¹And Jacob dwelt in the land where his father sojourned -- in the land of Canaan.

¹[Ny nankahalan'ny rahalahin'i Josefa azy, sy ny nivarotany azy ho andevo] Ary Jakoba nonina tany amin'ny tany fivahinian'ny rainy, dia tany amin'ny tany Kanana.

²These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, fed the flock with his brethren; and he was doing service with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought to his father an evil report of them.

²Ary izao no tantaran'i Jakoba: Rehefa fito ambin'ny folo taona Josefa, dia niara-niandry ondry tamin'ny rahalahiny izy (fa mbola zaza izy), dia tamin'ny zanak'i Bila sy ny zanak'i Zilpa, vadin'i Jakoba rainy; ary Josefa nitati-bolana tamin-drainy.

³And Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was son of his old age; and he made him a vest of many colours.

³Ary tian'Isiraely mihoatra noho ny zanany rehetra Josefa, satria zanaky ny fahanterany izy, ka nanaovany akanjo lava.

⁴And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, and they hated him, and could not greet him with friendliness.

⁴Ary nony hitan'ny rahalahiny fa Josefa no tian'ny rainy mihoatra noho izy mirahalahy avy, dia nankahala azy izy ka tsy nahazaka hanao teny tsara taminy.

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

⁵Ary nanonofy Josefa, ka nambarany tamin'ireo rahalahiny; dia vao mainka nankahalany azy izany.

⁶And he said to them, Hear, I pray you, this dream, which I have dreamt:

⁶Fa efa nilaza taminy hoe izy: Mba henoy kely ange izao nofy izao:

⁷Behold, we were binding sheaves in the fields, and lo, my sheaf rose up, and remained standing; and behold, your sheaves came round about and bowed down to my sheaf.

⁷Indro, namehy amboara tany an-tsaha isika, ary, indro, niarina ny amboarako sady nijoro; ary, indreo, nilahatra manodidina kosa ny amboaranareo ka niankohoka teo anatrehan'ny amboarako.

⁸And his brethren said to him, Wilt thou indeed be a king over us? wilt thou indeed rule over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams and for his words.

⁸Ary hoy ny rahalahiny taminy: Moa hanjaka aminay tokoa va ianao? na hanapaka anay tokoa va ianao? Ary izany nofiny sy teniny izany dia vao mainka nankahalany azy.

⁹And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamt another dream, and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.

⁹Ary nanonofy indray izy ka nolazainy tamin'ny rahalahiny; dia hoy izy: Indro, nanonofy indray aho; ary, indreo, ny masoandro sy ny volana ary ny kintana iraika ambin'ny folo niankohoka teo anatrehako.

¹⁰And he told [it] to his father and to his brethren. And his father rebuked him, and said to him, What is this dream which thou hast dreamt? Shall we indeed come, I and thy mother and thy brethren, to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

¹⁰Ary nambarany tamin'ny rainy sy ireo rahalahiny koa izany; dia niteny mafy azy ny rainy ka nanao taminy hoe: Manao ahoana izany nofy efa nonofisinao izany? Moa ho avy tokoa va aho sy ny reninao ary ny rahalahinao ka hiankohoka amin'ny tany eo anatrehanao?

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

¹¹Dia nialona azy ny rahalahiny; fa ny rainy kosa nitadidy izany zavatra izany.

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

¹²Ary lasa ny rahalahiny niandry ny ondrin'ny rainy tany Sekema.

¹³And Israel said to Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed [the flock] at Shechem? Come, that I may send thee to them. And he said to him, Here am I.

¹³Ary hoy Isiraely tamin'i Josefa: Tsy miandry ondry any Sekema va ny rahalahinao? Avia mba hirahiko hankany aminy ianao. Ary hoy izy taminy : Inty Aho.

¹⁴And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see after the welfare of thy brethren, and after the welfare of the flock; and bring me word again. And he sent him out of the vale of Hebron; and he came towards Shechem.

¹⁴Ary hoy ny rainy taminy: Masìna ianao, andeha, izahao na tsara ihany ny rahalahinao sy ny ondry aman'osy, na manao ahoana; ka miverena hilaza amiko. Dia nirahiny hiala avy teo amin'ny lohasahan'i Hebrona izy, dia nankany Sekema.

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

¹⁵Ary nisy lehilahy nahita azy, fa, indro, nirenireny tany an-tsaha izy; dia nanontany azy ralehilahy ka nanao hoe: Inona moa notadiavinao?

¹⁶And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed [their flocks].

¹⁶Dia hoy kosa izy: Ny rahalahiko no tadiaviko; koa masìna ianao, mba lazao amiko izay iandrasany ondry.

¹⁷And the man said, They have removed from this; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them at Dothan.

¹⁷Ary hoy ralehilahy: Efa nifindra niala teto izy: fa efa reko izy niresaka hoe: Andeha isika hankany Dotana. Dia lasa Josefa nanaraka ny rahalahiny ka nahita azy tany Dotana.

¹⁸And when they saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to put him to death.

¹⁸Ary nahatazana azy eny lavidavitra eny ny rahalahiny; koa raha tsy mbola nanakaiky azy Josefa, dia niray tetika hamono azy izy.

¹⁹And they said one to another, Behold, there comes that dreamer!

