Genesis 37
1 Jacob continued to live in the Canaan region where his father had lived previously.
Jacob viveu na terra das viagens de seu pai, na terra de Canaã.
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.
Esta é a história das gerações de Jacob. José, aos 17 anos, alimentava o rebanho com seus irmãos. Ele era um menino com os filhos de Bilhah e Zilpah, as esposas de seu pai. José trouxe um relato maligno deles ao pai.
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.
Agora Israel amava José mais do que todos os seus filhos, porque ele era o filho de sua velhice, e ele fez dele uma túnica de muitas cores.
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.
Seus irmãos viram que seu pai o amava mais do que todos os seus irmãos, e o odiavam, e não podiam falar pacificamente com ele.
5 One night Joseph had a dream. He told his brothers about the dream.
Joseph sonhou um sonho, e contou-o a seus irmãos, e eles o odiavam ainda mais.
6 He said to them, “Listen to the dream I had!
Ele lhes disse: “Por favor, ouçam este sonho que eu sonhei:
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!”
pois eis que estávamos amarrando feixes no campo, e eis que meu molho se levantou e também ficou de pé; e eis que seus feixes se aproximaram, e se curvaram ao meu molho”.
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.
Seus irmãos lhe perguntaram: “Você realmente vai reinar sobre nós? Reinarás de fato sobre nós?” Eles o odiavam ainda mais por seus sonhos e por suas palavras.
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!”
Ele sonhou mais um sonho, contou-o a seus irmãos, e disse: “Eis que sonhei mais um sonho: e eis que o sol e a lua e onze estrelas se curvaram diante de mim”.
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]
Ele o contou para seu pai e para seus irmãos. Seu pai o repreendeu, e lhe disse: “Que sonho é esse que você sonhou? Será que eu e sua mãe e seus irmãos iremos realmente nos curvar perante a terra diante de você”?
11 Joseph’s older brothers were furious/angry with him, but his father just kept thinking about what the dream meant.
Seus irmãos o invejavam, mas seu pai mantinha este ditado em mente.
12 One day Joseph’s older brothers went to take care of their father’s sheep and goats that were eating grass near Shechem.
His os irmãos foram alimentar o rebanho de seu pai em Shechem.
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.”
Israel disse a José: “Seus irmãos não estão alimentando o rebanho em Siquém? Venha, e eu o enviarei para eles”. Ele disse a ele: “Aqui estou eu”.
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],
Ele lhe disse: “Vá agora, veja se está bem com seus irmãos, e bem com o rebanho; e me traga notícias novamente”. Então ele o enviou para fora do vale de Hebron, e ele veio para Shechem.
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?”
Um certo homem o encontrou, e eis que ele estava vagando no campo. O homem lhe perguntou: “O que você está procurando?”.
16 Joseph replied, “I am looking for my older brothers. Can you tell me where they are taking care of their sheep and goats?”
Ele disse: “Estou à procura de meus irmãos. Diga-me, por favor, onde eles estão alimentando o rebanho”.
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.
O homem disse: “Eles saíram daqui, pois eu os ouvi dizer: 'Vamos para Dothan'”. Joseph foi atrás de seus irmãos, e os encontrou em Dothan.
18 But they saw him when he was still far away, and they decided to kill him.
Eles o viram de longe, e antes que ele se aproximasse deles, conspiraram contra ele para matá-lo.
19 They said to each other [things like], “Here comes that dreamer!”
Disseram um para o outro: “Eis que vem este sonhador”.
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)!”
Venha agora, portanto, e vamos matá-lo e lançá-lo em um dos fossos, e diremos: “Um animal maligno o devorou”. Veremos o que será de seus sonhos”.
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.
Reuben ouviu e o entregou de suas mãos, e disse: “Não vamos tirar-lhe a vida”.
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.
Reuben disse a eles: “Não derramemos sangue”. Jogue-o neste poço que está no deserto, mas não coloque nenhuma mão sobre ele” - para que ele possa libertá-lo das mãos deles, para restituí-lo a seu pai.
23 So when Joseph arrived where his older brothers were, they seized him and ripped off his pretty robe with long sleeves.
Quando Joseph chegou a seus irmãos, eles tiraram Joseph de sua túnica, a túnica de muitas cores que estava sobre ele;
24 Then they took him and threw him into the pit/cistern. But the pit/cistern was dry; there was no water in it.
e o pegaram, e o jogaram na cova. A cova estava vazia. Não havia água dentro dela.
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.
Eles se sentaram para comer pão, levantaram os olhos e olharam, e viram que uma caravana de ismaelitas vinha de Gilead, com seus camelos contendo especiarias e bálsamo e mirra, indo levá-lo para o Egito.
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]
Judah disse a seus irmãos: “Que proveito teremos se matarmos nosso irmão e ocultarmos seu 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.
Venha, e vamos vendê-lo aos ismaelitas, e não deixemos nossa mão estar sobre ele; pois ele é nosso irmão, nossa carne”. Seus irmãos o escutaram.
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.
Os midianitas que eram comerciantes passaram por aqui, tiraram e levantaram José do poço e venderam José aos ismaelitas por vinte moedas de prata. Os mercadores trouxeram José para o Egito.
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.
Reuben voltou ao poço, e viu que Joseph não estava no poço; e rasgou suas roupas.
30 He went back to his [younger] brothers and said, “The boy is not in the pit/cistern! What can I do now?” [RHQ]
Ele voltou para seus irmãos, e disse: “A criança não está mais; e eu, para onde irei”.
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.
Eles pegaram a túnica de José, mataram um bode macho e mergulharam a túnica no 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?”
Eles pegaram a túnica de muitas cores e a trouxeram ao pai, e disseram: “Encontramos isto. Examinem-na agora e vejam se é ou não a túnica de seu filho”.
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!”
Ele a reconheceu, e disse: “É a túnica de meu filho”. Um animal maligno o devorou. José está, sem dúvida, despedaçado”.
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.
Jacob rasgou suas roupas, colocou saco na cintura e chorou por seu filho por muitos dias.
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)
Todos os seus filhos e todas as suas filhas se levantaram para confortá-lo, mas ele se recusou a ser consolado. Ele disse: “Pois eu irei ao Sheol para o meu filho, de luto”. Seu pai chorou por ele. (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.
Os midianitas o venderam no Egito a Potiphar, um oficial do faraó, o capitão da guarda.
