Homilies on Genesis, Homilia XV
Joseph’s coat; evil report§1
1Joseph, son of old age; a multicolored tunic. Brothers hate him for dreams and the father’s love.
Latin · §1
Ioseph filius senectutis; tunica polymita. Fratres oderunt eum propter somnia et dilectionem patris.
First dream — sheaves§2
2They were binding sheaves; Joseph’s sheaf rose, the others bowed. Christ exalted in the midst of the brothers.
Latin · §2
Ligabant manipulos; manipulus Ioseph surrexit, alii adoraverunt. Christus in medio fratrum exaltatus.
Second dream — sun moon stars§3
3Sun and moon and stars bow down. Even the father rebukes — yet the mystery is still to come.
Latin · §3
Sol et luna et stellae adorant. Etiam pater reprehendit — mysterium tamen futurum.
Sent to the brothers at Shechem§4
4Sent to the brothers at Shechem, found at Dothan. Come, let us kill the dreamer.
Latin · §4
Mittitur ad fratres in Sichem, invenit in Dothain. Venite, occidamus somniatorem.
Cast into the pit§5
5Stripped of the tunic, cast into an empty cistern. Descent of the soul — or of Christ — to the lower parts.
Latin · §5
Expoliatus tunica, missus in cisternam vacuam. Descensus animae vel Christi ad inferiora.
Sold to Ishmaelites§6
6Sold for twenty pieces of silver; led into Egypt. Judah counsels the sale — a shadow of betrayal.
Latin · §6
Viginti argenteis venditur; ducitur in Aegyptum. Iudas consulit venditionem — umbra traditionis.
Bloody coat to Jacob — Homilia XV CLOSEOUT§7
7They dip the tunic in the kid’s blood; the father mourns. This is Homily XV’s end on Joseph’s sale. Amen.
Latin · §7
Tingunt tunicam in sanguine haedi; pater luget. Haec Homiliae XV finis de venditione Ioseph. Amen.