Genesis 37
New Living Translation
Joseph’s Dreams
37 So Jacob settled again in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived as a foreigner.
2 This is the account of Jacob and his family. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he often tended his father’s flocks. He worked for his half brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah. But Joseph reported to his father some of the bad things his brothers were doing.
3 Jacob[a] loved Joseph more than any of his other children because Joseph had been born to him in his old age. So one day Jacob had a special gift made for Joseph—a beautiful robe.[b] 4 But his brothers hated Joseph because their father loved him more than the rest of them. They couldn’t say a kind word to him.
5 One night Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him more than ever. 6 “Listen to this dream,” he said. 7 “We were out in the field, tying up bundles of grain. Suddenly my bundle stood up, and your bundles all gathered around and bowed low before mine!”
8 His brothers responded, “So you think you will be our king, do you? Do you actually think you will reign over us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dreams and the way he talked about them.
9 Soon Joseph had another dream, and again he told his brothers about it. “Listen, I have had another dream,” he said. “The sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed low before me!”
10 This time he told the dream to his father as well as to his brothers, but his father scolded him. “What kind of dream is that?” he asked. “Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow to the ground before you?” 11 But while his brothers were jealous of Joseph, his father wondered what the dreams meant.
12 Soon after this, Joseph’s brothers went to pasture their father’s flocks at Shechem. 13 When they had been gone for some time, Jacob said to Joseph, “Your brothers are pasturing the sheep at Shechem. Get ready, and I will send you to them.”
“I’m ready to go,” Joseph replied.
14 “Go and see how your brothers and the flocks are getting along,” Jacob said. “Then come back and bring me a report.” So Jacob sent him on his way, and Joseph traveled to Shechem from their home in the valley of Hebron.
15 When he arrived there, a man from the area noticed him wandering around the countryside. “What are you looking for?” he asked.
16 “I’m looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Do you know where they are pasturing their sheep?”
17 “Yes,” the man told him. “They have moved on from here, but I heard them say, ‘Let’s go on to Dothan.’” So Joseph followed his brothers to Dothan and found them there.
Joseph Sold into Slavery
18 When Joseph’s brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance. As he approached, they made plans to kill him. 19 “Here comes the dreamer!” they said. 20 “Come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns. We can tell our father, ‘A wild animal has eaten him.’ Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!”
21 But when Reuben heard of their scheme, he came to Joseph’s rescue. “Let’s not kill him,” he said. 22 “Why should we shed any blood? Let’s just throw him into this empty cistern here in the wilderness. Then he’ll die without our laying a hand on him.” Reuben was secretly planning to rescue Joseph and return him to his father.
23 So when Joseph arrived, his brothers ripped off the beautiful robe he was wearing. 24 Then they grabbed him and threw him into the cistern. Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it. 25 Then, just as they were sitting down to eat, they looked up and saw a caravan of camels in the distance coming toward them. It was a group of Ishmaelite traders taking a load of gum, balm, and aromatic resin from Gilead down to Egypt.
26 Judah said to his brothers, “What will we gain by killing our brother? We’d have to cover up the crime.[c] 27 Instead of hurting him, let’s sell him to those Ishmaelite traders. After all, he is our brother—our own flesh and blood!” And his brothers agreed. 28 So when the Ishmaelites, who were Midianite traders, came by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to them for twenty pieces[d] of silver. And the traders took him to Egypt.
29 Some time later, Reuben returned to get Joseph out of the cistern. When he discovered that Joseph was missing, he tore his clothes in grief. 30 Then he went back to his brothers and lamented, “The boy is gone! What will I do now?”
31 Then the brothers killed a young goat and dipped Joseph’s robe in its blood. 32 They sent the beautiful robe to their father with this message: “Look at what we found. Doesn’t this robe belong to your son?”
33 Their father recognized it immediately. “Yes,” he said, “it is my son’s robe. A wild animal must have eaten him. Joseph has clearly been torn to pieces!” 34 Then Jacob tore his clothes and dressed himself in burlap. He mourned deeply for his son for a long time. 35 His family all tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “I will go to my grave[e] mourning for my son,” he would say, and then he would weep.
