Genesis 37 (GEL)

1Yakubu shu̱'u̱t u̱ dak-u̱ Kan'ana, be-du̱ u̱so wa tamte̱ shu̱'u̱t-du̱ u̱r-hamu̱t.Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan.

2Ogor-tu̱ ya'ag-u̱ Yakubu ya: Da-u̱ Yusuhu o̱o̱ge̱ u̱s-hak o̱p u̱s-ta'e̱r , wa o̱ u̱ gwat-du̱ ban-du̱ u̱t-bisa u̱ tu̱-wu̱to̱ wa ne̱, ya'ag-u̱ campa-ne̱ Biru̱ha u̱ ya'ag-u̱ campa-ne̱ Zirpa, ne̱ta-tu̱ u̱so-u wa, se̱ wa haatu̱n u̱so e̱ rem-su̱ za so̱-se̱ u̱ mo̱ttu̱ no̱mu̱ tu̱-wu̱to̱ wa o̱o̱ge̱ u̱t-no̱m.This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.

3Isra cwanu̱g Yusuhu m-ze̱g ya'ag-u̱ campa-ne̱ wa be̱e̱t, remu̱ zu̱ wa matu̱k wa' u̱ da-u̱ ne̱nge̱n-u̱r wa. Isra no̱mu̱ Yusuhu to̱ggo̱-u so̱-ya.Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors.

4Da-u̱ tu̱-wu̱to̱ wa hyane̱ u̱zu̱ u̱so-u e̱ ze̱k-u̱ cwan-u̱t wu̱n, e̱ gu̱gu̱m wu̱n. E̱ no̱mtu̱ wu̱n rem-u̱s so̱-se̱ da.When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.

5Yusuhu nom bo' da-u̱ wa ware̱ tu̱-wu̱to̱ wa ne̱ bo'u̱ wa no̱me̱, e̱ sur m-gu̱gu̱m wa.Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.

6Wa zu̱ u̱n <<Ho̱go̱n bo'u̱ u̱m no̱me̱.He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:

7Da-u̱ in o̱o̱ge̱ u̱ gu̱gu̱r-du̱ gu̱g-tu̱ fat u-tak se̱ du̱ ri gu̱g-de̱ yu̱ne̱ u̱r-ees m-kim, da-u o̱ tu̱ no̱ gu̱g-to̱ haane̱ to̱ gu̱nu̱s du̱ ri gu̱g-de̱ to̱ kwu̱ku̱t u-dak.>>We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.”

8Tu̱-wu̱to̱ wu̱n zu̱ wu̱n, <<¿Bo̱ u̱t-sa bo̱ shu̱'u̱t faru̱k u̱-do̱mu̱ it? ¿Bo̱ u̱t-gwat u̱zu̱ bo̱ u̱t-shu̱'u̱t faru̱k-u̱ it?>> Se̱ e̱ sur m-gu̱gu̱m wu̱n remu̱ bo'u̱ wa no̱me̱ u̱ no̱m-u̱ wa waru̱ e̱ ne̱.“Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements.

9Da tase̱ sur m-no̱m o̱ko̱n bo' o̱. Wa waru̱ tu̱-wu̱to̱ bo'-u̱ o̱, wa zu̱, <<Ho̱go̱n, u̱m swu̱ru̱g m-no̱m o̱ko̱n bo' o̱, se̱di u̱ uno̱ da-o̱, u̱r-ho̱, u̱ pyaat ne̱, u̱ re̱ge̱r ne̱ o̱p-u̱ yu̱r e̱ he u̱t-jwu̱n u̱ shu̱ ri.>>Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”

10Uno̱ da-o̱ wu̱n wargu̱ u̱so rò bó̱-u̱ o̱ u̱ka wa wartu̱ o̱r-u̱t wa ne̱, se̱ u̱so wu̱n hagu̱sse̱ wu̱n. Wa zu̱ wu̱n, <<¿Bo̱ m-hyan u̱zu̱ ino̱ ró u̱-me̱ ne̱ u̱ tu̱-wu̱to̱ ró ne̱ it-u̱ u̱t-haan it he̱ u̱t-jwu̱n u-dak u̱-shu̱ ró?>>He told his father and brothers, but his father rebuked him and said, “What is this dream that you have had? Will your mother and brothers and I actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”

11Se̱di tu̱-wu̱to̱ Yusuhu o̱ u̱r-shu̱b, u̱so wu̱n hu̱ u̱s-dorog u̱zu̱, yan-o̱ bo'u̱ no̱ o̱o̱ge̱ u̱t-zu̱.And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.

