Genesis 37
1 Jacob continued to live in the Canaan region where his father had lived previously.
Giacobbe si stabilì nel paese dove suo padre era stato forestiero, nel paese di Canaan.
2 (This is/I will now tell you) what happened to Jacob’s family. When his son Joseph was 17 years old, he was taking care of the flocks of sheep and goats with some of his older brothers. They were sons of his father’s (concubines/female slaves that he had taken to be his secondary wives). Joseph sometimes told his father about bad things that his brothers were doing.
Questa è la storia della discendenza di Giacobbe. Giuseppe all'età di diciassette anni pascolava il gregge con i fratelli. Egli era giovane e stava con i figli di Bila e i figli di Zilpa, mogli di suo padre. Ora Giuseppe riferì al loro padre i pettegolezzi sul loro conto.
3 Jacob loved Joseph more than he loved any of his other children, because Joseph had been born when Jacob was an old man. Jacob made for Joseph a long pretty robe that had long sleeves.
Israele amava Giuseppe più di tutti i suoi figli, perché era il figlio avuto in vecchiaia, e gli aveva fatto una tunica dalle lunghe maniche.
4 When Joseph’s older brothers realized that their father loved him more than he loved any of them, they hated him. They never spoke kindly to him.
I suoi fratelli, vedendo che il loro padre amava lui più di tutti i suoi figli, lo odiavano e non potevano parlargli amichevolmente.
5 One night Joseph had a dream. He told his brothers about the dream.
Ora Giuseppe fece un sogno e lo raccontò ai fratelli, che lo odiarono ancor di più.
6 He said to them, “Listen to the dream I had!
Disse dunque loro: «Ascoltate questo sogno che ho fatto.
7 In the dream, we were tying up bundles of wheat in the field. Suddenly my bundle stood up straight, and surprisingly, your bundles gathered around my bundle and bowed down to it!”
Noi stavamo legando covoni in mezzo alla campagna, quand'ecco il mio covone si alzò e restò diritto e i vostri covoni vennero intorno e si prostrarono davanti al mio».
8 His brothers said to him, “Do you think that some day you will rule over us? Are you [saying that some day] you are going to be our king?” [RHQ] They hated him even more than before because of what he had told them about his dream.
Gli dissero i suoi fratelli: «Vorrai forse regnare su di noi o ci vorrai dominare?». Lo odiarono ancora di più a causa dei suoi sogni e delle sue parole.
9 Later he had another dream, and again he told his older brothers about it. He said, “Listen to this! I had another dream. In this dream, the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me!”
Egli fece ancora un altro sogno e lo narrò al padre e ai fratelli e disse: «Ho fatto ancora un sogno, sentite: il sole, la luna e undici stelle si prostravano davanti a me».
10 He also told his father about it. His father rebuked him, saying “What are you suggesting by that dream [RHQ]? Do you think it means that your mother and I and your older brothers will some day bow down to the ground in front of you?” [RHQ]
Lo narrò dunque al padre e ai fratelli e il padre lo rimproverò e gli disse: «Che sogno è questo che hai fatto! Dovremo forse venire io e tua madre e i tuoi fratelli a prostrarci fino a terra davanti a te?».
11 Joseph’s older brothers were furious/angry with him, but his father just kept thinking about what the dream meant.
I suoi fratelli perciò erano invidiosi di lui, ma suo padre tenne in mente la cosa.
12 One day Joseph’s older brothers went to take care of their father’s sheep and goats that were eating grass near Shechem.
I suoi fratelli andarono a pascolare il gregge del loro padre a Sichem.
13 Some time later, Jacob said to Joseph, “Your brothers are taking care of the sheep and goats near Shechem [RHQ]. I am going to send you there to see them.” Joseph replied, “Okay.”
Israele disse a Giuseppe: «Sai che i tuoi fratelli sono al pascolo a Sichem? Vieni, ti voglio mandare da loro». Gli rispose: «Eccomi!».
14 Jacob said, “Go and see if they are doing okay, and if the flocks are doing okay. Then come back and give me a report.” So Jacob sent Joseph from [the valley where they were living], the valley where Hebron is located, [to go north] to find his brothers. When Joseph arrived near Shechem [city],
Gli disse: «Và a vedere come stanno i tuoi fratelli e come sta il bestiame, poi torna a riferirmi». Lo fece dunque partire dalla valle di Ebron ed egli arrivò a Sichem.
15 while he was wandering around in the fields looking/searching for his brothers, a man saw him and asked him, “Whom are you looking/searching for?”
Mentr'egli andava errando per la campagna, lo trovò un uomo, che gli domandò: «Che cerchi?».
16 Joseph replied, “I am looking for my older brothers. Can you tell me where they are taking care of their sheep and goats?”
Rispose: «Cerco i miei fratelli. Indicami dove si trovano a pascolare».
17 The man replied, “They are not here any more. I heard one of them saying, ‘Let’s take the sheep and goats and go to Dothan [town].’” So Joseph left there and went north, and found his older brothers near Dothan.
Quell'uomo disse: «Hanno tolto le tende di qui, infatti li ho sentiti dire: Andiamo a Dotan». Allora Giuseppe andò in cerca dei suoi fratelli e li trovò a Dotan.
18 But they saw him when he was still far away, and they decided to kill him.
Essi lo videro da lontano e, prima che giungesse vicino a loro, complottarono di farlo morire.
19 They said to each other [things like], “Here comes that dreamer!”
Si dissero l'un l'altro: «Ecco, il sognatore arriva!
