Gud välsignar Jakob i Betel

35 (A) Gud sade till Jakob: ”Gå upp till Betel och stanna där och res ett altare åt den Gud som uppenbarade sig för dig när du flydde för din bror Esau.”

(B) Då sade Jakob till sitt husfolk och till alla som var med honom: ”Gör er av med de främmande gudarna som ni har hos er. Rena er och byt kläder. Vi går upp till Betel. Där ska jag resa ett altare åt den Gud som svarade mig när jag var i nöd och som var med mig på vägen jag gick.” Och de gav Jakob alla främmande gudar de hade och alla sina örringar, och Jakob grävde ner dem under terebinten vid Shekem. Sedan bröt de upp, och en skräck från Gud kom över städerna runt omkring så att man inte förföljde Jakobs söner.

Och Jakob kom till Luz, det vill säga Betel, i Kanaans land med allt folket som var med honom. (C) Där byggde han ett altare och kallade platsen El-Betel, därför att Gud hade uppenbarat sig för honom där när han flydde för sin bror. (D) Debora, Rebeckas amma, dog och blev begravd under en ek nedanför Betel. Den fick namnet Gråteken.

Gud visade sig på nytt för Jakob när han hade kommit tillbaka från Paddan-Aram, och han välsignade honom. 10 (E) Gud sade till honom: ”Ditt namn är Jakob. Men du ska inte längre heta Jakob, utan Israel ska vara ditt namn.” Och han gav honom namnet Israel.

11 (F) Gud sade till honom: ”Jag är Gud den Allsmäktige. Var fruktsam och föröka dig. Ett folk, ja, många folk[a] ska komma från dig, och kungar ska utgå från dig. 12 (G) Det land som jag gett till Abraham och Isak ger jag till dig. Och åt dina efterkommande ska jag ge detta land.” 13 Sedan steg Gud upp från honom vid platsen där han hade talat med honom.

14 Och Jakob reste[b] en stod på platsen där Gud hade talat med honom, en stenstod. Han offrade dryckesoffer på den och hällde olja över den. 15 Jakob kallade platsen där Gud hade talat med honom Betel.

Rakel dör

16 Sedan bröt de upp från Betel. När det var en bit kvar till Efrata började Rakel föda, och förlossningen var svår[c]. 17 När det var som svårast sade barnmorskan till henne: ”Var inte orolig! Du får en son den här gången också.” 18 Men när hennes själ skulle lämna henne – hon var döende – gav hon honom namnet Ben-Oni.[d] Men hans far kallade honom Benjamin[e].

19 (H) Rakel dog och begravdes vid vägen till Efrata, det vill säga Betlehem. 20 Jakob reste en stod på hennes grav. Det är den som än i dag kallas Rakels gravsten[f].

21 Och Israel bröt upp därifrån och reste sitt tält på andra sidan Herdetornet. 22 (I) Medan Israel bodde där i landet hände det att Ruben gick in till sin fars bihustru[g] Bilha och låg med henne. Och Israel fick höra det.

Jakobs söner

Jakob hade tolv söner. 23 (J) Leas söner var Ruben, Jakobs förstfödde, samt Simeon, Levi, Juda, Isaskar och Sebulon. 24 (K) Rakels söner var Josef och Benjamin. 25 (L) Rakels slavinna Bilhas söner var Dan och Naftali. 26 (M) Leas slavinna Silpas söner var Gad och Asher. Detta var Jakobs söner, och de föddes åt honom i Paddan-Aram.

Isak dör

27 (N) Jakob kom hem till sin far Isak i Mamre vid Kirjat-Arba, det vill säga Hebron, där Abraham och Isak hade bott som främlingar. 28 Och Isak levde hundraåttio år[h]. 29 Sedan gav han upp andan och dog och samlades till sitt folk, gammal och mätt på att leva. Hans söner Esau och Jakob begravde honom.

Footnotes

  1. 35:11 många folk   Annan översättning: ”en församling av folk” (även i 28:3, 48:4).
  2. 35:14 reste   Annan översättning: ”hade rest” (vid sitt första möte med Gud vid Betel, 28:18).
  3. 35:16 förlossningen var svår   En mycket vanlig dödsorsak för antikens kvinnor.
  4. 35:18 Ben-Oni   Betyder ”min smärtas son”.
  5. 35:18 Benjamin   Betyder ”min högra hands son”, dvs ”lyckoson”.
  6. 35:20 Rakels gravsten   Ett monument står i dag strax norr om Betlehem (jfr Matt 2:18). Graven förknippas också med Benjamins område längre norrut på samma väg (1 Sam 10:2, Jer 31:15).
  7. 35:22 gick in till sin fars bihustru   Incest straffades längre fram med döden (3 Mos 20:11, 5 Mos 27:20).
  8. 35:28 Isak levde hundraåttio år   Ca 2066-1886 f Kr.

