Бытие 37
1 Вселися же Иаков в земли, идеже обита Исаак, отец его, в земли Ханаани.
Jacob lived in the land of his father’s travels, in the land of Canaan.
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 the history of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. Joseph brought an evil report of them to their father.
3 Иаков же любляше Иосифа паче всех сынов своих, яко сын в старости ему бысть: и сотвори ему ризу пестру.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a tunic of many colours.
4 Видевше же братия его, яко любит его отец паче всех сынов своих, возненавидеша его и не можаху глаголати к нему ничтоже мирно.
His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn’t speak peaceably to him.
5 Видев же Иосиф сон, поведа и братии своей
Joseph dreamt a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more.
6 и рече им: послушайте сна сего, егоже видех:
He said to them, “Please hear this dream which I have dreamt:
7 мнех вас вяжущих снопы среде поля: и воста мой сноп и ста прямо, ваши же снопы обратившеся поклонишася моему снопу.
for behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and behold, your sheaves came around, and bowed down to my sheaf.”
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 asked him, “Will you indeed reign over us? Will you indeed have dominion over us?” They hated him all the more for his dreams and for his words.
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.
He dreamt yet another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said, “Behold, I have dreamt yet another dream: and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed 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 told it to his father and to his brothers. His father rebuked him, and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamt? Will I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves down to the earth before you?”
11 Позавидеша же ему братия его: отец же его соблюде слово сие.
His brothers envied him, but his father kept this saying in mind.
12 Отидоша же братия его пасти овцы отца своего в Сихем.
His brothers went to feed their father’s flock in 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.
Israel said to Joseph, “Aren’t your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them.” He said to him, “Here I am.”
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:
He said to him, “Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me word again.” So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
15 и обрете его человек заблуждающа на поли: вопроси же его человек глаголя: чесого ищеши?
A certain man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field. The man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
16 Он же рече: братии моея ищу: повеждь ми, где пасут.
He said, “I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock.”
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 said, “They have left here, for I heard them say, ‘Let’s go to Dothan.’” Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.
18 Предузреша же его издалече, прежде приближения его к ним, и зле умыслиша убити его:
They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.
19 рече же кийждо к брату своему: се, сновидец оный идет:
They said to one another, “Behold, this dreamer comes.
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.
Come now therefore, and let’s kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, ‘An evil animal has devoured him.’ We will see what will become of his dreams.”
21 Слышав же Рувим, отя его из рук их и рече: не убием его на души.
Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, “Let’s not take his life.”
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.
Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him”—that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.
23 Бысть же егда прииде Иосиф к братии своей, совлекоша со Иосифа ризу пеструю, яже на нем,
When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colours that was on him;
24 и поемше его ввергоша в ров: ров же тощь, воды не имяше.
and they took him, and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty. 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.
They sat down to eat bread, and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
26 Рече же Иуда ко братии своей: кая польза, аще убием брата нашего и скрыем кровь его?
Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
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.
Come, and let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites, and not let our hand be on him; for he is our brother, our flesh.” His brothers listened to him.
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.
Midianites who were merchants passed by, and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. The merchants brought Joseph into Egypt.
29 Возвратися же Рувим к рову и не узре Иосифа в рове: и растерза ризы своя,
Reuben returned to the pit, and saw that Joseph wasn’t in the pit; and he tore his clothes.
30 и прииде ко братии своей и рече: отрочища несть, аз же камо иду ктому?
He returned to his brothers, and said, “The child is no more; and I, where will I go?”
31 Вземше же ризу Иосифову, заклаша козлище от коз и помазаша ризу кровию:
They took Joseph’s tunic, and killed a male goat, and dipped the tunic in the 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 the tunic of many colours, and they brought it to their father, and said, “We have found this. Examine it, now, and see if it is your son’s tunic or not.”
33 И позна ю и рече: риза сына моего есть: зверь лют снеде его: зверь восхити Иосифа.
He recognised it, and said, “It is my son’s tunic. An evil animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.”
34 И растерза Иаков ризы своя, и возложи вретище на чресла своя, и плакашеся сына своего дни многи.
Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son 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 his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, “For I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” His father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
36 Мадиане же продаша Иосифа во Египет Пентефрию евнуху фараонову, архимагиру.
The Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard.
