Genesis 42
1 Now Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, so Jacob said to his sons, "Why do you look at one another?"
Viendo Jacob que había grano en Egipto, dijo a sus hijos: “¿Por qué estáis mirándoos el uno al otro?”
2 He said, "Look, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us from there, so that we may live and not die."
Y añadió: “He aquí, he oído que hay grano en Egipto. Bajad allá a comprárnoslo de allí, a fin de que vivamos y no muramos.”
3 So Joseph's ten brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
Bajaron entonces diez de los hermanos de José a comprar trigo en Egipto.
4 But Jacob did not send Joseph's brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, "Some harm might happen to him."
Mas a Benjamín, hermano de José, no lo envió Jacob con sus hermanos, pues dijo: “No sea que le suceda alguna desgracia.”
5 So the sons of Israel went to buy among the other travelers, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Así llegaron, entre otros, también los hijos de Israel a comprar trigo, porque había hambre en el país de Canaán.
6 Now Joseph was the ruler over the country, and it was he who sold to all the people of the land. Joseph's brothers came and bowed themselves down to him with their faces to the ground.
José era entonces gobernador del país, el que vendía el trigo a todo el pueblo de la tierra. Por tanto, cuando llegaron los hermanos de José se postraron delante de él rostro a tierra.
7 Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognized them, but he acted like he did not know them, and spoke harshly with them. And he said to them, "Where do you come from?" And they said, "From the land of Canaan to buy food."
Al ver José a sus hermanos, los reconoció, mas fingiéndose extraño para ellos les habló con dureza, diciéndoles: “¿De dónde venís?” Contestaron: “De la tierra de Canaán, a comprar víveres.”
8 So Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.
Reconoció, pues, José a sus hermanos, pero ellos no le reconocieron a él.
9 Then Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed about them, and said to them, "You are spies. You have come to look for the vulnerabilities of the country."
Se acordó entonces José de los sueños que había soñado acerca de ellos, y les dijo: “Espías sois; habéis venido a observar los lugares indefensos del país.”
10 But they said to him, "No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.
Le contestaron “No, señor mío; tus siervos han venido a comprar víveres.
11 We are all sons of one man. We are honest men. Your servants are not spies."
Todos somos hijos de un mismo padre; hombres honestos somos; tus siervos no son espías.”
12 But he said to them, "No, but you have come to look for the vulnerabilities of the country."
Pero él les dijo: “No, a observar los puntos indefensos del país habéis venido.”
13 But they said, "We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and look, the youngest is now with our father, and one is no more."
Respondieron: “Tus siervos somos doce hermanos, hijos de un mismo padre en la tierra de Canaán; el menor está todavía con nuestro padre, y el otro ya no existe.”
14 But Joseph said to them, "It is as I said to you, saying, 'You are spies.'
Les replicó José: “Es como os he dicho: sois espías.
15 This is how you will be tested. By the life of Pharaoh, you will not leave from here until your youngest brother comes here.
En esto seréis probados. ¡Por la vida del Faraón! No saldréis de aquí, a menos que venga acá vuestro hermano menor.
16 Send one of you, and let him get your brother, and you will stay in prison, so that your words can be tested, whether there is truth in you. Or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies."
Enviad a uno de vosotros que traiga a vuestro hermano; entretanto, vosotros quedaréis presos. Serán puestas a prueba vuestras palabras (para comprobar) si hay verdad en vosotros. Si no, ¡por la vida del Faraón! que sois espías.”
17 So he put all of them together in prison for three days.
Y los puso juntos en la cárcel por espacio de tres días.
18 Then Joseph said to them the third day, "Do what I say, and live, for I fear God.
Al tercer día les dijo José: “Haced esto y viviréis; pues yo soy temeroso de Dios.
19 If you are honest, then let one of your brothers remain confined in your prison; but you go and carry grain for the hunger of your households.
Si sois gente honesta, uno de vuestros hermanos quede preso en la casa de vuestras prisión; mas vosotros, id y llevad el grano para el hambre de vuestras casas,
20 But bring your youngest brother to me so that your words will be verified, and you won't die." To this they agreed.
y traedme a vuestro hermano menor; entonces se verá si vuestras palabras son verdaderas, y no moriréis.” Ellos hicieron así,
21 Then they said to one another, "We are certainly guilty concerning our brother, because we saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us, and we wouldn't listen. Therefore this distress has come upon us."
diciendo el uno al otro: “Verdaderamente hemos pecado contra nuestro hermano; porque vimos la angustia de su alma cuando nos pedía compasión y no le escuchamos; por eso nos ha sobrevenido esta tribulación.”
