Genesis 37
1 Jacob continued to live in the Canaan region where his father had lived previously.
Jacob vivía en la tierra donde peregrinó su padre, en la tierra de Canaán.
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 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 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 todos sus hijos, porque era el hijo de su vejez, y le hizo una túnica de muchos colores.
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.
Sus hermanos vieron que su padre lo amaba más que a todos sus hermanos, y lo odiaron y no pudieron hablarle pacíficamente.
5 One night Joseph had a dream. He told his brothers about the dream.
José soñó un sueño, y se lo contó a sus hermanos, y éstos lo odiaron aún más.
6 He said to them, “Listen to the dream I had!
Les dijo: “Escuchad este sueño que he soñado:
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!”
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 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.
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 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!”
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 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]
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 Joseph’s older brothers were furious/angry with him, but his father just kept thinking about what the dream meant.
Sus hermanos le envidiaban, pero su padre tenía presente esta frase.
12 One day Joseph’s older brothers went to take care of their father’s sheep and goats that were eating grass near Shechem.
Sus hermanos fueron a apacentar el rebaño de su padre en 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 dijo a José: “¿No están tus hermanos apacentando el rebaño en Siquem? Ven, y te enviaré con ellos”. Él le respondió: “Aquí estoy”.
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],
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 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?”
Cierto hombre lo encontró, y he aquí que estaba vagando por el campo. El hombre 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?”
Dijo: “Busco a mis hermanos. Dime, por favor, dónde están apacentando 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.
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 But they saw him when he was still far away, and they decided to kill him.
Lo vieron de lejos, y antes de que se acercara a ellos, conspiraron contra él para matarlo.
19 They said to each other [things like], “Here comes that dreamer!”
Se decían unos a otros: “He aquí que viene este soñador.
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)!”
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 what they were saying, so he tried to persuade them not to kill [MTY] Joseph. He said, “No, we should not kill him.
Rubén lo oyó y lo libró de sus manos y dijo: “No le quitemos la 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.
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 So when Joseph arrived where his older brothers were, they seized him and ripped off his pretty robe with long sleeves.
Cuando José llegó a manos de sus hermanos, éstos le quitaron la túnica de muchos colores 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 tomaron y lo arrojaron a la fosa. La fosa estaba vacía. No había agua en ella.
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.
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 [older and younger] brothers, “If we kill our younger brother and hide his body, (what will we gain?/we will not gain anything!) [RHQ]
Judá dijo a sus hermanos: “¿De qué nos sirve matar a nuestro hermano y ocultar su sangre?
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.
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 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.
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 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.
Rubén volvió a la fosa y vio que José no estaba en ella, y se rasgó las vestiduras.
30 He went back to his [younger] brothers and said, “The boy is not in the pit/cistern! What can I do now?” [RHQ]
Volvió a sus hermanos y dijo: “El niño ya no está; y yo, ¿a dónde iré?”
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.
Tomaron la túnica de José, mataron un macho cabrío y mojaron la túnica 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?”
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 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!”
Lo reconoció y dijo: “Es la túnica de mi hijo. Un animal malvado lo ha devorado. Sin duda, José está despedazado”.
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 se rasgó las vestiduras, se puso tela de saco en la cintura y lloró a su hijo durante muchos días.
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 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 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.
Los madianitas lo vendieron a Egipto a Potifar, un oficial del Faraón, el capitán de la guardia.
