Genesis 37
Ang Pulong Sang Dios
Si Jose kag ang Iya mga Utod
37 Nagpabilin si Jacob sa pag-estar sa Canaan, ang lugar nga gin-estaran man anay sang iya amay. 2 Kag amo ini ang estorya parte sa pamilya ni Jacob:
Sang nagaedad na si Jose sing 17 ka tuig, nagabantay siya sang mga kasapatan kaupod sang iya mga utod nga mga anak ni Bilha kag ni Zilpa, nga mga asawa sang iya amay. Ginsugid ni Jose sa iya amay ang mga malain nga ginpanghimo sang iya mga utod.
3 Mas palangga ni Jacob[a] si Jose sang sa iban niya nga mga anak, tungod kay tigulang na siya sang natawo si Jose. Gani ginpatahian niya si Jose sang matahom kag malaba nga bayo.[b] 4 Pero pagkakita sang mga utod ni Jose nga mas palangga siya sang ila amay sang sa ila, naakig sila kay Jose kag ginhambalan nila siya sang masakit nga mga sugilanon.
5 Karon nagdamgo si Jose. Sang pagsugid niya sang iya damgo sa iya mga utod, naakig pa gid sila tapat sa iya. 6 Kay amo ini ang ginsugid niya, “Nagdamgo ako 7 nga samtang didto kita sa uma nga nagapamugkos sang mga uhay, hinali lang nga nagtindog ang akon binugkos kag ginpalibutan sang inyo mga binugkos nga nagasaludo.” 8 Nagsiling ang iya mga utod, “Ano? Mangin hari ka kag magapangulo sa amon?” Gani naakig pa gid sila kay Jose.
9 Nagdamgo liwat si Jose kag ginsugid naman niya sa iya mga utod. Siling niya, “Nagdamgo naman ako nga nakita ko ang adlaw, ang bulan, kag ang onse ka bituon nga nagasaludo sa akon.” 10 Ginsugid man ni Jose ang iya damgo sa iya amay pero naakig man ang iya amay sa iya. Siling niya, “Ano ang buot mo silingon? Nga kami sang imo iloy kag sang imo mga utod magasaludo sa imo?” 11 Nahisa ang mga utod ni Jose sa iya, pero si Jacob iya gintago lang niya ini nga butang sa iya tagipusuon.
Ginbaligya si Jose sang Iya mga Utod
12 Isa sadto ka adlaw, nagkadto ang mga utod ni Jose sa Shekem agod magbantay sang mga sapat sang ila amay. 13-14 Karon, nagsiling si Jacob[c] kay Jose, “Ang imo mga utod didto sa Shekem nga nagabantay sang mga sapat. Magkadto ka didto kag tan-awon mo kon bala maayo man ang kahimtangan sang imo mga utod kag sang mga sapat. Balik ka dayon kag sugiri ako.” Nagsabat si Jose, “Huo, tay.”
Gani halin sa Kapatagan sang Hebron, nagkadto si Jose sa Shekem. 15 Sang didto na siya nga nagalibot-libot sa latagon, may tawo nga nagpamangkot sa iya kon ano ang iya ginapangita. 16 Nagsabat siya, “Ginapangita ko ang akon mga utod. Nakahibalo ka bala kon diin sila nagapahalab?” 17 Nagsiling ang tawo, “Wala na sila diri. Nabatian ko nga makadto kuno sila sa Dotan.” Gani nag-apas si Jose kag nakita niya sila didto sa Dotan.
18 Malayo pa si Jose nakita na siya sang iya mga utod. Kag sa wala pa siya makaabot, ginplanohan na nila nga patyon siya. 19 Siling nila, “Ara na ang paladamgo. 20 Dali, patyon ta siya kag ihulog dayon sa isa sining mga buho nga pulunduhan sang tubig. Silingon lang naton nga ginpatay siya sang mabangis nga sapat. Kag tan-awon ta abi kon matuman ang iya mga damgo.” 21 Pero pagkabati ni Reuben sang ila plano, gintinguhaan niya nga luwason si Jose. Siling niya, “Indi lang naton siya pagpatyon. 22 Ihulog lang ninyo siya sa buho diri sa kamingawan, pero indi gid ninyo siya pagpatyon.” Ginsiling ato ni Reuben tungod kay plano na niya nga luwason si Jose kag ibalik sa ila amay.
