¹وسكن يعقوب في ارض غربة ابيه في ارض كنعان.

¹And Jacob dwelleth in the land of his father`s sojournings — in the land of Canaan.

²هذه مواليد يعقوب. يوسف اذ كان ابن سبع عشرة سنة كان يرعى مع اخوته الغنم وهو غلام عند بني بلهة وبني زلفة امرأتي ابيه. واتى يوسف بنميمتهم الرديئة الى ابيهم.

²These [are] births of Jacob: Joseph, a son of seventeen years, hath been enjoying himself with his brethren among the flock, (and he [is] a youth,) with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father`s wives, and Joseph bringeth in an account of their evil unto their father.

³واما اسرائيل فاحب يوسف اكثر من سائر بنيه لانه ابن شيخوخته. فصنع له قميصا ملوّنا.

³And Israel hath loved Joseph more than any of his sons, for he [is] a son of his old age, and hath made for him a long coat;

⁴فلما رأى اخوته ان اباهم احبه اكثر من جميع اخوته ابغضوه ولم يستطيعوا ان يكلموه بسلام

⁴and his brethren see that their father hath loved him more than any of his brethren, and they hate him, and have not been able to speak [to] him peaceably.

⁵وحلم يوسف حلما واخبر اخوته. فازدادوا ايضا بغضا له.

⁵And Joseph dreameth a dream, and declareth to his brethren, and they add still more to hate him.

⁶فقال لهم اسمعوا هذا الحلم الذي حلمت.

⁶And he saith unto them, `Hear ye, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

⁷فها نحن حازمون حزما في الحقل. واذا حزمتي قامت وانتصبت فاحتاطت حزمكم وسجدت لحزمتي.

⁷that, lo, we are binding bundles in the midst of the field, and lo, my bundle hath arisen, and hath also stood up, and lo, your bundles are round about, and bow themselves to my bundle.`

⁸فقال له اخوته ألعلك تملك علينا ملكا ام تتسلط علينا تسلّطا. وازدادوا ايضا بغضا له من اجل احلامه ومن اجل كلامه.

⁸And his brethren say to him, `Dost thou certainly reign over us? dost thou certainly rule over us?` and they add still more to hate him, for his dreams, and for his words.

⁹ثم حلم ايضا حلما آخر وقصّه على اخوته. فقال اني قد حلمت حلما ايضا واذا الشمس والقمر واحد عشر كوكبا ساجدة لي.

⁹And he dreameth yet another dream, and recounteth it to his brethren, and saith, `Lo, I have dreamed a dream again, and lo, the sun and the moon, and eleven stars, are bowing themselves to me.`

¹⁰وقصّه على ابيه وعلى اخوته. فانتهره ابوه وقال له ما هذا الحلم الذي حلمت. هل نأتي انا وامك واخوتك لنسجد لك الى الارض.

¹⁰And he recounteth unto his father, and unto his brethren; and his father pusheth against him, and saith to him, `What [is] this dream which thou hast dreamt? do we certainly come — I, and thy mother, and thy brethren — to bow ourselves to thee, to the earth?`

¹¹فحسده اخوته. واما ابوه فحفظ الامر

¹¹and his brethren are zealous against him, and his father hath watched the matter.

¹²ومضى اخوته ليرعوا غنم ابيهم عند شكيم.

¹²And his brethren go to feed the flock of their father in Shechem,

¹³فقال اسرائيل ليوسف أليس اخوتك يرعون عند شكيم. تعال فارسلك اليهم. فقال له هانذا.

¹³and Israel saith unto Joseph, `Are not thy brethren feeding in Shechem? come, and I send thee unto them;` and he saith to him, `Here [am] I;`

¹⁴فقال له اذهب انظر سلامة اخوتك وسلامة الغنم وردّ لي خبرا. فارسله من وطاء حبرون فاتى الى شكيم.

¹⁴and he saith to him, `Go, I pray thee, see the peace of thy brethren, and the peace of the flock, and bring me back word;` and he sendeth him from the valley of Hebron, and he cometh to Shechem.

¹⁵فوجده رجل واذا هو ضال في الحقل. فساله الرجل قائلا ماذا تطلب.

¹⁵And a man findeth him, and lo, he is wandering in the field, and the man asketh him, saying, `What seekest thou?`

¹⁶فقال انا طالب اخوتي. اخبرني اين يرعون.

¹⁶and he saith, `My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?`

¹⁷فقال الرجل قد ارتحلوا من هنا. لاني سمعتهم يقولون لنذهب الى دوثان. فذهب يوسف وراء اخوته فوجدهم في دوثان

¹⁷And the man saith, `They have journeyed from this, for I have heard some saying, Let us go to Dothan,` and Joseph goeth after his brethren, and findeth them in Dothan.

¹⁸فلما ابصروه من بعيد قبلما اقترب اليهم احتالوا له ليميتوه.

