Genesis 37

وَسَكَنَ يَعْقُوبُ فِي أَرْضِ غُرْبَةِ أَبِيهِ، فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ.

And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

هذِهِ مَوَالِيدُ يَعْقُوبَ: يُوسُفُ إِذْ كَانَ ابْنَ سَبْعَ عَشَرَةَ سَنَةً، كَانَ يَرْعَى مَعَ إِخْوَتِهِ الْغَنَمَ وَهُوَ غُلاَمٌ عِنْدَ بَنِي بِلْهَةَ وَبَنِي زِلْفَةَ امْرَأَتَيْ أَبِيهِ، وَأَتَى يُوسُفُ بِنَمِيمَتِهِمِ الرَّدِيئَةِ إِلَى أَبِيهِمْ.

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

وَأَمَّا إِسْرَائِيلُ فَأَحَبَّ يُوسُفَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَائِرِ بَنِيهِ لأَنَّهُ ابْنُ شَيْخُوخَتِهِ، فَصَنَعَ لَهُ قَمِيصًا مُلَوَّنًا.

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.

فَلَمَّا رَأَى إِخْوَتُهُ أَنَّ أَبَاهُمْ أَحَبَّهُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ إِخْوَتِهِ أَبْغَضُوهُ، وَلَمْ يَسْتَطِيعُوا أَنْ يُكَلِّمُوهُ بِسَلاَمٍ.

And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

وَحَلُمَ يُوسُفُ حُلْمًا وَأَخْبَرَ إِخْوَتَهُ، فَازْدَادُوا أَيْضًا بُغْضًا لَهُ.

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

فَقَالَ لَهُمُ: «اسْمَعُوا هذَا الْحُلْمَ الَّذِي حَلُمْتُ:

And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

فَهَا نَحْنُ حَازِمُونَ حُزَمًا فِي الْحَقْلِ، وَإِذَا حُزْمَتِي قَامَتْ وَانْتَصَبَتْ، فَاحْتَاطَتْ حُزَمُكُمْ وَسَجَدَتْ لِحُزْمَتِي».

For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

فَقَالَ لَهُ إِخْوَتُهُ: «أَلَعَلَّكَ تَمْلِكُ عَلَيْنَا مُلْكًا أَمْ تَتَسَلَّطُ عَلَيْنَا تَسَلُّطًا؟» وَازْدَادُوا أَيْضًا بُغْضًا لَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَحْلاَمِهِ وَمِنْ أَجْلِ كَلاَمِهِ.

And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

ثُمَّ حَلُمَ أَيْضًا حُلْمًا آخَرَ وَقَصَّهُ عَلَى إِخْوَتِهِ، فَقَالَ: «إِنِّي قَدْ حَلُمْتُ؟ حُلْمًا أَيْضًا، وَإِذَا الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ وَأَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوْكَبًا سَاجِدَةٌ لِي».

And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.

وَقَصَّهُ عَلَى أَبِيهِ وَعَلَى إِخْوَتِهِ، فَانْتَهَرَهُ أَبُوهُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «مَا هذَا الْحُلْمُ الَّذِي حَلُمْتَ؟ هَلْ نَأْتِي أَنَا وَأُمُّكَ وَإِخْوَتُكَ لِنَسْجُدَ لَكَ إِلَى الأَرْضِ؟»

And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

فَحَسَدَهُ إِخْوَتُهُ، وَأَمَّا أَبُوهُ فَحَفِظَ الأَمْرَ.

And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

وَمَضَى إِخْوَتُهُ لِيَرْعَوْا غَنَمَ أَبِيهِمْ عِنْدَ شَكِيمَ.

And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

فَقَالَ إِسْرَائِيلُ لِيُوسُفَ: «أَلَيْسَ إِخْوَتُكَ يَرْعَوْنَ عِنْدَ شَكِيمَ؟ تَعَالَ فَأُرْسِلَكَ إِلَيْهِمْ». فَقَالَ لَهُ: «هأَنَذَا».

And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

فَقَالَ لَهُ: «اذْهَبِ انْظُرْ سَلاَمَةَ إِخْوَتِكَ وَسَلاَمَةَ الْغَنَمِ وَرُدَّ لِي خَبَرًا». فَأَرْسَلَهُ مِنْ وَطَاءِ حَبْرُونَ فَأَتَى إِلَى شَكِيمَ.

And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

فَوَجَدَهُ رَجُلٌ وَإِذَا هُوَ ضَالٌّ فِي الْحَقْلِ. فَسَأَلَهُ الرَّجُلُ قَائِلاً: «مَاذَا تَطْلُبُ؟»

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

فَقَالَ: «أَنَا طَالِبٌ إِخْوَتِي. أَخْبِرْنِي «أَيْنَ يَرْعَوْنَ؟».

And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.

فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: «قَدِ ارْتَحَلُوا مِنْ هُنَا، لأَنِّي سَمِعْتُهُمْ يَقُولُونَ: لِنَذْهَبْ إِلَى دُوثَانَ». فَذَهَبَ يُوسُفُ وَرَاءَ إِخْوَتِهِ فَوَجَدَهُمْ فِي دُوثَانَ.

And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

فَلَمَّا أَبْصَرُوهُ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ، قَبْلَمَا اقْتَرَبَ إِلَيْهِمِ، احْتَالُوا لَهُ لِيُمِيتُوهُ.

