Бытие 37
1 Вселися же Иаков в земли, идеже обита Исаак, отец его, в земли Ханаани.
Jacob continued to live in the Canaan region where his father had lived previously.
2 Сии же роди Иаковли. Иосиф же бяше седминадесяти лет, пасый овцы отца своего с братиею своею, юн сый, с сынми Валлы и с сынми Зелфы, жен отца своего: нанесоша же на Иосифа злу клевету ко Израилю отцу своему.
(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 Иаков же любляше Иосифа паче всех сынов своих, яко сын в старости ему бысть: и сотвори ему ризу пестру.
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 Видевше же братия его, яко любит его отец паче всех сынов своих, возненавидеша его и не можаху глаголати к нему ничтоже мирно.
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 Видев же Иосиф сон, поведа и братии своей
One night Joseph had a dream. He told his brothers about the dream.
6 и рече им: послушайте сна сего, егоже видех:
He said to them, “Listen to the dream I had!
7 мнех вас вяжущих снопы среде поля: и воста мой сноп и ста прямо, ваши же снопы обратившеся поклонишася моему снопу.
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 Реша же ему братия его: еда царствуя царствовати будеши над нами, или господствуя господствовати будеши над нами? И приложиша еще ненавидети его снов ради его и ради словес его.
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 Виде же сон другий и поведа его отцу своему и братии своей, и рече: се, видех другий сон: аки бы солнце и луна и единонадесять звезд покланяхуся мне.
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 И запрети ему отец его и рече ему: что сон сей, егоже еси видел? Еда пришедше приидем аз и мати твоя и братия твоя поклонитися тебе до земли?
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 Позавидеша же ему братия его: отец же его соблюде слово сие.
Joseph’s older brothers were furious/angry with him, but his father just kept thinking about what the dream meant.
12 Отидоша же братия его пасти овцы отца своего в Сихем.
One day Joseph’s older brothers went to take care of their father’s sheep and goats that were eating grass near Shechem.
13 И рече Израиль ко Иосифу: еда братия твоя не пасут в Сихеме? Гряди да послю тя к ним. Рече же ему: се, аз.
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 Рече же ему Израиль: шед, виждь, аще здравствуют братия твоя и овцы, и повеждь ми. И посла его от юдоли Хеврони. И прииде в Сихем:
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 обрете его человек заблуждающа на поли: вопроси же его человек глаголя: чесого ищеши?
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 Он же рече: братии моея ищу: повеждь ми, где пасут.
Joseph replied, “I am looking for my older brothers. Can you tell me where they are taking care of their sheep and goats?”
17 Рече же ему человек: отидоша отсюду: слышах бо их глаголющих: пойдем в Дофаим. И иде Иосиф вслед братии своея и обрете я в Дофаиме.
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 Предузреша же его издалече, прежде приближения его к ним, и зле умыслиша убити его:
But they saw him when he was still far away, and they decided to kill him.
19 рече же кийждо к брату своему: се, сновидец оный идет:
They said to each other [things like], “Here comes that dreamer!”
20 ныне убо приидите, убием его и ввержим его во един от рвов, и речем: зверь лют снеде его: и узрим, что будут сония его.
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 Слышав же Рувим, отя его из рук их и рече: не убием его на души.
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 Рече же им Рувим: не пролийте крове, вверзите его во един от рвов сих, иже в пустыни, руки же не возложите на него: (тщашеся бо) яко да изымет его от рук их и отдаст его отцу своему.
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 Бысть же егда прииде Иосиф к братии своей, совлекоша со Иосифа ризу пеструю, яже на нем,
So when Joseph arrived where his older brothers were, they seized him and ripped off his pretty robe with long sleeves.
24 и поемше его ввергоша в ров: ров же тощь, воды не имяше.
Then they took him and threw him into the pit/cistern. But the pit/cistern was dry; there was no water in it.
25 И седоша ясти хлеб, и воззревше очима видеша, и се, путницы Исмаилтяне идяху от Галаада, и велблюды их полны фимиама и ритины и стакти: идяху же везуще во Египет.
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 Рече же Иуда ко братии своей: кая польза, аще убием брата нашего и скрыем кровь его?
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 Грядите продадим его Исмаилтяном сим: руце же наши да не будут на нем, яко брат наш и плоть наша есть. Послушаша же братия его.
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 И мимоидоша человецы Мадиамстии купцы: и извлекоша и возведоша Иосифа из рова, и продаша Иосифа Исмаилтяном на двадесять златниц. И поведоша Иосифа во Египет.
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 Возвратися же Рувим к рову и не узре Иосифа в рове: и растерза ризы своя,
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 и прииде ко братии своей и рече: отрочища несть, аз же камо иду ктому?
He went back to his [younger] brothers and said, “The boy is not in the pit/cistern! What can I do now?” [RHQ]
31 Вземше же ризу Иосифову, заклаша козлище от коз и помазаша ризу кровию:
[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 и послаша ризу пеструю, и принесоша ко отцу своему и рекоша: сию обретохом: познавай, аще риза сына твоего есть, или ни?
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 И позна ю и рече: риза сына моего есть: зверь лют снеде его: зверь восхити Иосифа.
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 растерза Иаков ризы своя, и возложи вретище на чресла своя, и плакашеся сына своего дни многи.
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 Собрашася же вси сынове его и дщери и приидоша утешити его: и не хотяше утешитися, глаголя: яко сниду к сыну моему сетуя во ад. И плакася о нем отец его. (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 Мадиане же продаша Иосифа во Египет Пентефрию евнуху фараонову, архимагиру.
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.
