Génesis 43
Bíblia Portuguesa Mundial
1A fome era severa na terra.
2Quando acabaram de comer os cereais que haviam trazido do Egito, seu pai lhes disse: “Voltem, comprem-nos um pouco mais de comida.”
3Judá lhe falou, dizendo: “O homem nos advertiu solenemente, dizendo: 'Vocês não verão o meu rosto, a menos que o seu irmão esteja com vocês.'
4Se você enviar o nosso irmão conosco, nós desceremos e compraremos comida para você;
5mas se você não o enviar, nós não desceremos, pois o homem nos disse: 'Vocês não verão o meu rosto, a menos que o seu irmão esteja com vocês.'”
6Israel disse: “Por que vocês me trataram tão mal, dizendo ao homem que tinham outro irmão?”
7Eles disseram: “O homem perguntou diretamente sobre nós mesmos e sobre nossos parentes, dizendo: 'O pai de vocês ainda está vivo? Vocês têm outro irmão?' Nós apenas respondemos às suas perguntas. Havia alguma maneira de sabermos que ele diria: 'Tragam o seu irmão'?”
8Judá disse a Israel, seu pai: “Envie o rapaz comigo, e nós nos levantaremos e iremos, para que possamos viver e não morrer, tanto nós, como você, e também as nossas crianças.
9Eu serei o fiador dele. Da minha mão você poderá cobrá-lo. Se eu não o trouxer de volta a você e não o colocar diante de você, então que eu leve a culpa para sempre;
10pois se não tivéssemos demorado, certamente já teríamos voltado uma segunda vez.”
11Seu pai, Israel, disse-lhes: “Se tem que ser assim, então façam o seguinte: peguem dos melhores frutos da terra em suas bagagens e levem um presente para o homem: um pouco de bálsamo, um pouco de mel, especiarias e mirra, nozes e amêndoas;
12e levem dinheiro em dobro em suas mãos, e levem de volta o dinheiro que foi devolvido na boca dos seus sacos. Talvez tenha sido um engano.
13Levem também o seu irmão, levantem-se e voltem ao homem.
14Que o Deus Todo-Poderoso lhes conceda misericórdia diante do homem, para que ele libere a vocês o seu outro irmão e Benjamim. E, se eu ficar sem filhos, sem filhos ficarei.”
15Os homens pegaram aquele presente, e levaram dinheiro em dobro em suas mãos, e Benjamim; e levantaram-se, desceram ao Egito e apresentaram-se diante de José.
16Quando José viu Benjamim com eles, disse ao administrador de sua casa: “Leve os homens para dentro de casa, abata um animal e prepare-o; pois os homens comerão comigo ao meio-dia.”
17O homem fez como José ordenou, e levou os homens para a casa de José.
18Os homens ficaram com medo, porque foram levados para a casa de José; e disseram: “É por causa do dinheiro que foi devolvido em nossos sacos na primeira vez que fomos trazidos para cá; para que ele possa procurar um pretexto contra nós, nos atacar e nos tomar como escravos, junto com os nossos jumentos.”
19Eles se aproximaram do administrador da casa de José e falaram com ele à porta da casa,
20e disseram: “Ah, meu senhor, nós de fato descemos na primeira vez para comprar comida.
21Quando chegamos ao lugar de pouso, abrimos nossos sacos, e eis que o dinheiro de cada um estava na boca do seu saco, nosso dinheiro em peso exato. Nós o trouxemos de volta em nossas mãos.
22Trouxemos outro dinheiro em nossas mãos para comprar comida. Não sabemos quem colocou o nosso dinheiro em nossos sacos.”
23Ele disse: “Paz seja com vocês. Não tenham medo. O seu Deus, e o Deus do seu pai, lhes deu um tesouro em seus sacos. Eu recebi o dinheiro de vocês.” Então ele trouxe Simeão para fora até eles.
24O homem levou os homens para dentro da casa de José, deu-lhes água, e eles lavaram os pés. Ele também deu forragem aos jumentos deles.
25Eles prepararam o presente para a chegada de José ao meio-dia, pois ouviram que comeriam pão ali.
26Quando José chegou em casa, eles lhe trouxeram para dentro da casa o presente que tinham em mãos, e curvaram-se até a terra diante dele.
27Ele lhes perguntou sobre o bem-estar deles, e disse: “O pai de vocês vai bem, o homem idoso de quem me falaram? Ele ainda está vivo?”
