Génesis 43
1 El hambre era severa en la tierra.
And the famine [was] heavy in the land.
2 Cuando se consumió el grano que habían sacado de Egipto, su padre les dijo: “Volved a comprarnos un poco más de comida”.
And it was just when they finished to eat the grain which they had brought from Egypt and he said to them father their go back buy for us a little of food.
3 Judá le habló diciendo: “El hombre nos advirtió solemnemente, diciendo: ‘No veréis mi rostro, a menos que vuestro hermano esté con vosotros’.
And he said to him Judah saying certainly he warned us the man saying not you will see face my except brother your [is] with you.
4 Si envías a nuestro hermano con nosotros, bajaremos a comprarte comida;
If there you [are] sending brother our with us we will go down and we will buy for you food.
5 pero si no lo envías, no bajaremos, porque el hombre nos dijo: ‘No veréis mi rostro, a menos que vuestro hermano esté con vosotros’”.
And if not you [are] sending [him] not we will go down for the man he said to us not you will see face my except brother your [is] with you.
6 Israel dijo: “¿Por qué me trataste tan mal, diciéndole al hombre que tenías otro hermano?”
And he said Israel why? did you do harm to me by telling to the man ¿ still [belong] to you [does] a brother.
7 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’?”
And they said carefully he asked the man of us and of kindred our saying ¿ still [is] father your living ¿ [does] there [belong] to you a brother and we told to him on [the] mouth of the words these ¿ really did we know that he will say bring down brother your.
8 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.
And he said Judah to Israel father his send! the young man with me so let us arise and we will go and we may live and not we will die both we as well as you as well as little one[s] our.
9 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;
I I will stand surety for him from hand my you will require him if not I have brought him to you and I will set him before you and I will be culpable to you all the days.
10 porque si no nos hubiéramos demorado, seguramente ya habríamos regresado por segunda vez.”
For if not we had delayed for now we have returned this two times.
11 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;
And he said to them Israel father their if so - then this do take some of [the] best products of the land in vessels your and take down to the man a gift a little of balm and a little of honey spice and myrrh pistachio nuts and almonds.
12 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.
And silver double take in hand your and the silver that was returned in [the] mouth of sacks your you will take back in hand your perhaps [was] a mistake it.
13 Toma también a tu hermano, levántate y vuelve con él.
And brother your take and arise go back to the man.
14 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”.
And God Almighty may he give to you compassion before the man and he will let go to you brother your other and Benjamin and I just when I have been bereaved I have been bereaved.
15 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.
And they took the men the gift this and double money they took in hand their and Benjamin and they arose and they went down Egypt and they stood before Joseph.
16 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.”
And he saw Joseph with them Benjamin and he said to [the one] who [was] over household his bring the men the house towards and slaughter a slaughter and prepare [it] for with me they will eat the men at noon.
17 El hombre hizo lo que José le ordenó, y llevó a los hombres a la casa de José.
And he did the man just as he said Joseph and he brought the man the men [the] house of towards Joseph.
18 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.”
And they were afraid the men that they were brought [the] house of Joseph and they said on [the] matter of the silver which returned in sacks our at the beginning we [are] being brought to roll himself on us and to throw himself on us and to take us to slaves and donkeys our.
19 Se acercaron al mayordomo de la casa de José, y le hablaron a la puerta de la casa,
And they approached the man who [was] over [the] household of Joseph and they spoke to him [the] entrance of the house.
20 y le dijeron: “Oh, señor mío, la primera vez bajamos a comprar comida.
And they said pardon us O lord my certainly we came down at the beginning to buy food.
21 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.
And it was that we came to the lodging place and we opened! sacks our and there! [the] silver of each man [was] in [the] mouth of sack his silver our in weight its and we have brought back it in hand our.
22 Hemos bajado otro dinero en nuestra mano para comprar comida. No sabemos quién puso nuestro dinero en nuestros sacos”.
And silver other we have brought down in hand our to buy food not we know who? did he put silver our in sacks our.
23 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.
And he said peace [be] to you may not you fear God your and [the] God of father your he gave to you treasure in sacks your silver your it came to me and he brought out to them Simeon.
24 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.
And he brought the man the men [the] house of towards Joseph and he gave water and they washed feet their and he gave fodder to donkeys their.
25 Prepararon el regalo para la llegada de José al mediodía, pues se enteraron de que debían comer pan allí.
And they prepared the gift until came Joseph at noon for they had heard that there they will eat food.
26 Cuando José volvió a casa, le llevaron el regalo que tenían en la mano a la casa, y se postraron en tierra ante él.
And he came Joseph the house towards and they brought to him the gift which [was] in hand their the house towards and they bowed down to him [the] ground towards.
27 Él les preguntó por su bienestar y les dijo: “¿Está bien vuestro padre, el anciano del que habéis hablado? ¿Aún vive?”
And he asked of them to welfare and he said ¿ health [is] father your old whom you spoke ¿ [is] still he alive.
28 Ellos dijeron: “Tu siervo, nuestro padre, está bien. Todavía está vivo”. Se inclinaron humildemente.
And they said health [belongs] to servant your to father our still he [is] alive and they bowed low (and they bowed down. *Q(K)*)
29 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”.
And he lifted up eyes his and he saw Benjamin brother his [the] son of mother his and he said ¿ [is] this brother your young whom you spoke to me and he said God may he show favor to you O son my.
30 José se apresuró, pues su corazón anhelaba a su hermano, y buscó un lugar para llorar. Entró en su habitación y lloró allí.
And he hurried Joseph for they grew warm compassion his to brother his and he sought to weep and he went the inner room towards and he wept there.
31 Se lavó la cara y salió. Se controló y dijo: “Sirve la comida”.
And he washed face his and he came out and he restrained himself and he said set food.
32 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.
And they set for him to only him and to them to alone them and for the Egyptians who were eating with him to alone them for not they were able! the Egyptians to eat with the Hebrews food for [is] an abomination it to Egypt.
33 Se sentaron delante de él, el primogénito según su primogenitura y el menor según su juventud, y los hombres se maravillaron entre sí.
And they sat down before him the firstborn according to birthright his and the young [brother] according to youth his and they looked in astonishment the men each to neighbor his.
34 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.
And someone took portions from with face his to them and it was great [the] portion of Benjamin more than [the] portions of all of them five hands and they drank and they became drunk with him.
