Genesis 44
1 When his brothers were ready to return home, Joseph said to the man who was in charge of things in his house, “Fill the sacks of those men with as much grain as they can carry [on their donkeys]. And put in the top of each man’s sack the silver that he paid for the grain.
Luego él ordenó al administrador de su casa: Llena de comida los sacos de estos hombres, tanto como puedan llevar, y pon la plata de cada uno en la boca de su saco.
2 Then put my silver cup in the top of the youngest brother’s sack, along with the silver that he paid for the grain.” So the servant did what Joseph told him to do.
Y pon mi copa de plata en la boca del saco del menor con la plata de su grano. E hizo conforme a la palabra que le habló José.
3 The next morning at dawn the men started on the way home with their donkeys.
Cuando rayó el alba, aquellos varones fueron despedidos con sus asnos.
4 When they had not gone far from the city, Joseph said to the servant in charge of things in his house, “Pursue those men immediately. When you catch up to them, say to them, ‘We did good things for you! Why have you paid us back by doing something bad to us?
Ellos salieron de la ciudad, y no se habían alejado cuando José dijo al administrador de su casa: Levántate y persigue a esos hombres, y cuando los alcances, diles: ¿Por qué pagaron mal por bien?
5 [You have stolen the cup] that my master drinks from [RHQ]! It is the cup that he uses to find out things that nobody knows! What you did was very wicked!’”
¿No es esta la copa en la cual mi ʼadón bebe y suele adivinar con ella? Obraron mal en lo que hicieron.
6 The servant [left immediately and] when he caught up with them, he told them what Joseph had told him to say.
Cuando él los alcanzó les dijo estas palabras.
7 But one of them replied to him, “Sir, why do you say such things? We are your servants, and we would never do anything like that!
Y ellos le contestaron: ¿Por qué nuestro ʼadón dice tales cosas? ¡Lejos esté de tus esclavos hacer tal cosa!
8 We even brought back to you from Canaan land the silver that we found inside the tops of our sacks! So (we certainly would not steal silver or gold from your master’s house!/Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?) [RHQ]
Mira, la plata que hallamos en la boca de nuestros sacos te la volvimos a traer desde la tierra de Canaán. ¿Cómo, pues, robaríamos plata u oro de la casa de tu ʼadón?
9 If you discover that any of us has that cup, you can execute him, and the rest of us will become your slaves.”
Aquel de tus esclavos en quien sea hallada la copa, que muera, y nosotros también seremos esclavos de mi ʼadón.
10 The man replied, “Okay, I will do what you say. But the one who has the cup will not be executed. Instead, he will become my slave, and the rest of you may return home.”
Y él dijo: Sea ahora conforme a sus palabras. Aquél en cuyo poder se halle será mi esclavo, y ustedes serán inocentes.
11 Each of the men quickly lowered his sack down from the donkey to the ground and opened it.
Se apresuraron a bajar cada uno su saco a tierra. Cada cual abrió su saco.
12 Then the servant started to search for the cup in each sack. He started with the oldest brother’s sack and ended with the youngest one’s sack. And he found the cup in Benjamin’s sack and showed it to them.
Él comenzó a registrar desde el mayor y terminó con el menor, y la copa fue hallada en el saco de Benjamín.
13 The brothers tore their clothes [because they were so dismayed]. They loaded the sacks on the donkeys again and returned to the city.
Entonces ellos rasgaron sus ropas, y cada uno cargó su asno y regresaron a la ciudad.
14 When Judah and his [older and younger] brothers entered Joseph’s house, Joseph was still there. The servant told Joseph what had happened. Then the brothers threw themselves down on the ground in front of Joseph.
Judá llegó con sus hermanos a la casa de José. Él estaba aún allí, y cayeron a tierra delante de él.
15 He said to them, “Why did you do this? Do you not know that a man like me can find out things that nobody knows?” [RHQ]
José les preguntó: ¿Qué acción es esta que realizaron? ¿No saben que un hombre como yo puede en verdad adivinar?
16 Judah replied, “Sir, what can we say? How can we prove that we (are innocent/did not steal the cup)? God has (paid us back/punished us) for the sins [we committed many years ago]. So now we will become your slaves—both we and the one in whose sack the cup was found.”
Entonces Judá contestó: ¿Qué diremos a nuestro ʼadón? ¿Qué hablaremos? ¿Cómo nos justificaremos? ʼElohim descubrió la iniquidad de tus esclavos. Aquí estamos. Somos esclavos de mi ʼadón, nosotros y también aquél en cuyo saco fue hallada la copa.
17 But Joseph replied, “No, I could never do anything like that. Only the man in whose sack the cup was found will become my slave. The rest of you can return to your father peacefully.”
