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Génesis 31
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Génesis 31
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Jacob huye de Labán
31 Los hijos de Labán decían que Jacob se había hecho rico gracias a su padre. 2 Jacob se enteró de esto, y también notó que la actitud de Labán hacia él había cambiado. 3 Entonces Dios le dijo: «Vuelve a la tierra de tus padres, donde vive tu familia. Yo te ayudaré en todo».
4 Jacob mandó a decirles a Raquel y a Lía que fueran a verlo al campo donde estaba cuidando sus ovejas. 5-7 Allí les dijo:
—Su padre ya no me trata como antes. Ustedes saben bien que yo he puesto todo mi empeño en servirle. Sin embargo, él siempre me ha hecho trampa, y varias veces me cambió el sueldo. Pero el Dios de mi padre no me negó su ayuda, ni le permitió hacerme daño. 8 Al contrario, si Labán decidía pagarme con animales manchados, todos los rebaños tenían crías manchadas. Y si decidía pagarme con animales rayados, todos los rebaños tenían crías rayadas. 9 Así es como Dios le ha quitado al padre de ustedes su ganado, y me lo ha dado a mí.
10 »Una vez tuve un sueño. En ese sueño las ovejas estaban en celo, y pude ver que los carneros eran de piel rayada y manchada. 11-12 También oí que Dios me dijo: “Ya he visto lo mal que te trata tu suegro. Por eso, si te fijas, verás que todos los carneros que se aparean con las ovejas son rayados y manchados. 13 Yo soy el Dios que se te apareció en Betel, donde derramaste aceite sobre una piedra y me hiciste una promesa. Apártate de Labán, y regresa a Canaán, que es donde tú naciste”.»
14 Raquel y Lía le respondieron:
—Nosotras no podemos ya esperar que nuestro padre nos dé ninguna herencia, 15 pues nos considera unas extrañas. No sólo nos vendió como cualquier mercancía, sino que también se aprovechó de lo que trabajaste por nosotras. 16 Toda la riqueza que Dios le ha quitado a nuestro padre, es nuestra y de nuestros hijos. Así que haz todo lo que Dios te diga.
17-19 Ese día, mientras Labán fue a cortar la lana de sus ovejas, Raquel le robó a su padre los ídolos de la familia. Luego Jacob hizo que sus esposas y sus hijos se montaran en camellos. También juntó sus rebaños y todas las riquezas que había ganado en Padán-aram, y se puso en marcha hacia Canaán, donde vivía su padre Isaac. 20-21 Se fue con todo lo que tenía, y engañó a Labán al no decirle que se iba. Luego de cruzar el río Éufrates, se fue hacia los cerros de Galaad.
Labán persigue a Jacob
22 Al tercer día Labán supo que Jacob se había ido, 23-25 así que salió a perseguirlo, acompañado de sus parientes. Siete días después lo alcanzó en los cerros de Galaad, donde Jacob había acampado. Allí también acamparon Labán y sus parientes. Pero una noche Dios se le apareció a Labán en un sueño, y le dijo: «Labán, no le digas nada a Jacob».
26 Sin embargo, Labán le dijo a Jacob:
—¿Por qué me has engañado? ¿Por qué has tomado a mis hijas como si fueran prisioneras de guerra? 27 ¿Y por qué huiste sin decirme nada? Si me hubieras avisado, yo habría hecho una fiesta para despedirte. 28 ¡Lo que has hecho es una locura! ¡Ni siquiera un beso me dejaste darles a mis hijas y a mis nietos! 29 Ganas no me faltan de hacerles daño, pero anoche el Dios de tu padre me ordenó que no te dijera nada. 30 Si tanto te urgía volver a la casa de tu padre, no tenías por qué robarte mis dioses.
