¹Habitavit autem Jacob in terra Chanaan,Now Jacob lived in the land of Canaan,in qua pater suus peregrinatus est.where his father sojourned.

¹Habitavit autem Jacob in terra Chanaan,Now Jacob lived in the land of Canaan,in qua pater suus peregrinatus est.where his father sojourned.

²Et hæ sunt generationes ejus:And these are his generations.Joseph cum sedecim esset annorum,Joseph, when he was sixteen years old,pascebat gregem cum fratribus suis adhuc puer:was pasturing the flock with his brothers, when he was still a boy.et erat cum filiis Balæ et Zelphæ uxorum patris sui:And he was with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, the wives of his father.accusavitque fratres suos apud patrem crimine pessimo.And he accused his brothers to their father of a most sinful crime.

²Et hæ sunt generationes ejus:And these are his generations.Joseph cum sedecim esset annorum,Joseph, when he was sixteen years old,pascebat gregem cum fratribus suis adhuc puer:was pasturing the flock with his brothers, when he was still a boy.et erat cum filiis Balæ et Zelphæ uxorum patris sui:And he was with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, the wives of his father.accusavitque fratres suos apud patrem crimine pessimo.And he accused his brothers to their father of a most sinful crime.

³Israël autem diligebat Joseph super omnes filios suos,Now Israel loved Joseph above all his sons,eo quod in senectute genuisset eum:because he had conceived him in his old age.fecitque ei tunicam polymitam.And he made him a tunic, woven of many colors.

³Israël autem diligebat Joseph super omnes filios suos,Now Israel loved Joseph above all his sons,eo quod in senectute genuisset eum:because he had conceived him in his old age.fecitque ei tunicam polymitam.And he made him a tunic, woven of many colors.

⁴Videntes autem fratres ejus quod a patre plus cunctis filiis amaretur,Then his brothers, seeing that he was loved by his father more than all his other sons,oderant eum, nec poterant ei quidquam pacifice loqui.hated him, and they were not able to say anything peacefully to him.

⁴Videntes autem fratres ejus quod a patre plus cunctis filiis amaretur,Then his brothers, seeing that he was loved by his father more than all his other sons,oderant eum, nec poterant ei quidquam pacifice loqui.hated him, and they were not able to say anything peacefully to him.

⁵Accidit quoque ut visum somnium referret fratribus suis:Then it also happened that he recounted the vision of a dream to his brothers,quæ causa majoris odii seminarium fuit.for which reason a greater hatred began to be nurtured.

⁵Accidit quoque ut visum somnium referret fratribus suis:Then it also happened that he recounted the vision of a dream to his brothers,quæ causa majoris odii seminarium fuit.for which reason a greater hatred began to be nurtured.

⁶Dixitque ad eos:And he said to them,Audite somnium meum quod vidi:“Listen to my dream that I saw.

⁶Dixitque ad eos:And he said to them,Audite somnium meum quod vidi:“Listen to my dream that I saw.

⁷putabam nos ligare manipulos in agro:I thought we were binding sheaves in the field.et quasi consurgere manipulum meum, et stare,And my sheaf seemed to rise up and stand,vestrosque manipulos circumstantes adorare manipulum meum.and your sheaves, standing in a circle, reverenced my sheaf.”

⁷putabam nos ligare manipulos in agro:I thought we were binding sheaves in the field.et quasi consurgere manipulum meum, et stare,And my sheaf seemed to rise up and stand,vestrosque manipulos circumstantes adorare manipulum meum.and your sheaves, standing in a circle, reverenced my sheaf.”

⁸Responderunt fratres ejus:His brothers responded:Numquid rex noster eris?“Would you be our king?aut subjiciemur ditioni tuæ?Or will we be subject to your dominion?”Hæc ergo causa somniorum atque sermonum,Therefore,invidiæ et odii fomitem ministravit.this matter of his dreams and words provided kindling to their envy and hatred.

⁸Responderunt fratres ejus:His brothers responded:Numquid rex noster eris?“Would you be our king?aut subjiciemur ditioni tuæ?Or will we be subject to your dominion?”Hæc ergo causa somniorum atque sermonum,Therefore,invidiæ et odii fomitem ministravit.this matter of his dreams and words provided kindling to their envy and hatred.

⁹Aliud quoque vidit somnium,Likewise, he saw another dream,quod narrans fratribus, ait:which he explained to his brothers,Vidi per somnium,saying, “I saw by a dream,quasi solem,as if the sun,et lunam,and the moon,et stellas undecim adorare me.and eleven stars were reverencing me.”

