1 N ow Jacob dwelt in the land where his father was a stranger, 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 Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. And the lad was with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives; and Joseph brought a bad report of them to his father.

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. Also he made him a tunic of many colors.

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 him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not 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 even more.

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

6 S o he said to them, “Please hear this dream which I have dreamed:

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

7 T here we were, binding sheaves in the field. Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf.”

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 A nd his brothers said to him, “Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.

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 T hen he dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, “Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down 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 S o he told it to his father and his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall your mother and I and your brothers indeed come to bow down to the earth before 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 A nd his brothers envied him, but his father kept the matter in mind. Joseph Sold by His Brothers

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

12 T hen his brothers went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.

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

13 A nd Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.” So he said to him, “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 T hen he said to him, “Please go and see if it is well with your brothers and well with the flocks, and bring back word to me.” So he sent him out of the Valley of Hebron, and he went 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 N ow a certain man found him, and there he was, wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying, “What are you seeking?”

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

16 S o he said, “I am seeking my brothers. Please tell me where they are feeding their flocks. ”

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

17 A nd the man said, “They have departed from here, for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them in 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 N ow when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him.

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

19 T hen they said to one another, “Look, this dreamer is coming!

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

20 C ome therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, ‘Some wild beast has devoured him.’ 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 B ut Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands, and said, “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 which is in the wilderness, and do not lay a hand on him”—that he might deliver him out of their hands, and bring him back 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 S o it came to pass, when Joseph had come to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him.

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 a pit. And the pit 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 A nd they sat down to eat a meal. Then they lifted their eyes and looked, and there was a company of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead with their camels, bearing spices, balm, and myrrh, 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 S o Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill 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 and 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 listened.

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 Midianite traders passed by; so the brothers pulled 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.

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 indeed Joseph was not in the pit; and he tore his clothes.

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

30 A nd he returned to his brothers and said, “The lad is no more; and I, where shall I go?”

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

31 S o they took Joseph’s tunic, killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the tunic in the blood.

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

32 T hen they sent the tunic of many colors, and they brought it to their father and said, “We have found this. Do you know 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 A nd he recognized it and said, “ It is my son’s tunic. A wild beast has devoured him. Without doubt Joseph is torn to pieces.”

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

34 T hen Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son many days.

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 all his daughters arose to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted, and he said, “For I shall go down into the grave to my son in mourning.” Thus 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 N ow the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.

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