All language subtitles for The Bible Collection - Vol 06 - Joseph - 1

Subtitled by: Dr.Abkar Khristo
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This one? This one? Come on.

No, no, no!

Two more. yes?

Yes.

Pay heed to Potiphar.
chief steward of the Pharaoh!

Quiet! The slave market of Avaris...

...crown city of Egypt. home
to the Pharaoh. god to his people...

...welcomes the chief steward
and the head of Pharaoh's guards...

...the most honored Potiphar!

Potiphar! Potiphar!

l have fine slaves.
Both of them are excellent.

Which one do you want?
Which one?

-Do you want one of these?
-No.

No? This one? Look.

There? In the corner?

This one?

This one. sir? He's the best. sir.

He's a fine slave. sir.

Look at that fine head. Look.
Look at those shoulders.

Look at that back.
Those arms. He is perfect.

Teeth.

Young.

He's healthy enough. but probably
never done a hard day's labor.

But he can be trained. master.

He-- He's submissive. He's obedient.

He would do anything
without a whimper.

And he knows his place.
Never opens his mouth except to pray.

ls that true. boy?

Answer the master.

And to whom
are these prayers addressed?

Which gods?

Only one. my lord.

Only one god.

Must be very poor indeed.

Well. boy?

My one God provides
all my needs. my lord.

Well. he hasn't done very well
for you now. has he?

These Semites are
a superstitious lot. my lord .

-These what?
-Semites.

Semites?

Semites. But when they are not praying.
they work very hard.

-Hard workers. are they?
-Yes.

l don't know.
What do you think. overseer?

-l could knock the piety out of him. master.
-l know that.

When l finish with him.
he'll need a city full of gods.

He's young. There would be 10 more
good years in a slave like this.

Stupid! We could have made a fortune.
You destroyed the deal.

Stupid!

Oh. my lord!
Come and have a closer look. my lord.

The boy's amusing. For a good price.
l'll take him off your hands.

He wants you! Did you hear that?
He wants you!

Come on. Move on!

Move the other way!

My name is Ednan.

You...

...sleep here.

You bathe each day.

The mistress likes her slaves
clean and silent.

She sleeps 16 hours a day.

Remember that.

Before work each day...

...we give praise to Amun...

...father of all gods.

And praise is how
you begin your life here.

Praise to the all-powerful Amun!

Praise to the all-powerful Amun.

Praise to the all-powerful Amun!

Praise to the all-powerful Amun.

I thought you were bias. boy

Are you too good to praise our god?

No. master. Not too good.

Then what?

l've-- l've only ever prayed
to the God of my fathers.

Well. you won't find him in Egypt.

Don't you think you could use
Amun's good graces?

l need workers. boy...

...not holy men.

l'll just have to teach you
to learn respect for my gods.

Now. sleep! All of you!

Move! Move!

Don't go near the water.

Come with me.

All of you. stack them in the shade.

Fill the urn with water.

Run. holy boy. run!

l said. run!

Come on. boy.

Where's your god now?

He doesn't seem very powerful to me.

Are you ready to praise Amun yet?

Not ready?

You spilled the water!

Refill the urn. Now.

lt's a fight you want. is it?

Come on. Put your backs into it.

Get back.

l gave you very definite instructions.

-But l thought--
-All of this area should've been cleared.

-Look at this here.
-What are you doing. fool?

Put the bricks against that wall.
not this one.

Quiet. man. It is the slave who is right.
They do go here.

The soil over there is too porous.
The shrine would sink in a month.

We'd both lose our heads.

Keep to the plans. Ednan.

Follow the dimensions
exactly as l've written them.

lt's simple enough.

lt's no good to me.
l can't read. idiot.

l can.

A slave who can read?

According to this. we begin here.

That slave. who is he?

Joseph the Semite. mistress.

And he understands drawings?

Yes. mistress.

Explain his bruises.

Well. l....

A slave's life. mistress.
His lot is no different than any other.

Well. it should be.

A good foreman would see
that this is a special man.

My wife wishes
to compliment you. architect.

-The garden is an absolute marvel.
-lt's quite lovely.

Thank you. mistress.
l wish only to serve.

