Genesis 37
1 Nagnaed ni Jacob iti daga a pagnanaedan ti amana, iti daga ti Canaan.
Jacob continued to live in the Canaan region where his father had lived previously.
2 Dagitoy dagiti pasamak maipanggep kenni Jacob. Ti barito a ni Jose nga agtawen iti sangapulo ket pito, ket ay-aywananna dagiti arban a kaduana dagiti kakabsatna a lallaki. Kaduana dagiti annak ni Bilha ken dagiti annak ni Zilpa, nga assawa ti amana. Adda impadamag ni Jose a saan a nasayaat a banag maipanggep kadakuada iti amada.
(This is/I will now tell you) what happened to Jacob’s family. When his son Joseph was 17 years old, he was taking care of the flocks of sheep and goats with some of his older brothers. They were sons of his father’s (concubines/female slaves that he had taken to be his secondary wives). Joseph sometimes told his father about bad things that his brothers were doing.
3 Ita, ad-adda ti panangipateg ni Israel kenni Jose ngem kadagiti amin a putotna gapu ta naiyanak daytoy idi lakayen ni Israel. Inyaramidanna isuna iti napintas a kawes.
Jacob loved Joseph more than he loved any of his other children, because Joseph had been born when Jacob was an old man. Jacob made for Joseph a long pretty robe that had long sleeves.
4 Nadlaw dagiti kakabsatna nga ad-adda ti panagayat ti amada kenkuana ngem kadakuada amin a kakabsatna. Ginurada ken saan a nasayaat iti panakisaritada kenkuana.
When Joseph’s older brothers realized that their father loved him more than he loved any of them, they hated him. They never spoke kindly to him.
5 Nagtagtagainep ni Jose, ket imbagana ti maipapan iti daytoy kadagiti kakabsatna. Ad-adda pay a ginurada isuna.
One night Joseph had a dream. He told his brothers about the dream.
6 Kinunana kadakuada, “Pangngaasiyo ta denggenyo daytoy a natagtagainepko.
He said to them, “Listen to the dream I had!
7 Mangrepreppettayo kampay idi kadagiti trigo idiay talon, pagammoan ket bimmangon ti rineppetko ken timmakder, ket pagammoan, pinalikmutan ken nagrukob dagiti rineppetyo iti rineppetko.”
In the dream, we were tying up bundles of wheat in the field. Suddenly my bundle stood up straight, and surprisingly, your bundles gathered around my bundle and bowed down to it!”
8 Kinuna dagiti kakabsatna kenkuana, “Ibagbagam kadi nga idaulloannakaminto? Mapasamakto aya met nga iturayannakami?” Ad-adda a ginurada isuna gapu kadagiti tagtagainepna ken gapu kadagiti sasaona.
His brothers said to him, “Do you think that some day you will rule over us? Are you [saying that some day] you are going to be our king?” [RHQ] They hated him even more than before because of what he had told them about his dream.
9 Nagtagtagainep manen isuna iti maysa pay, ket imbagana daytoy kadagiti kakabsatna. Kinunana, “Ammoyo kadi, adda manen natagtagainepko: Nagrukob kano kaniak ti init, ti bulan, ken dagiti sangapulo ket maysa a bituen.”
Later he had another dream, and again he told his older brothers about it. He said, “Listen to this! I had another dream. In this dream, the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me!”
10 Imbagana met daytoy iti amana a kas met kadagiti kakabsatna, ket tinubngar isuna ti amana. Kinunana kenkuana, “Ania met daytoy a natagtagainepmo? Ibagbagam kadi nga agrukobak kasta met ti inam ken uray pay dagiti kakabsatmo kenka?
He also told his father about it. His father rebuked him, saying “What are you suggesting by that dream [RHQ]? Do you think it means that your mother and I and your older brothers will some day bow down to the ground in front of you?” [RHQ]
11 Umapal dagiti kakabsatna kenkuana, ngem ti amana ket pinanpanunotna daytoy a banag.
Joseph’s older brothers were furious/angry with him, but his father just kept thinking about what the dream meant.
12 Napan idiay Sikem dagiti kakabsatna tapno aywananda dagiti arban ti amada.
One day Joseph’s older brothers went to take care of their father’s sheep and goats that were eating grass near Shechem.
