Genesis 37
1 And Jacob dwelt in the land in which his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
Habitó Jacob en la tierra de las peregrinaciones de su padre, en la tierra de Canaán.
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 to his father their bad report.
He aquí la historia de Jacob. Cuando José tenía diez y siete años, apacentaba con sus hermanos los rebaños, y por ser todavía joven, estaba con los hijos de Bilhá y los hijos de Silfá, mujeres de su padre; y dio José noticia de la mala fama que ellos tenían.
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.
Israel amaba a José más que a todos sus hermanos, por ser el hijo de su vejez; y le había hecho un traje talar.
4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.
Viendo, pues, sus hermanos que su padre le amaba más que a todos sus hermanos, cobraron tal odio contra él que no podían hablarle en paz.
5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
Tuvo José un sueño, que contó a sus hermanos, por lo cual le odiaron más todavía.
6 And he said to them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
Les dijo: “Escuchad este sueño que he soñado.
7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood around, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
Estábamos atando gavillas en el campo, y vi cómo se levantaba mi gavilla y se mantenía derecha, mientras que vuestras gavillas la rodeaban, y se postraban ante mi gavilla.”
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.
Le dijeron sus hermanos: “¿Quieres acaso reinar sobre nosotros o dominarnos por completo?” De modo que le odiaron aún más a causa de sus sueños y sus palabras.
9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to 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.
Tuvo, además otro sueño, y lo contó a sus hermanos diciendo: “Mirad, he tenido otro sueño más: el sol y la luna y once estrellas se postraban delante de mí.”
10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said to 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?
Lo contó a su padre y a sus hermanos, por lo cual su padre le reprendió, diciendo: “¿Qué sueño es este que has soñado? ¿Debemos acaso venir, yo y tu madre y tus hermanos, y postrarnos en tierra delante de ti?”
11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
Y sus hermanos le tenían envidia, mas su padre reflexionaba sobre lo sucedido.
12 And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
Los hermanos de José fueron a apacentar los rebaños de su padre en Siquem,
13 And Israel said to Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee to them. And he said to him, Here am I.
y dijo Israel a José: “¿No están tus hermanos pastoreando en Siquem? Ven, que te enviaré a donde ellos están.” Le respondió: “Heme aquí.”
14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him from the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
Y dijo: “Anda, y ve cómo están tus hermanos y cómo se halla el ganado, y tráeme noticias.” Así le envió desde el valle de Hebrón, y (José) se fue a Siquem.
15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
Y cuando andaba errante por el campo le encontró un hombre, el cual le preguntó: “¿Qué estás buscando?”
16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
Contestó: “Busco a mis hermanos; dime por favor, dónde están pastoreando.”
17 And the man said, They have departed from here; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
Dijo el hombre; “Se han ido de aquí, pues les oí decir: ‘Vamos a Dotain’.” Con esto se marchó José en busca de sus hermanos, y los halló en Dotain.
18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near to them, they conspired against him to slay him.
Cuando ellos le vieron desde lejos, ya antes que llegase a ellos, buscaron cómo matarle dolosamente,
19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer is coming.
diciéndose uno a otro: “Mirad, ahí viene ese soñador.
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.
Vamos a matarle y arrojarle en una de estas cisternas; y diremos que una fiera lo ha devorado; entonces veremos qué será de sus sueños.”
21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him from their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
Rubén, que oyó esto, trató de librarlo de sus manos, diciendo: “No le quitemos la vida.”
22 And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood, cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might deliver him from their hands, to bring him back to his father.
Y los exhortó Rubén: “No derraméis sangre; arrojadlo en esta cisterna que está en el desierto, mas no pongáis en él la mano”, (esto decía) para librarlo de su mano, a fin de devolverlo a su padre.
23 And it came to pass, when Joseph had come to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
Con todo, cuando José llegó a sus hermanos, le despojaron de su túnica, el traje talar que traía puesto;
24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
y tomándolo lo arrojaron en la cisterna. La cisterna estaba vacía, no había agua en ella.
25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry them down to Egypt.
Después se sentaron a comer, y levantando los ojos vieron una caravana de ismaelitas que venía de Galaad, y cuyos camellos llevaban especias y bálsamo y resina para transportarlos a Egipto.
26 And Judah said to his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
Entonces dijo Judá a sus hermanos: “¿Qué ganaremos con matar a nuestro hermano y ocultar su sangre?
27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother our flesh. And his brethren were content.
Vamos, vendámoslo a los ismaelitas y no pongamos en él nuestra mano; pues es nuestro hermano, carne nuestra.” Sus hermanos estaban de acuerdo,
28 Then there passed by Midianites merchants; and they drew and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
y cuando pasaron los mercaderes madianitas, sacaron a José, alzándole de la cisterna. Y vendieron a José por veinte piezas de plata a los ismaelitas, que le llevaron a Egipto.
29 And Reuben returned to the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he tore his clothes.
Cuando Rubén volvió a la cisterna y vio que José no estaba en la cisterna, rasgó sus vestidos,
30 And he returned to his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, where shall I go?
y volviéndose a sus hermanos, les dijo: “El niño no aparece; ahora, ¿adónde voy yo?”
31 And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
Mas ellos tomaron la túnica de José, degollaron un macho cabrío, empaparon la túnica en la sangre,
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 is thy son’s coat or not.
y enviaron el traje talar a su padre, diciendo: “Esto hemos hallado; comprueba, pues, si es o no la túnica de tu hijo.”
33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.
Y él la reconoció y dijo: “Es la túnica de mi hijo; una fiera lo ha devorado. Despedazado, despedazado ha sido José.”
34 And Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
Y rasgó Jacob sus vestidos, puso un saco sobre sus lomos e hizo duelo por su hijo muchos días.
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 to my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
Todos sus hijos y todas sus hijas vinieron a consolarle; mas él no quiso ser consolado, sino que dijo: “Por tristeza bajaré adonde está mi hijo, al scheol.” Así lo lloró su padre. (Sheol h7585)
36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.
Los madianitas le vendieron en Egipto a Putifar, eunuco del Faraón, jefe de la guardia.
