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Scene 1 · Beginner
Das bunte Gewand
The coat of many colors
German
Jakob wurde auch Israel genannt. Er lebte mit seiner Familie im Land Kanaan, wo schon sein Vater gelebt hatte. Sein Sohn Josef war siebzehn Jahre alt. Zusammen mit seinen Brüdern hütete er die Tiere der Familie. Einige dieser Brüder waren die Söhne von Jakobs Frauen Bilha und Silpa. Josef erzählte dem Vater Schlechtes über sie.
English translation
Jacob was also called Israel. He lived with his family in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived before him. His son Joseph was seventeen years old. He watched the family’s animals together with his brothers. Some of these brothers were the sons of Jacob’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah. Joseph told his father bad things about them.
German
Jakob liebte Josef mehr als seine anderen Kinder, denn Josef war geboren worden, als Jakob schon alt war. Er ließ für ihn ein buntes Gewand machen. Die Brüder merkten, dass ihr Vater Josef lieber hatte als sie. Deshalb hassten sie Josef und sprachen nicht mehr freundlich mit ihm.
English translation
Jacob loved Joseph more than his other children because Joseph had been born when Jacob was already old. He had a colorful robe made for him. The brothers realized that their father loved Joseph more than them. So they hated Joseph and stopped speaking kindly to him.
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