1 S o Jacob dwelt in the land in which his father had been a stranger and sojourner, in the land of Canaan.

Jacó habitava na terra das peregrinações de seu pai, na terra de Canaã.

2 T his is the history of the descendants of Jacob and this is Jacob’s line. Joseph, when he was seventeen years old, was shepherding the flock with his brothers; the lad was with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives; and Joseph brought to his father a bad report of them.

Estas são as gerações de Jacó. José, aos dezessete anos de idade, estava com seus irmãos apascentando os rebanhos; sendo ainda jovem, andava com os filhos de Bila, e com os filhos de Zilpa, mulheres de seu pai; e José trazia a seu pai más notícias a respeito deles.

3 N ow Israel loved Joseph more than all his children because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a long tunic with sleeves.

Israel amava mais a José do que a todos os seus filhos, porque era filho da sua velhice; e fez-lhe uma túnica de várias cores.

4 B ut when his brothers saw that their father loved more than all of his brothers, they hated him and could not say, Peace to him or speak peaceably to him.

Vendo, pois, seus irmãos que seu pai o amava mais do que a todos eles, odiavam-no, e não lhe podiam falar pacificamente.

5 N ow Joseph had a dream and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him still more.

José teve um sonho, que contou a seus irmãos; por isso o odiaram ainda mais.

6 A nd he said to them, Listen now and hear, I pray you, this dream that I have dreamed:

Pois ele lhes disse: Ouvi, peço-vos, este sonho que tive:

7 W e were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and stood upright, and behold, your sheaves stood round about my sheaf and bowed down!

Estávamos nós atando molhos no campo, e eis que o meu molho, levantando-se, ficou em pé; e os vossos molhos o rodeavam, e se inclinavam ao meu molho.

8 H is brothers said to him, Shall you indeed reign over us? Or are you going to have us as your subjects and dominate us? And they hated him all the more for his dreams and for what he said.

Responderam-lhe seus irmãos: Tu pois, deveras reinarás sobre nós? Tu deveras terás domínio sobre nós? Por isso ainda mais o odiavam por causa dos seus sonhos e das suas palavras.

9 B ut Joseph dreamed yet another dream and told it to his brothers. He said, See here, I have dreamed again, and behold, eleven stars the sun and the moon bowed down and did reverence to me!

Teve José outro sonho, e o contou a seus irmãos, dizendo: Tive ainda outro sonho; e eis que o sol, e a lua, e onze estrelas se inclinavam perante mim.

10 A nd he told it to his father his brethren. But his father rebuked him and said to him, What is the meaning of this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers actually come to bow down ourselves to the earth and do homage to you?

Quando o contou a seu pai e a seus irmãos, repreendeu-o seu pai, e disse-lhe: Que sonho é esse que tiveste? Porventura viremos, eu e tua mãe, e teus irmãos, a inclinar-nos com o rosto em terra diante de ti?

11 J oseph’s brothers envied him and were jealous of him, but his father observed the saying and pondered over it.

Seus irmãos, pois, o invejavam; mas seu pai guardava o caso no seu coração.

12 J oseph’s brothers went to shepherd and feed their father’s flock near Shechem.

Ora, foram seus irmãos apascentar o rebanho de seu pai, em Siquém.

13 I srael said to Joseph, Do not your brothers shepherd my flock at Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them. And he said, Here I am.

Disse, pois, Israel a José: Não apascentam teus irmãos o rebanho em Siquém? Vem, e enviar-te-ei a eles. Respondeu-lhe José: Eis-me aqui.

14 A nd said to him, Go, I pray you, see whether everything is all right with your brothers and with the flock; then come back and bring me word. So he sent him out of the Hebron Valley, and he came to Shechem.

Disse-lhe Israel: Vai, vê se vão bem teus irmãos, e o rebanho; e traze-me resposta. Assim o enviou do vale de Hebrom; e José foi a Siquém.

15 A nd a certain man found him, and behold, he had lost his way and was wandering in the open country. The man asked him, What are you trying to find?

E um homem encontrou a José, que andava errante pelo campo, e perguntou-lhe: Que procuras?

16 A nd he said, I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, I pray you, where they are pasturing our flocks.

Respondeu ele: Estou procurando meus irmãos; dize-me, peço-te, onde apascentam eles o rebanho.

17 B ut the man said, they have gone. I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.

Disse o homem: Foram-se daqui; pois ouvi-lhes dizer: Vamos a Dotã. José, pois, seguiu seus irmãos, e os achou em Dotã.