35 And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.

Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:

And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.

And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.

And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

But Deborah, Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.

And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.

10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.

11 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.

13 And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.

14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.

15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.

16 And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.

17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.

18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.

19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.

20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.

21 And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.

22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:

24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:

25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:

26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.

27 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

28 And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.

29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Jacob Returns to Bethel

35 Then God said to Jacob, “Go up to Bethel and live there. Build an altar there to honor me. That’s where I appeared to you when you were running away from your brother Esau.”

So Jacob spoke to his family and to everyone with him. He said, “Get rid of the statues of false gods you have with you. Make yourselves pure by washing and changing your clothes. Come, let’s go up to Bethel. There I’ll build an altar to honor God. He answered me when I was in trouble. He’s been with me everywhere I’ve gone.” So they gave Jacob all the statues of false gods they had. They also gave him their earrings. Jacob buried those things under the oak tree at Shechem. Then Jacob and everyone with him started out. The terror of God fell on the towns all around them. So no one chased them.

Jacob and all the people with him came to Luz. Luz is also called Bethel. It’s in the land of Canaan. Jacob built an altar at Luz. He named the place El Bethel. There God made himself known to Jacob when he was running away from his brother.

Rebekah’s attendant Deborah died. They buried her body under the oak tree outside Bethel. So it was called Allon Bakuth.

After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram, God appeared to him again. And God blessed him. 10 God said to him, “Your name is Jacob. But you will not be called Jacob anymore. Your name will be Israel.” So he named him Israel.

11 God said to him, “I am the Mighty God. Have children so that there will be many of you. You will become the father of a nation and a community of nations. Your later family will include kings. 12 I am giving you the land I gave to Abraham and Isaac. I will also give it to your children after you.” 13 Then God left him at the place where he had talked with him.

14 Jacob set up a sacred stone at the place where God had talked with him. He poured out a drink offering on it. He also poured olive oil on it. 15 Jacob named the place Bethel. That’s where God had talked with him.

Rachel and Isaac Die

16 They moved on from Bethel. Ephrath wasn’t very far away when Rachel began to have a baby. She was having a very hard time of it. 17 The woman who helped her saw that she was having problems. So she said to Rachel, “Don’t be afraid. You have another son.” 18 But Rachel was dying. As she took her last breath, she named her son Ben-Oni. But his father named him Benjamin.

19 So Rachel died. She was buried beside the road to Ephrath. Ephrath was also called Bethlehem. 20 Jacob set up a stone marker over her tomb. To this day, the stone marks the place where Rachel was buried.

21 Israel moved on again. He set up his tent beyond Migdal Eder. 22 While Israel was living in that area, Reuben went in and slept with Bilhah. She was the concubine of Reuben’s father. And Israel heard about it.

Here are the 12 sons Jacob had.

23 Leah was the mother of

Reuben, Jacob’s oldest son.

Her other sons were Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun.

24 The sons of Rachel were

Joseph and Benjamin.

25 The sons of Rachel’s female servant Bilhah were

Dan and Naphtali.

26 The sons of Leah’s female servant Zilpah were

Gad and Asher.

These were Jacob’s sons. They were born in Paddan Aram.

27 Jacob came home to his father Isaac in Mamre. Mamre is near Kiriath Arba, where Abraham and Isaac had stayed. The place is also called Hebron. 28 Isaac lived 180 years. 29 Then he took his last breath and died. He was very old when he joined the members of his family who had already died. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Jacob vuelve a Betel

35 Entonces Dios dijo a Jacob: Levántate, sube a Betel(A) y habita allí; y haz allí un altar a Dios, que se te apareció(B) cuando huías de[a] tu hermano Esaú(C). Entonces Jacob dijo a los de su casa y a todos los que estaban con él(D): Quitad los dioses extranjeros que hay entre vosotros(E); purificaos y mudaos los vestidos(F); y levantémonos, y subamos a Betel; y allí haré un altar a Dios(G), quien me respondió en el día de mi angustia(H), y que ha estado conmigo en el camino por donde he andado(I). Entregaron, pues, a Jacob todos los dioses extranjeros que tenían en su poder[b] y los pendientes que tenían en sus orejas; y Jacob los escondió debajo de la encina[c] que había junto a Siquem.

