Génesis 43

1 Ahora la tierra estaba pasando por una gran hambruna.

Now the land was in bitter need of food.

2 Y cuando todo el trigo que habían adquirido en Egipto se agotó, su padre les dijo: Vayan otra vez, y compren un poco de alimento.

And when the grain which they had got in Egypt was all used up, their father said to them, Go again and get us a little food.

3 Y Judá le dijo: El varón nos dijo con un juramento: No volverás a venir delante de mí sin tu hermano.

And Judah said to him, The man said to us with an oath, You are not to come before me again without your brother.

4 Si permites que nuestro hermano vaya con nosotros, descenderemos y compraremos comida:

If you will let our brother go with us, we will go down and get food:

5 Pero si no lo enviases, no descenderemos; porque el hombre nos dijo: No vendrás delante de mí si tu hermano no está contigo.

But if you will not send him, we will not go down: for the man said to us, You are not to come before me if your brother is not with you.

6 Entonces dijo Israel: ¿Por qué fuiste tan cruel conmigo, y le dijiste que tenías otro hermano?

And Israel said, Why were you so cruel to me as to say to him that you had a brother?

7 Y dijeron: El hombre nos hizo una serie de preguntas acerca de nosotros y nuestra familia, diciendo: ¿Tu padre aún vive? ¿tienes otro hermano? Y tuvimos que darle respuestas; ¿Cómo íbamos a tener idea de que diría: Regresa con tu hermano?

And they said, The man put a number of questions to us about ourselves and our family, saying, Is your father still living? have you another brother? And we had to give him answers; how were we to have any idea that he would say, Come back with your brother?

8 Entonces Judá dijo a Israel, su padre: Envía al niño conmigo, y subamos y vamos, para que nosotros, tú y nuestros pequeños no muramos.

Then Judah said to Israel, his father, Send the boy with me, and let us be up and going, so that we and you and our little ones may not come to destruction.

9 Ponlo a mi cuidado y hazme responsable de él; si no te lo devuelvo de manera segura, deja que el mío sea el pecado para siempre.

Put him into my care and make me responsible for him: if I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.

10 Verdaderamente, si no hubiéramos dejado pasar el tiempo, podríamos haber regresado de nuevo.

Truly, if we had not let the time go by, we might have come back again by now.

11 Entonces su padre Israel les dijo: Si tiene que ser así, haz esto: toma de los mejores frutos de la tierra en tus sacos para darle al hombre perfumes, miel, especias y nueces.

Then their father Israel said to them, If it has to be so, then do this: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels to give the man, perfumes and honey and spices and nuts:

12 y toma el doble de dinero contigo; es decir, recuperar el dinero que se puso en sus sacos, ya que puede haber sido un error;

And take twice as much money with you; that is to say, take back the money which was put in your bags, for it may have been an error;

13 y toma a tu hermano y vuelve al hombre:

And take your brother and go back to the man:

14 Y que Dios, el Gobernador de todos, te dé misericordia delante del hombre, para que él te devuelva a tu otro hermano y a Benjamín. Si me van a quitar a mis hijos; no hay ayuda para eso.

And may God, the Ruler of all, give you mercy before the man, so that he may give you back your other brother and Benjamin. If my children are to be taken from me; there is no help for it.

15 Entonces tomaron lo que su padre dijo por el hombre, y el doble de dinero en sus manos, y Benjamín, y se fueron a Egipto, y se presentaron delante de José.

So they took what their father said for the man, and twice as much money in their hands, and Benjamin, and went on their journey to Egypt, and came before Joseph.

16 Y cuando José vio a Benjamín, dijo a su principal siervo: Toma estos hombres en mi casa, y prepara una comida, porque ellos comerán conmigo al mediodía.

And when Joseph saw Benjamin, he said to his chief servant, Take these men into my house, and make ready a meal, for they will take food with me in the middle of the day.

17 Y el siervo hizo como José dijo, y tomó los hombres en la casa de José.

And the servant did as Joseph said, and took the men into Joseph's house.

18 Ahora los hombres estaban llenos de temor porque los habían llevado a la casa de José y dijeron: Es por el dinero que pusimos en nuestras maletas la primera vez; él está buscando algo en contra de nosotros, para tendernos una trampa sobre nosotros y nos lleve a nosotros y a nuestros asnos como sus siervos.

