ମୋଶାଙ୍କ ଲିଖିତ ପ୍ରଥମ ପୁସ୍ତକ 37
1 ସେହି ସମୟରେ ଯାକୁବ ଆପଣା ପିତାଙ୍କର ପ୍ରବାସ ସ୍ଥାନ କିଣାନ ଦେଶରେ ବାସ କରୁଥିଲେ।
Jacob continued to live in the Canaan region where his father had lived previously.
2 ଯାକୁବଙ୍କର ବୃତ୍ତାନ୍ତ ଏହି। ଯୋଷେଫ, ସତର ବର୍ଷ ବୟସ ସମୟରେ, ଆପଣା ଭାଇମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ ପଶୁପଲ ଚରାଉଥିଲେ; ସେ ଆପଣା ପିତୃଭାର୍ଯ୍ୟା ବିଲ୍ହା ଓ ସିଳ୍ପାର ପୁତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କର ସଙ୍ଗୀ ବାଳକ ଥିଲା; ପୁଣି, ଯୋଷେଫ ସେହି ଭାଇମାନଙ୍କ କୁବ୍ୟବହାରର ବାର୍ତ୍ତା ପିତା ନିକଟକୁ ଆଣୁଥାଏ।
(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 ସେହି ଯୋଷେଫ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲର ବୃଦ୍ଧାବସ୍ଥାର ସନ୍ତାନ ହେବା ସକାଶୁ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲ ସମସ୍ତ ପୁତ୍ରଠାରୁ ତାକୁ ଅଧିକ ସ୍ନେହ କଲେ, ଆଉ ତାକୁ ନାନା ବର୍ଣ୍ଣର ଏକ ଅଙ୍ଗରଖା ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ କରି ଦେଇଥିଲେ।
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 ମାତ୍ର ପିତା ସମସ୍ତ ପୁତ୍ର ଅପେକ୍ଷା ଯୋଷେଫକୁ ଅଧିକ ସ୍ନେହ କରିବାର ଦେଖି ତାହାର ଭାଇମାନେ ତାକୁ ଘୃଣା କଲେ ଓ ତାହା ପ୍ରତି ପ୍ରେମର କଥା କହି ପାରିଲେ ନାହିଁ।
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.
5 ଏଥିଉତ୍ତାରେ ଯୋଷେଫ ଗୋଟିଏ ସ୍ୱପ୍ନ ଦେଖି ଆପଣା ଭାଇମାନଙ୍କୁ କହିଲା; ଏଥିରେ ସେମାନେ ତାକୁ ଆହୁରି ଅଧିକ ଘୃଣା କଲେ।
One night Joseph had a dream. He told his brothers about the dream.
6 କାରଣ ସେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ କହିଲା, “ମୁଁ ଯେଉଁ ସ୍ୱପ୍ନ ଦେଖିଅଛି, ନିବେଦନ କରୁଅଛି, ତାହା ଶୁଣ।
He said to them, “Listen to the dream I had!
7 ଦେଖ, ଆମ୍ଭେମାନେ କ୍ଷେତରେ ବିଡ଼ା ବାନ୍ଧୁଥିଲୁ, ତହିଁରେ ଦେଖ, ମୋହର ବିଡ଼ା ଉଠି ଛିଡ଼ା ହେଲା; ପୁଣି, ଦେଖ, ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ବିଡ଼ାସବୁ ମୋʼ ବିଡ଼ାକୁ ଚାରିଆଡ଼େ ଘେରି ପ୍ରଣାମ କଲେ।”
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 ଏଥିରେ ତାହାର ଭାଇମାନେ ତାକୁ କହିଲେ, “ତୁ କି ସତେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ରାଜା ହେବୁ? ତୁ କି ସତେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ କର୍ତ୍ତୃତ୍ୱ କରିବୁ?” ତହୁଁ ସେମାନେ ତାହାର ସବୁ ସ୍ୱପ୍ନ ଓ କଥା ସକାଶୁ ତାକୁ ଆହୁରି ଅଧିକ ଘୃଣା କଲେ।
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 ଏଥିଉତ୍ତାରେ ଯୋଷେଫ ଆଉ ଗୋଟିଏ ସ୍ୱପ୍ନ ଦେଖି ଭାଇମାନଙ୍କୁ ଜଣାଇ କହିଲା, “ଦେଖ, ମୁଁ ଆଉ ଏକ ସ୍ୱପ୍ନ ଦେଖିଅଛି, ଦେଖ, ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଓ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଓ ଏକାଦଶ ନକ୍ଷତ୍ର ମୋତେ ପ୍ରଣାମ କଲେ।”
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 ମାତ୍ର ସେ ଆପଣା ପିତା ଓ ଭାଇମାନଙ୍କ ସାକ୍ଷାତରେ ତାହା କହନ୍ତେ, ତାହାର ପିତା ତାହାକୁ ଧମକାଇ କହିଲେ, “ତୁ ଏ କି ପ୍ରକାର ସ୍ୱପ୍ନ ଦେଖିଲୁ? ମୁଁ ଓ ତୋʼ ମାତା ଓ ତୋʼ ଭ୍ରାତୃଗଣ, ଆମ୍ଭେମାନେ କି ଭୂମିଷ୍ଠ ହୋଇ ତୋତେ ପ୍ରଣାମ କରିବାକୁ ଆସିବୁ?”