12De̱ku̱n ho̱-de̱ o̱r-u̱t wu̱n o̱ u̱ gwat-du̱ ban-du̱ u̱t-bisa tu̱ u̱so e̱ u̱ She̱ke̱m.Some time later, Joseph’s brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks near Shechem.

13Isra zu̱ Yusuhu, <<U̱ka bo̱ nu̱pte̱, tu̱-wu̱to̱ ró o̱ u̱ gwat-du̱ u̱t-bisa u̱ dapu̱s She̱ke̱m. Zo̱nge̱ u̱m to̱m bo̱ u̱du̱ e̱.>> Wa zu̱ wu̱n, <<U̱m zo̱ngte̱.>>Israel said to him, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flocks at Shechem? Get ready; I am sending you to them.” “I am ready,” Joseph replied.

14Se̱ u̱so u̱n zu̱ wu̱n, <<De̱'e̱, bo̱ hyan tu̱-wu̱to̱ ró ne̱ u̱ ban-du̱ u̱t-bisa ne̱ u̱ka e̱ o̱tte̱, se̱ bo̱ mu̱n bo̱ waru̱ me̱ u̱ka e̱ o̱tte̱.>> Yakubu tom Yusuhu du̱gu̱ fu̱g-yu̱ He̱bro̱n m-ha Gas-u̱ She̱ke̱m. Da-u̱ Yusuhu teye̱ bo̱-u̱ She̱ke̱m,Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,

15waku̱n ne̱t wa hyen wu̱n u̱t-riig u̱r-do̱g wa shit wu̱n, wa zu̱ wu̱n, <<¿Yan-o̱ bo̱ o̱o̱ge̱ u̱t-goot?>>a man found him wandering in the field and asked, “What are you looking for?”

16Yusuhu zu̱, <<U̱m o̱ gotu̱ tu̱-wu̱to̱ ri ne̱. Gag jab, ¿ko̱ bo̱ waru̱ me̱ be-du̱ e̱ o̱tte̱ u̱ gwat-du̱ u̱t-bisa?>>“I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”

17Se̱ ne̱t-u̱ wa zu̱ wu̱n, <<U̱, u̱n yu̱nge̱ du̱gu̱ ane̱, se̱di u̱m ho̱k u̱n o̱ u̱t-zu̱, <Yage̱ in de̱'e u̱ gas-u̱ Dotan.> >> Se̱ Yusuhu dor o̱r-u̱t wa ne̱ m-ha Dotan, wa bit u̱n u̱ku̱n u̱ Dotan.“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.

18Da-u̱ o̱r-u̱t Yusuhu hyanne̱ wa u̱ daan, e̱ nu̱p wa du̱gu̱ m-ra. Da-u̱ wa no̱mne̱ u̱t-mo̱r u̱ u̱n ne̱, u̱n gu̱g nu-u̱t u̱n u̱zu̱ u̱n ho̱ Yusuhu.Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.

19U̱n zu̱ o̱r-u̱t u̱n ne̱, <<Wa-bo'-u̱ wa ya jit u̱ o̱ne̱.“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.

20Haanu̱n, yagu̱n in ho̱o̱n wu̱n na guns wu̱n u̱ me̱n-tu̱ u̱r-gan u̱-me̱ du̱-u̱t tun-to̱ se̱ na zu̱ no̱m-yu̱ u̱r-do̱g hooste̱ wu̱n. Na hyan ma-du̱ bo'-u̱ wu̱n u̱ka o̱ do̱te̱ u̱t-no̱m!>>“Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”

21Da-u̱ Rube̱n ho̱ge̱ no̱m-u̱ u̱n o̱ u̱t-sa u̱t-no̱m, wa su̱ wa ruut wu̱n du̱gu̱ kom-u̱t u̱n, Rube̱n zu̱ u̱n, <<Ana ho̱ wu̱n da.When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said.

22Ana agu̱z m-hyu̱ da. Gunsu̱n wu̱n u̱ me̱n-tu̱ ut-u̱r u̱r-dù u̱ ane̱ u̱-me u̱r-do̱g, se̱di taas u̱ waku̱n o̱ m-tam wu̱n da.>> Rube̱n zu̱u̱g iya remu̱ u̱zu̱ wa ruut te̱ wu̱n m-yasa du̱gu̱-du̱ e̱ u̱ wa muut wu̱n u̱du̱ u̱so wu̱n.“Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.

23Da-u̱ Yusuhu teene̱ be-du̱ o̱r-u̱t wa ne̱ o̱tte̱, se̱ e̱ kemu̱sse̱ to̱ggo̱-u so̱-ya yu̱ wu̱n o̱tte̱ m-wa e̱ host ya.So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing—

24Se̱ u̱n ku̱b wa, u̱n guns wa u̱ me̱n-tu̱ u̱r-dù du̱ zatte̱ m-bu̱ da, bu̱-mu̱ zaar de̱ da.and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.

