Genesis 37
1 Habitavit autem Jacob in terra Chanaan, in qua pater suus peregrinatus est.
And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojourning, in the land of Canaan.
2 Et hæ sunt generationes ejus: Joseph cum sedecim esset annorum, pascebat gregem cum fratribus suis adhuc puer: et erat cum filiis Balæ et Zelphæ uxorum patris sui: accusavitque fratres suos apud patrem crimine pessimo.
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. And he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives, and Joseph brought the evil report of them to their father.
3 Israël autem diligebat Joseph super omnes filios suos, eo quod in senectute genuisset eum: fecitque ei tunicam polymitam.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made for him a coat of many colors.
4 Videntes autem fratres ejus quod a patre plus cunctis filiis amaretur, oderant eum, nec poterant ei quidquam pacifice loqui.
And his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers. And they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.
5 Accidit quoque ut visum somnium referret fratribus suis: quæ causa majoris odii seminarium fuit.
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him yet the more.
6 Dixitque ad eos: Audite somnium meum quod vidi:
And he said to them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed.
7 putabam nos ligare manipulos in agro: et quasi consurgere manipulum meum, et stare, vestrosque manipulos circumstantes adorare manipulum meum.
For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright. And, behold, your sheaves came round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
8 Responderunt fratres ejus: Numquid rex noster eris? aut subjiciemur ditioni tuæ? Hæc ergo causa somniorum atque sermonum, invidiæ et odii fomitem ministravit.
And his brothers said to him, Shall thou indeed reign over us? Or shall thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
9 Aliud quoque vidit somnium, quod narrans fratribus, ait: Vidi per somnium, quasi solem, et lunam, et stellas undecim adorare me.
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brothers. And said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream again. And, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars made obeisance to me.
10 Quod cum patri suo, et fratribus retulisset, increpavit eum pater suus, et dixit: Quid sibi vult hoc somnium quod vidisti? num ego et mater tua, et fratres tui adorabimus te super terram?
And he told it to his father, and to his brothers. And his father rebuked him, and said to him, What is this dream that thou have dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brothers indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
11 Invidebant ei igitur fratres sui: pater vero rem tacitus considerabat.
And his brothers envied him, but his father kept the saying in mind.
12 Cumque fratres illius in pascendis gregibus patris morarentur in Sichem,
And his brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
13 dixit ad eum Israël: Fratres tui pascunt oves in Sichimis: veni, mittam te ad eos. Quo respondente,
And Israel said to Joseph, Are not thy brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send thee to them. And he said to him, Here I am.
14 Præsto sum, ait ei: Vade, et vide si cuncta prospera sint erga fratres tuos, et pecora: et renuntia mihi quid agatur. Missus de valle Hebron, venit in Sichem:
And he said to him, Go now, see whether it is well with thy brothers, and well with the flock, and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
15 invenitque eum vir errantem in agro, et interrogavit quid quæreret.
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying, What do thou seek?
16 At ille respondit: Fratres meos quæro: indica mihi ubi pascant greges.
And he said, I am seeking my brothers. Tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding.
17 Dixitque ei vir: Recesserunt de loco isto: audivi autem eos dicentes: Eamus in Dothain. Perrexit ergo Joseph post fratres suos, et invenit eos in Dothain.
And the man said, They are departed from here, for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.
18 Qui cum vidissent eum procul, antequam accederet ad eos, cogitaverunt illum occidere:
And they saw him afar off. And before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.
19 et mutuo loquebantur: Ecce somniator venit:
And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer comes.
20 venite, occidamus eum, et mittamus in cisternam veterem: dicemusque: Fera pessima devoravit eum: et tunc apparebit quid illi prosint somnia sua.
Come now therefore, and let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits. And we will say, An evil beast has devoured him. And we shall see what will become of his dreams.
21 Audiens autem hoc Ruben, nitebatur liberare eum de manibus eorum, et dicebat:
And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.
22 Non interficiatis animam ejus, nec effundatis sanguinem: sed projicite eum in cisternam hanc, quæ est in solitudine, manusque vestras servate innoxias: hoc autem dicebat, volens eripere eum de manibus eorum, et reddere patri suo.
And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood. Cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him, that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.
23 Confestim igitur ut pervenit ad fratres suos, nudaverunt eum tunica talari et polymita:
And it came to pass, when Joseph came to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him,
24 miseruntque eum in cisternam veterem, quæ non habebat aquam.
and they took him, and cast him into the pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it.
25 Et sedentes ut comederent panem, viderunt Ismaëlitas viatores venire de Galaad, et camelos eorum portantes aromata, et resinam, et stacten in Ægyptum.
And they sat down to eat bread. And they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
26 Dixit ergo Judas fratribus suis: Quid nobis prodest si occiderimus fratrem nostrum, et celaverimus sanguinem ipsius?
And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
27 melius est ut venundetur Ismaëlitis, et manus nostræ non polluantur: frater enim et caro nostra est. Acquieverunt fratres sermonibus illius.
Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers hearkened to him.
28 Et prætereuntibus Madianitis negotiatoribus, extrahentes eum de cisterna, vendiderunt eum Ismaëlitis, viginti argenteis: qui duxerunt eum in Ægyptum.
And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen, and they drew and lifted Joseph up out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29 Reversusque Ruben ad cisternam, non invenit puerum:
And Reuben returned to the pit, and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit. And he tore his clothes,
30 et scissis vestibus pergens ad fratres suos, ait: Puer non comparet, et ego quo ibo?
and he returned to his brothers, and said, The child is not, and I, where shall I go?
31 Tulerunt autem tunicam ejus, et in sanguine hædi, quem occiderant, tinxerunt:
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood.
32 mittentes qui ferrent ad patrem, et dicerent: Hanc invenimus: vide utrum tunica filii tui sit, an non.
And they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, We have found this. Know now whether it is thy son's coat or not.
33 Quam cum agnovisset pater, ait: Tunica filii mei est: fera pessima comedit eum, bestia devoravit Joseph.
And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat. An evil beast has devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.
34 Scissisque vestibus, indutus est cilicio, lugens filium suum multo tempore.
And Jacob tore his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
35 Congregatis autem cunctis liberis ejus ut lenirent dolorem patris, noluit consolationem accipere, sed ait: Descendam ad filium meum lugens in infernum. Et illo perseverante in fletu, (Sheol h7585)
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted, and he said, For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning. And his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
36 Madianitæ vendiderunt Joseph in Ægypto Putiphari eunucho Pharaonis, magistro militum.
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard.
