Genesis 49
1 Jacob summoned all his sons, and said to them,
Jacob llamó a sus hijos y les dijo: Reúnanse y les declararé lo que les acontecerá en los días venideros.
2 “Gather around me in order that I can tell you what will happen in the future. My sons, come and listen to me. I am your father, [Jacob, whom God named] Israel.
Reúnanse y escuchen, hijos de Jacob, escuchen a su padre Israel:
3 Reuben, you are my oldest son. You were born when I was young and energetic/strong. You are prouder and stronger than all the rest of my sons.
Rubén, tú eres mi primogénito, Mi fuerza y primicia de mi vigor, Preeminente en dignidad, Preeminente en poder,
4 But you were as uncontrollable as a flood [SIM]. So now you will not be my most important son, because you climbed up onto my bed, and had sex with [MTY] my (concubine/slave who had become one of my wives). Your doing that caused me, your father, to have great shame.
Impetuoso como las aguas. No serás el principal, Pues subiste al lecho de tu padre y lo profanaste. ¡Él subió a mi lecho!
5 Simeon and Levi, you have both acted like criminals. You use your swords to act violently.
Simeón y Leví son hermanos, Sus armas son instrumentos de injusticia.
6 I do not want to be with you when you make evil plans [DOU]. I do not want to join you in your meetings, because you killed people when you became very angry, and you (hamstrung/cut the tendons in the legs of) oxen just to (have fun/see them suffer).
En su consejo no entre mi alma, Ni mi espíritu se una a su asamblea, Pues en su furia asesinaron hombres, Y en su temeridad desjarretaron bueyes.
7 God says, ‘I will (curse/cause bad things to happen to) them for being very angry, for acting very cruelly when they were very furious. I will scatter their descendants [MTY] throughout Israel land.’
Maldita sea su cólera, que fue fiera, Y su furor, que fue cruel, Los dispersaré entre Jacob Y los esparciré entre Israel.
8 Judah, your [older and younger] brothers will praise you. They will bow down before you, because you will thoroughly defeat [MTY] your enemies.
Judá, te alabarán tus hermanos. Tu mano estará sobre el cuello de tus enemigos. Se inclinarán ante ti los hijos de tu padre.
9 Judah is like a young lion [SIM] that has returned to its den satisfied after eating the animals that it has killed. He is like a lion that lies down and stretches out after eating; no one would dare to disturb it [RHQ].
Cachorro de león es Judá, De la presa subiste, hijo mío, Se agazapa y acecha como un león, Y como un león, ¿quién se atreve a despertarlo?
10 There will always be a ruler [MTY] from the descendants of Judah [MTY]. Each one will hold a scepter/staff to show that he has authority as a king. He will do that until the one to whom the scepter belongs comes, the one to whom the nations will bring tribute and show that they will obey him.
No será quitado el cetro de Judá, Ni el legislador de entre sus pies, Hasta que llegue Siloh, Y sea suya la obediencia de los pueblos.
11 The grapevines of Judah’s descendants will produce grapes very abundantly. As a result, they will not object to tying their young donkeys to the grapevines in order that the donkeys can eat the leaves of the grapevines. [Wine will be very plentiful, with the result that] they could wash their cloaks in wine that is as red as blood [MET].
Ata a la vid su pollino, Y a la cepa el pollino de su asna. Lava en vino su ropa, Y en sangre de uvas su manto.
12 Their eyes will be red because of [drinking too much] wine, but their teeth will be very white because of drinking much milk [from the cows].
Sus ojos están turbios por el vino, Y sus dientes blancos por la leche.
13 Zebulun, your descendants will live by the seashore where there will be a safe harbor for ships. Their land will extend north as far as Sidon [city].
Zabulón habitará en la costa de los mares. Él será puerto de navíos, Y su extremo llegará hasta Sidón.
14 Issachar, your descendants will be like strong donkeys that are lying down on the ground between their loads, [so tired that they cannot get up]!
Isacar, asno robusto, Que se echa entre dos apriscos.
15 They will see that their resting place is good, and that the land pleases them very much. But they will bend their backs to carry heavy loads and be forced to work for others.
Vio que el descanso era bueno Y la tierra placentera. Inclinó su hombro para cargar. Fue un esclavo de trabajo forzado.
16 Dan, although your tribe will be small, their leaders will rule their people just like the leaders of other tribes of Israel will rule their people.
Dan juzgará a su pueblo, Como una de las tribus de Israel.
17 Your descendants will be like snakes at the side of a road, like poisonous snakes lying beside a path. They will strike the heels of horses that pass by, causing the riders to fall backwards [as the horses rear up on their hind legs].”
Dan será serpiente junto al camino, Víbora junto al sendero, Que muerde los talones del caballo, Y su jinete cae hacia atrás.
