Genesis 28
English Standard Version
Jacob Sent to Laban
28 Then Isaac called Jacob (A)and blessed him and directed him, (B)“You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women. 2 (C)Arise, go to Paddan-aram to the house of (D)Bethuel your mother's father, and take as your wife from there one of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother. 3 (E)God Almighty[a] bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples. 4 May he give (F)the blessing of Abraham to you and to your offspring with you, that you may take possession of (G)the land of your sojournings that God gave to Abraham!” 5 Thus Isaac sent Jacob away. And he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban, the son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
Esau Marries an Ishmaelite
6 Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram to take a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he directed him, “You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” 7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and gone to Paddan-aram. 8 So when Esau saw (H)that the Canaanite women did not please Isaac his father, 9 Esau went to Ishmael and took as his wife, besides the wives he had, (I)Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of (J)Nebaioth.
Jacob's Dream
10 Jacob left (K)Beersheba and went toward (L)Haran. 11 And he came to a certain place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place to sleep. 12 And he (M)dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder[b] set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, (N)the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! 13 And behold, (O)the Lord stood above it[c] and said, (P)“I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. (Q)The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring. 14 Your offspring shall be like (R)the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and (S)your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 15 Behold, (T)I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and (U)will bring you back to this land. For I will (V)not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” 16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is (W)in this place, and I did not know it.” 17 And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”
18 So early in the morning Jacob took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up (X)for a pillar (Y)and poured oil on the top of it. 19 He called the name of that place (Z)Bethel,[d] but the name of the city was Luz at the first. 20 Then Jacob (AA)made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, 21 (AB)so that I come again to my father's house in peace, (AC)then the Lord shall be my God, 22 and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, (AD)shall be God's house. And (AE)of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 28:3 Hebrew El Shaddai
- Genesis 28:12 Or a flight of steps
- Genesis 28:13 Or beside him
- Genesis 28:19 Bethel means the house of God
Génesis 28
Reina Valera Contemporánea
28 Entonces Isaac llamó a Jacob, y lo bendijo. Además, le ordenó:
«No tomes como mujer a ninguna cananea. 2 Levántate y vete a Padán Aram, a casa de Betuel, tu abuelo materno, y toma allí por mujer a una de las hijas de Labán, el hermano de tu madre. 3 ¡Que el Dios omnipotente te bendiga y haga que te reproduzcas y te multipliques, hasta que seas un gran conjunto de pueblos! 4 ¡Que Dios te dé la bendición de Abrahán,(A) a ti y a tu descendencia, para que heredes la tierra donde ahora vives, y que él le dio a Abrahán!»
5 Así despidió Isaac a Jacob, y éste se fue a Padán Aram, donde vivía Labán, que era hijo de Betuel el arameo y hermano de Rebeca, la madre de Jacob y de Esaú.
6 Esaú vio que Isaac había bendecido a Jacob, y que lo había enviado a Padán Aram para tomar de allí una mujer. También vio que, al bendecirlo, le había dado la orden de no tomar por mujer a una cananea, 7 y que Jacob había obedecido a su padre y a su madre, y se había ido a Padán Aram. 8 Esaú vio igualmente que a Isaac, su padre, no le agradaban las cananeas, 9 así que se fue a ver a Ismael y, además de sus otras mujeres, Esaú tomó allí por mujer a Majalat, que era hermana de Nebayot e hija de Ismael, el hijo de Abrahán.
