Genesis 43

1 The famine in Canaan got worse.

Ahora la tierra estaba pasando por una gran hambruna.

2 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!”

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.

3 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.’

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

4 So, if you will send our younger brother with us, we will go down to Egypt and buy some grain for you.

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

5 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.’”

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

6 Jacob asked, “Why did you cause me to have this trouble by telling the man that you had a younger brother?”

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

7 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]

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?

8 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.

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

9 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)].

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.

10 If we had not (wasted so much time/waited so long), by now we could have gone there and returned two times!”

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

11 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.

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.

12 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.

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;

13 Take your younger brother and go back to that man.

y toma a tu hermano y vuelve al hombre:

14 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!”

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.

15 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.

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.

16 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].

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.

17 The man did as Joseph said. And he took them to Joseph’s house.

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

18 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.”

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.

19 They went with the man who was in charge of things in Joseph’s house. When they arrived at the entrance of the house,

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

20 one of them said to him, “Please, sir, listen to me. We came down here previously and bought some grain.

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

21 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.

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;

22 We have also brought more silver with us to buy more grain. We do not know who put the silver in our sacks.”

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

23 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.

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.

24 Then he took them into Joseph’s house. He gave them water to wash their feet and gave them food for the donkeys.

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.

25 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.

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.

26 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.

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

27 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?”

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

28 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.

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

29 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.”

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.

30 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.

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

31 Then, after he washed the tears from his face, he came out, and controlling his emotions, he said to the servants, “Serve the food!”

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

32 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.

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.

33 His brothers were astonished to see that their seats were arranged according to their ages, from the oldest to the youngest!

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.

34 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.

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.