Génesis 43
1 Pero la hambruna era severa en aquella tierra.
The famine in Canaan got worse.
2 Ocurrió que, cuando acabaron de comer el grano que llevaron de Egipto, su padre les dijo: Vuelvan y compren un poco de alimento para nosotros.
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 Judá le respondió: Aquel hombre nos advirtió seriamente: No verán mi rostro 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 con nosotros, bajaremos y te compraremos alimento,
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, no bajaremos, porque aquel hombre nos dijo: No verán mi rostro, a menos que su hermano esté 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 E Israel preguntó: ¿Por qué me hicieron tanto mal al declarar a ese hombre que tenían otro hermano?
Jacob asked, “Why did you cause me to have this trouble by telling the man that you had a younger brother?”
7 Ellos respondieron: Aquel hombre nos preguntó expresamente con respecto a nosotros y de nuestra parentela: ¿Vive aún su padre? ¿Tienen otro hermano? Y le declaramos conforme a estas preguntas. ¿Sabíamos que él diría: Hagan bajar a su hermano?
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 dijo a su padre Israel: Envía al joven conmigo, así nos levantaremos e iremos para que vivamos y no muramos también nosotros, también tú, y también nuestros pequeños.
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 Yo salgo fiador por él. A mí mismo me pedirás cuentas por él. Si no te lo devuelvo y lo coloco delante de ti, seré culpable ante ti todos los días.
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 Si no hubiéramos demorado, ciertamente ya habríamos 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 Su padre Israel respondió: Si tiene que ser así, háganlo. Tomen de lo mejor de la tierra en sus sacos y lleven obsequios a aquel varón, un poco de bálsamo, un poco de miel, especias, mirra, nueces 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 en sus manos el doble de la plata y lleven en su mano la plata devuelta en las bocas de sus sacos, pues quizás 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, levántense y vuelvan ante aquel hombre.
Take your younger brother and go back to that man.
14 Y que ʼEL-Shadday les conceda gran misericordia ante aquel hombre, y les suelte a su otro hermano, y a Benjamín. Y si tengo que quedar privado de hijos, ¡que quede privado de mis hijos!
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 Entonces los hombres, al tomar los obsequios, el doble de plata en su mano, y a Benjamín, se levantaron y bajaron a Egipto para presentarse ante 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 a Benjamín con ellos, dijo al administrador de su casa: Ordena que esos varones entren en la casa, degüella un animal y prepáralo, porque estos varones comerán conmigo a 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 como José dijo, y los hizo entrar en casa de José.
The man did as Joseph said. And he took them to Joseph’s house.
18 Los hombres tuvieron temor cuando fueron conducidos a casa de José, pues decían: Por el asunto de la plata que fue devuelta en nuestros sacos la primera vez somos traídos acá, para atacarnos, abalanzarse sobre nosotros y tomarnos como esclavos a nosotros y a 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 Entonces llegaron al administrador de la casa de José, y le hablaron en la puerta 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 ¡Ay, ʼadón nuestro! Nosotros ciertamente bajamos la primera vez a comprar alimento,
one of them said to him, “Please, sir, listen to me. We came down here previously and bought some grain.
21 pero sucedió que cuando llegamos a la posada y abrimos nuestros sacos, la plata de cada uno estaba en la boca de su saco, nuestra plata en su justo peso. Por eso la volvimos a traer en nuestras manos.
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 Trajimos otra plata para comprar alimento. No sabemos quién puso nuestra plata en los 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 Y él respondió: Paz a ustedes, no teman. El ʼElohim de ustedes y el ʼElohim de su padre les dio un tesoro escondido en sus sacos. La plata de ustedes llegó a mí. Y les sacó a Simeón.
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 Entonces el hombre ordenó a aquellos varones que entraran en la casa de José. Les dio agua y lavaron sus pies, y dio forraje a 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 Ellos prepararon el presente para la llegada de José al mediodía, pues oyeron que allí iban a comer los alimentos.
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, ellos le presentaron los regalos que tenían en sus manos, y se postraron a tierra 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 Entonces les preguntó cómo estaban: ¿Está bien su padre, el anciano del cual hablaron? ¿Vive aún?
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 Y ellos respondieron: Tu esclavo nuestro padre está bien, aún vive. Hicieron reverencia y se postraron.
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 Y él levantó sus ojos y vio a su hermano Benjamín, hijo de su madre, y preguntó: ¿Es éste su hermano menor, de quien me hablaron? Y añadió: ʼElohim tenga de ti misericordia, hijo mío.
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 se apresuró a salir, porque su ser interno estaba conmovido por causa de su hermano. Buscó dónde llorar, y entró en su cámara y lloró 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 Después se lavó el rostro y salió. Luego de refrenarse, ordenó: ¡Sirvan los alimentos!
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 Pero sirvieron separadamente para ellos y por separado para los egipcios que comían con él, pues los egipcios no podían comer alimentos con los hebreos, porque eso era repugnancia para los egipcios.
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 Ellos se sentaron ante él, el primogénito conforme a su primogenitura, y el menor conforme a su menor edad. Y aquellos varones estaban atónitos y se miraban el uno al otro.
His brothers were astonished to see that their seats were arranged according to their ages, from the oldest to the youngest!
34 Luego él tomó porciones de delante de él para ellos, pero la porción de Benjamín era cinco veces mayor que las porciones de todos ellos. Bebieron y se alegraron 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.
