Genesis 32
1 As Jacob and his family continued traveling, some angels, whom God sent, met him.
Prosiguió Jacob su camino y le salieron al encuentro ángeles de Dios.
2 When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is God’s army camp!” So he named that place Mahanaim, [which means ‘two camps’].
Al verlos, dijo Jacob: “Este es el campamento de Dios”; y llamó a aquel lugar Mahanaim.
3 Jacob told some of the men to go ahead of him to his older brother Esau, who was living in Seir, the land where the descendants of Edom lived.
Luego envió Jacob mensajeros delante de sí a su hermano Esaú, al país de Seír, a las campiñas de Edom,
4 He told them, “This is what I want you to say to Esau: 'I, Jacob, want to be your servant and I want you to be my master. I have been living with our uncle Laban, and I have stayed there until now.
y les dio esta orden: “Así diréis a mi señor Esaú: Esto dice tu siervo Jacob: He estado con Labán donde me detuve como huésped hasta hoy.
5 I now own many cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, and male and female slaves. Now I am sending this message to you, sir, hoping that you will (be friendly toward me/treat me kindly) when I arrive.’ “
Tengo bueyes, asnos, ovejas, siervos y siervas; y ahora envío mensaje a mi señor, para hallar gracia a tus ojos.”
6 The messengers went and gave that message to Esau. When they returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your older brother Esau. Now he is coming to you, and 400 men are coming with him.”
Los mensajeros volvieron a Jacob, diciendo: “Hemos ido a tu hermano Esaú, y él viene a tu encuentro con cuatrocientos hombres.”
7 Jacob was very afraid and worried. So he divided the people who were with him into two groups. He also divided the sheep and goats, the cattle, and the camels, into two groups.
Se atemorizó entonces Jacob en gran manera, y lleno de angustia dividió la gente que tenía, incluso las ovejas, el ganado mayor y los camellos, en dos campamentos;
8 He was thinking, “If Esau and his men come and attack us, perhaps one of the groups will be left and will be able to escape.”
pues se decía: “Si viene Esaú a uno de los dos campamentos y lo destroza, se salvará el campamento restante.”
9 Then Jacob prayed, “O Yahweh God, whom my grandfather Abraham worshiped and my father Isaac worships, you said to me, ‘Go back to your own land and to your relatives, and I will (cause good things happen to/do good things for) you.’
Y oró Jacob: “Oh Dios de mi padre Abrahán y Dios de mi padre Isaac, Yahvé, que me dijiste: Vuelve a tu tierra y al país de tu nacimiento, que Yo te haré bien,
10 I am not worthy for you to have been so kind and faithful to me in so many ways, your servant. I had only this walking stick with me when I crossed the Jordan [River on my way to Haran], but now I am so wealthy that there are two large groups of my family and possessions.
¡qué poco merecía yo todas las mercedes y toda la fidelidad de que has hecho objeto a tu siervo! Pues con solo mi cayado pasé este Jordán, y ahora he venido a formar dos campamentos.
11 So now I pray that you will rescue me from [MTY] my [older] brother Esau, because I am afraid that he and his men will come and attack and kill me and the children and their mothers.
Líbrame, te ruego, de la mano de mi hermano, de la mano de Esaú; porque le temo, no sea que venga y me destruya a mí y a las madres con los hijos.
12 But do not forget that you have said, ‘I will certainly enable you to prosper, and I will cause your descendants to be as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore, which are so many that no one can count them.’”
Tú mismo dijiste: Yo te colmaré de bienes y haré tu descendencia como las arenas del mar, que a causa de su muchedumbre no pueden contarse.”
13 Jacob slept there that night. The next morning he selected some animals to give to his brother Esau.
Habiendo pasado allí aquella noche, tomó Jacob de lo que tenía a mano para hacer un presente a Esaú, su hermano:
14 He selected 200 female goats and 20 male goats, 200 female sheep and 20 male sheep,
doscientas cabras y veinte machos cabríos, doscientas ovejas y veinte carneros,
15 30 female camels and their offspring, 40 cows and ten bulls, 20 female donkeys and 10 male donkeys.
treinta camellas criando con sus crías, cuarenta vacas y diez toros, veinte asnas y diez pollinos.
16 He divided them into small herds, and put each herd into the care of one of his servants. He said to his servants, “Go ahead of me, one group at a time, and keep some space between each herd.”
Los entregó a sus siervos, cada rebaño aparte, y dijo a sus siervos: “Id delante de mí, dejando un espacio entre rebaño y rebaño.”
