1 Мојсијева 37
1 А Јаков живеше у земљи где му је отац био дошљак, у земљи хананској.
Jacob continued to live in the Canaan region where his father had lived previously.
2 Ово су догађаји Јаковљеви. Јосиф кад беше момак од седамнаест година, пасаше стоку с браћом својом, коју родише Вала и Зелфа жене оца његовог; и доношаше Јосиф зле гласове о њима оцу свом.
(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 А Израиљ љубљаше Јосифа највећма измећу свих синова својих, јер му се родио под старост; и начини му шарену хаљину.
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 А браћа видећи где га отац љуби највећма између све браће његове, стадоше мрзети на њ тако да му не могаху лепу реч проговорити.
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 Уз то усни Јосиф сан и приповеди браћи својој, те они још већма омрзну на њ.
One night Joseph had a dream. He told his brothers about the dream.
6 Јер им рече: Да чујете сан што сам снио:
He said to them, “Listen to the dream I had!
7 Везасмо снопље у пољу, па мој сноп уста и исправи се, а ваши снопови иђаху унаоколо и клањаху се снопу мом.
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 Тада му браћа рекоше: Да нећеш још бити цар над нама и заповедати нам? Стога још већма стадоше мрзети на њ ради снова његових и ради речи његових.
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 После опет усни други сан, и приповеди браћи својој говорећи: Усних опет сан, а то се сунце и месец и једанаест звезда клањаху мени.
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 А приповеди и оцу свом и браћи својој; али га отац прекори и рече му: Какав је то сан што си снио? Еда ли ћемо доћи ја и мати твоја и браћа твоја да се клањамо теби до земље?
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 И завиђаху му браћа; али отац његов чуваше ове речи.
Joseph’s older brothers were furious/angry with him, but his father just kept thinking about what the dream meant.
12 А кад браћа његова отидоше да пасу стоку оца свог код Сихема,
One day Joseph’s older brothers went to take care of their father’s sheep and goats that were eating grass near Shechem.
13 Рече Израиљ Јосифу: Не пасу ли браћа твоја стоку код Сихема? Хајде да те пошаљем к њима. А он рече: Ево ме.
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 А он му рече: Иди, види како су браћа твоја и како је стока, па дођи да ми јавиш. И оправи га из долине хевронске, и он отиде пут Сихема.
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 И човек један нађе га а он лута по пољу; те га запита говорећи: Шта тражиш?
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 А он рече: Тражим браћу своју; кажи ми, молим те, где су са стоком?
Joseph replied, “I am looking for my older brothers. Can you tell me where they are taking care of their sheep and goats?”
17 А човек рече: Отишли су одавде, јер чух где рекоше: Хајдемо у Дотаим. И отиде Јосиф за браћом својом, и нађе их у Дотаиму.
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 А они га угледаше из далека; и док још не дође близу њих, стадоше се договарати да га убију,
But they saw him when he was still far away, and they decided to kill him.
19 И рекоше међу собом: Гле, ево оног што сне сања.
They said to each other [things like], “Here comes that dreamer!”
20 Хајде сада да га убијемо и да га бацимо у коју од ових јама, па ћемо казати: Љута га је зверка изјела. Онда ћемо видети шта ће бити од његових снова.
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 Али Рувим кад чу то, избави га из руку њихових рекавши: Немојте да га убијемо.
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 И још им рече Рувим: Немојте крв проливати; баците га у ову јаму у пустињи, а не дижите руке на њ. А он га хтеде избавити из руку њихових и одвести к оцу.
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 И кад Јосиф дође к браћи својој, свукоше с њега хаљину његову, хаљину шарену, коју имаше на себи.
So when Joseph arrived where his older brothers were, they seized him and ripped off his pretty robe with long sleeves.
24 И ухвативши га бацише га у јаму; а јама беше празна, не беше воде у њој.
Then they took him and threw him into the pit/cistern. But the pit/cistern was dry; there was no water in it.
25 После седоше да једу. И подигавши очи угледаше, а то гомила Исмаиљаца иђаше од Галада с камилама натовареним мирисавог корења и тамјана и смирне, те ношаху у Мисир.
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 И рече Јуда браћи својој: Каква ће бити корист што ћемо убити брата свог и затајити крв његову?
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 Хајде да га продамо овим Исмаиљцима па да не дижемо руке своје на њ, јер нам је брат, наше је тело. И послушаше га браћа његова.
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 Па кад трговци мадијански беху поред њих, они извукоше и извадише Јосифа из јаме, и продадоше Јосифа Исмаиљцима за двадесет сребрника; и они одведоше Јосифа у Мисир.
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 А кад се Рувим врати к јами, а то нема Јосифа у јами; тада раздре хаљине своје,
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 Па се врати к браћи својој, и рече: Нема детета; а ја куда ћу?
He went back to his [younger] brothers and said, “The boy is not in the pit/cistern! What can I do now?” [RHQ]
31 Тада узеше хаљину Јосифову, и заклавши јаре замочише хаљину у крв,
[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 Па онда послаше шарену хаљину оцу његовом поручивши: Нађосмо ову хаљину, види је ли хаљина сина твог или није.
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 А он је позна и рече: Сина је мог хаљина; љута га је зверка изјела; Јосиф је доиста раскинут.
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 И раздре Јаков хаљине своје, и веза кострет око себе, и тужаше за сином својим дуго времена.
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 И сви синови његови и све кћери његове устадоше око њега тешећи га, али се он не даде утешити, него говораше: С тугом ћу у гроб лећи за сином својим. Па и његов отац плакаше за њим. (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 А Мадијани продадоше га у Мисир Петефрију, дворанину Фараоновом, заповеднику стражарском.
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.