Now the men were full of fear because they had been taken into Joseph's house and they said, It is because of the money which was put back in our bags the first time; he is looking for something against us, so that he may come down on us and take us and our asses for his use.

19 Y subieron al siervo principal de José a la puerta de la casa,

So they went up to Joseph's chief servant at the door of the house,

20 Y dijo: Oh mi señor, solo bajamos la primera vez para comprar comida;

And said, O my lord, we only came down the first time to get food;

21 Y cuando llegamos al lugar de descanso de nuestra noche, al abrir nuestras costales vimos que el dinero de cada hombre estaba en la boca de su bolsa, todo nuestro dinero en su totalidad: y lo tenemos con nosotros para devolverlo;

And when we came to our night's resting-place, on opening our bags we saw that every man's money was in the mouth of his bag, all our money in full weight: and we have it with us to give it back;

22 Además de más dinero, para obtener comida: no tenemos idea de quién puso nuestro dinero en nuestros costales.

As well as more money, with which to get food: we have no idea who put our money in our bags.

23 Entonces el siervo dijo: Paz a ustedes; no teman; su Dios, el Dios de su padre, ha puesto riquezas en sus bolsas para ustedes; yo tenía su dinero. Luego dejó que Simeón fuera con ellos.

Then the servant said, Peace be with you: have no fear: your God, even the God of your father, has put wealth in your bags for you: I had your money. Then he let Simeon come out to them.

24 Y el criado los tomó en la casa de José, y les dio agua para lavar sus pies; y les dio comida a sus asnos.

And the servant took them into Joseph's house, and gave them water for washing their feet; and he gave their asses food.

25 Y prepararon las cosas para José antes que él viniera a la mitad del día; porque se les había dado palabra de que allí tendrían que comer.

And they got ready the things for Joseph before he came in the middle of the day: for word was given to them that they were to have a meal there.

26 Y cuando entró José, le dieron las cosas que tenían para él, y se postraron hasta el suelo ante él.

And when Joseph came in, they gave him the things which they had for him, and went down to the earth before him.

27 Y él dijo: ¿Cómo están? ¿Está bien tu padre, el viejo de quien me estabas hablando? ¿Todavía vive?

And he said, How are you? is your father well, the old man of whom you were talking to me? is he still living?

28 Y ellos dijeron: Tu siervo, nuestro padre, está sano; él aún vive. Y cayeron sobre sus rostros delante de él.

And they said, Your servant, our father, is well, he is still living. And they went down on their faces before him.

29 Entonces, levantando los ojos, vio a Benjamín, su hermano, el hijo de su madre, y dijo: ¿Es éste tu hermano menor al que me diste palabra? Y él dijo: Dios sea bueno contigo, hijo mío.

Then, lifting up his eyes, he saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother's son, and he said, Is this your youngest brother of whom you gave me word? And he said, God be good to you, my son.

30 Entonces el corazón de José se llenó de compasión por su hermano, y él entró rápidamente en su habitación, porque se llenó de lágrimas.

Then Joseph's heart went out to his brother, and he went quickly into his room, for he was overcome with weeping.

31 Luego, después de lavarse la cara, salió, y controlando sus sentimientos dijo: Pon comida delante de nosotros.

Then, after washing his face, he came out, and controlling his feelings said, Put food before us.

32 y le prepararon una comida aparte, solo para ellos y para los egipcios que estaban con él solos; porque los egipcios no pueden comer con los hebreos, porque eso los haría inmundos.

And they put a meal ready for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who were with him by themselves; because the Egyptians may not take food with the Hebrews, for that would make them unclean.

33 Y se les dio a todos sus asientos delante de él en orden de nacimiento, desde el mayor hasta el más joven: de modo que se miraban con asombro.

And they were all given their seats before him in order of birth, from the oldest to the youngest: so that they were looking at one another in wonder.

34 Y José les envió comida de su mesa, pero envió cinco veces más a Benjamín que a cualquiera de los otros. Y tomaron vino libremente con él.

And Joseph sent food to them from his table, but he sent five times as much to Benjamin as to any of the others. And they took wine freely with him.