22 Reuben answered them, saying, "Did I not tell you, saying, 'Do not sin against the boy,' but you wouldn't listen? Therefore, look, now comes a reckoning for his blood."
Respondioles Rubén, diciendo: “¿No os decía yo que no pequéis contra el niño; y no me escuchasteis? Ahora se nos demanda su sangre.”
23 Now they did not know that Joseph could understand them, since he was speaking through an interpreter.
No se daban cuenta de que José escuchaba, pues les hablaba por medio de un intérprete.
24 He stepped away from them and wept. Then he returned to them and talked with them. Then he took Simeon from them and bound him in front of them.
Y se retiró de ellos para llorar. Después volvió donde estaban, y les habló; y tomando de entre ellos a Simeón, lo hizo atar ante sus ojos.
25 Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, and to restore every man's silver into his sack, and to give them food for the journey. And it was done for them.
Dio José orden que les llenasen los costales de trigo y devolvieran el dinero de cada uno poniéndolo en su saco, y les diesen provisiones para el viaje; y así hicieron con ellos.
26 They loaded their donkeys with their grain, and departed from there.
Cargaron, pues, ellos el trigo sobre sus asnos y se marcharon de allí.
27 As one of them opened his sack to give his donkey food at the lodging place, he saw his silver. Look, it was in the mouth of his sack.
Mas al abrir uno en la posada su saco para dar pienso a su asno, vio que su dinero se hallaba en la boca de su costal.
28 He said to his brothers, "My silver has been returned. Look, it is in my sack." And they were dismayed, and they turned trembling to one another, saying, "What is this that God has done to us?"
Y dijo a sus hermanos: “Me ha sido devuelto mi dinero; vedlo en mi costal.” Llenos de temor y temblando se dijeron unos a otros: “¿Qué es esto que Dios ha hecho con nosotros?”
29 Then they returned to their father Jacob to the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened to them, saying,
Llegados a Jacob, su padre, a la tierra de Canaán, le contaron todo lo que les había sucedido, diciendo:
30 "The man, the lord of the country, spoke harshly to us, and he put us in custody as spies of the country.
“Ese hombre, señor de aquella tierra, nos habló con dureza, y nos tomó por espías del país.
31 But we said to him, 'We are honest men. We are not spies.
Nosotros le dijimos: Somos hombres honestos, no somos espías.
32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.'
Somos doce hermanos, hijos de nuestro padre; el uno ya no vive, y el menor está ahora con nuestro padre en la tierra de Canaán.
33 The man, the lord of the country, said to us, 'By this I will know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for the hunger of your households, and go your way.
Mas aquel hombre, señor del país, nos dijo: “En esto conoceré que sois gente honesta: Dejad conmigo a uno de vuestros hermanos, y tomad (lo necesario) para el hambre de vuestras casas y partid;
34 Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. So I will deliver your brother to you, and you may travel in the land.'"
y traedme a vuestro hermano menor; así sabré que no sois espías, sino gente honesta. Os daré entonces a vuestro hermano, y podréis recorrer el país.”
35 Then it happened as they emptied their sacks, that look, every man's bag of silver was in his sack. When they and their father saw their bags of silver, they were afraid.
Y sucedió que al vaciar ellos sus costales estaba en el costal de cada uno el bolsillo con su dinero, y cuando ellos y su padre vieron los bolsillos con su dinero tuvieron temor.
36 Then their father Jacob said to them, "You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin away. All this has come against me."
Y les dijo su padre Jacob: “Vosotros me vais a dejar sin hijos. ¡José ya no está, Simeón tampoco, y (ahora) queréis llevar a Benjamín! ¡Todo eso ha venido sobre mí!”
37 Reuben spoke to his father, saying, "Kill my two sons if I do not bring him to you. Put him in my care, and I will bring him back to you."
Entonces Rubén habló a su padre, diciendo: “Quita la vida de mis dos hijos si yo no te lo devuelvo. Entrégalo en mi mano, y yo te lo devolveré.”
38 But he said, "My son will not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If harm should happen to him on the journey you are taking, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol." (Sheol h7585)
Mas él respondió: “No bajará mi hijo con vosotros, pues su hermano murió, y él es el único que me ha quedado. Si le sucediera alguna desgracia en el camino por donde vais, tendrías la culpa de que mis canas desciendan de puro dolor al sepulcro.” (Sheol h7585)
