37–БОБ
Юсуф ва унинг акалари
1 Исҳоқ вафот этгандан кейин, Ёқуб яна Канъон юртида — отаси яшаган юртда ўрнашди. 2 Ёқубнинг хонадони тарихи қуйидагичадир:
Юсуф ўн етти ёшга кирганда, кўпинча ўгай акалари — Билхах ва Зилпонинг ўғиллари билан бирга отасининг қўй–эчкиларини боққани борар эди. Юсуф акалари қилаётган баъзи ёмон ишлардан отасини хабардор қилиб турар эди. 3 Ёқуб Юсуфни қариган чоғида кўргани учун бошқа ўғилларига қараганда кўпроқ яхши кўрар эди. Ёқуб Юсуфга беқасам чопон олиб берди. 4 Акалари кўрдиларки, оталари Юсуфни улардан ортиқ яхши кўрар экан. Шунинг учун акалари Юсуфни ёмон кўриб қолдилар, унга яхши гапирмасдилар.
5 Кунларнинг бирида Юсуф туш кўрди. У акаларига тушини айтиб берганда, акалари Юсуфни баттар ёмон кўриб қолдилар. 6 Юсуф акаларига шундай деди:
— Қулоқ солинглар, кўрган тушимни сизларга айтиб берай. 7 Биз далада буғдой боғлаётган эканмиз. Бирдан менинг боғламим кўтарилиб, тик турди. Сизларнинг боғламларингиз менинг боғламимни ўраб олиб, таъзим қилаётган эмиш.
8 — Эҳ–ҳа, сен ҳали бизнинг устимиздан шоҳ бўлмоқчимисан, сен–а?! — деб акалари киноя билан ундан сўрашди. Кўрган тушини айтиб бергани учун акалари уни яна ҳам ёмон кўриб қолишган эди.
9 Кейинроқ Юсуф яна туш кўрди ва тушини акаларига айтиб берди:
— Қаранглар, яна туш кўрибман. Тушимда қуёш, ой ва ўн битта юлдуз менга таъзим қилиб турган эмиш.
10 Лекин Юсуф тушини отаси билан акаларига айтиб берганда, отаси унга танбеҳ берди:
— Қанақа туш кўрдинг ўзи?! Мен, онанг, акаларинг сенинг олдингга келиб, тиз чўкишимиз керак экан–да?!
11 Акалари Юсуфга ҳасад қилишарди. Лекин отаси бу воқеани доимо эсида тутди.
Юсуфни акалари сотиб юборишади
12 Бир куни Юсуфнинг акалари оталарининг қўй–эчкиларини боқиш учун Шакамга кетишди. 13 Ёқуб Юсуфга:
— Акаларинг Шакамда қўй–эчкиларни боқишяпти, — деди. — Сени акаларинг олдига юборсам, дегандим.
— Хўп бўлади, отажон, — деди Юсуф.
14 — Бориб бил–чи, акаларинг тинч–омон юришибдимикан, қўй–эчкиларнинг аҳволи яхшимикан, — деди Ёқуб, — кейин менга хабарини олиб кел.
Шундай қилиб, Ёқуб Юсуфни Хеврон водийсидан йўлга жўнатди.
Юсуф Шакамга етиб келди. 15 Ўша атрофда айланиб юрган эди, бир одам уни кўриб қолди.
— Нимани излаб юрибсан? — деб сўради ҳалиги одам.
16 — Акаларимни излаб юрибман, — деди Юсуф. — Мабодо билмайсизми, қўй–эчкиларни қаерда боқиб юришибди экан?
17 — Улар бу ердан кетишган, — деди ўша одам. — Акаларинг, Дўтанга борамиз, деб айтганларини эшитган эдим.
Юсуф акаларини излаб Дўтанга кетди. Уларни ўша ердан топди. 18 Улар узоқдан Юсуфни кўришди. Юсуф келмасдан олдин, акалари уни ўлдириш учун фитна тайёрлаб қўйдилар. 19 Улар бир–бирларига:
— Ана, туш кўрувчи келяпти, — дейишди. 20 — Келинглар, уни ўлдириб, чуқур сардобага ташлаймиз. Уни ёввойи ҳайвон еб кетди, деб гап тарқатамиз. Ўшанда кўрамиз унинг тушлари ҳақиқатга айланишини!
