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.
Yusufa niŋ a kotooñolu
1 Yaakuba sabatita Kanaani bankoo le kaŋ, daameŋ a faamaa tarata nuŋ siiriŋ jee tumarankeeyaa la.
2 Ñiŋ ne mu Yaakuba la dimbaayaa moolu la taarikoo ti:
Kabiriŋ Yusufa siyo be sanji taŋ niŋ woorowula, a niŋ a kotookee keebaalu ka taa baa kantoo le la aniŋ saajii kantoo. A tarata a faamaa la kaŋ foroyandi musoolu* Biliha aniŋ Silipa dinkewolu le maakoyi kaŋ. Yusufa buka naa kibaari diimaa fo a faa ye ì la kuwo to.
3 Isirayila ye Yusufa le kanu ka tambi a diŋ koteŋolu bee la, kaatu a ye ate soto tuma le la, wo ye a tara a kotoota. A ye dendika daa jawu baa dadaa a ye, bulu jaŋo. 4 Kabiriŋ a ñiŋ kotoo kewolu ye a je ko, ì faamaa ye Yusufa le kanu ka tambi itolu bee la, ì ye a koŋ. Ì niŋ a buka hadamayaa kuu fo noo kotenke.
5 Luŋ kiliŋ Yusufa naata siiboo soto. Kabiriŋ a ye a saata a ñiŋ faadiŋolu ye, ì la a koŋo lafaata. 6 A ko ì ye ko, “Ali i lamoyi n na siiboo la, n siiboota meŋ na. 7 M̀ be siimaŋ kunsitoo la kunkoo to, ŋa a je n na kunsitoo wulita, a loota pet. Bituŋ ali la kunsitoolu ye a kuru, ì sujudita a ye.” 8 Wo to le, a faadiŋolu ko a ye ko, “Fo i ye ñiŋ ne nata baŋ, ka ke ntolu la mansa ti, ka m̀ mara?” Wo kamma la, ì naata a koŋ kotenke ka tambi nunto la, a la ñiŋ siiboo la kuwo kamma la, aniŋ a ye kumoo meŋ fo.
9 A naata siiboo doo fanaa soto, a ye a fo a faadiŋolu ye, a ko ì ye ko, “N siiboota kotenke: tiloo, karoo aniŋ looloo taŋ niŋ kiliŋ, ŋa a je ì be sujudi kaŋ n ye.” 10 Bari kabiriŋ a ye a kuwo fo a faamaa ye aniŋ a faadiŋolu, a faamaa ye a dooyaa le, a ko a ye ko, “Ite ye muŋ siiboo siifaa le ke teŋ? Fo ntolu le ñanta naa la baŋ, nte niŋ i baamaa aniŋ i kotooñolu ka sujudi ite ye?” 11 Bituŋ a faadiŋolu naata a haasidiyaa, bari a faamaa, wo ye kuwo ñiŋ muta a kono le.
Yusufa faadiŋolu ye a waafi
12 Luŋ kiliŋ a faadiŋolu naata taa ì faamaa la beeyaŋolu kanta Sekemu saatewo daala. 13 Isirayila ko Yusufa ye ko, “I kotooñolu be kantaroo la Sekemu daala. Naa ŋa i kii ì kaŋ.” Bituŋ Yusufa ko a ye ko, “Yoo!” 14 A ko a ye ko, “Taa, i ye a juubee i kotooñolu be ñaameŋ, aniŋ beeyaŋolu, i ye naa a fo n ye.” Wo le to a ye a kii ka bo Heburoni Wulumbaŋo to ka taa Sekemu.
15 Bituŋ kewo doo ye a tara jee muruŋ-muruŋ na kunkoolu kono. Wo ye a ñininkaa ko, “Ite ka muŋ ne ñini jaŋ?” 16 A ko kewo ñiŋ ye ko, “N ka n kotooñolu le ñini. Dukaree, a fo n ye, ì be daameŋ to kantaroo la.” 17 Kewo ñiŋ ko a ye ko, “Ì bota jaŋ ne, bari ŋa a moyi le, ì ka a fo ko, ‘Ali ŋà taa Dotani.’ ” Wo le to Yusufa bulata a kotooñolu nooma, bituŋ a taata ì tara Dotani.
