Genesis 37 (MSY2020)

1Jekop Kenanɨn nguazimɨn iti, kar nguazir an afeziam Aisak fomɨra ikezim.Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan.

2Ezɨ Jekop ko an ovavir boribar eghaghanimra kara. Josep a gumazir bar igiam, egha 17pla azeniba iti. Egha a sipsipba ko memeba uan aveghbuaba ko dar gari. Kar Bilha ko Silpan otariba, aning an afeziamɨn amuimning. Ezɨ Josepɨn aveghbuaba amir arazir kuraba a zurara dar gun uan afeziam mɨgei.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.

3Ezɨ Jekop, an ziar mam Israel. Israel bar ghurizir dughiam an amuim Josep bate. Ezɨ bizir kam bagha, a uan otarir igharazibar tongɨn Josep bar a gifonge. Egha dughiar mam Jekop, Josep bagha korotiar agharir ruarir dirir mamɨn ingarigha a ganɨngi.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.

4Ezɨ aveghbuaba gari afeziam bar Josep gifuegha, deragha me gifongezir puvatɨ. Kamaghɨn, aveghbuaba Josep bar a baseme, egha bar an aghuagha, mɨgɨrɨgɨar aghuibar a gamir puvatɨ.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.

5Egha dughiar mamɨn Josep irebamɨn ganigha, aveghbuabagh eghari. Ezɨ me a baregha men naviba bar moghɨra an ikufi.Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.

6Ezɨ Josep kamaghɨn mɨgei, “Ia nan irebam baragh.He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:

7E bar moghɨra dagher azenimɨn aven ikia, egha witɨn ikɨziba ikia da arɨsi. Ezɨ nan witɨn ikɨzim voroghɨra tughav iti. Ezɨ ian witɨn ikɨziba nan witɨn ikɨzim gighuigha tuivighav ikia, dar dapaniba avigha ghuaghira nan witɨn ikɨzim mɨtifi.”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.”

8Ezɨ an aveghbuaba oregha kamaghɨn Josep mɨgei, “Nɨ ghaze, nɨ en atrivimɨn otogh egh e gativagham?” Egha kamaghɨn, Josep zurara uan irebabagh egharima, an aveghbuabar naviba an derazir puvatɨ.“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.

9Egha gɨn Josep ua irebar mamɨn ganigha uan aveghbuabagh eghari. Egha kamaghɨn mɨgei, “Kɨ ua irebar mamɨn gani. Egha nan irebamɨn aven, kɨ aruem ko iakɨnim ko mɨkovezir 11plan garima, da nan guamɨn uan dapaniba avingi.”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.”

10A irebar kamɨn uan afeziam ko uan aveghbuabagh eghanigha gɨvazɨ, an afeziam an atara kamaghɨn a mɨgei, “Kar irebar manmagh amizim? Nɨ ti ghaze, kɨ ko nɨn amebam ko nɨn aveghbuaba, e bar izɨ nɨn guamɨn tevibar pɨrigh dapaniba avigham?”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?”

11Ezɨ Josepɨn aveghbuaba naviba bar a baseme, ezɨ afeziam Josepɨn irebamning puvɨram aning gɨnɨghnɨsi.And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.

12Ezɨ dughiar mamɨn Josepɨn aveghbuaba uan afeziamɨn sipsipbar ganasa Sekemɨn nguibamɨn ghue.Some time later, Joseph’s brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks near Shechem.

13Ezɨ Israel kamaghɨn Josep mɨgei, “Nɨn aveghbuaba sipsipbar gara Sekemɨn nguibamɨn iti. Ezɨ nɨ mangɨ men ganasa kɨ ifonge.” Ezɨ Josep kamaghɨn an akam ikaragha ghaze, “Are, Afeziam. Kɨ mangam.”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.

14Ezɨ afeziam kamaghɨn a mɨgei, “Nɨ mangɨ uan aveghbuabar ganigh fogh suam, me deraghavɨra ti, o puvatɨ? Egh uaghan sipsipbar ganigh fogh, da dera, o puvatɨ? Nɨ men ganigh, egh uamategh izɨ na mɨkemegh.” Ezɨ dughiar kamɨn Israelɨn adarasi, Hebronɨn danganir zarimɨn iti. Ezɨ Josep Sekemɨn nguibamɨn otogha gɨfa.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,

15Egha danganir kam garua uan aveghbuaba bagha rui. Ezɨ gumazir mam an ganigha kamaghɨn an azara, “Nɨ bizir tizim buri?”a man found him wandering in the field and asked, “What are you looking for?”

16Ezɨ Josep kamaghɨn mɨgei, “Kɨ uan aveghbuaba bagha rui. Nɨ danganir me ikia uan sipsipbar garim, an gun na mɨkɨmam o?”“I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”

17Ezɨ gumazir kam a mɨgɨa ghaze, “Me danganir kam ataki. Egha kɨ orazi, me Dotan nguibamɨn mangasa mɨkeme.” Ezɨ Josep uan aveghbuabar gɨn ghua Dotan nguibamɨn me bato.“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.

18Egha a saghon ghuavɨra itima, an aveghbuaba an apigha, a mɨsueghtɨ an aremeghasa akam mɨsosi.Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.