18 Then Jacob prayed, “Yahweh, I am waiting for you to rescue me [from my enemies].”
Espero tu salvación, oh Yavé.
19 [Then Jacob continued telling his sons what would happen in the future. He said], “Gad, your tribe/descendants will be attacked by a group of bandits, but your tribe/descendants will pursue and attack them [MTY].
A Gad lo asaltarán salteadores, Pero él asaltará su retaguardia.
20 Asher, your descendants will eat good-tasting food; they will produce food that is delicious enough for kings to eat.
El pan de Aser es sustancioso, Y él producirá deleites reales.
21 Naphtali, your descendants will be like deer [MET] that are (free to/not tied down and can) run wherever they wish. They will give birth to children who are good-looking like (fawns/baby deer) [MET].
Neftalí es venada suelta Que dará hermosas crías.
22 Joseph, you will have many descendants [MET]. Their children will be as many as the fruit on a vine near a spring of water, whose branches extend over a wall.
Retoño fructífero es José, Retoño fructífero junto a un manantial, Sus ramas trepan sobre el muro.
23 Their enemies will attack them fiercely, and shoot at them with bows and arrows and pursue them.
Lo amargaron, lo flecharon y lo aborrecieron los arqueros,
24 But they will hold their bows steady and their arms will remain strong, because of the power [MTY] of my mighty God, because of Yahweh who guides and provides for me [MET] like a shepherd guides and provides for his sheep. The people of Israel will [ask Yahweh to protect them], [like people hide under] a huge [overhanging] to be protected.
Pero su arco permaneció firme. Fueron fortalecidos los brazos de sus manos, Por las manos del Fuerte de Jacob. De allí es el Pastor, la Roca de Israel,
25 God, the one whom I worship, will help your descendants. God Almighty will bless them by sending them rain from the sky and by giving them water from deep/far below the ground. He will give them many cattle and children [MET] (OR, and their cattle will have many offspring).
Por el ʼEL de tu padre, Quien te ayudará, Por ʼEL-Shadday, Quien te bendecirá Con bendiciones de los cielos arriba, Con bendiciones de las profundidades abajo, Con bendiciones de los pechos y de la matriz.
26 The blessings that I want God to give you are great ones. They are greater than the blessings that come from the eternal mountains, greater than the ones that come from the everlasting hills. Joseph, I pray that these blessings will (be given to you/come upon your head), because you are the leader of your [older] brothers [and younger brother].
Las bendiciones de tu padre Son mayores que las bendiciones de mis antepasados Hasta el límite extremo de las colinas eternas. Sean ellas sobre la cabeza de José, Y para la coronilla del príncipe entre sus hermanos.
27 Benjamin, your descendants will be like [MET] vicious/fierce wolves: In the morning they will kill their enemies like a wolf devours (its prey/the animals that it has killed), and in the evening they will divide among their warriors the spoils that they seized from their enemies.”
Benjamín, lobo depredador, En la mañana devorará la presa, Y por la tarde repartirá despojos.
28 Those twelve sons are the ancestors of the twelve tribes of Israel. That is what their father said to them as he blessed them, telling to each one words that were appropriate for him.
Todas estas son las 12 tribus de Israel, y esto es lo que les predijo su padre al bendecirlos a cada uno según la bendición que le correspondió.
29 Then Jacob said to his sons, “I will soon die. Bury my body where some of my ancestors are buried, in the cave that is in the field that was bought from Ephron, who belonged to the Heth people-group.
Luego les dio instrucciones y les dijo: Yo voy a ser reunido a mi pueblo. Sepúltenme con mis antepasados en la cueva que está en el campo de Efrón el heteo,
30 That field is in the Machpelah area, east of Mamre [town], in Canaan. My grandfather Abraham bought it from Ephron to use as a burial place.
en la cueva que está frente a Mamre en el campo de la Macpela, en la tierra de Canaán, la cual Abraham compró con el campo de Efrón heteo, como propiedad para sepultura.
31 That is where they buried him and his wife Sarah. That is where they buried my father Isaac and his wife Rebekah. And that is where I buried my wife Leah.
Allí sepultaron a Abraham y a su esposa Sara. Allí sepultaron a Isaac y a su esposa Rebeca, y allí sepulté yo a Lea.
32 That field and the cave in it were bought from the Heth people-group; so that is where I want you to bury me.”
El campo y la cueva que hay en él fueron comprados de los hijos de Het.
33 When Jacob finished giving those instructions to his sons, he lay down on his bed again. Then he died [IDM].
Cuando Jacob concluyó de dar instrucciones a sus hijos, encogió sus pies en la cama y expiró. Y fue reunido a su pueblo.
