Genesis

37 Yakob kɔɔ so tenaa Kaanan asaase a ne papa kɔsoɛɛ so no so.+

2 Yakob ho nsɛm nie.

Berɛ a Yosef+ yɛ aberantewa a wadi mfeɛ 17 no, na ɔne ne papa yerenom Bilha+ ne Silpa+ mma rehwɛ nnwan.+ Yosef bɛkaa wɔn ho asɛmmɔne kyerɛɛ wɔn papa. 3 Saa berɛ no, na Israel dɔ Yosef sene ne mma no nyinaa,+ ɛfiri sɛ na ɔyɛ ne nkɔkoraaberɛ mu ba, na ɔmaa wɔpam ataadeɛ soronko bi* maa no. 4 Berɛ a ne nuanom huu sɛ wɔn papa dɔ no sene wɔn nyinaa no, wɔfaa ne ho tan, na na wɔne no nkasa abodwoɔ so.

5 Akyire yi, Yosef soo daeɛ, na ɔka kyerɛɛ ne nuanom;+ ɛno maa ɔtan no yɛɛ kɛse. 6 Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: “Mesrɛ mo, montie daeɛ bi a maso. 7 Deɛ ɛbaeɛ ne sɛ, na yɛwɔ wuram rekyekyere hwiit atifi atifi. Afei me hwiit a makyekyere no sɔre gyinaeɛ, na mo deɛ no twaa me deɛ no ho hyiaeɛ na ɛkotoo no.”+ 8 Ɛnna ne nuanom bisaa no sɛ: “Worebɛyɛ ɔhene adi yɛn so anaa?”+ Ne daeɛ yi ne nsɛm a ɔkaeɛ no nti, wɔtan no senee kane no.

9 Ɛno akyi no, ɔsoo daeɛ foforɔ, na ɔka kyerɛɛ ne nuanom sɛ: “Maso daeɛ foforɔ. Saa daeɛ yi deɛ, mehuu sɛ awia ne bosome ne nsoromma 11 rekoto me.”+ 10 Ɔka kyerɛɛ ne papa ne ne nuanom, na ne papa kaa n’anim bisaa no sɛ: “Daeɛ a woaso yi kyerɛ sɛn? Me ne wo maame ne wo nuanom nyinaa bɛba w’anim abɛkoto wo anaa?” 11 Afei ne nuanom ani beree no,+ nanso ne papa de asɛm no siee ne tirim.

12 Afei, ne nuanom de wɔn papa nnwan kɔɔ adidie wɔ baabi a ɛbɛn Sekem.+ 13 Akyire yi, Israel ka kyerɛɛ Yosef sɛ: “Sɛ́ wonim sɛ wo nuanom rehwɛ nnwan wɔ Sekem mpɔtamu hɔ? Bra na mensoma wo wɔn nkyɛn.” Na ɔbuaa sɛ: “Mate, mɛkɔ!” 14 Ɛnna ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Mesrɛ wo, kɔ na kɔhwɛ sɛdeɛ wo nuanom ne mmoa no ho teɛ, na bɛka kyerɛ me.” Enti ɔsomaa no firii Hebron+ Bɔn mu* kɔɔ Sekem. 15 Akyire yi, ɔbarima bi huu sɛ wayera nenam wuram baabi. Ɛnna ɔbarima no bisaa no sɛ: “Ɛdeɛn na worehwehwɛ?” 16 Ɔbuaa sɛ: “Merehwehwɛ me nuanom. Mesrɛ wo, ɛhe na wɔde nnwan no kɔ?” 17 Ɔbarima no kaa sɛ: “Wɔafiri ha kɔ. Metee sɛ wɔreka sɛ, ‘Momma yɛnkɔ Dotan.’” Enti Yosef tii ne nuanom, na ɔkɔhuu wɔn wɔ Dotan.

