37 — Genesis

1And Jacob dwelt in the land of Chanaan, wherein his father sojourned.Giacobbe adunque abitò nella terra di Chanaan, dove fu pellegrino suo padre.AND Iacob dwelt in the land of Chanaan, wherin his father soiourned.Habitavit autem Jacob in terra Chanaan, in qua pater suus peregrinatus est. 2And 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.E questa è la genealogia di lui: Giuseppe essendo di sedici anni pasceva ancor fanciullo il gregge insieme co' suoi fratelli: e stava co' figliuoli di Bala, e di Zelpha, mogli del padre suo; e accusò presso al padre i suoi fratelli di pessimo delitto.And these are his generations: Ioseph when he was sixten e yeares old, fed the flock with his brethren being yet a boy: and he was with the sonnes of Bala and Zelpha his fathers wiues: and he accused his brethren to his father of a most wicked crime.Et hæ sunt generationes ejus: Joseph cum sedecim esset annorum, pascebat gregem cum fratribus suis adhuc puer: et erat cum filiis Balæ et Zelphæ uxorum patris sui: accusavitque fratres suos apud patrem crimine pessimo. 3Now Israel loved Joseph above all his sons, because he had him in his old age: and he made him a coat of divers colours.Or Israele amava Giuseppe più di tutti i suoi figliuoli, perché lo aveva avuto in vecchiezza: e gli fece una tonaca di vari colori.And Israel loued Ioseph aboue al his sonnes, because he had begotten him in his old age: and he made him a coate of diuers coloures.Israël autem diligebat Joseph super omnes filios suos, eo quod in senectute genuisset eum: fecitque ei tunicam polymitam. 4And his brethren seeing that he was loved by his father, more than all his sons, hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.Ma i suoi fratelli veggendo, com'egli era più di tutti gli altri figliuoli amato dal padre, l'odiavano, e non potevano dirgli una parola con amore.And his brethren seing that he was loued of his father, more then al his sonnes, they hated him, neither could they speake any thing to him peaceably.Videntes autem fratres ejus quod a patre plus cunctis filiis amaretur, oderant eum, nec poterant ei quidquam pacifice loqui. 5Now it fell out also that he told his brethren a dream, that he had dreamed: which occasioned them to hate him the more.Avvenne ancora, ch'egli riferì a' suoi fratelli un sogno, che avea veduto: la qual cosa fu un semenzaio di odio maggiore.It chanced also that he reported to his brethren a dreame, that he had seene: which occasion was the seed of greater hatred.Accidit quoque ut visum somnium referret fratribus suis: quæ causa majoris odii seminarium fuit.

6And he said to them: Hear my dream which I dreamed.E disse loro: Udite il sogno veduto da me:And he said to them: Heare my dreame which I haue seene:Dixitque ad eos: Audite somnium meum quod vidi: 7I 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.Mi pareva, che noi legassimo nel campo i manipoli, e che il mio manipolo quasi si alzava, e stava diritto, e che i vostri manipoli stando all'intorno adoravano il mio manipolo.I thought we bounde sheaues in the field: and my sheafe arose as it were, and stood, and your sheaues standing about did adore my sheafe.putabam nos ligare manipulos in agro: et quasi consurgere manipulum meum, et stare, vestrosque manipulos circumstantes adorare manipulum meum. 8His 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.Risposero i suoi fratelli: Sarai tu forse nostro re? o sarem noi soggetti alla tua potestà? Questi sogni adunque, e questi discorsi somministraron esca all'invidia, e all'avversione.His brethren answered: What shalt thou be our king? or shal we be subiect to thy dominion? This occasion of his dreames and wordes ministred nourishment to the enuie and hatred.Responderunt fratres ejus: Numquid rex noster eris ? aut subjiciemur ditioni tuæ ? Hæc ergo causa somniorum atque sermonum, invidiæ et odii fomitem ministravit. 9He 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.Vide pure un altro sogno, e raccontandolo a' fratelli, disse: Ho veduto in sogno, come se il sole, e la luna, e undici stelle mi adorassero.He sawe also an other dreame, which telling his brethren, he said: I sawe in a dreame, as it were the sunne, and the moone, and eleuen starres adore me.Aliud quoque vidit somnium, quod narrans fratribus, ait: Vidi per somnium, quasi solem, et lunam, et stellas undecim adorare me. 10And 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?La qual cosa avendo egli raccontata al padre, e ai fratelli, suo padre sgridollo, dicendo: Che vuol egli dire questo sogno, che hai veduto? forse che io, e la tua madre, e i tuoi fratelli prostrati per terra ti adoreremo?Which when he had reported to his father, and brethren, his father rebuked him, and said: What meaneth this dreame that thou hast seene? why shal I and thy mother, and thy brethren adore thee vpon the earth?Quod cum patri suo, et fratribus retulisset, increpavit eum pater suus, et dixit: Quid sibi vult hoc somnium quod vidisti ? num ego et mater tua, et fratres tui adorabimus te super terram ?

