¹وسكن يعقوب في ارض غربة ابيه في ارض كنعان.

¹And Jacob dwelt 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 the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought the evil report of them unto their father.

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

³Now 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 colors.

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

⁴And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren; and they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

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

⁵And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

⁶فقال لهم اسمعوا هذا الحلم الذي حلمت.

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

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

⁷for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves came round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

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

⁸And 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.

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

⁹And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream: and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars made obeisance 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 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?

¹¹فحسده اخوته. واما ابوه فحفظ الامر

¹¹And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.

¹²ومضى اخوته ليرعوا غنم ابيهم عند شكيم.

¹²And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

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

¹³And Israel said unto Joseph, Are not thy brethren feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said 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 said to him, Go now, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well with the flock; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

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

¹⁵And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

¹⁶فقال انا طالب اخوتي. اخبرني اين يرعون.

¹⁶And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding [the flock].

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

¹⁷And 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.

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

¹⁸And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

¹⁹فقال بعضهم لبعض هوذا هذا صاحب الاحلام قادم.

¹⁹And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.

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

²⁰Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, And evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

²¹فسمع رأوبين وانقذه من ايديهم. وقال لا نقتله.

²¹And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his 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 said unto them, Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him: that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.

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

²³And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him;

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

²⁴and they took him, and cast him into the pit: and the pit was empty, there was 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 sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

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

²⁶And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?

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

²⁷Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brethren hearkened unto him.

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

²⁸And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.

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

²⁹And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

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

³⁰And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?

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

³¹And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;

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

³²and they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, This have we found: know now whether it is thy son's coat or not.

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

³³And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat: an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.

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

³⁴And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned 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 rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning. And his father wept for him.

³⁶واما المديانيون فباعوه في مصر لفوطيفار خصي فرعون رئيس الشّرط

³⁶And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard.