Génesis 37
1 Jacob vivía en la tierra donde peregrinó su padre, en la tierra de Canaán.
Now Jacob lived in the land of Canaan, where his father sojourned.
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.
And these are his generations. Joseph, when he was sixteen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers, when he was still a boy. And he was with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, the wives of his father. And he accused his brothers to their father of a most sinful crime.
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 Israel loved Joseph above all his sons, because he had conceived him in his old age. And he made him a tunic, woven of many colors.
4 Sus hermanos vieron que su padre lo amaba más que a todos sus hermanos, y lo odiaron y no pudieron hablarle pacíficamente.
Then his brothers, seeing that he was loved by his father more than all his other sons, hated him, and they were not able to say anything peacefully to him.
5 José soñó un sueño, y se lo contó a sus hermanos, y éstos lo odiaron aún más.
Then it also happened that he recounted the vision of a dream to his brothers, for which reason a greater hatred began to be nurtured.
6 Les dijo: “Escuchad este sueño que he soñado:
And he said to them, “Listen to my dream that I saw.
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.”
I thought we were binding sheaves in the field. And my sheaf seemed to rise up and stand, and your sheaves, standing in a circle, reverenced my sheaf.”
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.
His brothers responded: “Would you be our king? Or will we be subject to your dominion?” Therefore, this matter of his dreams and words provided kindling to their envy and hatred.
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.”
Likewise, he saw another dream, which he explained to his brothers, saying, “I saw by a dream, as if the sun, and the moon, and eleven stars were reverencing 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 when he had related this to his father and brothers, his father rebuked him, and he said: “What does it mean to you, this dream that you have seen? Should I, and your mother, and your brothers reverence you upon the earth?”
11 Sus hermanos le envidiaban, pero su padre tenía presente esta frase.
Therefore, his brothers were envious of him. Yet truly, his father considered the matter silently.
12 Sus hermanos fueron a apacentar el rebaño de su padre en Siquem.
And while his brothers were lodging at Shechem, pasturing their father’s flocks,
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”.
Israel said to him: “Your brothers are pasturing the sheep at Shechem. Come, I will send you to them.” And when he answered,
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.
“I am ready,” he said to him, “Go, and see if everything is prospering with your brothers and the cattle, and report to me what is happening.” So, having been sent from the valley of Hebron, he arrived at Shechem.
15 Cierto hombre lo encontró, y he aquí que estaba vagando por el campo. El hombre le preguntó: “¿Qué buscas?”
And a man found him wandering in a field, and he asked him what he was seeking.
16 Dijo: “Busco a mis hermanos. Dime, por favor, dónde están apacentando el rebaño”.
So he responded: “I seek my brothers. Tell me where they pasture the flocks.”
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 to him: “They have withdrawn from this place. But I heard them saying, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” Therefore, Joseph continued on after his brothers, and he found them at Dothan.
18 Lo vieron de lejos, y antes de que se acercara a ellos, conspiraron contra él para matarlo.
And, when they had seen him from afar, before he approached them, they decided to kill him.
19 Se decían unos a otros: “He aquí que viene este soñador.
And they said one to another: “Behold, the dreamer approaches.
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”.
Come, let us kill him and cast him into the old cistern. And let us say: ‘an evil wild beast has devoured him.’ And then it will become apparent what his dreams will do for him.”
21 Rubén lo oyó y lo libró de sus manos y dijo: “No le quitemos la vida”.
But Reuben, on hearing this, strove to free him from their hands, and he said:
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 take away his life, nor shed blood. But throw him into this cistern, which is in the wilderness, and so keep your hands harmless.” But he said this, wanting to rescue him from their hands, so as to return him to his father.
23 Cuando José llegó a manos de sus hermanos, éstos le quitaron la túnica de muchos colores que llevaba puesta;
And so, as soon as he came to his brothers, they very quickly stripped him of his tunic, which was ankle-length and woven of many colors,
24 lo tomaron y lo arrojaron a la fosa. La fosa estaba vacía. No había agua en ella.
and they cast him into an old cistern, which held no water.
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.
And sitting down to eat bread, they saw some Ishmaelites, travelers coming from Gilead, with their camels, carrying spices, and resin, and oil of myrrh into Egypt.
26 Judá dijo a sus hermanos: “¿De qué nos sirve matar a nuestro hermano y ocultar su sangre?
Therefore, Judah said to his brothers: “What will it profit us, if we kill our brother and conceal 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.
It is better that he be sold to the Ishmaelites, and then our hands will not be defiled. For he is our brother and our flesh.” His brothers agreed to his words.
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 when the Midianite merchants were passing by, they drew him from the cistern, and they sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And these led him into Egypt.
29 Rubén volvió a la fosa y vio que José no estaba en ella, y se rasgó las vestiduras.
And Reuben, returning to the cistern, did not find the boy.
30 Volvió a sus hermanos y dijo: “El niño ya no está; y yo, ¿a dónde iré?”
And rending his garments, he went to his brothers and said, “The boy is not present, and so where shall I go?”
31 Tomaron la túnica de José, mataron un macho cabrío y mojaron la túnica en la sangre.
Then they took his tunic, and they dipped it in the blood of a young goat, which they had killed,
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”.
sending those who carried it to their father, and they said: “We found this. See whether it is the tunic of your son 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 when the father acknowledged it, he said: “It is the tunic of my son. An evil wild beast has eaten him; a beast has devoured Joseph.”
34 Jacob se rasgó las vestiduras, se puso tela de saco en la cintura y lloró a su hijo durante muchos días.
And tearing his garments, he was clothed in haircloth, mourning his son for a long time.
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)
Then, when all of his sons gathered together to ease their father’s sorrow, he was not willing to accept consolation, but he said: “I will descend in mourning to my son in the underworld.” And while he persevered in weeping, (Sheol h7585)
36 Los madianitas lo vendieron a Egipto a Potifar, un oficial del Faraón, el capitán de la guardia.
the Midianites in Egypt sold Joseph to Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, instructor of the soldiers.