18 Kabiriŋ ì ye a hayinaŋ, janniŋ a ka sutiyaa ì la, ì ye feeroo siti ka a faa. 19 Ì ko ñoo ye ko, “Wo siiboolaa fele, a ka naa. 20 Ali naa ŋà a faa, ŋà a fayi ñiŋ koloŋolu kiliŋ kono. Ǹ si a fo ko, wulakono daafeŋo doo le ye a domo. Ǹ si naa a je, a la siiboo be ke la ñaameŋ.”
21 Kabiriŋ Rubeni ye ñiŋ moyi, a ye a kata ka a kanandi ì ma. Bituŋ a ko ì ye ko, “Ali ǹ kana a faa.” 22 A tententa ka a fo ì ye ko, “Ali kana yeloo boŋ! Ali a fayi ñiŋ koloŋo kono wuloo kono jaŋ. Bari ali kana a faa!” A ye ñiŋ fo le ka a kanandi ì ma, ka a murundi naŋ a faamaa kaŋ.
23 Bituŋ kabiriŋ Yusufa futata a faadiŋolu ma, ì ye a la dendika baa bulu jaŋo wura a la, meŋ be dundiŋ a la. 24 Bituŋ ì ye a samba, ì taata a fayi koloŋo kono. Koloŋo ñiŋ be jaariŋ ne, jii te a kono. 25 Bituŋ ì taata sii ka domoroo ke. Kabiriŋ ì ye ì kuŋolu wulindi santo, ì ye juloolu je, Isimayila koomalankoolu. Ì ka naa ka bo Kileyadi ka taa Misira, ì niŋ ì la ñonkomoolu, ì la marisandiisoolu be laariŋ mennu koo to. 26 Bituŋ Yahuuda ko a mooñoolu ye ko, “Muŋ nafaa le be ntolu ye wo to, niŋ ŋà ǹ doomaa faa, ŋà a la saayaa nukuŋ? 27 Ali naa, ŋà a waafi ñiŋ Isimayila koomalankoolu ma. Ǹ kana a faa, kaatu ǹ doomaa le mu, m̀ mu yele kiliŋo le ti.” Bituŋ ì sonta.
28 Kabiriŋ juloolu be tambi kaŋ, Yusufa kotooñolu ye a fintindi naŋ koloŋo kono. Ì ye a waafi Isimayila koomalankoolu ma kodiforo kuntu muwaŋ na. Bituŋ wolu ye a samba Misira.
29 Kabiriŋ Rubeni muruta koloŋo ñiŋ to, a maŋ Yusufa tara koloŋo ñiŋ kono. A ye a la duŋ feŋolu fara niikuyaa kamma la. 30 A muruta a dookewolu kaŋ, a ko ì ye ko, “Yusufa te jee, nte be n kuŋ tiliŋ na mintoo le?”
31 Bituŋ ì ye Yusufa la dendika baa taa, ì ye baakotoŋo kanateyi, ì ye dendikoo ñiŋ bula a yeloo kono. 32 Ì ye dendikoo ñiŋ samba ì faamaa ye, ì ko a ye ko, “Ntolu ye ñiŋ ne je. A koroosi, fo i dinkewo Yusufa le la dendikoo mu baŋ.”
33 A ye a suutee, bituŋ a kumata ko, “N dinkewo Yusufa le la dendikoo mu! Wulakono daafeŋo le ye a domo, hakili fula te wo to, wulakono daafeŋo ye a suboo kuntuŋ-kuntuŋ ne.” 34 Yaakuba ye a la duŋ feŋolu fara niikuyaa kamma la, a ye booto funtoo duŋ a tewo la, a ye Yusufa la kuwo woosii fo tili jamaa. 35 A dinkewolu bee niŋ a dimmusoolu taata a kaŋ ka a sabarindi, bari ì maŋ a sabarindi noo. A ka ñiŋ ne fo ko, “N na woosiyo waatoo te baŋ na, fo ŋa bula n dinkewo nooma fureeduu.” Yusufa faamaa ye a la kuwo woosii le famfaŋ.
36 Juloolu ye Yusufa waafi Misira, Firawoona la mansakundaa dookuulaa doo ma, meŋ mu Potifa ti, mansa kantalaalu la ñaatonkoo.
