Genesi 37
1 OR Giacobbe abitò nel paese dove suo padre era andato peregrinando, nel paese di Canaan.
Jacob continued to live in the Canaan region where his father had lived previously.
2 E le generazioni di Giacobbe [furono] quelle. Giuseppe, essendo giovane, d'età di diciassette anni, pasturava le gregge, coi suoi fratelli, co' figliuoli di Bilha, e coi figliluoli di Zilpa, mogli di suo padre. Ed egli rapportava al padre loro la mala fama che andava attorno di loro.
(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.
3 Or Israele amava Giuseppe più che tutti gli altri suoi figliuoli; perciocchè gli era nato nella sua vecchiezza, e gli fece una giubba vergata.
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.
4 E i suoi fratelli, veggendo che il padre loro l'amava più che tutti i suoi fratelli, l'odiavano, e non potevano parlar con lui in pace.
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.
5 E Giuseppe sognò un sogno, ed egli lo [raccontò] a' suoi fratelli; ed essi l'odiarono vie maggiormente.
One night Joseph had a dream. He told his brothers about the dream.
6 Egli adunque disse loro: Deh! udite questo sogno che io ho sognato.
He said to them, “Listen to the dream I had!
7 Ecco, noi legavamo i covoni in mezzo di un campo; ed ecco, il mio covone si levò su, ed anche si tenne ritto; ed ecco, i vostri covoni furon d'intorno al mio covone, e gli s'inchinarono.
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!”
8 E i suoi fratelli gli dissero: Regneresti tu pur sopra noi? signoreggeresti tu pur sopra noi? Essi adunque l'odiarono vie maggiormente per i suoi sogni, e per le sue parole.
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.
9 Ed egli sognò ancora un altro sogno, e lo raccontò a' suoi fratelli, dicendo: Ecco, io ho sognato ancora un sogno: ed ecco, il sole, e la luna, ed undici stelle, mi s'inchinavano.
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!”
10 Ed egli lo raccontò a suo padre, e a' suoi fratelli. E suo padre lo sgridò, e gli disse: Quale [è] questo sogno che tu hai sognato? avremo noi, io, e tua madre, e i tuoi fratelli, pure a venire ad inchinarci a te a terra?
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]
11 E i suoi fratelli gli portavano invidia; ma suo padre riserbava [appo sè] queste parole.
Joseph’s older brothers were furious/angry with him, but his father just kept thinking about what the dream meant.
12 Or i suoi fratelli andarono a pasturar le gregge del padre loro in Sichem.
One day Joseph’s older brothers went to take care of their father’s sheep and goats that were eating grass near Shechem.
13 Ed Israele disse a Giuseppe: I tuoi fratelli non pasturano essi in Sichem? Vieni, ed io ti manderò a loro. Ed egli disse: Eccomi.
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.”
14 Ed esso gli disse: Or va', e vedi se i tuoi fratelli, e le gregge, stanno bene, e rapportamelo. Così lo mandò dalla valle di Hebron; ed egli venne in Sichem.
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],
15 Ed un uomo lo trovò ch'egli andava errando per li campi; e quell'uomo lo domandò, e gli disse: Che cerchi?
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?”
16 Ed egli disse: Io cerco i miei fratelli; deh! insegnami dove essi pasturano.
Joseph replied, “I am looking for my older brothers. Can you tell me where they are taking care of their sheep and goats?”
17 E quell'uomo [gli] disse: Essi son partiti di qui; perciocchè io li udii che dicevano: Andamocene in Dotain. Giuseppe adunque andò dietro a' suoi fratelli, e li trovò in Dotain.
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.
18 Ed essi lo videro da lungi; ed avanti che si appressasse a loro, macchinarono contro a lui, per ucciderlo.
But they saw him when he was still far away, and they decided to kill him.
19 E dissero l'uno all'altro: Ecco cotesto sognatore viene.
They said to each other [things like], “Here comes that dreamer!”
20 Ora dunque venite, ed uccidiamolo; e poi gittiamolo in una di queste fosse; e noi diremo che una mala bestia l'ha divorato; e vedremo che diverranno i suoi sogni.
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)!”
21 Ma Ruben, udendo questo, lo riscosse dalle lor mani, e disse: Non percotiamolo a morte.
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.
22 Ruben ancora disse loro: Non ispandete il sangue; gittatelo in quella fossa ch'[è] nel deserto, ma non gli mettete la mano addosso; per riscuoterlo dalle lor mani [e] per rimenarlo a suo padre.
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.
23 E, quando Giuseppe fu venuto a' suoi fratelli, essi lo spogliarono della sua giubba, di quella giubba vergata ch'egli [avea] indosso.
So when Joseph arrived where his older brothers were, they seized him and ripped off his pretty robe with long sleeves.
24 Poi lo presero, e lo gittarono in quella fossa: or la fossa [era] vota, [e] non [vi era] acqua alcuna dentro.
Then they took him and threw him into the pit/cistern. But the pit/cistern was dry; there was no water in it.
25 Poi si assettarono per prender cibo, ed alzarono gli occhi, e videro una carovana d'Ismaeliti che veniva di Galaad, i cui cammelli erano carichi di cose preziose, di balsamo e di mirra; ed essi andavano per portar [quelle cose] in Egitto.
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.
26 E Giuda disse a' suoi fratelli: Che guadagno faremo, quando avremo ucciso il nostro fratello, ed avremo occultato il suo sangue?
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]
27 Venite, vendiamolo a costesti Ismaeliti, e non mettiamogli la mano addosso; perciocchè egli [è] nostro fratello, nostra carne. E i suoi fratelli [gli] acconsentirono.
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.
28 E come que' mercatanti Madianiti passavano, essi trassero e fecero salir Giuseppe fuor di quella fossa, e per venti [sicli] d'argento lo vendettero a quegl'Ismaeliti; ed essi lo menarono in Egitto.
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.
29 Or Ruben tornò alla fossa, ed ecco, Giuseppe non v'[era] più; ed egli stracciò i suoi vestimenti.
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.
30 E tornò a' suoi fratelli, e disse: Il fanciullo non si trova; ed io, dove andrò io?
He went back to his [younger] brothers and said, “The boy is not in the pit/cistern! What can I do now?” [RHQ]
31 Ed essi presero la giubba di Giuseppe; e scannarono un becco, e tinsero quella col sangue.
[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.
32 E mandarono a portar quella giubba vergata al padre loro, ed a dirgli: Noi abbiam trovata questa [giubba: ] riconosci ora se [è] la giubba del tuo figliuolo, o no.
They took that pretty robe back to their father and said, “We found this robe! Look at it. Is it your son’s robe?”
33 Ed egli la riconobbe, e disse: [Questa è] la giubba del mio figliuolo; una mala bestia l'ha divorato; Giuseppe per certo [è] stato lacerato.
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!”
34 E Giacobbe stracciò i suoi vestimenti, e si mise un sacco sopra i lombi, e fece cordoglio del suo figliuolo per molti giorni.
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.
35 E tutti i suoi figliuoli, e tutte le sue figliuole, si levarono per consolarlo; ma egli rifiutò di esser consolato, e disse: Certo io scenderò con cordoglio al mio figliuolo nel sepolcro. E suo padre lo pianse. (Sheol h7585)
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)
36 E que' Madianiti, [menato Giuseppe] in Egitto, lo vendettero a Potifarre, Eunuco di Faraone, Capitan delle guardie.
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.
