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Joseph Dreams of Greatness

¹Now Jacob dwelt in the land ⚓where his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. ²This is the history of Jacob.
Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. And the lad was with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives; and Joseph brought a ⚓bad report of them to his father.
³Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was⚓the son of his old age. Also he ⚓made him a tunic of many colors. ⁴But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they ⚓hated him and could not speak peaceably to him.
⁵Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more. ⁶So he said to them, “Please hear this dream which I have dreamed: ⁷⚓There we were, binding sheaves in the field. Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf.”
⁸And his brothers said to him, “Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.
⁹Then he dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, “Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, ⚓the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me.”
¹⁰So he told it to his father and his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall your mother and I and ⚓your brothers indeed come to bow down to the earth before you?” ¹¹And ⚓his brothers envied him, but his father ⚓kept the matter in mind.

Joseph Sold by His Brothers

¹²Then his brothers went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem. ¹³And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers feeding the flock in ⚓Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.”
So he said to him, “Here I am.”
¹⁴Then he said to him, “Please go and see if it is well with your brothers and well with the flocks, and bring back word to me.” So he sent him out of the Valley of ⚓Hebron, and he went to Shechem.
¹⁵Now a certain man found him, and there he was, wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying, “What are you seeking?”
¹⁶So he said, “I am seeking my brothers. ⚓Please tell me where they are feeding their flocks.”
¹⁷And the man said, “They have departed from here, for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’ ” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them in ⚓Dothan.
¹⁸Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, ⚓they conspired against him to kill him. ¹⁹Then they said to one another, “Look, this dreamer is coming! ²⁰⚓Come therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, ‘Some wild beast has devoured him.’ We shall see what will become of his dreams!”
²¹But ⚓Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands, and said, “Let us not kill him.” ²²And Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit which is in the wilderness, and do not lay a hand on him”—that he might deliver him out of their hands, and bring him back to his father.
²³So it came to pass, when Joseph had come to his brothers, that they ⚓stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him. ²⁴Then 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 a meal. Then they lifted their eyes and looked, and there was a company of ⚓Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead with their camels, bearing spices, ⚓balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry them down to Egypt. ²⁶So Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and ⚓conceal his blood? ²⁷Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and ⚓let not our hand be upon him, for he is⚓our brother and⚓our flesh.” And his brothers listened. ²⁸Then ⚓Midianite traders passed by; so the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, ⚓and sold him to the Ishmaelites for ⚓twenty shekels of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.
²⁹Then Reuben returned to the pit, and indeed Joseph was not in the pit; and he ⚓tore his clothes. ³⁰And he returned to his brothers and said, “The lad ⚓is no more; and I, where shall I go?”
³¹So they took ⚓Joseph’s tunic, killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the tunic in the blood. ³²Then they sent the tunic of many colors, and they brought it to their father and said, “We have found this. Do you know whether it is your son’s tunic or not?”
³³And he recognized it and said, “It is my son’s tunic. A ⚓wild beast has devoured him. Without doubt Joseph is torn to pieces.” ³⁴Then Jacob ⚓tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his waist, and ⚓mourned for his son many days. ³⁵And all his sons and all his daughters ⚓arose to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted, and he said, “For ⚓I shall go down into the grave to my son in mourning.” Thus his father wept for him.
³⁶Now ⚓the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.

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Y-Yôsep leh anăn Phung Ayŏng Adei Ñu

