創世記 37
1 ヤコブはカナンの地に住り即ちその父が寄寓し地なり
So Jacob dwelt in the land of the sojournings of his father, —in the land of Canaan.
2 ヤコブの傳は左のごとしヨセフ十七歳にしてその兄弟と偕に羊を牧ふヨセフは童子にしてその父の妻ビルハの子およびジルパの子と侶たりしが彼等の惡き事を父につぐ
These, are the generations of Jacob—Joseph, when seventeen years old, was shepherding with his brethren among the flocks, and, he, being a youth, was with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah wives of his father, —so then Joseph brought in the talk about them—something bad, unto their father.
3 ヨセフは老年子なるが故にイスラエルその諸の兄弟よりも深くこれを愛しこれがために綵る衣を製れり
Now, Israel, loved Joseph more than any of his sons, because he was to him, the son of his old age, and he had made him, a long tunic.
4 その兄弟等父がその諸の兄弟よりも深く彼を愛するを見て彼を惡み穩和に彼にものいふことを得せざりき
So his brethren saw that their father loved him, more than any of his brethren, and they hated him, and could not bid him prosper,
5 茲にヨセフ夢をみてその兄弟に告ければ彼等愈これを惡めり
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and told it to his brethren, and they went on yet more to hate him.
6 ヨセフ彼等にいひけるは請ふわが夢たる此夢を聽け
And he said unto them, Hear ye I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
7 我等田の中に禾束をむすび居たるにわが禾束おき且立り而して汝等の禾束環りたちてわが禾束を拜せり
Lo! then, we, were binding sheaves in the midst of the field, when lo my sheaf rose up, yea and took its stand, —and lo! round about came your sheaves, and bowed themselves down to my sheaf.
8 その兄弟等之にいひけるは汝眞にわれらの君となるや眞に我等ををさむるにいたるやとその夢とその言のために益これを惡めり
And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou, reign, over us, shalt thou, have dominion over us? So they went on yet more to hate him, because of his dreams and because of his words.
9 ヨセフ又一の夢をみて之をその兄弟に述ていひけるは我また夢をみたるに日と月と十一の星われを拜せりと
Then dreamed he, yet another, dream, and related it to his brethren, and said: —Lo! I have dreamed a dream, yet again, Lo! then, the sun and the moon, and eleven stars, were bowing themselves down to me.
10 則ちこれをその父と兄弟に述ければ父かれを戒めて彼にいふ汝が夢しこの夢は何ぞや我と汝の母となんぢの兄弟と實にゆきて地に鞠て汝を拜するにいたらんやと
So he related it unto his father, and unto his brethren, —and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream which thou hast dreamed? Shall we, indeed come in, I, and thy mother and thy brethren, to bow ourselves down to thee to the earth?
11 斯しかばその兄弟かれを嫉めり然どその父はこの言をおぼえたり
Then were his brethren jealous of him, but his father, marked the word.
12 茲にその兄弟等シケムにゆきて父の羊を牧ゐたりしかば
Now his brethren went their way, —to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
13 イスラエル、ヨセフにいひけるは汝の兄弟はシケムにて羊を牧をるにあらずや來れ汝を彼等につかはさんヨセフ父にいふ我ここにあり
So Israel said unto Joseph Are not, thy brethren, feeding the flock in Shechem? Come on! and let me send thee unto them. And he said to him Behold me!
14 父かれにいひけるは請ふ往て汝の兄弟と群の恙なきや否を見てかへりて我につげよと彼をヘブロンの谷より遣はしければ遂にシケムに至る。
So he said to him—Go, I pray thee, look after the welfare of thy brethren, and the welfare of the flock, and bring me back word. And he sent him from the vale of Hebron, and he came in towards Shechem.
15 或人かれに遇ふに彼野にさまよひをりしかば其人かれに問て汝何をたづぬるやといひければ
And a man found him, and lo! he was wandering about in the field, so the man asked him saying—What seekest thou?
16 彼いふ我はわが兄弟等をたづぬ請ふかれらが羊をかひをる所をわれに告よ
And he said, My brethren, am, I, seeking, —do tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding their flock.
17 その人いひけるは彼等は此をされり我かれらがドタンにゆかんといふを聞たりと是に於てヨセフその兄弟の後をおひゆきドタンにて之に遇ふ
And the man said, They have broken up from hence, for I heard them saying Let us go our way towards Dothan. So Joseph went after his brethren, and found them, in Dothan.