Dios se aparece a Jacob en Betel
10 Jacob salió de Berseba y se fue a Jarán. 11 Al llegar a cierto lugar, se quedó allí a pasar la noche, porque el sol ya se había puesto. Tomó una de las piedras de aquel lugar y la puso como cabecera, y allí se acostó para dormir. 12 Entonces tuvo un sueño, en el que veía una escalera apoyada en la tierra, y cuyo extremo tocaba el cielo, y veía que los ángeles de Dios subían y bajaban por ella.(B) 13 En lo alto de la escalera, veía al Señor, que le decía:
«Yo soy el Señor, el Dios de tu padre Abrahán y el Dios de Isaac. A ti y a tu descendencia les daré la tierra donde ahora estás acostado.(C) 14 Tu descendencia será como el polvo de la tierra, y te esparcirás hacia el occidente y el oriente, hacia el norte y el sur. En ti y en tu simiente serán bendecidas todas las familias de la tierra.(D) 15 Date cuenta de que yo estoy contigo. Yo te protegeré por dondequiera que vayas, y volveré a traerte a esta tierra. No te dejaré ni un momento, hasta que haya hecho lo que te he dicho.»
16 Cuando Jacob despertó de su sueño, dijo: «Realmente el Señor está en este lugar, y yo no lo sabía.» 17 Sintió miedo, y dijo: «¡Qué terrible es este lugar! ¡No es otra cosa que la casa de Dios y la puerta del cielo!»
18 Por la mañana Jacob se levantó y tomó la piedra que había puesto de cabecera, la levantó como un pilar, y sobre ella derramó aceite. 19 A ese lugar le puso por nombre Betel,[a] aunque el primer nombre de esa ciudad era Luz.[b] 20 Allí Jacob hizo este voto: «Si Dios me acompaña y me protege en este viaje que ahora hago, y me da pan para comer y ropa para vestirme, 21 y me hace volver en paz a la casa de mi padre, entonces el Señor será mi Dios. 22 Esta piedra, que he levantado como pilar, será casa de Dios; y de todo lo que me des, apartaré el diezmo para ti.»
Footnotes
- Génesis 28:19 Es decir, Casa de Dios.
- Génesis 28:19 Es decir, Almendro.
Genesis 28
New King James Version
Jacob Sent to His Uncle Laban
28 Then Isaac called Jacob and (A)blessed him, and [a]charged him, and said to him: (B)“You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. 2 (C)Arise, go to (D)Padan Aram, to the house of (E)Bethuel your mother’s father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of (F)Laban your mother’s brother.
3 “May (G)God Almighty bless you,
And make you (H)fruitful and multiply you,
That you may be an assembly of peoples;
4 And give you (I)the blessing of Abraham,
To you and your descendants with you,
That you may inherit the land
(J)In[b] which you are a stranger,
Which God gave to Abraham.”
5 So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Padan Aram, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
Esau Marries Mahalath
6 Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Padan Aram to take himself a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan,” 7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Padan Aram. 8 Also Esau saw (K)that the daughters of Canaan did not please his father Isaac. 9 So Esau went to Ishmael and (L)took (M)Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, (N)the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife in addition to the wives he had.
Jacob’s Vow at Bethel
10 Now Jacob (O)went out from Beersheba and went toward (P)Haran. 11 So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep. 12 Then he (Q)dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there (R)the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
13 (S)And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: (T)“I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; (U)the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. 14 Also your (V)descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad (W)to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and (X)in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. 15 Behold, (Y)I am with you and will (Z)keep[c] you wherever you go, and will (AA)bring you back to this land; for (AB)I will not leave you (AC)until I have done what I have spoken to you.”
16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in (AD)this place, and I did not know it.” 17 And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!”
18 Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, (AE)set it up as a pillar, (AF)and poured oil on top of it. 19 And he called the name of (AG)that place [d]Bethel; but the name of that city had been Luz previously. 20 (AH)Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If (AI)God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me (AJ)bread to eat and clothing to put on, 21 so that (AK)I come back to my father’s house in peace, (AL)then the Lord shall be my God. 22 And this stone which I have set as a pillar (AM)shall be God’s house, (AN)and of all that You give me I will surely give a [e]tenth to You.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 28:1 commanded
- Genesis 28:4 Lit. Of your sojournings
- Genesis 28:15 protect
- Genesis 28:19 Lit. House of God
- Genesis 28:22 tithe
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