Joseph
1 And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
Yakobo akakaa katika nchi aliyosafiri baba yake, katika nchi ya Kanaani.
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.
Hivi ndivyo vizazi vya Yakobo. Yusufu, aliyekuwa mwenye miaka kumi na saba, alikuwa akichunga kondoo pamoja na ndugu zake; naye alikuwa kijana pamoja na wana wa Bilha, na wana wa Zilpa, wake wa baba yake. Yusufu akamletea baba yao habari zao mbaya.
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.
Basi Israeli akampenda Yusufu kuliko wanawe wote, maana ni mwana wa uzee wake, akamfanyia kanzu ndefu.
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.
Ndugu zake wakaona ya kuwa baba yao anampenda kuliko ndugu zake wote, wakamchukia, wala hawakuweza kusema naye kwa amani.
5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
Yusufu akaota ndoto, akawapa ndugu zake habari, nao wakazidi kumchukia;
6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
akawaambia, Tafadhalini, sikieni ndoto hii niliyoiota.
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.
Tazama, sisi tulikuwa tukifunga miganda shambani, kumbe! Mganda wangu ukaondoka ukasimama, na tazama, miganda yenu ikazunguka ikainama mbele ya mganda wangu.
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.
Ndugu zake wakamwambia, Je! Kweli wewe utatumiliki sisi? Nawe utatutawala sisi? Wakazidi kumchukia kwa ajili ya ndoto yake, na kwa maneno yake.
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.
Akaota tena ndoto nyingine, akawaambia ndugu zake, akasema, Angalieni, nimeota ndoto nyingine; na tazama, jua na mwezi na nyota kumi na moja zikaniinamia.
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?
Akawaambia baba yake na ndugu zake; baba yake akamkemea akamwambia, Ni ndoto gani hii uliyoiota? Je! Mimi na mama yako na ndugu zako tutakuja tukusujudie hata nchi?
11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
Ndugu zake wakamhusudu; bali baba yake akalihifadhi neno hili.
12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
Ndugu zake wakaenda kuchunga kondoo za baba yao huko Shekemu.
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 .
Israeli akamwambia Yusufu, Je! Ndugu zako hawachungi kondoo katika Shekemu? Njoo, nikutume kwao. Akamwambia, Mimi hapa.
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.
Akamwambia, Enenda, basi, ukaone kama ndugu zako hawajambo, na kundi nalo li salama, ukaniletee habari. Basi akampeleka kutoka bonde la Hebroni, akafika Shekemu.
15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
Mtu mmoja akamkuta, naye alikuwa anazunguka-zunguka katika nyika; yule mtu akamwuliza, akisema, Unatafuta nini?
16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks .
Akasema, Nawatafuta ndugu zangu; tafadhali uniambie mahali wanakochunga.
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.
Yule mtu akasema, Wametoka hapa, maana niliwasikia wakisema, Twendeni Dothani. Basi Yusufu akawafuata ndugu zake akawakuta huko Dothani.
18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
Wakamwona toka mbali, na kabla hajawakaribia, wakafanya shauri juu yake ili wamwue.
19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
Wakasemezana wao kwa wao, Tazama, yule bwana wa ndoto anakuja.
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.
Haya, twende, tukamwue na kumtupa katika birika mojawapo, nasi tutasema, Mnyama mkali amemla; kisha tutaona zitakuwaje ndoto zake.
21 And Reuben heard it , and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
Reubeni akasikia akamwokoa katika mikono yao, akasema, Tusimwue.
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.
Reubeni akawaambia, Msimwage damu; mtupeni katika birika hii iliyopo nyikani, wala msimguse; ili apate kumwokoa katika mikono yao, akamrudishe kwa baba yake.
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;
Ikawa Yusufu alipofika kwa ndugu zake, wakamvua Yusufu kanzu yake, kanzu ile ndefu aliyoivaa,
24 and they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
wakamtwaa wakamtupa katika birika; na hiyo birika ilikuwa tupu, hamna maji.
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.
Nao wakakaa kitako kula chakula; wakainua macho yao, wakaona, msafara wa Waishmaeli wanakuja wakitoka Gileadi na ngamia zao, wakichukua ubani na zeri na manemane, wakisafiri kuvichukua mpaka Misri.
26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
Yuda akawaambia ndugu zake, Kwafaa nini kumwua ndugu yetu, na kuificha damu yake?
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.
Haya, na tumwuze kwa hawa Waishmaeli, wala mikono yetu isimdhuru, maana yeye ni ndugu yetu, na damu yetu. Ndugu zake wakakubali.
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.
Wakapita wafanya biashara Wamidiani; basi wakamtoa Yusufu, wakampandisha kumtoa katika birika, wakamwuza Yusufu kwa Waishmaeli kwa vipande vya fedha ishirini; nao wakamchukua Yusufu mpaka Misri.
29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
Akarudi Reubeni birikani, kumbe! Yusufu hayumo katika birika, akararua nguo zake.
30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
Akarudi kwa ndugu zake, akasema, Mtoto hayuko, nami niende wapi?
31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
Wakaitwaa kanzu ya Yusufu, wakachinja mwana-mbuzi, na kuichovya kanzu katika damu.
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.
Wakaenda nayo ile kanzu ndefu, wakamletea baba yao, wakasema, Tumeona hii; basi, utambue kama kanzu hii ni ya mwanao, ama siyo.
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.
Akaitambua, akasema, Ndiyo kanzu ya mwanangu, mnyama mkali amemla; bila shaka Yusufu ameraruliwa.
34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
Yakobo akararua mavazi yake, akajivika gunia viunoni, na kumlilia mwanawe siku nyingi.
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.
Wanawe wote, na binti zake wote, wakaondoka wamtulize, lakini akakataa kutulizwa, akasema, La! Nitamshukia mwanangu, nikisikitika, hata kuzimu. Baba yake akamlilia.
36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.
Nao Wamidiani wakamwuza huko Misri, kwa Potifa, akida wa Farao, mkuu wa askari.
