Douay Genesis 37

Book Of Genesis Chapter 37
Joseph's dreams: he is sold by his brethren, and carried into Egypt.

[1] And Jacob dwelt in the land of Chanaan wherein his father sojourned. [2] And these are his generations: Joseph, when he was sixteen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren, being but a boy: and he was with the sons of Bala and of Zelpha his father' s wives: and he accused his brethren to his father of a most wicked crime. [3] Now Israel loved Joseph above all his sons, because he had him in his old age: and he made him a coat of divers colours. [4] And his brethren seeing that he was loved by his father, more than all his sons, hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him. [5] Now it fell out also that he told his brethren a dream, that he had dreamed: which occasioned them to hate him the more.

[6] And he said to them: Hear my dream which I dreamed. [7] I thought we were binding sheaves in the field: and my sheaf arose as it were, and stood, and your sheaves standing about, bowed down before my sheaf. [8] His brethren answered: Shalt thou be our king? or shall we be subject to thy dominion? Therefore this matter of his dreams and words ministered nourishment to their envy and hatred. [9] He dreamed also another dream, which he told his brethren, saying: I saw in a dream, as it were the sun, and the moon, and eleven stars worshipping me. [10] And when he had told this to his father and brethren, his father rebuked him, and said: What meaneth this dream that thou hast dreamed? shall I and thy mother, and thy brethren worship thee upon the earth?

[11] His brethren therefore envied him: but his father considered the thing with himself. [12] And when his brethren abode in Sichem feeding their father' s flocks, [13] Israel said to him: Thy brethren feed the sheep in Sichem: come, I will send thee to them. And when he answered: [14] I am ready: he said to him: Go, and see if all things be well with thy brethren, and the cattle: and bring me word again what is doing. So being sent from the vale of Hebron, he came to Sichem: [15] And a man found him there wandering in the field, and asked what he sought.

[16] But he answered: I seek my brethren; tell me where they feed the flocks. [17] And the man said to him: They are departed from this place: for I heard them say: Let us go to Dothain. And Joseph went forward after his brethren, and found them in Dothain. [18] And when they saw him afar off, before he came nigh them, they thought to kill him. [19] And said one to another: Behold the dreamer cometh. [20] Come, let us kill him, and cast him into some old pit: and we will say: Some evil beast hath devoured him: and then it shall appear what his dreams avail him:

[21] And Ruben hearing this, endeavoured to deliver him out of their hands, and said: [22] Do not take away his life, nor shed his blood: but cast him into this pit, that is in the wilderness, and keep your hands harmless: now he said this, being desirous to deliver him out of their hands and to restore him to his father. [23] And as soon as he came to his brethren, they forthwith stript him of his outside coat, that was of divers colours: [24] And cast him into an old pit, where there was no water. [25] And sitting down to eat bread, they saw some Ismaelites on their way coming from Galaad, with their camels, carrying spices, and balm, and myrrh to Egypt.

[26] And Juda said to his brethren: What will it profit us to kill our brother, and conceal his blood? [27] It is better that he be sold to the Ismaelites, and that our hands be not defiled: for he is our brother and our flesh. His brethren agreed to his words. [28] And when the Madianite merchants passed by, they drew him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ismaelites, for twenty pieces of silver: and they led him into Egypt. [29] And Ruben, returning to the pit, found not the boy: [30] And rending his garments he went to his brethren, and said: The boy doth not appear and whither shall I go?

[31] And they took his coat, and dipped it in the blood of a kid, which they had killed: [32] Sending some to carry it to their father, and to say: This we have found: see whether it be thy son' s coat, or not. [33] And the father acknowledging it, said: It is my son' s coat, an evil wild beast hath eaten him, a beast hath devoured Joseph. [34] And tearing his garments, he put on sackcloth, mourning for his son a long time. [35] And all his children being gathered together to comfort their father in his sorrow, he would not receive comfort, but said: I will go down to my son into hell, mourning. And whilst he continued weeping, [36] The Madianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Putiphar, an eunuch of Pharao, captain of the soldiers.