1 Jacob gaa noho i Canaan, i tenua dela nogo noho ai dono damana. 2 Deenei di kai o nia dama a Jacob.

Joseph tama daane gu madangaholu maa hidu ono ngadau, gei mee e hagaloohi nia siibi mono kuudi dalia ono duaahina ala go nia dama a Bilhah mo Zilpah, nia lodo hege o tamana o maa. Gei mee e odi nia mee hala ala ne hai go ono duaahina gi di nadau damana.

3 Jacob e aloho huoloo i Joseph i hongo ana dama daane huogodoo, idimaa, mee dela ne haanau gei Jacob gu madumadua. Gei mee gaa hai dana gahu humalia gi Joseph, di gahu looloo gei e lloo ono lima. 4 Gei nia duaahina o Joseph gaa mmada bolo Jacob la koia e aloho huoloo i Joseph i nadau nua, gei digaula gu de hiihai gi Joseph, gu hagalee hiihai e leelee hagahumalia gi mee.

5 Dahi laangi hua, gei Joseph gaa hai dana midi, gei di madagoaa mee gaa kai gi ono duaahina, digaula gu hagawelewele huoloo gi mee. 6 Mee ga helekai gi digaula, “Hagalongo malaa gi di midi dela ne hai ko au: 7 Gidaadou nogo i lodo di gowaa dogi mee. Gidaadou e noonoo tadau uumee ‘wheat’, gei dagu uumee ‘wheat’ e duu donu gi nua, gei godou uumee ‘wheat’ e haganiga mai daha e pala gi dagu uumee ‘wheat’.”

8 Gei digaula ga heeu adu gi mee, “Goe e hagamaanadu bolo goe gaa hai di king e dagi gimaadou?” Digaula gu de hiihai huoloo gi mee i dana midi deenei mo ana helekai ala ne hai i nadau gili.

9 Joseph gaa hai labelaa dana midi, gaa kai ang gi ono duaahina, “Au guu hai labelaa dagu midi, bolo au e mmada gi di laa mo di malama mo nia heduu e madangaholu maa dahi, ala e pala gi lala mai gi di au.”

10 Gei mee gaa kai labelaa di midi deenei gi dono damana, gei dono damana ga hagabuhi adu gi mee, ga helekai, “Dau maa di midi bolo aha deenaa? Goe e hagamaanadu bolo do dinana mo o duaahina daane mo au bolo gimaadou gi pala adu gi di goe?” 11 Nia duaahina daane o maa gu dubua huoloo gi mee, gei dono damana e noho gei e mamaanadu beelaa nia mee aanei.* Nnegau 7.9

12 Nia duaahina o Joseph guu hula gi Shechem, e hagaloohi nia siibi o di nadau damana. 13 Jacob ga helekai gi Joseph, “Au e hiihai bolo goe e hana gi Shechem, gi baahi o duaahina ala e hagaloohi nadau manu i golo.”

Gei Joseph ga helekai gi mee, “Au gu togomaalia.”

14 Jacob ga helekai gi Joseph, “Hana, mmada be o duaahina le e humalia hua, mo nia manu le e humalia hua. Hanimoi laa gi iloo eau.” Malaa, Jacob ga hagau a mee i di gowaa mehanga gonduu o Hebron.

Joseph gaa dau adu loo gi Shechem, 15 gei dahi daane ga heetugi gi mee e haele i di gowaa deelaa, gei taane deelaa ga heeu adu gi mee, “Goe e halahala dau aha?”

16 Joseph ga helekai anga, “Au e halahala ogu duaahina ala nogo hagaloohi nadau manu. Goe e mee di hagi mai be digaula i hee?”

17 Taane deelaa ga helekai anga, “Digaula dogo hagatanga. Au gu hagalongo gi digaula bolo ginaadou e hula gi Dothan.” Malaa, Joseph gaa hana i muli digaula, ga gidee ia digaula i Dothan.