25U̱n o̱ u̱ shu̱'u̱t u̱ re̱-du̱ no̱m u̱t-re̱, se̱ u̱n jaku̱s is u̱n hyan ban-du̱ Isma'iru-ne̱ a-u-ce̱rpa-ne̱, e̱ o̱o̱n du̱gu̱ Giriyad. E̱ gakku̱n rakum-u̱ e̱ cwu̱-tu̱ wu̱s u-haku̱n ne̱ u̱t-go̱ u̱t-go̱, u̱ no̱o̱g-mu̱ mu̱r ne̱, e̱ o̱ do̱m-u̱ u-fu̱n u̱ hu̱u̱tu̱ to̱ u̱ Masar u̱t-bab.And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.

26Yahuda zu̱ hu̱no̱-u̱t wa, <<¿Yan swu̱rmo̱ in do̱'e̱ u̱t-kwu̱m a in ho̱o̱n o̱r-u̱ in tu̱msu̱ in taku̱s hyu̱-m wa?Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

27Haanu̱n, in bu̱pu̱s wu̱n u̱du̱ ne̱t-u̱ Isma'iru-ne̱. A in o̱ m-tam wu̱n da, ba shu̱'u̱te̱ o̱r-u̱ in wa u o̱ye̱. War-u in o̱ u̱ hyu̱-m in ne̱.>> O̱r-u̱t wu̱n ees u̱ no̱mu̱ wu̱n waru̱ e̱ ne̱.Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.

28Da-u̱ ne̱tu̱ u-ce̱rpa tu̱ Midiya-ne̱ ne̱ haane̱, tu̱-wu̱to̱ Yusuhu rwu̱tu̱n wa du̱gu̱ ut-u̱ u̱r-dù. E̱ bu̱pu̱s wa u̱du̱ ne̱t-u̱t to̱ kwam-u̱t pus-to̱ shik u̱r-shik , na ku̱b wa m-cwa u̱ Masar.So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.

29Da-u̱ Rube̱n barme̱ u̱ be-du̱ du-u̱r re̱ wa hyanu̱g Yusuhu da, se̱ wa kemu̱sse̱ cwu̱-tu̱ u-war u̱ wa u̱ remu̱ namu̱ jab.When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,

30Wa aru̱k m-mu̱ u̱du̱ o̱r-u̱t wa ne̱ wa zu̱ e̱, <<Wa'-u̱ wa zamu̱n u̱ku̱n da, u̱ da-o̱ ¿re̱-o̱ u̱m do̱te̱ u̱t-no̱m?>>returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”

31Se̱ o̱r-u̱t Yusuhu ho gobor-du̱ u-gwaar, e̱ guns to̱ggo̱-u Yusuhu hyu̱-mu̱ u-gwaru̱ mo̱.Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.

32U̱n ku̱b to̱ggo̱-u so̱-ya ya u̱n muutu̱ u̱so u̱n tu̱msu̱ u̱n zu̱, <<It kwu̱mu̱g to̱ggo̱-u inya. Gwat bo̱ hyan ko̱ to̱ggo̱-yu̱ zwaru̱ ró ya re̱.>>They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not.”

33Wa nu̱p ya. Wa zu̱, <<To̱ggo̱-yu̱ zwaru̱ ri ya, yaku̱n no̱m-yu̱ u̱r-do̱g tu̱u̱ste̱ wa, za u-sakna na tu̱u̱ste̱ Yusuhu.>>His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”

34Yakubu kemu̱sse̱ to̱ggo̱-yu̱ u-waru̱ wa. Wa wu̱ cwu̱-tu̱ ko̱se̱-du̱ namu̱ jab wa no̱m m-roog u-tát wa o̱ dorog-u̱s Yusuhu.Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.

35Yaag-u̱ wa be̱e̱t e̱ haan e̱ ru̱stu̱ wa jab, se̱di e̱ kerge̱ ru̱stu̱ jab-u̱ wa da. Wa zu̱, <<U̱ te̱k-u̱ namu̱ jab se̱, u̱m he̱e̱g u-sag u̱ be-du̱ zwaru̱ ri o̱tte̱.>> Se̱ wa nom u̱s-kan u̱ remu̱ Yusuhu.All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.

36Da tase̱, ne̱t-tu̱ Midiya-ne̱ e̱ bu̱pse̱ Yusuhu u̱du̱ Potipa wu̱ o̱o̱ge̱ u̱ te̱k-u̱ i-yate̱ Faru̱k-u̱ Masar, Po̱tipa wa o̱o̱ge̱ yu̱-Yat-ya e'-du̱ pyu̱.Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.

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