Genesis 37
1 याकूब रोकियो अनि कनान देशमा बस्न थाल्यो। यो त्यही देश हो जहाँ उसको बाबु बसेको थियो।
2 याकूबको परिवारको कथा यही हो। यूसुफ सत्र वर्षको युवक थियो। उसको काम भेडा-बाख्रा हेरचाह गर्नु थियो। उनले यो काम आफ्नो दाज्यू-भाइ र जिल्पा र बिल्हाका छोराहरूसित गर्यो। (जिल्पा र बिल्हा उसको बुबाकी उप पत्नीहरू थिए।) यूसुफ आफ्नो बुबालाई उसका दाज्यूहरूले गरेका सबै दुष्टकर्मको विषयमा जानकारी दिने गर्दथ्यो।
3 इस्राएल बूढो भइसकेपछि यूसुफ जन्मेको थियो। यसकारण इस्राएलले यूसुफलाई अरू छोराहरूलाई भन्दा बढी माया गर्थ्यो। याकूबले आफ्नो छोरोलाई एक विशेष लामो र अत्यन्तै राम्रो कोट दियो।
4 यूसुफका अरू दाज्यू-भाइहरूले जब यो थाहा पाएँ कि तिनीहरूका बुबा उनीहरूलाई भन्दा बढी यूसुफलाई माया गर्थे। यसैकारण तिनीहरू आफ्नो भाइलाई घृणा गर्थे। तिनीहरू उसित राम्रो प्रकारले कुरा गर्न अप्ठ्यारो गर्द थिए।
5 एकपल्ट यूसुफले एउटा विशेष सपना देख्यो। पछि उनले आफ्नो दाज्यू-भाइहरूलाई त्यस सपनाको बारेमा भन्यो। त्यसपछि उसका दाज्यू-भाइहरूले झन् वेशी घृणा गर्न थाले।
6 यूसुफले भने, “मैले एउटा सपना देखें।
7 हामीहरू सबै खेतमा काम गर्दैथियौ। हामीहरू सबैले मिलेर गहुँको बिटा बाँध्दै थिर्यो। मैले बाँधेको बिटा अनि तिमीहरूले बाँधेको बिटाहरूले मेरो बिटालाई चारै तिरबाट घेर्यो। त्यसपछि तिमीहरूको बिटाले मेरो बिटालाई निहुरिएर ढोग्यो।”
8 यूसुफका दाज्यू-भाइहरूले भने, “के यसको अर्थ, तँ राजा हुन्छस् अनि हामीहरू सबैलाई शासन गर्छस्?” उसको दाज्यू-भाइहरूले ऊ माथि अझै धेरै घृणा गर्न थाले, कारण तिनीहरूको विषयमा उसले सपना देखेको थियो।
9 तब फेरि यूसुफले अर्को सपना देख्यो। यूसुफले यस सपना बारेमा पनि आफ्नो दाज्यू-भाइहरूलाई बतायो। उनले भने, “मैले अर्को सपना देखें। मैले घाम, जुन र एघार नक्षत्रहरूले मलाई ढोग गर्दै गरेको देखें।”
10 उनले आफ्नो बाबुलाई पनि त्यस सपना बारे भन्यो। तर उसको बाबुले त्यो सपनाको विषयमा आलोचना गरे। उसका बाबुले भने, “यो कस्तो प्रकारको सपना हो? के तँलाईं विश्वास हुन्छ तेरी आमा, तेरो दाज्यू-भाइहरू अनि म तँलाई ढोग्छौं।”
11 यूसुफका दाज्यू-भाइहरूले साह्रै ईर्ष्या गरिरहे। तर उसको बाबुले यी विषयमा धेरै गहिरिएर सोचे अनि विचार गरे यो सबको अर्थ के हुन सक्छ?
12 एक दिन यूसुफका आफ्ना दाज्यू-भाइहरू आफ्ना बाबुका भेडाहरूको हेरचाह गर्न शकेम गए।
13 याकूबले यूसुफलाई भने, “शकेम जा! तेरा दाज्यू-भाइहरूले मेरो भेडाहरू हेरचाह गर्दैछन्।”यूसुफले भने, “म जानेछु।”
14 यूसुफका बाबुले भने, “तेरा दाज्यू-भाइहरू सुरक्षित छन् या छैनन् यसो हेर। फर्की आएर मलाई भन मेरा भेडाहरू राम्रै छन् या छैनन्।” यसर्थ यूसुफका बाबुले उसलाई हेब्रोन बेंसीबाट शकेम पठाए।
15 शकेममा यूसुफ हरायो। एक जना मानिसले उसलाई खेतमा हिंडिरहेको भेट्टायो। त्यस मानिसले भने, “के खोजिरहेको छस्?”
16 यूसुफले उत्तर दियो, “म मेरा दाज्यू-भाइहरू खोज्दैछु। के तिमीले भन्न सक्छौ तिनीहरू भेडाहरूसित कहाँ छन्?”
