Genesis 37
1 And Jacob dwelt in the land where his father sojourned — in the land of Canaan.
Jacob vivía en la tierra donde peregrinó su padre, en la tierra de Canaán.
2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, fed the flock with his brethren; and he was doing service with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought to his father an evil report of them.
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 And Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was son of his old age; and he made him a vest of many colours.
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 And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, and they hated him, and could not greet him with friendliness.
Sus hermanos vieron que su padre lo amaba más que a todos sus hermanos, y lo odiaron y no pudieron hablarle pacíficamente.
5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and told [it] to his brethren, and they hated him yet the more.
José soñó un sueño, y se lo contó a sus hermanos, y éstos lo odiaron aún más.
6 And he said to them, Hear, I pray you, this dream, which I have dreamt:
Les dijo: “Escuchad este sueño que he soñado:
7 Behold, we were binding sheaves in the fields, and lo, my sheaf rose up, and remained standing; and behold, your sheaves came round about 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 And his brethren said to him, Wilt thou indeed be a king over us? wilt thou indeed rule over us? And they hated him yet 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 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamt 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 And he told [it] to his father and to his brethren. And his father rebuked him, and said to him, What is this dream which thou hast dreamt? Shall we indeed come, I and thy mother and thy brethren, to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
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 And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying.
Sus hermanos le envidiaban, pero su padre tenía presente esta frase.
12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock at Shechem.
Sus hermanos fueron a apacentar el rebaño de su padre en Siquem.
13 And Israel said to Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed [the flock] at Shechem? Come, that I may send thee to them. And he said to him, Here am I.
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 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see after the welfare of thy brethren, and after the welfare of the flock; and bring me word again. And he sent him out of the vale of Hebron; and he came towards 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 And a man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the country; and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
Cierto hombre lo encontró, y he aquí que estaba vagando por el campo. El hombre le preguntó: “¿Qué buscas?”
16 And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed [their flocks].
Dijo: “Busco a mis hermanos. Dime, por favor, dónde están apacentando el rebaño”.
17 And the man said, They have removed from this; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them at 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 And when they saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to put him to death.
Lo vieron de lejos, y antes de que se acercara a ellos, conspiraron contra él para matarlo.
19 And they said one to another, Behold, there comes that dreamer!
Se decían unos a otros: “He aquí que viene este soñador.
20 And now come and let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, An evil beast has devoured him; and we will see what becomes 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 And Reuben heard [it], and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.
Rubén lo oyó y lo libró de sus manos y dijo: “No le quitemos la vida”.
22 And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood: cast him into this pit which is in the wilderness; but lay no hand upon him — in order that he might deliver him out of their hand, to bring him to his father again.
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 And it came to pass when Joseph came to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his vest, the vest of many colours, which he had on;
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 cast him into the pit; now 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 And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead; and their camels bore tragacanth, and balsam, and ladanum — 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 And Judah said to his brethren, What profit is it that we kill our brother and secrete his blood?
Judá dijo a sus hermanos: “¿De qué nos sirve matar a nuestro hermano y ocultar su sangre?
27 Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites; but let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brethren hearkened [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 And Midianitish men, merchants, passed by; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty silver-pieces; and they brought Joseph to 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 And Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit; and he rent his garments,
Rubén volvió a la fosa y vio que José no estaba en ella, y se rasgó las vestiduras.
30 and returned to his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, where shall I go?
Volvió a sus hermanos y dijo: “El niño ya no está; y yo, ¿a dónde iré?”
31 And they took Joseph's vest, and slaughtered a buck of the goats, and dipped the vest in the blood;
Tomaron la túnica de José, mataron un macho cabrío y mojaron la túnica en la sangre.
32 and they sent the vest of many colours and had it carried to their father, and said, This have we found: discern now whether it is thy son's vest 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 And he discerned it, and said, [It is] my son's vest! an evil beast has devoured him: Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces!
Lo reconoció y dijo: “Es la túnica de mi hijo. Un animal malvado lo ha devorado. Sin duda, José está despedazado”.
34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins, 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 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted, and said, For I will go down to my son into Sheol mourning. Thus his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
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 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt, to Potiphar, a chamberlain of Pharaoh, the captain of the life-guard.
Los madianitas lo vendieron a Egipto a Potifar, un oficial del Faraón, el capitán de la guardia.
