Yakob Tena Kanaan
Yosef bɔ ne nuanom ho amanneɛ, hyɛ atade a n'agya pam maa no no, na ɔka dae bi a wɔkotow no kyerɛ wɔn. Wɔpɛ sɛ wokum no, nanso wɔtɔn no mmom, na wɔma atade a mogya afow no nka nea aka no. Yakob po awerɛkyekye nyinaa.
37 1Yakob tenaa asase a nʼagya tenaa so sɛ ɔhɔho no so, Kanaan asase so. 2Yei ne Yakob abusua ho kyerɛwtohɔ. Yosef, aberante a wadi mfe dunson, ne ne nuanom, nʼagya yerenom Bilha ne Silpa mma no, na wɔhwɛ nguankuw no; na ɔde wɔn ho amaneɛbɔ bɔne brɛɛ wɔn agya. 3Israel dɔɔ Yosef sen ne mmabarima a aka no nyinaa, efisɛ wɔwoo no maa no wɔ ne nkwakoraabere mu; na ɔpam atade a ne ho yɛ ahosu ahorow maa no. 4Bere a ne nuanom hui sɛ wɔn agya dɔ no sen wɔn nyinaa no, wɔtan no, na wɔantumi ankasa asɛm pa ankyerɛ no.
5Yosef soo dae bi, na ɔkaa ho asɛm kyerɛɛ ne nuanom, na wɔtan no kɛse sen kan. 6Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Muntie dae a mesoo yi: 7Prɛko pɛ na yɛrekyekyere nnɔbae afiafi wɔ afuw mu; prɛko pɛ na me nnɔbae afiafi sɔree gyinaa hɔ tee, na prɛko pɛ na mo nnɔbae afiafi bɛtwaa ho hyiae, na wɔkotow no.”
8Ne nuanom ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Wobɛdi yɛn so hene ampa? Wobɛdi yɛn so ankasa?” Enti wɔtan no kɛse sen kan, ne dae ne ne nsɛm no nti. 9Ɔsoo dae bio, na ɔka kyerɛɛ ne nuanom se, “Hwɛ, mesoo dae foforo bi—owia ne ɔsram ne nsoromma dubaako rekotow me.” 10Bere a ɔka kyerɛɛ nʼagya ne ne nuanom no, nʼagya kaa nʼanim se, “Dae bɛn na wosoo yi? Ampa ara, me ne wo maame ne wo nuanom bɛba abɛkotow wo de yɛn anim ahwe fam wɔ wʼanim?” 11Ne nuanom ani beree wɔ ne ho, nanso nʼagya de asɛm no sie ne tirim.
Wɔsoma No Kɔ Ne Nuanom Nkyɛn
12Afei ne nuanom kɔɔ Sekem mpɔtam sɛ wɔrekɔhwɛ wɔn agya nguankuw. 13Israel ka kyerɛɛ Yosef se, “Ɛnyɛ wo nuanom na wɔrehwɛ nguankuw no wɔ Sekem? Bra, mɛsoma wo akɔ wɔn nkyɛn.” Ɔbuae se, “Me ni.”
14Ɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Kɔhwɛ sɛnea wo nuanom ne nguankuw no ho te, na fa asɛm bra bɛka kyerɛ me.” Enti ɔsomaa no fii Hebron Bon mu, na Yosef duu Sekem. 15Ɔbarima bi hui sɛ ɔrekyinkyin wɔ mfuw no mu, na ɔbisaa no se, “Dɛn na worehwehwɛ?”
16Ɔbuae se, “Merehwehwɛ me nuanom. Wubetumi aka faako a wɔrehwɛ wɔn nguankuw akyerɛ me?”
17Ɔbarima no kae se, “Wɔafi ha akɔ.” Ɔtoaa so se, “Metee sɛ wɔrekae se, ‘Momma yɛnkɔ Dotan.’ ” Yosef kɔɔ ne nuanom akyi, na ɔkohuu wɔn wɔ Dotan.