You've served well.

l owe you a special gift.

Name a prize.

lf it's not too forward...

...l should like to buy
one of your slaves.

The one who can understand drawings.
the Semite.

Potiphar. l thought you said
you favored him.

-l did?
-Yes.

And the good architect is correct.
We underuse a slave of his skills.

His manner is gentle.
a quality lost on ordinary labor.

-Bring the Semite slave.
-Semite! Here!

They tell me l did well
the day l purchased you.

l am grateful. master. that God
chose to be gracious to us both.

-What?
-Surely you remember. master.

He speaks incessantly of his god.

l'd be careful if l were you.

You worship as you like
in Canaan. but in Egypt...

...only Pharaoh. son of Ra. is god.

ls this insolence. boy?

-No. master.
-Good.

l serve you with humility and honest labor.
but l cannot deny my God.

A slave who insists on his own ways.

What do you make of that. wife?

We have enough fools who pander to us.
If the estate is to grow...

...an honest slave who can read drawings
and cipher is a valuable addition...

...especially if we taught him
our own writing.

You see the respect...

Pharaoh's chief steward commands
in his own home?

Slaves instruct him on religion...

...his wife tells him
how to run his household--

A good wife keeps her wits about
and draws attention to what is good.

And you see the slave as good?

They say whatever he touches flourishes.

ls this true?

lt is. my lord.

Do you have a name?

l am Joseph. master.
Joseph. son of Jacob.

Well. Joseph. son of Jacob...

...do you think you could bring
some order to my house...

...if l brought you out of the fields?

To be out of the fields. master
l can do anything.

Then out of the fields you shall be.

We'll see just how matters flourish
under your hands...

...or the hand of your god.

You'll have to name another prize.

We've already got as much in store
as the whole of last year's harvest...

...and there's still plenty
Ieft in the fields.

Joseph. how do you do it?

Ednan. l don't create the crops
for harvest.

Must be.
l know Potiphar thinks you do.

Why else would he dress you in robes
as fine as these?

Clothes mean nothing.
l'm still a slave.

Mistress. please.
You should not be here.

Really?

Has my husband elevated you to a position
where you can tell me where l belong?

No. mistress. of course not.

Then be still.

You have some dust...

...on your shoulder.

Here. Iet me splash it off for you.

Come on.

You work hard...

...and you have the muscles to prove it.

l am told the barley harvest
is even bigger than last season's.

Yes. mistress.

Joseph the golden.

My husband is convinced that your god
is behind all of his success...

...that you are the key to everything
he's ever hoped for.

My God provides for me.

Would he grant my wishes
if l were your friend?

Please. mistress. l'm only flesh and blood.
and you press the limits of my strength.

You dare restrain me?

lf my master knew why.
he would understand.

Really?

ls it my fault you lured me here
to take advantage of me?

He knows me better than that.

lt's my word against that of a slave.

Joseph.

Come...

...lie with me.

lmpossible.

Potiphar has entrusted me
with all that is his.

The only thing l cannot touch is you.

How could l betray your husband's trust
and sin against God?

The time will come.

Joseph.

Mistress.

Joseph.

l thought we understood each other.

Oh. l understood you...

...but l think you misjudged me.

So l've decided to give you
a second chance.

Stop!

Where is he?

What my wife's maidservant
ran to tell me. is it true?

Would you have me call
your own wife a liar. master?

Potiphar! What took you so long?

-Didn't my maid tell you of the pain l'm in?
-Yes. of course she did.

Of course. my love.
but the Pharaoh has first call...

...on his chief steward's time.

Anyway. l'm here now.
l'm here now...

...and will right any wrong
that has been done.

l-- l was alone...

...and...

...he came here--

-He came to my chamber.
-On what excuse?

That's exactly what l said.
but he just laughed at me.

He said he needed no excuse...

...that he was your chief steward...

...and that l had to do what he said.
or it would be the worse for me.

He grabbed my arms.
He forced himself upon me.

l-- l screamed. and l pushed him away.

And then l scratched wildly at him.

-You scratched him?
-Yes.

With the power of the goddess
Bastet with me. l drove him out!

l see.

l want...

