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Genesis 37
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Genesis 37
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
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 corn in the field. Suddenly my sheaf stood up, and your sheaves gathered round 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 recognised 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 round his waist, and mourned for his son for 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.
Genesis 37
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Genesis 37
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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
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
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