Genesis 37
1 and Jacob is dwelling in land
of sojournings of his father, in land of Canaan. 2
these genealogical annals of Jacob; Joseph, son of seven ten years, became
grazing with his brothers in flock, and he lad with sons of Bilhah and sons of
Zilpah, women of his father; and Joseph is bringing their evil muttering to their
father. 3 and Israel loved Joseph from all his sons; that he son of old ages to
him; and made for him tunic of distinction. 4 and his brothers are seeing that their
father loved him from all his brothers; and they are hating him; and not were
able to speak of him to peace. 5 and Joseph is dreaming dream; and telling to his
brothers; and they are adding further to hate him. 6 and he is saying to them:
hear, please, this dream which I dreamed! 7 and, behold, we ones compressing stooks in midst of the field! And, behold, my stook rose, and moreover is stationed; and, behold, they
are surrounding, your stooks, and bowing themselves
down to my stook. 8 and his brothers are saying to
him: to reign you shall reign over us, or to rule you shall rule in us? And they
are adding further to hate him on his dreams, and on his words. 9 and he is
dreaming still another dream; and relating him to his brothers; and he is
saying: behold, I dreamed further dream! And, behold, the sun and the moon and
one ten stars bowing themselves down to me! 10 and he is relating to his
father, and to his brothers; and his father is rebuking him, and saying to him:
what this dream, which you dreamed ? To come we shall come, I and your mother and
your brothers, to bow down to you earth ward? 11 and they are being jealous in
him his brothers; and his father kept the word. 12 and they are going, his
brothers, to graze flock of their father in Shechem.
13 and Israel is saying to Joseph: not your brothers ones grazing in Shechem? Go! And I shall send you to them; and he is saying
to him: behold, me! 14 and he is saying to him: go, please, see well being of your brothers and well
being of the flock! And return me word! And he is sending him from vale
of Hebron; and he is coming Shechem ward. 15 and man
is finding him; and, behold, one straying in field! And he is asking him, the
man, to say: what you are seeking? 16 and he is saying: I seeking my brothers! tell
you, please, to me! Whereat they grazing? 17 and the man is saying: they
journeyed from here; that I heard ones saying: we shall go Dothan ward; and Joseph
is going after his brothers; and he is finding them in Dothan. 18 and they are
seeing him from afar; and in ere he is coming near to them, and are plotting to
put him to death, him. 19 and they are saying, man to his brother: behold,
possessor of this dreams comes! 20 and now: go, and we shall kill him! And we
shall fling him in one of the cisterns; and say: evil animal devoured him; and
we shall see. What they shall become, his dreams? 21 and Reuben is hearing; and
rescuing him from their hand; and saying: not we shall smite soul. 22 and he is
saying to them, Reuben: must not be you are shedding blood; fling him to this
cistern, which in wilderness! And hand must not be you are stretching forth in
him (so that to rescue him from their hand; to bring him back to his father).
23 and it is becoming, as which Joseph came to his brothers; and they are
stripping Joseph his tunic (tunic of the distinctions), which on him. 24 and they
are taking him and flinging him the cistern ward; and the cistern empty; there
is no waters in him. 25 and they are sitting to eat bread; and lifting their
eyes, and seeing: and, behold, caravan of Ishmaelites
coming from Gilead, and their camels bearing perfume and balm and labdanum;
going to go down Egypt ward! 26 and Judah is saying to his brothers: what gain
that we shall kill our brother and cover his blood? 27 go you, and we shall
sell him to the Ishmaelites! And our hand must not be
she is becoming in him; that our brother, our flesh he; and his brothers are
listening. 28 and mortals, Midianites, merchants are passing, and drawing, and bringing
Joseph up from the cistern; and selling Joseph to Ishmaelites
in twenty silver; and they are bringing Joseph Egypt ward. 29 and Reuben is
returning to the cistern; and, behold, there is no Joseph in cistern! And he is
tearing his garments. 30 and he is returning to his brothers and saying: the
boy, there is no him; and I, whither I coming? 31 and they are taking tunic of
Joseph, and slaying one hairy of goats, and dipping the tunic in blood. 32 and
they are sending tunic of the distinctions, and bringing to their father, and saying:
this we found; identify, please, she the tunic of your son or not! 33 and he is
recognizing her and saying: tunic of my son; evil animal devoured him, to tear
to pieces; Joseph is torn to pieces. 34 and Jacob is tearing his garments, and placing
sackcloth in his waists, and mourning over his son many days. 35 and all his
sons are arising, and all his daughters, to console him; and he is refusing to
be consoled; and saying that: I shall go down to my son mourning unseen ward;
and his father is lamenting him. 36 and the Medanites
sold him to Egypt, to Potiphar, eunuch of Pharaoh, chief of the executioners.