31-32 Como Jacob no sabía que Raquel se los había robado, le contestó:
—La verdad, tuve miedo de que me quitaras a tus hijas por la fuerza. En cuanto a tus dioses, pasa y busca tú mismo. Si encuentras algo tuyo entre lo mío, te lo puedes llevar. Y si alguien aquí tiene tus dioses, no quedará con vida. Nuestros parientes son testigos.
33 Labán entró en la tienda de campaña de Jacob, y luego en la tienda de Lía y de las dos esclavas, pero no encontró nada; finalmente entró en la de Raquel. 34-35 Pero Raquel había puesto los ídolos bajo la montura del camello, y se había sentado sobre ellos, por eso le dijo a su padre: «No se enoje si no me levanto, pero es que estoy con mi menstruación».
Y así, aunque Labán buscó y rebuscó por toda la tienda, no pudo encontrar sus ídolos. Al verlo buscar por todos lados, 36 Jacob se enojó y le reclamó:
—¿De qué se me acusa? ¿Cuál es mi delito, que me has perseguido como a un criminal? 37 Ya has revisado todo lo que tengo, ¿y qué encontraste que sea tuyo? A ver, ponlo aquí, delante de nuestros parientes, para que ellos nos den su opinión.
38 »En los veinte años que he vivido contigo, jamás me comí un solo carnero de tus rebaños, ni tus ovejas ni tus cabras perdieron sus crías. 39 Si alguna fiera mataba una oveja, yo te la pagaba; y si en el día o en la noche alguien se robaba un animal, tú me lo cobrabas. 40-41 Los veinte años que viví en tu casa los pasé en las peores condiciones: ahogándome de calor en el día, y muriéndome de frío en la noche, ¡y hasta el sueño se me iba! Catorce años trabajé para ti por tus dos hijas, y seis años por tus rebaños, ¡y más de una vez me rebajaste el sueldo! 42 ¡Qué bueno que el Dios de mi abuelo Abraham me brindó su ayuda! El Dios de mi padre Isaac fue bueno conmigo, pues me vio cansado y afligido, y anoche te reprendió. Si Dios no lo hubiera hecho, tú me habrías despedido sin nada.
43 Labán respondió:
—Estas mujeres son mis hijas, estos niños son mis nietos, y estas ovejas son de mis rebaños. ¡No hay aquí nada que no sea mío! ¡Pero tampoco puedo hacerles daño! 44 Mejor hagamos un trato que nos comprometa a los dos.
45 Entonces Jacob tomó una gran piedra para hacer una columna, 46 y les ordenó a sus parientes recoger más piedras. Ellos así lo hicieron, y luego de amontonarlas alrededor de la columna, se sentaron a comer. A esas piedras amontonadas 47 Labán las llamó en arameo «Jegar Sadutá», y Jacob las llamó en hebreo «Galaad». 48-50 Entonces dijo Labán:
«En este día, este montón de piedras servirá de señal para recordarnos nuestro pacto. Cuando ya estemos lejos el uno del otro, que sea Dios quien nos vigile. Si maltratas a mis hijas, o te casas con otras mujeres, recuerda que Dios es nuestro testigo».
Por eso, además de llamar Galaad al montón de piedras, también se le llamó Mispá, que significa «Dios vigila».
51 Luego, Labán le hizo ver a Jacob:
«Este montón de piedras, y esta columna que he levantado entre nosotros dos, 52 servirá de señal para recordarnos nuestro pacto. Ni tú ni yo cruzaremos este límite para hacernos daño. 53 Pongo entre nosotros, como juez, al Dios de Abraham y Nahor, nuestros abuelos».
Jacob hizo el juramento en el nombre del Dios que su padre Isaac adoraba; 54 luego sacrificó un animal allí mismo en el cerro, e invitó a comer a todos sus parientes. Después de comer, todos ellos pasaron la noche allí.
55 A la mañana siguiente Labán se levantó muy temprano, y luego de besar a sus nietos y a sus hijas, les dio su bendición y se regresó a su casa.
Genesis 31
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Genesis 31
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31 And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory.
