Genesis 43
1 But the famine prevailed in the land.
El hambre era severa en la tierra.
2 And it came to pass, when they had finished eating the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, that their father said to them, Go again; buy us a little food.
Cuando se consumió el grano que habían sacado de Egipto, su padre les dijo: “Volved a comprarnos un poco más de comida”.
3 And Judas spoke to him, saying, The man, the lord of the country, positively testified to us, saying, You shall not see my face, unless your younger brother be with you.
Judá le habló diciendo: “El hombre nos advirtió solemnemente, diciendo: ‘No veréis mi rostro, a menos que vuestro hermano esté con vosotros’.
4 If, then, you send our brother with us, we will go down, and buy you food;
Si envías a nuestro hermano con nosotros, bajaremos a comprarte comida;
5 but if you send not our brother with us, we will not go: for the man spoke to us, saying, You shall not see my face, unless your younger brother be with you.
pero si no lo envías, no bajaremos, porque el hombre nos dijo: ‘No veréis mi rostro, a menos que vuestro hermano esté con vosotros’”.
6 And Israel said, Why did you harm me, inasmuch as you told the man that you had a brother?
Israel dijo: “¿Por qué me trataste tan mal, diciéndole al hombre que tenías otro hermano?”
7 And they said, The man closely questioned us about our family also, saying, Does your father yet live, and have you a brother? and we answered him according to this question: did we know that he would say to us, Bring your brother?
Dijeron: “El hombre preguntó directamente por nosotros y por nuestros parientes, diciendo: ‘¿Vive aún tu padre? ¿Tenéis otro hermano? Nos limitamos a responder a sus preguntas. ¿Acaso podíamos saber que iba a decir: ‘Bajad a vuestro hermano’?”
8 And Judas said to his father Israel, Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you, and our store.
Judá dijo a Israel, su padre: “Envía al muchacho conmigo, y nos levantaremos y nos iremos, para que vivamos y no muramos, tanto nosotros como tú, y también nuestros pequeños.
9 And I engage for him; at my hand do you require him; if I bring him not to you, and place him before you, I shall be guilty toward you for ever.
Yo seré la garantía para él. De mi mano lo requerirás. Si no te lo traigo, y lo pongo delante de ti, entonces déjame cargar con la culpa para siempre;
10 For if we had not tarried, we should now have returned twice.
porque si no nos hubiéramos demorado, seguramente ya habríamos regresado por segunda vez.”
11 And Israel, their father, said to them, If it be so, do this; take of the fruits of the earth in your vessels, and carry down to the man presents of gum and honey, and frankincense, and stacte, and turpentine, and walnuts.
Su padre, Israel, les dijo: “Si ha de ser así, haced esto: Tomad de los frutos selectos de la tierra en vuestros sacos, y bajad un regalo para el hombre, un poco de bálsamo, un poco de miel, especias y mirra, nueces y almendras;
12 And take double money in your hands, and the money that was returned in your sacks, carry back with you, lest perhaps it is a mistake.
y tomad el doble de dinero en vuestra mano, y llevad el dinero que se os devolvió en la boca de vuestros sacos. Tal vez fue un descuido.
13 And take your brother; and arise, go down to the man.
Toma también a tu hermano, levántate y vuelve con él.
14 And my God give you favor in the sight of the man, and send away your other brother, and Benjamin, for I accordingly as I have been bereaved, am bereaved.
Que el Dios Todopoderoso te dé misericordia ante el hombre, para que te libere a tu otro hermano y a Benjamín. Si estoy desprovisto de mis hijos, estoy desprovisto”.
15 And the men having taken these presents, and the double money, took in their hands also Benjamin; and they rose up and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
Los hombres aceptaron ese regalo, y tomaron el doble de dinero en su mano, y a Benjamín; se levantaron, bajaron a Egipto y se presentaron ante José.
16 And Joseph saw them and his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said to the steward of his household, Bring the men into the house, and kill beasts and make ready, for the men are to eat bread with me at noon.
Cuando José vio a Benjamín con ellos, le dijo al mayordomo de su casa: “Lleva a los hombres a la casa, descuartiza un animal y prepárate, porque los hombres cenarán conmigo al mediodía.”
17 And the man did as Joseph said; and he brought the men into the house of Joseph.
El hombre hizo lo que José le ordenó, y llevó a los hombres a la casa de José.
