Genesis 37

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	Biblia Sagrada
1 Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan.	1 Jacob se estableció en la tierra donde había residido su padre, en la tierra de Canaán.
2 This is the history of the family of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was shepherding the flock with his brothers; he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph brought an ill report of them to their father.	2 La historia de Jacob es esta. José tenía diecisiete años y pastoreaba el rebaño con sus hermanos. Era un muchacho que ayudaba a los hijos de Bilá y Zilfá, mujeres de su padre. José comunicó a su padre la mala fama de sus hermanos.
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his children, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a long robe with sleeves.	3 Israel amaba a José más que a todos los otros hijos, porque le había nacido en la vejez, y le hizo una túnica con mangas.
4 But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.	4 Al ver sus hermanos que su padre lo prefería a los demás, empezaron a odiarlo y le negaban el saludo.
5 Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they only hated him the more.	5 Un día José tuvo un sueño y se lo contó a sus hermanos, que lo odiaron aún más.
6 He said to them, "Hear this dream which I have dreamed:	6 Les dijo: «Escuchad este sueño que he tenido.
7 behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and lo, my sheaf arose and stood upright; and behold, your sheaves gathered round it, and bowed down to my sheaf."	7 Estábamos atando gavillas en el campo, y de pronto mi gavilla se levantó y se mantuvo en pie, mientras que vuestras gavillas la rodeaban y se postraban ante ella».
8 His brothers said to him, "Are you indeed to reign over us? Or are you indeed to have dominion over us?" So they hated him yet more for his dreams and for his words.	8 Sus hermanos le dijeron: «¿Acaso vas a ser tú nuestro rey o vas a someternos a tu dominio?». Y lo odiaron todavía más a causa de sus sueños y de sus palabras.
9 Then he dreamed another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said, "Behold, I have dreamed another dream; and behold, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me."	9 Aún tuvo otro sueño, que contó también a sus hermanos: «He tenido otro sueño: el sol, la luna y once estrellas se postraban ante mí».
10 But when he told it to his father and to his brothers, his father rebuked him, and said to him, "What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves to the ground before you?"	10 Cuando se lo contó a su padre y a sus hermanos, su padre le respondió: «¿Qué significa ese sueño que has tenido? ¿Es que yo, tu madre y tus hermanos vamos a postrarnos por tierra ante ti?».
11 And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.	11 Sus hermanos lo envidiaban, pero su padre guardaba la cosa para sí.
12 Now his brothers went to pasture their father's flock near Shechem.	12 Sus hermanos trashumaron a Siquén con los rebaños de su padre.
13 And Israel said to Joseph, "Are not your brothers pasturing the flock at Shechem? Come, I will send you to them." And he said to him, "Here I am."	13 Israel dijo a José: «Tus hermanos deben de estar con los rebaños en Siquén; ven, que te voy a mandar donde están ellos». Le contestó: «Aquí estoy».
14 So he said to him, "Go now, see if it is well with your brothers, and with the flock; and bring me word again." So he sent him from the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.	14 Su padre le dijo: «Ve a ver cómo están tus hermanos y el ganado, y tráeme noticias». Lo envió, pues, desde el valle de Hebrón y José se dirigió a Siquén.
15 And a man found him wandering in the fields; and the man asked him, "What are you seeking?"	15 Un hombre lo encontró errando por el campo y le preguntó: «¿Qué buscas?».
16 "I am seeking my brothers," he said, "tell me, I pray you, where they are pasturing the flock."	16 Él contestó: «Busco a mis hermanos; por favor, dime dónde están pastoreando».
17 And the man said, "They have gone away, for I heard them say, 'Let us go to Dothan.'" So Joseph went after his brothers, and found them at Dothan.	17 El hombre respondió: «Se han marchado de aquí, y les he oído decir que iban hacia Dotán». José fue tras sus hermanos y los encontró en Dotán.
18 They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them they conspired against him to kill him.	18 Ellos lo vieron desde lejos y, antes de que se acercara, maquinaron su muerte.
19 They said to one another, "Here comes this dreamer.	19 Se decían unos a otros: «Ahí viene el soñador.
20 Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits; then we shall say that a wild beast has devoured him, and we shall see what will become of his dreams."	20 Vamos a matarlo y a echarlo en un aljibe; luego diremos que una fiera lo ha devorado; veremos en qué paran sus sueños».
21 But when Reuben heard it, he delivered him out of their hands, saying, "Let us not take his life."	21 Oyó esto Rubén, e intentando salvarlo de sus manos, dijo: «No le quitemos la vida».
22 And Reuben said to them, "Shed no blood; cast him into this pit here in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him"--that he might rescue him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.	22 Y añadió: «No derraméis sangre; echadlo en este aljibe, aquí en la estepa; pero no pongáis las manos en él». Lo decía para librarlo de sus manos y devolverlo a su padre.
23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the long robe with sleeves that he wore;	23 Cuando llegó José al lugar donde estaban sus hermanos, lo sujetaron, le quitaron la túnica, la túnica con mangas que llevaba puesta,
24 and they took him and cast him into a pit. The pit was empty, there was no water in it.	24 lo cogieron y lo echaron en un pozo. El pozo estaba vacío, sin agua.
25 Then they sat down to eat; and looking up they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt.	25 Luego se sentaron a comer y, al levantar la vista, vieron una caravana de ismaelitas que transportaban en camellos goma, bálsamo y resina de Galaad a Egipto.
26 Then Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?	26 Judá propuso a sus hermanos: «¿Qué sacaremos con matar a nuestro hermano y con tapar su sangre?
27 Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our own flesh." And his brothers heeded him.	27 Vamos a venderlo a los ismaelitas y no pongamos nuestras manos en él, que al fin es hermano nuestro y carne nuestra». Los hermanos aceptaron.
28 Then Midianite traders passed by; and they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver; and they took Joseph to Egypt.	28 Al pasar unos mercaderes madianitas, tiraron de su hermano; y, sacando a José del pozo, lo vendieron a unos ismaelitas por veinte monedas de plata. Estos se llevaron a José a Egipto.
29 When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he rent his clothes	29 Cuando Rubén volvió al pozo y vio que José no estaba allí, rasgó sus vestiduras
30 and returned to his brothers, and said, "The lad is gone; and I, where shall I go?"	30 y, volviendo a sus hermanos, les dijo: «El muchacho no está; y yo, ¿a dónde voy yo ahora?».
31 Then they took Joseph's robe, and killed a goat, and dipped the robe in the blood;	31 Entonces tomaron la túnica de José, degollaron un cabrito y empaparon la túnica en la sangre.
32 and they sent the long robe with sleeves and brought it to their father, and said, "This we have found; see now whether it is your son's robe or not."	32 Luego enviaron la túnica con mangas a su padre con este recado: «Esto hemos encontrado, mira a ver si es la túnica de tu hijo o no».
33 And he recognized it, and said, "It is my son's robe; a wild beast has devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces."	33 Él la reconoció y exclamó: «Es la túnica de mi hijo; una bestia lo ha devorado. Sin duda, José ha sido despedazado».
34 Then Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.	34 Jacob rasgó sus vestiduras, se ciñó a los lomos un sayo e hizo luto por su hijo muchos días.
35 All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted, and said, "No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning." Thus his father wept for him.	35 Todos sus hijos e hijas intentaron consolarlo, pero él rehusó el consuelo, diciendo: «De luto bajaré al lugar de los muertos, adonde está mi hijo». Y su padre lo lloró.
36 Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Poti-phar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard.	36 Los madianitas, entretanto, vendieron a José en Egipto a Putifar, cortesano del faraón y jefe de la guardia.