And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «هُوَذَا هذَا صَاحِبُ الأَحْلاَمِ قَادِمٌ.

And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.

فَالآنَ هَلُمَّ نَقْتُلْهُ وَنَطْرَحْهُ فِي إِحْدَى الآبَارِ وَنَقُولُ: وَحْشٌ رَدِيءٌ أَكَلَهُ. فَنَرَى مَاذَا تَكُونُ أَحْلاَمُهُ».

Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

فَسَمِعَ رَأُوبَيْنُ وَأَنْقَذَهُ مِنْ أَيْدِيهِمْ، وَقَالَ: «لاَ نَقْتُلُهُ».

And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.

وَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَأُوبَيْنُ: «لاَ تَسْفِكُوا دَمًا. اِطْرَحُوهُ فِي هذِهِ الْبِئْرِ الَّتِي فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ وَلاَ تَمُدُّوا إِلَيْهِ يَدًا». لِكَيْ يُنْقِذَهُ مِنْ أَيْدِيهِمْ لِيَرُدَّهُ إِلَى أَبِيهِ.

And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

فَكَانَ لَمَّا جَاءَ يُوسُفُ إِلَى إِخْوَتِهِ أَنَّهُمْ خَلَعُوا عَنْ يُوسُفَ قَمِيصَهُ، الْقَمِيصَ الْمُلَوَّنَ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِ،

And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;

وَأَخَذُوهُ وَطَرَحُوهُ فِي الْبِئْرِ. وَأَمَّا الْبِئْرُ فَكَانَتْ فَارِغَةً لَيْسَ فِيهَا مَاءٌ.

And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

ثُمَّ جَلَسُوا لِيَأْكُلُوا طَعَامًا. فَرَفَعُوا عُيُونَهُمْ وَنَظَرُوا وَإِذَا قَافِلَةُ إِسْمَاعِيلِيِّينَ مُقْبِلَةٌ مِنْ جِلْعَادَ، وَجِمَالُهُمْ حَامِلَةٌ كَثِيرَاءَ وَبَلَسَانًا وَلاَذَنًا، ذَاهِبِينَ لِيَنْزِلُوا بِهَا إِلَى مِصْرَ.

And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

فَقَالَ يَهُوذَا لإِخْوَتِهِ: «مَا الْفَائِدَةُ أَنْ نَقْتُلَ أَخَانَا وَنُخْفِيَ دَمَهُ؟

And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

تَعَالَوْا فَنَبِيعَهُ لِلإِسْمَاعِيلِيِّينَ، وَلاَ تَكُنْ أَيْدِينَا عَلَيْهِ لأَنَّهُ أَخُونَا وَلَحْمُنَا». فَسَمِعَ لَهُ إِخْوَتُهُ.

Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.

وَاجْتَازَ رِجَالٌ مِدْيَانِيُّونَ تُجَّارٌ، فَسَحَبُوا يُوسُفَ وَأَصْعَدُوهُ مِنَ الْبِئْرِ، وَبَاعُوا يُوسُفَ لِلإِسْمَاعِيلِيِّينَ بِعِشْرِينَ مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ. فَأَتَوْا بِيُوسُفَ إِلَى مِصْرَ.

Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

وَرَجَعَ رَأُوبَيْنُ إِلَى الْبِئْرِ، وَإِذَا يُوسُفُ لَيْسَ فِي الْبِئْرِ، فَمَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ.

And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى إِخْوَتِهِ وَقَالَ: «الْوَلَدُ لَيْسَ مَوْجُودًا، وَأَنَا إِلَى أَيْنَ أَذْهَبُ؟».

And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?

فَأَخَذُوا قَمِيصَ يُوسُفَ وَذَبَحُوا تَيْسًا مِنَ الْمِعْزَى وَغَمَسُوا الْقَمِيصَ فِي الدَّمِ.

And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;

وَأَرْسَلُوا الْقَمِيصَ الْمُلَوَّنَ وَأَحْضَرُوهُ إِلَى أَبِيهِمْ وَقَالُوا: «وَجَدْنَا هذَا. حَقِّقْ أَقَمِيصُ ابْنِكَ هُوَ أَمْ لاَ؟»

And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.

فَتَحَقَّقَهُ وَقَالَ: «قَمِيصُ ابْنِي! وَحْشٌ رَدِيءٌ أَكَلَهُ، افْتُرِسَ يُوسُفُ افْتِرَاسًا».

And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.

فَمَزَّقَ يَعْقُوبُ ثِيَابَهُ، وَوَضَعَ مِسْحًا عَلَى حَقَوَيْهِ، وَنَاحَ عَلَى ابْنِهِ أَيَّامًا كَثِيرَةً.

And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

فَقَامَ جَمِيعُ بَنِيهِ وَجَمِيعُ بَنَاتِهِ لِيُعَزُّوهُ، فَأَبَى أَنْ يَتَعَزَّى وَقَالَ: «إِنِّي أَنْزِلُ إِلَى ابْنِي نَائِحًا إِلَى الْهَاوِيَةِ». وَبَكَى عَلَيْهِ أَبُوهُ.

And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

وَأَمَّا الْمِدْيَانِيُّونَ فَبَاعُوهُ فِي مِصْرَ لِفُوطِيفَارَ خَصِيِّ فِرْعَوْنَ، رَئِيسِ الشُّرَطِ.

And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.