17 He said to the servant who was going with the first group, “When my brother Esau meets you, and he asks you, ‘To whom do you belong, and where are you going, and to whom do these animals in front of you belong?’
Y dio al primero esta orden: “Cuando te encontrare Esaú, mi hermano, y te preguntare: ¿De quién eres, y adónde vas, y de quién es lo (que marcha) delante de ti?,
18 tell him, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob. He has sent them to you as a gift, sir. And he is coming behind us.’”
dirás: De tu siervo Jacob; es un presente, enviado a mi señor Esaú; y he aquí que él mismo viene detrás de nosotros.”
19 He also said the same thing to the servants who were taking care of the second and third groups, and to the other herdsmen. He said to them, “When you meet Esau, I want you to say to him the same thing that I told the first servant.
Y también al segundo, como asimismo al tercero, y a todos los que iban tras los rebaños, mandó: “En estos términos hablaréis a Esaú cuando lo encontrareis.”
20 And be sure to say ‘Jacob, who wants to serve you, is coming behind us.’” Jacob told them to say that because he was thinking, “Perhaps these gifts that I am sending ahead of me will cause him to (act peacefully toward/stop being angry with) me. Then later, when I see him, perhaps he will be kind to me.”
Y diréis también: “He aquí, tu siervo Jacob viene detrás de nosotros.” Porque se decía: Aplacaré su ira con el presente que va delante de mí; después veré su rostro; quizá me sea propicio.
21 So the men taking the gifts [PRS] went ahead, but Jacob himself stayed in the camp that night.
Pasó, pues el presente delante de él; mas él se quedó aquella noche en el campamento.
22 Some time during that night, Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female slaves, and his eleven sons and his daughter, and he sent them across the ford at the Jabbok River.
Aquella noche se levantó Jacob, tomó a sus dos mujeres, a sus dos siervas y a sus once hijos, para pasar el vado del Yaboc.
23 After he had done that, he sent other slaves, carrying all his possessions, across the river.
Los tomó, y los hizo pasar el río, e hizo pasar también todo lo que tenía.
24 So Jacob was left there alone. But a man came and wrestled with him until dawn.
Así se quedó Jacob solo, y luchó con él un hombre hasta rayar el alba.
25 When the man realized that he was not winning against Jacob, he struck Jacob’s hip and caused the thigh bone to pull away from the hip socket.
Pero viendo que no le podía, le tocó en la articulación del muslo de Jacob mientras luchaba con él.
26 Then the man said, “Let me go, because it will soon be daylight.” [Then Jacob realized who he was really wrestling with]. So he replied, “No, if you will not bless me, I will not let you go!”
Por lo cual dijo: “Déjame que ya raya el alba.” Mas (Jacob) contestó: “No te dejaré ir si no me bendices.”
27 The man said to him, “What is your name?” He replied, “Jacob.”
Le preguntó él: “¿Cuál es tu nombre?”, y respondió: “Jacob.”
28 The man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob. Your name will be Israel, [which means ‘he struggles with God’, ] because you have struggled with God and with people, and you have won.”
Le dijo entonces: “En adelante no te llamarás más Jacob, sino Israel; porque has luchado con Dios y con hombres, y has prevalecido.”
29 Jacob said, “Now, please tell me your name!” The man replied, “(Why do you ask me what my name is?/You should not have to ask me what my name is!)” [RHQ] But he blessed Jacob there.
Preguntole Jacob, diciendo: “Dime, por favor, tu nombre.” Mas él contestó: “¿Por qué preguntas mi nombre?” Y le bendijo allí.
30 So Jacob named the place Peniel, [which means ‘God’s face’, ] saying “I looked directly at God, but I did not die because of doing that.”
Jacob dio a aquel lugar el nombre de Fanuel, porque (dijo): “He visto a Dios cara a cara, y ha quedado a salvo mi vida.”
31 The sun was rising as Jacob left Peniel, and he was limping because of what had happened to his hip.
Apenas había pasado de Fanuel cuando salió el sol; e iba cojeando del muslo.
32 The muscle on his hip joint had been injured. So to this present time, because of what happened to Jacob, the Israeli people do not eat the muscle/tendon that is attached to the socket of the hips of animals.
Por tanto, los hijos de Israel no comen, hasta el día de hoy, el nervio ciático, que está en la articulación del muslo, por haber sido tocada la articulación del muslo de Jacob en el nervio ciático.