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]
11 ତହିଁରେ ତାହାର ଭାଇମାନେ ତାକୁ ଈର୍ଷା କଲେ, ମାତ୍ର ତାହାର ପିତା ସେହି କଥା ମନେ ରଖିଲେ।
Joseph’s older brothers were furious/angry with him, but his father just kept thinking about what the dream meant.
12 ତଦନନ୍ତର ତାହାର ଭ୍ରାତୃଗଣ ପିତାଙ୍କର ପଶୁପଲ ଚରାଇବା ପାଇଁ ଶିଖିମକୁ ଗଲା ଉତ୍ତାରେ
One day Joseph’s older brothers went to take care of their father’s sheep and goats that were eating grass near Shechem.
13 ଇସ୍ରାଏଲ ଯୋଷେଫକୁ କହିଲେ, “ତୁମ୍ଭର ଭ୍ରାତୃଗଣ କି ଶିଖିମରେ ପଶୁପଲ ଚରାଉ ନାହାନ୍ତି? ଆସ, ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ପଠାଇବି;” ତହିଁରେ ସେ କହିଲା, “ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ, ମୁଁ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ଅଛି।”
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 ସେତେବେଳେ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲ ତାହାକୁ କହିଲେ, “ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଯାଇ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଭ୍ରାତୃଗଣ ଓ ପଶୁପଲ ଭଲ ଅଛନ୍ତି କି ନାହିଁ, ତାହା ଦେଖି ମୋʼ ନିକଟକୁ ସମ୍ବାଦ ଆଣ।” ଏହିରୂପେ ସେ ହିବ୍ରୋଣର ତଳ ଭୂମିରୁ ଯୋଷେଫକୁ ପଠାନ୍ତେ, ସେ ଶିଖିମରେ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ହେଲା।
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],
15 ସେତେବେଳେ ଜଣେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ଯୋଷେଫକୁ କ୍ଷେତରେ ଏଣେତେଣେ ଭ୍ରମଣ କରିବାର ଦେଖି ପଚାରିଲା, “ତୁମ୍ଭେ କଅଣ ଖୋଜୁଅଛ?”
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 ସେ କହିଲା, “ମୋʼ ଭାଇମାନଙ୍କୁ ଖୋଜୁଅଛି, ସେମାନେ କେଉଁଠାରେ ପଶୁପଲ ଚରାଉଛନ୍ତି, ଅନୁଗ୍ରହ କରି ମୋତେ କୁହ।”
Joseph replied, “I am looking for my older brothers. Can you tell me where they are taking care of their sheep and goats?”
17 ସେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ କହିଲା, “ସେମାନେ ଏଠାରୁ ଯାଇଅଛନ୍ତି; କାରଣ ମୁଁ ଶୁଣିଥିଲି, ‘ସେମାନେ ଦୋଥନକୁ ଯିବେ ବୋଲି କହୁଥିଲେ।’” ଏଣୁ ଯୋଷେଫ ଆପଣା ଭାଇମାନଙ୍କ ପଛେ ପଛେ ଯାଇ ଦୋଥନରେ ସେମାନଙ୍କର ଦେଖା ପାଇଲା।
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.
18 ସେମାନେ ତାହାକୁ ଦୂରରୁ ଦେଖିଲେ, ପୁଣି, ସେ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ପହଞ୍ଚିବା ପୂର୍ବେ ସେମାନେ ତାକୁ ବଧ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ମନ୍ତ୍ରଣା କଲେ।
But they saw him when he was still far away, and they decided to kill him.
