Genesis 37
1 habitavit autem Iacob in terra Chanaan in qua peregrinatus est pater suus
And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojourning, 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, 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 Israhel autem diligebat Ioseph 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 eius quod a patre plus cunctis filiis amaretur oderant eum nec poterant ei quicquam pacificum 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 quae causa maioris 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 ligare nos 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 eius numquid rex noster eris aut subiciemur dicioni tuae haec ergo causa somniorum atque sermonum invidiae 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 rettulisset increpavit eum pater et dixit quid sibi vult hoc somnium quod vidisti num ego et mater tua et fratres 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 igitur ei 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 Sychem
And his brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
13 dixit ad eum Israhel fratres tui pascunt oves in Sycimis 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 praesto sum ait vade et vide si cuncta prospera sint erga fratres tuos et pecora et renuntia mihi quid agatur missus de valle Hebron venit in Sychem
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 quaereret
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 quaero 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 Ioseph 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 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 interficiamus animam eius nec effundatis sanguinem sed proicite 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
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 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 in cisternam quae 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 viatores Ismahelitas venire de Galaad et camelos eorum portare aromata et resinam et stacten in Aegyptum
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 Iudas 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 vendatur Ismahelitis et manus nostrae non polluantur frater enim et caro nostra est adquieverunt fratres sermonibus eius
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 praetereuntibus Madianitis negotiatoribus extrahentes eum de cisterna vendiderunt Ismahelitis viginti argenteis qui duxerunt eum in Aegyptum
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 ait puer non conparet 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 eius et in sanguinem hedi 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 Ioseph
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 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 eius ut lenirent dolorem patris noluit consolationem recipere et 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 Madianei vendiderunt Ioseph in Aegypto Putiphar eunucho Pharaonis magistro militiae
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard.
