Génesis 43
1 La hambruna continuó siendo muy grave en Canaán,
The famine in Canaan got worse.
2 así que una vez que se acabó el grano que habían traído de Egipto, su padre les dijo: “Tienen que volver y comprar más grano”.
Finally, when Jacob and his family had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, Jacob said to them, “Go back to Egypt and buy some more grain for us!”
3 Pero Judá respondió: “El hombre fue firme cuando nos advirtió: ‘No los veré a menos que su hermano venga con ustedes’.
But Judah said to him, “The man who sold us the grain warned us sternly, ‘I will not let you see me [SYN] again if you come and your younger brother is not with you.’
4 Si envías a nuestro hermano Benjamín con nosotros, entonces iremos a comprar comida para ti.
So, if you will send our younger brother with us, we will go down to Egypt and buy some grain for you.
5 Pero si no lo envías, entonces no iremos, porque el hombre fue muy claro, ‘No los veré a menos que su hermano venga con ustedes’”.
But if you will not send him, we will not go down there, because that man said to us, ‘I will not let you see me again if your younger brother is not with you.’”
6 “¿Por qué me hancomplicado las cosas al decirle al hombre que tenían otro hermano?” preguntó Israel.
Jacob asked, “Why did you cause me to have this trouble by telling the man that you had a younger brother?”
7 “El hombre seguía haciendo preguntas directas sobre nosotros y nuestra familia, como: ‘¿Su padre sigue vivo?’ y ‘¿Tienen otro hermano?’” respondieron ellos. “Sólo respondimos a sus preguntas. ¿Cómo íbamos a saber que él diría, ‘¡Traigan a su hermano aquí!’”
One of them replied, “The man asked about us and about our family. He said, ‘Is your father still living? Do you have another brother?’ We had to answer his questions. (We could not know that he would say, ‘The next time that you come down here, bring your brother with you!’/How could we know that he would say, ‘The next time that you come down here, bring your brother with you!’)” [RHQ]
8 Judá le dijo a su padre Israel: “Envía al muchacho bajo mi cuidado, y nos iremos inmediatamente, para que podamos seguir vivos y no morir, ¡y eso te incluye a ti, a nosotros y a nuestros hijos!
Then Judah said to his father Jacob, “Send the boy with me, and we will go immediately, in order that we and you and our children may get grain and not die from hunger.
9 Prometo cuidarlo y seré personalmente responsable de traerlo de vuelta a ti. ¡Si no lo hago, entonces cargaré siempre con la culpa!
I myself will guarantee that he will return. You can require me to do what I am promising [IDM]. If I do not bring him back to you safely, you can say forever that (I am to blame/it was my fault [that he did not return to you)].
10 Ahora vamos, porque si no hubiéramos dudado, ya podríamos haber ido y vuelto dos veces”.
If we had not (wasted so much time/waited so long), by now we could have gone there and returned two times!”
11 “Si tiene que ser así, entonces esto es lo que harán”, respondió Israel. “Llévense lo mejor que produce nuestro país. Empaquen sus bolsas con regalos para este hombre: bálsamo, un poco de miel, especias, mirra, pistachos y almendras.
Then their father Jacob said to them, “If there is no other way, do this: Put in your sacks some of the best things that are grown in this land, and take them down to the man as a gift. Take some balm/perfume and honey and spices and myrrh/ointment, some pistachio nuts, and almonds.
12 Lleven el doble del dinero que les han devuelto en tus sacos, tal vez fue un error.
Take twice as much money as you took the previous time, because you must return the silver that someone put in the tops of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake that it was put in your sacks.
13 Tomen a su hermano y regresen de inmediato donde este hombre.
Take your younger brother and go back to that man.
14 Que Dios Todopoderoso haga que este hombre los trate bien para que cuando se presenten ante él libere a su otro hermano y envíe a Benjamín de regreso. En cuanto a mí, si voy a perder a todos mis hijos, que así sea”.
I will pray that God Almighty will cause that man to act mercifully toward you, so that he will let your other brother, as well as Benjamin, come back here with you. But as for me, if my sons are taken from me, then I will not have my sons!”
15 Así que empacaron los regalos, tomaron el doble de dinero y se fueron, acompañados por Benjamín. Llegaron a Egipto y fueron a tener una audiencia con José.
So the men took the gifts that Jacob said that they should take, and twice the amount of money that the grain would cost, and they also took Benjamin. They went down quickly to Egypt, and they stood in front of Joseph.
16 Cuando José vio que Benjamín estaba con ellos, le dijo al encargado de su casa: “Lleva a estos hombres a mi casa. Maten un animal y preparen una comida, porque van a comer conmigo al mediodía”.
When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the man who (was in charge of/supervised) things in his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare a meal, because I want them to eat with me at noon.” [And he told him in what order they were to be seated].
17 El hombre hizo lo que le ordenó José y los llevó a la casa de José.
The man did as Joseph said. And he took them to Joseph’s house.