19 ଆଉ, ସେମାନେ ଏକ ଆରେକକୁ କହିଲେ, “ଏହି ଦେଖ, ସ୍ୱପ୍ନଦର୍ଶକ ମହାଶୟ ଆସୁଅଛନ୍ତି।
They said to each other [things like], “Here comes that dreamer!”
20 ଆସ, ଆମ୍ଭେମାନେ ତାକୁ ବଧ କରି କୌଣସି ଏକ ଗାତରେ ପକାଇ ଦେଉ; ପୁଣି, ‘କୌଣସି ହିଂସ୍ରକ ଜନ୍ତୁ ତାକୁ ଖାଇପକାଇଲା ବୋଲି କହିବା;’ ଆଚ୍ଛା ଦେଖିବା, ତାହାର ସ୍ୱପ୍ନ ସବୁର କଅଣ ହେବ।”
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)!”
21 ଏ କଥା ଶୁଣି ରୁବେନ୍ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ହସ୍ତରୁ ତାକୁ ରକ୍ଷା କରି କହିଲା, “ନା, ଆମ୍ଭେମାନେ ତାକୁ ପ୍ରାଣରେ ମାରି ପକାଇବା ନାହିଁ।”
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 ଆଉ ରୁବେନ୍ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ହସ୍ତରୁ ତାକୁ ରକ୍ଷା କରି ପିତା ନିକଟକୁ ଫେରି ପଠାଇବା ମାନସରେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ କହିଲା, “ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ରକ୍ତପାତ କର ନାହିଁ, ପ୍ରାନ୍ତରର ଏହି ଗର୍ତ୍ତ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ତାକୁ ପକାଇଦିଅ, ମାତ୍ର ତାହା ପ୍ରତି ହାତ ଉଠାଅ ନାହିଁ।”
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 ଏଥିଉତ୍ତାରେ ଯୋଷେଫ ଭାଇମାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଆସନ୍ତେ, ସେମାନେ ତାହାର ଅଙ୍ଗରଖା, ସେହି ନାନା ବର୍ଣ୍ଣର ଅଙ୍ଗରଖା, ତାହା ଦେହରୁ କାଢ଼ିନେଇ;
So when Joseph arrived where his older brothers were, they seized him and ripped off his pretty robe with long sleeves.
24 ତାକୁ ଧରି ଗର୍ତ୍ତ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ପକାଇଦେଲେ, ସେହି ଗର୍ତ୍ତ ଶୂନ୍ୟ, ତହିଁରେ ଜଳ ନ ଥିଲା।
Then they took him and threw him into the pit/cistern. But the pit/cistern was dry; there was no water in it.
25 ତହୁଁ ସେମାନେ ଭୋଜନ କରିବାକୁ ବସିଲେ; ସେମାନେ ଅନାଇ ଦେଖିଲେ, ଯେ ଗିଲୀୟଦରୁ ଏକ ଦଳ ଇଶ୍ମାୟେଲୀୟ ପଥିକ ଓଟ ଉପରେ ସୁଗନ୍ଧି ଦ୍ରବ୍ୟ ଓ ଗୁଗ୍ଗୁଳ ଓ ଗନ୍ଧରସ ଘେନି ମିସର ଦେଶକୁ ଯାଉଅଛନ୍ତି।
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.
26 ସେତେବେଳେ ଯିହୁଦା ଭାଇମାନଙ୍କୁ କହିଲା, “ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ଭାଇକୁ ବଧ କରି ତାହାର ରକ୍ତ ଗୋପନ କଲେ, ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ଲାଭ କଅଣ?
