Genesis 37
Christian Standard Bible
Joseph’s Dreams
37 Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan.(A) 2 These are the family records of Jacob.
At seventeen years of age, Joseph tended sheep with his brothers. The young man was working with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives,(B) and he brought a bad report about them to their father.(C)
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons because Joseph was a son born to him in his old age,(D) and he made a long-sleeved robe[a] for him. 4 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not bring themselves to speak peaceably to him.
5 Then Joseph had a dream. When he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more. 6 He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: 7 There we were, binding sheaves of grain in the field. Suddenly my sheaf stood up, and your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf.”(E)
8 “Are you really going to reign over us?” his brothers asked him. “Are you really going to rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and what he had said.
9 Then he had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun, moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”
10 He told his father and brothers, and his father rebuked him. “What kind of dream is this that you have had?” he said. “Am I and your mother and your brothers really going to come and bow down to the ground before you?” 11 His brothers were jealous of him,(F) but his father kept the matter in mind.(G)
Joseph Sold into Slavery
12 His brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks at Shechem. 13 Israel said to Joseph, “Your brothers, you know, are pasturing the flocks at Shechem. Get ready. I’m sending you to them.”
“I’m ready,” Joseph replied.
14 Then Israel said to him, “Go and see how your brothers and the flocks are doing, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him from the Hebron(H) Valley, and he went to Shechem.
15 A man found him there, wandering in the field, and asked him, “What are you looking for?”
16 “I’m looking for my brothers,” Joseph said. “Can you tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”
17 “They’ve moved on from here,” the man said. “I heard them say, ‘Let’s go to Dothan.’”(I) So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
18 They saw him in the distance, and before he had reached them, they plotted to kill him.(J) 19 They said to one another, “Oh, look, here comes that dream expert![b] 20 So now, come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of the pits.[c] We can say that a vicious animal ate him. Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!”
21 When Reuben heard this, he tried to save him from them.[d] He said, “Let’s not take his life.”(K) 22 Reuben also said to them, “Don’t shed blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him”—intending to rescue him from them and return him to his father.
23 When Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped off Joseph’s robe, the long-sleeved robe that he had on. 24 Then they took him and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty, without water.(L)
25 They sat down to eat a meal,(M) and when they looked up, there was a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead.(N) Their camels were carrying aromatic gum, balsam, and resin, going down to Egypt.(O)
26 Judah said to his brothers, “What do we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? 27 Come on, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him, for he is our brother, our own flesh,” and his brothers agreed. 28 When Midianite(P) traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took Joseph to Egypt.(Q)
29 When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes.(R) 30 He went back to his brothers and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?” [e] 31 So they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a male goat, and dipped the robe in its blood. 32 They sent the long-sleeved robe to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it. Is it your son’s robe or not?”
33 His father recognized it. “It is my son’s robe,” he said. “A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has been torn to pieces!” (S) 34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days. 35 All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” And his father wept for him.
36 Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and the captain of the guards.
Génesis 37
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
José y sus hermanos
37 Jacob habitó en la tierra donde había peregrinado su padre[a], en la tierra de Canaán(A). 2 Esta es la historia de las generaciones de Jacob:
Cuando José tenía diecisiete años(B), apacentaba el rebaño con sus hermanos. El joven estaba con los hijos de Bilha y con los hijos de Zilpa(C), mujeres de su padre. Y José trajo a su padre malos informes sobre ellos(D). 3 Israel amaba a José más que a todos sus hijos, porque era para él el hijo de su vejez(E); y le hizo una túnica de muchos colores[b](F). 4 Y sus hermanos vieron que su padre amaba más a José que a todos ellos; por eso lo odiaban y no podían hablarle amistosamente[c](G).
Sueños de José
5 José tuvo[d] un sueño(H) y cuando se lo contó a sus hermanos, ellos lo odiaron aún más. 6 Y él les dijo: «Les ruego que escuchen este sueño que he tenido[e]. 7 Estábamos atando gavillas en medio del campo, y sucedió que mi gavilla se levantó y se puso derecha, y entonces las gavillas de ustedes se ponían alrededor y se inclinaban hacia mi gavilla(I)».
8 Y sus hermanos le dijeron: «¿Acaso reinarás sobre nosotros? ¿O acaso te enseñorearás sobre nosotros(J)?». Y lo odiaron aún más por causa de sus sueños y de sus palabras.
9 José tuvo[f] también otro sueño, y se lo contó a sus hermanos, diciendo[g]: «He tenido[h] otro sueño; y el sol, la luna y once estrellas se inclinaban ante mí». 10 Cuando se lo contó a su padre y a sus hermanos, su padre lo reprendió, y le dijo: «¿Qué es este sueño que has tenido[i]? ¿Acaso yo, tu madre y tus hermanos vendremos a inclinarnos hasta el suelo ante ti(K)?».
11 Sus hermanos le tenían envidia(L), pero su padre reflexionaba sobre[j] lo que se había dicho(M).
José va en busca de sus hermanos
12 Después sus hermanos fueron a apacentar el rebaño de su padre en Siquem. 13 Israel dijo a José: «¿No están tus hermanos apacentando el rebaño en Siquem(N)? Ven, y te voy a enviar a ellos». «Iré[k]», le dijo José.