⁹Aliud quoque vidit somnium,Likewise, he saw another dream,quod narrans fratribus, ait:which he explained to his brothers,Vidi per somnium,saying, “I saw by a dream,quasi solem,as if the sun,et lunam,and the moon,et stellas undecim adorare me.and eleven stars were reverencing me.”

¹⁰Quod cum patri suo,And when he had related this to his father and brothers,et fratribus retulisset,his father rebuked him,increpavit eum pater suus,and he said:et dixit:“What does it mean to you,Quid sibi vult hoc somnium quod vidisti?this dream that you have seen?num egoShould I,et mater tua,and your mother,et fratres tui adorabimus te super terram?and your brothers reverence you upon the earth?”

¹⁰Quod cum patri suo,And when he had related this to his father and brothers,et fratribus retulisset,his father rebuked him,increpavit eum pater suus,and he said:et dixit:“What does it mean to you,Quid sibi vult hoc somnium quod vidisti?this dream that you have seen?num egoShould I,et mater tua,and your mother,et fratres tui adorabimus te super terram?and your brothers reverence you upon the earth?”

¹¹Invidebant ei igitur fratres sui:Therefore, his brothers were envious of him.pater vero rem tacitus considerabat.Yet truly, his father considered the matter silently.

¹¹Invidebant ei igitur fratres sui:Therefore, his brothers were envious of him.pater vero rem tacitus considerabat.Yet truly, his father considered the matter silently.

¹²Cumque fratres illius in pascendis gregibus patris morarentur in Sichem,And while his brothers were lodging at Shechem, pasturing their father’s flocks,

¹²Cumque fratres illius in pascendis gregibus patris morarentur in Sichem,And while his brothers were lodging at Shechem, pasturing their father’s flocks,

¹³dixit ad eum Israël:Israel said to him:Fratres tui pascunt oves in Sichimis:“Your brothers are pasturing the sheep at Shechem.veni,Come,mittam te ad eos.I will send you to them.”Quo respondente,And when he answered,

¹³dixit ad eum Israël:Israel said to him:Fratres tui pascunt oves in Sichimis:“Your brothers are pasturing the sheep at Shechem.veni,Come,mittam te ad eos.I will send you to them.”Quo respondente,And when he answered,

¹⁴Præsto sum,“I am ready,”ait ei:he said to him,Vade,“Go,et vide si cuncta prospera sint erga fratres tuos,and see if everything is prospering with your brothers and the cattle,et pecora:and report to me what is happening.”et renuntia mihi quid agatur.So,Missus de valle Hebron,having been sent from the valley of Hebron,venit in Sichem:he arrived at Shechem.

¹⁴Præsto sum,“I am ready,”ait ei:he said to him,Vade,“Go,et vide si cuncta prospera sint erga fratres tuos,and see if everything is prospering with your brothers and the cattle,et pecora:and report to me what is happening.”et renuntia mihi quid agatur.So,Missus de valle Hebron,having been sent from the valley of Hebron,venit in Sichem:he arrived at Shechem.

¹⁵invenitque eum vir errantem in agro,And a man found him wandering in a field,et interrogavit quid quæreret.and he asked him what he was seeking.

¹⁵invenitque eum vir errantem in agro,And a man found him wandering in a field,et interrogavit quid quæreret.and he asked him what he was seeking.

¹⁶At ille respondit:So he responded:Fratres meos quæro:“I seek my brothers.indica mihi ubi pascant greges.Tell me where they pasture the flocks.”

¹⁶At ille respondit:So he responded:Fratres meos quæro:“I seek my brothers.indica mihi ubi pascant greges.Tell me where they pasture the flocks.”

¹⁷Dixitque ei vir:And the man said to him:Recesserunt de loco isto: audivi autem eos dicentes:“They have withdrawn from this place. But I heard them saying,Eamus in Dothain.‘Let us go to Dothan.’”Perrexit ergo Joseph post fratres suos,Therefore, Joseph continued on after his brothers,et invenit eos in Dothain.and he found them at Dothan.

¹⁷Dixitque ei vir:And the man said to him:Recesserunt de loco isto: audivi autem eos dicentes:“They have withdrawn from this place. But I heard them saying,Eamus in Dothain.‘Let us go to Dothan.’”Perrexit ergo Joseph post fratres suos,Therefore, Joseph continued on after his brothers,et invenit eos in Dothain.and he found them at Dothan.

