Genesis 28
1 And so Isaac called for Jacob, and he blessed him, and he instructed him, saying: “Do not be willing to accept a mate from the family of Canaan.
Entonces Isaac llamó a Jacob, lo bendijo y le ordenó: No tomes esposa de las hijas de Canaán.
2 But go, and journey to Mesopotamia of Syria, to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father, and there accept for yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your maternal uncle.
Levántate, vé a Padan-aram, a casa de Betuel, padre de tu madre, y toma allí esposa de las hijas de Labán, hermano de tu madre.
3 And may God almighty bless you, and may he cause you to increase and also to multiply, so that you may be influential among the people.
ʼEL-Shadday te bendiga, te haga fructificar, te multiplique hasta llegar a ser multitud de pueblos,
4 And may he give the blessings of Abraham to you, and to your offspring after you, so that you may possess the land of your sojourning, which he promised to your grandfather.”
y te dé la bendición de Abraham, a ti y contigo a tu descendencia, para hacer que tomes posesión de la tierra de tus peregrinaciones, la cual ʼElohim dio a Abraham.
5 And when Isaac had dismissed him, setting out, he went to Mesopotamia of Syria, to Laban, the son of Bethuel, the Syrian, the brother to Rebekah, his mother.
Así Isaac envió a Jacob, el cual fue a Padan-aram, adonde Labán, hijo de Betuel el arameo, hermano de Rebeca, madre de Jacob y Esaú.
6 But Esau, seeing that his father had blessed Jacob and had sent him into Mesopotamia of Syria, to take a wife from there, and that, after the blessing, he had instructed him, saying: ‘You shall not accept a wife from the daughters of Canaan,’
Esaú vio que Isaac bendijo a Jacob y lo envió a Padan-aram para tomar de allí esposa para él, y que, al bendecirlo, le ordenó que no tomara esposa de entre las hijas de Canaán,
7 and that Jacob, obeying his parents, had gone into Syria,
y que Jacob, al obedecer a su padre y a su madre, se dirigió a Padan-aram.
8 having evidence also that his father did not look with favor upon the daughters of Canaan,
Entonces Esaú comprendió que las hijas de Canaán eran desagradables a su padre Isaac.
9 he went to Ishmael, and he took as a wife, beside those he had before, Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebaioth.
Esaú fue a Ismael, y además de las que tenía, tomó para él como esposa a Mahalat, hija de Ismael, hijo de Abraham y hermana de Nebayot.
10 Meanwhile Jacob, having departed from Beersheba, continued on to Haran.
Jacob salió de Beerseba y se dirigió a Harán.
11 And when he had arrived at a certain place, where he would rest after the setting of the sun, he took some of the stones that lay there, and placing them under his head, he slept in the same place.
Cuando llegó a cierto lugar, pasó allí la noche porque ya el sol se había puesto. Tomó una piedra del lugar, la colocó como su cabecera y se tendió en aquel sitio.
12 And he saw in his sleep: a ladder standing upon the earth, with its top touching heaven, also, the Angels of God ascending and descending by it,
Tuvo un sueño: Apareció una escalera apoyada en la tierra, cuya parte superior alcanzaba el cielo. Miró que los ángeles de ʼElohim subían y bajaban por ella.
13 and the Lord, leaning upon the ladder, saying to him: “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The land, in which you sleep, I will give to you and to your offspring.
Y vio que Yavé estaba en pie sobre ella y dijo: Yo soy Yavé, ʼElohim de tu padre Abraham y ʼElohim de Isaac. La tierra sobre la cual estás tendido te la daré a ti y a tus descendientes.
14 And your offspring will be like the dust of the earth. You will spread abroad to the West, and to the East, and to the North, and to the Meridian. And in you and in your offspring, all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed.
Tu descendencia será como el polvo de la tierra, y te extenderás hacia el mar, al oriente, al norte y hacia Neguev. En ti y en tu descendencia serán bendecidas todas las familias de la tierra.
15 And I will be your guardian wherever you will journey, and I will bring you back into this land. Neither will I dismiss you, until I have accomplished all that I have said.”
Mira, Yo estoy contigo, te guardaré dondequiera que vayas y volveré a traerte a esta tierra, pues no te dejaré hasta que [Yo] haga lo que te prometí.
16 And when Jacob had awakened from sleep, he said, “Truly, the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.”
Jacob despertó de su sueño y dijo: ¡Ciertamente Yavé está en este lugar y yo no lo sabía!
17 And being terrified, he said: “How terrible this place is! This is nothing other than the house of God and the gateway of heaven.”
Tuvo miedo, y dijo: ¡Cuán asombroso es este lugar! ¡Esto no es sino Casa de ʼElohim y puerta del cielo!
18 Therefore, Jacob, arising in the morning, took the stone which he had placed under his head, and he set it up as monument, pouring oil over it.
Jacob madrugó por la mañana y al tomar la piedra que puso como su cabecera, la erigió como una estela y derramó aceite sobre su cúspide.
19 And he called the name of the city, ‘Bethel,’ which before was called Luz.
Llamó aquel lugar Bet-ʼEl. Sin embargo, al principio, el nombre de la ciudad era Luz.
20 And then he made a vow, saying: “If God will be with me, and will guard me along the way by which I walk, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear,
Jacob hizo un voto solemne: Si ʼElohim está conmigo, me protege en este camino en el cual ando, me da pan para comer y ropa para vestir
21 and if I will return prosperously to my father’s house, then the Lord will be my God,
y yo vuelvo en paz a casa de mi padre, Yavé será mi ʼElohim.
22 and this stone, which I have set up as a monument, will be called ‘the House of God.’ And from all the things that you will give to me, I will offer tithes to you.”
Entonces esta piedra que erigí como estela será Casa de ʼElohim, y de todo lo que me des, ciertamente te daré el diezmo.
