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Génesis 49
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Génesis 49
La Palabra (España)
Testamento de Jacob
49 Jacob llamó a sus hijos y les dijo:
— Reuníos, que os voy a contar lo que os va a suceder en el futuro. 2 Agrupaos y escuchadme, hijos de Jacob; escuchad a vuestro padre Israel:
3 Rubén, tú eres mi primogénito,
mi fuerza y primicia de mi virilidad,
el primero en rango,
el primero en poder.
4 Impetuoso como un torrente,
ya no tendrás la primacía,
porque deshonraste el lecho de tu padre,
profanando mi cama con tu acción.
5 Simeón y Leví son hermanos,
instrumento de violencia son sus armas.
6 No querría estar presente en sus reuniones,
ni comprometer mi honor en sus asambleas,
pues cuando se enfurecieron mataron hombres,
y en su crueldad desjarretaron bueyes.
7 Maldita su ira tan violenta,
y su furor tan feroz.
Yo los dividiré en Jacob,
los dispersaré en Israel.
8 A ti, Judá, te alabarán tus hermanos,
doblegarás el cuello de tus enemigos;
los hijos de tu padre se postrarán ante ti.
9 Cachorro de león es mi hijo Judá
que vuelve de hacer presa;
cuando se echa y se recuesta como león
o como leona, ¿quién lo desafiará?
10 No se apartará de Judá el cetro,
ni el bastón de mando
de entre sus rodillas,
hasta que llegue aquel
a quien le pertenece
y a quien obedecerán los pueblos.
11 Él amarra su burro a una vid,
y a una cepa las crías de su asna.
Él lava en vino su vestido,
en sangre de uvas su manto.
12 Son sus ojos más oscuros que el vino,
sus dientes más blancos que la leche.
13 Zabulón habita junto al mar,
servirá de puerto a los barcos,
sus fronteras llegarán hasta Sidón.
14 Isacar es un asno robusto
que se tumba entre las alforjas.
15 Viendo que el establo es bueno
y que la tierra es confortable,
inclina el lomo a la carga
y acepta trabajos de esclavo.
16 Dan gobernará a su pueblo
como una de las tribus de Israel.
17 Será como serpiente en el camino,
como víbora junto al sendero,
que muerde al caballo en las patas
y hace caer de espaldas al jinete.
18 Espero tu salvación, Señor.
19 A Gad lo asaltan los bandidos,
pero él los atacará por la espalda.
20 Aser presume de frutos sabrosos,
ofrecerá manjares de reyes.
21 Neftalí es una cierva en libertad,
sus cervatillos son preciosos.
22 José es un retoño fértil,
fértil retoño junto al agua,
sus ramas trepan por el muro.
23 Los arqueros provocaron su ira,
lo desafiaron lanzándole flechas.
24 Pero su arco se mantiene firme,
ágiles sus manos y sus brazos,
pues lo auxilia el Fuerte de Jacob,
lo ampara el Pastor, la Roca de Israel.
25 Que te proteja el Dios de tu padre,
que el Todopoderoso te bendiga
con bendiciones arriba en el cielo,
con bendiciones abajo en el abismo,
con bendiciones que colmen
pechos y senos maternos.
26 Las bendiciones de tu padre,
mejores que las de las antiguas montañas,
más deliciosas que las colinas eternas,
desciendan sobre la cabeza de José,
sobre la frente del escogido
entre todos sus hermanos.
27 Benjamín es un lobo rapaz,
que en la mañana devora a su presa
y por la tarde reparte los despojos.
28 Estas son las doce tribus de Israel, y esto es lo que su padre les dijo al bendecirlas; a cada una le dio una bendición especial.
Muerte de Jacob
29 Además, Jacob les dio estas instrucciones:
— Yo estoy a punto de reunirme con los míos; sepultadme junto a mis antepasados, en la cueva que está en el campo de Efrón el hitita; 30 me refiero a la cueva de Macpelá, la que compró Abrahán al hitita Efrón para tener una sepultura en propiedad y que está frente a Mambré, en la tierra de Canaán. 31 Allí sepultaron a Abrahán y a su mujer Sara; allí sepultaron a Isaac y a su mujer Rebeca, y allí sepulté yo a Lía. 32 El campo y la cueva fueron comprados a los hititas.
33 Cuando Jacob terminó de dar estas instrucciones a sus hijos, encogió sus pies en la cama, expiró y fue a reunirse con los suyos.
