35 And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.

Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:

And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.

And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.

And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

But Deborah, Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.

And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.

10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.

11 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.

13 And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.

14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.

15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.

16 And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.

17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.

18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.

19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.

20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.

21 And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.

22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:

24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:

25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:

26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.

27 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

28 And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.

29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

God Blesses and Renames Jacob

35 God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to (A)Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar there to the God who appeared to you (B)when you fled from your brother Esau.” So Jacob said to his (C)household and to all who were with him, “Put away (D)the foreign gods that are among you and (E)purify yourselves and change your garments. Then let us arise and go up to Bethel, so that I may make there an altar to the God (F)who answers me in the day of my distress and (G)has been with me wherever I have gone.” So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob hid them under (H)the terebinth tree that was near Shechem.

And as they journeyed, a terror from God fell upon the cities that were around them, so that they did not pursue the sons of Jacob. And Jacob came to (I)Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him, and there he built an altar and called the place El-bethel,[a] because (J)there God had revealed himself to him when he fled from his brother. And (K)Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried under an oak below Bethel. So he called its name Allon-bacuth.[b]

God appeared[c] to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him. 10 And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; (L)no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but (M)Israel shall be your name.” So he called his name Israel. 11 And God said to him, (N)“I am God Almighty:[d] be (O)fruitful and multiply. (P)A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body.[e] 12 (Q)The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your offspring after you.” 13 Then God (R)went up from him in the place where he had spoken with him. 14 And Jacob (S)set up a pillar in the place where he had spoken with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it and poured oil on it. 15 So Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him (T)Bethel.

The Deaths of Rachel and Isaac

16 Then they journeyed from Bethel. When they were still some distance[f] from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and she had hard labor. 17 And when her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for (U)you have another son.” 18 And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni;[g] (V)but his father called him Benjamin.[h] 19 So (W)Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to (X)Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem), 20 and Jacob set up a pillar over her tomb. It is (Y)the pillar of Rachel's tomb, which is there to this day. 21 Israel journeyed on and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder.

22 While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and (Z)lay with Bilhah his father's concubine. And Israel heard of it.

Now the sons of Jacob were twelve. 23 The sons of Leah: (AA)Reuben (Jacob's firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. 24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. 25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's servant: Dan and Naphtali. 26 The sons of Zilpah, Leah's servant: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.

27 And Jacob came to his father Isaac at (AB)Mamre, or (AC)Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had sojourned. 28 Now the days of Isaac were 180 years. 29 And Isaac breathed his last, and he died (AD)and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. And (AE)his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 35:7 El-bethel means God of Bethel
  2. Genesis 35:8 Allon-bacuth means oak of weeping
  3. Genesis 35:9 Or had appeared
  4. Genesis 35:11 Hebrew El Shaddai
  5. Genesis 35:11 Hebrew from your loins
  6. Genesis 35:16 Or about two hours' distance
  7. Genesis 35:18 Ben-oni could mean son of my sorrow, or son of my strength
  8. Genesis 35:18 Benjamin means son of the right hand

Jacob vuelve a Betel

35 Dios dijo a Jacob:

— Ponte en camino, dirígete a Betel y quédate a vivir allí, donde levantarás un altar al Dios que se te apareció cuando huías de tu hermano Esaú.

Jacob dijo a su familia y a todos los que lo acompañaban:

— Desháganse de todos los dioses extraños que tengan, purifíquense y cambien de ropa. Luego subiremos a Betel donde erigiré un altar al Dios que me escuchó en el peligro y me acompañó en mi viaje.

Ellos entregaron a Jacob todos los dioses extraños que conservaban, así como los pendientes que llevaban en las orejas, y Jacob los enterró al pie de la encina que hay junto a Siquén. Después emprendieron camino, y nadie persiguió a los hijos de Jacob, porque Dios hizo que el pánico cundiese entre las ciudades de alrededor.

Jacob, con toda la gente que lo acompañaba, llegó a Luz, es decir, a Betel, en la tierra de Canaán. Erigió allí un altar y puso a aquel lugar el nombre de Betel, porque allí se le había aparecido Dios cuando huía de su hermano.

Por esos días murió Débora, la nodriza de Rebeca, y la enterraron más abajo de Betel, al pie de una encina a la que llamaron Encina del Llanto.

Al volver Jacob de Parán Aram, se le apareció de nuevo Dios y lo bendijo 10 diciendo:

— Tu nombre es Jacob, pero ya no te llamarás así. De ahora en adelante te llamarás Israel.

Y lo llamó Israel. 11 Luego añadió:

— Yo soy el Todopoderoso; sé fecundo y multiplícate. Un pueblo, una muchedumbre de naciones nacerá de ti y habrá reyes entre tus vástagos. 12 La tierra que les di a Abrahán y a Isaac, te la doy a ti y a tu descendencia.

13 Y Dios se marchó del lugar donde había hablado con él. 14 Entonces Jacob erigió una piedra votiva en el lugar donde Dios le había hablado, vertió sobre ella una libación y la ungió con aceite. 15 Y Jacob llamó Betel al lugar donde le había hablado Dios.