19Egha me uarir tongɨn uarira kamaghɨn uariv gɨa ghaze, “Ia munagh gan, gumazir irebabar garim izi.“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.

20Aria, e a mɨsueghtɨ an aremeghtɨ, e an kuam inigh mozir kabar tam mɨkɨnika. Egh e gɨn suam, ‘Asɨzir atiar mam a mɨsoghezɨ an areme.’ Egh e ganam, an irebamning manmaghɨn otivam!”“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!”

21Ezɨ Ruben me barasi, me mɨgɨrɨgɨar kam gamizɨ, a Josepɨn akurvaghasa. Egha ghaze, “E a mɨsueghtɨ an aremeghan markiam.When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said.

22E uari an ikɨrɨmɨrim agɨvaghan kogham. A inigh gumazamiziba puvatɨzir danganimɨn itir mozir kam mɨkɨnigh.” Guizbangɨra Ruben kamaghɨn nɨghnɨsi, a Josep uam a inigh an aku uam afeziam bagh mangasa, akar kam mɨkeme.“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.

23Ezɨ Josep uan aveghbuaba batozɨma, me pamten an suiragha, a gekuava an korotiar agharir ruarir dirir an afeziam a ganɨngizim sue.So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing—

24Egha me a inigha ghua mozir dɨpar mɨsɨngizir mam mɨkɨni.and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.

25Egha gɨn me apiaghava api. Me apa ikia garima, Ismaelian gumaziba uan kamelba ko izi. Gumazir kaba, Gileatɨn nguazimɨn ikegha iza, Isipɨn kantrin zui. Egh me mangɨ bizir bar pɨn koziba dagɨaba bagh da mangasa, bizir kabanang, temebar eboriba, ko mɨkarzibagh azuir bizir guar avɨriba, ko mughuriar aghuim zuir boreba.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.

26Ezɨ Juda kamaghɨn uan aveghbuabav gɨa ghaze, “E uan aveghbuam mɨsueghtɨ an aremeghtɨ, bizir e amizir kam modoghtɨ, arazir kam manmaghɨn en akuragham?Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

27Kamaghɨn e ti Ismaelɨn adarazi bagh anemadaghtɨ, me pura ingangarir gumazir kɨnimɨn mɨn a givezegham. Guizbangɨra, an en aveghbuamra egha ghuzir vamɨra, kamaghɨn e uari a gasɨghasɨghan kogham.” Ezɨ an aveghbuaba akar kam gifonge.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.

28Egha an aveghbuaba mɨgɨavɨra itima, Midian gumazir dagɨaba bagha ingarir maba iza Josepɨn garima, a mozimɨn iti. Ezɨ aveghbuaba a gekuizɨ an anabozɨ, me pura ingangarir gumazir kɨnimɨn mɨn Ismaelian gumazibar anemada. Ezɨ Ismaelian gumaziba 20 silvan dagɨaba Midianian gumazibagh anigha, Josep inigha Isipɨn kantrin zui.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.

29Ezɨ gɨn Ruben ua ghua mozimɨn garima, Josep mozimɨn itir puvatɨ. Ezɨ a dɨgavir kuram gamigha nɨghnɨgha avegha uan korotiam abɨki,When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,

30egha uamategha uan aveghbuaba bagha ghua kamaghɨn me mɨgei, “Josep mozimɨn itir puvatɨ. Ezɨ kɨ manmaghɨn damuam?”returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”

31Ezɨ an aveghbuaba memen mam mɨsuegha, me Josepɨn korotiar agharir ruarir dirim isa an ghuzim garugha uam a ini.Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.

32Egha me an korotiar dirim inigha afeziam bagha ghugha, an akaghava a mɨgei, “Nɨ kagh ganigh, korotiar dirir kam a danganir mamɨn iti e an api. Ka ti nɨn borir tamɨn korotiam, o puvatɨ?”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.”

33Ezɨ afeziam korotiar dirir kamɨn ganigha fogha kamaghɨn mɨgei, “Are, kar Josepɨn korotiam. Laionɨn tam ti nan otarim mɨsoghezɨ an aremezɨ, a ti bar anemeghama.”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!”

34Ezɨ Jekop uan borim bar an apangkuvigha, uan korotiam abigha, azir korotiar mam aru. Egha dughiar ruarimɨn uan borim bagha azia iti.Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.

35Ezɨ an otariba ko guiviba, iza an navim damutɨ a ua deraghasa mɨgɨrɨgɨabar a mɨgei. Ezɨ a bar aghuagha kamaghɨn mɨgei, “Kɨ a bagh arang mamaghɨra ikɨ mangɨ, Gumazamizir Oveaghuezibar Nguibamɨn magɨrɨgh a batogham.” Egha Jekop aziavɨra iti.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.

36Ezɨ Midianian gumazir kaba Josep inigha ghua Isipɨn kantrin otogha, pura ingangarir gumazir kɨnimɨn mɨn a isa dagɨaba bagha Potifan anemada. A Isipɨn atrivimɨn ingangarir gumazir mam. Potifar, a Isipɨn atrivimɨn dɨpenir ekiamɨn garava, mɨdorozir gumazibar faragha zuir gumazim.Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.

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