Genesis 45
1 Joseph was not able to control his feelings any longer. He did not want to cry in front of his servants, so he said to them loudly, “All of you go outside!” After they went outside, there was no one else there with Joseph when he told his brothers who he was.
José ya no podía contenerse ante todos los que estaban a su lado y exclamó: ¡Saquen de mi presencia a todos! Nadie quedó con él cuando José se dio a conocer a sus hermanos.
2 He cried so loudly that the people of Egypt who were outside heard it, and even the people in the king’s palace heard it.
Entonces alzó su voz con llanto. Lo oyeron los egipcios y lo oyó la casa de Faraón.
3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is our father still alive?” But his brothers were not able to reply, because they were frightened because of what he said.
José dijo a sus hermanos: ¡Yo soy José! ¿Vive aún mi padre? Sus hermanos no pudieron responderle, porque estaban turbados delante de él.
4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me!” When they came closer, he said, “I am your brother Joseph! I am the one you sold to traders who brought me here to Egypt!
Entonces José dijo a sus hermanos: ¡Acérquense a mí, les ruego! Ellos se acercaron, y él dijo: Yo soy su hermano José, a quien ustedes vendieron para Egipto.
5 But now, do not be distressed, and do not be angry with yourselves for having sold me to people who brought me here, because it was to save you from dying [because of the famine] that God sent me here ahead of you.
Ahora pues, no se entristezcan ni les pese por haberme vendido acá, pues ʼElohim me envió delante de ustedes para preservar la vida.
6 There has been a famine in this country for two years, and it will continue for five more years, so that no one will plow ground, and there will be no crops to harvest.
Porque ya hubo dos años de hambruna en la tierra, y aún quedan cinco años en los cuales no habrá siembra ni cosecha.
7 But God sent me here ahead of you, to keep you from starving, and to make sure that your descendants will survive.
Por eso ʼElohim me envió delante de ustedes con el propósito de preservar un remanente en la tierra para ustedes y mantenerlos vivos por medio de una gran liberación.
8 Therefore, it was not you who sent me here; it was God who sent me here! He has caused me to become like a father to the king. I am in charge of everything in his palace and the governor of everyone in Egypt!
Así que, no me enviaron ustedes acá, sino ʼElohim. Él me colocó como un padre para Faraón, ʼadón de toda su casa y gobernador en toda la tierra de Egipto.
9 Now return to my father quickly, and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: “God has caused me to become the governor over the whole land of Egypt. Come down to me immediately!
Dense prisa, suban hasta mi padre y díganle: Así dice tu hijo José: ʼElohim me estableció como ʼadón de todo Egipto. Desciende a mí, no te detengas.
10 You can live in the Goshen region. You and your children and your grandchildren, your sheep and goats and cattle, and everything that you own, will be near me.
Vivirás en la tierra de Gosén y estarás cerca de mí, tú y tus hijos, y los hijos de tus hijos, tus rebaños y tus manadas de ganado vacuno y todo lo que tienes.
11 Since there will be five more years of famine, I will make sure that you have food. If you do not come here, you and your family and all of your servants will starve. [EUP]”’
Allí te sustentaré, pues aún quedan cinco años de hambruna, para que no lleguen a la pobreza, tú y tu casa, y todo lo que tienes.
12 “Look closely, and all of you can see, including my brother Benjamin, that it is really I, Joseph, who am speaking to you.
Por cierto, los ojos de ustedes pueden ver, y los ojos de mi hermano Benjamín, que es mi boca la que les habla.
13 Go and tell my father about how greatly I am honored here in Egypt. And tell him about everything else that you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly!”
Tienen que informar a mi padre de todo mi esplendor en Egipto y todo lo que vieron. Tienen que darse prisa y traigan a mi padre acá.
14 Then he threw his arms around his [younger] brother Benjamin’s neck and cried. And Benjamin hugged him and cried.
Entonces se echó sobre el cuello de su hermano Benjamín, y lloró, y Benjamín lloró en el cuello de él.
15 And then as he kissed his older brothers [on their cheeks], he cried. After that, his brothers started to talk with him.
Besó a todos sus hermanos y lloró sobre ellos. Después sus hermanos hablaron con él.
16 Someone went to the palace and told the news that Joseph’s brothers had come. The king and all his officials were pleased.
En el palacio de Faraón una voz fue oída que decía: Vinieron los hermanos de José. Y [esto] agradó a Faraón y a sus esclavos.
17 The king said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers this: ‘Put loads of grain on your animals and return to the Canaan region.
Faraón dijo a José: Dí a tus hermanos: Hagan esto. Carguen sus bestias y vayan. Entren en la tierra de Canaán.
18 Then bring your father and your families back here. I will give you the best land in Egypt, and you will have the best food in the land to eat.’
Luego tomen a su padre y a sus familias, y vengan a mí. Yo les daré lo bueno de la tierra de Egipto, y comerán de la abundancia del país.
19 “Also tell this to your brothers: ‘Take some carts from Egypt to carry your children and your wives, and get them and your father and come back here quickly.
Mándales también: Tomen carrozas de la tierra de Egipto para sus pequeños y sus esposas. Traigan a su padre y vengan.
20 Do not worry about bringing your possessions, because the best things in Egypt will be yours. Because of that, you will not need to bring any of your things from Canaan.’”
Y no se preocupen por sus enseres, porque lo mejor de toda la tierra de Egipto es de ustedes.
21 Jacob’s sons did what the king suggested. Joseph gave them carts and food to eat along the way, as the king had ordered.
Así lo hicieron los hijos de Israel. José les dio carrozas conforme a la orden de Faraón y les dio provisiones para el camino.
22 To each of them he gave new clothes, but he gave 300 pieces of silver and five sets of new clothes to Benjamin!
A todos ellos les dio mudas de ropa y a Benjamín le dio 300 piezas de plata y cinco mudas de ropa.
23 And this is what he sent to his father: Ten male donkeys, loaded with some of the best goods that come from Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other food for his father’s trip to Egypt.
A su padre envió diez asnos cargados de lo mejor de Egipto, y diez asnas cargadas de trigo, pan y víveres para el viaje de su padre.
24 Then he sent his brothers on their way, saying to them “Do not quarrel along the way!”
Despidió a sus hermanos y salieron. Y les dijo: No discutan por el camino.
25 So they left Egypt and came to their father Jacob in Canaan.
Subieron de Egipto y llegaron a la tierra de Canaán, a su padre Jacob.
26 One of them told him, “Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is the governor over all of Egypt!” Jacob was extremely astonished; he could not believe that it was true.
Le dieron las noticias y dijeron: ¡José aún vive y es gobernador en toda la tierra de Egipto! Pero [Jacob] estaba afligido, pues no les creía.
27 But they told him everything that Joseph had said to them, and Jacob saw the carts that Joseph had sent to carry him and his family and possessions to Egypt. Then their father Jacob’s shock ended.
Pero ellos le dijeron todas las palabras que José les dijo, y al ver las carrozas que José envió para llevarlo, el espíritu de su padre Jacob revivió.
28 He said, “What you have said is enough to convince me! My son Joseph is still alive, and I will go and see him before I die!”
Entonces Israel dijo: ¡Basta! ¡Mi hijo José aún vive! Iré y lo veré antes que yo muera.
