Genesis 33
Revised Standard Version
Jacob and Esau Meet
33 And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two maids. 2 And he put the maids with their children in front, then Leah with her children, and Rachel and Joseph last of all. 3 He himself went on before them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4 But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. 5 And when Esau raised his eyes and saw the women and children, he said, “Who are these with you?” Jacob said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.” 6 Then the maids drew near, they and their children, and bowed down; 7 Leah likewise and her children drew near and bowed down; and last Joseph and Rachel drew near, and they bowed down. 8 Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” Jacob answered, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.” 9 But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.” 10 Jacob said, “No, I pray you, if I have found favor in your sight, then accept my present from my hand; for truly to see your face is like seeing the face of God, with such favor have you received me. 11 Accept, I pray you, my gift that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” Thus he urged him, and he took it.
12 Then Esau said, “Let us journey on our way, and I will go before you.” 13 But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and that the flocks and herds giving suck are a care to me; and if they are overdriven for one day, all the flocks will die. 14 Let my lord pass on before his servant, and I will lead on slowly, according to the pace of the cattle which are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Se′ir.”
15 So Esau said, “Let me leave with you some of the men who are with me.” But he said, “What need is there? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.” 16 So Esau returned that day on his way to Se′ir. 17 But Jacob journeyed to Succoth,[a] and built himself a house, and made booths for his cattle; therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
Jacob Reaches Shechem
18 And Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, on his way from Paddan-aram; and he camped before the city. 19 And from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, he bought for a hundred pieces of money[b] the piece of land on which he had pitched his tent. 20 There he erected an altar and called it El-El′ohe-Israel.[c]
Footnotes
- Genesis 33:17 That is Booths
- Genesis 33:19 Heb a hundred qesitah
- Genesis 33:20 That is God, the God of Israel
Génesis 33
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Encuentro de Jacob y Esaú
33 Cuando Jacob alzó los ojos, vio que Esaú venía y 400 hombres con él(A). Entonces dividió a los niños entre Lea y Raquel y las dos siervas. 2 Puso a las siervas con sus hijos delante[a], a Lea con sus hijos después, y a Raquel con José en último lugar[b].
3 Entonces Jacob se les adelantó, y se inclinó hasta el suelo siete veces hasta que llegó cerca de su hermano(B). 4 Esaú corrió a su encuentro y lo abrazó, y echándose sobre su cuello lo besó, y ambos lloraron(C). 5 Esaú alzó sus ojos y vio a las mujeres y a los niños, y dijo: «¿Quiénes son estos que vienen contigo?[c]». «Son los hijos que Dios en Su misericordia ha concedido a tu siervo(D)», respondió Jacob. 6 Entonces se acercaron las siervas con[d] sus hijos, y se inclinaron. 7 Lea también se acercó con sus hijos, y se inclinaron. Después José se acercó con Raquel, y se inclinaron. 8 «¿Qué te propones con toda esta muchedumbre[e] que he encontrado(E)?», preguntó Esaú. «Hallar gracia ante los ojos de mi señor(F)», respondió Jacob. 9 Pero Esaú dijo: «Tengo bastante(G), hermano mío. Sea tuyo lo que es tuyo».
10 Pero Jacob respondió: «No, te ruego que si ahora he hallado gracia ante tus ojos, tomes el presente de mi mano, porque veo tu rostro como uno ve el rostro de Dios[f], y me has recibido favorablemente. 11 Acepta, te ruego, el presente[g](H) que se te ha traído, pues Dios me ha favorecido(I), y porque yo tengo mucho[h]». Y le insistió, y él lo aceptó.
12 Entonces Esaú dijo: «Pongámonos en marcha y vámonos; yo iré delante de ti». 13 Pero él le dijo: «Mi señor sabe que los niños son tiernos, y que debo cuidar de[i] las ovejas y las vacas que están criando. Si los apuramos mucho, en un solo día todos los rebaños morirán. 14 Adelántese ahora mi señor a su siervo; y yo avanzaré sin prisa, al paso del ganado que va delante de mí, y al paso de los niños, hasta que llegue a mi señor en Seir(J)».
15 Y Esaú dijo: «Permíteme dejarte parte de la gente que está conmigo». «¿Para qué?[j] Halle yo gracia ante los ojos de mi señor(K)», le respondió Jacob.
16 Aquel mismo día regresó Esaú por su camino a Seir. 17 Jacob siguió[k] hasta Sucot[l](L). Allí se edificó una casa e hizo cobertizos para su ganado. Por eso al lugar se le puso el nombre de Sucot[m].
Jacob en Siquem
18 Jacob llegó sin novedad a la ciudad de Siquem(M), que está en la tierra de Canaán, cuando vino de Padán Aram(N), y acampó frente a la ciudad. 19 Y la parcela de campo donde había plantado su tienda se la compró a los hijos de Hamor, padre de Siquem, por 100 monedas(O) (100 siclos, 1,140 gramos de plata). 20 Allí levantó un altar, y lo llamó: El Elohe Israel[n].
Footnotes
- 33:2 Lit. primero.
- 33:2 Lit. detrás.
- 33:5 O ¿Qué son de ti estos?
- 33:6 Lit. ellas y.
- 33:8 O todo este campamento.
- 33:10 Lit. pues, por tanto, he visto tu rostro como viendo el rostro de Dios.
- 33:11 Lit. mi bendición.
- 33:11 Lit. todo.
- 33:13 Lit. están sobre mí.
- 33:15 Lit. ¿Por qué esto?
- 33:17 Lit. viajó.
- 33:17 I.e. cabañas.
- 33:17 I.e. cabañas.
- 33:20 I.e. Dios, el Dios de Israel.
Genesis 33
King James Version
33 And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.
6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.
7 And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
8 And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.
9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.
12 And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.
13 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.
14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.
15 And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
16 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
18 And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the city.
19 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of money.
20 And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.
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