Genesis 43
1 Now the land was in bitter need of food.
Y la hambre era grande en la tierra.
2 And when the grain which they had got in Egypt was all used up, their father said to them, Go again and get us a little food.
Y aconteció que como acabaron de comer el trigo que trajeron de Egipto, díjoles su padre: Volvéd, comprád para nosotros un poco de alimento.
3 And Judah said to him, The man said to us with an oath, You are not to come before me again without your brother.
Y respondióle Judá, diciendo: Protestando nos protestó aquel varón, diciendo: No veréis mi rostro sin vuestro hermano con vosotros.
4 If you will let our brother go with us, we will go down and get food:
Si enviares nuestro hermano con nosotros, descenderemos, y comprarte hemos alimento.
5 But if you will not send him, we will not go down: for the man said to us, You are not to come before me if your brother is not with you.
Y si no le enviares, no descenderemos; porque aquel varón nos dijo: No veréis mi rostro sin vuestro hermano con vosotros.
6 And Israel said, Why were you so cruel to me as to say to him that you had a brother?
Y dijo Israel: ¿Por qué me hicisteis mal declarando al varón, que teníais más hermano?
7 And they said, The man put a number of questions to us about ourselves and our family, saying, Is your father still living? have you another brother? And we had to give him answers; how were we to have any idea that he would say, Come back with your brother?
Y ellos respondieron: Preguntando nos preguntó aquel varón por nosotros, y por nuestra parentela, diciendo: ¿Vive aun vuestro padre? ¿Tenéis más hermano? Y declarámosle conforme a estas palabras: ¿Podíamos nosotros saber que había de decir: Hacéd venir a vuestro hermano?
8 Then Judah said to Israel, his father, Send the boy with me, and let us be up and going, so that we and you and our little ones may not come to destruction.
Entonces Judá dijo a Israel su padre: Envía al mozo conmigo, y levantarnos hemos, e iremos, porque vivamos y no muramos nosotros: y tú, y nuestros niños.
9 Put him into my care and make me responsible for him: if I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.
Yo salgo por fiador, de mi mano le requerirás: si yo no te le volviere, y le pusiere delante de ti, cargue yo con la culpa para siempre.
10 Truly, if we had not let the time go by, we might have come back again by now.
Que si no nos hubiéramos detenido, cierto ahora hubiéramos ya vuelto dos veces.
11 Then their father Israel said to them, If it has to be so, then do this: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels to give the man, perfumes and honey and spices and nuts:
Entonces Israel su padre les respondió: Pues que así es, hacédlo: tomád de lo mejor de la tierra en vuestros vasos, y llevád a aquel varón un presente, un poco de resina, y un poco de miel, especias, y almáciga, piñones, y almendras.
12 And take twice as much money with you; that is to say, take back the money which was put in your bags, for it may have been an error;
Y tomád en vuestras manos doblado dinero; y llevád en vuestra mano el dinero vuelto en las bocas de vuestros costales, quizá fue yerro.
13 And take your brother and go back to the man:
Y tomád vuestro hermano, y levantáos, y volvéd a aquel varón.
14 And may God, the Ruler of all, give you mercy before the man, so that he may give you back your other brother and Benjamin. If my children are to be taken from me; there is no help for it.
Y el Dios omnipotente os dé misericordias delante de aquel varón, y os suelte al otro vuestro hermano, y a este Ben-jamín: y yo como deshijado, deshijado.
15 So they took what their father said for the man, and twice as much money in their hands, and Benjamin, and went on their journey to Egypt, and came before Joseph.
Entonces aquellos varones tomaron el presente, y tomaron en su mano doblado dinero, y a Ben-jamín; y levantáronse y descendieron a Egipto, y presentáronse delante de José.
16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin, he said to his chief servant, Take these men into my house, and make ready a meal, for they will take food with me in the middle of the day.
Y José vio con ellos a Ben-jamín, y dijo al que presidía en su casa: Mete aquellos varones en casa, y degüella víctima, y apareja; porque estos varones comerán conmigo al mediodía.
17 And the servant did as Joseph said, and took the men into Joseph's house.
Y el varón hizo como José dijo, y metió aquel varón a los hombres en casa de José.
18 Now the men were full of fear because they had been taken into Joseph's house and they said, It is because of the money which was put back in our bags the first time; he is looking for something against us, so that he may come down on us and take us and our asses for his use.