36 Meanwhile, the Midianite traders[f] arrived in Egypt, where they sold Joseph to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. Potiphar was captain of the palace guard.
Footnotes
- 37:3a Hebrew Israel; also in 37:13. See note on 35:21.
- 37:3b Traditionally rendered a coat of many colors. The exact meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
- 37:26 Hebrew cover his blood.
- 37:28 Hebrew 20 [shekels], about 8 ounces or 228 grams in weight.
- 37:35 Hebrew go down to Sheol.
- 37:36 Hebrew the Medanites. The relationship between the Midianites and Medanites is unclear; compare 37:28. See also 25:2.
Genesis 37
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Si Jose at ang Kanyang mga Kapatid
37 Nagpaiwan si Jacob para manirahan sa Canaan, ang lupaing tinitirhan din dati ng kanyang ama.
2 Ito ang salaysay tungkol sa pamilya ni Jacob:
Nang 17 taong gulang si Jose, nagbabantay siya ng mga hayop kasama ng kanyang mga kapatid na mga anak ni Bilha at ni Zilpa, na mga asawa ng kanyang ama. Ipinagtapat ni Jose sa kanyang ama ang masasamang ginagawa ng kanyang mga kapatid.
3 Mas mahal ni Jacob[a] si Jose kaysa sa iba niyang mga anak, dahil matanda na siya nang isilang si Jose. Kaya itinahi niya si Jose ng maganda at mahabang damit. 4 Pero nang napansin ng mga kapatid ni Jose na mas mahal siya ng kanilang ama kaysa sa kanila, nagalit sila kay Jose at sinabihan ito ng masasakit na salita.
5 Isang gabi, nanaginip si Jose. Nang isalaysay niya ito sa mga kapatid niya, lalo silang nagalit sa kanya. 6 Sapagkat ito ang isinalaysay niya, “Nanaginip ako 7 na habang naroon tayo sa bukid na nagbibigkis ng mga uhay, bigla na lang tumayo ang ibinigkis ko at pinaikutan ito ng inyong mga ibinigkis na uhay na nakayuko.”
8 Sinabi ng kanyang mga kapatid, “Ano? Magiging hari ka at mangunguna sa amin?” Kaya lalo pa silang nagalit kay Jose.
9 Muling nanaginip si Jose at isinalaysay na naman niya sa kanyang mga kapatid. Sinabi niya, “Nanaginip ako ulit na nakita ko ang araw, ang buwan at ang 11 bituin na yumuyuko sa akin.”
10 Isinalaysay din ni Jose ang panaginip niya sa kanyang ama pero nagalit din ang kanyang ama sa kanya. Sinabi niya, “Ano ang ibig mong sabihin? Na kami ng iyong ina at ng mga kapatid mo ay yuyuko sa iyo?” 11 Nainggit ang mga kapatid ni Jose sa kanya, pero si Jacob ay sinarili na lamang ang bagay na ito.
Ipinagbili si Jose ng Kanyang mga Kapatid
12 Isang araw, pumunta ang mga kapatid ni Jose sa Shekem para magbantay ng mga hayop ng kanilang ama. 13-14 Sinabi ni Jacob[b] kay Jose, “Ang mga kapatid mo ay naroon sa Shekem na nagpapastol ng mga hayop. Pumunta ka roon at tingnan mo kung maayos ang kalagayan ng mga kapatid mo at ng mga hayop. Bumalik ka agad at sabihin sa akin.” Sumagot si Jose, “Opo ama.”
Kaya mula sa Lambak ng Hebron, pumunta si Jose sa Shekem. 15 Nang naroon na siyang pagala-gala sa bukid, may lalaking nagtanong sa kanya kung ano ang hinahanap niya.
16 Sumagot siya, “Hinahanap ko po ang mga kapatid ko. Alam nʼyo po ba kung saan sila nagpapastol?”
17 Sinabi ng lalaki, “Wala na sila rito. Narinig kong pupunta raw sila sa Dotan.” Kaya sinundan sila roon ni Jose at nakita niya sila sa Dotan.
