहीं करते थे।
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.
One night Joseph had a dream. He told his brothers about the dream.
He said to them, “Listen to the dream I had!
7 ७ हम लोग खेत में पूले बाँध रहे हैं, और क्या देखता हूँ कि मेरा पूला उठकर सीधा खड़ा हो गया; तब तुम्हारे पूलों ने मेरे पूले को चारों तरफ से घेर लिया और उसे दण्डवत् किया।”
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!”
8 ८ तब उसके भाइयों ने उससे कहा, “क्या सचमुच तू हमारे ऊपर राज्य करेगा? या क्या सचमुच तू हम पर प्रभुता करेगा?” इसलिए वे उसके स्वप्नों और उसकी बातों के कारण उससे और भी अधिक बैर करने लगे।
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.
9 ९ फिर उसने एक और स्वप्न देखा, और अपने भाइयों से उसका भी यह वर्णन किया, “सुनो, मैंने एक और स्वप्न देखा है, कि सूर्य और चन्द्रमा, और ग्यारह तारे मुझे दण्डवत् कर रहे हैं।”
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!”
10 १० इस स्वप्न का उसने अपने पिता, और भाइयों से वर्णन किया; तब उसके पिता ने उसको डाँटकर कहा, “यह कैसा स्वप्न है जो तूने देखा है? क्या सचमुच मैं और तेरी माता और तेरे भाई सब जाकर तेरे आगे भूमि पर गिरकर दण्डवत् करेंगे?”
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]
Joseph’s older brothers were furious/angry with him, but his father just kept thinking about what the dream meant.
One day Joseph’s older brothers went to take care of their father’s sheep and goats that were eating grass near Shechem.
13 १३ तब इस्राएल ने यूसुफ से कहा, “तेरे भाई तो शेकेम ही में भेड़-बकरी चरा रहे होंगे, इसलिए जा, मैं तुझे उनके पास भेजता हूँ।” उसने उससे कहा, “जो आज्ञा मैं हाजिर हूँ।”
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.”
14 १४ उसने उससे कहा, “जा, अपने भाइयों और भेड़-बकरियों का हाल देख आ कि वे कुशल से तो हैं, फिर मेरे पास समाचार ले आ।” अतः उसने उसको हेब्रोन की तराई में विदा कर दिया, और वह शेकेम में आया।
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],
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?”
16 १६ उसने कहा, “मैं तो अपने भाइयों को ढूँढ़ता हूँ कृपा करके मुझे बता कि वे भेड़-बकरियों को कहाँ चरा रहे हैं?”
Joseph replied, “I am looking for my older brothers. Can you tell me where they are taking care of their sheep and goats?”
17 १७ उस मनुष्य ने कहा, “वे तो यहाँ से चले गए हैं; और मैंने उनको यह कहते सुना, ‘आओ, हम दोतान को चलें।’” इसलिए यूसुफ अपने भाइयों के पीछे चला, और उन्हें दोतान में पाया।
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.
But they saw him when he was still far away, and they decided to kill him.
They said to each other [things like], “Here comes that dreamer!”
20 २० इसलिए आओ, हम उसको घात करके किसी गड्ढे में डाल दें, और यह कह देंगे, कि कोई जंगली पशु उसको खा गया। फिर हम देखेंगे कि उसके स्वप्नों का क्या फल होगा।”
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)!”
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.
22 २२ फिर रूबेन ने उनसे कहा, “लहू मत बहाओ, उसको जंगल के इस गड्ढे में डाल दो, और उस पर हाथ मत उठाओ।” वह उसको उनके हाथ से छुड़ाकर पिता के पास फिर पहुँचाना चाहता था।
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.
23 २३ इसलिए ऐसा हुआ कि जब यूसुफ अपने भाइयों के पास पहुँचा तब उन्होंने उसका रंग-बिरंगा अंगरखा, जिसे वह पहने हुए था, उतार लिया।
So when Joseph arrived where his older brothers were, they seized him and ripped off his pretty robe with long sleeves.
Then they took him and threw him into the pit/cistern. But the pit/cistern was dry; there was no water in it.
25 २५ तब वे रोटी खाने को बैठ गए; और आँखें उठाकर क्या देखा कि इश्माएलियों का एक दल ऊँटों पर सुगन्ध-द्रव्य, बलसान, और गन्धरस लादे हुए, गिलाद से मिस्र को चला जा रहा है।
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.
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]
27 २७ आओ, हम उसे इश्माएलियों के हाथ बेच डालें, और अपना हाथ उस पर न उठाएँ, क्योंकि वह हमारा भाई और हमारी ही हड्डी और माँस है।” और उसके भाइयों ने उसकी बात मान ली।
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.
28 २८ तब मिद्यानी व्यापारी उधर से होकर उनके पास पहुँचे। अतः यूसुफ के भाइयों ने उसको उस गड्ढे में से खींचकर बाहर निकाला, और इश्माएलियों के हाथ चाँदी के बीस टुकड़ों में बेच दिया; और वे यूसुफ को मिस्र में ले गए।
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.
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.
He went back to his [younger] brothers and said, “The boy is not in the pit/cistern! What can I do now?” [RHQ]
[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.
32 ३२ और उन्होंने उस रंगबिरंगे अंगरखे को अपने पिता के पास भेजकर यह सन्देश दिया; “यह हमको मिला है, अतः देखकर पहचान ले कि यह तेरे पुत्र का अंगरखा है कि नहीं।”
They took that pretty robe back to their father and said, “We found this robe! Look at it. Is it your son’s robe?”
33 ३३ उसने उसको पहचान लिया, और कहा, “हाँ यह मेरे ही पुत्र का अंगरखा है; किसी दुष्ट पशु ने उसको खा लिया है; निःसन्देह यूसुफ फाड़ डाला गया है।”
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!”
34 ३४ तब याकूब ने अपने वस्त्र फाड़े और कमर में टाट लपेटा, और अपने पुत्र के लिये बहुत दिनों तक विलाप करता रहा।
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.
35 ३५ और उसके सब बेटे-बेटियों ने उसको शान्ति देने का यत्न किया; पर उसको शान्ति न मिली; और वह यही कहता रहा, “मैं तो विलाप करता हुआ अपने पुत्र के पास अधोलोक में उतर जाऊँगा।” इस प्रकार उसका पिता उसके लिये रोता ही रहा। (Sheol h7585)
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)
36 ३६ इस बीच मिद्यानियों ने यूसुफ को मिस्र में ले जाकर पोतीपर नामक, फ़िरौन के एक हाकिम, और अंगरक्षकों के प्रधान, के हाथ बेच डाला।
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.
