Génesis 43
1 Y la hambre era grande en la tierra.
But the famine prevailed in the land.
2 Y aconteció que como acabaron de comer el trigo que trajeron de Egipto, díjoles su padre: Volvéd, comprád para nosotros un poco de alimento.
And it came to pass, when they had finished eating the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, that their father said to them, Go again; buy us a little food.
3 Y respondióle Judá, diciendo: Protestando nos protestó aquel varón, diciendo: No veréis mi rostro sin vuestro hermano con vosotros.
And Judas spoke to him, saying, The man, the lord of the country, positively testified to us, saying, You shall not see my face, unless your younger brother be with you.
4 Si enviares nuestro hermano con nosotros, descenderemos, y comprarte hemos alimento.
If, then, you send our brother with us, we will go down, and buy you food;
5 Y si no le enviares, no descenderemos; porque aquel varón nos dijo: No veréis mi rostro sin vuestro hermano con vosotros.
but if you send not our brother with us, we will not go: for the man spoke to us, saying, You shall not see my face, unless your younger brother be with you.
6 Y dijo Israel: ¿Por qué me hicisteis mal declarando al varón, que teníais más hermano?
And Israel said, Why did you harm me, inasmuch as you told the man that you had a brother?
7 Y ellos respondieron: Preguntando nos preguntó aquel varón por nosotros, y por nuestra parentela, diciendo: ¿Vive aun vuestro padre? ¿Tenéis más hermano? Y declarámosle conforme a estas palabras: ¿Podíamos nosotros saber que había de decir: Hacéd venir a vuestro hermano?
And they said, The man closely questioned us about our family also, saying, Does your father yet live, and have you a brother? and we answered him according to this question: did we know that he would say to us, Bring your brother?
8 Entonces Judá dijo a Israel su padre: Envía al mozo conmigo, y levantarnos hemos, e iremos, porque vivamos y no muramos nosotros: y tú, y nuestros niños.
And Judas said to his father Israel, Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you, and our store.
9 Yo salgo por fiador, de mi mano le requerirás: si yo no te le volviere, y le pusiere delante de ti, cargue yo con la culpa para siempre.
And I engage for him; at my hand do you require him; if I bring him not to you, and place him before you, I shall be guilty toward you for ever.
10 Que si no nos hubiéramos detenido, cierto ahora hubiéramos ya vuelto dos veces.
For if we had not tarried, we should now have returned twice.
11 Entonces Israel su padre les respondió: Pues que así es, hacédlo: tomád de lo mejor de la tierra en vuestros vasos, y llevád a aquel varón un presente, un poco de resina, y un poco de miel, especias, y almáciga, piñones, y almendras.
And Israel, their father, said to them, If it be so, do this; take of the fruits of the earth in your vessels, and carry down to the man presents of gum and honey, and frankincense, and stacte, and turpentine, and walnuts.
12 Y tomád en vuestras manos doblado dinero; y llevád en vuestra mano el dinero vuelto en las bocas de vuestros costales, quizá fue yerro.
And take double money in your hands, and the money that was returned in your sacks, carry back with you, lest perhaps it is a mistake.
13 Y tomád vuestro hermano, y levantáos, y volvéd a aquel varón.
And take your brother; and arise, go down to the man.
14 Y el Dios omnipotente os dé misericordias delante de aquel varón, y os suelte al otro vuestro hermano, y a este Ben-jamín: y yo como deshijado, deshijado.
And my God give you favor in the sight of the man, and send away your other brother, and Benjamin, for I accordingly as I have been bereaved, am bereaved.
15 Entonces aquellos varones tomaron el presente, y tomaron en su mano doblado dinero, y a Ben-jamín; y levantáronse y descendieron a Egipto, y presentáronse delante de José.
And the men having taken these presents, and the double money, took in their hands also Benjamin; and they rose up and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
16 Y José vio con ellos a Ben-jamín, y dijo al que presidía en su casa: Mete aquellos varones en casa, y degüella víctima, y apareja; porque estos varones comerán conmigo al mediodía.
And Joseph saw them and his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said to the steward of his household, Bring the men into the house, and kill beasts and make ready, for the men are to eat bread with me at noon.
17 Y el varón hizo como José dijo, y metió aquel varón a los hombres en casa de José.
And the man did as Joseph said; and he brought the men into the house of Joseph.
