1 و َاسْتَقَرَّ يَعقُوبُ فِي الأرْضِ الَّتِي كانَ قَدِ اسْتَقَرَّ فِيها أبوْهُ، أي أرْضِ كَنْعانَ.

And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan.

2 و َهَذِهِ هِيَ قِصَّةُ عائِلَةِ يَعقُوبَ: كانَ يُوسُفُ فِي السّابِعَةَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ، وَكانَ يَرْعَى الماشِيَةَ مَعَ إخْوَتِهِ. وَعَمِلَ مُساعِداً لِأولادِ بِلْهَةَ وَزِلْفَةَ، زَوْجَتَي أبِيهِ. وَنَقَلَ يُوسُفُ أخبارَهُمُ السَّيِّئَةَ لِأبِيهِمْ.

These 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.

3 و َأحَبَّ إسْرائِيلُ يُوسُفَ أكثَرَ مِنْ كُلِّ أبْنائِهِ الآخَرِينَ، لِأنَّهُ وُلِدَ وَهُوَ شَيخٌ. وَصَنَعَ إسْرائِيلُ لِيُوسُفَ ثَوباً مُلَوَّناً.

Now 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.

4 و َرَأى إخْوَتُهُ أنَّ أباهُمْ يُحِبُّهُ أكْثَرَ مِنْهُمْ جَمِيعاً. فَأبغَضُوا يُوسُفَ، وَلَمْ يَكُونُوا يَقْدِرُونَ أنْ يَتَكَلَّمُوا مَعَهُ بِلُطْفٍ.

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

5 و َرَأى يُوسُفُ حُلْماً. وَأخبَرَ إخْوَتَهُ بِهِ، فَزادَ بُغْضُهُمْ لَهُ.

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

6 ق الَ لَهُمْ: «اسْتَمِعُوا إلَى هَذا الحُلْمِ الَّذِي رَأيتُهُ.

And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

7 ك ُنّا فِي وَسَطِ الحَقلِ نَحزِمُ حُزَماً مِنَ القَمْحِ، فَقامَتْ حُزمَتِي وَانتَصَبَتْ. ثُمَّ أحاطَتْ حُزَمُكُمْ بِحُزْمَتِي وَانحَنَتْ لَها.»

for, 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.

8 ف َقالَ لَهُ إخْوَتُهُ: «ألَعَلَّكَ تَظُنُّ بِأنَّكَ سَتَكُونُ مَلِكاً عَلَينا وَتَحْكُمُنا؟» فَزادَ بُغضُهُمْ لَهُ بِسَبَبِ أحلامِهِ وَكَلامِهِ.

And 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.

9 و َرَأى يُوسُفُ حُلْماً آخَرَ أيضاً. وَأبلَغَ إخْوَتَهُ بِحُلْمِهِ فَقالَ: «اسْمَعُوا هَذا الحُلْمَ الجَدِيدَ الَّذِي رَأيتُهُ. رَأيتُ الشَّمْسَ وَالقَمَرَ وَأحَدَ عَشَرَ نَجماً تَنحَنِي لِي.»

And 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.

10 ف َلَمّا أخبَرَ أباهُ وَإخوَتَهُ بِذَلِكَ، وَبَّخَهُ أبوْهُ، وَقالَ لَهُ: «ما هَذا الحُلْمُ الَّذِي رَأيتَهُ؟ هَلْ آتِي أنا وَأُمُّكَ وَإخوَتُكَ وَنَنحَنِي أمامَكَ؟»

And 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?

11 و َغارَ مِنْهُ إخْوَتُهُ، لَكِنَّ أباهُ تَفَكَّرَ فِي هَذا الأمْرِ.

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

12 و َذاتَ يَومٍ كانَ إخْوَةُ يُوسُفَ قَدْ ذَهَبُوا لِيَرعُوا ماشِيَةَ أبِيهِمْ فِي شَكِيمَ.

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

13 ف َقالَ إسْرائِيلُ لِيُوسُفَ: «إخْوَتُكَ يَرعُونَ الماشِيَةَ فِي شَكِيمَ. جَهِّزْ نَفْسَكَ لِكَي أُرسِلَكَ إلَيْهِمْ.» فَقالَ لَهُ يُوسُفُ: «ها أنا مُسْتَعِدٌّ لِلذَّهابِ.»

And 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.

14 ف َقالَ لَهُ إسْرائِيلُ: «اذْهَبِ الآنَ لِتَرَى إنْ كانَ إخْوَتُكَ وَالماشِيَةُ بِخَيرٍ. ثُمَّ ارْجِعْ وَأخبِرْنِي.» فَأرسَلَهُ إسْرائِيلُ مِنْ وادِي حَبْرُونَ إلَى شَكِيمَ.

And 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.

15 و َتاهَ يُوسُفُ فِي الصَّحْراءِ. فَلاقاهُ رَجُلٌ، فَسَألَهُ: «ما الَّذِي تَبْحَثُ عَنْهُ؟»

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

16 ف َقالَ يُوسُفُ: «إنَّنِي أبْحَثُ عَنْ إخْوَتِي. فَأرجُو أنْ تُخبِرَنِي أينَ يَرْعُونَ.»

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

17 ف َقالَ الرَّجُلُ: «غادَرُوا هَذا المَكانَ، فَقَدْ سَمِعْتُهُمْ يَقُولُونَ: ‹لِنَذْهَبْ إلَى دُوثانَ.›» فَلَحِقَ يُوسُفُ بِإخوَتِهِ وَوَجَدَهُمْ فِي دُوثانَ. يُوسُفُ يُباعُ عَبْداً

And 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.

