Genesis 37 (SHR)

1Cikwône Yakôbo abêra omu cihugo îshe abâga, omu cihugo ca Kanâni. Emyanzi ya Yozefu na bene wâbo.Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan.

2Alaga emyanzi ya Yakôbo: Yozefu ali akola agwêrhe myâka ikumi na nda. Akazâg’iyabula ebibuzi bo na bakulu bâge b’omu mwa bak’îshe. Aciri murhò, akàyabula boshi na bagala ba Bilaha, na bagala ba Zilafa. Yozefu abwîra îshe emyanzi migalugalu bakazâg’ibaderhera.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.

3Israheli arhonyagya Yozefu kulusha abandi bâna bâge, bulya àli mwâna aburhiraga omu bushosi, amuhangîkiza akanzo k’amaboko maliri.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.

4Bakulu bâge erhi babona oku îshe amâmurhonya kulusha abandi bagala boshi, bamushomba, barhacimuderhezagya bwinjà.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.

5Lêro Yozefu alôrha ecilôrho, aciganîrira bakulu bâge, nabo bamushomba lêro kulusha.Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.

6Ababwîra obwo erhi: «Yumvagi ecilôrho nalorhaga:He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:

7Nalòsire rhudwîrhe rhwashana emîha y’engano omu mashwa, omwiha gwâni gwanacizûka gwayimanga n’emîha yinyu yagorha ogwâni yaguyunamira».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.”

8Bakulu bâge bamushuza, mpu: «Kwo kuderha oku olonzize oyîme ekarhî kîrhu, obè mwâmi nîrhu rhukushige, nîsi erhi obè nnawîrhu orhurhegeke!» Lêro bamushomba okurhalusize erhi ebyo bilôrho n’eyo nshambâlo yâge birhuma.“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.

9Ashub’ilôrha ecindi cilôrho, naco aciganîrira bakulu bâge. Ababwîra, erhi: «Kandi nalôsire ntya: Izûba, omwêzi na nyenyêzi ikumi na nguma byakazâg’ifukama embere zâni».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.”

10Eco cilôrho aciganîrira îshe na bakulu bâge. Cikwône îshe amukalihira amubwîra, erhi: «Bici ebyo walôsire? Ka rhwanaciyîshe niono na nyoko na bakulu bâwe mpu rhwakufukamira?»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?”

11Bakulu bâge bamubà mitula, cikwône îshe yêhe abîkirira ako kanwa omu murhima gwâge.And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.

12Bakulu bâge banaciyabulira amasò g’ebintu b’îshe e Sikemi.Some time later, Joseph’s brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks near Shechem.

13Israheli anacibwîra Yozefu, erhi: «Ka bakulu bâwe arhaliyo bayabulire e Sikemi? Yisha nkurume emunda bali» Naye ashuza, erhi: «Ntumaga niono».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.

14Ashub’imubwîra, erhi: «Kanyagya olole kurhi bene winyu bayôsire, n’ebintu, obul’igaluka ombwîre emyanzi». Anacimurhuma ntyo kurhenga omu kabanda ka Hebroni, naye ahika e Sikemi.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,

15Muntu muguma amushanga ajà ahabuka, omu bulambo, oyo amudôsa, erhi: «Cici wajà walonza?».a man found him wandering in the field and asked, “What are you looking for?”

16Naye ashuza, erhi: «Najanalonza bakulu bâni, ombwîre nâni ngahi bayabulîre obusò bwâbo».“I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”

17Olya mulume ashuza, erhi: «Barhaciri kuno, nayumvîrhe bacîderheza, mpu: “Rhujè e Dotani”».“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.

18Balangîra aciri kuli, n’embere abahikeho, barhôla omuhigo gw’okumuyîrha.Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.

19Babwirana bône na nene, mpu: «Lâba kalôsi ola wayisha!“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.

20Buno, muyishage rhumuyîrhe rhunamukwebe omu iriba rhwankanabona, rhuyîsh’iderha mpu ensimba nkali yamulire. Rhwalolaga kurhi ebilôrho byâge byayîsh’ibà».“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!”

21Rubeni ayumva ogwo mulâli, amuyôkola omu maboko gâbo. Aderha erhi: «Nanga rhurhayîrhaga omuntu».When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said.

22Rubeni ashubiza, erhi: «Murhahiraga mukabulaga omukò! Mumukwêbe erhi kwo mwalira iriba lirîri liri omu irungu, ci kwône mumanye mwankamuhirakwo olûnu!» Kwàli kuderha mpu amulikûze omu maboko gâbo abul’imugalula emw’îshe.“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.

23Erhi Yozefu acihika hali bakulu bâge, bamuhogola akanzo kâge; kalya kanzo akazâg’iyambala k’amaboko maliri.So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing—

24N’erhi babà bamamugwârha, bamukwêba omu iriba. Eryôla iriba lirhâlimwo cici, murhâli na mîshi.and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.

25Oku bundi babwârhala mpu bayikule; oku bayinamula amasù, balangîra omuzinzi gw’Abaismaeliti barhengaga e Galadi. Engamiya zâbo zàli zidwîrhe ecizibwe, obukù n’amanukato, babihêkaga e Mîsiri.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.

26Lêro Yûda anacibwîra bene wâbo, erhi: «Bunguke buci rhwakûla omu kuyîrha mwene wîrhu n’okufulika omukò gwâge.Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

27Kanyi rhumugulize Abaismaeliti, rhurhamuhiragakwo olûnu, bulya amâbà mwene wîrhu wa mukò muguma na nîrhu». Bene wâbo banacimuyumva.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.

28Hanacigera abantu barhunzi b’e Madiani, barhenza Yozefu mulya iriba; bamuguza bihumbi makumi abirhi bya nfaranga, bamuguliza abo barhunzi Baismaeliti, nabo bamuhêka e Mîsiri.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.

29Rubeni, erhi ashubira ebwa iriba, abona oku Yozefu arhacirimwo. Abêra emyambalo yâge,When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,

30n’erhi ashubira aha balumuna ababwîra, erhi: «Olya mwâna arhaciri mulya! Nâni ngahi nshubûkirage obu?»returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”

31Banacirhôla kalya kanzo ka Yozefu n’erhi babà bamaniga ecihebe, bavunvuza kalya kanzo omu mukò.Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.

32Bàrhuma kalya kanzo k’amaboko malîri emw’îshe, bankahirakwo ebi binwa, mpu; «Lolà ebi rhwarhôzire. Lolà erhi karhankanaba kalya kanzo ka mugala wâwe aka».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.”

33Yakôbo alola aderha, erhi: «Kanzo ka mugala wâni kano, eciryanyi camulire. Yozefu kulibwa anallîbirwe».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!”

34Yakôbo anacibera omwambalo gwâge, akenyera sunzu ajà omu mishîbo y’omugala nsiku zirhali nyi.Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.

35Bagala bâge na bâli bâge boshi bakaz’iyisha bal’imurhûliriza, ci kwône arhalonzagya okurhûlirizibwa, ederha, erhi: «Nayôrha ndi omu mishîbo kuhika nyandagalire ekuzimu, emunda mugala wâni ali».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.

36Balya ba Madiyaniti bamuhêka e Mîsiri, bamuguliza Potifari, nkonè ya Faraoni mwâmi w’e Mîsiri na murhambo w’abaganda bâge.Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.

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