Genesis 49
Good News Translation
Genesis 49
Good News Translation
The Last Words of Jacob
49 Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around, and I will tell you what will happen to you in the future:
2 “Come together and listen, sons of Jacob.
Listen to your father Israel.
3 “Reuben, my first-born, you are my strength
And the first child of my manhood,
The proudest and strongest of all my sons.
4 You are like a raging flood,
But you will not be the most important,
For you slept with my concubine
And dishonored your father's bed.
5 “Simeon and Levi are brothers.
They use their weapons to commit violence.
6 I will not join in their secret talks,
Nor will I take part in their meetings,
For they killed people in anger
And they crippled bulls for sport.
7 A curse be on their anger, because it is so fierce,
And on their fury, because it is so cruel.
I will scatter them throughout the land of Israel.
I will disperse them among its people.
8 “Judah, your brothers will praise you.
You hold your enemies by the neck.
Your brothers will bow down before you.
9 (A)Judah is like a lion,
Killing his victim and returning to his den,
Stretching out and lying down.
No one dares disturb him.
10 Judah will hold the royal scepter,
And his descendants will always rule.
Nations will bring him tribute[a]
And bow in obedience before him.
11 He ties his young donkey to a grapevine,
To the very best of the vines.
He washes his clothes in blood-red wine.
12 His eyes are bloodshot from drinking wine,
His teeth white from drinking milk.[b]
13 “Zebulun will live beside the sea.
His shore will be a haven for ships.
His territory will reach as far as Sidon.
14 “Issachar is no better than a donkey
That lies stretched out between its saddlebags.
15 But he sees that the resting place is good
And that the land is delightful.
So he bends his back to carry the load
And is forced to work as a slave.
16 “Dan will be a ruler for his people.
They will be like the other tribes of Israel.
17 Dan will be a snake at the side of the road,
A poisonous snake beside the path,
That strikes at the horse's heel,
So that the rider is thrown off backward.
18 “I wait for your deliverance, Lord.
19 “Gad will be attacked by a band of robbers,
But he will turn and pursue them.
20 “Asher's land will produce rich food.
He will provide food fit for a king.
21 “Naphtali is a deer that runs free,
Who bears lovely fawns.[c]
22 “Joseph is like a wild donkey by a spring,
A wild colt on a hillside.[d]
23 His enemies attack him fiercely
And pursue him with their bows and arrows.
24 But his bow remains steady,
And his arms are made strong[e]
By the power of the Mighty God of Jacob,
By the Shepherd, the Protector of Israel.
25 It is your father's God who helps you,
The Almighty God who blesses you
With blessings of rain from above
And of deep waters from beneath the ground,
Blessings of many cattle and children,
26 Blessings of grain and flowers,[f]
Blessings of ancient mountains,[g]
Delightful things from everlasting hills.
May these blessings rest on the head of Joseph,
On the brow of the one set apart from his brothers.
27 “Benjamin is like a vicious wolf.
Morning and evening he kills and devours.”
28 These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said as he spoke a suitable word of farewell to each son.
The Death and Burial of Jacob
29 Then Jacob commanded his sons, “Now that I am going to join my people in death, bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 (B)at Machpelah east of Mamre in the land of Canaan. Abraham bought this cave and field from Ephron for a burial ground. 31 (C)That is where they buried Abraham and his wife Sarah; that is where they buried Isaac and his wife Rebecca; and that is where I buried Leah. 32 The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites. Bury me there.” 33 (D)When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he lay back down and died.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:10 Probable text Nations … tribute; Hebrew unclear.
- Genesis 49:12 His eyes … milk; or His eyes are darker than wine, his teeth are whiter than milk.
- Genesis 49:21 Naphtali … fawns or Naphtali is a spreading tree that puts out lovely branches.
- Genesis 49:22 Joseph … hillside; or Joseph is like a tree by a spring, a fruitful tree that spreads over a wall.
- Genesis 49:24 But … strong; or But their bows were broken and splintered, the muscles of their arms torn apart.
- Genesis 49:26 Probable text grain and flowers; Hebrew your fathers are mightier than.
- Genesis 49:26 One ancient translation ancient mountains; Hebrew my ancestors to.
Genesis 49
New International Version
Genesis 49
New International Version
Jacob Blesses His Sons(A)
49 Then Jacob called for his sons and said: “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come.(B)
3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn,(E)
my might, the first sign of my strength,(F)
excelling in honor,(G) excelling in power.
