Genesis 27
1 Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were cloudy, and so he was not able to see. And he called his elder son Esau, and he said to him, “My son?” And he responded, “Here I am.”
Cuando Isaac era viejo y se le habían debilitado los ojos, de modo que ya no veía, llamó a Esaú, su hijo mayor, y le dijo: “Hijo mío”; el cual le contestó: “Heme aquí.”
2 His father said to him: “You see that I am old, and I do not know the day of my death.
Y dijo: “Mira, yo soy viejo, y no sé el día de mi muerte.
3 Take your weapons, the quiver and the bow, and go out. And when you have taken something by hunting,
Toma, pues, ahora tus armas, tu aljaba, y tu arco, y sal al campo, cázame algo,
4 make from it a small meal for me, just as you know I like, and bring it, so that I may eat and my soul may bless you before I die.”
y prepárame un buen guiso, según mi gusto, y tráemele para comida, y mi alma te bendecirá antes de morirme.”
5 And when Rebekah had heard this, and he had gone out into the field to fulfill his father’s order,
Mas Rebeca estaba escuchando cuando Isaac hablaba a Esaú, su hijo; y cuando Esaú fue al campo a cazar una presa de casa para traérselo,
6 she said to her son Jacob: “I heard your father speaking with your brother Esau, and saying to him,
habló Rebeca con Jacob, su hijo, diciendo: “Mira, he oído a tu padre cómo hablando con Esaú tu hermano, le decía:
7 ‘Bring to me from your hunting, and make me foods, so that I may eat and bless you in the sight of the Lord before I die.’
‘Tráeme caza, y hazme un buen guiso para comida, y te bendeciré delante de Yahvé antes de morirme’.
8 Therefore, now my son, agree to my counsel,
Ahora bien, hijo mío, oye mi voz en lo que te mando.
9 and go straight to the flock, and bring me two of the best young goats, so that from them I may make meat for your father, such as he willingly eats.
Ve al rebaño, y tráeme de allí dos buenos cabritos; y yo haré con ellos para tu padre un sabroso guiso como a él le gusta;
10 Then, when you have brought these in and he has eaten, he may bless you before he dies.”
y se lo presentarás a tu padre, el cual lo comerá y te bendecirá antes de su muerte”.
11 He answered her: “You know that my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am smooth.
Contestó Jacob a Rebeca, su madre: “Mira que Esaú, mi hermano, es hombre velludo, y yo lampiño.
12 If my father should lay hands on me and perceive it, I am afraid lest he think me willing to mock him, and I will bring a curse upon myself, instead of a blessing.”
Quizás me palpe mi padre; seré entonces a sus ojos como quien se burla de él y me acarrearé maldición, en lugar de bendición.”
13 And his mother said to him: “Let this curse be upon me, my son. Yet listen to my voice, and go directly to bring what I said.”
Replicole su madre: “Sobre mí tu maldición, hijo mío; oye tan solo mi voz, anda y tráemelos.”
14 He went out, and he brought, and he gave to his mother. She prepared the meats, just as she knew his father liked.
Fue, pues, a tomarlos, y los trajo a su madre; e hizo su madre un sabroso guiso, como le gustaba a su padre.
15 And she clothed him with the very fine garments of Esau, which she had at home with her.
Después tomó Rebeca vestidos de Esaú, su hijo mayor, los mejores que tenía en casa, y los vistió a Jacob, su hijo menor.
16 And she encircled his hands with little pelts from the young goats, and she covered his bare neck.
Y con las pieles de los cabritos le cubrió las manos y la parte lisa de su cuello.
17 And she gave him the small meal, and she handed him the bread that she had baked.
Luego puso el guiso y el pan que había preparado, en manos de Jacob su hijo,
18 When he had carried these in, he said, “My father?” And he answered, “I’m listening. Who are you, my son?”
el cual entró donde estaba su padre, y dijo “Padre mío”, a lo que este respondió: “Heme aquí; ¿quién eres, hijo mío?”
19 And Jacob said: “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you instructed me. Arise; sit and eat from my hunting, so that your soul may bless me.”
