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Russian · Intermediate

Иосиф и его братья

Adapted from Joseph and His Brothers

By The Bible

Joseph is sold by his brothers, rises to authority in Egypt, and reunites with his family during a famine.

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Разноцветная туника

The coat of many colors

Russian

Иаков, которого также звали Израилем, жил в Ханаанской земле, где прежде жил его отец. У него был семнадцатилетний сын Иосиф. Вместе с братьями, среди которых были сыновья Валлы и Зелфы, жён Иакова, он пас стадо. Иосиф передал отцу дурные сведения о братьях.

English translation

Jacob, who was also called Israel, lived in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived before him. He had a seventeen-year-old son named Joseph. Joseph tended the flock with his brothers, including the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, Jacob’s wives. Joseph told his father troubling things about his brothers.

Russian

Израиль любил Иосифа больше остальных детей: тот родился, когда отец был уже стар. Он сшил для любимого сына разноцветную тунику. Братья замечали это особое отношение. Они так возненавидели Иосифа, что даже не могли спокойно с ним разговаривать.

English translation

Israel loved Joseph more than his other children because he had been born when his father was old. He made his beloved son a multicolored tunic. The brothers noticed this special treatment. They hated Joseph so much that they could not even speak to him peacefully.

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