Yusuf 12:19
Joseph · Juz 12 · Page 237
وَجَآءَتۡ سَيَّارَةٞ فَأَرۡسَلُواْ وَارِدَهُمۡ فَأَدۡلَىٰ دَلۡوَهُۥۖ قَالَ يَٰبُشۡرَىٰ هَٰذَا غُلَٰمٞۚ وَأَسَرُّوهُ بِضَٰعَةٗۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمُۢ بِمَا يَعۡمَلُونَ ١٩
And there came a company of travelers; then they sent their water drawer, and he let down his bucket. He said, "Good news! Here is a boy." And they concealed him, [taking him] as merchandise;1 and Allāh was Knowing of what they did.
1 translator’s note
- To be sold as a slave. ↩
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Commentary on 12:19–20
"Kemudian datanglah kelompok orang-orang musafir, lalu mereka menyuruh seorang pengambil air, maka dia menurunkan timbanya, dia berkata, 'Oh, kabar gembira, ini seorang anak muda!' Kemudian mereka menyembunyikannya sebagai barang dagangan. Dan Allah Maha Mengetahui apa yang mereka kerjakan. Dan me-reka menjual Yusuf dengan harga yang murah, yaitu beberapa dir-ham saja, dan mereka merasa tidak tertarik hatinya kepada Yusuf." (Yusuf: 19-20).
(19) Maksudnya, Yusuf berada di dasar sumur selama be-berapa waktu yang dia jalani di sana. Sampai akhirnya ﴾ وَجَآءَتۡ سَيَّارَةٞ ﴿ "datanglah beberapa kelompok musafir", sebuah kafilah yang bertolak menuju Mesir. ﴾ فَأَرۡسَلُواْ وَارِدَهُمۡ ﴿ "Lalu mereka menyuruh seorang pengambil air", orang yang pertama dan terdepan (dalam rombongan) yang menimba air bagi mereka dan mengumpulkannya serta memper-siapkan pembuatan kolam atau semacamnya bagi mereka. ﴾ فَأَدۡلَىٰ ﴿ "Maka ia menurunkan", yaitu pengambil air itu (menurunkan) ﴾ دَلۡوَهُۥۖ ﴿ "timbanya". Maka Yusuf menggantungkan diri padanya dan ber-hasil keluar. Ia berkata, ﴾ يَٰبُشۡرَىٰ هَٰذَا غُلَٰمٞۚ ﴿ "oh, kabar gembira, ini seorang anak muda", orang ini begitu gembira seraya berkata, "Ini bocah kecil yang berharga mahal" ﴾ وَأَسَرُّوهُ بِضَٰعَةٗۚ ﴿ "kemudian mereka menyembunyikan-nya sebagai barang dagangan".
(20) Saudara-saudara Yusuf masih berada di dekatnya, maka kafilah itu membelinya dari mereka ﴾ بِثَمَنِۭ بَخۡسٖ ﴿ "dengan harga yang murah", harga yang rendah sekali, yang dijelaskan Allah dengan ayat lanjutannya, ﴾ دَرَٰهِمَ مَعۡدُودَةٖ وَكَانُواْ فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلزَّٰهِدِينَ ﴿ "yaitu beberapa dir-ham saja, dan mereka merasa tidak tertarik hatinya kepada Yusuf", karena tidak ada maksud pada mereka kecuali hanya hasrat menyembu-nyikan dan menjauhkan dirinya dari sang ayah, tidak ada maksud di hati mereka untuk mengambil harga penjualannya. Makna pada ayat ini, bahwa ketika kafilah yang sedang lewat itu mendapatkan-nya, maka mereka ingin menutup-nutupi tentangnya dan menaruh-nya dalam bagian barang-barang yang mereka bawa. Sampai akhir-nya datanglah saudara-saudaranya. Mereka mengklaim bahwa itu adalah budak yang melarikan diri dari mereka. Lantas kafilah itu membelinya dengan harga tersebut dan meminta jaminan dari me-reka (saudara-saudaranya) untuk memastikan agar dia tidak me-larikan diri lagi.
