Genesis 26
1 Then came a time of great need in the land, like that which had been before in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, at Gerar.
Hubo una hambruna en aquella tierra, además de aquella primera hambruna que hubo en los días de Abraham. Isaac fue a Gerar, donde Abimelec era rey de los filisteos.
2 And the Lord came to him in a vision and said, Do not go down to Egypt; keep in the land of which I will give you knowledge:
Yavé se le apareció y le dijo: No bajes a Egipto. Vive en la tierra que Yo te diré.
3 Keep in this land, and I will be with you and give you my blessing; for to you and to your seed will I give all these lands, giving effect to the oath which I made to your father Abraham;
Habita temporalmente en esta tierra y estaré contigo. Te bendeciré, porque daré todas estas tierras a ti y a tu descendencia, y confirmaré el juramento que hice a tu padre Abraham.
4 I will make your seed like the stars of heaven in number, and will give them all these lands, and your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth;
Multiplicaré tu descendencia como las estrellas del cielo, y daré a tu descendencia todas estas tierras. Todas las naciones de la tierra serán bendecidas en tu descendencia,
5 Because Abraham gave ear to my voice and kept my words, my rules, my orders, and my laws.
por cuanto Abraham escuchó mi voz y guardó mis Preceptos, mis Mandamientos, mis Estatutos y mis Leyes.
6 So Isaac went on living in Gerar;
Isaac habitó en Gerar.
7 And when he was questioned by the men of the place about his wife, he said, She is my sister; fearing to say, She is my wife; for, he said, the men of the place may put me to death on account of Rebekah; because she is very beautiful.
Los hombres de aquel lugar le preguntaron con respecto a su esposa, y él contestó: Ella es mi hermana, porque temió decir: Es mi esposa, pues pensó que los hombres del lugar lo matarían a causa de Rebeca, ya que ella era de hermosa apariencia.
8 And when he had been there for some time, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looking through a window, saw Isaac playing with Rebekah his wife.
Después de estar allí bastante tiempo, Abimelec, rey de los filisteos, al mirar por la ventana vio a Isaac, quien acariciaba a Rebeca su esposa.
9 And he said to Isaac, It is clear that she is your wife: why then did you say, She is my sister? And Isaac said, For fear that I might be put to death because of her.
Abimelec llamó a Isaac, y le dijo: Mira, ciertamente ella es tu esposa. ¿Por qué dijiste: Es mi hermana? E Isaac le respondió: Porque me dije: No sea que yo muera por causa de ella.
10 Then Abimelech said, What have you done to us? one of the people might well have had connection with your wife, and the sin would have been ours.
Abimelec preguntó: ¿Por qué nos hiciste esto? ¡Cuán fácilmente hubiera podido unirse alguno del pueblo con tu esposa y así habrías traído culpabilidad sobre nosotros!
11 And Abimelech gave orders to his people that anyone touching Isaac or his wife was to be put to death.
Por lo cual Abimelec mandó a todo su pueblo: El que toque a este hombre o a su esposa, ciertamente morirá.
12 Now Isaac, planting seed in that land, got in the same year fruit a hundred times as much, for the blessing of the Lord was on him.
Isaac sembró en aquella tierra. Aquel mismo año cosechó ciento por uno, porque Yavé lo bendijo.
13 And his wealth became very great, increasing more and more;
Aquel varón se engrandeció y continuó el engrandecimiento hasta hacerse muy poderoso.
14 For he had great wealth of flocks and herds and great numbers of servants; so that the Philistines were full of envy.
Tuvo rebaño de ovejas, hato de ganado vacuno y gran servidumbre, tanto que los filisteos le tuvieron envidia,
15 Now all the water-holes, which his father's servants had made in the days of Abraham, had been stopped up with earth by the Philistines.
de modo que todos los pozos que cavaron los esclavos en días de su padre Abraham, los filisteos los cegaron. Los llenaron de tierra.
16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go away from us, for you are stronger than we are.
Y Abimelec dijo a Isaac: Apártate de nosotros porque eres mucho más poderoso que nosotros.
17 So Isaac went away from there, and put up his tents in the valley of Gerar, making his living-place there.
Isaac salió de allí y acampó en el valle de Gerar, y vivió allí.