18 Malayo pa si Jose ay nakita na siya ng mga kapatid niya. At bago pa siya makarating, binalak na nila na patayin siya. 19 Sinabi nila, “Paparating na ang mapanaginipin. Halikayo, patayin natin siya 20 at ihulog sa isa sa mga balon dito. Sabihin na lang natin na pinatay siya ng mabangis na hayop. Tingnan nga natin kung magkakatotoo ang mga panaginip niya.”
21 Nang marinig ni Reuben ang balak nila, pinagsikapan niyang iligtas si Jose. Sinabi niya, “Huwag na lang natin siyang patayin. 22 Ihulog nʼyo na lang siya rito sa balon sa ilang, pero huwag ninyo siyang papatayin.” Sinabi iyon ni Reuben dahil plano na niyang iligtas si Jose at ibalik sa kanilang ama.
23 Kaya pagdating ni Jose, hinubad nila ang mahaba at magandang damit nito, 24 at inihulog sa balon na walang tubig.
25 Habang kumakain sila, may natanaw silang mga mangangalakal na Ishmaelitang nanggaling sa Gilead. Ang mga kamelyo nila ay may kargang mga sangkap, gamot at pabangong dadalhin sa Egipto.
26 Sinabi ni Juda sa kanyang mga kapatid, “Ano ba ang makukuha natin kung papatayin natin ang kapatid natin at ililihim ang kamatayan niya? 27 Ang mabuti pa siguro ipagbili natin siya sa mga Ishmaelitang iyan. Huwag natin siyang patayin dahil kapatid natin siya.” Pumayag ang mga kapatid ni Juda sa sinabi niya.
28 Kaya pagdaan ng mga mangangalakal na Ishmaelita,[c] iniahon nila si Jose mula sa balon at ipinagbili nila sa halagang 20 pilak. At dinala si Jose ng mga Ishmaelita sa Egipto.
29 Nang bumalik si Reuben sa balon, wala na doon si Jose. Kaya pinunit niya ang kanyang damit sa lungkot. 30 Pagkatapos, bumalik siya sa mga kapatid niya at sinabi, “Wala na doon ang nakababata nating kapatid. Paano na ako ngayon makakauwi roon kay ama?”
31 Nagkatay sila ng kambing at isinawsaw sa dugo nito ang damit ni Jose. 32 Pagkatapos, dinala nila ang damit ni Jose sa kanilang ama at sinabi, “Nakita po namin ito. Tingnan po ninyong mabuti kung kay Jose po ito o hindi.”
33 Nakilala agad ni Jacob ang damit. Sinabi niya, “Sa kanya ito! Pinatay siya ng mabangis na hayop! Tiyak na niluray-luray siya ng hayop.”
34 Pinunit agad ni Jacob ang kanyang damit at nagdamit ng sako bilang pagluluksa. Nagluksa siya nang matagal sa pagkamatay ng kanyang anak. 35 Inaliw siya ng lahat ng anak niya pero patuloy pa rin ang pagdadalamhati niya. Sinabi niya, “Hayaan nʼyo na lang ako! Mamamatay akong nagdadalamhati dahil sa pagkamatay ng anak ko.” At nagpatuloy ang pag-iyak niya dahil kay Jose.
36 Samantala, doon sa Egipto, ipinagbili ng mga Midianita[d] si Jose kay Potifar na isa sa mga opisyal ng Faraon.[e] Kapitan siya ng mga guwardya sa palasyo.
Footnotes
- 37:3 Jacob: sa tekstong Hebreo, Israel. Ganito rin sa 37:13-14.
- 37:13-14 Jacob: Tingnan ang “footnote” sa talatang 3.
- 37:28 Ishmaelita: sa tekstong Hebreo, Midianita. Ang mga Midianita ay posibleng isa sa mga angkan ng Ishmaelita.
- 37:36 Midianita: posibleng isa sa mga angkan ng mga Ishmaelita.
- 37:36 Faraon: o, hari ng Egipto.
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