4 Turbulent as the waters,(H) you will no longer excel,
for you went up onto your father’s bed,
onto my couch and defiled it.(I)
5 “Simeon(J) and Levi(K) are brothers—
their swords[a] are weapons of violence.(L)
6 Let me not enter their council,
let me not join their assembly,(M)
for they have killed men in their anger(N)
and hamstrung(O) oxen as they pleased.
7 Cursed be their anger, so fierce,
and their fury,(P) so cruel!(Q)
I will scatter them in Jacob
and disperse them in Israel.(R)
8 “Judah,[b](S) your brothers will praise you;
your hand will be on the neck(T) of your enemies;
your father’s sons will bow down to you.(U)
9 You are a lion’s(V) cub,(W) Judah;(X)
you return from the prey,(Y) my son.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
10 The scepter will not depart from Judah,(Z)
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,[c]
until he to whom it belongs[d] shall come(AA)
and the obedience of the nations shall be his.(AB)
11 He will tether his donkey(AC) to a vine,
his colt to the choicest branch;(AD)
he will wash his garments in wine,
his robes in the blood of grapes.(AE)
12 His eyes will be darker than wine,
his teeth whiter than milk.[e](AF)
13 “Zebulun(AG) will live by the seashore
and become a haven for ships;
his border will extend toward Sidon.(AH)
14 “Issachar(AI) is a rawboned[f] donkey
lying down among the sheep pens.[g](AJ)
15 When he sees how good is his resting place
and how pleasant is his land,(AK)
he will bend his shoulder to the burden(AL)
and submit to forced labor.(AM)
16 “Dan[h](AN) will provide justice for his people
as one of the tribes of Israel.(AO)
17 Dan(AP) will be a snake by the roadside,
a viper along the path,(AQ)
that bites the horse’s heels(AR)
so that its rider tumbles backward.
22 “Joseph(BB) is a fruitful vine,(BC)
a fruitful vine near a spring,
whose branches(BD) climb over a wall.[k]
23 With bitterness archers attacked him;(BE)
they shot at him with hostility.(BF)
24 But his bow remained steady,(BG)
his strong arms(BH) stayed[l] limber,
because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,(BI)
because of the Shepherd,(BJ) the Rock of Israel,(BK)
25 because of your father’s God,(BL) who helps(BM) you,
because of the Almighty,[m](BN) who blesses you
with blessings of the skies above,
blessings of the deep springs below,(BO)
blessings of the breast(BP) and womb.(BQ)
26 Your father’s blessings are greater
than the blessings of the ancient mountains,
than[n] the bounty of the age-old hills.(BR)
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,(BS)
on the brow of the prince among[o] his brothers.(BT)
27 “Benjamin(BU) is a ravenous wolf;(BV)
in the morning he devours the prey,(BW)
in the evening he divides the plunder.”(BX)
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel,(BY) and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing(BZ) appropriate to him.
The Death of Jacob
29 Then he gave them these instructions:(CA) “I am about to be gathered to my people.(CB) Bury me with my fathers(CC) in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite,(CD) 30 the cave in the field of Machpelah,(CE) near Mamre(CF) in Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field(CG) as a burial place(CH) from Ephron the Hittite. 31 There Abraham(CI) and his wife Sarah(CJ) were buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah(CK) were buried, and there I buried Leah.(CL) 32 The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites.[p](CM)”
33 When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed, breathed his last and was gathered to his people.(CN)
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
- Genesis 49:8 Judah sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for praise.
- Genesis 49:10 Or from his descendants
- Genesis 49:10 Or to whom tribute belongs; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
- Genesis 49:12 Or will be dull from wine, / his teeth white from milk
- Genesis 49:14 Or strong
- Genesis 49:14 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags
- Genesis 49:16 Dan here means he provides justice.
- Genesis 49:19 Gad sounds like the Hebrew for attack and also for band of raiders.
- Genesis 49:21 Or free; / he utters beautiful words
- Genesis 49:22 Or Joseph is a wild colt, / a wild colt near a spring, / a wild donkey on a terraced hill
- Genesis 49:24 Or archers will attack … will shoot … will remain … will stay
- Genesis 49:25 Hebrew Shaddai
- Genesis 49:26 Or of my progenitors, / as great as
- Genesis 49:26 Or of the one separated from
- Genesis 49:32 Or the descendants of Heth
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