Génesis 37
1 Y habitó Jacob en la tierra donde peregrinó su padre, en la tierra de Canaán.
Now Jacob was living in the land where his father had made a place for himself, in the land of Canaan.
2 Estas fueron las generaciones de Jacob: José, cuando fue de edad de diez y siete años, apacentaba las ovejas con sus hermanos; y era mozo, con los hijos de Bala, y con los hijos de Zelfa, las mujeres de su padre: y José traía la mala fama de ellos a su padre.
These are the generations of Jacob: Joseph, a boy seventeen years old, was looking after the flock, together with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph gave their father a bad account of them.
3 E Israel amaba a José más que a todos sus hijos, porque le había habido en su vejez: e hízole una ropa de diversos colores.
Now the love which Israel had for Joseph was greater than his love for all his other children, because he got him when he was an old man: and he had a long coat made for him.
4 Y viendo sus hermanos que su padre le amaba más que a todos sus hermanos, aborrecíanle, y no le podían hablar pacíficamente.
And because his brothers saw that Joseph was dearer to his father than all the others, they were full of hate for him, and would not say a kind word to him.
5 Y soñó José un sueño, y contólo a sus hermanos; y ellos añadieron a aborrecerle más.
Now Joseph had a dream, and he gave his brothers an account of it, which made their hate greater than ever.
6 Y díjoles: Oíd ahora este sueño que he soñado:
And he said to them, Let me give you the story of my dream.
7 He aquí que atábamos manojos en medio del campo; y he aquí que mi manojo se levantaba, y estaba derecho: y que vuestros manojos estaban al rededor y se inclinaban al mío.
We were in the field, getting the grain stems together, and my grain kept upright, and yours came round and went down on the earth before mine.
8 Y respondiéronle sus hermanos: ¿Has de reinar sobre nosotros? ¿o háste de enseñorear sobre nosotros? Y añadieron a aborrecerle más a causa de sus sueños y de sus palabras.
And his brothers said to him, Are you to be our king? will you have authority over us? And because of his dream and his words, their hate for him became greater than ever.
9 Y soñó más otro sueño, y contólo a sus hermanos, diciendo: He aquí que he soñado otro sueño: Y he aquí que el sol y la luna, y once estrellas se inclinaban a mí.
Then he had another dream, and gave his brothers an account of it, saying, I have had another dream: the sun and the moon and eleven stars gave honour to me.
10 Y contólo a su padre y a sus hermanos, y su padre le reprendió, y díjole: ¿Qué sueño es este que soñaste? ¿Hemos de venir yo y tu madre, y tus hermanos a inclinarnos a ti a tierra?
And he gave word of it to his father and his brothers; but his father protesting said, What sort of a dream is this? am I and your mother and your brothers to go down on our faces to the earth before you?
11 Y sus hermanos le tuvieron envidia; mas su padre miraba el negocio.
And his brothers were full of envy; but his father kept his words in mind.
12 Y fueron sus hermanos a apacentar las ovejas de su padre en Siquem.
Now his brothers went to keep watch over their father's flock in Shechem.
13 Y dijo Israel a José: Tus hermanos apacientan las ovejas en Siquem, ven y enviarte he a ellos. Y él respondió: Heme aquí.
And Israel said to Joseph, Are not your brothers with the flock in Shechem? come, I will send you to them. And he said to him, Here am I.
14 Y él le dijo: Vé ahora, mira como están tus hermanos, y como están las ovejas, y tráeme la respuesta. Y envióle del valle de Hebrón, y vino a Siquem.
And he said to him, Go now, and see if your brothers are well and how the flock is; then come back and give me word. So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
15 Y hallóle un hombre andando él perdido por el campo, y preguntóle aquel hombre, diciendo: ¿Qué buscas?
And a man saw him wandering in the country, and said to him, What are you looking for?
16 Y él respondió: Busco a mis hermanos: ruégote que me muestres donde pastan.
And he said, I am looking for my brothers; please give me word of where they are keeping their flock.
17 Y aquel hombre respondió: Ya se han ido de aquí: y yo les oí decir: Vamos a Dotaín: entonces José fue tras sus hermanos, y hallólos en Dotaín.
And the man said, They have gone away from here, for they said in my hearing, Let us go to Dothan. So Joseph went after them and came up with them at Dothan.