18 ヨセフの彼等に近かざる前に彼ら之を遙に見てこれを殺さんと謀り
And they saw him afar off, —and, ere yet he drew near unto them, they conspired against him, to put him to death.
19 互にいひけるは視よ作夢者きたる
And they said each man unto his brother, Lo! that master of dreams yonder, coming in!
20 去來彼をころして阱に投いれ或惡き獸これを食たりと言ん而して彼の夢の如何になるかを觀るべし
Now, therefore, come! let us slay him and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say A cruel beast, hath devoured him, —And let us see what will become of his dreams.
21 ルベン聞てヨセフを彼等の手より拯ひださんとして言けるは我等これを殺すべからず
And Reuben heard it, and rescued him out of their hand, and said Let us not smite him, so as to take his life!
22 ルベンまた彼らにいひけるは血をながすなかれ之を曠野の此阱に投いれて手をこれにつくるなかれと是は之を彼等の手よりすくひだして父に歸んとてなりき
And Reuben said unto them Do not shed blood! Cast him into this pit, which is in the wilderness, but put not forth, a hand, against him! that he might rescue him out of their hand, to restore him unto his father.
23 茲にヨセフ兄弟の許に到りければ彼等ヨセフの衣即ちその着たる綵る衣を褫ぎ
So it came to pass, when Joseph had come in unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph of his tunic, the long tunic which was upon him,
24 彼を執て阱に投いれたり阱は空にしてその中に水あらざりき
and took him, and cast him into the pit, but the pit, was empty, there was in it no water.
25 斯して彼等坐てパンを食ひ目をあげて見しに一群のイシマエル人駱駝に香物と乳香と沒藥をおはせてエジプトにくだりゆかんとてギレアデより來る
And when they had sat down to eat bread, they lifted up their eyes and looked, and lo! a caravan of Ishmaelites, coming in from Gilead, —and, their camels, were bearing tragacanth gum, and balsam and cistus-gum, they were going their way, to take them down to Egypt.
26 ユダその兄弟にいひけるは我儕弟をころしてその血を匿すも何の益かあらん
So Judah said unto his brethren, —What profit that we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
27 去來彼をイシマエル人に賣ん彼は我等の兄弟われらの肉なればわれらの手をかれにつくべからずと兄弟等これを善とす
Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites; but let not, our own hand, be upon him, for our own brother, our own flesh, is he And his brethren hearkened.
28 時にミデアンの商旅經過ければヨセフを阱よりひきあげ銀二十枚にてヨセフをイシマエル人に賣り彼等すなはちヨセフをエジプトにたづさへゆきぬ
And there passed by certain Midianites travelling merchants, so they drew forth and uplifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites, for twenty pieces of silver, —and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29 茲にルベンかへりて阱にいたり見しにヨセフ阱にをらざりしかばその衣を裂き
And Reuben returned unto the pit, and lo Joseph was not in the pit, so he rent his clothes;
30 兄弟の許にかへりて言ふ童子はをらず嗚呼我何處にゆくべきや
and returned unto his brethren, and said, —The, lad, is not! And, I, oh where can I, go?
31 斯て彼等ヨセフの衣をとり牡山羊の羔をころしてその衣を血に濡し
And they took Joseph’s tunic, —and slaughtered a buck of the goats, and dipped the tunic in the blood;
32 その綵る衣を父におくり遣していひけるは我等これを得たりなんぢの子の衣なるや否を知れと
and sent the long tunic and brought it in unto their father, and said This, have we found! Examine, we pray thee, whether it is the tunic of thy son, or not!
33 父これを知りていふわが子の衣なり惡き獸彼をくらへりヨセフはかならずさかれしならんと
So he examined it, and said—The tunic of my son! A cruel beast hath devoured him, —torn in pieces—torn in pieces, is Joseph!
34 ヤコブその衣を裂き麻布を腰にまとひ久くその子のためになげけり
And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, —and mourned over his son many days.
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to console him but he refused to be consoled, and said—Surely I will go down unto my son mourning to hades! And his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
36 偖ミデアン人はエジプトにてパロの侍衞の長ポテパルにヨセフを賣り
Now, the Midianites, sold him into Egypt, —to Potiphar courtier of Pharaoh, chief of the royal executioners.