18 A nd when they saw him far off, even before he came near to them, they conspired to kill him.

Eles o viram de longe e, antes que chegasse aonde estavam, conspiraram contra ele, para o matarem,

19 A nd they said one to another, See, here comes this dreamer and master of dreams.

dizendo uns aos outros: Eis que lá vem o sonhador!

20 S o come on now, let us kill him and throw his body into some pit; then we will say, Some wild and ferocious animal has devoured him; and we shall see what will become of his dreams!

Vinde pois agora, fmatemo-lo e lancemo-lo numa das covas; e diremos: uma besta-fera o devorou. Veremos, então, o que será dos seus sonhos.

21 N ow Reuben heard it and he delivered him out of their hands by saying, Let us not kill him.

Mas Rúben, ouvindo isso, livrou-o das mãos deles, dizendo: Não lhe tiremos a vida.

22 A nd Reuben said to them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit or well that is out here in the wilderness and lay no hand on him. He was trying to get Joseph out of their hands in order to rescue him and deliver him again to his father.

Também lhes disse Rúben: Não derrameis sangue; lançai-o nesta cova, que está no deserto, e não lanceis mão nele. Disse isto para livrá-lo das mãos deles, a fim de restituí-lo a seu pai.

23 W hen Joseph had come to his brothers, they stripped him of his long garment which he was wearing;

Logo que José chegou a seus irmãos, estes o despiram da sua túnica, a túnica de várias cores, que ele trazia;

24 T hen they took him and cast him into the pit which was empty; there was no water in it.

e tomando-o, lançaram-no na cova; mas a cova estava vazia, não havia água nela.

25 T hen they sat down to eat their lunch. When they looked up, behold, they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing gum, balm (balsam), and myrrh or ladanum, going on their way to carry them down to Egypt.

Depois sentaram-se para comer; e, levantando os olhos, viram uma caravana de ismaelitas que vinha de Gileade; nos seus camelos traziam tragacanto, bálsamo e mirra, que iam levar ao Egito.

26 A nd Judah said to his brothers, What do we gain if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?

Disse Judá a seus irmãos: De que nos aproveita matar nosso irmão e encobrir o seu sangue?

27 C ome, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brothers consented.

Vinde, vendamo-lo a esses ismaelitas, e não seja nossa mão sobre ele; porque é nosso irmao, nossa carne. E escutaram-no seus irmãos.

28 T hen as the Midianite merchants were passing by, the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the well. And they sold him for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took Joseph into Egypt.

Ao passarem os negociantes midianitas, tiraram José, alçando-o da cova, e venderam-no por vinte siclos de prata aos ismaelitas, os quais o levaram para o Egito.

29 T hen Reuben returned to the pit; and behold, Joseph was not in the pit, and he rent his clothes.

Ora, Rúben voltou ã cova, e eis que José não estava na cova; pelo que rasgou as suas vestes

30 H e rejoined his brothers and said, The boy is not there! And I, where shall I go ?

e, tornando a seus irmãos, disse: O menino não aparece; e eu, aonde irei?

31 T hen they took Joseph’s long garment, killed a young goat, and dipped the garment in the blood;

Tomaram, então, a túnica de José, mataram um cabrito, e tingiram a túnica no sangue.

32 A nd they sent the garment to their father, saying, We have found this! Examine and decide whether it is your son’s tunic or not.

Enviaram a túnica de várias cores, mandando levá-la a seu pai e dizer-lhe: Achamos esta túnica; vê se é a túnica de teu filho, ou não.

33 H e said, My son’s long garment! An evil beast has devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.

Ele a reconheceu e exclamou: A túnica de meu filho! uma besta-fera o devorou; certamente José foi despedaçado.

34 A nd Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned many days for his son.

Então Jacó rasgou as suas vestes, e pôs saco sobre os seus lombos e lamentou seu filho por muitos dias.

35 A nd all his sons and daughters attempted to console him, but he refused to be comforted and said, I will go down to Sheol (the place of the dead) to my son mourning. And his father wept for him.

E levantaram-se todos os seus filhos e todas as suas filhas, para o consolarem; ele, porém, recusou ser consolado, e disse: Na verdade, com choro hei de descer para meu filho até o Seol. Assim o chorou seu pai.

36 A nd the Midianites sold in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and the captain and chief executioner of the guard.

Os midianitas venderam José no Egito a Potifar, oficial de Faraó, capitão da guarda.