Pero él dijo: Lejos de mí hacer esto. El hombre en cuyo saco fue hallada la copa será mi esclavo. Ustedes suban en paz a su padre.
18 Then Judah came near to Joseph and said, “Sir, please let me say something to you. You are equal to the king himself, so you could command that I be executed; but do not be angry with me for speaking to you.
Entonces Judá se acercó a él y le dijo: ¡Ay, ʼadón mío! Te ruego que permitas que tu esclavo hable una palabra a oídos de mi ʼadón. No se encienda tu ira contra tu esclavo, porque eres igual a Faraón.
19 You asked us, ‘Is your father still living, and do you have another brother?’
Mi ʼadón preguntó a sus esclavos: ¿Tienen padre o hermano?
20 We answered, ‘Our father is alive, but he is an old man. He has a young son who was born after our father became an old man. That son had an [older] brother, who is now dead. So the youngest son is the only one of his mother’s sons who is still alive, and his father loves him very much.’
Nosotros dijimos a nuestro ʼadón: Tenemos un padre anciano y un joven menor que le nació en su vejez. Su hermano murió. Solo él quedó de su madre, y su padre lo ama.
21 Then you said to us, ‘The next time you come here, bring your younger brother down to me, so that I can see him.’
Dijiste a tus esclavos: Tráiganmelo para que lo vea.
22 We said to you, ‘No, we cannot do that, because the boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves his father, his father will die from sorrow.’
Entonces nosotros dijimos a nuestro ʼadón: El joven no puede abandonar a su padre, porque si lo abandona, su padre muere.
23 But you told us, ‘If your youngest brother does not come back with you, I will not let you see me again!’
Dijiste a tus esclavos: A menos que su hermano menor baje con ustedes, no volverán a ver mi rostro.
24 When we returned to our father, we told him what you said.
Aconteció que cuando llegamos a tu esclavo, nuestro padre, le referimos las palabras de mi ʼadón.
25 [Months later] our father said, ‘Go back to Egypt and buy some more grain!’
Nuestro padre dijo: Vuelvan a comprar un poco de alimento para nosotros.
26 But we said, ‘We cannot go back by ourselves. We will go only if our youngest brother is with us. We will not be able to see the man who sells grain if our youngest brother is not with us.’
Pero nosotros dijimos: No podemos bajar. Si nuestro hermano menor va con nosotros, bajaremos, porque no podremos ver el rostro de aquel hombre si no está con nosotros nuestro hermano menor.
27 Our father replied, ‘You know that my wife [Rachel] gave birth to two sons for me.
Entonces tu esclavo, mi padre, nos dijo: Ustedes mismos saben que mi esposa me dio a luz dos.
28 One of them disappeared, and I said, “A wild animal has surely torn him to pieces.” And I have not seen him since then.
El uno salió de mi lado, y dije: Ciertamente fue destrozado. Hasta ahora no lo volví a ver.
29 I am an old gray-haired man. If you take this other one from me, too, and something harms him, you would cause me to die because of my sorrow.’ (Sheol h7585)
Y si toman también a éste de mi presencia y le sucede alguna desgracia, harán descender mis canas con dolor al Seol. (Sheol h7585)
30 “So please listen. My father will remain alive only if his youngest son remains alive.
Y ahora, cuando yo llegue ante tu esclavo, mi padre, y el joven no esté con nosotros, como su vida está ligada a la vida de él,
31 If he sees that the boy is not with us when we return to him, he will die. We will cause our gray-haired father to die because of his sorrow. (Sheol h7585)
sucederá que cuando vea que el joven no está, morirá, y tus esclavos habrán hecho descender con dolor al Seol las canas de tu esclavo, nuestro padre. (Sheol h7585)
32 I guaranteed/promised to my father that the boy would return safely. I told him, ‘You can require me to do what I am promising. If I do not bring him back to you, you can say forever that (I am to blame/it is my fault) [for not bringing him back to you].’
Porque yo, tu esclavo, quedé como fiador del joven ante mi padre, y dije: Si no te lo traigo, entonces yo seré culpable ante mi padre para siempre.
33 “So, please let me remain here as your slave instead of my youngest brother, and let the boy return home with his other older brothers.
Por tanto, te ruego ahora que tu esclavo quede como esclavo de mi ʼadón en lugar del joven, y que el joven suba con sus hermanos.
34 (I cannot return to my father if the boy is not with me!/How can I return to my father if the boy is not with me?) [RHQ] I do not want to see how miserable/sad my father would become!”
Porque ¿cómo iré yo a mi padre si el joven no está conmigo? ¡No vea yo el mal que le vendrá a mi padre!