¹⁸And they see him from afar, even before he draweth near unto them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.

¹⁹فقال بعضهم لبعض هوذا هذا صاحب الاحلام قادم.

¹⁹And they say one unto another, `Lo, this man of the dreams cometh;

²⁰فالآن هلم نقتله ونطرحه في احدى الآبار ونقول وحش رديء اكله. فنرى ماذا تكون احلامه.

²⁰and now, come, and we slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and have said, An evil beast hath devoured him; and we see what his dreams are.`

²¹فسمع رأوبين وانقذه من ايديهم. وقال لا نقتله.

²¹And Reuben heareth, and delivereth him out of their hand, and saith, `Let us not smite the life;`

²²وقال لهم رأوبين لا تسفكوا دما. اطرحوه في هذه البئر التي في البرية ولا تمدوا اليه يدا. لكي ينقذه من ايديهم ليرده الى ابيه.

²²and Reuben saith unto them, `Shed no blood; cast him into this pit which [is] in the wilderness, and put not forth a hand upon him,` — in order to deliver him out of their hand, to bring him back unto his father.

²³فكان لما جاء يوسف الى اخوته انهم خلعوا عن يوسف قميصه القميص الملوّن الذي عليه.

²³And it cometh to pass, when Joseph hath come unto his brethren, that they strip Joseph of his coat, the long coat which [is] upon him,

²⁴واخذوه وطرحوه في البئر. واما البئر فكانت فارغة ليس فيها ماء

²⁴and take him and cast him into the pit, and the pit [is] empty, there is no water in it.

²⁵ثم جلسوا ليأكلوا طعاما. فرفعوا عيونهم ونظروا واذا قافلة اسمعيليين مقبلة من جلعاد وجمالهم حاملة كثيراء وبلسانا ولاذنا ذاهبين لينزلوا بها الى مصر.

²⁵And they sit down to eat bread, and they lift up their eyes, and look, and lo, a company of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, and their camels bearing spices, and balm, and myrrh, going to take [them] down to Egypt.

²⁶فقال يهوذا لاخوته ما الفائدة ان نقتل اخانا ونخفي دمه.

²⁶And Judah saith unto his brethren, `What gain when we slay our brother, and have concealed his blood?

²⁷تعالوا فنبيعه للاسمعيليين ولا تكن ايدينا عليه لانه اخونا ولحمنا. فسمع له اخوته.

²⁷Come, and we sell him to the Ishmaelites, and our hands are not on him, for he [is] our brother — our flesh;` and his brethren hearken.

²⁸واجتاز رجال مديانيون تجار. فسحبوا يوسف واصعدوه من البئر وباعوا يوسف للاسمعيليين بعشرين من الفضة. فأتوا بيوسف الى مصر.

²⁸And Midianite merchantmen pass by and they draw out and bring up Joseph out of the pit, and sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty silverlings, and they bring Joseph into Egypt.

²⁹ورجع رأوبين الى البئر واذا يوسف ليس في البئر. فمزّق ثيابه.

²⁹And Reuben returneth unto the pit, and lo, Joseph is not in the pit, and he rendeth his garments,

³⁰ثم رجع الى اخوته وقال الولد ليس موجودا. وانا الى اين اذهب

³⁰and he returneth unto his brethren, and saith, `The lad is not, and I — whither am I going?`

³¹فأخذوا قميص يوسف وذبحوا تيسا من المعزى وغمسوا القميص في الدم.

³¹And they take the coat of Joseph, and slaughter a kid of the goats, and dip the coat in the blood,

³²وارسلوا القميص الملّون واحضروه الى ابيهم. وقالوا وجدنا هذا. حقق أقميص ابنك هو ام لا.

³²and send the long coat, and they bring [it] in unto their father, and say, `This have we found; discern, we pray thee, whether it [is] thy son`s coat or not?`

³³فتحققه وقال قميص ابني. وحش رديء اكله. افترس يوسف افتراسا.

³³And he discerneth it, and saith, `My son`s coat! an evil beast hath devoured him; torn — torn is Joseph!`

³⁴فمزّق يعقوب ثيابه ووضع مسحا على حقويه وناح على ابنه اياما كثيرة.

³⁴And Jacob rendeth his raiment, and putteth sackcloth on his loins, and becometh a mourner for his son many days,

³⁵فقام جميع بنيه وجميع بناته ليعزوه. فابى ان يتعزى وقال اني انزل الى ابني نائحا الى الهاوية. وبكى عليه ابوه

³⁵and all his sons and all his daughters rise to comfort him, and he refuseth to comfort himself, and saith, `For — I go down mourning unto my son, to Sheol,` and his father weepeth for him.

³⁶واما المديانيون فباعوه في مصر لفوطيفار خصي فرعون رئيس الشّرط

³⁶And the Medanites have sold him unto Egypt, to Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, head of the executioners.