18 Gei digaula gaa mmada gi mee dela e hanimoi haga mogowaa. I mua hua dono dau mai gi baahi digaula, gei digaula guu hai di nadau hagababa bolo ginaadou ga daaligi a mee gii made. 19 Digaula ga helehelekai i nadau mehanga boloo, “Tangada haihai midi gu hanimoi. 20 Gidaadou ga daaligi a mee gaa hudu tuaidina o maa gi lodo di monowai geli e dahi i nia monowai maangoo aanei. Gei gidaadou ga helekai laa bolo mee ne daaligi go di manu lodo geinga, gei gidaadou gaa mmada laa be nia midi a mee ala nogo hai la gaa hai behee.”

21 Reuben ga hagalongo gi nia helekai digaula, gaa hai dana hai belee hagamouli a mee, ga helekai gi digaula, “Gidaadou hagalee daaligi a mee gii made. 22 E hudu hua a mee gi lodo di monowai maangoo dela i lodo di anggowaa deenei, hagalee haga mmaemmae a mee.” Reuben ne belee daa a mee i digaula, e hagau a mee gii hana gi dono damana. 23 Di madagoaa hua Joseph dela ne dau adu gi baahi digaula, gei digaula ga hahaahi di gahu o maa dela e hai ono tau gei e lloo ono lima. 24 Digaula gaa lahi a mee gaa hudu gi lodo di monowai maangoo.

25 Di madagoaa hua digaula ala e miami, gei digaula ga mmada hua gi di hagabuulinga Ishmael ala e loomoi i Gilead e hula gi Egypt. Nia ‘camel’ digaula e kae nadau goloo hagalabagau, ala go nia mee haga kala meegai, nia lolo kala hui ngadaa mo nia ‘myrrh’. 26 Judah ga helekai gi ono duaahina, “Tadau daaligi tadau duaahina gaa lawa ga hagammuni dono made, la dono humalia aha mai gi gidaadou? 27 Gidaadou gaa hui a mee gi digau Ishmael aanei, ga hagalee daaligi a mee, idimaa, mee tuaahina daane donu ni gidaadou, di todo donu ni gidaadou.” Gei digaula guu baba gi di hai a maa. 28 Di madagoaa hua digau Midian huihui mee aalaa ne dau mai gi baahi digaula, gei digaula ga hudi aga a Joseph gi daha mo di monowai deelaa, gaa hui a mee gi digau Ishmael gi nia silber e madalua. Gei digau Ishmael gaa lahi a mee gi Egypt.* Nnegau 7.9

29 Di madagoaa o Reuben dela ga haneia gi di monowai deelaa, gei mee ga gidee ia bolo Joseph la gu hagalee i golo. Gei mee ga hahaahi ono gahu i dono manawa gee. 30 Mee ga haneia gi baahi ono duaahina, ga helekai gi digaula, “Joseph la gu hagalee. Dehee dagu hai gaa hai?”

31 Gei digaula ga daaligi di nadau kuudi ga hagatiu di gahu o Joseph gi nia dodo kuudi. 32 Digaula gaa kae di gahu gi di nadau damana, ga helekai gi mee, “Di mee deenei ne gida go gimaadou. Mmada malaa, ma hagalee go di gahu o dau dama daane?”

33 Jacob ga modongoohia ia ga helekai, “Uaa, go di gahu o maa. Nia manu lodo geinga gu daaligi a mee. Dagu dama go Joseph gu hahaahi hua hagaligiligi!” 34 Jacob gu huaidu huoloo ono lodo, ga hahaahi ono goloo, mo di ulu ono goloo haga manawa gee, mo di dangidangi huoloo i dana dama i nia laangi e logo. 35 Gei ana dama daane huogodoo mo ana dama ahina huogodoo ga loomoi belee haga manawa lamalia a mee, gei mee hagalee hiihai gi manawa lamalia, ga helekai gi digaula, “Au e dangidangi hua beenei i dagu dama daane, gaa dae loo gi dogu hana gi baahi o mee i lodo tenua o digau mmade”, gei mee e dangidangi hua igolo i dana dama daane go Joseph.

36 Di madagoaa hua deelaa, gei digau Midian la guu dau i Egypt, gei digaula gaa hui a Joseph ang gi Potiphar, tangada aamua ni di king. Potiphar tangada dela e dagi digau huogodoo ala e hagaloohi di hale o di king.