23 Gani pag-abot ni Jose, gin-ubahan nila siya sadtong iya bayo nga matahom kag malaba,[d] 24 kag ginhulog sa buho nga pulunduhan sang tubig. Pero wala sadto sang tubig ang buho.
25 Samtang nagakaon sila, may nalantawan sila nga mga negosyante nga Ishmaelinhon nga naghalin sa Gilead. Ang ila mga kamelyo may karga nga mga panakot, bulong, kag pahamot nga dal-on sa Egipto. 26 Nagsiling si Juda sa iya mga utod, “Ano bala ang aton makuha kon patyon ta ang aton utod kag tago-taguon ang iya kamatayon? 27 Ang maayo pa siguro ibaligya naton siya sa sinang mga Ishmaelinhon. Indi naton siya pagpatyon kay utod naton siya.” Nagsugot ang mga utod ni Juda sa iya.
28 Gani pag-agi sang mga negosyante nga Ishmaelinhon, nga ang ila tribo Midianhon, ginbatak nila si Jose halin sa buho kag ginbaligya nila siya sa kantidad nga 20 ka bilog nga pilak. Kag gindala si Jose sang mga Ishmaelinhon sa Egipto.
29 Sang pagbalik ni Reuben sa buho wala na didto si Jose, gani gin-gisi niya ang iya bayo sa kasubo. 30 Dayon nagbalik siya sa iya mga utod kag nagsiling, “Wala na didto ang aton manghod. Paano na ako makapauli karon didto kay tatay?”
31 Nagpatay sila sang kanding kag gintusmog nila sa dugo ang bayo ni Jose. 32 Dayon gindala nila ang bayo ni Jose sa ila amay kag nagsiling, “Nakita namon ini. Tan-awa abi kon kay Jose ini ukon indi.” 33 Nakilala dayon ni Jacob ang bayo. Siling niya, “Iya ina! Ginpatay siya sang mabangis nga sapat! Sigurado gid nga ginus-ab siya sang sapat.” 34 Gin-gisi dayon ni Jacob ang iya bayo kag nagsuksok sang sako sa pagpakita sang iya pagpangasubo. Pila gid ka adlaw ang iya pagpangasubo para iya anak. 35 Gin-uloulohan siya sang tanan niya nga mga anak pero sige gid gihapon ang iya pangasubo. Siling niya, “Pabay-i lang bala ninyo ako! Mapatay ako nga nagapangasubo tungod sa pagkapatay sang akon anak.” Kag padayon ang iya paghibi tungod kay Jose.
36 Karon didto sa Egipto, ginbaligya sang mga Midianhon[e] si Jose kay Potifar nga isa sa mga opisyal sang hari sang Egipto.[f] Kapitan siya sang mga guwardya sa palasyo.
Footnotes
Genesis 37
New International Version
Joseph’s Dreams
37 Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed,(A) the land of Canaan.(B)
2 This is the account(C) of Jacob’s family line.
Joseph,(D) a young man of seventeen,(E) was tending the flocks(F) with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah(G) and the sons of Zilpah,(H) his father’s wives, and he brought their father a bad report(I) about them.
3 Now Israel(J) loved Joseph more than any of his other sons,(K) because he had been born to him in his old age;(L) and he made an ornate[a] robe(M) for him.(N) 4 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him(O) and could not speak a kind word to him.
5 Joseph had a dream,(P) and when he told it to his brothers,(Q) they hated him all the more.(R) 6 He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: 7 We were binding sheaves(S) of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around mine and bowed down to it.”(T)
8 His brothers said to him, “Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?”(U) And they hated him all the more(V) because of his dream and what he had said.
9 Then he had another dream,(W) and he told it to his brothers. “Listen,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars(X) were bowing down to me.”(Y)
10 When he told his father as well as his brothers,(Z) his father rebuked(AA) him and said, “What is this dream you had? Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”(AB) 11 His brothers were jealous of him,(AC) but his father kept the matter in mind.(AD)
Joseph Sold by His Brothers
12 Now his brothers had gone to graze their father’s flocks near Shechem,(AE) 13 and Israel(AF) said to Joseph, “As you know, your brothers are grazing the flocks near Shechem.(AG) Come, I am going to send you to them.”
“Very well,” he replied.
