Genesis 37
1 Habitavit autem Iacob in terra Chanaan, in qua pater suus peregrinatus est.
Now Jacob was living in the land where his father had made a place for himself, in 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.
These are the generations of Jacob: Joseph, a boy seventeen years old, was looking after the flock, together with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph gave their father a bad account of them.
3 Israel autem diligebat Ioseph super omnes filios, eo quod in senectute genuisset eum: fecitque ei tunicam polymitam.
Now the love which Israel had for Joseph was greater than his love for all his other children, because he got him when he was an old man: and he had a long coat made for him.
4 Videntes autem fratres eius quod a patre plus cunctis filiis amaretur, oderant eum, nec poterant ei quidquam pacifice loqui.
And because his brothers saw that Joseph was dearer to his father than all the others, they were full of hate for him, and would not say a kind word to him.
5 Accidit quoque ut visum somnium referret fratribus suis: quae causa maioris odii seminarium fuit.
Now Joseph had a dream, and he gave his brothers an account of it, which made their hate greater than ever.
6 Dixitque ad eos: Audite somnium meum quod vidi:
And he said to them, Let me give you the story of my dream.
7 Putabam nos ligare manipulos in agro: et quasi consurgere manipulum meum, et stare, vestrosque manipulos circumstantes adorare manipulum meum.
We were in the field, getting the grain stems together, and my grain kept upright, and yours came round and went down on the earth before mine.
8 Responderunt fratres eius: Numquid rex noster eris? aut subiiciemur ditioni tuae? Haec ergo causa somniorum atque sermonum, invidiae et odii fomitem ministravit.
And his brothers said to him, Are you to be our king? will you have authority over us? And because of his dream and his words, their hate for him became greater than ever.
9 Aliud quoque vidit somnium, quod narrans fratribus, ait: Vidi per somnium, quasi solem, et lunam, et stellas undecim adorare me.
Then he had another dream, and gave his brothers an account of it, saying, I have had another dream: the sun and the moon and eleven stars gave honour 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 gave word of it to his father and his brothers; but his father protesting said, What sort of a dream is this? am I and your mother and your brothers to go down on our faces to the earth before you?
11 Invidebant ei igitur fratres sui: pater vero rem tacitus considerabat.
And his brothers were full of envy; but his father kept his words in mind.
12 Cumque fratres illius in pascendis gregibus patris morarentur in Sichem,
Now his brothers went to keep watch over their father's flock in Shechem.
13 dixit ad eum Israel: Fratres tui pascunt oves in Sichimis: veni, mittam te ad eos. Quo respondente,
And Israel said to Joseph, Are not your brothers with the flock in Shechem? come, I will send you to them. And he said to him, Here am I.
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:
And he said to him, Go now, and see if your brothers are well and how the flock is; then come back and give me word. 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 quaereret.
And a man saw him wandering in the country, and said to him, What are you looking for?
16 At ille respondit: Fratres meos quaero, indica mihi ubi pascant greges.
And he said, I am looking for my brothers; please give me word of where they are keeping their flock.
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.
And the man said, They have gone away from here, for they said in my hearing, Let us go to Dothan. So Joseph went after them and came up with them at Dothan.
18 Qui cum vidissent eum procul, antequam accederet ad eos, cogitaverunt illum occidere:
But they saw him when he was a long way off, and before he came near them they made a secret design against him to put him to death;
19 et mutuo loquebantur: Ecce somniator venit:
Saying to one another, See, here comes this dreamer.
20 venite, occidamus eum, et mittamus in cisternam veterem: dicemusque: Fera pessima devoravit eum: et tunc apparebit quid illi prosint somnia sua.
Let us now put him to death and put his body into one of these holes, and we will say, An evil beast has put him to death: then we will see what becomes of his dreams.
21 Audiens autem hoc Ruben, nitebatur liberare eum de manibus eorum, et dicebat:
But Reuben, hearing these words, got him out of their hands, saying, Let us not take his life.
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 put him to a violent death, but let him be placed in one of the holes; this he said to keep him safe from their hands, with the purpose of taking him back to his father again.
23 Confestim igitur ut pervenit ad fratres suos, nudaverunt eum tunica talari, et polymita:
So when Joseph came to his brothers, they took off his long coat which he had on;
24 miseruntque eum in cisternam veterem, quae non habebat aquam.
And they took him and put him in the hole: now the hole had 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.
Then seating themselves, they took their meal: and looking up, they saw a travelling band of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead on their way to Egypt, with spices and perfumes on their camels.
26 Dixit ergo Iudas fratribus suis: Quid nobis prodest si occiderimus fratrem nostrum, et celaverimus sanguinem ipsius?
And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is there in putting our brother to death and covering up his blood?
27 Melius est ut venundetur Ismaelitis, et manus nostrae non polluantur: frater enim, et caro nostra est. Acquieverunt fratres sermonibus illius.
Let us give him to these Ishmaelites for a price, and let us not put violent hands on him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers gave ear to him.
28 Et praetereuntibus Madianitis negotiatoribus, extrahentes eum de cisterna, vendiderunt eum Ismaelitis, viginti argenteis: qui duxerunt eum in Aegyptum.
And some traders from Midian went by; so pulling Joseph up out of the hole, they gave him to the Ishmaelites for twenty bits of silver, and they took him to Egypt.
29 Reversusque Ruben ad cisternam, non invenit puerum:
Now when Reuben came back to the hole, Joseph was not there; and giving signs of grief,
30 et scissis vestibus pergens ad fratres suos, ait: Puer non comparet, et ego quo ibo?
He went back to his brothers, and said, The child is gone; what am I to do?
31 Tulerunt autem tunicam eius, et in sanguinem hoedi, quem occiderant, tinxerunt:
Then they took Joseph's coat, and put on it some of the blood from a young goat which they had put to death,
32 mittentes qui ferrent ad patrem, et dicerent: Hanc invenimus: vide utrum tunica filii tui sit, an non.
And they took the coat to their father, and said, We came across this; is it your son's coat or not?
33 Quam cum agnovisset pater, ait: Tunica filii mei est, fera pessima comedit eum, bestia devoravit Ioseph.
And he saw that it was, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast has put him to death; without doubt Joseph has come to a cruel end.
34 Scissisque vestibus, indutus est cilicio, lugens filium suum multo tempore.
Then Jacob, giving signs of grief, put on haircloth, and went on weeping for his son day after day.
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)
And all his sons and all his daughters came to give him comfort, but he would not be comforted, saying with weeping, I will go down to the underworld to my son. So great was his father's sorrow for him. (Sheol h7585)
36 Madianitae vendiderunt Ioseph in Aegypto Phutiphari eunucho Pharaonis magistro militum.
And in Egypt the men of Midian gave him for a price to Potiphar, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house.