2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.
3 And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,
5 And said unto them, I see your father’s countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.
6 And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
8 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked.
9 Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
10 And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled.
11 And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.
12 And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.
13 I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.
14 And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?
15 Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.
16 For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is our’s, and our children’s: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.
17 ¶ Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan-aram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
19 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.
20 And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.
21 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.
22 And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.
23 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.
24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
25 ¶ Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.
26 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?
27 Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?
28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.
29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
30 And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
31 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
32 With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.
33 And Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into the two maidservants’ tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah’s tent, and entered into Rachel’s tent.
34 Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel’s furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.
35 And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.
36 ¶ And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?
37 Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.
38 This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.
39 That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.
40 Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.
41 Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
43 ¶ And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born?
44 Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.
45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
46 And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
47 And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.
48 And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
49 And Mizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.
51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee;
52 This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.
53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.
54 Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.
55 And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.
Genesis 31
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Genesis 31
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Jacob Flees From Laban
31 Jacob heard that Laban’s sons(A) were saying, “Jacob has taken everything our father owned and has gained all this wealth from what belonged to our father.”(B) 2 And Jacob noticed that Laban’s attitude toward him was not what it had been.(C)
3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Go back(D) to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”(E)
4 So Jacob sent word to Rachel and Leah to come out to the fields where his flocks were. 5 He said to them, “I see that your father’s(F) attitude toward me is not what it was before,(G) but the God of my father has been with me.(H) 6 You know that I’ve worked for your father with all my strength,(I) 7 yet your father has cheated(J) me by changing my wages(K) ten times.(L) However, God has not allowed him to harm me.(M) 8 If he said, ‘The speckled ones will be your wages,’ then all the flocks gave birth to speckled young; and if he said, ‘The streaked ones will be your wages,’(N) then all the flocks bore streaked young. 9 So God has taken away your father’s livestock(O) and has given them to me.(P)
10 “In breeding season I once had a dream(Q) in which I looked up and saw that the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled or spotted. 11 The angel of God(R) said to me in the dream,(S) ‘Jacob.’ I answered, ‘Here I am.’(T) 12 And he said, ‘Look up and see that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled or spotted,(U) for I have seen all that Laban has been doing to you.(V) 13 I am the God of Bethel,(W) where you anointed a pillar(X) and where you made a vow(Y) to me. Now leave this land at once and go back to your native land.(Z)’”
14 Then Rachel and Leah replied, “Do we still have any share(AA) in the inheritance of our father’s estate? 15 Does he not regard us as foreigners?(AB) Not only has he sold us, but he has used up what was paid for us.(AC) 16 Surely all the wealth that God took away from our father belongs to us and our children.(AD) So do whatever God has told you.”
17 Then Jacob put his children and his wives(AE) on camels,(AF) 18 and he drove all his livestock ahead of him, along with all the goods he had accumulated(AG) in Paddan Aram,[a](AH) to go to his father Isaac(AI) in the land of Canaan.(AJ)
19 When Laban had gone to shear his sheep,(AK) Rachel stole her father’s household gods.(AL) 20 Moreover, Jacob deceived(AM) Laban the Aramean(AN) by not telling him he was running away.(AO) 21 So he fled(AP) with all he had, crossed the Euphrates River,(AQ) and headed for the hill country of Gilead.(AR)
Laban Pursues Jacob
22 On the third day(AS) Laban was told that Jacob had fled.(AT) 23 Taking his relatives(AU) with him(AV), he pursued Jacob for seven days and caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.(AW) 24 Then God came to Laban the Aramean(AX) in a dream at night and said to him,(AY) “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”(AZ)
25 Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead(BA) when Laban overtook him, and Laban and his relatives camped there too. 26 Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done?(BB) You’ve deceived me,(BC) and you’ve carried off my daughters like captives in war.(BD) 27 Why did you run off secretly and deceive me? Why didn’t you tell me,(BE) so I could send you away with joy and singing to the music of timbrels(BF) and harps?(BG) 28 You didn’t even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye.(BH) You have done a foolish thing. 29 I have the power to harm you;(BI) but last night the God of your father(BJ) said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’(BK) 30 Now you have gone off because you longed to return to your father’s household.(BL) But why did you steal(BM) my gods?(BN)”
31 Jacob answered Laban, “I was afraid, because I thought you would take your daughters away from me by force.(BO) 32 But if you find anyone who has your gods, that person shall not live.(BP) In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself whether there is anything of yours here with me; and if so, take it.” Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the gods.(BQ)
33 So Laban went into Jacob’s tent and into Leah’s tent(BR) and into the tent of the two female servants,(BS) but he found nothing.(BT) After he came out of Leah’s tent, he entered Rachel’s tent. 34 Now Rachel had taken the household gods(BU) and put them inside her camel’s saddle(BV) and was sitting on them. Laban searched(BW) through everything in the tent but found nothing.
