Genesis 42
1 Now Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, said to his sons, Why are you looking at one another?
Viendo Jacob que había grano en Egipto, dijo a sus hijos: “¿Por qué estáis mirándoos el uno al otro?”
2 And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.
Y añadió: “He aquí, he oído que hay grano en Egipto. Bajad allá a comprárnoslo de allí, a fin de que vivamos y no muramos.”
3 So Joseph's ten brothers went down to get grain from Egypt.
Bajaron entonces diez de los hermanos de José a comprar trigo en Egipto.
4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with them, for fear, as he said, that some evil might come to him.
Mas a Benjamín, hermano de José, no lo envió Jacob con sus hermanos, pues dijo: “No sea que le suceda alguna desgracia.”
5 And the sons of Israel came with all the others to get grain: for they were very short of food in the land of Canaan.
Así llegaron, entre otros, también los hijos de Israel a comprar trigo, porque había hambre en el país de Canaán.
6 Now Joseph was ruler over all the land, and it was he who gave out the grain to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brothers came before him and went down on their faces to the earth.
José era entonces gobernador del país, el que vendía el trigo a todo el pueblo de la tierra. Por tanto, cuando llegaron los hermanos de José se postraron delante de él rostro a tierra.
7 And when Joseph saw his brothers, it was clear to him who they were, but he made himself strange to them, and talking roughly to them, said, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to get food.
Al ver José a sus hermanos, los reconoció, mas fingiéndose extraño para ellos les habló con dureza, diciéndoles: “¿De dónde venís?” Contestaron: “De la tierra de Canaán, a comprar víveres.”
8 Now though Joseph saw that these were his brothers, they had no idea who he was.
Reconoció, pues, José a sus hermanos, pero ellos no le reconocieron a él.
9 Then the memory of his dreams about them came back to Joseph, and he said to them, You have come secretly to see how poor the land is.
Se acordó entonces José de los sueños que había soñado acerca de ellos, y les dijo: “Espías sois; habéis venido a observar los lugares indefensos del país.”
10 And they said to him, Not so, my lord: your servants have come with money to get food.
Le contestaron “No, señor mío; tus siervos han venido a comprar víveres.
11 We are all one man's sons, we are true men; we have not come with any secret purpose.
Todos somos hijos de un mismo padre; hombres honestos somos; tus siervos no son espías.”
12 And he said to them, No, but you have come to see how poor the land is.
Pero él les dijo: “No, a observar los puntos indefensos del país habéis venido.”
13 Then they said, We your servants are twelve brothers, sons of one man in the land of Canaan; the youngest of us is now with our father, and one is dead.
Respondieron: “Tus siervos somos doce hermanos, hijos de un mismo padre en la tierra de Canaán; el menor está todavía con nuestro padre, y el otro ya no existe.”
14 And Joseph said, It is as I said; you have come with some secret purpose;
Les replicó José: “Es como os he dicho: sois espías.
15 But in this way will you be put to the test: by the life of Pharaoh, you will not go away from this place till your youngest brother comes here.
En esto seréis probados. ¡Por la vida del Faraón! No saldréis de aquí, a menos que venga acá vuestro hermano menor.
16 Send one of your number to get your brother, and the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are true; if not, by the life of Pharaoh, your purpose is certainly secret.
Enviad a uno de vosotros que traiga a vuestro hermano; entretanto, vosotros quedaréis presos. Serán puestas a prueba vuestras palabras (para comprobar) si hay verdad en vosotros. Si no, ¡por la vida del Faraón! que sois espías.”
17 So he put them in prison for three days.
Y los puso juntos en la cárcel por espacio de tres días.
18 And on the third day Joseph said to them, Do this, if you would keep your lives: for I am a god-fearing man:
Al tercer día les dijo José: “Haced esto y viviréis; pues yo soy temeroso de Dios.
19 If you are true men, let one of you be kept in prison, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;
Si sois gente honesta, uno de vuestros hermanos quede preso en la casa de vuestras prisión; mas vosotros, id y llevad el grano para el hambre de vuestras casas,
20 And come back to me with your youngest brother, so that your words may be seen to be true, and you will not be put to death. This is what you are to do.
y traedme a vuestro hermano menor; entonces se verá si vuestras palabras son verdaderas, y no moriréis.” Ellos hicieron así,
21 And they said to one another, Truly, we did wrong to our brother, for we saw his grief of mind, and we did not give ear to his prayers; that is why this trouble has come on us.
diciendo el uno al otro: “Verdaderamente hemos pecado contra nuestro hermano; porque vimos la angustia de su alma cuando nos pedía compasión y no le escuchamos; por eso nos ha sobrevenido esta tribulación.”