¹⁸Qui cum vidissent eum procul,And, when they had seen him from afar,antequam accederet ad eos,before he approached them,cogitaverunt illum occidere:they decided to kill him.

¹⁸Qui cum vidissent eum procul,And, when they had seen him from afar,antequam accederet ad eos,before he approached them,cogitaverunt illum occidere:they decided to kill him.

¹⁹et mutuo loquebantur:And they said one to another:Ecce somniator venit:“Behold, the dreamer approaches.

¹⁹et mutuo loquebantur:And they said one to another:Ecce somniator venit:“Behold, the dreamer approaches.

²⁰venite,Come,occidamus eum,let us kill himet mittamus in cisternam veterem:and cast him into the old cistern.dicemusque:And let us say:Fera pessima devoravit eum:‘an evil wild beast has devoured him.’et tunc apparebit quid illi prosint somnia sua.And then it will become apparent what his dreams will do for him.”

²⁰venite,Come,occidamus eum,let us kill himet mittamus in cisternam veterem:and cast him into the old cistern.dicemusque:And let us say:Fera pessima devoravit eum:‘an evil wild beast has devoured him.’et tunc apparebit quid illi prosint somnia sua.And then it will become apparent what his dreams will do for him.”

²¹Audiens autem hoc Ruben,But Reuben, on hearing this,nitebatur liberare eum de manibus eorum,strove to free him from their hands,et dicebat:and he said:

²¹Audiens autem hoc Ruben,But Reuben, on hearing this,nitebatur liberare eum de manibus eorum,strove to free him from their hands,et dicebat:and he said:

²²Non interficiatis animam ejus,“Do not take away his life,nec effundatis sanguinem:nor shed blood.sed projicite eum in cisternam hanc,But throw him into this cistern,quæ est in solitudine,which is in the wilderness,manusque vestras servate innoxias:and so keep your hands harmless.”hoc autem dicebat,But he said this,volens eripere eum de manibus eorum,wanting to rescue him from their hands,et reddere patri suo.so as to return him to his father.

²²Non interficiatis animam ejus,“Do not take away his life,nec effundatis sanguinem:nor shed blood.sed projicite eum in cisternam hanc,But throw him into this cistern,quæ est in solitudine,which is in the wilderness,manusque vestras servate innoxias:and so keep your hands harmless.”hoc autem dicebat,But he said this,volens eripere eum de manibus eorum,wanting to rescue him from their hands,et reddere patri suo.so as to return him to his father.

²³Confestim igitur ut pervenit ad fratres suos,And so, as soon as he came to his brothers, they very quickly stripped him of his tunic,nudaverunt eum tunica talari et polymita:which was ankle-length and woven of many colors,

²³Confestim igitur ut pervenit ad fratres suos,And so, as soon as he came to his brothers, they very quickly stripped him of his tunic,nudaverunt eum tunica talari et polymita:which was ankle-length and woven of many colors,

²⁴miseruntque eum in cisternam veterem,and they cast him into an old cistern,quæ non habebat aquam.which held no water.

²⁴miseruntque eum in cisternam veterem,and they cast him into an old cistern,quæ non habebat aquam.which held no water.

²⁵Et sedentes ut comederent panem,And sitting down to eat bread,viderunt Ismaëlitas viatores venire de Galaad,they saw some Ishmaelites, travelers coming from Gilead,et camelos eorum portantes aromata,with their camels, carrying spices,et resinam,and resin,et stacten in Ægyptum.and oil of myrrh into Egypt.

²⁵Et sedentes ut comederent panem,And sitting down to eat bread,viderunt Ismaëlitas viatores venire de Galaad,they saw some Ishmaelites, travelers coming from Gilead,et camelos eorum portantes aromata,with their camels, carrying spices,et resinam,and resin,et stacten in Ægyptum.and oil of myrrh into Egypt.

²⁶Dixit ergo Judas fratribus suis:Therefore, Judah said to his brothers:Quid nobis prodest si occiderimus fratrem nostrum, et celaverimus sanguinem ipsius?“What will it profit us, if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?

²⁶Dixit ergo Judas fratribus suis:Therefore, Judah said to his brothers:Quid nobis prodest si occiderimus fratrem nostrum, et celaverimus sanguinem ipsius?“What will it profit us, if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?

²⁷melius est ut venundetur Ismaëlitis,It is better that he be sold to the Ishmaelites,et manus nostræ non polluantur:and then our hands will not be defiled.frater enim et caro nostra est.For he is our brother and our flesh.”Acquieverunt fratres sermonibus illius.His brothers agreed to his words.