18 Y como ellos le vieron de lejos, antes que llegase cerca de ellos, pensaron contra él para matarle.
But they saw him when he was a long way off, and before he came near them they made a secret design against him to put him to death;
19 Y dijeron el uno al otro: He aquí, viene el soñador.
Saying to one another, See, here comes this dreamer.
20 Ahora pues veníd, y matémosle, y echémosle en una cisterna, y diremos: Alguna mala bestia le tragó: y veremos que serán sus sueños.
Let us now put him to death and put his body into one of these holes, and we will say, An evil beast has put him to death: then we will see what becomes of his dreams.
21 Y como Rubén oyó esto, escapóle de sus manos, y dijo: No le matemos.
But Reuben, hearing these words, got him out of their hands, saying, Let us not take his life.
22 Y díjoles Rubén: No derrameis sangre: echádle en esta cisterna, que está en el desierto; y no metáis mano en él: por escaparle de sus manos, para hacerlo volver a su padre.
Do not put him to a violent death, but let him be placed in one of the holes; this he said to keep him safe from their hands, with the purpose of taking him back to his father again.
23 Y fue, que como José llegó a sus hermanos, ellos hicieron desnudar a José su ropa, la ropa de colores que tenía sobre sí,
So when Joseph came to his brothers, they took off his long coat which he had on;
24 Y tomáronle, y echáronle en la cisterna, y la cisterna estaba vacía, que no había agua en ella.
And they took him and put him in the hole: now the hole had no water in it.
25 Y asentáronse a comer pan: y alzando los ojos miraron, y, he aquí, una compañía de Ismaelitas, que venía de Galaad, y sus camellos traían especias y cera y almáciga, e iban para llevar a Egipto.
Then seating themselves, they took their meal: and looking up, they saw a travelling band of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead on their way to Egypt, with spices and perfumes on their camels.
26 Entonces Judá dijo a sus hermanos: ¿Qué provecho que matemos a nuestro hermano, y encubramos su sangre?
And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is there in putting our brother to death and covering up his blood?
27 Andád, y vendámosle a los Ismaelitas, y no sea nuestra mano sobre él, que nuestro hermano nuestra carne es. Y sus hermanos acordaron con él.
Let us give him to these Ishmaelites for a price, and let us not put violent hands on him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers gave ear to him.
28 Y como pasaron los Madianitas mercaderes, ellos sacaron a José de la cisterna, y trajéronle arriba, y vendiéronle a los Ismaelitas por veinte pesos de plata: y llevaron a José a Egipto.
And some traders from Midian went by; so pulling Joseph up out of the hole, they gave him to the Ishmaelites for twenty bits of silver, and they took him to Egypt.
29 Y Rubén volvió a la cisterna, y, he aquí José no estaba dentro; y rompió sus vestidos.
Now when Reuben came back to the hole, Joseph was not there; and giving signs of grief,
30 Y tornó a sus hermanos, y dijo: El mozo no parece, y yo ¿adónde iré yo?
He went back to his brothers, and said, The child is gone; what am I to do?
31 Entonces ellos tomaron la ropa de José, y degollaron un cabrito de las cabras, y tiñeron la ropa con la sangre.
Then they took Joseph's coat, and put on it some of the blood from a young goat which they had put to death,
32 Y enviaron la ropa de colores, y trajéronla a su padre, y dijeron: Esta hemos hallado: conoce ahora si es la ropa de tu hijo, o no.
And they took the coat to their father, and said, We came across this; is it your son's coat or not?
33 Y él la conoció, y dijo: La ropa de mi hijo es; alguna mala bestia le tragó: despedazado ha sido José.
And he saw that it was, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast has put him to death; without doubt Joseph has come to a cruel end.
34 Entonces Jacob rompió sus vestidos, y puso saco sobre sus lomos, y enlutóse por su hijo muchos días.
Then Jacob, giving signs of grief, put on haircloth, and went on weeping for his son day after day.
35 Y levantáronse todos sus hijos y todas sus hijas para consolarle; mas él no quiso tomar consolación, y dijo: Porque tengo de descender a mi hijo enlutado hasta la sepultura. Y lloróle su padre. (Sheol h7585)
And all his sons and all his daughters came to give him comfort, but he would not be comforted, saying with weeping, I will go down to the underworld to my son. So great was his father's sorrow for him. (Sheol h7585)
36 Y los Madianitas le vendieron en Egipto a Potifar, eunuco de Faraón, capitán de los de la guardia.
And in Egypt the men of Midian gave him for a price to Potiphar, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house.