11His brethren therefore envied him: but his father considered the thing with himself.I suoi fratelli pertanto gli portavano invidia: il padre poi considerava la cosa in silenzio.His brethren therfore enuyed him: but his father considered the thing with him selfe.Invidebant ei igitur fratres sui: pater vero rem tacitus considerabat. 12And when his brethren abode in Sechem, feeding their father’s flocks,E dimorando i suoi fratelli a pascere i greggi del padre in Sichem,And when his brethren abode in Sichem, feeding their fathers flockes,Cumque fratres illius in pascendis gregibus patris morarentur in Sichem, 13Israel said to him: Thy brethren feed the sheep in Sichem: come, I will send thee to them. And when he answered:Israele disse a lui: I tuoi fratelli sono in Sichem alla pastura: vieni, vo' mandarti verso di essi. E avendo egli risposto:Israel said to him: Thy brethren feed sheepe in Sichem: come, I wil send thee to them. Who answering,dixit ad eum Israël: Fratres tui pascunt oves in Sichimis: veni, mittam te ad eos. Quo respondente, 14I 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:Son pronto, gli disse: Va', e vedi, se tutto va bene riguardo a' tuoi fratelli, e ai bestiami; e riportami quello che ivi si fa. Spedito dalla valle di Hebron arrivò a Sichem:I am readie; he said to him: Goe, and see if al things be wel with thy brethren, and the sheepe: and bring me word againe what they doe. Being sent therfore from the Vale of Hebron, he came to Sichem:Præsto sum, ait ei: Vade, et vide si cuncta prospera sint erga fratres tuos, et pecora: et renuntia mihi quid agatur. Missus de valle Hebron, venit in Sichem: 15And a man found him there wandering in the field, and asked what he sought.E un uomo lo incontrò, mentre andava qua e là per la campagna, e domandogli, che cercasse.and a man found him there wandring in the field, and asked what he sought.invenitque eum vir errantem in agro, et interrogavit quid quæreret. 16But he answered: I seek my brethren, tell me where they feed the flocks.Ma egli rispose: Cerco i miei fratelli: insegnami, dove sieno a pascere i greggi.But he answered: I seeke my brethren, shew me where they fede the flockes.At ille respondit: Fratres meos quæro: indica mihi ubi pascant greges. 17And 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.Colui gli disse: Si sono partiti da questo luogo: ed hogli uditi, che dicevano: Andiamo a Dothain. Andò adunque Giuseppe in traccia dei suoi fratelli, e trovogli in Dothain.And the man said to him: They are departed from this place: for I heard them say: Let vs goe into Dothain. Ioseph therfore went forward after his brethren, and found them in Dothain.Dixitque ei vir: Recesserunt de loco isto: audivi autem eos dicentes: Eamus in Dothain. Perrexit ergo Joseph post fratres suos, et invenit eos in Dothain.