28Eles disseram: “O seu servo, nosso pai, vai bem. Ele ainda está vivo.” E eles se curvaram humildemente.
29Ele levantou os olhos e viu Benjamim, seu irmão, filho de sua mãe, e disse: “É este o irmão mais novo de vocês, de quem me falaram?” E acrescentou: “Deus lhe conceda graça, meu filho.”
30José apressou-se, pois o seu coração se comoveu por seu irmão; e ele procurou um lugar para chorar. Ele entrou em seu quarto e chorou ali.
31Ele lavou o rosto e saiu. Ele se controlou e disse: “Sirvam a refeição.”
32Serviram a ele separadamente, e a eles separadamente, e aos egípcios que comiam com ele separadamente, porque os egípcios não comem com os hebreus, pois isso é uma abominação para os egípcios.
33Eles se sentaram diante dele, o primogênito segundo a sua primogenitura, e o mais novo segundo a sua idade, e os homens olharam maravilhados uns para os outros.
34Ele lhes enviou porções do que estava diante dele, mas a porção de Benjamim era cinco vezes maior do que a de qualquer um deles. Eles beberam e se alegraram com ele.
Reina-Valera 1909
1Y EL hambre era grande en la tierra.
2Y aconteció que como acabaron de comer el trigo que trajeron de Egipto, díjoles su padre: Volved, y comprad para nosotros un poco de alimento.
3Y respondió Judá, diciendo: Aquel varón nos protestó con ánimo resuelto, diciendo: No veréis mi rostro sin vuestro hermano con vosotros.
4Si enviares á nuestro hermano con nosotros, descenderemos y te compraremos alimento:
5Pero si no le enviares, no descenderemos: porque aquel varón nos dijo: No veréis mi rostro sin vuestro hermano con vosotros.
6Y dijo Israel: ¿Por qué me hicisteis tanto mal, declarando al varón que teníais más hermano?
7Y ellos respondieron: Aquel varón nos preguntó expresamente por nosotros, y por nuestra parentela, diciendo: ¿Vive aún vuestro padre? ¿tenéis otro hermano? y declarámosle conforme á estas palabras. ¿Podíamos nosotros saber que había de decir: Haced venir á vuestro hermano?
8Entonces Judá dijo á Israel su padre: Envía al mozo conmigo, y nos levantaremos é iremos, á fin que vivamos y no muramos nosotros, y tú, y nuestros niños.
9Yo lo fío; á mí me pedirás cuenta de él: si yo no te lo volviere y lo pusiere delante de ti, seré para ti el culpante todos los días:
10Que si no nos hubiéramos detenido, cierto ahora hubiéramos ya vuelto dos veces.
11Entonces Israel su padre les respondió: Pues que así es, hacedlo; tomad de lo mejor de la tierra en vuestros vasos, y llevad á aquel varón un presente, un poco de bálsamo, y un poco de miel, aromas y mirra, nueces y almendras.
12Y tomad en vuestras manos doblado dinero, y llevad en vuestra mano el dinero vuelto en las bocas de vuestros costales; quizá fué yerro.
13Tomad también á vuestro hermano, y levantaos, y volved á aquel varón.
14Y el Dios Omnipotente os dé misericordias delante de aquel varón, y os suelte al otro vuestro hermano, y á este Benjamín. Y si he de ser privado de mis hijos, séalo.
15Entonces tomaron aquellos varones el presente, y tomaron en su mano doblado dinero, y á Benjamín; y se levantaron, y descendieron á Egipto, y presentáronse delante de José.
16Y vió José á Benjamín con ellos, y dijo al mayordomo de su casa: Mete en casa á esos hombres, y degüella víctima, y aderézala; porque estos hombres comerán conmigo al medio día.
17E hizo el hombre como José dijo; y metió aquel hombre á los hombres en casa de José.
18Y aquellos hombres tuvieron temor, cuando fueron metidos en casa de José, y decían: Por el dinero que fué vuelto en nuestros costales la primera vez nos han metido aquí, para revolver contra nosotros, y dar sobre nosotros, y tomarnos por siervos á nosotros, y á nuestros asnos.
19Y llegáronse al mayordomo de la casa de José, y le hablaron á la entrada de la casa.
20Y dijeron: Ay, señor mío, nosotros en realidad de verdad descendimos al principio á comprar alimentos:
21Y aconteció que como vinimos al mesón y abrimos nuestros costales, he aquí el dinero de cada uno estaba en la boca de su costal, nuestro dinero en su justo peso; y hémoslo vuelto en nuestras manos.