21 Лекин Рубен Юсуфни уларнинг қўлидан қутқармоқчи бўлди:
— Унинг жонига қасд қилмайлик, 22 — деди Рубен, — қон тўкмайлик. Уни анави сардобага тириклайин ташлаб юбора қолайлик. Зинҳор унга қўл теккизмайлик.
Рубен Юсуфни уларнинг қўлидан қутқариб, отаси ёнига қайтармоқчи эди.
23 Шундай қилиб, Юсуф етиб келгач, акалари унинг беқасам чопонини ечиб олдилар–да, 24 ўзини сардобага ташлаб юбордилар. Сардоба сув сақлаш учун фойдаланиларди–ю, ўша пайтда қуруқ эди.
25 Шундан кейин улар овқатланиб ўтиришган эди, узоқдан шу томонга келаётган туялар карвонини кўриб қолишди. Карвон Исмоилий савдогарлари бўлиб, туяларга Гиладдан хушбўй зираворлар, мумиё, мирра юклаб, Мисрга олиб кетишаётган эди. 26 Шунда Яҳудо ака–укаларига деди:
— Укамизни ўлдириб, қонини яширганимиз билан бирор фойда топармидик?! 27 Яхшиси, анави савдогарларга сотайлик. Шунда унинг ўлимида жавобгар бўлиб қолмаймиз. Нима бўлганда ҳам, у укамиз, жигаримиз–ку!
Ҳамма ака–укалари рози бўлишди. 28 Исмоилий савдогарлари ўтиб кетишаётганда, Юсуфни акалари сардобадан тортиб чиқардилар ва уни йигирма бўлак кумушга сотдилар. Савдогарлар Юсуфни Мисрга олиб кетдилар.
29 Бир пайт Рубен сардоба олдига қайтиб келиб қараса, сардобада Юсуф йўқ. Рубен қайғудан кийимларини йиртди. 30 У укалари олдига қайтиб келди ва:
— Бола у ерда йўқ! Энди нима қиламан–а! — деб йиғлади. 31 Сўнг улар бир эчкини сўйиб, Юсуфнинг чопонини эчкининг қонига ботирдилар. 32 Улар беқасам чопонни оталарига олиб келдилар.
— Мана бу чопонни даладан топиб олдик. Қаранг–чи, бу Юсуфнинг чопонимикан ёки йўқми?
33 Ёқуб Юсуфнинг чопонини таниди.
— Эвоҳ! Бу ўғлимнинг чопони–ку! Юсуф ўғлимни бирорта ёввойи ҳайвон еган! Ўғилгинам тилка–пора бўлган!
34 Ёқуб қайғудан кийимларини йиртиб, қанорга ўранди . Ўғли учун узоқ вақт аза тутди. 35 Ўғиллари, қизлари унга тасалли беришга ҳаракат қилишарди. Лекин у тасалли топишни истамасди. “Ўликлар диёрига , ўғлимнинг олдига боргунимча аза тутаман”, деб айтарди. Шундай қилиб, Ёқуб ўғлига аза тутаверди.
36 Шу орада Исмоилий савдогарлари Юсуфни Мисрда Пўтифар деган одамга сотишди. Пўтифар Миср шоҳи — фиръавннинг аъёнларидан бири — сарой қўриқчиларининг бошлиғи эди.
1 And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. 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. 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. 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.
5 ¶ And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. 6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: 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. 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.
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. 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? 11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
12 ¶ And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem. 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 . 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.
15 ¶ And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? 16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks . 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. 18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. 19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. 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. 21 And Reuben heard it , and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him. 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.
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; 24 And 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 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. 26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? 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. 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.
29 ¶ And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. 30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
31 And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; 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. 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. 34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. 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. 36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.
