Genesis 37
1 Jacob lived in the land of his father’s travels, in the land of Canaan.
Jacob vivía en la tierra donde peregrinó su padre, en la tierra de Canaán.
2 This is the history of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. Joseph brought an evil report of them to their father.
Esta es la historia de las generaciones de Jacob. José, teniendo diecisiete años, apacentaba el rebaño con sus hermanos. Era un muchacho con los hijos de Bilha y Zilpa, las esposas de su padre. José informó a su padre sobre su maldad.
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a tunic of many colors.
Israel amaba a José más que a todos sus hijos, porque era el hijo de su vejez, y le hizo una túnica de muchos colores.
4 His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.
Sus hermanos vieron que su padre lo amaba más que a todos sus hermanos, y lo odiaron y no pudieron hablarle pacíficamente.
5 Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more.
José soñó un sueño, y se lo contó a sus hermanos, y éstos lo odiaron aún más.
6 He said to them, “Please hear this dream which I have dreamed:
Les dijo: “Escuchad este sueño que he soñado:
7 for behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and behold, your sheaves came around, and bowed down to my sheaf.”
porque he aquí que estábamos atando gavillas en el campo, y he aquí que mi gavilla se levantó y también se puso de pie; y he aquí que vuestras gavillas se acercaron y se inclinaron hacia mi gavilla.”
8 His brothers asked him, “Will you indeed reign over us? Will you indeed have dominion over us?” They hated him all the more for his dreams and for his words.
Sus hermanos le preguntaron: “¿De verdad vas a reinar sobre nosotros? ¿Realmente tendrás dominio sobre nosotros?” Lo odiaban aún más por sus sueños y por sus palabras.
9 He dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said, “Behold, I have dreamed yet another dream: and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.”
Soñó aún otro sueño y lo contó a sus hermanos, diciendo: “He aquí que he soñado otro sueño, y he aquí que el sol, la luna y once estrellas se inclinaban ante mí.”
10 He told it to his father and to his brothers. His father rebuked him, and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Will I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves down to the earth before you?”
Se lo contó a su padre y a sus hermanos. Su padre lo reprendió y le dijo: “¿Qué es este sueño que has soñado? ¿Acaso yo y tu madre y tus hermanos vendremos a postrarnos en la tierra ante ti?”
11 His brothers envied him, but his father kept this saying in mind.
Sus hermanos le envidiaban, pero su padre tenía presente esta frase.
12 His brothers went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
Sus hermanos fueron a apacentar el rebaño de su padre en Siquem.
13 Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them.” He said to him, “Here I am.”
Israel dijo a José: “¿No están tus hermanos apacentando el rebaño en Siquem? Ven, y te enviaré con ellos”. Él le respondió: “Aquí estoy”.
14 He said to him, “Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me word again.” So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
Le dijo: “Ve ahora a ver si les va bien a tus hermanos y al rebaño, y tráeme otra vez la noticia”. Y lo envió fuera del valle de Hebrón, y llegó a Siquem.
15 A certain man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field. The man asked him, “What are you looking for?”
Cierto hombre lo encontró, y he aquí que estaba vagando por el campo. El hombre le preguntó: “¿Qué buscas?”
16 He said, “I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock.”
Dijo: “Busco a mis hermanos. Dime, por favor, dónde están apacentando el rebaño”.
17 The man said, “They have left here, for I heard them say, ‘Let’s go to Dothan.’” Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.
El hombre dijo: “Se han ido de aquí, porque les he oído decir: “Vamos a Dotán””. José fue tras sus hermanos y los encontró en Dotán.
18 They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.
Lo vieron de lejos, y antes de que se acercara a ellos, conspiraron contra él para matarlo.
19 They said to one another, “Behold, this dreamer comes.
Se decían unos a otros: “He aquí que viene este soñador.
20 Come now therefore, and let’s kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, ‘An evil animal has devoured him.’ We will see what will become of his dreams.”
Venid, pues, y matémosle, y echémosle en uno de los pozos, y diremos: ‘Un animal malvado le ha devorado’. Veremos qué será de sus sueños”.
21 Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, “Let’s not take his life.”
Rubén lo oyó y lo libró de sus manos y dijo: “No le quitemos la vida”.
22 Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him”—that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.
Rubén les dijo: “No derramen sangre. Arrojadlo a este pozo que está en el desierto, pero no le pongáis la mano encima”, para librarlo de sus manos y devolverlo a su padre.
23 When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him;
Cuando José llegó a manos de sus hermanos, éstos le quitaron la túnica de muchos colores que llevaba puesta;
24 and they took him, and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty. There was no water in it.
lo tomaron y lo arrojaron a la fosa. La fosa estaba vacía. No había agua en ella.
25 They sat down to eat bread, and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
Se sentaron a comer el pan, y levantaron los ojos y miraron, y vieron que una caravana de ismaelitas venía de Galaad, con sus camellos cargados de especias, bálsamo y mirra, que iban a llevar a Egipto.
26 Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
Judá dijo a sus hermanos: “¿De qué nos sirve matar a nuestro hermano y ocultar su sangre?
27 Come, and let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites, and not let our hand be on him; for he is our brother, our flesh.” His brothers listened to him.
Vengan y vendámoslo a los ismaelitas, y que nuestra mano no lo toque, porque es nuestro hermano, nuestra carne.” Sus hermanos le hicieron caso.
28 Midianites who were merchants passed by, and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. The merchants brought Joseph into Egypt.
Pasaron unos madianitas que eran mercaderes, y sacaron y levantaron a José de la fosa, y vendieron a José a los ismaelitas por veinte monedas de plata. Los mercaderes llevaron a José a Egipto.
29 Reuben returned to the pit, and saw that Joseph was not in the pit; and he tore his clothes.
Rubén volvió a la fosa y vio que José no estaba en ella, y se rasgó las vestiduras.
30 He returned to his brothers, and said, “The child is no more; and I, where will I go?”
Volvió a sus hermanos y dijo: “El niño ya no está; y yo, ¿a dónde iré?”
31 They took Joseph’s tunic, and killed a male goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood.
Tomaron la túnica de José, mataron un macho cabrío y mojaron la túnica en la sangre.
32 They took the tunic of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, “We have found this. Examine it, now, and see if it is your son’s tunic or not.”
Tomaron la túnica de muchos colores, la llevaron a su padre y le dijeron: “Hemos encontrado esto. Examínala ahora y comprueba si es la túnica de tu hijo o no”.
33 He recognized it, and said, “It is my son’s tunic. An evil animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.”
Lo reconoció y dijo: “Es la túnica de mi hijo. Un animal malvado lo ha devorado. Sin duda, José está despedazado”.
34 Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
Jacob se rasgó las vestiduras, se puso tela de saco en la cintura y lloró a su hijo durante muchos días.
35 All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, "For I will go down to Sheol (Sheol h7585) to my son, mourning." His father wept for him.
Todos sus hijos y todas sus hijas se levantaron para consolarlo, pero él se negó a ser consolado. Dijo: “Porque bajaré al Seol a mi hijo, de luto”. Su padre lloró por él. (Sheol h7585)
36 The Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard.
Los madianitas lo vendieron a Egipto a Potifar, un oficial del Faraón, el capitán de la guardia.