...the full measure of the law. husband.

The full measure!

l want his death.

Go! Leave me with the slave.

Come.

-l thought l could trust you.
-But you can. master.

lf anyone approaches.
keep your hands behind you.

-Thank you. master.
-Now explain yourself.

-How. master?
-She accuses you of the vilest crime...Joseph

...and demands the full measure of the law.
which means your head.

A man guilty of that crime
would deserve nothing less.

-So you deny it?
-Yes. of course.

But who would believe a slave
pleading for his life?

l deserve better than that from you!

l've treated you more like a son
than a slave.

Trusted my entire estate to you.

Made you the law of my house
in my absence. You. a slave!

Your lands prospered under me.

l'd rather not see you dead.
It would take years to find another like you.

ls there nothing you can say
in your defense?

Only if you allow me to speak openly.
as though l were a free man.

So be it.

But on this occasion only. and no one must
ever know l allowed you such a liberty.

You know you can trust me.

l'd never betray you.
not after the goodness you've shown me.

lsn't forcing yourself
on my wife a betrayal?

Of course. And l repeat.
l would never betray you.

-You're saying my wife's a liar.
-That's not my place. master.

But whatever happened to her
was not by my hand.

l could not do such a thing.

No. no. you couldn't.

lt goes against everything
l've ever seen in you.

By all the gods. why this now...

...when things were going
so well for my house?

Give me a reason to believe you.

When the blood runs hot. a man forgets
his acts have consequences.

l have seen the evil
that comes from rape!

lt is hateful to me.
and an abomination in the eyes of God!

Tell me more.

Tell me more.

Give me a way of proving
this isn't the way of a man like you.

These are old memories. master.

Thoughts of a better time
before my slavery.

And thoughts of a great pain.

lf you value your life, Joseph.
you'll share them with me.

l was only a child.

And a happy one in so many ways.

Father! Father!

During a long and hard journey,
the Lord. our God. watched over us...

...and brought us to a fertile plain
near the Hivite town of Shechem.

Joseph.

Gather the others.

Here my father, Jacob,
said we should raise our tents.

Quick. Father says you must come.

There were my 10 brothers:

Reuben...

...Simeon...

...Levi...

...and Judah.

Dan...

...Naphtali...

...Gad and Asher.

lssacar...

...Zebulon.

lt's time! It's time! It's time!

And there were his wives:
Leah. who bore my father's first sons.

Rachel, my mother,
the one my father loved most.

And the handmaids. Zilpah and Bilah.

And my sister. Dinah.

lt was a happy time. master.

A feeling we had finally come home.

The Lord is truly our shepherd.

He has fulfilled the promise
made to me at Beth-El...

...and has led us safely back
to the land of my fathers.

The Lord is my God...

...the God of Israel.

Who are they?

l am Hamor. King of Shechem.
which lies behind those walls.

This is Bera. my counseller.
and this is my son. also named Shechem...

...so there's no doubt as to what
the future holds for our city.

l am Jacob. also called Israel...

...and these are my people.

We come in peace. in search of a land
our God promised would be home for us.

l see. And which god is that?

-We have only one.
-Just one?

You must be a people
very short on feasts.

-Our Lord provides.
-lndeed he does?

lndeed he does.

lt was to him you dedicated
the sacrifice?

But where's the idol?

l'd like to see a single god who could
provide for you as well as this one has.

We keep no graven images.

Even so. we know he is always with us.

You'll find we're friendly people.

And if you also come in peace.
we welcome you to camp near our city...

...to find the home
your single god promised.

We come only in peace.

And we intend to pay full measure
for the land and the use of the spring.

Just name the price.

One-tenth of your grain
and of your flocks...

...and a third of the animals' increase
for five years.

Done.

And l thank you for your kindness.
We shall be worthy neighbors.

Neighbors. yes. Strangers. no.

ln a week. we honor
the goddess Astarte...

...with a marriage followed by
a grand feast. You must join us.

But we're so many.

Then at least some representatives.

Your sons.

Perhaps the young girl here.

Your invitation is kind. Count upon
some of us being among your number.

l don't like it.
They're fat townspeople.

l say we keep our distance.
If they give us trouble--

Always the sword. Simeon.

