Genesis 37
1 Jacob continued to live in the Canaan region where his father had lived previously.
Иаков жил в земле странствования отца своего Исаака, в земле Ханаанской.
2 (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.
Вот житие Иакова. Иосиф, семнадцати лет, пас скот отца своего вместе с братьями своими, будучи отроком, с сыновьями Валлы и с сыновьями Зелфы, жен отца своего. И доводил Иосиф худые о них слухи до Израиля, отца их.
3 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.
Израиль любил Иосифа более всех сыновей своих, потому что он был сын старости его, - и сделал ему разноцветную одежду.
4 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.
И увидели братья его, что отец их любит его более всех братьев его; и возненавидели его и не могли говорить с ним дружелюбно.
5 One night Joseph had a dream. He told his brothers about the dream.
И видел Иосиф сон, и рассказал его братьям своим: и они возненавидели его еще более.
6 He said to them, “Listen to the dream I had!
Он сказал им: выслушайте сон, который я видел:
7 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!”
вот, мы вяжем снопы посреди поля; и вот, мой сноп встал и стал прямо; и вот, ваши снопы стали кругом и поклонились моему снопу.
8 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.
И сказали ему братья его: неужели ты будешь царствовать над нами? неужели будешь владеть нами? И возненавидели его еще более за сны его и за слова его.
9 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!”
И видел он еще другой сон и рассказал его отцу своему и братьям своим, говоря: вот, я видел еще сон: вот, солнце и луна и одиннадцать звезд поклоняются мне.
10 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]
И он рассказал отцу своему и братьям своим; и побранил его отец его и сказал ему: что это за сон, который ты видел? неужели я и твоя мать, и твои братья придем поклониться тебе до земли?
11 Joseph’s older brothers were furious/angry with him, but his father just kept thinking about what the dream meant.
Братья его досадовали на него, а отец его заметил это слово.
12 One day Joseph’s older brothers went to take care of their father’s sheep and goats that were eating grass near Shechem.
Братья его пошли пасти скот отца своего в Сихем.
13 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.”
И сказал Израиль Иосифу: братья твои не пасут ли в Сихеме? пойди, я пошлю тебя к ним. Он отвечал ему: вот я.
14 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],
Израиль сказал ему: пойди, посмотри, здоровы ли братья твои и цел ли скот, и принеси мне ответ. И послал его из долины Хевронской; и он пришел в Сихем.
15 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?”
И нашел его некто блуждающим в поле, и спросил его тот человек, говоря: чего ты ищешь?
16 Joseph replied, “I am looking for my older brothers. Can you tell me where they are taking care of their sheep and goats?”
Он сказал: я ищу братьев моих; скажи мне, где они пасут?
17 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.
И сказал тот человек: они ушли отсюда, ибо я слышал, как они говорили: пойдем в Дофан. И пошел Иосиф за братьями своими и нашел их в Дофане.
18 But they saw him when he was still far away, and they decided to kill him.
И увидели они его издали, и прежде нежели он приблизился к ним, стали умышлять против него, чтобы убить его.
19 They said to each other [things like], “Here comes that dreamer!”
И сказали друг другу: вот, идет сновидец;
20 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)!”
пойдем теперь, и убьем его, и бросим его в какой-нибудь ров, и скажем, что хищный зверь съел его; и увидим, что будет из его снов.
21 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.
И услышал сие Рувим и избавил его от рук их, сказав: не убьем его.
22 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.
И сказал им Рувим: не проливайте крови; бросьте его в ров, который в пустыне, а руки не налагайте на него. Сие говорил он с тем намерением, чтобы избавить его от рук их и возвратить его к отцу его.
23 So when Joseph arrived where his older brothers were, they seized him and ripped off his pretty robe with long sleeves.
Когда Иосиф пришел к братьям своим, они сняли с Иосифа одежду его, одежду разноцветную, которая была на нем,
24 Then they took him and threw him into the pit/cistern. But the pit/cistern was dry; there was no water in it.
и взяли его и бросили его в ров; ров же тот был пуст; воды в нем не было.
25 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.
И сели они есть хлеб, и, взглянув, увидели, вот, идет из Галаада караван Измаильтян, и верблюды их несут стираксу, бальзам и ладан: идут они отвезти это в Египет.
26 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]
И сказал Иуда братьям своим: что пользы, если мы убьем брата нашего и скроем кровь его?
27 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.
Пойдем, продадим его Измаильтянам, а руки наши да не будут на нем, ибо он брат наш, плоть наша. Братья его послушались
28 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.
и, когда проходили купцы Мадиамские, вытащили Иосифа изо рва и продали Иосифа Измаильтянам за двадцать сребренников; а они отвели Иосифа в Египет.
29 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.
Рувим же пришел опять ко рву; и вот, нет Иосифа во рве. И разодрал он одежды свои,
30 He went back to his [younger] brothers and said, “The boy is not in the pit/cistern! What can I do now?” [RHQ]
и возвратился к братьям своим, и сказал: отрока нет, а я, куда я денусь?
31 [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.
И взяли одежду Иосифа, и закололи козла, и вымарали одежду кровью;
32 They took that pretty robe back to their father and said, “We found this robe! Look at it. Is it your son’s robe?”
и послали разноцветную одежду, и доставили к отцу своему, и сказали: мы это нашли; посмотри, сына ли твоего эта одежда, или нет.
33 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!”
Он узнал ее и сказал: это одежда сына моего; хищный зверь съел его; верно, растерзан Иосиф.
34 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.
И разодрал Иаков одежды свои, и возложил вретище на чресла свои, и оплакивал сына своего многие дни.
35 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)
И собрались все сыновья его и все дочери его, чтобы утешить его; но он не хотел утешиться и сказал: с печалью сойду к сыну моему в преисподнюю. Так оплакивал его отец его. (Sheol h7585)
36 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.
Мадианитяне же продали его в Египте Потифару, царедворцу фараонову, начальнику телохранителей.