20 and “Hey, let’s kill him, and then throw his body into one of the pits/cisterns. Then we will tell people that a ferocious/wild animal attacked and killed him and ate him. And then we will (find out whether his dreams come true/make sure that his dreams do not come true)!”
Orsù, uccidiamolo e gettiamolo in qualche cisterna! Poi diremo: Una bestia feroce l'ha divorato! Così vedremo che ne sarà dei suoi sogni!».
21 Reuben heard what they were saying, so he tried to persuade them not to kill [MTY] Joseph. He said, “No, we should not kill him.
Ma Ruben sentì e volle salvarlo dalle loro mani, dicendo: «Non togliamogli la vita».
22 Do not even shed his blood! We can throw him into this pit/cistern in the desert, but we should not harm him [MTY].” He said that, and then left them, planning to rescue Joseph later and take him back to his father.
Poi disse loro: «Non versate il sangue, gettatelo in questa cisterna che è nel deserto, ma non colpitelo con la vostra mano»; egli intendeva salvarlo dalle loro mani e ricondurlo a suo padre.
23 So when Joseph arrived where his older brothers were, they seized him and ripped off his pretty robe with long sleeves.
Quando Giuseppe fu arrivato presso i suoi fratelli, essi lo spogliarono della sua tunica, quella tunica dalle lunghe maniche ch'egli indossava,
24 Then they took him and threw him into the pit/cistern. But the pit/cistern was dry; there was no water in it.
poi lo afferrarono e lo gettarono nella cisterna: era una cisterna vuota, senz'acqua.
25 After they sat down to eat some food, they looked up and saw a (caravan/group [of traders]), descendants of Ishmael, coming from the Gilead area. Their camels were loaded with bags of spices and nice-smelling resins. They were going down to Egypt to sell those things there.
Poi sedettero per prendere cibo. Quando ecco, alzando gli occhi, videro arrivare una carovana di Ismaeliti provenienti da Galaad, con i cammelli carichi di resina, di balsamo e di laudano, che andavano a portare in Egitto.
26 Judah said to his [older and younger] brothers, “If we kill our younger brother and hide his body, (what will we gain?/we will not gain anything!) [RHQ]
Allora Giuda disse ai fratelli: «Che guadagno c'è ad uccidere il nostro fratello e a nasconderne il sangue?
27 So, instead of harming him, let’s sell him to these men who are descendants of Ishmael. Don’t forget, he is our own younger brother!” So they all agreed to do that.
Su, vendiamolo agli Ismaeliti e la nostra mano non sia contro di lui, perché è nostro fratello e nostra carne». I suoi fratelli lo ascoltarono.
28 When those traders from the Midian area came near, Joseph’s brothers pulled him up out of the pit/cistern. Then they sold him to the men from Midian for 20 pieces of silver. The traders then took Joseph to Egypt.
Passarono alcuni mercanti madianiti; essi tirarono su ed estrassero Giuseppe dalla cisterna e per venti sicli d'argento vendettero Giuseppe agli Ismaeliti. Così Giuseppe fu condotto in Egitto.
29 When Reuben returned to the pit/cistern, he saw that his younger brother was not there. He was so grieved that he tore his clothes.
Quando Ruben ritornò alla cisterna, ecco Giuseppe non c'era più. Allora si stracciò le vesti,
30 He went back to his [younger] brothers and said, “The boy is not in the pit/cistern! What can I do now?” [RHQ]
tornò dai suoi fratelli e disse: «Il ragazzo non c'è più, dove andrò io?».
31 [Joseph’s brothers did not dare to tell their father what they had done. So, they decided to invent a story about what had happened]. They got Joseph’s robe. Then they killed a goat and dipped the robe in the goat’s blood.
Presero allora la tunica di Giuseppe, scannarono un capro e intinsero la tunica nel sangue.
32 They took that pretty robe back to their father and said, “We found this robe! Look at it. Is it your son’s robe?”
Poi mandarono al padre la tunica dalle lunghe maniche e gliela fecero pervenire con queste parole: «L'abbiamo trovata; riscontra se è o no la tunica di tuo figlio».
33 He recognized it, and he said, “Yes, it is my son’s robe! Some ferocious/wild animal must have attacked and killed him! I am sure that the animal has torn Joseph to pieces!”
Egli la riconobbe e disse: «E' la tunica di mio figlio! Una bestia feroce l'ha divorato. Giuseppe è stato sbranato».
34 Jacob was so grieved that he tore his clothes. He put on (sackcloth/clothes that people wear when they are mourning for someone who has died). He mourned/cried for his son for many days.
Giacobbe si stracciò le vesti, si pose un cilicio attorno ai fianchi e fece lutto sul figlio per molti giorni.
35 All of his children came to try to comfort him, but he did not pay attention to what they said. He said, “No, I will still be mourning/crying when I die and go to be with my son.” So Joseph’s father continued to cry because of what had happened to his son. (Sheol h7585)
Tutti i suoi figli e le sue figlie vennero a consolarlo, ma egli non volle essere consolato dicendo: «No, io voglio scendere in lutto dal figlio mio nella tomba». E il padre suo lo pianse. (Sheol h7585)
36 In the meantime, the men/traders from Midian took Joseph to Egypt and sold him to Potiphar, who was one of the king’s officials. He was the captain of the soldiers who protected the king.
Intanto i Madianiti lo vendettero in Egitto a Potifar, consigliere del faraone e comandante delle guardie.