17 त्यस मानिसले भने, “तिनीहरू गईसके। तिनीहरू दोतान जाँदै गरेको कुरा मैले सुने।” यसर्थ यूसुफ उनीहरू गए तिरै गए अनि तिनीहरूलाई दोतानमा भेट्टायो।
18 यूसुफका दाज्यू-भाइहरूले उसलाई टाढाबाट आउँदै गरेको देखे। उनीहरूले उसलाई मार्ने निश्चय गरेर एउटा योजना बनाए।
19 उनका दाज्यू-भाइहरूले एक अर्कालाई भने, “हेर, सपनादर्शी यूसुफ आउँदैछ।
20 यदि हामीले सक्छौ भने उसलाई अवश्य मार्नु पर्छ। हामीले उसको शरीर एउटा रित्तो कुवामा फ्याँक्नु पर्छ। तब हामी आफ्नो बुबालाई भन्न सक्छौ, जंङ्गली जनावरले उसलाई मार्यो। तब हामी हेरौं उसको सपना के हुन्छ।”
21 तर रूबेनले यूसुफलाई बचाउन चाहन्थ्यो। रूबेनले भने, “त्यसलाई हामी नमारौं।
22 हामी त्यसलाई चोट नलगाई कूवामा हाल्न सक्छौं।” रूबेन उसलाई बचाउन अनि बाबु भएको ठाउँमा फिर्ता पठाउन चाहन्थ्यो।
23 जब यूसुफ आफ्नो दाज्यूहरू कहाँ पुग्यो, तिनीहरूले उसलाई एक्कासी समाते अनि उसको लामो अनि सुन्दर कोट च्यातच्यूत पारे।
24 त्यसपछि तिनीहरूले उसलाई एउटा खाली सुख्खा कूवामा फ्याँकि दिए।
25 जब यूसुफ कूवाभित्र थियो उसका दाज्यू-भाइहरू खान बसे। तिनीहरूले हेरे अनि एक हुल व्यापारीहरू गिलाददेखि मिश्रतिर यात्रा गर्दै गरेको देखे। तिनीहरूले ऊँटहरूमाथि धेरै प्रकारका मसला र धन-दौलत लाँदै थिए।
26 यहूदाले दाज्यू-भाइहरूलाई भने, “हामीले आफ्नो भाइ मारेर त्यसको मृत्यु लुकाएर के पाउँछौ?
27 बरू हामीहरूले त्यसलाई ती व्यापारीहरूलाई बेच्दा लाभ हुन्छ। हामीले आफ्नो भाइलाई मारेकोमा दोषी पनि हुँदैनौ।” अरू दाज्यू-भाइहरू सहमत भए।
28 जब ती मिद्यानी व्यापारीहरू नजिक आए, तिनीहरूले यूसुफलाई कूवाबाट बाहिर निकाले। तिनीहरूले यूसुफलाई बीसवटा चाँदीका टुक्रामा बेचे। ती व्यापारीहरूले यूसुफलाई मिश्र लिएर गए।
29 यी सब घट्ना हुँदा रूबेन त्यहाँ आफ्नो दाज्यू-भाइहरूसित थिएन। तिनीहरूले यूसुफलाई बेचेको उनले थाहा पाएन। जब रूबेन कूवामा आयो उनले त्यहाँ यूसुफलाई देखेन। शोक प्रकट गरेर उनले आफ्नो लुगाहरू च्यात्यो।
30 रूबेनले आफ्ना दाज्यू-भाइहरू भएको ठाउँमा गएर भने, “त्यो केटो कूवाँमा छैन। मैले के गर्नु?”
31 ती दाज्यू-भाइहरूले एउटा बोका मारे अनि त्यसको रगत त्यो राम्रो लबेदामा लगाए।
32 तब तिनीहरूले त्यो लबेदा आफ्नो बाबुलाई देखाए। अनि तिनीहरूले सोधे, “हामीले यो लबेदा पायौं, के यो लबेदा यूसुफको हो?”
33 तिनीहरूका बुबाले कोट देखे अनि बुझे, कि यो यूसुफको कोट थियो, तिनीहरूका बुबाले भने, “हो, यो उसको कोट हो। जंङ्गली जनावरले मेरो छोरा यूसुफलाई मारेर खाएको हुनुपर्छ।”
34 याकूब आफ्नो छोरोको निम्ति यति शोकाकुल भयो उसले आफ्नो लुगाहरू च्यात्यो। तब उनले आफ्नो शोक प्रकट गर्न एक खास प्रकारको लुगा लगायो। याकूबले छोरोको शोक धेरै लामो समयसम्म मनायो।
35 उसका सबै छोरा-छोरीहरूले तिनलाई सान्त्वना दिने प्रयास गरे। तर याकूब कहिल्यै शोकबाट मुक्त भएन। उनले भने, “मेरो छोरोको निम्ति म नमरूञ्जनेलसम्म शोकमा रहनेछु।” यसर्थ याकूब पुत्र शोकमा परिरह्यो।
36 ती मिद्यानी व्यापारीहरूले मिश्र देशमा यूसुफलाई बेचे। फिरऊनका रक्षकहरूका कप्तान पोतीफरलाई तिनीहरूले यूसुफलाई बेचे।
1 And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
3 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 colours.
4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
8 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 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
10 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 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
12 And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
17 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 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
31 And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son’s coat or no.
33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
35 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 into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.