Genesis 37
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
King James Version with Apocrypha
1Habitavit autem Jacob in terra Chanaan, in qua pater suus peregrinatus est.
1And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
2Et hæ sunt generationes ejus: Joseph cum sedecim esset annorum, pascebat gregem cum fratribus suis adhuc puer: et erat cum filiis Balæ et Zelphæ uxorum patris sui: accusavitque fratres suos apud patrem crimine pessimo.
2These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
3Israël autem diligebat Joseph super omnes filios suos, eo quod in senectute genuisset eum: fecitque ei tunicam polymitam.
3Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
4Videntes autem fratres ejus quod a patre plus cunctis filiis amaretur, oderant eum, nec poterant ei quidquam pacifice loqui.
4And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
5Accidit quoque ut visum somnium referret fratribus suis: quæ causa majoris odii seminarium fuit.
5¶ And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
6Dixitque ad eos: Audite somnium meum quod vidi:
6And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
7putabam nos ligare manipulos in agro: et quasi consurgere manipulum meum, et stare, vestrosque manipulos circumstantes adorare manipulum meum.
7For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
8Responderunt fratres ejus: Numquid rex noster eris? aut subjiciemur ditioni tuæ? Hæc ergo causa somniorum atque sermonum, invidiæ et odii fomitem ministravit.
8And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
9Aliud quoque vidit somnium, quod narrans fratribus, ait: Vidi per somnium, quasi solem, et lunam, et stellas undecim adorare me.
9¶ And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
10Quod cum patri suo, et fratribus retulisset, increpavit eum pater suus, et dixit: Quid sibi vult hoc somnium quod vidisti? num ego et mater tua, et fratres tui adorabimus te super terram?
10And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
11Invidebant ei igitur fratres sui: pater vero rem tacitus considerabat.
11And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
12Cumque fratres illius in pascendis gregibus patris morarentur in Sichem,
12¶ And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
13dixit ad eum Israël: Fratres tui pascunt oves in Sichimis: veni, mittam te ad eos. Quo respondente,
13And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I .
14Præsto sum, ait ei: Vade, et vide si cuncta prospera sint erga fratres tuos, et pecora: et renuntia mihi quid agatur. Missus de valle Hebron, venit in Sichem:
14And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
15invenitque eum vir errantem in agro, et interrogavit quid quæreret.
15¶ And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
16At ille respondit: Fratres meos quæro: indica mihi ubi pascant greges.
16And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks .
17Dixitque ei vir: Recesserunt de loco isto: audivi autem eos dicentes: Eamus in Dothain. Perrexit ergo Joseph post fratres suos, et invenit eos in Dothain.
17And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
18Qui cum vidissent eum procul, antequam accederet ad eos, cogitaverunt illum occidere:
18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
19et mutuo loquebantur: Ecce somniator venit:
19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
20venite, occidamus eum, et mittamus in cisternam veterem: dicemusque: Fera pessima devoravit eum: et tunc apparebit quid illi prosint somnia sua.
20Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
21Audiens autem hoc Ruben, nitebatur liberare eum de manibus eorum, et dicebat:
21And Reuben heard it , and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
22Non interficiatis animam ejus, nec effundatis sanguinem: sed projicite eum in cisternam hanc, quæ est in solitudine, manusque vestras servate innoxias: hoc autem dicebat, volens eripere eum de manibus eorum, et reddere patri suo.
22And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
23Confestim igitur ut pervenit ad fratres suos, nudaverunt eum tunica talari et polymita:
23¶ And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
24miseruntque eum in cisternam veterem, quæ non habebat aquam.
24And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
25Et sedentes ut comederent panem, viderunt Ismaëlitas viatores venire de Galaad, et camelos eorum portantes aromata, et resinam, et stacten in Ægyptum.
25And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
26Dixit ergo Judas fratribus suis: Quid nobis prodest si occiderimus fratrem nostrum, et celaverimus sanguinem ipsius?
26And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
27melius est ut venundetur Ismaëlitis, et manus nostræ non polluantur: frater enim et caro nostra est. Acquieverunt fratres sermonibus illius.
27Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
28Et prætereuntibus Madianitis negotiatoribus, extrahentes eum de cisterna, vendiderunt eum Ismaëlitis, viginti argenteis: qui duxerunt eum in Ægyptum.
28Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29Reversusque Ruben ad cisternam, non invenit puerum:
29¶ And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
30et scissis vestibus pergens ad fratres suos, ait: Puer non comparet, et ego quo ibo?
30And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
31Tulerunt autem tunicam ejus, et in sanguine hædi, quem occiderant, tinxerunt:
31And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
32mittentes qui ferrent ad patrem, et dicerent: Hanc invenimus: vide utrum tunica filii tui sit, an non.
32And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son’s coat or no.
33Quam cum agnovisset pater, ait: Tunica filii mei est: fera pessima comedit eum, bestia devoravit Joseph.
33And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
34Scissisque vestibus, indutus est cilicio, lugens filium suum multo tempore.
34And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
35Congregatis autem cunctis liberis ejus ut lenirent dolorem patris, noluit consolationem accipere, sed ait: Descendam ad filium meum lugens in infernum. Et illo perseverante in fletu,
35And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
36Madianitæ vendiderunt Joseph in Ægypto Putiphari eunucho Pharaonis, magistro militum.
36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.
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