²⁷melius est ut venundetur Ismaëlitis,It is better that he be sold to the Ishmaelites,et manus nostræ non polluantur:and then our hands will not be defiled.frater enim et caro nostra est.For he is our brother and our flesh.”Acquieverunt fratres sermonibus illius.His brothers agreed to his words.

²⁸Et prætereuntibus Madianitis negotiatoribus,And when the Midianite merchants were passing by,extrahentes eum de cisterna,they drew him from the cistern,vendiderunt eum Ismaëlitis, viginti argenteis:and they sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver.qui duxerunt eum in Ægyptum.And these led him into Egypt.

²⁸Et prætereuntibus Madianitis negotiatoribus,And when the Midianite merchants were passing by,extrahentes eum de cisterna,they drew him from the cistern,vendiderunt eum Ismaëlitis, viginti argenteis:and they sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver.qui duxerunt eum in Ægyptum.And these led him into Egypt.

²⁹Reversusque Ruben ad cisternam,And Reuben, returning to the cistern,non invenit puerum:did not find the boy.

²⁹Reversusque Ruben ad cisternam,And Reuben, returning to the cistern,non invenit puerum:did not find the boy.

³⁰et scissis vestibus pergens ad fratres suos,And rending his garments,ait:he went to his brothers and said,Puer non comparet,“The boy is not present,et ego quo ibo?and so where shall I go?”

³⁰et scissis vestibus pergens ad fratres suos,And rending his garments,ait:he went to his brothers and said,Puer non comparet,“The boy is not present,et ego quo ibo?and so where shall I go?”

³¹Tulerunt autem tunicam ejus,Then they took his tunic,et in sanguine hædi, quem occiderant,and they dipped it in the blood of a young goat,tinxerunt:which they had killed,

³¹Tulerunt autem tunicam ejus,Then they took his tunic,et in sanguine hædi, quem occiderant,and they dipped it in the blood of a young goat,tinxerunt:which they had killed,

³²mittentes qui ferrent ad patrem,sending those who carried it to their father,et dicerent:and they said:Hanc invenimus:“We found this.vide utrum tunica filii tui sit,See whether it is the tunic of your sonan non.or not.”

³²mittentes qui ferrent ad patrem,sending those who carried it to their father,et dicerent:and they said:Hanc invenimus:“We found this.vide utrum tunica filii tui sit,See whether it is the tunic of your sonan non.or not.”

³³Quam cum agnovisset pater,And when the father acknowledged it,ait:he said:Tunica filii mei est:“It is the tunic of my son.fera pessima comedit eum,An evil wild beast has eaten him;bestia devoravit Joseph.a beast has devoured Joseph.”

³³Quam cum agnovisset pater,And when the father acknowledged it,ait:he said:Tunica filii mei est:“It is the tunic of my son.fera pessima comedit eum,An evil wild beast has eaten him;bestia devoravit Joseph.a beast has devoured Joseph.”

³⁴Scissisque vestibus,And tearing his garments,indutus est cilicio,he was clothed in haircloth,lugens filium suum multo tempore.mourning his son for a long time.

³⁴Scissisque vestibus,And tearing his garments,indutus est cilicio,he was clothed in haircloth,lugens filium suum multo tempore.mourning his son for a long time.

³⁵Congregatis autem cunctis liberis ejus ut lenirent dolorem patris,Then, when all of his sons gathered together to ease their father’s sorrow,noluit consolationem accipere,he was not willing to accept consolation,sed ait:but he said:Descendam ad filium meum lugens in infernum.“I will descend in mourning to my son in the underworld.”Et illo perseverante in fletu,And while he persevered in weeping,

³⁵Congregatis autem cunctis liberis ejus ut lenirent dolorem patris,Then, when all of his sons gathered together to ease their father’s sorrow,noluit consolationem accipere,he was not willing to accept consolation,sed ait:but he said:Descendam ad filium meum lugens in infernum.“I will descend in mourning to my son in the underworld.”Et illo perseverante in fletu,And while he persevered in weeping,

³⁶Madianitæ vendiderunt Joseph in Ægypto Putiphari eunucho Pharaonis,the Midianites in Egypt sold Joseph to Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh,magistro militum.instructor of the soldiers.

³⁶Madianitæ vendiderunt Joseph in Ægypto Putiphari eunucho Pharaonis,the Midianites in Egypt sold Joseph to Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh,magistro militum.instructor of the soldiers.