18 And the men, when they perceived that they were brought into the house of Joseph, said, We are brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first; even in order to inform against us, and lay it to our charge; to take us for servants, and our asses.
Los hombres tuvieron miedo de que los llevaran a la casa de José, y dijeron: “Por el dinero que se devolvió en nuestros sacos la primera vez, nos han traído, para que busque ocasión contra nosotros, nos ataque y nos tome como esclavos, junto con nuestros asnos.”
19 And having approached the man who was over the house of Joseph, they spoke to him in the porch of the house,
Se acercaron al mayordomo de la casa de José, y le hablaron a la puerta de la casa,
20 saying, We pray [you], Sir; we came down at first to buy food.
y le dijeron: “Oh, señor mío, la primera vez bajamos a comprar comida.
21 And it came to pass, when we came to unlade, and opened our sacks, [there was] also this money of each in his sack; we have now brought back our money by weight in our hands.
Cuando llegamos al lugar de alojamiento, abrimos nuestros sacos, y he aquí que el dinero de cada uno estaba en la boca de su saco, nuestro dinero en su totalidad. Lo hemos traído en nuestra mano.
22 And we have brought other money with us to buy food; we know not who put the money into our sacks.
Hemos bajado otro dinero en nuestra mano para comprar comida. No sabemos quién puso nuestro dinero en nuestros sacos”.
23 And he said to them, [God deal] mercifully with you; be not afraid; your God, and the God of your fathers, has given you treasures in your sacks, and I have enough of your good money. And he brought Symeon out to them.
Dijo: “La paz sea con vosotros. No tengáis miedo. Tu Dios, y el Dios de tu padre, te ha dado un tesoro en tus sacos. He recibido vuestro dinero”. Hizo salir a Simeón hacia ellos.
24 And he brought water to wash their feet; and gave provender to their asses.
El hombre llevó a los hombres a la casa de José, les dio agua y les lavó los pies. Les dio forraje a sus burros.
25 And they prepared their gifts, until Joseph came at noon, for they heard that he was going to dine there.
Prepararon el regalo para la llegada de José al mediodía, pues se enteraron de que debían comer pan allí.
26 And Joseph entered into the house, and they brought him the gifts which they had in their hands, into the house; and they did him reverence with their face to the ground.
Cuando José volvió a casa, le llevaron el regalo que tenían en la mano a la casa, y se postraron en tierra ante él.
27 And he asked them, How are you? and he said to them, Is your father, the old man of whom you spoke, well? Does he yet live?
Él les preguntó por su bienestar y les dijo: “¿Está bien vuestro padre, el anciano del que habéis hablado? ¿Aún vive?”
28 And they said, Your servant our father is well; he is yet alive. And he said, Blessed be that man by God; —and they bowed, and did him reverence.
Ellos dijeron: “Tu siervo, nuestro padre, está bien. Todavía está vivo”. Se inclinaron humildemente.
29 And Joseph lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said, Is this your younger brother, whom you spoke of bringing to me? and he said, God have mercy on you, my son.
Él levantó los ojos y vio a Benjamín, su hermano, hijo de su madre, y dijo: “¿Es éste tu hermano menor, del que me hablaste?” Y él respondió: “Que Dios se apiade de ti, hijo mío”.
30 And Joseph was troubled, for his bowels yearned over his brother, and he sought to weep; and he went into his chamber, and wept there.
José se apresuró, pues su corazón anhelaba a su hermano, y buscó un lugar para llorar. Entró en su habitación y lloró allí.
31 And he washed his face and came out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
Se lavó la cara y salió. Se controló y dijo: “Sirve la comida”.
32 And they set on [bread] for him alone, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians feasting with him by themselves, for the Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews, for it is an abomination to the Egyptians.
Le servían a él solo, y a ellos solos, y a los egipcios que comían con él solos, porque los egipcios no comen con los hebreos, pues eso es una abominación para los egipcios.
33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his seniority, and the younger according to his youth; and the men looked with amazement every one at his brother.
Se sentaron delante de él, el primogénito según su primogenitura y el menor según su juventud, y los hombres se maravillaron entre sí.
34 And they took their portions from him to themselves; but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as the portions of [the others]. And they drank and were filled with drink with him.
Les mandó porciones de delante, pero la porción de Benjamín fue cinco veces mayor que la de cualquiera de ellos. Bebieron y se alegraron con él.