18 Ellos estaban muy asustados de que los llevaran a la casa de José. “Es por el dinero que se estaba en nuestros sacos la primera vez que vinimos”, se dijeron entre ellos. “¡Por eso nos traen para acusarnos y atacarnos! ¡Nos convertirá en sus esclavos y se llevará nuestros asnos!”
But they were afraid because he was taking them to Joseph’s house. They were thinking, “He is taking us here because of the silver that was put in our sacks the first time that we came here. While we are eating, he will have his servants attack us and seize us and cause us to become his slaves, and also take our donkeys.”
19 Así que fueron y hablaron con el supervisor de la casa de José en la entrada de la casa.
They went with the man who was in charge of things in Joseph’s house. When they arrived at the entrance of the house,
20 “Por favor, discúlpenos, mi señor”, dijeron. “Bajamos la primera vez para comprar comida,
one of them said to him, “Please, sir, listen to me. We came down here previously and bought some grain.
21 y cuando nos detuvimos para pasar la noche, abrimos nuestros sacos y cada uno de nosotros encontró su dinero, la cantidad exacta, en la parte superior de nuestros sacos. Así que lo trajimos de vuelta con nosotros.
But at the place where we stopped for the night as we were returning home, we opened our sacks. We were astonished to see that in the top of each of our sacks was the exact amount of silver that we had paid for the grain! So we have brought it back with us.
22 También hemos traído más dinero para comprar comida. ¡No tenemos ni idea de quién puso nuestro dinero en nuestros sacos!”
We have also brought more silver with us to buy more grain. We do not know who put the silver in our sacks.”
23 “¡Todo está bien!” les dijo. “¡No se preocupen! Su Dios, el Dios de su padre, debe haberles dado el tesoro escondido en sus sacos. Yo tengo su dinero”. Luego trajo a Simeón para que se encontrara con ellos.
The man replied, [“Relax]! Do not worry about it! I received the silver that you brought. Your God, the God your father worships, must have put it in your sacks.” And then he brought Simeon to them from the prison.
24 El mayordomo los llevó dentro de la casa de José, les dio agua para que se lavaran los pies, y les dio comida para sus asnos.
Then he took them into Joseph’s house. He gave them water to wash their feet and gave them food for the donkeys.
25 Prepararon sus regalos para cuando José viniera al mediodía, porque se habían enterado de que iban a comer allí.
He told them that they were going to eat with Joseph at noon. So the men prepared their gifts to give to Joseph when he arrived.
26 Cuando José llegó a la casa le dieron los regalos que le habían traído y se inclinaron hasta el suelo ante él.
When Joseph came home, they presented to him the gifts that they had brought into the house. Then they bowed down to the ground in front of him.
27 José preguntó cómo estaban, y luego les preguntó: “¿Cómo está su anciano padre del cual me hablaron? ¿Sigue vivo?”
He asked them if they were (well/in good health), and then he asked, “How is the health of your old father, the one that you told me about? Is he still living?”
28 “Sí, tu siervo, nuestro padre, sigue vivo y está bien”, respondieron, y se inclinaron en señal de respeto.
One of them replied, “Yes, our father, [who is willing to be] your servant, is still alive, and he is well.” Then again they bowed down in front of him.
29 Entonces José miró a su hermano Benjamín, el hijo de su propia madre. “¿Es este su hermano más joven del que me hablaron?” preguntó. “Dios sea misericordioso contigo, hijo mío”, dijo.
Then he saw his [younger] brother Benjamin, his own mother’s other son. He asked them, “Is this your youngest brother, the one whom you told me about?” After they said “Yes,” he said to Benjamin, “Young man, I pray that God will act kindly toward you.”
30 José tuvo que salir corriendo rápidamente porque se estaba poniendo muy emotivo al ver a su hermano. Buscó un lugar para llorar, y se fue a su habitación para llorar allí.
Joseph quickly left the room. He realized that he was about to cry because he (was full of emotion about his younger brother/loved his younger brother so much). He went into his private room and cried there.
31 Luego se lavó la cara, controló sus emociones y volvió a salir. “Sirvan la comida”, ordenó.
Then, after he washed the tears from his face, he came out, and controlling his emotions, he said to the servants, “Serve the food!”
32 José fue servido en una mesa para él solo, y sus hermanos fueron servidos en una mesa separada. A los egipcios también se les sirvió en otra mesa, porque los egipcios no podrían comer con los hebreos, porque les resultaba repulsivo.
The people of Egypt considered that it was disgraceful for them to eat with Hebrews, so the servants served food to Joseph by himself, and served the other people of Egypt who ate with him by themselves, and they served Joseph’s older brothers and younger brother by themselves.
33 Los hermanos se habían sentado frente a él en orden de edad, desde el primogénito, el mayor, hasta el más joven, y se miraron con absoluta sorpresa.
His brothers were astonished to see that their seats were arranged according to their ages, from the oldest to the youngest!
34 La comida se les sirvió de la mesa de José, y Benjamín recibió cinco veces más que cualquier otro. Así que comieron y bebieron mucho con él.
And when their portions of food were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as anyone else’s portion! So they ate food and drank wine with Joseph and became very cheerful.