“Yo soy tu primogénito Esaú”, dijo Jacob a su padre. “He hecho como me dijiste; levántate, te ruego, siéntate, y come de mi caza, para que me bendiga tu alma.”
20 And again Isaac said to his son, “How were you able to find it so quickly, my son?” He answered, “It was the will of God, so that what I sought met with me quickly.”
Preguntó Isaac a su hijo: “¿Cómo es que has podido encontrarla tan pronto, hijo mío?” El cual respondió: “porque Yahvé, tu Dios me la puso delante.”
21 And Isaac said, “Come here, so that I may touch you, my son, and may prove whether you are my son Esau, or not.”
Dijo entonces Isaac a Jacob: “Acércate, y te palparé, a ver si realmente eres o no mi hijo Esaú.”
22 He approached his father, and when he had felt him, Isaac said: “The voice indeed is the voice of Jacob. But the hands are the hands of Esau.”
Acercose, pues Jacob a su padre Isaac, el cual lo palpó y dijo: “La voz es la voz de Jacob, pero las manos son las manos de Esaú.”
23 And he did not recognize him, because his hairy hands made him seem similar to the elder one. Therefore, blessing him,
Y no lo reconoció, porque sus manos estaban velludas, como las manos de su hermano Esaú y así lo bendijo.
24 he said, “Are you my son Esau?” He answered, “I am.”
Pero repitió la pregunta: “¿Eres tú realmente mi hijo Esaú?” Y él respondió: “Soy yo.”
25 Then he said, “Bring me the foods from your hunting, my son, so that my soul may bless you.” And when he had eaten what was offered, he also brought forth wine for him. And after he finished it,
Dijo entonces: “Acércame la caza, y comeré de ella, hijo mío, para que te bendiga mi alma.” Se la acercó, y comió; le sirvió también vino y bebió.
26 he said to him, “Come to me and give me a kiss, my son.”
Después le dijo Isaac, su padre: “Acércate y bésame, hijo mío.”
27 He approached and kissed him. And immediately he perceived the fragrance of his garments. And so, blessing him, he said: “Behold, the smell of my son is like the smell of a plentiful field, which the Lord has blessed.
Se acercó y lo besó; y cuando (Isaac) sintió la fragancia de sus vestidos, le bendijo diciendo: “Mira, el olor de mi hijo es como el olor de un campo bendecido por Yahvé.
28 May God give to you, from the dew of heaven and from the fatness of the earth, an abundance of grain and wine.
¡Te de Dios del rocío del cielo, y de la grosura de la tierra, y abundancia de trigo y de vino!
29 And may the peoples serve you, and may the tribes reverence you. May you be the lord of your brothers, and may your mother’s sons bow down before you. Whoever curses you, may he be cursed, and whoever blesses you, may he be filled with blessings.”
¡Sírvante pueblos, y póstrense delante de ti naciones; sé señor de tus hermanos, e inclínense ante ti los hijos de tu madre! ¡Maldito el que te maldiga, y bendito quien te bendiga!”
30 Scarcely had Isaac completed his words, and Jacob departed, when Esau arrived.
Apenas Isaac había acabado de bendecir a Jacob, y no bien había salido Jacob de la presencia de su padre Isaac, cuando Esaú, su hermano, volvió de su caza.
31 And he brought his father foods cooked from his hunting, saying, “Arise, my father, and eat from your son’s hunting, so that your soul may bless me.”
Hizo también un sabroso guiso y presentándolo a su padre le dijo: “Levántese mi padre y coma la caza de su hijo, para que me bendiga tu alma.”
32 And Isaac said to him, “But who are you?” And he answered, “I am your firstborn son, Esau.”
Isaac, su padre, le dijo: “¿Quién eres tú?” Le contestó: “Soy tu hijo, el primogénito tuyo Esaú.”
33 Isaac became frightened and very astonished. And wondering beyond what can be believed, he said: “Then who is he that a while ago brought me the prey from his hunting, from which I ate, before you arrived? And I blessed him, and he will be blessed.”