22Hemos también traído en nuestras manos otro dinero para comprar alimentos: nosotros no sabemos quién haya puesto nuestro dinero en nuestros costales.
23Y él respondió: Paz á vosotros, no temáis; vuestro Dios y el Dios de vuestro padre os dió el tesoro en vuestros costales: vuestro dinero vino á mí. Y sacó á Simeón á ellos.
24Y metió aquel varón á aquellos hombres en casa de José: y dióles agua, y lavaron sus pies: y dió de comer á sus asnos.
25Y ellos prepararon el presente entretanto que venía José al medio día, porque habían oído que allí habían de comer pan.
26Y vino José á casa, y ellos le trajeron el presente que tenían en su mano dentro de casa, é inclináronse á él hasta tierra.
27Entonces les preguntó él cómo estaban, y dijo: ¿Vuestro padre, el anciano que dijisteis, lo pasa bien? ¿vive todavía?
28Y ellos respondieron: Bien va á tu siervo nuestro padre; aun vive. Y se inclinaron, é hicieron reverencia.
29Y alzando él sus ojos vió á Benjamín su hermano, hijo de su madre, y dijo: ¿Es éste vuestro hermano menor, de quien me hablasteis? Y dijo: Dios tenga misericordia de ti, hijo mío.
30Entonces José se apresuró, porque se conmovieron sus entrañas á causa de su hermano, y procuró donde llorar: y entróse en su cámara, y lloró allí.
31Y lavó su rostro, y salió fuera, y reprimióse, y dijo: Poned pan.
32Y pusieron para él aparte, y separadamente para ellos, y aparte para los Egipcios que con él comían: porque los Egipcios no pueden comer pan con los Hebreos, lo cual es abominación á los Egipcios.
33Y sentáronse delante de él, el mayor conforme á su mayoría, y el menor conforme á su menoría; y estaban aquellos hombres atónitos mirándose el uno al otro.
34Y él tomó viandas de delante de sí para ellos; mas la porción de Benjamín era cinco veces como cualquiera de las de ellos. Y bebieron, y alegráronse con él.
King James Version
1And the famine was sore in the land.
2And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
3And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
4If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
5But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
6And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
7And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
8And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
9I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
10For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
11And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
12And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:
13Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:
14And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
15And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
16And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.
17And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house.
18And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
19And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
20And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
21And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
22And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
23And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
24And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
25And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
26And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
27And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
28And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
29And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
30And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.
31And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
32And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
33And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
34And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
World English Bible
1The famine was severe in the land.
2When they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little more food.”
3Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’
4If you’ll send our brother with us, we’ll go down and buy you food;
5but if you don’t send him, we won’t go down, for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’”
6Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly, telling the man that you had another brother?”
7They said, “The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?”
8Judah said to Israel, his father, “Send the boy with me, and we’ll get up and go, so that we may live, and not die, both we, and you, and also our little ones.
9I’ll be collateral for him. From my hand will you require him. If I don’t bring him to you, and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever;
10for if we hadn’t delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now.”
11Their father, Israel, said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Take from the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry down a present for the man, a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;
12and take double money in your hand, and take back the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was an oversight.
13Take your brother also, get up, and return to the man.
14May God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”
15The men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and got up, went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
16When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Bring the men into the house, and butcher an animal, and prepare; for the men will dine with me at noon.”
17The man did as Joseph commanded, and the man brought the men to Joseph’s house.
18The men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph’s house; and they said, “Because of the money that was returned in our sacks the first time, we’re brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, attack us, and seize us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”
19They came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house,
20and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.
21When we came to the lodging place, we opened our sacks, and behold, each man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. We have brought it back in our hand.
22We have brought down other money in our hand to buy food. We don’t know who put our money in our sacks.”
23He said, “Peace be to you. Don’t be afraid. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks. I received your money.” He brought Simeon out to them.
24The man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet. He gave their donkeys fodder.
25They prepared the present for Joseph’s coming at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread there.
26When Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves down to the earth before him.
27He asked them of their welfare, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?”
28They said, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” They bowed down humbly.
29He lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother’s son, and said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” He said, “God be gracious to you, my son.”
30Joseph hurried, for his heart yearned over his brother; and he sought a place to weep. He entered into his room, and wept there.
31He washed his face, and came out. He controlled himself, and said, “Serve the meal.”
32They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians don’t eat with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.
33They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled with one another.
34He sent portions to them from before him, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. They drank, and were merry with him.