18 And he made again the water-holes which had been made in the days of Abraham his father, and which had been stopped up by the Philistines; and he gave them the names which his father had given them.
Luego Isaac volvió a abrir los pozos de agua que cavaron en los días de su padre Abraham, y que los filisteos cegaron después de la muerte de Abraham. Los llamó con los mismos nombres que su padre les dio.
19 Now Isaac's servants made holes in the valley, and came to a spring of flowing water.
Los esclavos de Isaac cavaron en el valle y encontraron allí un pozo de aguas vivas.
20 But the herdmen of Gerar had a fight with Isaac's herdmen, for they said, The spring is ours: so he gave the spring the name of Esek, because there was a fight about it.
Pero los pastores de Gerar riñeron con los pastores de Isaac y dijeron: El agua es nuestra. Por eso lo llamó del pozo Eseq, porque altercaron por él.
21 Then they made another water-hole, and there was a fight about that, so he gave it the name of Sitnah.
Abrieron otro pozo y también riñeron por él. Lo llamó Sitna.
22 Then he went away from there, and made another water-hole, about which there was no fighting: so he gave it the name of Rehoboth, for he said, Now the Lord has made room for us, and we will have fruit in this land.
Entonces se apartó de allí y abrió otro pozo. Por éste no riñeron. Lo llamó Rehobot porque dijeron: Yavé nos hizo ensanchar, y fructificaremos en la tierra.
23 And from there he went on to Beer-sheba.
De allí subió a Beerseba.
24 That night the Lord came to him in a vision, and said, I am the God of your father Abraham: have no fear for I am with you, blessing you, and your seed will be increased because of my servant Abraham.
Aquella noche se le apareció Yavé, y le dijo: Yo soy el ʼElohim de tu padre Abraham. No temas, porque estoy contigo. Te bendeciré, y multiplicaré tu descendencia por amor a mi esclavo Abraham.
25 Then he made an altar there, and gave worship to the name of the Lord, and he put up his tents there, and there his servants made a water-hole.
Entonces edificó allí un altar e invocó el Nombre de Yavé. Plantó allí su tienda y los esclavos de Isaac cavaron allí un pozo.
26 And Abimelech had come to him from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his friend and Phicol, the captain of his army.
Abimelec fue a él desde Gerar con su allegado Ahuzat y Ficol, capitán de su ejército.
27 And Isaac said to them, Why have you come to me, seeing that in your hate for me you sent me away from you?
Isaac les dijo: ¿Por qué vienen a mí, si me aborrecieron y me echaron de entre ustedes?
28 And they said, We saw clearly that the Lord was with you: so we said, Let there be an oath between us and you, and let us make an agreement with you;
Le respondieron: Ciertamente vimos que Yavé está contigo. Pensamos interponer un juramento solemne entre tú y nosotros, y concertar un pacto contigo
29 That you will do us no damage, even as we put no hand on you, and did you nothing but good, and sent you away in peace: and now the blessing of the Lord is on you.
de que no nos harás daño, así como nosotros no te tocamos. Solo te hicimos bien y te despedimos en paz. Tú eres ahora el bendecido por Yavé.
30 Then he made a feast for them, and they all had food and drink.
Entonces él les ofreció un banquete, y comieron y bebieron.
31 And early in the morning they took an oath one to the other: then Isaac sent them away and they went on their way in peace.
Por la mañana se levantaron temprano y se juramentaron el uno al otro. Al despedirlos Isaac, salieron de su lado en paz.
32 And that day Isaac's servants came to him and gave him word of the water-hole which they had made, and said to him, We have come to water.
Aquel mismo día sucedió que llegaron los esclavos de Isaac con las noticias del pozo que cavaron y le dijeron: ¡Encontramos agua!
33 And he gave it the name of Shibah: so the name of that town is Beer-sheba to this day.
Lo llamó Seba, por lo cual el nombre de aquella ciudad es Beerseba hasta hoy.
34 And when Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
Esaú tenía 40 años de edad cuando tomó como esposa a Judit, hija del heteo Beeri, y a Bosemat, hija del heteo Elón.
35 And Isaac and Rebekah had grief of mind because of them.
Ellas fueron causa de mucha amargura para Isaac y Rebeca.
