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.
Genesis 37
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Si Jose at ang Kanyang mga Kapatid
37 Si Jacob ay nanatili sa Canaan, sa lupaing tinirhan ng kanyang ama. 2 Ito ang kasaysayan ng sambahayan ni Jacob:
Nang si Jose ay labimpitong taon na, nag-aalaga siya ng kawan kasama ng kanyang mga kapatid sa ama, ang mga anak nina Bilha at Zilpa, na mga asawang-lingkod ng kanyang ama. Alam niya ang masasamang gawain ng kanyang mga kapatid kaya't ang mga ito'y isinumbong niya sa kanilang ama.
3 Mas mahal ni Israel si Jose kaysa ibang mga anak, sapagkat matanda na siya nang ito'y isinilang. Iginawa niya ito ng damit na mahaba at may manggas.[a] 4 Nang mahalata ng mga kapatid ni Jose na mas mahal siya ng kanilang ama, kinamuhian siya ng mga ito at ayaw siyang pakisamahang mabuti.
5 Minsan, nanaginip si Jose at lalong namuhi ang mga kapatid niya nang ito'y ikuwento niya sa kanila. 6 Sabi ni Jose, “Napanaginipan ko, 7 na tayo ay nasa bukid at nagbibigkis ng trigo. Tumayo ang aking binigkis at yumukod sa paligid nito ang inyong mga binigkis.”
8 “Ano! Ang ibig mo bang sabihin ay maghahari ka sa amin?” tanong nila. At lalo silang nagalit kay Jose.
9 Nanaginip muli si Jose at isinalaysay sa kanyang mga kapatid ang ganito: “Nakita ko sa aking panaginip na ang araw, ang buwan at labing-isang bituin ay yumuko sa aking harapan.”
10 Sinabi rin niya ito sa kanyang ama, at ito'y nagalit din sa kanya.
“Anong ibig mong sabihin?” tanong ng ama. “Kami ng iyong ina't mga kapatid ay yuyuko sa harapan mo?” 11 Inggit(A) na inggit kay Jose ang kanyang mga kapatid. Inisip-isip namang mabuti ng kanyang ama ang mga bagay na ito.
Ipinagbili si Jose at Dinala sa Egipto
12 Isang araw, nasa Shekem ang mga kapatid ni Jose at pinapastol doon ang kawan ng kanilang ama. 13 Sinabi ni Israel kay Jose, “Gumayak ka at sumunod sa iyong mga kapatid.”
“Opo,” tugon ni Jose.
14 Sinabi pa ng kanyang ama, “Tingnan mo kung sila'y nasa mabuting kalagayan. Pagkatapos, bumalik ka agad at nang malaman ko.” Lumakad nga si Jose mula sa libis ng Hebron at nakarating sa Shekem. 15 Sa kanyang paglalakad, nakita siya ng isang lalaki at tinanong kung anong hinahanap niya.
16 “Hinahanap ko po ang aking mga kapatid na nagpapastol ng aming kawan,” sagot niya. “Saan ko po kaya sila makikita?”
17 Sinabi ng lalaki, “Umalis na sila at ang dinig ko'y sa Dotan pupunta.” Sumunod si Jose at natagpuan nga roon ang mga kapatid.
18 Malayo pa'y natanaw na siya ng mga ito. Nagkaisa silang patayin siya. 19 Sinabi nila, “Ayan na ang mahilig managinip! 20 Patayin natin siya at ihulog sa balon, at sabihing siya'y sinila ng mabangis na hayop. Tingnan natin kung ano ang mangyayari sa kanyang mga panaginip.”
21 Narinig ito ni Ruben at binalak niyang iligtas si Jose. Sabi niya, “Huwag, huwag nating patayin. 22 Huwag natin siyang pagbuhatan ng kamay; ihulog na lamang natin sa balon.” Sinabi niya ito, sapagkat ang balak niya ay iligtas ang kapatid at dalhin ito sa kanyang ama. 23 Paglapit ni Jose, hinubad nila ang mahabang damit nito na may manggas,[b] 24 at inihulog sa isang tuyong balon.
25 Habang sila'y kumakain, may natanaw silang pangkat ng mga Ismaelitang mula sa Gilead. Ang kanilang mga kamelyo ay may kargang mga gagawing pabango na dadalhin sa Egipto. 26 Sinabi ni Juda sa kanyang mga kapatid, “Wala tayong mapapala kung papatayin natin ang ating kapatid. 27 Mabuti pa'y ipagbili na lamang natin siya sa mga Ismaelita kaysa ating saktan! Siya'y kapatid din natin, laman ng ating laman at dugo ng ating dugo.” At sila'y nagkasundo. 28 Kaya't(B) nang may dumaraang mga mangangalakal na Midianita, iniahon nila si Jose at ipinagbili sa halagang dalawampung pirasong pilak. At si Jose'y dinala ng mga Ismaelita sa Egipto.
29 Pagbalik ni Ruben sa balon, nakita niyang wala na roon si Jose. Sa laki ng kanyang pagdaramdam, pinunit niya ang kanyang damit. 30 Lumapit siya sa kanyang mga kapatid at ang sabi, “Wala na sa balon si Jose! Ano ang gagawin ko ngayon?”
31 Nagpatay sila ng kambing at itinubog sa dugo nito ang hinubad na damit ni Jose. 32 Pagkatapos, dinala nila ito sa kanilang ama at sinabi, “Nakita po namin ang damit na ito, tingnan nga ninyo kung ito nga ang sa mahal ninyong anak.”
33 Nakilala niya agad ang damit. “Kanya nga ito! Pinatay ng mabangis na hayop ang anak ko! Pihong nagkaluray-luray ang kanyang katawan.” 34 Sinira ni Jacob ang suot niyang damit, at nagsuot ng damit-panluksa. Ipinagluksa niya nang mahabang panahon ang nangyari sa kanyang anak. 35 Inaliw siya ng lahat niyang mga anak ngunit patuloy ang kanyang pamimighati. Sinabi niya, “Mapupunta ako sa daigdig ng mga patay na nagdadalamhati dahil sa pagkawala ng aking anak.” Patuloy siyang nagluksa dahil kay Jose.
36 Samantala, pagdating sa Egipto, ipinagbili si Jose ng mga Midianita kay Potifar, isang punong kawal ng Faraon at kapitan ng mga tanod sa palasyo.
Footnotes
- Genesis 37:3 damit na mahaba at may manggas: o kaya'y damit na maraming kulay .
- Genesis 37:23 damit nito na may manggas: o kaya'y damit na maraming kulay .
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