18 و َرَآهُ إخْوَتُهُ آتِياً مِنْ بَعِيدٍ. وَقَبلَ أنْ يَقْتَرِبَ مِنْهُمْ، تَآمَرُوا لِقَتلِهِ.

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

19 ف َقالَ أحَدُهُمْ لِلآخَرِ: «انظُرُوا، ها هُوَ الحالِمُ آتٍ!

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

20 ف َلنَقتُلْهُ وَنُلْقِ بِهِ فِي إحدَى الآبارِ الجافَّةِ. وَلنَقُلْ إنَّ حَيواناً مُفْتَرِساً افْتَرَسَهُ. وَلْنَرَ بَعْدَ هَذا مَصِيرَ أحلامِهِ.»

Come 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.

21 ف َلَمّا سَمِعَ رَأُوبَيْنُ هَذا، حاوَلَ أنْ يُخَلِّصَهُ مِنْهُمْ. فَقالَ: «لا داعِيَ لِقَتلِهِ.»

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

22 و َقالَ أيْضاً: «لا تَسْفِكُوا دَماً! ألقُوهُ فِي هَذِهِ البِئْرِ فِي الصَّحْراءِ وَلا تُؤْذُوهُ.» قالَ رَأُوبَيْنُ هَذا لِكَي يُخَلِّصَهُ مِنْهُمْ، وَيُعِيدَهُ إلَى أبِيهِ.

And 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.

23 ف َلَمّا جاءَ يُوسُفُ إلَى إخْوَتِهِ، نَزَعُوا عَنْهُ ثَوبَهُ الطَويلَ المُلَوَّنَ.

And 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;

24 و َأمْسَكُوهُ وَألقَوْا بِهِ فِي البِئْرِ. وَكانَتِ البِئْرُ فارِغَةً بِلا ماءٍ.

and they took him, and cast him into the pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

25 ث ُمَّ جَلَسُوا لِيَأْكُلُوا. بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، رَأَوْا قافِلَةً مِنَ التُّجّارِ آتِيَةً مِنْ جِلْعادَ، جِمالُهُمْ مُحَمَّلَةٌ بِصَمْغِ القَتاد وَالمُرِّ وَالبَلْسَمِ. وَكانُوا نازِلِينَ فِي طَرِيقِهِمْ إلَى مِصْرَ.

And 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.

26 ف َقالَ يَهُوذا لإخْوَتِهِ: «ماذا نَكْسِبُ إنْ قَتَلْنا أخانا وَأخفَينا جُثَّتَهُ؟

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

27 ف َلْنَبِعْهُ لِلتُّجّارِ ولا نُؤْذِهِ، فَهُوَ أخُونا مِنْ لَحْمِنا.» فَوافَقَ إخْوَتُهُ.

Come, 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.

28 و َلَمّا مَرَّ بَعضُ التُّجّارِ المِدْيانِيِّينَ، سَحَبُوا يُوسُفَ وَرَفَعُوهُ مِنَ البِئْرِ. وَباعُوهُ لِلتُّجّارِ بِعِشْرِينَ قِطعَةً مِنَ الفِضَّةِ.

And 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.

29 ف َأتَى التُّجّارُ بِيُوسُفَ إلَى مِصْرَ. وَلَمّا عادَ رَأُوبَيْنُ إلَى البِئْرِ. رَأى أنَّ يُوسُفَ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيها. فَمَزَّقَ مَلابِسَهُ حُزْناً.

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

30 ث ُمَّ عادَ رَأُوبَيْنُ إلَى إخْوَتِهِ وَقالَ: «لَيسَ الفَتَى هُناكَ! فَماذا عَسانِي أفعَلُ؟»

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

31 ف َأخَذُوا ثَوْبَ يُوسُفَ، وَذَبَحُوا تَيساً وَغَمَّسُوا مِعْطَفَهُ بِالدَّمِ.

And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;

32 ث ُمَّ أخَذُوا الثَّوبَ الطَّوِيلَ ذا الكُمَّينِ إلَى أبِيهِمْ. وَقالُوا: «وَجَدْنا هَذا الثَّوبَ. أهُوَ لابْنِكَ؟»

and 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.

33 ف َمَيَّزَ يَعقُوبُ المِعطَفَ، وَقالَ: «هَذا ثَوبُ ابْنِي. التَهَمَهُ حَيوانٌ مُفْتَرِسٌ. وَلا بُدَّ أنَّهُ مَزَّقَ يُوسُفَ تَمْزيقاً.»

And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat: an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.

34 ف َمَزَّقَ يَعقُوبُ ثِيابَهُ، وَلَبِسَ الخَيشَ حُزناُ، وَناحَ عَلَى ابْنِهِ مُدَّةً طَوِيلَةً جِدّاً.

And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

35 ث ُمَّ جاءَ كُلُّ أولادِ يَعقُوبَ لِيُعَزُّوهُ، فَأبَى أنْ يَتَعَزَّى. وَقالَ: «بَلْ أنزِلُ إلَى الهاوِيَةِ حُزْناً عَلَى ابْنِي!» فَناحَ أبو يُوسُفَ عَلَيهِ.

And 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.

36 أ مّا يُوسُفُ، فَقَدْ باعَهُ المِدْيانِيُّونَ فِي مِصْرَ إلَى فُوطِيفارَ، وَهُوَ رَئِيسُ حَرَسِ القَصْرِ عِنْدَ فِرعَوْنَ.

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