Asombrose Isaac sobremanera, hasta el extremo, y dijo: “¿Quién es, pues, aquel que fue a cazar y me trajo caza, y yo he comido de todo antes que tu vinieses, y lo he bendecido de suerte que quedará bendito?”
34 Esau, having heard his father’s words, roared out with a great outcry. And, being confounded, he said, “But bless me also, my father.”
Al oír Esaú las palabras de su padre, lanzó un grito fuerte y extremadamente amargo, y dijo a su padre: “¡Bendíceme también a mí, padre mío!”
35 And he said, “Your twin came deceitfully, and he received your blessing.”
Mas él respondió: “Ha venido tu hermano con engaño, y se ha llevado tu bendición.”
36 But he responded: “Justly is his name called Jacob. For he has supplanted me yet another time. My birthright he took away before, and now, this second time, he has stolen my blessing.” And again, he said to his father, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me also?”
Dijo entonces (Esaú): “Con razón se llama Jacob; pues me ha suplantado ya dos veces: me quitó la primogenitura, y ya ves que ahora me ha quitado la bendición.” Y añadió “¿No has reservado bendición para mí?
37 Isaac answered: “I have appointed him as your lord, and I have subjugated all his brothers as his servants. I have reinforced him with grain and wine, and after this, my son, what more shall I do for you?”
Isaac respondió y dijo a Esaú: “Mira, le he puesto por señor tuyo, le he dado por siervos a todos sus hermanos y le he provisto de trigo y vino. Por ti, pues, ¿qué podré hacer ahora, hijo mío?”
38 And Esau said to him: “Have you only one blessing, father? I beg you, bless me also.” And when he wept with a loud wail,
Dijo Esaú a su padre: “¿No tienes más que un sola bendición, padre mío? ¡Bendíceme también a mí, padre mío!” y levantó Esaú su voz y rompió a llorar.
39 Isaac was moved, and he said to him: “In the fatness of the earth, and in the dew of heaven from above,
Entonces repuso Isaac, su padre, diciendo: “He aquí que lejos de la grosura de la tierra será tu morada, y lejos del rocío que baja del cielo.
40 will your blessing be. You will live by the sword, and you will serve your brother. But the time will arrive when you will shake off and release his yoke from your neck.”
De tu espada vivirás, y servirás a tu hermano, pero cuando empieces a dominar, romperás su yugo de sobre tu cerviz.”
41 Therefore, Esau always hated Jacob, for the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And he said in his heart, “The days will arrive for the mourning of my father, and I will kill my brother Jacob.”
Esaú concibió odio contra Jacob a causa de la bendición con que le había bendecido su padre; y dijo Esaú en su corazón: “Se acercan ya los días en que haré duelo por mi padre; después mataré a Jacob, mi hermano.”
42 These things were reported to Rebekah. And sending and calling for her son Jacob, she said to him, “Behold, your brother Esau is threatening to kill you.
Rebeca tuvo noticia de las palabras de Esaú, su hijo mayor; por lo cual envió a llamar a Jacob, su hijo menor, y le dijo: “Mira, tu hermano Esaú quiere vengarse de ti, matándote.
43 Therefore, now my son, listen to my voice. Rise up and flee to my brother Laban, in Haran.
Ahora, pues, hijo mío, oye mi voz: levántate y huye a Harán, a casa de mi hermano Labán;
44 And you will dwell with him for a few days, until the fury of your brother subsides,
y estarás con él algún tiempo, hasta que se apacigüe la cólera de tu hermano;
45 and his indignation ceases, and he forgets the things that you have done to him. After this, I will send for you and bring you from there to here. Why should I be bereaved of both my sons in one day?”
hasta que la ira de tu hermano se aparte de ti, y él se olvide de lo que le has hecho. Yo entonces enviaré por ti y te traeré de allá. ¿Por qué he de quedar privada de vosotros dos en un mismo día?
46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob accepts a wife from the stock of this land, I would not be willing to live.”
Y dijo Rebeca a Isaac: “Me da fastidio el vivir, a causa de las hijas de Het. Si Jacob toma mujer de las hijas de Het, como estas, de las hijas de este país, ¿para qué seguir viviendo?”
