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

¹And Jacob dwelt 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 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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

⁶And he said unto them, Hear, 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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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?

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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;

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

²⁴and they took him, and cast him into the pit: and the pit was empty, there was 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 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.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

³¹And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped 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 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.

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

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.

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

³⁴And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned 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 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.

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

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