13 Kinuna ni Israel kenni Jose, “Di met adda dagiti kakabsatmo idiay Sikem a mangay-aywan kadagiti arban? Umayka ta ibaonka kadakuada.” Kinuna ni Jose kenkuana, “Nakasaganaak.”
Some time later, Jacob said to Joseph, “Your brothers are taking care of the sheep and goats near Shechem [RHQ]. I am going to send you there to see them.” Joseph replied, “Okay.”
14 Kinunana kenkuana, “Mapankan, kitaem no nasayaat met laeng ti kasasaad dagiti kakabsatmo ken dagiti arban, ket umaymo ipakaammo kaniak.” Imbaon ngarud ni Jacob ni Jose manipud iti tanap ti Hebron ket napan isuna idiay Sikem.
Jacob said, “Go and see if they are doing okay, and if the flocks are doing okay. Then come back and give me a report.” So Jacob sent Joseph from [the valley where they were living], the valley where Hebron is located, [to go north] to find his brothers. When Joseph arrived near Shechem [city],
15 Nakita ti maysa a lalaki ni Jose. Agalla-alla idi ni Jose iti tay-ak. Sinaludsod ti lalaki kenkuana, “Ania ti birbirukem?”
while he was wandering around in the fields looking/searching for his brothers, a man saw him and asked him, “Whom are you looking/searching for?”
16 Kinuna ni Jose, “Birbirukek dagiti kakabsatko. Ibagam koma kaniak no sadino ti pangay-aywananda kadagiti arban.”
Joseph replied, “I am looking for my older brothers. Can you tell me where they are taking care of their sheep and goats?”
17 Kinuna ti lalaki, “Pimmanawda iti daytoy a lugar ta nangngegko a kinunada, 'Mapantayo idiay Dotan.”' Sinurot ngarud ni Jose dagiti kakabsatna ket nasarakanna ida idiay Dotan.
The man replied, “They are not here any more. I heard one of them saying, ‘Let’s take the sheep and goats and go to Dothan [town].’” So Joseph left there and went north, and found his older brothers near Dothan.
18 Nakitada isuna iti saan unay nga adayo, ken sakbay a nakaasideg isuna kadakuada, pinanggepda a patayen isuna.
But they saw him when he was still far away, and they decided to kill him.
19 Kinuna dagiti kakabsatna iti tunggal maysa, “Kitaenyo, um-umay daytoy a managtagtagainep.
They said to each other [things like], “Here comes that dreamer!”
20 Umaykayo ngaruden, patayentayo isuna ken itinnagtayo iti maysa kadagiti abut. Ibagatayonto, “Inalun-on isuna ti narungsot nga ayup.' Kitaentayo man no anianto ti pagbanagan dagiti tagtagainepna.”
and “Hey, let’s kill him, and then throw his body into one of the pits/cisterns. Then we will tell people that a ferocious/wild animal attacked and killed him and ate him. And then we will (find out whether his dreams come true/make sure that his dreams do not come true)!”
21 Nangngeg ni Ruben daytoy ket inispalna isuna manipud kadagiti imada. Kinunana, “Saantayo a pukawne ti biagna.”
Reuben heard what they were saying, so he tried to persuade them not to kill [MTY] Joseph. He said, “No, we should not kill him.
22 Kinuna ni Ruben kadakuada, “Saanyo a pagayusen ti dara. Ibillengyo isuna iti abut nga adda iti daytoy a let-ang ngem saanyo a dangran isuna”- tapno maispalna isuna manipud kadagiti imada ket maisublina isuna iti amana.
Do not even shed his blood! We can throw him into this pit/cistern in the desert, but we should not harm him [MTY].” He said that, and then left them, planning to rescue Joseph later and take him back to his father.
23 Ket napasamak nga idi nakadanunen ni Jose iti ayan dagiti kakabsatna, inallada ti napintas a kawesna.
So when Joseph arrived where his older brothers were, they seized him and ripped off his pretty robe with long sleeves.
24 Innalada isuna ket intinnagda iti abut. Awan naggian ti abut ket awan danum iti daytoy.
Then they took him and threw him into the pit/cistern. But the pit/cistern was dry; there was no water in it.
25 Nagtugawda a mangan iti tinapay. Timman-awda ket adda nakitada a bunggoy dagiti Ismaelita a sumungsungad a naggapu idiay Galaad, ket awit dagiti kamelioda dagiti rekado, bangbanglo ken mirra. Agdaldaliasatda tapno iyapanda dagitoy idiay Egipto.