-ls the hard way the only way you know?
-lt's the surest way.

No. The only sure way
is the way of the Lord.

As he has brought us thus far.
he will continue to guide us.

Leah! Bilah! lilpah! Quick!

lt's nothing.

lt's nothing.

This new child keeps telling me
he's almost ready.

-Are you all right?
-Yes. it's nothing. Go.

-Go. It's nothing.
-Go. It's all right. Go.

You must take better care of yourself.
There is no need to be doing this heavy work.

No itt's better that l work. There's
enough anger boiling under the surface.

Under the surface is where it will stay.

Why settle here. pay more
for the land than it's worth...

...if not to let you rest
before you give birth?

Because it's also proof
that the promises are coming true.

We will inherit the land that God
promised to Abraham.

l know you accepted his terms so l could
be settled when l have our second child...

...but. Jacob. the others know it too.

Rachel. l've made no secret
of my love for you.

l never have.
You're first in my eye and my heart.

Second. Jacob. Second.

Joseph comes first with you.

Wait. my dear.

-You're Jacob's daughter. aren't you?
-Yes. l am.

Let's sit here.

-No. thank you.
-Now. enjoy yourself.

This is a feast.

Oh. poor girl.
Are you all right. my dear?

Don't worry. l'll see to her.

You need a quiet moment
to gather yourself together.

You'll be fine.
l'll take you to a cool room for a rest.

You need to rest.

Lie down here for a while.

You'll be fine.

Don't be frightened. It's only me.

Yes.

l mean. l'm not frightened.

You're perfectly safe.

Nobody as beautiful as you
could ever really be in danger.

You're a woman who can have
anything she wants.

Yes.

Well. not really a woman.
Just a girl. really.

No. a woman...

...whose face haunts me at night...

...whose smell makes my head spin.

Please. l have to go.
l shouldn't be here.

This is exactly where you belong.

With me.

Stay away. My brothers. Simeon!

There's no excuse for what my son did
to your daughter...

...to all of you...

-...other than that he was drunk with love.
-What?! It's outrageous!

The crime shames us.
violates all laws and traditions.

No love can come from violence!

l gave you my trust. my friendship.

Please. Jacob. listen.

l'm asking for your daughter.

l ask for her in marriage to my son.

l'll do anything. whatever you ask.

But l beg you...

...let me marry Dinah.

Your people and mine can be one. Jacob.

We will take your daughters as wives.
and you will take ours.

Then you'll be strangers here no more.

That you seek a peace that can wash away
the stain of violence is good...

...and appreciated.

But our traditions and beliefs...

...demand that we can only marry those
who worship our God. and our God alone.

He's a good god. your god.

We see his presence among you.
see how you prosper.

We watched your sacrifice to him.

We respect your beliefs.
and we can learn to worship as you do.

And you can embrace all our rituals?

We both have much to think about.

Until tomorrow. perhaps.

Until tomorrow. then.

Be strong. little one.

ls it that simple?

They take our sister for a whore.
and the reward is we embrace them?

Make them family?
Masters of our women's dowries?

-Not if l have a say in it.
-But you don't.

None of us do.
This decision is for our father alone.

l've heard enough.
You're like the women. clucking away.

Good night. brothers.

-He's right. it is Father's decision.
-Yes.

But what happens after that
is something else altogether.

Continue.

Go on.

Accepting our rituals means
all their males must be circumcised.

And if they are....

They'll be sick.

Weak.

At our mercy.

Get to the pastures. Spread the word.
We'll need every man.

lt takes three days
for the fever and weakness.

By the fourth morning it'll have passed.
along with our one chance.

Yes.

Well. Israel. have you thought upon it?

l have.

And l see great wisdom in your offer.

But have you considered what you must do
to marry amongst us?

Circumcision is a harsh demand
to make of grown men. Jacob.

But absolutely necessary.

lt is a sign we bear on our flesh
of our covenant with our Lord...

...a proof that we embrace
his commandments.

Only then can we be allowed
to be united through marriage.

So be it. Our men shall be circumcised...

...and we shall be united in peace...

...a new and strong people.