18And when they saw him afar off, before he came nigh them, they thought to kill him:Ma questi vedutolo da lungi, prima che ad essi si accostasse, disegnarono di ucciderlo:Who when they had seene him a farre of, before he came nighe them, they deuised to kil him:Qui cum vidissent eum procul, antequam accederet ad eos, cogitaverunt illum occidere: 19And said one to another: Behold the dreamer cometh.E dicevano gli uni agli altri: Ecco il signore dei sogni che viene:and spake among them selues: Behold the dreamer commeth,et mutuo loquebantur: Ecce somniator venit: 20Come, 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:Su via, ammazziamolo, e gettiamolo in una vecchia cisterna: e diremo: Una fiera crudele lo ha divorato: e allora apparirà, che giovino a lui i suoi sogni.come, let vs kil him, and cast him into an old cesterne: and we wil say A naughtie wild beast hath deuoured him: and then it shal appeare what his dreames doe profite him.venite, occidamus eum, et mittamus in cisternam veterem: dicemusque: Fera pessima devoravit eum: et tunc apparebit quid illi prosint somnia sua. 21And Ruben hearing this, endeavoured to deliver him out of their hands, and said:Ma Ruben udito questo si affaticava di liberarlo dalle loro mani, e diceva:And Ruben hearing this, endeuored to deliuer him out of their hands, and said:Audiens autem hoc Ruben, nitebatur liberare eum de manibus eorum, et dicebat: 22Do 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.Non gli date la morte, e non ispargete il suo sangue: ma gettatelo in questa cisterna, che è nel deserto, e pure serbate le vostre mani. Or ei ciò diceva con volontà di liberarlo dalle loro mani, e restituirlo a suo padre.Do not take away his life, neyther sheed ye blood: but cast him into this cesterne, that is in the wildernesse, and keepe your handes harmeles: and he said this, desirous to deliuer him out of their handes, and to restore him to his father.Non interficiatis animam ejus, nec effundatis sanguinem: sed projicite eum in cisternam hanc, quæ est in solitudine, manusque vestras servate innoxias: hoc autem dicebat, volens eripere eum de manibus eorum, et reddere patri suo. 23And as soon as he came to his brethren, they forthwith stript him of his outside coat, that was of divers colours:Appena adunque giunse presso a' fratelli, lo spogliarono della tonaca talare a varii colori,As soone therfore as he came vnto his brethren, forthwith they stripped him out of his side coate, and of diuers colours.Confestim igitur ut pervenit ad fratres suos, nudaverunt eum tunica talari et polymita:

24And cast him into an old pit where there was not water.E lo calarono nella vecchia cisterna, che era al secco.And cast him into the old cesterne, that had not water.miseruntque eum in cisternam veterem, quæ non habebat aquam. 25And 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.E postisi a sedere per mangiare il pane videro dei passeggieri Ismaeliti che venivan di Galaad co' loro cammelli, e portavano aromi, e resina e mirra stillata in Egitto.And sitting to eate bread, they saw Ismaelites wayfaring men cōming from Galaad, and their camels carying spices, and rosen, and mirrh into Aegypt.Et sedentes ut comederent panem, viderunt Ismaëlitas viatores venire de Galaad, et camelos eorum portantes aromata, et resinam, et stacten in Ægyptum. 26And Juda said to his brethren: What will it profit us to kill our brother, and conceal his blood?Disse adunque Giuda a' suoi fratelli: Qual bene ne avremo noi, se ammazzeremo un nostro fratello, e celeremo la sua morte?Iudas therfore said to his brethren: What auaileth it vs if we kil our brother, and conceale his bloode?Dixit ergo Judas fratribus suis: Quid nobis prodest si occiderimus fratrem nostrum, et celaverimus sanguinem ipsius ? 27It 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.È meglio che si venda agl'Ismaeliti, e che non imbrattiamo le nostre mani: perocché egli è nostro fratello e nostra carne. Si acquietarono i fratelli alle sue parole.It is better that he be sold to the Ismaelites, and that our handes be not polluted: for he is our brother and our flesh. His brethren assented to his wordes.melius est ut venundetur Ismaëlitis, et manus nostræ non polluantur: frater enim et caro nostra est. Acquieverunt fratres sermonibus illius. 