Génesis 37
1 Jacob vivía en la tierra donde peregrinó su padre, en la tierra de Canaán.
Now Jacob was living in the land where his father had made a place for himself, in the land of Canaan.
2 Esta es la historia de las generaciones de Jacob. José, teniendo diecisiete años, apacentaba el rebaño con sus hermanos. Era un muchacho con los hijos de Bilha y Zilpa, las esposas de su padre. José informó a su padre sobre su maldad.
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 amaba a José más que a todos sus hijos, porque era el hijo de su vejez, y le hizo una túnica de muchos colores.
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 Sus hermanos vieron que su padre lo amaba más que a todos sus hermanos, y lo odiaron y no pudieron hablarle pacíficamente.
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 José soñó un sueño, y se lo contó a sus hermanos, y éstos lo odiaron aún más.
Now Joseph had a dream, and he gave his brothers an account of it, which made their hate greater than ever.
6 Les dijo: “Escuchad este sueño que he soñado:
And he said to them, Let me give you the story of my dream.
7 porque he aquí que estábamos atando gavillas en el campo, y he aquí que mi gavilla se levantó y también se puso de pie; y he aquí que vuestras gavillas se acercaron y se inclinaron hacia mi gavilla.”
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 Sus hermanos le preguntaron: “¿De verdad vas a reinar sobre nosotros? ¿Realmente tendrás dominio sobre nosotros?” Lo odiaban aún más por sus sueños y por sus palabras.
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 Soñó aún otro sueño y lo contó a sus hermanos, diciendo: “He aquí que he soñado otro sueño, y he aquí que el sol, la luna y once estrellas se inclinaban ante mí.”
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 Se lo contó a su padre y a sus hermanos. Su padre lo reprendió y le dijo: “¿Qué es este sueño que has soñado? ¿Acaso yo y tu madre y tus hermanos vendremos a postrarnos en la tierra ante ti?”
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 Sus hermanos le envidiaban, pero su padre tenía presente esta frase.
And his brothers were full of envy; but his father kept his words in mind.
12 Sus hermanos fueron a apacentar el rebaño de su padre en Siquem.
Now his brothers went to keep watch over their father's flock in Shechem.
13 Israel dijo a José: “¿No están tus hermanos apacentando el rebaño en Siquem? Ven, y te enviaré con ellos”. Él le respondió: “Aquí estoy”.
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 Le dijo: “Ve ahora a ver si les va bien a tus hermanos y al rebaño, y tráeme otra vez la noticia”. Y lo envió fuera del valle de Hebrón, y llegó a Siquem.
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 Cierto hombre lo encontró, y he aquí que estaba vagando por el campo. El hombre le preguntó: “¿Qué buscas?”
And a man saw him wandering in the country, and said to him, What are you looking for?
16 Dijo: “Busco a mis hermanos. Dime, por favor, dónde están apacentando el rebaño”.
And he said, I am looking for my brothers; please give me word of where they are keeping their flock.
17 El hombre dijo: “Se han ido de aquí, porque les he oído decir: “Vamos a Dotán””. José fue tras sus hermanos y los encontró en Dotán.
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 Lo vieron de lejos, y antes de que se acercara a ellos, conspiraron contra él para matarlo.
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 Se decían unos a otros: “He aquí que viene este soñador.
Saying to one another, See, here comes this dreamer.
20 Venid, pues, y matémosle, y echémosle en uno de los pozos, y diremos: ‘Un animal malvado le ha devorado’. Veremos qué será de sus sueños”.
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 Rubén lo oyó y lo libró de sus manos y dijo: “No le quitemos la vida”.
But Reuben, hearing these words, got him out of their hands, saying, Let us not take his life.
22 Rubén les dijo: “No derramen sangre. Arrojadlo a este pozo que está en el desierto, pero no le pongáis la mano encima”, para librarlo de sus manos y devolverlo a su padre.
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 Cuando José llegó a manos de sus hermanos, éstos le quitaron la túnica de muchos colores que llevaba puesta;
So when Joseph came to his brothers, they took off his long coat which he had on;
24 lo tomaron y lo arrojaron a la fosa. La fosa estaba vacía. No había agua en ella.
And they took him and put him in the hole: now the hole had no water in it.
25 Se sentaron a comer el pan, y levantaron los ojos y miraron, y vieron que una caravana de ismaelitas venía de Galaad, con sus camellos cargados de especias, bálsamo y mirra, que iban a llevar a Egipto.
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 Judá dijo a sus hermanos: “¿De qué nos sirve matar a nuestro hermano y ocultar su sangre?
And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is there in putting our brother to death and covering up his blood?
27 Vengan y vendámoslo a los ismaelitas, y que nuestra mano no lo toque, porque es nuestro hermano, nuestra carne.” Sus hermanos le hicieron caso.
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 Pasaron unos madianitas que eran mercaderes, y sacaron y levantaron a José de la fosa, y vendieron a José a los ismaelitas por veinte monedas de plata. Los mercaderes llevaron a José a Egipto.
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 Rubén volvió a la fosa y vio que José no estaba en ella, y se rasgó las vestiduras.
Now when Reuben came back to the hole, Joseph was not there; and giving signs of grief,
30 Volvió a sus hermanos y dijo: “El niño ya no está; y yo, ¿a dónde iré?”
He went back to his brothers, and said, The child is gone; what am I to do?
31 Tomaron la túnica de José, mataron un macho cabrío y mojaron la túnica en la sangre.
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 Tomaron la túnica de muchos colores, la llevaron a su padre y le dijeron: “Hemos encontrado esto. Examínala ahora y comprueba si es la túnica de tu hijo o no”.
And they took the coat to their father, and said, We came across this; is it your son's coat or not?
33 Lo reconoció y dijo: “Es la túnica de mi hijo. Un animal malvado lo ha devorado. Sin duda, José está despedazado”.
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 Jacob se rasgó las vestiduras, se puso tela de saco en la cintura y lloró a su hijo durante muchos días.
Then Jacob, giving signs of grief, put on haircloth, and went on weeping for his son day after day.
35 Todos sus hijos y todas sus hijas se levantaron para consolarlo, pero él se negó a ser consolado. Dijo: “Porque bajaré al Seol a mi hijo, de luto”. Su padre lloró por él. (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 Los madianitas lo vendieron a Egipto a Potifar, un oficial del Faraón, el capitán de la guardia.
And in Egypt the men of Midian gave him for a price to Potiphar, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house.