¹Y-Yakôp dôk hlăm čar ama ñu tuôm dôk leh bhiâo, anăn jing čar Kanaan. ²Anei jing klei yăl dliê kơ găp djuê Y-Yakôp: Y-Yôsep mâo pluh kjuh thŭn, nao kiă biăp mbĭt hŏng phung ayŏng ñu, phung anak êkei H'Bilha leh anăn H'Silpa, phung mô̆ ama ñu. Y-Yôsep hưn kơ ama diñu klei jhat diñu ngă. ³Y-Israel khăp Y-Yôsep lu hĭn kơ jih jang phung anak ñu mkăn, kyuadah gơ̆ jing anak ñu mâo êjai ñu mduôn. Ñu ngă kơ gơ̆ sa blah ao jhung dlông păl mâo lu mta êa. ⁴Tơdah phung ayŏng ñu ƀuh ama diñu khăp kơ Y-Yôsep lu hĭn kơ jih jang phung ayŏng adei ñu, diñu bi êmut kơ Y-Yôsep leh anăn amâo dưi blŭ jăk hŏng gơ̆ ôh.
⁵Sa hruê Y-Yôsep mâo klei êpei, leh anăn tơdah gơ̆ yăl dliê klei anăn kơ phung ayŏng adei gơ̆, diñu bi êmut kơ gơ̆ lu hĭn. ⁶Y-Yôsep lač kơ diñu, “Hmư̆ bĕ klei êpei kâo mâo leh. ⁷Nĕ anei, drei dôk čăp mdiê ti hma. Bhiâo riâo rit čăp mdiê kâo kgŭ leh anăn dôk dơ̆ng. Bi čăp mdiê diih dôk tring jŭm dar leh anăn buôn kkuh kơ čăp mdiê kâo.” ⁸Phung ayŏng ñu lač kơ ñu, “Sĭt mơ̆ ih srăng jing mtao kơ hmei? Sĭt mơ̆ ih srăng kiă kriê hmei?” Snăn diñu bi êmut kơ gơ̆ lu hĭn kyua klei gơ̆ êpei leh anăn klei gơ̆ blŭ. ⁹Y-Yôsep lŏ mâo klei êpei mkăn, leh anăn yăl dliê klei anăn kơ phung ayŏng adei ñu. Ñu lač, “Nĕ anei, kâo lŏ mâo klei êpei: yang hruê, mlan, leh anăn pluh sa asăr mtŭ buôn kkuh ti anăp kâo!” ¹⁰Ñu lŏ yăl dliê klei anăn kơ ama ñu leh anăn kơ phung ayŏng adei ñu. Ama ñu ƀuah kơ ñu, lač, “Ya klei êpei ih mâo anăn? Sĭt mơ̆ kâo, amĭ ih, leh anăn phung ayŏng adei ih srăng hriê buôn kkuh ti lăn ti anăp ih?” ¹¹ Phung ayŏng ñu bi êmut kơ ñu, ƀiădah ama ñu djă pioh klei blŭ anăn hlăm klei mĭn ñu.