¹⁹Dia niresaka hoe izy: Indro, tamy ilay mpanonofy.

²⁰And now come and let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, An evil beast has devoured him; and we will see what becomes of his dreams.

²⁰Koa ankehitriny, andeha hovonointsika izy ka hatsipintsika ao anatin'ny anankiray amin'ireto lavaka ireto; ary dia aoka holazaintsika hoe: Efa lanin'ny biby masiaka izy; dia ho hitantsika amin'izany na hanao ahoana ny nofiny.

²¹And Reuben heard [it], and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.

²¹Ary Robena nandre izany, dia namonjy azy tamin'ny tànany ka nanao hoe: Aza dia mamono ny ainy isika.

²²And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood: cast him into this pit which is in the wilderness; but lay no hand upon him -- in order that he might deliver him out of their hand, to bring him to his father again.

²²Ary hoy koa Robena taminy: Aoka tsy handatsa-drà ianareo; atsipazo ao anatin'io lavaka etỳ an-efitra io izy, fa aza misy maninji-tanana aminy ianareo, mba hamonjeny azy amin'ny tanan'ny rahalahiny hitondrany azy any amin'ny rainy indray.

²³And it came to pass when Joseph came to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his vest, the vest of many colours, which he had on;

²³Ary rehefa tonga teo amin'ny rahalahiny Josefa, dia nendahany ny akanjony, dia ilay akanjo lava teny aminy;

²⁴and they took him and cast him into the pit; now the pit was empty -- there was no water in it.

²⁴dia nobetainy izy ka natsipiny tao an-davaka; ary maina ny lavaka tamin'izay, fa tsy nisy rano tao.

²⁵And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead; and their camels bore tragacanth, and balsam, and ladanum -- going to carry [it] down to Egypt.

²⁵Ary nipetraka nihinan-kanina izy ireo, ary sendra nanopy ny masony ka nahatazana fa, indreo, nisy Isimaelita niara-dia, avy tany Gileada, ary ny ramevany nitondra ditin-kazo, dia nekota sy balsama ary lota, izay nentiny hidina any Egypta.

²⁶And Judah said to his brethren, What profit is it that we kill our brother and secrete his blood?

²⁶Ary hoy Joda tamin'ny rahalahiny: Inona no soa ho azontsika, raha hamono ny rahalahintsika sy hanafina ny ràny isika?

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

²⁷Andeha hamidintsika amin'ireo Isimaelita ireo izy, ary aoka tsy haninona azy ny tanantsika; fa rahalahintsika sy nofontsika ihany izy. Dia nanaiky ny rahalahiny.

²⁸And Midianitish men, merchants, passed by; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty silver-pieces; and they brought Joseph to Egypt.

²⁸Ary raha nandalo teo ny Midianita mpandranto, dia nakarin'ny rahalahiny niala tao an-davaka Josefa ka namidiny sekely volafotsy roa-polo tamin'ny Isimaelita; ary dia nitondra an'i Josefa ho any Egypta ireo.

²⁹And Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit; and he rent his garments,

²⁹Dia niverina nankeo amin'ny lavaka Robena, ka, indro, tsy tao an-davaka intsony Josefa; dia nandriatra ny fitafiany izy.

³⁰and returned to his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, where shall I go?

³⁰Dia niverina nankeo amin'ny rahalahiny izy ka nanao hoe: Tsy ao ny zaza, ary izaho, aiza no halehako?

³¹And they took Joseph's vest, and slaughtered a buck of the goats, and dipped the vest in the blood;

³¹Ary nalain'ireo rahalahiny ilay akanjon'i Josefa, dia namono zanak'osy izy, ka natsobony tamin'ny rà ny akanjo.

³²and they sent the vest of many colours and had it carried to their father, and said, This have we found: discern now whether it is thy son's vest or not.

³²Dia nampanateriny ho any amin'ny rainy ilay akanjo, sady hoy no filazany azy: Ity no efa hitanay; koa fantaro na akanjon'ny zanakao ity, na tsia?

³³And he discerned it, and said, [It is] my son's vest! an evil beast has devoured him: Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces!

³³Dia fantany, ka hoy izy: Akanjon'ny zanako io: efa lanin'ny biby masiaka izy; voaviravira tokoa Josefa.

³⁴And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

³⁴Ary Jakoba dia nandriatra ny fitafiany ka nisikina lamba fisaonana tamin'ny valahany; ary nisaona ny zanany andro maro.

³⁵And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted, and said, For I will go down to my son into Sheol mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

³⁵Dia avy ny zananilahy rehetra sy ny zananivavy rehetra mba hampionona azy, fa tsy nety nampiononina izy, fa hoy izy; Tsia, fa hidina misaona ho any amin'ny zanako any amin'ny fiainan-tsi-hita aho. Ary dia mbola nitomany azy ny rainy.Ary ny Midianita nivarotra an'i Josefa tany Egypta tamin'i Potifara, tandapan'i Farao sady mpifehy ny mpiambina.

³⁶And the Midianites sold him into Egypt, to Potiphar, a chamberlain of Pharaoh, the captain of the life-guard.

³⁶Ary ny Midianita nivarotra an'i Josefa tany Egypta tamin'i Potifara, tandapan'i Farao sady mpifehy ny mpiambina.