1 N ow Jacob dwelt in the land where his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

Jacó habitou na terra de Canaã, onde seu pai tinha vivido como estrangeiro.

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.

Esta é a história da família de Jacó: Quando José tinha dezessete anos, pastoreava os rebanhos com os seus irmãos. Ajudava os filhos de Bila e os filhos de Zilpa, mulheres de seu pai; e contava ao pai a má fama 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.

Ora, Israel gostava mais de José do que de qualquer outro filho, porque lhe havia nascido em sua velhice; por isso mandou fazer para ele uma túnica longa.

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.

Quando os seus irmãos viram que o pai gostava mais dele do que de qualquer outro filho, odiaram-no e não conseguiam falar com ele amigavelmente.

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

Certa vez, José teve um sonho e, quando o contou a seus irmãos, eles passaram a odiá-lo ainda mais.

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

“Ouçam o sonho que tive”, disse-lhes.

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 amarrando os feixes de trigo no campo, quando o meu feixe se levantou e ficou em pé, e os seus feixes se ajuntaram ao redor do meu e se curvaram diante dele.”

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.

Seus irmãos lhe disseram: “Então você vai reinar sobre nós? Quer dizer que você vai nos governar?” E o odiaram ainda mais, por causa do sonho e do que tinha dito.

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.”

Depois teve outro sonho e o contou aos seus irmãos: “Tive outro sonho, e desta vez o sol, a lua e onze estrelas se curvavam diante de 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 ao pai e aos irmãos, o pai o repreendeu e lhe disse: “Que sonho foi esse que você teve? Será que eu, sua mãe, e seus irmãos viremos a nos curvar até o chão diante de você?”

11 A nd his brothers envied him, but his father kept the matter in mind. Joseph Sold by His Brothers

Assim seus irmãos tiveram ciúmes dele; o pai, no entanto, refletia naquilo. Vendido pelos Irmãos

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

Os irmãos de José tinham ido cuidar dos rebanhos do pai, perto de 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.”

e Israel disse a José: “Como você sabe, seus irmãos estão apascentando os rebanhos perto de Siquém. Quero que você vá até lá”. “Sim, senhor”, respondeu ele.

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 o pai: “Vá ver se está tudo bem com os seus irmãos e com os rebanhos, e traga-me notícias”. Jacó o enviou quando estava no vale de Hebrom. Mas José se perdeu quando se aproximava de 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?”

um homem o encontrou vagueando pelos campos e lhe perguntou: “Que é que você está procurando?”

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

Ele respondeu: “Procuro meus irmãos. Pode me dizer onde eles estão apascentando os rebanhos?”

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.

Respondeu o homem: “Eles já partiram daqui. Eu os ouvi dizer: ‘Vamos para Dotã’”. Assim José foi em busca dos seus irmãos e os encontrou perto de Dotã.

18 N ow when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him.

Mas eles o viram de longe e, antes que chegasse, planejaram matá-lo.

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

“Lá vem aquele sonhador!”, diziam uns aos outros.

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!”

“É agora! Vamos matá-lo e jogá-lo num destes poços, e diremos que um animal selvagem 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.”

Quando Rúben ouviu isso, tentou livrá-lo 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.

E acrescentou: “Não derramem sangue. Joguem-no naquele poço no deserto, mas não toquem nele”. Rúben propôs isso com a intenção de livrá-lo e levá-lo de volta ao 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.

Chegando José, seus irmãos lhe arrancaram a túnica longa,

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

agarraram-no e o jogaram no poço, que estava vazio e sem água.

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.

Ao se assentarem para comer, viram ao longe uma caravana de ismaelitas que vinha de Gileade. Seus camelos estavam carregados de especiarias, bálsamo e mirra, que eles levavam para o Egito.

26 S o Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?

Judá disse então a seus irmãos: “Que ganharemos se matarmos o nosso irmão e escondermos 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.

Vamos vendê-lo aos ismaelitas. Não tocaremos nele, afinal é nosso irmão, é nosso próprio sangue ”. E seus irmãos concordaram.

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.

Quando os mercadores ismaelitas de Midiã se aproximaram, seus irmãos tiraram José do poço e o venderam por vinte peças de prata aos ismaelitas, que 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.

Quando Rúben voltou ao poço e viu que José não estava lá, rasgou suas vestes

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

e, voltando a seus irmãos, disse: “O jovem não está lá! Para onde irei agora?”

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

Então eles mataram um bode, mergulharam no sangue a túnica de José

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?”

e a mandaram ao pai com este recado: “Achamos isto. Veja se é a túnica de teu filho”.

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 disse: “É a túnica de meu filho! Um animal selvagem o devorou! 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 suas vestes, vestiu-se de pano de saco e chorou muitos dias por seu filho.

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.

Todos os seus filhos e filhas vieram consolá-lo, mas ele recusou ser consolado, dizendo: “Não! Chorando descerei à sepultura para junto de meu filho”. E continuou a chorar por ele.

36 N ow the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.

Nesse meio tempo, no Egito, os midianitas venderam José a Potifar, oficial do faraó e capitão da guarda.