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12:15
فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُواْ بِهِۦ وَأَجۡمَعُوٓاْ أَن يَجۡعَلُوهُ فِي غَيَٰبَتِ ٱلۡجُبِّۚ وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِ لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُم بِأَمۡرِهِمۡ هَٰذَا وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ ١٥
So when they took him [out] and agreed to put him into the bottom of the well...1 But We inspired to him, "You will surely inform them [someday] about this affair of theirs while they do not perceive [your identity]."
1 translator’s note
- The conclusion of this sentence is estimated to be "...they tormented him." ↩
12:16
وَجَآءُوٓ أَبَاهُمۡ عِشَآءٗ يَبۡكُونَ ١٦
And they came to their father at night, weeping.
12:17
قَالُواْ يَٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّا ذَهَبۡنَا نَسۡتَبِقُ وَتَرَكۡنَا يُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَٰعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُؤۡمِنٖ لَّنَا وَلَوۡ كُنَّا صَٰدِقِينَ ١٧
They said, "O our father, indeed we went racing each other and left Joseph with our possessions, and a wolf ate him. But you would not believe us, even if we were truthful."
12:18
وَجَآءُو عَلَىٰ قَمِيصِهِۦ بِدَمٖ كَذِبٖۚ قَالَ بَلۡ سَوَّلَتۡ لَكُمۡ أَنفُسُكُمۡ أَمۡرٗاۖ فَصَبۡرٞ جَمِيلٞۖ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُسۡتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ ١٨
And they brought upon his shirt false blood.1 [Jacob] said, "Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is most fitting. And Allāh is the one sought for help against that which you describe."
1 translator’s note
- They had stained Joseph's shirt with the blood of a lamb but had forgotten to tear it, thereby arousing their father's suspicion. ↩
12:19
وَجَآءَتۡ سَيَّارَةٞ فَأَرۡسَلُواْ وَارِدَهُمۡ فَأَدۡلَىٰ دَلۡوَهُۥۖ قَالَ يَٰبُشۡرَىٰ هَٰذَا غُلَٰمٞۚ وَأَسَرُّوهُ بِضَٰعَةٗۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمُۢ بِمَا يَعۡمَلُونَ ١٩
And there came a company of travelers; then they sent their water drawer, and he let down his bucket. He said, "Good news! Here is a boy." And they concealed him, [taking him] as merchandise;1 and Allāh was Knowing of what they did.
1 translator’s note
- To be sold as a slave. ↩
12:20
وَشَرَوۡهُ بِثَمَنِۭ بَخۡسٖ دَرَٰهِمَ مَعۡدُودَةٖ وَكَانُواْ فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلزَّٰهِدِينَ ٢٠
And they sold him for a reduced price - a few dirhams - and they were, concerning him, of those content with little.
12:21
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِي ٱشۡتَرَىٰهُ مِن مِّصۡرَ لِٱمۡرَأَتِهِۦٓ أَكۡرِمِي مَثۡوَىٰهُ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَنفَعَنَآ أَوۡ نَتَّخِذَهُۥ وَلَدٗاۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ مِن تَأۡوِيلِ ٱلۡأَحَادِيثِۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَمۡرِهِۦ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ٢١
And the one from Egypt1 who bought him said to his wife, "Make his residence comfortable. Perhaps he will benefit us, or we will adopt him as a son." And thus, We established Joseph in the land that We might teach him the interpretation of events [i.e., dreams]. And Allāh is predominant over His affair, but most of the people do not know.
1 translator’s note
- The minister in charge of supplies, whose title was al-ʿAzeez. ↩
12:22
وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥٓ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ حُكۡمٗا وَعِلۡمٗاۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ٢٢
And when he [i.e., Joseph] reached maturity, We gave him judgement and knowledge. And thus We reward the doers of good.