Levi! No!

Come! Come!

Madness! Insanity!

How in your hearts
could you have done such a thing?

Ruthless. Merciless.

ls this the good way?
The right way?

You have brought ruin upon us.

Someone had to defend Dinah.
She can't be treated as a whore.

She was to be treated like a bride!

You've broken the peace...

...and used our traditions for vengeance.

Now Shechem's neighbors
will join forces against us.

We're so few in number.

Gather our things.
We must leave this place.

We must leave this place!
Gather our things!

And so we were forced to leave the land
that held so much promise.

We went up to Beth-El, where my father
had once erected a monument to God...

...and again God spoke to him.

As my father told me. the Lord said.
"Be fertile and increase.

A nation. an assembly of nations.
shall descend from you.

Kings shall issue from your loins.

The land l gave Abraham and Isaac
l now give to you.

And to your offspring to come.
l will give this land.

Push! Push. Rachel. push. Push.

You have another son.

Rachel?

Rachel? Stay awake. Rachel!

-Jacob! My sister. she's dying!
-Rachel!

Call him...

...Ben-Oni.

''Child of pain.''

No. Not Ben-Oni.

Ben-Jamin.

''Child of happiness.''

Nine years have passed

Joseph! Joseph!

Benjamin ! Benjamin ! Benjamin !

-Joseph!
-Benjamin!

Bilah.

Bilah. spend a moment with me.

-l have work. Reuben.
-But l have things to tell you.

lmportant things.

Perhaps tomorrow.

You know this is my last night.

When Jacob returns.
l must go out with the herds.

-l know.
-So...

...this is my last chance
to speak to you privately.

That's impossible. Reuben.
l belong to your father.

For now. Bilah.
But l am the eldest.

And all the concubines
that belong to him now...

...will belong to me sooner or later.

Bilah.

Bilah.

Bilah.

Are you mad? l've got Benjamin
sleeping in here with me.

Come. come.

l thought you should know.

l should send them both away. Go!

How could he do this to me?
How dare he do this to me!

Reuben seduces Bilah. Rachel's
maidservant who bore me children?

-Bilah is like a mother to Benjamin.
-Your sons give me nothing but grief.

Forcing us to leave Shechem like--
Like thieves!

Forcing us to take Rachel on a trek
that killed her! And now this?

He was wrong. l know that.
But once you speak to him--

No more words! Things must change!

Reuben is my first-born. your first son.

No more words!

One phase of the moon.
then you return to help with the harvest.

Be careful. Be alert.

While you are gone.
Joseph will be in authority.

You will hear his words
as if they were mine.

Joseph?

ls this a game. Father?

-l am the eldest.
-And the one who shows me no respect.

You and Bilah shamed me
before the entire camp.

Simeon and Levi betrayed
my word at Shechem.

lf my sons will not honor me.
l cannot honor them.

Here. Here. Here.
Come here. come here.

What?

-See what Joseph does.
-Make him eat it.

Here he comes now.

-Meat for supper. little brother.
-Meat? From where?

A sheep. You can pick the one
for slaughter if you like.

-Me? Never. Father specifically forbade us--
-Well. he's not here. is he?

He's not stuck out here.
baking under the sun. living on dried fruit.

Here's a nice fat one
who'll stick to our ribs.

-But what will you tell Father?
-He won't find out.

-At least. he'd better not.
-No wagging tongues.

-You'd lie to him?
-Us? No. We wouldn't lie.

lt's not our fault if the poor lamb strays off
and gets mauled by a mountain lion.

Understand. little brother?

What difference does it make?
He's got more sheep than anyone in Hebron.

-But Father put me in charge of the sheep!
-Sit down and be quiet.

Come on. Joseph.

Have something to eat.

lt's only a lamb.

Poor little thing.
Mauled to death by a mountain lion.

Eat.

l'm not hungry.

Look at the hide. Any fool can see
it was killed by a wild animal.

Let's give him a close look. Hey!

Any fool!

Right. brother?

Do you take me for a fool?!

l've been a shepherd my entire life.

l know the problems shepherds face.

-l also know their tricks.
-Father. we--

Silence! Now. take it away.
Get it out of my sight!

