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.
Entonces José, incapaz de retener sus sentimientos ante los que estaban con él, dio órdenes para que todos fueran enviados, y nadie estaba presente cuando dejó en claro a sus hermanos quién era.
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.
Y tan fuerte fue su llanto, que llegó a oídos de los egipcios y de toda 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.
Y José dijo a sus hermanos: Yo soy José. ¿Mi padre aún vive? Pero sus hermanos no pudieron darle una respuesta porque estaban turbados ante 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: Acércate a mí. Y se acercaron, y él dijo: Yo soy tu hermano José, a quien enviaste a 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, no se turben ni se enojen con ustedes mismos por haberme enviado, porque Dios me envió ante ustedes para ser el salvador de sus vidas.
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 estos dos años han sido años de necesidad, y aún faltan cinco años más para que no haya arado ni corte de grano.
7 But God sent me here ahead of you, to keep you from starving, and to make sure that your descendants will survive.
Dios me envió delante de ti para mantenerte a ti y a los tuyos viviendo en la tierra para que puedas convertirte en una gran nación.
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 ahora no fuiste tú quien me envió aquí, sino Dios; y él me ha puesto por padre a Faraón, y señor de toda su casa, y señor de 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!
Ahora ve rápidamente a mi padre, y dile: Tu hijo José dice: Dios me ha hecho gobernador sobre toda la tierra de Egipto; ven a mí en seguida;
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.
La tierra de Gosén será tu lugar de vida, y tú estarás cerca de mí; tú y tus hijos y los hijos de sus hijos, y sus rebaños y manadas y todo lo que tienen.
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]”’
Y allí te cuidaré, para que tú y tu familia no estén en necesidad, porque aún faltan cinco años venideros.
12 “Look closely, and all of you can see, including my brother Benjamin, that it is really I, Joseph, who am speaking to you.
Ahora, vean tus ojos, y vean los ojos de mi hermano Benjamín, que es mi boca la que te dice estas cosas.
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!”
Dale a mi padre palabra de toda mi gloria en Egipto y de todo lo que has visto; y vuelve rápidamente con mi padre.
14 Then he threw his arms around his [younger] brother Benjamin’s neck and cried. And Benjamin hugged him and cried.
Entonces, llorando, tomó a Benjamín en sus brazos, y Benjamín mismo estaba llorando en el cuello de José.
15 And then as he kissed his older brothers [on their cheeks], he cried. After that, his brothers started to talk with him.
Entonces él dio un beso a todos sus hermanos, llorando sobre ellos; y después de eso sus hermanos no tenían miedo de hablar 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.
Y noticias de estas cosas pasaron por la casa de Faraón, y se dijo que habían venido los hermanos de José; y le pareció bien a Faraón y a sus siervos.
17 The king said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers this: ‘Put loads of grain on your animals and return to the Canaan region.
Y Faraón dijo a José: Di a tus hermanos: Pon tus bienes en tus animales, y vuélvete a 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.’
Y toma a tu padre y a sus familias, y vuelve a mí; y yo te daré todos los bienes de Egipto, y la grosura de la tierra será tu alimento.
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.
y diles: “Esto debes hacer: toma carros de la tierra de Egipto para tus pequeños y para tus mujeres, y toma a tu padre y vuelve”.
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 pienses en tus bienes, porque lo mejor de toda la tierra de Egipto es tuyo.
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.
Y los hijos de Israel hicieron como él dijo; y José les dio carros como había sido ordenado por Faraón, y comida para su viaje.
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 cada uno de ellos dio tres mudas de ropa; pero a Benjamín le dio trescientos pedazos 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.
Y a su padre envió diez asnos con cosas buenas de Egipto sobre sus espaldas, y diez asnas con trigo y pan y comida para su padre en el camino.
24 Then he sent his brothers on their way, saying to them “Do not quarrel along the way!”
Y envió a sus hermanos en su camino, y les dijo: Mirad que no tengáis argumento en el camino.
25 So they left Egypt and came to their father Jacob in Canaan.
Y subieron de Egipto y vinieron 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.
Y le dijeron: José vive, y regente sobre toda la tierra de Egipto. Y al oír esto, Jacob quedó abrumado, porque no tenía fe en él.
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.
Y le contaron todo lo que José les había dicho; y cuando vio los carros que José había enviado para ellos, su espíritu regresó a él:
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!”
Y dijo Israel: Basta: José mi hijo aún vive; Iré a verlo antes de mi muerte.