Arăng Čhĭ Y-Yôsep hlăm Čar Êjip

¹²Phung ayŏng Y-Yôsep nao kiă biăp ama diñu ti ƀuôn Sičem. ¹³Y-Israel lač kơ Y-Yôsep, “Amâo djŏ hĕ phung ayŏng ih kiă biăp ti ƀuôn Sičem? Hriê bĕ, kâo srăng tiŏ nao ih kơ diñu.” Gơ̆ lač kơ ñu, “Nĕ tinei kâo.” ¹⁴Ñu lŏ lač kơ gơ̆, “Nao bĕ, dlăng thâodah phung ayŏng ih leh anăn biăp mâo klei jăk, leh anăn lŏ wĭt hưn kơ kâo.” Ñu tiŏ nao gơ̆ mơ̆ng tlung Hêbron, leh anăn gơ̆ truh ti ƀuôn Sičem. ¹⁵Mâo sa čô mnuih tuôm hŏng gơ̆ êjai gơ̆ wơr êlan hlăm hma. Mnuih anăn êmuh gơ̆, “Ya ih duah?” ¹⁶Gơ̆ lŏ wĭt lač, “Kâo duah phung ayŏng kâo. Kâo kwưh kơ ih, lač brei kơ kâo ti anôk diñu kiă biăp.” ¹⁷Mnuih anăn lač, “Diñu đuĕ leh mơ̆ng anei, kyuadah kâo hmư̆ diñu lač, ‘Nao bĕ drei kơ ƀuôn Đôthan.’ ” Snăn Y-Yôsep nao duah phung ayŏng ñu leh anăn ƀuh digơ̆ ti ƀuôn Đôthan. ¹⁸Phung ayŏng ñu ƀuh ñu mơ̆ng kbưi, leh anăn êlâo ñu truh giăm, diñu mĭn čiăng bi mdjiê gơ̆. ¹⁹Diñu bi lač hdơ̆ng diñu, “Nĕ anei, mnuih kreh êpei truh. ²⁰Snăn bơ drei, brei drei bi mdjiê ñu, dlăm ñu hlăm ƀăng êa, leh anăn drei srăng lač, ‘Sa drei mnơ̆ng dliê ƀơ̆ng hĕ ñu leh.’ Leh anăn drei srăng ƀuh ya klei srăng truh kơ klei ñu êpei.” ²¹Ƀiădah tơdah Y-Ruben hmư̆ klei anăn, ñu bi mtlaih gơ̆ mơ̆ng kngan diñu. Ñu lač, “Đăm drei bi mdjiê gơ̆ ôh!” ²²Y-Ruben lač kơ diñu, “Đăm tuh êrah ôh; dlăm ñu hlăm ƀăng êa hlăm kdrăn tač anei, leh anăn đăm drei ngă kơ gơ̆ ôh.” Ñu čiăng bi mtlaih gơ̆ mơ̆ng kngan diñu, čiăng bi wĭt gơ̆ kơ ama ñu. ²³Tơdah Y-Yôsep truh kơ phung ayŏng ñu, diñu toh ao jhung dlông păl mâo lu mta êa gơ̆ hơô. ²⁴Diñu mă gơ̆ leh anăn dlăm gơ̆ hlăm ƀăng êa. Ƀăng anăn thu, amâo mâo êa ôh.
²⁵Êjai diñu dôk gŭ ƀơ̆ng huă, diñu kngưr ală dlăng leh anăn nĕ anei, mâo sa phung Ismael hriê mơ̆ng čar Galaat, đĭ aseh samô mdiăng mnơ̆ng ƀâo mngưi, êa ƀâo mngưi, leh anăn êa drao phĭ nao kơ čar Êjip. ²⁶Y-Yuđa lač kơ phung ayŏng adei ñu, “Ya yuôm bi mdjiê hĕ adei drei leh anăn mdăp êrah gơ̆? ²⁷Bơ drei, čhĭ gơ̆ kơ phung Ismael. Đăm drei ngă kơ gơ̆ ôh, kyuadah gơ̆ jing adei drei, kđeh drei pô.” Phung ayŏng adei ñu ư klei anăn. ²⁸ Tơdah phung Madian čhĭ mnia găn, diñu ktŭng Y-Yôsep mơ̆ng ƀăng êa leh anăn čhĭ gơ̆ dua pluh klŏ prăk kơ phung Ismael. Phung anăn mă ba Y-Yôsep kơ čar Êjip.
²⁹Tơdah Y-Ruben wĭt kơ ƀăng anăn leh anăn Y-Yôsep amâo dôk tinăn ôh, ñu hiêk čhum ao ñu. ³⁰Ñu wĭt kơ phung adei ñu leh anăn lač, “Êkei hlăk ai amâo lŏ ƀuh tinăn ôh, leh anăn ti kâo srăng nao?” ³¹Diñu mă ao jhung Y-Yôsep, bi mdjiê sa drei bê knô, leh anăn tram ao jhung anăn hlăm êrah. ³²Diñu djă ba brei kơ ama diñu ao jhung dlông păl mâo lu mta êa anăn, lač, “Hmei ƀuh mnơ̆ng anei. Ksiêm bĕ thâodah jing ao jhung anak ih?” ³³Y-Yakôp kral ao anăn leh anăn lač, “Ao jhung anak kâo yơh! Mâo sa drei mnơ̆ng dliê hiêk ƀơ̆ng hĕ ñu leh. Sĭt nik Y-Yôsep djiê rai leh.” ³⁴Y-Yakôp hiêk čhum ao ñu, hơô klŭng, leh anăn kơŭ kyăm kơ anak êkei ñu sui hruê. ³⁵Jih jang phung anak êkei ñu leh anăn jih jang phung anak mniê ñu hriê bi juh ñu; ƀiădah ñu hngah klei bi juh anăn leh anăn lač, “Hơăi, kâo srăng trŭn nao kơ ƀuôn phung djiê kơ anak êkei kâo hŏng klei kơŭ kyăm.” Snăn ama ñu hia kơ ñu. ³⁶Phung Madian čhĭ Y-Yôsep hlăm čar Êjip kơ Y-Pôtipar, khua phung kahan Pharaôn, khua kahan phung gak.