Y aquellos hombres tuvieron temor, cuando fueron metidos en casa de José, y decían: Por el dinero que fue vuelto en nuestros costales la primera vez nos han metido, para revolver sobre nosotros, y dar sobre nosotros, y tomarnos por siervos a nosotros, y a nuestros asnos.
19 So they went up to Joseph's chief servant at the door of the house,
Y llegáronse a aquel varón, que presidía en casa de José, y habláronle a la entrada de la casa,
20 And said, O my lord, we only came down the first time to get food;
Y dijeron: Ay, señor mío, nosotros descendimos al principio a comprar alimentos:
21 And when we came to our night's resting-place, on opening our bags we saw that every man's money was in the mouth of his bag, all our money in full weight: and we have it with us to give it back;
Y aconteció que como venímos al mesón, y abrímos nuestros costales, he aquí que el dinero de cada uno estaba en la boca de su costal, nuestro dinero por su peso: y hémoslo vuelto en nuestras manos.
22 As well as more money, with which to get food: we have no idea who put our money in our bags.
Y hemos traído en nuestras manos otro dinero para comprar alimentos: nosotros no sabemos quien haya puesto nuestro dinero en nuestros costales.
23 Then the servant said, Peace be with you: have no fear: your God, even the God of your father, has put wealth in your bags for you: I had your money. Then he let Simeon come out to them.
Y él respondió: Paz a vosotros; no temáis: vuestro Dios, y el Dios de vuestro padre, os dio el tesoro en vuestros costales: vuestro dinero vino a mí. Y sacó a Simeón a ellos.
24 And the servant took them into Joseph's house, and gave them water for washing their feet; and he gave their asses food.
Y metió aquel varón a aquellos hombres en casa de José: y dio agua; y lavaron sus pies, y dio de comer a sus asnos.
25 And they got ready the things for Joseph before he came in the middle of the day: for word was given to them that they were to have a meal there.
Y ellos apercibieron el presente entre tanto que venía José, al mediodía, porque habían oído que allí habían de comer pan.
26 And when Joseph came in, they gave him the things which they had for him, and went down to the earth before him.
Y vino José a casa; y ellos trajeron a casa el presente que tenían en su mano, e inclináronse a él hasta tierra.
27 And he said, How are you? is your father well, the old man of whom you were talking to me? is he still living?
Entonces él les preguntó como estaban, y dijo: ¿Vuestro padre, el viejo que dijisteis, vale bien? ¿es aun vivo?
28 And they said, Your servant, our father, is well, he is still living. And they went down on their faces before him.
Y ellos respondieron: Bien va a tu siervo nuestro padre; aun vive. E inclináronse, e hicieron reverencia.
29 Then, lifting up his eyes, he saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother's son, and he said, Is this your youngest brother of whom you gave me word? And he said, God be good to you, my son.
Y alzando él sus ojos vio a Ben-jamín su hermano, hijo de su madre, y dijo: ¿Es este vuestro hermano menor, de quien me dijisteis? Y dijo: Dios haya misericordia de ti, hijo mío.
30 Then Joseph's heart went out to his brother, and he went quickly into his room, for he was overcome with weeping.
Entonces José se apresuró, que se encendieron sus entrañas sobre su hermano, y procuró de llorar: y entróse en la cámara, y lloró allí.
31 Then, after washing his face, he came out, and controlling his feelings said, Put food before us.
Y lavó su rostro, y salió y esforzóse, y dijo: Ponéd pan.
32 And they put a meal ready for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who were with him by themselves; because the Egyptians may not take food with the Hebrews, for that would make them unclean.
Y pusiéronle a él a parte, y a ellos a parte, y a los Egipcios que comían con él, a parte; porque los Egipcios no pueden comer con los Hebreos pan, que es abominación a los Egipcios.
33 And they were all given their seats before him in order of birth, from the oldest to the youngest: so that they were looking at one another in wonder.
Y asentáronse delante de él el mayor conforme a su mayoría, y el menor conforme a su menoría: y aquellos hombres estaban espantados el uno al otro.
34 And Joseph sent food to them from his table, but he sent five times as much to Benjamin as to any of the others. And they took wine freely with him.
Y él tomó presentes de delante de sí para ellos: y el presente de Ben-jamín fue aumentado más que los presentes de todos ellos en cinco partes. Y ellos bebieron, y alegráronse con él.