22 And Reuben said to them, Did I not say to you, Do the child no wrong? but you gave no attention; so now, punishment has come on us for his blood.
Respondioles Rubén, diciendo: “¿No os decía yo que no pequéis contra el niño; y no me escuchasteis? Ahora se nos demanda su sangre.”
23 They were not conscious that the sense of their words was clear to Joseph, for he had been talking to them through one who had knowledge of their language.
No se daban cuenta de que José escuchaba, pues les hablaba por medio de un intérprete.
24 And turning away from them, he was overcome with weeping; then he went on talking to them again and took Simeon and put chains on him before their eyes.
Y se retiró de ellos para llorar. Después volvió donde estaban, y les habló; y tomando de entre ellos a Simeón, lo hizo atar ante sus ojos.
25 Then Joseph gave orders for their bags to be made full of grain, and for every man's money to be put back into his bag, and for food to be given them for the journey: which was done.
Dio José orden que les llenasen los costales de trigo y devolvieran el dinero de cada uno poniéndolo en su saco, y les diesen provisiones para el viaje; y así hicieron con ellos.
26 Then they put the bags of grain on their asses and went away.
Cargaron, pues, ellos el trigo sobre sus asnos y se marcharon de allí.
27 Now at their night's resting-place one of them, opening his bag to give his ass some food, saw his money in the mouth of the bag.
Mas al abrir uno en la posada su saco para dar pienso a su asno, vio que su dinero se hallaba en la boca de su costal.
28 And he said to his brothers, My money has been given back: it is in my bag; then their hearts became full of fear, and turning to one another they said, What is this which God has done to us?
Y dijo a sus hermanos: “Me ha sido devuelto mi dinero; vedlo en mi costal.” Llenos de temor y temblando se dijeron unos a otros: “¿Qué es esto que Dios ha hecho con nosotros?”
29 So when they came to Jacob their father, in the land of Canaan, they gave him an account of all their experiences, saying,
Llegados a Jacob, su padre, a la tierra de Canaán, le contaron todo lo que les había sucedido, diciendo:
30 The man who is the ruler of the country was rough with us and put us in prison, saying that we had come with a secret evil purpose.
“Ese hombre, señor de aquella tierra, nos habló con dureza, y nos tomó por espías del país.
31 And we said to him, We are true men, we have no evil designs;
Nosotros le dijimos: Somos hombres honestos, no somos espías.
32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is dead, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.
Somos doce hermanos, hijos de nuestro padre; el uno ya no vive, y el menor está ahora con nuestro padre en la tierra de Canaán.
33 And the ruler of the land said, In this way I may be certain that you are true men; let one of you be kept here with me, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;
Mas aquel hombre, señor del país, nos dijo: “En esto conoceré que sois gente honesta: Dejad conmigo a uno de vuestros hermanos, y tomad (lo necesario) para el hambre de vuestras casas y partid;
34 And come back to me with your youngest brother: then I will be certain that you are true men, and I will give your brother back to you and let you do trade in the land.
y traedme a vuestro hermano menor; así sabré que no sois espías, sino gente honesta. Os daré entonces a vuestro hermano, y podréis recorrer el país.”
35 And when they took the grain out of their bags, it was seen that every man's parcel of money was in his bag; and when they and their father saw the money, they were full of fear.
Y sucedió que al vaciar ellos sus costales estaba en el costal de cada uno el bolsillo con su dinero, y cuando ellos y su padre vieron los bolsillos con su dinero tuvieron temor.
36 And Jacob their father said to them, You have taken my children from me: Joseph is gone and Simeon is gone, and now you would take Benjamin away; all these things have come on me.
Y les dijo su padre Jacob: “Vosotros me vais a dejar sin hijos. ¡José ya no está, Simeón tampoco, y (ahora) queréis llevar a Benjamín! ¡Todo eso ha venido sobre mí!”
37 And Reuben said, Put my two sons to death if I do not come back to you with him; let him be in my care and I will give him safely back to you.
Entonces Rubén habló a su padre, diciendo: “Quita la vida de mis dos hijos si yo no te lo devuelvo. Entrégalo en mi mano, y yo te lo devolveré.”
38 And he said, I will not let my son go down with you; for his brother is dead and he is all I have: if evil overtakes him on the journey, then through you will my grey head go down to the underworld in sorrow. (Sheol h7585)
Mas él respondió: “No bajará mi hijo con vosotros, pues su hermano murió, y él es el único que me ha quedado. Si le sucediera alguna desgracia en el camino por donde vais, tendrías la culpa de que mis canas desciendan de puro dolor al sepulcro.” (Sheol h7585)