14 Entonces Israel le dijo: «Ve ahora y mira cómo están tus hermanos y cómo está el rebaño, y tráeme noticias de ellos». Lo envió, pues, desde el valle de Hebrón(O), y José fue a Siquem. 15 Estando él dando vueltas por el campo, un hombre lo encontró, y el hombre le preguntó: «¿Qué buscas?». 16 «Busco a mis hermanos», respondió José; «le ruego que me informe dónde están apacentando el rebaño». 17 «Se han ido de aquí», le contestó el hombre, «pues yo les oí decir: “Vamos a Dotán(P)”». Entonces José fue tras sus hermanos y los encontró en Dotán.
Complot de los hermanos de José
18 Cuando ellos lo vieron de lejos, y antes que se les acercara, tramaron contra él para matarlo(Q). 19 Y se dijeron unos a otros: «Aquí viene el soñador[l]. 20 Ahora pues, vengan, matémoslo y arrojémoslo a uno de los pozos; y diremos: “Una fiera lo devoró(R)”. Entonces veremos en qué quedan sus sueños».
21 Pero Rubén oyó esto y lo libró de sus manos, y dijo: «No le quitemos la vida[m](S)». 22 Rubén les dijo además: «No derramen sangre. Échenlo en este pozo del[n] desierto, pero no le pongan la mano encima». Esto dijo para poder librarlo de las manos de ellos y devolverlo a su padre.
23 Y cuando José llegó a sus hermanos, lo despojaron de su túnica[o], la túnica de muchos colores que llevaba puesta. 24 Lo tomaron y lo echaron en el pozo. El pozo estaba vacío, no había agua en él.
José vendido como esclavo
25 Entonces se sentaron a comer[p], y cuando levantaron los ojos, vieron una caravana de ismaelitas(T) que venía de Galaad con sus camellos cargados de resina aromática(U), bálsamo(V) y mirra, e iban bajando hacia Egipto. 26 Y Judá dijo a sus hermanos: «¿Qué ganaremos con matar a nuestro hermano y ocultar su sangre(W)? 27 Vengan, vendámoslo a los ismaelitas y no pongamos las[q] manos sobre él(X), pues es nuestro hermano, carne nuestra». Y sus hermanos le hicieron caso[r].
28 Pasaron entonces los mercaderes madianitas(Y), y ellos sacaron a José, subiéndolo del pozo, y vendieron a José a los ismaelitas por veinte monedas de plata(Z). Y estos se llevaron a José a Egipto(AA).
Jacob llora a José
29 Cuando Rubén volvió al pozo, José ya no estaba en el pozo. Entonces rasgó sus vestidos(AB); 30 y volvió a sus hermanos y les dijo: «El muchacho no está allí(AC); y yo, ¿adónde iré[s]?».
31 Así que tomaron la túnica de José(AD), mataron un macho cabrío, y empaparon la túnica en la sangre. 32 Entonces enviaron la túnica de muchos colores y la llevaron a su padre, y dijeron: «Encontramos esto. Te rogamos que lo examines[t] para ver si es la túnica de tu hijo o no». 33 Él la examinó[u], y dijo: «Es la túnica de mi hijo. Una fiera lo ha devorado(AE). Sin duda José ha sido despedazado(AF)». 34 Jacob rasgó sus vestidos(AG), puso cilicio sobre sus lomos y estuvo de duelo por su hijo muchos días.
35 Todos sus hijos y todas sus hijas vinieron[v] para consolarlo, pero él rehusó ser consolado, y dijo: «Ciertamente enlutado bajaré al Seol[w] por causa de mi hijo(AH)». Y su padre lloró por él. 36 Mientras tanto, los madianitas[x] lo vendieron en Egipto a Potifar(AI), oficial de Faraón, capitán de la guardia.
Footnotes
- 37:1 Lit. de las peregrinaciones de su padre.
- 37:3 O túnica larga.
- 37:4 Lit. en paz.
- 37:5 Lit. soñó.
- 37:6 Lit. soñado.
- 37:9 Lit. Soñó.
- 37:9 Lit. y dijo.
- 37:9 Lit. soñado.
- 37:10 Lit. soñado.
- 37:11 Lit. guardaba.
- 37:13 Lit. Heme aquí.
- 37:19 Lit. Vean, este experto en sueños viene.
- 37:21 Lit. No hiramos su alma.
- 37:22 Lit. que está en el.
- 37:23 O túnica larga.
- 37:25 Lit. a comer pan.
- 37:27 Lit. y no sean nuestras.
- 37:27 Lit. escucharon.
- 37:30 Lit. iré yo.
- 37:32 O reconozcas.
- 37:33 Lit. reconoció.
- 37:35 Lit. se levantaron.
- 37:35 I.e. región de los muertos.
- 37:36 Lit. Medanitas.
Genesis 37
King James Version
37 And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
17 And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.
33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
35 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 into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.
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