Al proseguir el viaje, hubo gran terror[d] en las ciudades alrededor de ellos(J), y no persiguieron a los hijos de Jacob. Y Jacob llegó a Luz(K), es decir, Betel, que está en la tierra de Canaán, él y todo el pueblo que estaba con él. Y edificó allí un altar(L), y llamó al lugar El-betel[e], porque allí Dios se le había manifestado cuando huía de[f] su hermano. Y murió Débora, nodriza de Rebeca(M), y fue sepultada al pie de Betel, debajo de la encina; y esta fue llamada Alón-bacut[g].

Dios bendice a Jacob

Y Dios se apareció de nuevo a Jacob cuando volvió de Padán-aram, y lo bendijo(N). 10 Y Dios le dijo:

Tu nombre es Jacob;
no te llamarás más Jacob,
sino que tu nombre será Israel(O).

Y le puso el nombre de Israel. 11 También le dijo Dios:

Yo soy el Dios Todopoderoso[h](P).
Sé fecundo y multiplícate(Q);
una nación y multitud de naciones vendrán[i] de ti(R),
y reyes saldrán de tus lomos(S).
12 Y la tierra que di a Abraham y a Isaac,
a ti te la daré;
y daré la tierra a tu descendencia[j] después de ti(T).

13 Entonces Dios subió de su lado(U), en el lugar donde había hablado con él. 14 Y Jacob erigió un pilar en el lugar donde Dios había hablado con él, un pilar de piedra, y derramó sobre él una libación; también derramó sobre él aceite(V). 15 Y Jacob le puso el nombre de Betel[k](W) al lugar donde Dios había hablado con él.

Nacimiento de Benjamín y muerte de Raquel

16 Entonces partieron de Betel; y cuando aún faltaba[l] cierta distancia para llegar a Efrata(X), Raquel comenzó a dar a luz y tuvo mucha dificultad en su parto. 17 Y aconteció que cuando estaba en lo más duro del parto, la partera le dijo: No temas, porque ahora[m] tienes este otro hijo(Y). 18 Y aconteció que cuando su alma partía, pues murió, lo llamó Benoni[n]; pero su padre lo llamó Benjamín[o]. 19 Murió, pues, Raquel(Z), y fue sepultada en el camino de Efrata, es decir, Belén(AA). 20 Y erigió Jacob un pilar sobre su sepultura; ese es el pilar de la sepultura de Raquel hasta hoy(AB). 21 Entonces partió Israel y plantó su tienda más allá de Migdal-eder[p](AC).

Los doce hijos de Jacob

22 Y aconteció que mientras Israel moraba en aquella tierra, Rubén fue y se acostó con Bilha, concubina de su padre(AD); e Israel lo supo[q].

(AE)Y los hijos de Jacob fueron doce. 23 Hijos de Lea: Rubén, el primogénito de Jacob, después Simeón, Leví, Judá, Isacar y Zabulón(AF). 24 Hijos de Raquel: José y Benjamín(AG). 25 Hijos de Bilha, sierva de Raquel: Dan y Neftalí(AH). 26 E hijos de Zilpa, sierva de Lea: Gad y Aser(AI). Estos son los hijos de Jacob que le nacieron en Padán-aram.

Muerte de Isaac

27 Jacob fue a su padre Isaac en Mamre(AJ) de Quiriat-arba, es decir, Hebrón(AK), donde habían residido Abraham e Isaac.

28 Y vivió[r] Isaac ciento ochenta años(AL). 29 Y expiró Isaac y murió(AM), y fue reunido a su pueblo[s], anciano y lleno de días(AN); y sus hijos Esaú y Jacob lo sepultaron(AO).

Footnotes

  1. Génesis 35:1 Lit., de la faz de
  2. Génesis 35:4 Lit., mano
  3. Génesis 35:4 O, del terebinto
  4. Génesis 35:5 O, un terror de Dios
  5. Génesis 35:7 I.e., el Dios de Betel
  6. Génesis 35:7 Lit., de la faz de
  7. Génesis 35:8 I.e., encina del llanto
  8. Génesis 35:11 Heb., El Shaddai
  9. Génesis 35:11 Lit., serán
  10. Génesis 35:12 Lit., simiente
  11. Génesis 35:15 I.e., casa de Dios
  12. Génesis 35:16 Lit., había
  13. Génesis 35:17 Lit., también
  14. Génesis 35:18 I.e., hijo de mi tristeza
  15. Génesis 35:18 I.e., hijo de la mano derecha
  16. Génesis 35:21 I.e., torre del rebaño
  17. Génesis 35:22 Lit., oyó
  18. Génesis 35:28 Lit., fueron los días de
  19. Génesis 35:29 Lit., sus parientes