Kejadian 37
1 Yakub menetap di negeri Kanaan, tempat tinggal ayahnya,
Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan.
2 dan inilah riwayat keluarga Yakub: Pada waktu Yusuf, anak Yakub berumur tujuh belas tahun, ia mengurus kawanan kambing domba bersama-sama dengan abang-abangnya, yaitu anak-anak Bilha dan Zilpa, kedua selir ayahnya. Ia melaporkan kepada ayahnya perbuatan-perbuatan jahat yang dilakukan oleh abang-abangnya.
This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.
3 Yakub lebih sayang kepada Yusuf dari semua anaknya yang lain, karena Yusuf dilahirkan ketika ayahnya sudah tua. Pada suatu hari dibuatnya untuk Yusuf sebuah jubah yang sangat bagus.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors.
4 Setelah abang-abang Yusuf melihat bahwa ayah mereka lebih sayang kepada Yusuf daripada kepada mereka, bencilah mereka kepada Yusuf, sehingga tidak mau lagi bicara baik-baik dengan dia.
When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
5 Pada suatu malam Yusuf bermimpi, dan ketika ia menceritakan mimpinya itu kepada abang-abangnya, mereka bertambah benci kepadanya.
Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
6 Inilah yang dikatakan Yusuf kepada mereka, "Coba dengar!
He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:
7 Saya bermimpi kita semua sedang di ladang mengikat gandum, lalu gandum saya berdiri tegak. Gabung-gabung kalian mengelilingi gabung saya lalu sujud kepadanya."
We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.”
8 "Kaukira engkau akan menjadi raja dan berkuasa atas kami?" tegur abang-abangnya. Lalu makin bencilah mereka kepadanya karena mimpi-mimpinya dan karena apa yang dikatakannya.
“Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements.
9 Kemudian Yusuf bermimpi lagi, dan ia mengatakan kepada abang-abangnya, "Saya bermimpi lagi, saya lihat matahari, bulan dan sebelas bintang sujud kepada saya."
Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”
10 Mimpi itu diceritakannya pula kepada ayahnya, dan ayahnya menegur dia, katanya, "Mimpi apa itu? Kaupikir saya, ibumu dan saudara-saudaramu akan datang dan sujud menyembah kepadamu?"
He told his father and brothers, but his father rebuked him and said, “What is this dream that you have had? Will your mother and brothers and I actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”
11 Abang-abang Yusuf iri hati kepadanya, tetapi ayahnya tetap memikirkan mimpi itu.
And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.
12 Pada suatu hari ketika abang-abang Yusuf pergi ke Sikhem untuk menggembalakan kawanan kambing domba ayah mereka,
Some time later, Joseph’s brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks near Shechem.
13 berkatalah Yakub kepada Yusuf, "Pergilah ke Sikhem, ke tempat abang-abangmu menggembalakan kawanan kambing domba kita." Jawab Yusuf, "Baik, Ayah."
Israel said to him, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flocks at Shechem? Get ready; I am sending you to them.” “I am ready,” Joseph replied.
14 Kata ayahnya, "Lihatlah bagaimana keadaan abang-abangmu dan kawanan kambing domba, lalu kembalilah untuk melapor kepada saya." Maka dilepaskannya Yusuf pergi meninggalkan Lembah Hebron. Tak lama kemudian sampailah Yusuf di Sikhem.
Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,
15 Sementara ia berjalan ke sana kemari di padang, bertemulah ia dengan seorang laki-laki yang bertanya kepadanya, "Apa yang kaucari?"
a man found him wandering in the field and asked, “What are you looking for?”
16 "Abang-abang saya. Mereka sedang menggembalakan kawanan kambing domba," jawab Yusuf, "Tahukah Bapak di mana mereka berada?"
“I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”
17 Kata orang itu, "Mereka telah berangkat dari sini. Saya dengar mereka berkata bahwa mereka hendak pergi ke Dotan." Lalu berangkatlah Yusuf menyusul abang-abangnya dan ditemukannya mereka di Dotan.
“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
18 Dari jauh mereka telah melihat Yusuf, dan sebelum ia sampai kepada mereka, mereka sepakat untuk membunuh dia.
Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.
19 Kata mereka seorang kepada yang lain, "Lihat, si tukang mimpi itu datang.
“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.
20 Ayo kita bunuh dia dan lemparkan mayatnya ke dalam sumur yang kering. Kita katakan nanti bahwa dia diterkam binatang buas. Kita lihat nanti bagaimana jadinya mimpi-mimpinya itu."
“Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”
21 Ruben mendengar rencana mereka itu, lalu ia berusaha untuk menyelamatkan Yusuf. "Jangan bunuh dia," katanya.
When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said.
22 "Kita lemparkan saja ke dalam sumur di padang gurun ini, tetapi jangan kita pukul atau lukai dia." Hal itu dikatakannya karena ia bermaksud menyelamatkan Yusuf dan menyuruh dia pulang ke rumah.
“Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.
23 Ketika Yusuf sampai kepada abang-abangnya, dengan kasar mereka menanggalkan jubah Yusuf yang sangat bagus itu.
So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing—
24 Lalu mereka menyeret dia dan melemparkannya ke dalam sumur yang kering.
and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.
25 Ketika mereka sedang makan, tiba-tiba terlihat oleh mereka suatu kafilah orang Ismael yang sedang dalam perjalanan dari Gilead ke Mesir. Unta-unta mereka bermuatan rempah-rempah dan kismis.
And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.
26 Lalu kata Yehuda kepada saudara-saudaranya, "Apa gunanya membunuh adik kita dan merahasiakan pembunuhan itu?
Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
27 Mari kita jual dia kepada orang Ismael itu. Tak usah kita sakiti dia. Bagaimanapun juga dia adalah adik kita sendiri." Saudara-saudaranya setuju,
Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.
28 dan ketika beberapa pedagang Midian lewat, Yusuf dikeluarkan oleh abang-abangnya dari dalam sumur itu lalu dijual kepada orang Ismael itu dengan harga dua puluh keping perak. Kemudian ia dibawa oleh pedagang-pedagang itu ke Mesir.
So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
29 Ketika Ruben kembali ke sumur itu dan tidak menemui Yusuf di situ, dikoyakkannya pakaiannya karena sedih.
When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,
30 Ia kembali kepada saudara-saudaranya dan berkata, "Anak itu tidak ada lagi di situ! Apa yang harus saya lakukan sekarang?"
returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”
31 Lalu mereka menyembelih seekor kambing dan mencelupkan jubah Yusuf ke dalam darah kambing itu.
Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.
32 Kemudian jubah itu mereka suruh antarkan kepada ayah mereka dengan pesan, "Jubah ini kami temukan. Milik anak Ayahkah ini?"
They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not.”
33 Yakub mengenali jubah itu, lalu berkata, "Betul, ini jubah anakku! Pasti dia sudah diterkam binatang buas. Aduh, anak saya Yusuf sudah mati dikoyak-koyak binatang itu!"
His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”
34 Yakub merobek pakaiannya karena sedih dan memakai pakaian kabung. Berhari-hari lamanya ia meratapi anaknya itu.
Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
35 Semua anak-anaknya, baik laki-laki maupun perempuan datang menghiburnya, tetapi ia tak mau dihibur. Katanya, "Sampai mati saya akan terus meratapi anak saya." Demikianlah ia terus berkabung karena Yusuf anaknya. (Sheol h7585)
All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
36 Sementara itu, di Mesir, orang-orang Midian telah menjual Yusuf kepada Potifar, seorang perwira raja yang menjabat kepala pengawal istana.
Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