At least now we know
what to expect from Joseph.

Betrayal.

He's a spy.

-He certainly looks like a prince.
-So tall and strong.

Oh. Jacob. it's beautifully made.

-lf only his mother could see him now.
-lt's wonderful.

Surely l don't deserve it.

None of his brothers
have anything this fine.

None of them deserve it. He does.

He has proven his loyalty
and responsibility.

He has earned the coat.
just as he's earned the succession.

Now. Ieave me alone with him.
Go. all of you.

Go.

l'm honoring you. Joseph.
naming you my heir...

...next in line as head of the tribe.

-You can count on all your sons. Father.
-Some more than others.

Simeon. Levi. Reuben...

...l can never forget what they did.

The coat is a mark
that you will carry on the line.

When you wear it.
remember. it is a robe of honor.

Now. get some sleep.

We have a lot of work to do.
The harvest starts tomorrow.

Joseph. tell me again
what our mother was like.

She was gentle...

...kind. Ioving...

...and very beautiful.

More beautiful than Leah.
Zilpah and Bilah?

Yes. much more.

ls it true that l killed her?

Of course not.

Where did you ever get
such an idea?

l heard some of the women say
that she died because l was born.

That's foolishness. Benjamin.
That's not why she died.

Why. then?

l don't know why. Benjamin.

People are born...

...live...

...and die.

Even the stars fall and die...

...and the sun sets every day
just to be reborn the next morning.

l wish l'd have known Mother.
l'd never have let her go.

lt's not that simple. little brother.

Hush. now. Go to sleep.

Are you going to sleep
in your new coat?

Yes.

l love it so much.

l must sleep now.
Tomorrow's harvest.

Hard work.

So then we all began
to bind our sheaves...

...and brought them together
and set them upright.

And as soon as they were on end....

Well. don't stop now.
What happened?

Then...

...your sheaves all prostrated themselves.

-They bowed down before mine.
-That's it! l've taken all l can.

He's gone crazy
because of Father's promises.

-He already thinks he's our master.
-l also had a dream.

ln mine. there were 1 2 piles of manure.

The smallest one walked and talked
and told tales.

No. be serious.
l've had enough of him.

lt's time we had this out.

Tonight. after the day's work.

We'll see what Father thinks about this.

So we all began to bind our sheaves...

...and brought them together
and set them upright.

And as soon as they were on end...

...their sheaves bowed down
before mine.

Do you hear that. Father?

He dreams of being our master.
This has to be stopped!

Now. that's as foolish a thing
as l've ever heard.

Should l order the boy to stop dreaming?
Dreams have meanings.

And when God intends for us
to understand them. he'll make it all clear.

Until such time. all we can do is listen.

Joseph. you spoke of another dream.

Yes. Father.

Tell us.

l'd better not. l think.

lf God gave you a dream.
you must share it with us.

l dreamt the sun and the moon
and the stars paid homage to me.

l don't know what that means.

-Am l the sun. perhaps?
-Surely not.

Your mother. the moon?
Your brothers. the stars?

l mean. should we all bow down to you?

Now you've listened to this madness...

...perhaps we can go back to the way
things were. the way things ought to be.

Yes. l'm sure you'd like that.

But dreams do not change
what happened at Shechem...

...or with the lambs in the fields.

Dreams do not change my decisions.

l'm sending you to see how the flocks
are doing. not to a feast.

Son. you're getting older. bigger...

...and where once your brothers
might resent you...

...as you gain strength and position.
they begin to feel very threatened by you.

l want you to try
and make peace with them.

Yes. Father. That's also what l want.
but sometimes their anger is--

Time will ease that
if you're more careful of their feelings.

Joseph. they're different than you are.

They're all brought up together
like a pack of lion cubs.

You and Benjamin are the children
of my old age.

You were given more attention. perhaps.
but your brothers see that as more love.

We both must help try to make them
see the truth. understand?

-Yes. Father.
-Good.

Then go safely and with a steady pace.

You should find them
within a two days' journey.

Each night grows colder
than the one before.

We have another cycle of the moon
before we can return.

l'm in no hurry.

The only thing waiting for us at Hebron
is our new master in his wonderful coat.

