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Génesis 49
Dios Habla Hoy
Génesis 49
Dios Habla Hoy
Últimas palabras de Jacob
49 Jacob llamó a sus hijos y les dijo: «Acérquense y les diré lo que les va a pasar en el futuro:
2 »Acérquense para oír, hijos de Jacob,
escuchen a su padre Israel.
3 »Tú, Rubén, eres mi hijo mayor,
mi fuerza y primer fruto de mi vigor,
el primero en honor y en poder.
4 Pero ya no serás el primero,
porque eres como un torrente incontenible:
pues deshonraste mi cama
al acostarte con mi concubina.
5 »Simeón y Leví son hermanos;
sus armas son instrumentos de violencia.
6 ¡Jamás quiero estar presente
en el lugar de sus reuniones!
Pues cuando estaban enojados mataron gentes,
y por puro capricho
les rompieron las patas a los toros.
7 ¡Maldito, sí, maldito sea
su enojo tan salvaje!
¡Yo los dispersaré por completo
en todo el pueblo de Israel!
8 »Judá, tus hermanos te alabarán.
Tomarás por el cuello a tus enemigos,
y tus propios hermanos te harán reverencias.
9 ¡Tú, Judá, hijo mío!
Eres como un cachorro de león
cuando deja de devorar a su víctima:
se agacha, se echa en el suelo,
como si fuera un león grande.
¿Y quién se atreverá a molestarlo?
10 Nadie le quitará el poder a Judá
ni el cetro que tiene en las manos,
hasta que venga el dueño del cetro,
a quien los pueblos obedecerán.
11 El que amarra su burrito a las viñas,
el que lava toda su ropa con vino,
¡con el jugo de las uvas!
12 Sus ojos son más oscuros que el vino;
sus dientes, más blancos que la leche.
13 »Zabulón vivirá a la orilla del mar,
en donde habrá puertos para barcos.
Sus fronteras llegarán hasta Sidón.
14 »Isacar es un animal de carga
que descansa en sus establos.
15 Cuando vio que el país era bueno
y agradable para descansar,
dobló su espalda para llevar carga,
y sin protestar se hizo esclavo.
16 »Dan gobernará a su propia gente
como una de las tribus de Israel.
17 Dan será igual a una víbora
que está junto al camino,
que muerde los talones del caballo
y hace caer al jinete.
18 »¡Oh, Señor, espero que me salves!
19 »A Gad lo atacará un ejército,
pero después él lo perseguirá.
20 »Aser tendrá abundancia de pan;
dará comidas dignas de reyes.
21 »Neftalí es como una gacela que anda libre
y que tiene hermosas crías.
22 »José es como una planta junto al agua,
que produce mucho fruto
y sus ramas trepan sobre el muro.
23 Los arqueros lo odian, le tiran flechas
y siempre lo están molestando;
24 pero José tiene brazos fuertes
y mantiene firme su arco;
¡gracias al Dios poderoso de Jacob!,
¡gracias al nombre del Pastor, el protector de Israel!,
25 ¡gracias al Dios de tu padre, que te ayudará;
al Dios todopoderoso, que te bendecirá!
¡Con bendiciones del alto cielo!
¡Con las bendiciones del mar profundo!
¡Con bendiciones de los pechos y del vientre!
26 Tu padre te bendijo más
de lo que mis padres me bendijeron.
Hasta el fin de los montes eternos,
estas bendiciones estarán
sobre la cabeza de José,
que fue escogido entre sus hermanos.
27 »Benjamín es un lobo feroz,
que en la mañana se come a su víctima
y en la tarde reparte las sobras.»
28 Éstas son las doce tribus de Israel, y esto es lo que su padre dijo a sus hijos al darle a cada uno su bendición.
Muerte de Jacob
29 Un día, Jacob dio esta orden a sus hijos: «Ya me falta poco para morir. Entiérrenme junto a mis antepasados en la cueva que está en el terreno de Efrón el hitita, 30 allá en la tierra de Canaán; es decir, la cueva que está en Macpelá, frente a Mamré, la que Abraham compró junto con el mismo terreno de Efrón, para que fuera el sepulcro de la familia. 31 Allí enterraron a Abraham y a su esposa Sara, a Isaac y a su esposa Rebeca, y allí también enterré a Lía. 32 El terreno y la cueva que allí está fueron comprados a los hititas.»
33 Cuando Jacob terminó de dar estas instrucciones a sus hijos, volvió a acostarse y murió.
Genesi 49
La Nuova Diodati
Genesi 49
La Nuova Diodati
49 Poi Giacobbe chiamò i suoi figli e disse: «Radunatevi perché io vi annunci ciò che vi accadrà nei giorni a venire.
2 Radunatevi e ascoltate, o figli di Giacobbe! Date ascolto a Israele, vostro padre!
3 Ruben, tu sei il mio primogenito, la mia forza, la primizia del mio vigore, eminente in dignità ed eminente in forza.
4 Impetuoso come l'acqua, tu non avrai la preminenza, perché sei salito sul letto di tuo padre e l'hai profanato. Egli è salito sul mio letto.