35 Rachel said to her father, “Don’t be angry, my lord, that I cannot stand up in your presence;(BX) I’m having my period.(BY)” So he searched but could not find the household gods.(BZ)
36 Jacob was angry and took Laban to task. “What is my crime?” he asked Laban. “How have I wronged(CA) you that you hunt me down?(CB) 37 Now that you have searched through all my goods, what have you found that belongs to your household?(CC) Put it here in front of your relatives(CD) and mine, and let them judge between the two of us.(CE)
38 “I have been with you for twenty years now.(CF) Your sheep and goats have not miscarried,(CG) nor have I eaten rams from your flocks. 39 I did not bring you animals torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for whatever was stolen(CH) by day or night.(CI) 40 This was my situation: The heat consumed me in the daytime and the cold at night, and sleep fled from my eyes.(CJ) 41 It was like this for the twenty years(CK) I was in your household. I worked for you fourteen years for your two daughters(CL) and six years for your flocks,(CM) and you changed my wages(CN) ten times.(CO) 42 If the God of my father,(CP) the God of Abraham(CQ) and the Fear of Isaac,(CR) had not been with me,(CS) you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands,(CT) and last night he rebuked you.(CU)”
43 Laban answered Jacob, “The women are my daughters, the children are my children, and the flocks are my flocks.(CV) All you see is mine. Yet what can I do today about these daughters of mine, or about the children they have borne? 44 Come now, let’s make a covenant,(CW) you and I, and let it serve as a witness between us.”(CX)
45 So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar.(CY) 46 He said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and piled them in a heap,(CZ) and they ate there by the heap. 47 Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.[b](DA)
48 Laban said, “This heap(DB) is a witness between you and me today.”(DC) That is why it was called Galeed. 49 It was also called Mizpah,[c](DD) because he said, “May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other. 50 If you mistreat(DE) my daughters or if you take any wives besides my daughters, even though no one is with us, remember that God is a witness(DF) between you and me.”(DG)
51 Laban also said to Jacob, “Here is this heap,(DH) and here is this pillar(DI) I have set up between you and me. 52 This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness,(DJ) that I will not go past this heap to your side to harm you and that you will not go past this heap(DK) and pillar to my side to harm me.(DL) 53 May the God of Abraham(DM) and the God of Nahor,(DN) the God of their father, judge between us.”(DO)
So Jacob took an oath(DP) in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac.(DQ) 54 He offered a sacrifice(DR) there in the hill country and invited his relatives to a meal.(DS) After they had eaten, they spent the night there.
55 Early the next morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters(DT) and blessed(DU) them. Then he left and returned home.[d](DV)
Footnotes
- Genesis 31:18 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
- Genesis 31:47 The Aramaic Jegar Sahadutha and the Hebrew Galeed both mean witness heap.
- Genesis 31:49 Mizpah means watchtower.
- Genesis 31:55 In Hebrew texts this verse (31:55) is numbered 32:1.
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