Come. little sheaves.
Bow down before the great man. Joseph.

Come on. bow!

Mercy! Mercy. master.
Please have mercy upon us.

-A wild animal tore a little lamb to pieces!
-Please. please!

Oh. we are innocent. O great Joseph.
Please have mercy upon us.

No. my brothers.
l'm in no hurry to see him again.

lt's peaceful here.

Unless he comes looking for us.

l think we should move west.

What makes you think the pastures
will be better somewhere else?

We'll move west tomorrow.
to the region near Dothan.

The grass is fuller there.

Listen to him give orders
and predict what we'll find.

Must have been a dream.
Runs in the family.

The only thing l dream about is women.

But l do know that if we move on.
no one will know where we are.

And no one will be able to spy on us.

l agree.

Let anyone who wants to find us...

...have to dream where we are.

What are you looking for?

l'm looking for my brothers.

They're pasturing the flock
somewhere near here.

They moved on. l heard them say
they were going to Dothan.

Thank you.

Are you sure they went west?

Last night I dreamt i was on
one of those ships that dock in jaffa

I had 3 women. one had red hair,
the other gold, the third...

Your dreams don't count.
You're not Joseph.

l wonder. Father wasn't so pleased
with his last dream.

That's right.

What if they are prophetic?

All of us kneeling down to him.
Father too. Sickening!

Stop it. It's only a dream.

We'll end up bowing and scraping to him.
crawling to beg for favors.

Stop it.

What is it?

Here. brothers.

Look. the dreamer himself.

And in the coat.

l swear. l could rip it from his back.

Father sends you fresh food.

l say we kill him.

-What?
-l say we kill him.

lt's the only way to be done with him.

-Hold your tongue. Don't even think it.
-No. no. Simeon is right.

To kill him? Never!

To teach him a lesson.
throw him in a pit...

-...but you don't spill your brother's blood!
-lt could happen.

A long journey by himself.
Thieves or mountain lions.

No. wait. We tried this with the lamb.

Father saw through it.
Imagine what he'd make of this.

The fact that he caught us
makes this one more believable

He'd never expect us to lie a second time.
Especially about Joseph.

Brothers!

-Well? This is the only chance you'll
ever have to be done with him.
-That is right.

-To assume our rightful place.
-Let's do it!

Have you lost your minds?
You can't spill a brother's blood!

Have you thought of the curse
which will fall on us?

Stop it! Stop it now
before it's too late!

-Stop what?
-lgnore him.

Don't speak to boys who come to work
in grooms' clothing

You come in search of more tales to.tell?

Father wants a report. and he thinks
l'm the one to do the job. He told--

Forget what he told you. Report on me.
and it'll be the last thing you do!

-Simeon!
-l'll do as Father instructed.

-l warn you!
-Simeon. stop it!

l'll do as Father says.
Your warning smells of too much wine.

Hold him back!

Drop him!

Don't do it!

l'll remember. brother.

l'll remember that when the time came
to act for ourselves. you weren't there.

No. l wasn't.

Perhaps l'm just not as big and brave
as you are brother.

You're letting him go?
What if he tells our father?

He won't do anything.
Not Reuben.

He stands the most to gain from all this.

With Joseph gone. who else will our father
put in line to replace him?

He'll be back.

l am Joseph. hail to me!

Take it off! Take it off!

Brothers!

Help me. brothers!

Please!

Help me!

Brothers!

Grow up. all of you!

Sitting and moping like women.
What's done is done.

Now. Iet's get on with our own business!

-The boy is our business.
-Brothers!

Was. brother. was.

-There's no turning back.
-lf we pulled him out?

From the well where you
helped me throw him?

And have him tell Father what we did?

At least he's not dead.

We could tell Father we were
just trying to teach him a lesson.

And Father will teach us a thing or two.

The flocks are his. the tents.
the food. everything!

l've worked too hard to be disowned
and left with nothing.

No. brother. we'll have
to see this one through...

...because what our father
doesn't know can't hurt us.

Brothers!

Help me!

Father!

Judah!

There's not much grazing left
in these fields.