28And 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.E mentre passavano quei mercanti Madianiti, avendolo tratto dalla cisterna lo venderono a certi Ismaeliti per venti monete d'argento: e questi lo condussero in Egitto.And when the Madianite marchants passed by, they drawing him out of the cesterne, sold him to the Ismaelites, for twentie peeces of siluer, who brought him into Aegypt.Et prætereuntibus Madianitis negotiatoribus, extrahentes eum de cisterna, vendiderunt eum Ismaëlitis, viginti argenteis: qui duxerunt eum in Ægyptum. 29And Ruben returning to the pit, found not the boy:E tornato Ruben alla cisterna non vi trovò il fanciullo.And Ruben returning to the cesterne, findeth not the boy:Reversusque Ruben ad cisternam, non invenit puerum:

30And rending his garments he went to his brethren, and said: The boy doth not appear, and whither shall I go?E stracciatesi le vesti, andò a trovare i suoi fratelli, e disse: Il fanciullo non si vede, e io dove anderò?and renting his garments went to his brethren, and said: The boy doth not appeare, and whither shal I goe?et scissis vestibus pergens ad fratres suos, ait: Puer non comparet, et ego quo ibo ? 31And they took his coat, and dipped it in the blood of a kid, which they had killed:Ma quelli preser la tonaca di Giuseppe, e la intriser del sangue di un agnello che aveano ammazzato,And they tooke his coate, and dipped it in the blood of a kidde, which they had killed:Tulerunt autem tunicam ejus, et in sanguine hædi, quem occiderant, tinxerunt: 32Sending some to carry it to their father, and to say: This we have found: see whether it be thy son’s coat, or not.Mandando persone a portarla al padre, e dirgli: Questa abbiamo trovato: guarda, se è, o no, la tonaca del tuo figliuolo.sending some that should carie it to their father, and should say: This we haue founde: see whether it be thy sonnes coate, or no.mittentes qui ferrent ad patrem, et dicerent: Hanc invenimus: vide utrum tunica filii tui sit, an non. 33And the father acknowledging it, said: It is my son’s coat, an evil wild beast hath eaten him, a beast hath devoured Joseph.E il padre avendola riconosciuta disse: Ella è la tonaca del mio figliuolo: una fiera crudele lo ha mangiato, una bestia ha divorato Giuseppe.Which when the father acknowledged, he said: It is my sonnes coate, a naughtie wild beast hath eaten him, a beast hath deuoured Ioseph.Quam cum agnovisset pater, ait: Tunica filii mei est: fera pessima comedit eum, bestia devoravit Joseph. 34And tearing his garments, he put on sackcloth, mourning for his son a long time.E stracciatesi le vestimenta, si coprì di cilizio, e pianse per molto tempo il suo figlio.And tearing his garments, did on sackcloth, mourning his sonne a great time.Scissisque vestibus, indutus est cilicio, lugens filium suum multo tempore. 35And 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,Ed essendosi raunati tutti i suoi figliuoli per alleggerire il dolore del padre, non volle egli ammettere consolazione, ma disse: Scenderò piangendo a trovare il mio figliuolo nell'inferno. E mentre egli perseverava nel pianto,And al his children being gethered together to asswage their fathers sorowe, he would not take comforte, but said: I wil descend vnto my sonne into hel, mourning. And whilest he perseuered in weeping,Congregatis autem cunctis liberis ejus ut lenirent dolorem patris, noluit consolationem accipere, sed ait: Descendam ad filium meum lugens in infernum. Et illo perseverante in fletu, 36The Madianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Putiphar, an eunuch of Pharao, captain of the soldiers.I Madianiti in Egitto venderon Giuseppe a Putifare eunuco di Faraone, capitano delle milizie.the Madianites sold Ioseph in Aegypt to Phutiphar an Eunuch of Pharoes maister of the souldiars.Madianitæ vendiderunt Joseph in Ægypto Putiphari eunucho Pharaonis, magistro militum.