Genesis 37
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
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.
Genesis 37
Legacy Standard Bible
The Generations of Jacob
37 Now Jacob lived in (A)the land [a]where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan. 2 These are the generations of Jacob.
Joseph, when (B)seventeen years of age, was pasturing the flock with his brothers while he was still a youth, along with (C)the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives. And Joseph brought back an (D)evil report about them to their father. 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons because he was (E)the son of his old age; and he made him a [b](F)varicolored tunic. 4 And his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and so they (G)hated him and could not speak to him in peace.
Joseph’s Dreams
5 Then Joseph [c](H)had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; so they hated him even more. 6 And he said to them, “Please listen to this dream which I have [d]had: 7 Indeed, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf rose up and also stood upright; and behold, your sheaves gathered around and (I)bowed down to my sheaf.” 8 Then his brothers said to him, “(J)Are you really going to reign over us? Or are you really going to rule over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.
9 Then he [e]had still another dream and recounted it to his brothers and said, “Behold, I have [f]had still another dream; and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.” 10 And he recounted it to his father and to his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have [g]had? Shall I and your mother and (K)your brothers really come to bow ourselves down before you to the ground?” 11 (L)And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father (M)kept the saying in mind.
12 Then his brothers went to pasture their father’s flock in Shechem. 13 And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flock in (N)Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them.” And he said to him, “[h]I will go.” 14 Then he said to him, “Go now and see about the welfare of your brothers and the welfare of the flock, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him from the valley of (O)Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
15 And a man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field; and the man asked him, “[i]What are you seeking?” 16 And he said, “I am seeking my brothers; please tell me where they are pasturing the flock.” 17 Then the man said, “They have journeyed from here; for I heard them saying, ‘Let us go to (P)Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
Joseph Sold by His Brothers
18 And they saw him from a distance, and before he came close to them, they (Q)plotted against him to put him to death. 19 Then they said to one another, “[j]Here comes this dreamer! 20 So now, come and let us kill him and cast him into one of the pits; and (R)we will say, ‘A wild beast devoured him.’ Then let us see what will become of his dreams!” 21 But (S)Reuben heard this and delivered him out of their hands and said, “Let us not strike down his life.” 22 Reuben further said to them, “Shed no blood. Cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but do not put forth your hands against him”—that he might deliver him out of their hands to return him to his father. 23 Now it happened, when Joseph [k]reached his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his [l]tunic, the varicolored tunic that was on him; 24 and they took him and cast him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, without any water in it.
25 And they sat down to eat [m]a meal. Then they lifted up their eyes and saw, and behold, a caravan of (T)Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing [n](U)aromatic gum and [o](V)balm and [p]myrrh, going to bring them down to Egypt. 26 And Judah said to his brothers, “What gain is it that we kill our brother and (W)cover up his blood? 27 (X)Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers listened. 28 Then some (Y)Midianite traders passed by, so they pulled him up and lifted Joseph out of the pit and (Z)sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for [q]twenty shekels of silver. Thus (AA)they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29 Then Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph was not in the pit; so he (AB)tore his garments. 30 Then he returned to his brothers and said, “(AC)The boy is not there; as for me, where am I to go?” 31 So (AD)they took Joseph’s tunic and slaughtered a male goat and dipped the tunic in the blood; 32 and they sent the varicolored tunic and brought it to their father and said, “We found this; please recognize it—whether it is your son’s tunic or not.” 33 And he recognized it and said, “It is my son’s tunic. (AE)A wild beast has devoured him; (AF)Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!” 34 So Jacob (AG)tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days. 35 Then all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, “Surely I will (AH)go down to Sheol in mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him. 36 Meanwhile, the [r]Midianites (AI)sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, Pharaoh’s officer, the captain of the bodyguard.
Footnotes
- Genesis 37:1 Lit of his father’s sojournings
- Genesis 37:3 Or full-length robe, long-sleeved garment; cf. 2 Sam 13:18; Song 5:3
- Genesis 37:5 Lit dreamed
- Genesis 37:6 Lit dreamed
- Genesis 37:9 Lit dreamed
- Genesis 37:9 Lit dreamed
- Genesis 37:10 Lit dreamed
- Genesis 37:13 Lit Behold me
- Genesis 37:15 Lit saying, “What...?”
- Genesis 37:19 Lit Behold, this master of dreams comes
- Genesis 37:23 Lit came to
- Genesis 37:23 Or full-length robe
- Genesis 37:25 Lit bread
- Genesis 37:25 Or ladanum spice
- Genesis 37:25 Or mastic
- Genesis 37:25 Or resinous bark
- Genesis 37:28 Approx. 8 oz. or 220 gm, a shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm
- Genesis 37:36 Lit Medanites
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