18 Ne nuanom huu no wɔ akyirikyiri sɛ ɔreba, na wɔfirii aseɛ hwehwɛɛ kwan a wɔbɛfa so aku no. 19 Wɔkeka kyerɛɛ wɔn ho sɛ: “Monhwɛ, daeɛsofoɔ+ no na ɔreba no! 20 Mommra mma yɛnku no nto nsubura yi bi mu, na yɛnkɔka sɛ aboa bi akye no awe, na yɛnhwɛ deɛ ne daeɛ no bɛkɔ akɔsi.” 21 Berɛ a Ruben+ teeɛ no, ɔyɛɛ n’adwene sɛ ɔbɛgye no afiri wɔn nsam. Enti ɔkaa sɛ: “Mommma yɛnnku no.”+ 22 Ruben ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: “Monnhwie mogya nngu.+ Mommfa mo nsa nnka no;*+ momfa no nto abura bi mu wɔ serɛ so ha.” Ná n’adwene nyinaa ne sɛ ɔbɛgye no afiri ne nuanom nsam de no asan akɔma ne papa.

23 Enti berɛ a Yosef duruu ne nuanom nkyɛn ara pɛ na wɔworɔɔ n’ataade fɛfɛ a ɛhyɛ no no;+ 24 afei wɔde no too abura no mu. Saa berɛ no na nsuo biara nni abura no mu.

25 Afei wɔtenaa ase sɛ wɔredidi. Na berɛ a wɔmaa wɔn ani so no, wɔhuu sɛ Ismaelfoɔ+ akwantufoɔ bi firi Gilead reba. Ná wɔn yoma soso labdanum ne balsam aduhwam ne dua abena*+ a wɔde rekɔ Egypt. 26 Ɛnna Yuda ka kyerɛɛ ne nuanom sɛ: “Sɛ yɛku yɛn nua yi na yɛkata so* a, mfasoɔ bɛn na yɛbɛnya?+ 27 Mommma yɛmmfa yɛn nsa nnka no; momma yɛntɔn no+ mma Ismaelfoɔ yi. Ɛyɛ dɛn ara a, ɔyɛ yɛn nua ne yɛn honam.” Enti wɔtiee wɔn nua no. 28 Afei berɛ a Midianfoɔ+ adwadifoɔ no rebɛtwam no, wɔyii Yosef firii abura no mu, na wɔtɔn no maa Ismaelfoɔ no gyee nnwetɛbena 20,+ na wɔde Yosef kɔɔ Egypt.

29 Akyire yi, Ruben baa abura no ho, nanso na Yosef nni abura no mu. Ɔhuu saa no, ɔsuanee n’ataadeɛ mu. 30 Berɛ a ɔsan baa ne nuanom nkyɛn no, ɔteaam sɛ: “Abɔfra no nni hɔ! Ɛdeɛn koraa na mɛyɛ?”

31 Deɛ ɛbae ne sɛ, wɔfaa Yosef ataadeɛ no, na wɔkum apɔnkye de ataadeɛ no bɔɔ mogya no mu. 32 Na wɔde Yosef ataadeɛ no kɔmaa wɔn papa na wɔkaa sɛ: “Yɛkɔhuu ataadeɛ yi wɔ baabi. Yɛsrɛ wo, hwɛ sɛ ɛyɛ wo ba no ataadeɛ anaa.”+ 33 Na ɔdanedanee ataadeɛ no hwɛe, na ɔteaam sɛ: “Ɛyɛ me ba no dea! Gyama aboa bi akye no awe! Ɛbɛyɛ sɛ watete Yosef mu!” 34 Ɛnna Yakob suan n’ataadeɛ mu, na ɔde awerɛhoɔ ntoma* sii n’asene suu ne ba no nna pii. 35 Ne mma mmarima ne ne mma mmaa nyinaa yɛɛ biara sɛ wɔbɛkyekye ne werɛ, nanso wantie, na ɔkaa sɛ: “Mede awerɛhoɔ bɛkɔ me ba no nkyɛn wɔ Adamena* mu!”+ Na ne papa kɔɔ so ara suu no.

36 Midianfoɔ no nso kɔtɔn no wɔ Egypt maa Potifar a ɔyɛ Farao mpanimfoɔ no baako,+ awɛmfoɔ so panin no.+