5 Simeone e Levi sono fratelli: le loro spade sono strumenti di violenza.
6 Non entri l'anima mia nel loro consiglio, non si unisca la mia gloria alla loro adunanza! Poiché nella loro ira hanno ucciso degli uomini, e nella loro caparbietà hanno tagliato i garretti ai tori.
7 Maledetta la loro ira, perché è stata violenta, e il loro furore perché è stato crudele! Io li dividerò in Giacobbe e li disperderò in Israele.
8 Giuda, i tuoi fratelli ti loderanno; la tua mano sarà sulla nuca dei tuoi nemici; i figli di tuo padre si inchineranno davanti a te.
9 Giuda è un giovane leone; tu risali dalla preda, figlio mio; egli si china, si accovaccia come un leone, come una leonessa; chi osa destarlo
10 Lo scettro non sarà rimosso da Giuda, né il bastone del comando di fra i suoi piedi, finché venga Sciloh'; e a lui ubbidiranno i popoli.
11 Egli lega il suo asinello alla vite e il puledro della sua asina alla vite migliore; lava la sua veste nel vino e il suo manto nel sangue dell'uva.
12 Egli ha gli occhi lucenti per il vino e i denti bianchi per il latte.
13 Zabulon abiterà sulla costa dei mari e sarà un rifugio per le navi; il suo confine si estenderà verso Sidone.
14 Issacar è un asino robusto, sdraiato fra gli ovili.
15 Egli ha visto che il riposo è buono e che il paese è gradevole; ha curvato la spalla per portare il peso ed è divenuto un servo del lavoro forzato.
16 Dan giudicherà il suo popolo, come una delle tribú d'Israele.
17 Dan sarà un serpente sulla strada, un aspide sul sentiero, che morde i talloni del cavallo, si che il cavaliere cade all'indietro.
18 Io aspetto la tua salvezza, o Eterno!
19 Gad, una banda di razziatori lo assalirà, ma egli a sua volta li assalirà alle calcagna.
20 Da Ascer verrà il pane saporito ed egli fornirà delizie reali.
21 Neftali è una cerva messa in libertà; egli dice delle belle parole.
22 Giuseppe è un ramo d'albero fruttifero; un ramo d'albero fruttifero vicino a una sorgente; i suoi rami corrono sopra il muro.
23 Gli arcieri l'hanno provocato, gli hanno lanciato dardi, l'hanno perseguitato;
24 ma l'arco suo è rimasto saldo; le sue braccia e le sue mani sono state rinforzate dalle mani del Potente di Giacobbe. (da colui che è il pastore e la roccia d'Israele).
25 dal Dio di tuo padre che ti aiuterà, e dall'Altissimo che ti benedirà con benedizioni del cielo di sopra, con benedizioni dell'abisso che giace di sotto, con benedizioni delle mammelle del grembo materno.
26 Le benedizioni di tuo padre sorpassano le benedizioni dei miei antenati, fino alle cime dei colli eterni. Esse saranno sul capo di Giuseppe e sulla corona di colui che fu separato dai suoi fratelli.
27 Beniamino è un lupo rapace; al mattino divora la preda, e la sera spartisce le spoglie».
28 Tutti questi sono le dodici tribú d'Israele; e questo è ciò che il loro padre disse loro, quando li benedisse. Li benedisse, dando a ciascuno la sua benedizione particolare.
29 Poi Giacobbe ordinò loro e disse: «Io sto per essere riunito al mio popolo; seppellitemi coi miei padri nella spelonca che è nel campo di Efron l'Hitteo.
30 nella caverna che è nel campo di Makpelah di fronte a Mamre, nel paese di Canaan. quella che Abrahamo comperò col campo da Efron l'Hitteo, come sepolcro di sua proprietà.
31 Là furono sepolti Abrahamo e Sara sua moglie; là furono sepolti Isacco e Rebecca sua moglie, e là io seppellii Lea.
32 Il campo e la caverna che vi si trova furono comperati dai figli di Heth».
33 Quando Giacobbe ebbe finito di dare questi ordini ai suoi figli, ritirò i suo piedi nel letto e spirò, e fu riunito al suo popolo.
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
Genesis 49
King James Version
Genesis 49
King James Version
49 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
2 Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
3 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
5 Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
6 O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.
7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
8 Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.
9 Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
11 Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:
12 His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.
14 Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
15 And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
16 Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
18 I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord.
19 Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
20 Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.
21 Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:
23 The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
25 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
26 The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
27 Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
29 And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
30 In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.
31 There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.
32 The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.
33 And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
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