¹A Jakob býval v zemi pohostínstva svojeho otca, v zemi Kanaána.

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

²Toto sú príbehy Jakobove. Jozef, ktorému bolo sedemnásť rokov, pásol stádo so svojimi bratmi. A on, chlapec, bol so synmi Bilhy a so synmi Zilfy, žien to svojeho otca. A Jozef donášal ich zlú povesť ich otcovi.

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.

³A Izrael miloval Jozefa nad všetkých svojich synov, pretože mu bol synom staroby, a spravil mu sukňu pestrých farieb.

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;

⁴A keď videli jeho bratia, že ho miluje ich otec nad všetkých jeho bratov, nenávideli ho a nemohli s ním hovoriť pokojne.

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.

⁵A keď sa potom sníval Jozefovi zvláštny sen, a oznámil ho svojim bratom, nenávideli ho ešte viac.

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

⁶Lebo im povedal: Počujte, prosím, tento sen, ktorý sa mi sníval:

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

⁷Hľa, viazali sme snopy prostred poľa. A tu hľa, povstal môj snop aj stál, a ešte hľa, vaše snopy stály dookola a klaňali sa môjmu snopu.

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.`

⁸A jeho bratia mu povedali: Či azda budeš kraľovať nad nami? Alebo či snáď budeš panovať nad nami? A ešte viacej ho nenávideli pre jeho sny a pre jeho slová.

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.

⁹A ešte sa mu sníval iný sen. A rozprával ho svojim bratom a riekol: Hľa, zase sa mi sníval sen. A hľa, slnce a mesiac a jedenásť hviezd sa mi klaňalo.

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.`

¹⁰A keď to rozprával svojmu otcovi a svojim bratom, dohováral mu jeho otec a riekol mu: Čo je to jaký sen, ktorý sa ti to sníval? Či azda prijdeme ja i tvoja matka i tvoji bratia, aby sme sa ti klaňali k zemi?

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?`

¹¹A jeho bratia mu závideli, ale jeho otec pozoroval na vec.

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

¹²Potom odišli jeho bratia pásť stádo svojho otca do Sichema.

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

¹³A Izrael povedal Jozefovi: Či nepasú tvoji bratia v Sicheme? Poď, a pošlem ťa za nimi. A on mu riekol: Tu som, otče.

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;`

¹⁴A povedal mu: Nože iď, pozri, či sa majú dobre tvoji bratia, a či sa má dobre stádo. A potom mi dones zprávu. A tak ho poslal z doliny Hebrona, a prišiel do Sichema.

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.

¹⁵A našiel ho nejaký muž, keď hľa, blúdil po poli. A človek sa ho pýtal a povedal: Čo hľadáš?

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

¹⁶A on odpovedal: Hľadám svojich bratov. Povedz mi, prosím, kde pasú?

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

¹⁷A človek mu povedal: Odišli odtiaľto, lebo som ich počul hovoriť: Poďme do Dotaina. A tak išiel Jozef za svojimi bratmi a našiel ich v Dotáne.

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.

¹⁸A uvideli ho zďaleka, a prv ako sa k ním priblížil, úkladili proti nemu, aby ho zabili.

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

¹⁹A povedali druh druhovi: Hľa, tamto ide majster snov!

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

²⁰A tak teraz poďte, zabijeme ho a hodíme ho do niektorej cisterny a povieme: Dravá zver ho zožrala. A potom uvidíme, čo budú jeho sny.

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.`

²¹Ale keď to počul Rúben, vytrhnul ho z ich ruky a povedal: Nezabijeme ho!

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

²²A ešte im povedal Rúben: Nevylievajte krvi! Hoďte ho do tejto cisterny, ktorá je tu na pustine, ale nevzťahujte na neho ruky. Ale to povedal nato, aby ho vytrhol z ich ruky a aby ho poslal zpät k jeho otcovi.

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.

²³A stalo sa, keď prišiel Jozef ku svojim bratom, že strhli s Jozefa jeho sukňu, sukňu pestrých farieb, ktorú mal na sebe,

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,

²⁴a vzali ho a hodili ho do cisterny. A cisterna bola prázdna; nebolo v nej vody.

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

²⁵Potom si sadli, aby jedli chlieb. Ale v tom pozdvihli svoje oči a videli, že hľa, cestujúci zástup Izmaelitov prichádza od Gileáda, ktorých veľblúdi niesli voňavé veci, kadivo a myrru; a išli, aby to zaniesli dolu do Egypta.

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.

²⁶V tedy povedal Júda svojim bratom: Aký zisk budeme mať, keď zabijeme svojho brata a zakryjeme jeho krv?

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

²⁷Poďme a predajme ho Izmaelitom, ale naša ruka nech nie je proti nemu, lebo je náš brat, je naším telom. A jeho bratia poslúchli.

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.

²⁸A keď išli popri nich mužovia Madianiti, kupci, vytiahli a vyviedli Jozefa z cisterny a predali ho Izmaelitom za dvadsať strieborných, a tí doviedli Jozefa do Egypta.

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.

²⁹Keď sa potom navrátil Rúben k cisterne, hľa, Jozefa už nebolo v cisterne. A roztrhnul svoje rúcha.

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

³⁰A keď sa navrátil k svojim bratom, povedal: Nieto chlapca! A ja, kam sa ja teraz podejem!

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

³¹Vtedy vzali sukňu Jozefovu a zabijúc kozla zamočili sukňu do krvi.

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

³²A poslali sukňu pestrých farieb a dali zaniesť svojmu otcovi a odkázali: Toto sme našli. Nože pozri, či je to sukňa tvojho syna, či nie je.

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?`

³³A poznal ju a povedal: Je to sukňa môjho syna. Dravá zver ho zožrala. Jozef je istotne roztrhaný.

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

³⁴Vtedy roztrhol Jakob svoje rúcha a položil smútočné rúcho drsné na svoje bedrá a smútil nad svojím synom za mnoho dní.

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

³⁵Potom vstali všetci jeho synovia a všetky jeho dcéry a išli, aby ho potešili; ale sa nedal potešiť a riekol: Je isté, že sostúpim k svojmu synovi smutný do hrobu. - A jeho otec ho oplakával.

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.

³⁶A Madianiti ho predali do Egypta, Putifarovi, dvoraninovi faraonovmu, veliteľovi kráľovskej stráže.

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