-Judah!
-Simeon.

l think it best if you and Levi take part of
the flock to fresh pastures near Shechem.

So you can fish out the boy
and throw the blame on us?

Never.

Brothers!

Help me! Gad!

Oh. do something. Simeon.
before we all go insane!

We should have killed him.

l'll shut him up.

-You want to fight me. brother?
-lf that's what it takes.

Sould not gonna kill him.

And you're not gonna fish him out.

lf that's the only way to avoid
his blood on my hands...

...then fish him out we will.

To avoid spilling his blood.
you'll have to shed mine...

...if you can.

But l'm a reasonable man.

l'll give you till dawn
to come up with another suggestion.

Help me!
Brothers!

Help me!

lshmaelite traders.

-Now the boy must be killed.
before they hear his damned whining.
-No ,no, no.

-They're the answer!
-Them? How?

They can take him for a slave.
Down to Egypt.

He'll live. our hands will be clean.

lf he escapes. comes back
and tells Father what happened?

lshmaelite and Egyptian slaves
don't escape!

They'd pay for him. There's money in it
for all of us. and no blood!

Father!

-Twenty shekels. not a piece more.
-ln silver?

Of course.

Done.

What? What is it?

Brothers!

Brothers. help me! Please!

Brothers! Brothers!

Help me!

Come to save him?

l won't have his blood on my hands.

lt's too late for that.

We found this on the road.

He must have gotten lost.

Wild animal.

No. No!

No! No!

No!

No!

What's left to me if Joseph is dead?

Joseph! Joseph!

Here. then. master
is my version of even'ts.

And may the Lord. my God.
stand by me as l speak only truth...

...and desert me if l lie.

lf you lie. l will kill you.

lt was the last day
of the harvest festival...

...the gratitude to the gods.

l set about arranging the house.
believing it to be empty

Joseph.

Mistress.

Joseph.

l thought we understood each other.

Oh. l understood you...

...but l think you misjudged me.

So l've decided to give you
a second chance.

Stop!

Oh. Joseph.

Perhaps.... Perhaps if we talked more...

...became close...

...perhaps you might see me differently.

You might see how melancholy l am.

My husband is so busy all the time.

Loneliness is a terrible thing. Joseph.

l know you hurt. but....

Oh. you are not a common man.

Where does the mystery
come from with you?

Where are you from?

This house is my home now.

Tell me about your father.

You once said he was a prince.

Does he have many herds of animals?

-Servants. fields?
-Yes.

So he's a powerful man.

Do you think he's happy
with his wealth?

l don't think my father's wealth
brings him much joy.

Then what would?

l expect if he could see me again.

You know. your freedom
is within my gift.

Yes.

But l can't. It would offend God.

You know you want me.

Look how you're shaking.

You want me as much as l want you.

Come. Joseph.

Come lie with me.

Leave me!

Stop!

Who do you think you are. you fool?

You dare lay a hand on your mistress?

My husband would kill you for this.

ls that all?

As l swear before the Lord. my God.

Summon the household.

Good.

Let them all hear him sentenced...

...to death.

l have heard the reports
and weighed them.

The slave is guilty.

Here. then. is my decision.

As l say it. so it be written.
so it be done.

The slave is to be taken to the Pharaoh's
prison and held there at my pleasure.

The jailer is to report to me weekly
on his treatment and his progress.

Thus is this matter now closed.

Bring him.

You humiliated me.

You sent him to prison at your pleasure?

What about my honor?

-What honor?
-How dare you.

l know you. wife.

l know you.

You don't understand.

Whatever you believe of me...

...how can you let him live?

How can you humiliate me like that?

Because one humiliation
deserves another.

Wife...

...anyone who knows Joseph
also knows that if he swears by his god...

...he's telling the truth.

What is more important to you?

His god...

-...or my good name?
-The truth.

Truth.

Yes. that's what matters.

Well. then...

...you might as well set him free...

...and complete my shame.

Wherever he is...

...whatever happens to him...

...he is free.

Because his god is with him.

Get in there! Come on!

Move!

God!

My God!

Why have you forsaken me?

God!

To be continued

Subtitled by: Dr.Abkar Khristo
abkars@yahoo.com