18Wɔhuu no wɔ akyirikyiri, na ansa na ɔbɛduu wɔn nkyɛn no, wɔbɔɔ pɔw sɛ wobekum no.
19Wɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho se, “Ɔdaesofo no ni reba!” 20“Afei mommra, momma yenkum no, na yɛntow no nkyene amoa yi mu baako mu, na yɛnka sɛ aboa bi a ɔwɔ wuram awe no. Afei yɛbɛhu nea ne dae no bɛyɛ.”
21Ruben tee eyi no, ɔbɔɔ mmɔden sɛ obegye no afi wɔn nsam. Ɔkae se, “Momma yɛnnkum no.” 22Ruben ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Monnhwie mogya biara ngu—montow no nkyene abura a ɛwɔ sare so yi mu, na mommfa mo nsa nka no.” Ruben kaa saa sɛnea ɔbɛtumi agye Yosef afi wɔn nsam, na ɔde no asan akɔ nʼagya nkyɛn. 23Bere a Yosef duu ne nuanom nkyɛn no, wɔyii nʼatade no—atade a ne ho yɛ ahosu ahorow a na ɔhyɛ no—fii ne ho. 24Wɔsoo ne mu, tow no too abura no mu. Abura no mu da hɔ kwa; na nsu biara nni mu.
25Wɔtenaa ase sɛ wɔredidi no, wɔmaa wɔn ani so, na wohuu Ismaelfo akwantufo kuw bi a wofi Gilead reba; na wɔn yoma soa nnuhuam, aduruhwam ne kurobo, na wɔrekɔ Misraim. 26Yuda ka kyerɛɛ ne nuanom se, “Sɛ yekum yɛn nua na yɛkata ne mogya so a, mfaso bɛn na yebenya? 27Mommra, momma yɛntɔn no mma Ismaelfo no, na yɛn ankasa nnyɛ no bɔne—ɔyɛ yɛn nua, yɛn ankasa honam.” Ne nuanom penee so. 28Bere a Midian aguadifo retwam no, Yosef nuanom twee no fii amoa no mu, na wɔtɔnee no maa Ismaelfo no dwetɛ aduonu, na Ismaelfo no de no kɔɔ Misraim.
29Bere a Ruben san baa abura no ho na ohuu sɛ Yosef nni mu no, ɔsunsuanee ne ntade. 30Ɔsan kɔɔ ne nuanom nkyɛn kɔkae se, “Abarimaa no nni hɔ bio! Afei mɛdan me ho akɔ he?”
31Afei wɔfaa Yosef atade no, wokum abirekyi bi, na wɔde atade no bɔɔ mogya no mu. 32Wɔde atade a ne ho yɛ ahosu ahorow no somaa, de brɛɛ wɔn agya, na wɔkae se, “Yɛhuu eyi. Hwɛ mu yiye: ɛyɛ wo babarima atade anaa ɛnyɛ?”
33Ɔhwɛɛ mu hui, na ɔkae se, “Me babarima atade ni—aboa a ɔyɛ hu bi awe no! Ampa ara, wɔatetew Yosef mu asinasin.” 34Afei Yakob sunsuanee ne ntade, hyɛɛ awerɛhow ntade, na odii ne babarima no ho awerɛhow nna bebree. 35Ne mmabarima ne ne mmabea nyinaa baa sɛ wɔrebɛkyekye ne werɛ, nanso wampene sɛ wɔbɛkyekye ne werɛ; ɔkae se, “Dabi, mede awerɛhow bɛsian akɔ me babarima nkyɛn wɔ damena mu.” Enti nʼagya sui no. a a v35 Sheol yɛ awufo atenae—baabi a ɛyɛ sum a obiara kɔ bere a owu no; ɛnyɛ Apam Foforo adwene a ɛbaa akyiri no a ɛkyerɛ amanehunu gya sɛ atemmu beae no. 36Midianfo no tɔnee Yosef wɔ Misraim maa Potifar, Farao mpanyimfo no mu baako a ɔyɛ awɛmfo so panyin.