Genesis 37
1 Jacob continued to live in the Canaan region where his father had lived previously.
Jacob se estableció y vivió en Canaán como lo había hecho su padre.
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 es la historia de Jacob y su familia: José tenía diecisiete años y ayudaba a cuidar el rebaño junto con sus hermanos, los hijos de Bila y Zilpá, las esposas de su padre. José le contó a su padre algunas de las cosas malas que sus hermanos estaban haciendo.
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.
Israel amaba a José más que a cualquiera de sus otros hijos, porque José le había nacido cuando ya era viejo. E hizo una túnica de colores y de mangas largas para José.
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.
Cuando sus hermanos se dieron cuenta de que su padre lo amaba más que a cualquiera de ellos, lo odiaron y no tenían nada bueno que decir de él.
5 One night Joseph had a dream. He told his brothers about the dream.
José tuvo un sueño, y cuando se lo contó a sus hermanos, lo odiaron aún más.
6 He said to them, “Listen to the dream I had!
“Escuchen este sueño que tuve”, les dijo.
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!”
“Estábamos atando fardos de grano en los campos cuando de repente mi fardo se levantó, y sus fardos se acercaron y se inclinaron ante el mío”.
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.
“¿De verdad crees que vas a ser nuestro rey?” le preguntaron ellos. “¿De verdad crees que vas a gobernar sobre nosotros?” Y lo odiaron aún más por su sueño y por cómo lo describía.
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!”
Luego José tuvo otro sueño y se lo contó a sus hermanos. “Escuchen, tuve otro sueño”, explicó. “El sol y la luna y once estrellas se inclinaban ante mí”.
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]
También se lo contó a su padre y a sus hermanos, y su padre se lo recriminó, diciendo: “¿Qué es este sueño que has tenido? ¿Vamos a venir nosotros, tu madre y tus hermanos a inclinarnos hasta el suelo ante ti?”
11 Joseph’s older brothers were furious/angry with him, but his father just kept thinking about what the dream meant.
Los hermanos de José se pusieron celosos de él, pero su padre no entendía el significado del sueño.
12 One day Joseph’s older brothers went to take care of their father’s sheep and goats that were eating grass near Shechem.
Un día los hermanos de José llevaban los rebaños de su padre a pastar cerca de Siquem.
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 le dijo a José: “Tus hermanos cuidan las ovejas cerca de Siquem. Prepárate porque quiero que vayas a verlos”. “Así lo haré”, respondió José.
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],
Así que Jacob le dijo: “Ve a ver cómo están tus hermanos y los rebaños, y vuelve y házmelo saber”. Así que lo despidió, y José partió del Valle de Hebrón,
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?”
y llegó a Siquem. Un hombre lo encontró vagando por el campo, y le preguntó: “¿Qué buscas?”
16 Joseph replied, “I am looking for my older brothers. Can you tell me where they are taking care of their sheep and goats?”
“Estoy buscando a mis hermanos”, respondió José. “¿Puedes decirme por favor dónde están cuidando el rebaño?”
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.
“Ya se han ido”, respondió el hombre. “Les oí decir: ‘Vamos a Dotán’”. Así que José siguió a sus hermanos y los alcanzó en Dotán.
18 But they saw him when he was still far away, and they decided to kill him.
Pero lo vieron venir a lo lejos, y antes de que llegara a ellos, hicieron planes para matarlo.
19 They said to each other [things like], “Here comes that dreamer!”
“¡Mira, aquí viene el Señor de los Sueños!” se dijeron entre ellos.
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)!”
“Vamos, matémoslo y arrojémoslo a una de las fosas. Diremos que algún animal salvaje se lo ha comido. ¡Entonces veremos qué pasa con sus sueños!”
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.
Cuando Rubén escuchó todo esto, trató de salvar a José de ellos.
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.
“No lo ataquemos ni lo matemos”, sugirió. “No lo asesinen, sólo arrójenlo a esta fosa aquí en el desierto. No necesitamos ser culpables de violencia”. Rubén dijo esto para poder regresar más tarde y rescatar a José de ellos y llevarlo a casa con su padre.
23 So when Joseph arrived where his older brothers were, they seized him and ripped off his pretty robe with long sleeves.
Así que cuando llegó José, sus hermanos le arrancaron la túnica – la colorida túnica de manga larga que llevaba puesta –
24 Then they took him and threw him into the pit/cistern. But the pit/cistern was dry; there was no water in it.
lo agarraron y lo arrojaron a una fosa. (La fosa estaba vacía y no tenía agua).
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.
Estaban sentados para comer cuando vieron una caravana de ismaelitas que venía de Galaad. Sus camellos llevaban especias aromáticas, bálsamo y mirra para llevarlos a Egipto.
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]
“¿Qué sentido tiene matar a nuestro hermano?” preguntó Judá a sus hermanos. “¡Entonces tendríamos que encubrir su muerte!
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.
En vez de eso, ¿por qué no lo vendemos a estos ismaelitas? No tenemos que matarlo. Después de todo, es nuestro hermano, nuestra propia carne y sangre”. Sus hermanos estuvieron de acuerdo.
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.
Así que cuando los ismaelitas (que eran comerciantes de Madián) llegaron, sacaron a José de la fosa y se lo vendieron por veinte piezas de plata. Los ismaelitas lo llevaron a Egipto.
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.
Cuando Rubén regresó más tarde y miró en la fosa, José se había ido. Rasgó sus ropas en señal de dolor.
30 He went back to his [younger] brothers and said, “The boy is not in the pit/cistern! What can I do now?” [RHQ]
Regresó con sus hermanos. “¡El muchacho se ha ido!”, gimió. “¿Qué voy a hacer ahora?”
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.
Mataron una cabra y mojaron la túnica de José en la sangre.
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?”
Luego enviaron la colorida túnica a su padre con el mensaje: “Encontramos esto. Por favor, examínalo y ve si es la túnica de tu hijo o no”.
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!”
El padre la reconoció de inmediato y dijo: “¡Esta es la túnica de mi hijo! Algún animal salvaje debe habérselo comido. El pobre José ha sido despedazado, ¡no hay duda de ello!”
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.
Entonces Jacob rasgó sus ropas en señal de lamento y se vistió con un saco. Lloró la muerte de su hijo durante mucho tiempo.
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 sus hijos e hijas trataron de consolarlo, pero él rechazaba sus intentos. “No”, dijo, “bajaré a mi tumba llorando por mi hijo”. Así que el padre de José siguió llorando por él. (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.
Mientras tanto, los ismaelitas habían llegado a Egipto y le habían vendido a José a Potifar. Potifar era uno de los oficiales del faraón, era el capitán de la guardia.