14 So he said to him, “Go and see if all is well with your brothers(AH) and with the flocks, and bring word back to me.” Then he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron.(AI)
When Joseph arrived at Shechem, 15 a man found him wandering around in the fields and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
16 He replied, “I’m looking for my brothers. Can you tell me where they are grazing their flocks?”
17 “They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let’s go to Dothan.(AJ)’”
So Joseph went after his brothers and found them near Dothan. 18 But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.(AK)
19 “Here comes that dreamer!(AL)” they said to each other. 20 “Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns(AM) and say that a ferocious animal(AN) devoured him.(AO) Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.”(AP)
21 When Reuben(AQ) heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. “Let’s not take his life,” he said.(AR) 22 “Don’t shed any blood. Throw him into this cistern(AS) here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this to rescue him from them and take him back to his father.(AT)
23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the ornate robe(AU) he was wearing— 24 and they took him and threw him into the cistern.(AV) The cistern was empty; there was no water in it.
25 As they sat down to eat their meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites(AW) coming from Gilead.(AX) Their camels were loaded with spices, balm(AY) and myrrh,(AZ) and they were on their way to take them down to Egypt.(BA)
26 Judah(BB) said to his brothers, “What will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?(BC) 27 Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him; after all, he is our brother,(BD) our own flesh and blood.(BE)” His brothers agreed.
28 So when the Midianite(BF) merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern(BG) and sold(BH) him for twenty shekels[b] of silver(BI) to the Ishmaelites,(BJ) who took him to Egypt.(BK)
29 When Reuben returned to the cistern and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes.(BL) 30 He went back to his brothers and said, “The boy isn’t there! Where can I turn now?”(BM)
31 Then they got Joseph’s robe,(BN) slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood.(BO) 32 They took the ornate robe(BP) back to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe.”
33 He recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! Some ferocious animal(BQ) has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces.”(BR)
34 Then Jacob tore his clothes,(BS) put on sackcloth(BT) and mourned for his son many days.(BU) 35 All his sons and daughters came to comfort him,(BV) but he refused to be comforted.(BW) “No,” he said, “I will continue to mourn until I join my son(BX) in the grave.(BY)” So his father wept for him.
36 Meanwhile, the Midianites[c](BZ) sold Joseph(CA) in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.(CB)
Footnotes
- Genesis 37:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain; also in verses 23 and 32.
- Genesis 37:28 That is, about 8 ounces or about 230 grams
- Genesis 37:36 Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac (see also verse 28); Masoretic Text Medanites
Genesis 37
New King James Version
Joseph Dreams of Greatness
37 Now Jacob dwelt in the land (A)where his father was a [a]stranger, in the land of Canaan. 2 This is the history of Jacob.
Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. And the lad was with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives; and Joseph brought (B)a bad report of them to his father.
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was (C)the son of his old age. Also he (D)made him a tunic of many colors. 4 But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they (E)hated him and could not speak peaceably to him.
5 Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more. 6 So he said to them, “Please hear this dream which I have dreamed: 7 (F)There we were, binding sheaves in the field. Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf.”
8 And his brothers said to him, “Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.
9 Then he dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, “Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, (G)the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me.”
10 So he told it to his father and his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall your mother and I and (H)your brothers indeed come to bow down to the earth before you?” 11 And (I)his brothers envied him, but his father (J)kept the matter in mind.
Joseph Sold by His Brothers
12 Then his brothers went to feed their father’s flock in (K)Shechem. 13 And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.”
So he said to him, “Here I am.”
14 Then he said to him, “Please go and see if it is well with your brothers and well with the flocks, and bring back word to me.” So he sent him out of the Valley of (L)Hebron, and he went to Shechem.
15 Now a certain man found him, and there he was, wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying, “What are you seeking?”
16 So he said, “I am seeking my brothers. (M)Please tell me where they are feeding their flocks.”
17 And the man said, “They have departed from here, for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’ ” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them in (N)Dothan.
18 Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, (O)they conspired against him to kill him. 19 Then they said to one another, “Look, this [b]dreamer is coming! 20 (P)Come therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, ‘Some wild beast has devoured him.’ We shall see what will become of his dreams!”
21 But (Q)Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands, and said, “Let us not kill him.” 22 And Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit which is in the wilderness, and do not lay a hand on him”—that he might deliver him out of their hands, and bring him back to his father.
23 So it came to pass, when Joseph had come to his brothers, that they (R)stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him. 24 Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it.