Muerte de Raquel y de Isaac

16 Después partieron de Betel, y todavía faltaba un buen trecho para llegar a Efrata cuando Raquel dio a luz. Tuvo un parto muy complicado 17 y mientras daba a luz con dolores, la partera le iba diciendo:

— ¡Ánimo, que lo que viene es otro niño!

18 Con su último aliento —porque ya se estaba muriendo—, lo llamó Benoní, pero su padre lo llamó Benjamín.

19 Así murió Raquel a la que enterraron junto al camino de Efrata (hoy Belén). 20 Sobre su tumba Jacob construyó un monumento funerario, el mismo que está en la tumba de Raquel hasta el día de hoy.

21 Israel partió de allí y acampó más allá de Migdal Éder.

22 Mientras vivía en aquella región, Rubén fue y se acostó con Bilhá, concubina de su padre. Y Jacob se enteró.

Los hijos de Jacob (1 Cr 2,1-2)

Los hijos de Jacob fueron doce. 23 Hijos de Lía: Rubén, primogénito de Jacob, Simeón, Leví, Judá, Isacar y Zabulón. 24 Hijos de Raquel: José y Benjamín. 25 Hijos de Bilhá, la criada de Raquel: Dan y Neftalí. 26 Hijos de Zilpá, la criada de Lía: Gad y Aser.

Estos fueron los hijos que le nacieron a Jacob en Parán Aram.

Muerte y sepultura de Isaac

27 Jacob volvió a casa de su padre Isaac, a Mambré, cerca de Quiriat Arbá, es decir, Hebrón, donde habían vivido Abrahán e Isaac. 28 Tenía Isaac ciento ochenta años 29 cuando murió, anciano y colmado de días, y fue a reunirse con sus antepasados. Sus hijos Esaú y Jacob lo sepultaron.

雅各遷往伯特利

35 上帝對雅各說:「你到伯特利去住,你要在那裡為上帝築一座壇,祂在你逃避你哥哥以掃時曾向你顯現。」 於是,雅各吩咐家人和所有的隨從:「你們要除掉你們當中的外族神像,沐浴更衣,潔淨自己。 我們要上伯特利去,在那裡為上帝築一座壇,祂在我遭遇患難時聽了我的禱告,一路都與我同在。」 他們把所有外族的神像和自己的耳環都交給雅各,雅各把這些東西埋在示劍的橡樹下。

他們就出發了,上帝使恐懼籠罩周圍的城邑,沒有人敢追趕他們。 雅各和所有的隨從來到迦南的路斯,也就是伯特利。 他在那裡建造了一座壇,稱那地方為伊勒·伯特利[a],因為在他逃避哥哥的時候,上帝曾在那裡向他顯現。 後來利百加的奶媽底波拉死了,葬在伯特利山谷下面的橡樹下,那棵樹叫亞倫·巴古[b]

雅各從巴旦·亞蘭回來後,上帝又向他顯現,賜福給他。 10 上帝對他說:「你叫雅各,但從今以後不要再叫雅各了,你要改名叫以色列。」這樣雅各改名為以色列。 11 上帝又說:「我是全能的上帝,你要生養眾多,一國,甚至多國必從你而出,許多君王必出自你的子孫。 12 我要把賜給亞伯拉罕和以撒的土地賜給你和你的後代。」 13 上帝說完就離開雅各升上天去。 14 雅各在上帝跟他說話的地方立了一根石柱,又在柱子上奠酒、澆油, 15 稱那地方為伯特利。

拉結和以撒去世

16 他們從伯特利繼續前行,離以法他還有一段路時,拉結難產。 17 在難產的痛苦中,接生婆對她說:「不要害怕,你又添了一個兒子!」 18 拉結臨死前給兒子取名叫便·俄尼[c],雅各卻叫他便雅憫[d] 19 拉結死後就葬在通往以法他的路旁,以法他即伯利恆。 20 雅各在她的墳上立了石碑,至今還在。 21 以色列繼續前行,在以得塔附近搭起了帳篷。 22 以色列在那裡居住時,呂便和父親的妾辟拉通姦,以色列也知道這件事。

雅各有十二個兒子。 23 利亞生了雅各的長子呂便、西緬、利未、猶大、以薩迦和西布倫。 24 拉結生了約瑟和便雅憫。 25 拉結的婢女辟拉生了但和拿弗他利。 26 利亞的婢女悉帕生了迦得和亞設。他們都是雅各的兒子,是在巴旦·亞蘭出生的。

27 雅各來到他父親以撒住的幔利,即基列·亞巴,也就是亞伯拉罕和以撒寄居的地方。基列·亞巴就是希伯崙。 28 以撒共活了一百八十歲, 29 年紀老邁,壽終正寢。他的兒子以掃和雅各把他安葬了。

Footnotes

  1. 35·7 伊勒·伯特利」意思是「伯特利的上帝」。
  2. 35·8 亞倫·巴古」意思是「哭泣的橡樹」。
  3. 35·18 便·俄尼」意思是「我在苦難中生的兒子」。
  4. 35·18 便雅憫」意思是「右手之子」,「右手」希伯來文有幸運或力量的意思。