After they sat down to eat some food, they looked up and saw a (caravan/group [of traders]), descendants of Ishmael, coming from the Gilead area. Their camels were loaded with bags of spices and nice-smelling resins. They were going down to Egypt to sell those things there.
26 Kinuna ni Juda kadagiti kakabsatna, “Ania ti maganabtayo no patayentayo ti kabsattayo ken agulbodtayo gapu iti pannakatayna?
Judah said to his [older and younger] brothers, “If we kill our younger brother and hide his body, (what will we gain?/we will not gain anything!) [RHQ]
27 Umaykayo, ilakotayo ketdi isuna kadagiti Ismaelita a saan ket a dangran. Ta kabsattayo isuna, kadaraantayo a mismo.” Dimngeg dagiti kakabsatna kenkuana.
So, instead of harming him, let’s sell him to these men who are descendants of Ishmael. Don’t forget, he is our own younger brother!” So they all agreed to do that.
28 Limmabas dagiti agtagtagilako a Midianita. Inyaon dagiti kakabsat ni Jose isuna ket inruarda isuna iti abut. Inlakoda ni Jose kadagiti Ismaelita iti duapulo a pirak. Intugot dagiti Ismaelita ni Jose idiay Egipto.
When those traders from the Midian area came near, Joseph’s brothers pulled him up out of the pit/cistern. Then they sold him to the men from Midian for 20 pieces of silver. The traders then took Joseph to Egypt.
29 Nagsubli ni Ruben idiay ayan ti abut ket idi kitaenna, awan met ni Jose iti abut. Rinay-ab ni Ruben ti kawesna.
When Reuben returned to the pit/cistern, he saw that his younger brother was not there. He was so grieved that he tore his clothes.
30 Nagsubli isuna kadagiti kakabsatna ket kinunana, “Ayanna ngayen ti ubing? Ket siak, papanakon ngay?”
He went back to his [younger] brothers and said, “The boy is not in the pit/cistern! What can I do now?” [RHQ]
31 Nangpatayda iti kalding ken innalada ti kawes ni Jose ket insawsawda iti dara.
[Joseph’s brothers did not dare to tell their father what they had done. So, they decided to invent a story about what had happened]. They got Joseph’s robe. Then they killed a goat and dipped the robe in the goat’s blood.
32 Kalpasanna, inyapanda daytoy iti amada ket kinunada, “Nasarakanmi daytoy. Pangngaasim ta kitaem no kawes daytoy ti anakmo wenno saan.”
They took that pretty robe back to their father and said, “We found this robe! Look at it. Is it your son’s robe?”
33 Nabigbig ni Jacob daytoy ket kinunana, “Kawes daytoy ti anakko. Inalun-on isuna ti narungsot nga ayup. Awan duadua a napirsapirsayen ni Jose.”
He recognized it, and he said, “Yes, it is my son’s robe! Some ferocious/wild animal must have attacked and killed him! I am sure that the animal has torn Joseph to pieces!”
34 Rinay-ab ni Jacob dagiti kawesna ket nagkawes isuna iti nakersang a lupot. Nagdung-aw isuna para iti putotna iti adu nga aldaw.
Jacob was so grieved that he tore his clothes. He put on (sackcloth/clothes that people wear when they are mourning for someone who has died). He mourned/cried for his son for many days.
35 Immay dagiti amin a putotna a lallaki ken babbai tapno liwliwaenda isuna ngem saanna a kayat a maliwliwa. Kinunana, “Mapanakto idiay sheol a silaladingit gapu iti anakko.” Sinangsangitan ni Jacob ni Jose. (Sheol h7585)
All of his children came to try to comfort him, but he did not pay attention to what they said. He said, “No, I will still be mourning/crying when I die and go to be with my son.” So Joseph’s father continued to cry because of what had happened to his son. (Sheol h7585)
36 Inlako isuna dagiti Midianita idiay Egipto, kenni Potifar, maysa nga opisial ti Faraon, ken isu iti mangidadaulo kadagiti guardia ti Faraon.
In the meantime, the men/traders from Midian took Joseph to Egypt and sold him to Potiphar, who was one of the king’s officials. He was the captain of the soldiers who protected the king.