25 (S)And they sat down to eat a meal. Then they lifted their eyes and looked, and there was a company of (T)Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead with their camels, bearing spices, (U)balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry them down to Egypt. 26 So Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and (V)conceal his blood? 27 Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and (W)let not our hand be upon him, for he is (X)our brother and (Y)our flesh.” And his brothers listened. 28 Then (Z)Midianite traders passed by; so the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, (AA)and sold him to the Ishmaelites for (AB)twenty shekels of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.
29 Then Reuben returned to the pit, and indeed Joseph was not in the pit; and he (AC)tore his clothes. 30 And he returned to his brothers and said, “The lad (AD)is no more; and I, where shall I go?”
31 So they took (AE)Joseph’s tunic, killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the tunic in the blood. 32 Then they sent the tunic of many colors, and they brought it to their father and said, “We have found this. Do you know whether it is your son’s tunic or not?”
33 And he recognized it and said, “It is my son’s tunic. A (AF)wild beast has devoured him. Without doubt Joseph is torn to pieces.” 34 Then Jacob (AG)tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his waist, and (AH)mourned for his son many days. 35 And all his sons and all his daughters (AI)arose to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted, and he said, “For (AJ)I shall go down into the grave to my son in mourning.” Thus his father wept for him.
36 Now (AK)the [c]Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
Footnotes
- Genesis 37:1 sojourner, temporary resident
- Genesis 37:19 Lit. master of dreams
- Genesis 37:36 MT Medanites
Genesis 37
English Standard Version
Joseph's Dreams
37 Jacob lived in (A)the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan.
2 These are the generations of Jacob.
Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought (B)a bad report of them to their father. 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was (C)the son of his old age. And he made him (D)a robe of many colors.[a] 4 But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him.
5 Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they hated him even more. 6 He said to them, “Hear this dream that I have dreamed: 7 Behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, (E)my sheaf arose and stood upright. And behold, your sheaves gathered around it and (F)bowed down to my sheaf.” 8 His brothers said to him, “Are you indeed to reign over us? Or are you indeed to rule over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.
9 Then he dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers and said, “Behold, I have dreamed another dream. Behold, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.” 10 But when he told it to his father and to his brothers, his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and (G)your mother and your brothers indeed come (H)to bow ourselves to the ground before you?” 11 And (I)his brothers were jealous of him, (J)but his father kept the saying in mind.
Joseph Sold by His Brothers
12 Now his brothers went to pasture their father's flock near (K)Shechem. 13 And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flock at Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.” And he said to him, “Here I am.” 14 So he said to him, “Go now, see if it is well with your brothers and with the flock, and bring me word.” So he sent him from the Valley of (L)Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 15 And a man found him wandering in the fields. And the man asked him, “What are you seeking?” 16 “I am seeking my brothers,” he said. “Tell me, please, where they are pasturing the flock.” 17 And the man said, “They have gone away, for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to (M)Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at (N)Dothan.
18 They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them (O)they conspired against him to kill him. 19 They said to one another, “Here comes this dreamer. 20 Come now, (P)let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits.[b] Then we will say that a fierce animal has devoured him, and we will see what will become of his dreams.” 21 But when (Q)Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands, saying, “Let us not take his life.” 22 And Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood; throw him into this pit here in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him”—(R)that he might rescue him out of their hand to restore him to his father. 23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, (S)the robe of many colors that he wore. 24 And they took him and (T)threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.
25 Then they sat down to eat. And looking up they saw a (U)caravan of (V)Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing (W)gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt. 26 Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it (X)if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? 27 Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and (Y)let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers listened to him. 28 Then (Z)Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and (AA)sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels[c] of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.
29 When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he (AB)tore his clothes 30 and returned to his brothers and said, “The boy (AC)is gone, and I, where shall I go?” 31 Then they took (AD)Joseph's robe and slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood. 32 And they sent the robe of many colors and brought it to their father and said, “This we have found; please identify whether it is your son's robe or not.” 33 And he identified it and said, “It is my son's robe. (AE)A fierce animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces.” 34 Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days. 35 All his sons and all his daughters (AF)rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “No, (AG)I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” Thus his father wept for him. 36 Meanwhile (AH)the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, (AI)the captain of the guard.
Footnotes
- Genesis 37:3 See Septuagint, Vulgate; or (with Syriac) a robe with long sleeves. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain; also verses 23, 32
- Genesis 37:20 Or cisterns; also verses 22, 24
- Genesis 37:28 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
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