1 And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. 2 These 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. 3 Now 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. 4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
5 ¶ And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. 6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: 7 For, 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. 8 And 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.
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. 10 And 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? 11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
12 ¶ And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem. 13 And 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 . 14 And 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.
15 ¶ And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? 16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks . 17 And 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. 18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. 19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. 20 Come 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. 21 And Reuben heard it , and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him. 22 And 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.
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; 24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. 25 And 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. 26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? 27 Come, 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. 28 Then 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.
29 ¶ And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. 30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
31 And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; 32 And 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. 33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces. 34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. 35 And 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. 36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.
1 habitavit autem Iacob in terra Chanaan
in qua peregrinatus est pater suus
2 et hae sunt generationes eius
Ioseph cum sedecim esset annorum
pascebat gregem cum fratribus suis adhuc puer
et erat cum filiis Balae et Zelphae uxorum patris sui
accusavitque fratres suos apud patrem crimine pessimo
3 Israhel autem diligebat Ioseph super omnes filios suos
eo quod in senectute genuisset eum
fecitque ei tunicam polymitam
4 videntes autem fratres eius
quod a patre plus cunctis filiis amaretur
oderant eum nec poterant ei quicquam pacificum loqui
5 accidit quoque ut visum somnium referret fratribus
quae causa maioris odii seminarium fuit
6 dixitque ad eos audite somnium meum quod vidi
7 putabam ligare nos manipulos in agro
et quasi consurgere manipulum meum et stare
vestrosque manipulos circumstantes adorare manipulum meum
8 responderunt fratres eius
numquid rex noster eris aut subiciemur dicioni tuae
haec ergo causa somniorum atque sermonum
invidiae et odii fomitem ministravit
9 aliud quoque vidit somnium quod narrans fratribus ait
vidi per somnium quasi solem et lunam et stellas undecim adorare me
10 quod cum patri suo et fratribus rettulisset
increpavit eum pater et dixit
quid sibi vult hoc somnium quod vidisti
num ego et mater tua et fratres
adorabimus te super terram
11 invidebant igitur ei fratres sui
pater vero rem tacitus considerabat
12 cumque fratres illius in pascendis gregibus patris morarentur in Sychem
13 dixit ad eum Israhel
fratres tui pascunt oves in Sycimis veni mittam te ad eos
quo respondente
14 praesto sum ait
vade et vide si cuncta prospera sint erga fratres tuos et
pecora
et renuntia mihi quid agatur
missus de valle Hebron venit in Sychem
15 invenitque eum vir errantem in agro
et interrogavit quid quaereret
16 at ille respondit fratres meos quaero
indica mihi ubi pascant greges
17 dixitque ei vir recesserunt de loco isto
audivi autem eos dicentes eamus in Dothain
perrexit ergo Ioseph post fratres suos et invenit eos in Dothain
18 qui cum vidissent eum procul
antequam accederet ad eos cogitaverunt illum occidere
19 et mutuo loquebantur ecce somniator venit
20 venite occidamus eum et mittamus in cisternam veterem
dicemusque fera pessima devoravit eum
et tunc apparebit quid illi prosint somnia sua
21 audiens hoc Ruben
nitebatur liberare eum de manibus eorum et dicebat
22 non interficiamus animam eius
nec effundatis sanguinem
sed proicite eum in cisternam hanc quae est in solitudine
manusque vestras servate innoxias
hoc autem dicebat
volens eripere eum de manibus eorum et reddere patri suo
23 confestim igitur ut pervenit ad fratres
nudaverunt eum tunica talari et polymita
24 miseruntque in cisternam quae non habebat
aquam
25 et sedentes ut comederent panem
viderunt viatores Ismahelitas venire de
Galaad
et camelos eorum portare aromata et resinam et
stacten in Aegyptum
26 dixit ergo Iudas fratribus suis
quid nobis prodest si occiderimus fratrem nostrum
et celaverimus sanguinem ipsius
27 melius est ut vendatur Ismahelitis
et manus nostrae non polluantur
frater enim et caro nostra est
adquieverunt fratres sermonibus eius
28 et praetereuntibus Madianitis negotiatoribus
extrahentes eum de cisterna
vendiderunt Ismahelitis viginti argenteis
qui duxerunt eum in Aegyptum
29 reversusque Ruben ad cisternam non invenit puerum
30 et scissis vestibus pergens ad fratres ait
puer non conparet et ego quo ibo
31 tulerunt autem tunicam eius
et in sanguinem hedi quem occiderant tinxerunt
32 mittentes qui ferrent ad patrem et dicerent
hanc invenimus vide utrum tunica filii tui sit an non
33 quam cum agnovisset pater ait
tunica filii mei est fera pessima comedit eum bestia devoravit Ioseph
34 scissisque vestibus indutus est cilicio
lugens filium multo tempore
35 congregatis autem cunctis liberis eius ut lenirent dolorem patris
noluit consolationem recipere et ait
descendam ad filium meum lugens in infernum
et illo perseverante in fletu
36 Madianei vendiderunt Ioseph in Aegypto
Putiphar eunucho Pharaonis magistro militiae