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 ଆସ, ଆମ୍ଭେମାନେ ତାକୁ ଏହି ଇଶ୍ମାୟେଲୀୟ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ବିକ୍ରୟ କରିଦେଉ, ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ହସ୍ତ ତାହା ପ୍ରତିକୂଳରେ ନ ଉଠୁ; କାରଣ ସେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ଭ୍ରାତା ଓ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ମାଂସ ସ୍ୱରୂପ।” ତହିଁରେ ତାହାର ଭାଇମାନେ ସମ୍ମତ ହେଲେ।
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 ସେତେବେଳେ ସେହି ମିଦୀୟନୀୟ ବଣିକମାନେ ନିକଟକୁ ଆସନ୍ତେ, ସେମାନେ ଯୋଷେଫକୁ ଗର୍ତ୍ତ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ ଉପରକୁ ଟାଣି ଆଣିଲେ; ପୁଣି, ଇଶ୍ମାୟେଲୀୟମାନଙ୍କଠାରୁ କୋଡ଼ିଏ ଶେକେଲ ରୌପ୍ୟ ମୁଦ୍ରା ନେଇ ଯୋଷେଫକୁ ବିକ୍ରୟ କରିଦେଲେ; ତହିଁରେ ସେମାନେ ଯୋଷେଫକୁ ମିସର ଦେଶକୁ ନେଇଗଲେ।
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.
29 ଏଥିଉତ୍ତାରେ ରୁବେନ୍ ଗର୍ତ୍ତ ନିକଟକୁ ଫେରିଯାଇ ଯୋଷେଫ ଗର୍ତ୍ତ ଭିତରେ ନାହିଁ, ଏହା ଦେଖି ଆପଣା ବସ୍ତ୍ର ଚିରିଲା।
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.
30 ପୁଣି, ଭାଇମାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଫେରିଆସି କହିଲା, “ବାଳକଟି ନାହିଁ; ଆଉ ମୁଁ କେଉଁଠାକୁ ଯିବି?”
He went back to his [younger] brothers and said, “The boy is not in the pit/cistern! What can I do now?” [RHQ]
31 ଏଥିଉତ୍ତାରେ ସେମାନେ ଯୋଷେଫର ଅଙ୍ଗରଖା ଘେନି ଗୋଟିଏ ଛାଗ ମାରି ତାହାର ରକ୍ତରେ ତାହା ଡୁବାଇଲେ।
[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 ଆଉ, ସେମାନେ ଆପଣା ପିତା ନିକଟକୁ ସେହି ନାନା ବର୍ଣ୍ଣର ଅଙ୍ଗରଖା ପଠାଇଦେଇ କହିଲେ, “ଆମ୍ଭେମାନେ ଏତିକି ମାତ୍ର ପାଇଲୁ, ଏହା ତୁମ୍ଭ ପୁତ୍ରର ଅଙ୍ଗରଖା କି ନାହିଁ, ଚିହ୍ନ।”
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 ତହିଁରେ ସେ ତାହା ଚିହ୍ନି କହିଲେ, “ଏହି ଅଙ୍ଗରଖା ତ ମୋʼ ପୁତ୍ରର; କୌଣସି ହିଂସ୍ରକ ଜନ୍ତୁ ତାହାକୁ ଖାଇ ପକାଇଅଛି, ଯୋଷେଫ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଖଣ୍ଡ ଖଣ୍ଡ ହୋଇ ବିଦୀର୍ଣ୍ଣ ହୋଇଅଛି।”
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 ତହୁଁ ଯାକୁବ ଆପଣା ବସ୍ତ୍ର ଚିରି କଟିଦେଶରେ ଅଖା ପିନ୍ଧି ପୁତ୍ର ନିମନ୍ତେ ଅନେକ ଦିନ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଶୋକ କଲେ।
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 ଏଥିଉତ୍ତାରେ ତାଙ୍କର ସମସ୍ତ ପୁତ୍ର ଓ ସମସ୍ତ କନ୍ୟା ଉଠି ତାଙ୍କୁ ସାନ୍ତ୍ୱନା କରିବାକୁ ଯତ୍ନ କଲେ; ମାତ୍ର ସେ ମାନିଲେ ନାହିଁ; ପୁଣି, ସେ କହିଲେ, “ମୁଁ ଶୋକ କରୁ କରୁ ପୁତ୍ର ନିକଟକୁ କବରକୁ ଅଧୋଗମନ କରିବି।” ଏହି ପ୍ରକାରେ ତାହାର ପିତା ତାହା ନିମନ୍ତେ ରୋଦନ କଲେ। (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 ଏଥିମଧ୍ୟରେ ସେହି ମିଦୀୟନୀୟମାନେ ମିସର ଦେଶରେ ପୋଟୀଫର ନାମକ ଫାରୋର ଭୃତ୍ୟ, ଅର୍ଥାତ୍, ରକ୍ଷକ ସେନାପତିକୁ ଯୋଷେଫକୁ ବିକ୍ରୟ କଲେ।
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.
