Genesis 37
1 Habitavit autem Iacob in terra Chanaan, in qua pater suus peregrinatus est.
Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan.
2 Et hae sunt generationes eius: Ioseph cum sedecim esset annorum, pascebat gregem cum fratribus suis adhuc puer: et erat cum filiis Balae et Zelphae uxorum patris sui: accusavitque fratres suos apud patrem crimine pessimo.
This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.
3 Israel autem diligebat Ioseph super omnes filios, eo quod in senectute genuisset eum: fecitque ei tunicam polymitam.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors.
4 Videntes autem fratres eius quod a patre plus cunctis filiis amaretur, oderant eum, nec poterant ei quidquam pacifice loqui.
When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
5 Accidit quoque ut visum somnium referret fratribus suis: quae causa maioris odii seminarium fuit.
Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
6 Dixitque ad eos: Audite somnium meum quod vidi:
He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:
7 Putabam nos ligare manipulos in agro: et quasi consurgere manipulum meum, et stare, vestrosque manipulos circumstantes adorare manipulum meum.
We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.”
8 Responderunt fratres eius: Numquid rex noster eris? aut subiiciemur ditioni tuae? Haec ergo causa somniorum atque sermonum, invidiae et odii fomitem ministravit.
“Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements.
9 Aliud quoque vidit somnium, quod narrans fratribus, ait: Vidi per somnium, quasi solem, et lunam, et stellas undecim adorare me.
Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down 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?
He told his father and brothers, but his father rebuked him and said, “What is this dream that you have had? Will your mother and brothers and I actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”
11 Invidebant ei igitur fratres sui: pater vero rem tacitus considerabat.
And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.
12 Cumque fratres illius in pascendis gregibus patris morarentur in Sichem,
Some time later, Joseph’s brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks near Shechem.
13 dixit ad eum Israel: Fratres tui pascunt oves in Sichimis: veni, mittam te ad eos. Quo respondente,
Israel said to him, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flocks at Shechem? Get ready; I am sending you to them.” “I am ready,” Joseph replied.
14 Praesto sum, ait ei: Vade, et vide si cuncta prospera sint erga fratres tuos, et pecora: et renuncia mihi quid agatur. Missus de Valle Hebron, venit in Sichem:
Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,
15 invenitque eum vir errantem in agro, et interrogavit quid quaereret.
a man found him wandering in the field and asked, “What are you looking for?”
16 At ille respondit: Fratres meos quaero, indica mihi ubi pascant greges.
“I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”
17 Dixitque ei vir: Recesserunt de loco isto: audivi autem eos dicentes: Eamus in Dothain. Perrexit itaque Ioseph post fratres suos, et invenit eos in Dothain.
“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
18 Qui cum vidissent eum procul, antequam accederet ad eos, cogitaverunt illum occidere:
Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.
19 et mutuo loquebantur: Ecce somniator venit:
“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.
20 venite, occidamus eum, et mittamus in cisternam veterem: dicemusque: Fera pessima devoravit eum: et tunc apparebit quid illi prosint somnia sua.
“Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”
21 Audiens autem hoc Ruben, nitebatur liberare eum de manibus eorum, et dicebat:
When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said.
22 Non interficiatis animam eius, nec effundatis sanguinem: sed proiicite eum in cisternam hanc, quae est in solitudine, manusque vestras servate innoxias: hoc autem dicebat, volens eripere eum de manibus eorum, et reddere patri suo.
“Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.
23 Confestim igitur ut pervenit ad fratres suos, nudaverunt eum tunica talari, et polymita:
So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing—
24 miseruntque eum in cisternam veterem, quae non habebat aquam.
and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.
25 Et sedentes ut comederent panem, viderunt Ismaelitas viatores venire de Galaad, et camelos eorum portantes aromata, et resinam, et stacten in Aegyptum.
And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.
26 Dixit ergo Iudas fratribus suis: Quid nobis prodest si occiderimus fratrem nostrum, et celaverimus sanguinem ipsius?
Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
27 Melius est ut venundetur Ismaelitis, et manus nostrae non polluantur: frater enim, et caro nostra est. Acquieverunt fratres sermonibus illius.
Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.
28 Et praetereuntibus Madianitis negotiatoribus, extrahentes eum de cisterna, vendiderunt eum Ismaelitis, viginti argenteis: qui duxerunt eum in Aegyptum.
So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
29 Reversusque Ruben ad cisternam, non invenit puerum:
When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,
30 et scissis vestibus pergens ad fratres suos, ait: Puer non comparet, et ego quo ibo?
returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”
31 Tulerunt autem tunicam eius, et in sanguinem hoedi, quem occiderant, tinxerunt:
Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.
32 mittentes qui ferrent ad patrem, et dicerent: Hanc invenimus: vide utrum tunica filii tui sit, an non.
They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not.”
33 Quam cum agnovisset pater, ait: Tunica filii mei est, fera pessima comedit eum, bestia devoravit Ioseph.
His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”
34 Scissisque vestibus, indutus est cilicio, lugens filium suum multo tempore.
Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
35 Congregatis autem cunctis liberis eius ut lenirent dolorem patris, noluit consolationem accipere, sed ait: Descendam ad filium meum lugens in infernum. Et illo perseverante in fletu, (Sheol h7585)
All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
36 Madianitae vendiderunt Ioseph in Aegypto Phutiphari eunucho Pharaonis magistro militum.
Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