18 Y aquellos hombres tuvieron temor, cuando fueron metidos en casa de José, y decían: Por el dinero que fue vuelto en nuestros costales la primera vez nos han metido, para revolver sobre nosotros, y dar sobre nosotros, y tomarnos por siervos a nosotros, y a nuestros asnos.
And the men, when they perceived that they were brought into the house of Joseph, said, We are brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first; even in order to inform against us, and lay it to our charge; to take us for servants, and our asses.
19 Y llegáronse a aquel varón, que presidía en casa de José, y habláronle a la entrada de la casa,
And having approached the man who was over the house of Joseph, they spoke to him in the porch of the house,
20 Y dijeron: Ay, señor mío, nosotros descendimos al principio a comprar alimentos:
saying, We pray [you], Sir; we came down at first to buy food.
21 Y aconteció que como venímos al mesón, y abrímos nuestros costales, he aquí que el dinero de cada uno estaba en la boca de su costal, nuestro dinero por su peso: y hémoslo vuelto en nuestras manos.
And it came to pass, when we came to unlade, and opened our sacks, [there was] also this money of each in his sack; we have now brought back our money by weight in our hands.
22 Y hemos traído en nuestras manos otro dinero para comprar alimentos: nosotros no sabemos quien haya puesto nuestro dinero en nuestros costales.
And we have brought other money with us to buy food; we know not who put the money into our sacks.
23 Y él respondió: Paz a vosotros; no temáis: vuestro Dios, y el Dios de vuestro padre, os dio el tesoro en vuestros costales: vuestro dinero vino a mí. Y sacó a Simeón a ellos.
And he said to them, [God deal] mercifully with you; be not afraid; your God, and the God of your fathers, has given you treasures in your sacks, and I have enough of your good money. And he brought Symeon out to them.
24 Y metió aquel varón a aquellos hombres en casa de José: y dio agua; y lavaron sus pies, y dio de comer a sus asnos.
And he brought water to wash their feet; and gave provender to their asses.
25 Y ellos apercibieron el presente entre tanto que venía José, al mediodía, porque habían oído que allí habían de comer pan.
And they prepared their gifts, until Joseph came at noon, for they heard that he was going to dine there.
26 Y vino José a casa; y ellos trajeron a casa el presente que tenían en su mano, e inclináronse a él hasta tierra.
And Joseph entered into the house, and they brought him the gifts which they had in their hands, into the house; and they did him reverence with their face to the ground.
27 Entonces él les preguntó como estaban, y dijo: ¿Vuestro padre, el viejo que dijisteis, vale bien? ¿es aun vivo?
And he asked them, How are you? and he said to them, Is your father, the old man of whom you spoke, well? Does he yet live?
28 Y ellos respondieron: Bien va a tu siervo nuestro padre; aun vive. E inclináronse, e hicieron reverencia.
And they said, Your servant our father is well; he is yet alive. And he said, Blessed be that man by God; —and they bowed, and did him reverence.
29 Y alzando él sus ojos vio a Ben-jamín su hermano, hijo de su madre, y dijo: ¿Es este vuestro hermano menor, de quien me dijisteis? Y dijo: Dios haya misericordia de ti, hijo mío.
And Joseph lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said, Is this your younger brother, whom you spoke of bringing to me? and he said, God have mercy on you, my son.
30 Entonces José se apresuró, que se encendieron sus entrañas sobre su hermano, y procuró de llorar: y entróse en la cámara, y lloró allí.
And Joseph was troubled, for his bowels yearned over his brother, and he sought to weep; and he went into his chamber, and wept there.
31 Y lavó su rostro, y salió y esforzóse, y dijo: Ponéd pan.
And he washed his face and came out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
32 Y pusiéronle a él a parte, y a ellos a parte, y a los Egipcios que comían con él, a parte; porque los Egipcios no pueden comer con los Hebreos pan, que es abominación a los Egipcios.
And they set on [bread] for him alone, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians feasting with him by themselves, for the Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews, for it is an abomination to the Egyptians.
33 Y asentáronse delante de él el mayor conforme a su mayoría, y el menor conforme a su menoría: y aquellos hombres estaban espantados el uno al otro.
And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his seniority, and the younger according to his youth; and the men looked with amazement every one at his brother.
34 Y él tomó presentes de delante de sí para ellos: y el presente de Ben-jamín fue aumentado más que los presentes de todos ellos en cinco partes. Y ellos bebieron, y alegráronse con él.
And they took their portions from him to themselves; but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as the portions of [the others]. And they drank and were filled with drink with him.
