Génesis 27
1 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.”
And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, My son. And he said to him, Here I am.
2 Y dijo: “Mira, yo soy viejo, y no sé el día de mi muerte.
And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death.
3 Toma, pues, ahora tus armas, tu aljaba, y tu arco, y sal al campo, cázame algo,
Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take venison for me.
4 y prepárame un buen guiso, según mi gusto, y tráemele para comida, y mi alma te bendecirá antes de morirme.”
And make savory food for me, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat, that my soul may bless thee before I die.
5 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,
And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
6 habló Rebeca con Jacob, su hijo, diciendo: “Mira, he oído a tu padre cómo hablando con Esaú tu hermano, le decía:
And Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak to Esau thy brother, saying,
7 ‘Tráeme caza, y hazme un buen guiso para comida, y te bendeciré delante de Yahvé antes de morirme’.
Bring venison for me, and make savory food for me, that I may eat, and bless thee before Jehovah before my death.
8 Ahora bien, hijo mío, oye mi voz en lo que te mando.
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
9 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;
Go now to the flock, and fetch me two good kids of the goats from there. And I will make them savory food for thy father, such as he loves.
10 y se lo presentarás a tu padre, el cual lo comerá y te bendecirá antes de su muerte”.
And thou shall bring it to thy father, that he may eat, so that he may bless thee before his death.
11 Contestó Jacob a Rebeca, su madre: “Mira que Esaú, mi hermano, es hombre velludo, y yo lampiño.
And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
12 Quizás me palpe mi padre; seré entonces a sus ojos como quien se burla de él y me acarrearé maldición, en lugar de bendición.”
My father will perhaps feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver. And I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
13 Replicole su madre: “Sobre mí tu maldición, hijo mío; oye tan solo mi voz, anda y tráemelos.”
And his mother said to him, Upon me be thy curse, my son. Only obey my voice, and go fetch them for me.
14 Fue, pues, a tomarlos, y los trajo a su madre; e hizo su madre un sabroso guiso, como le gustaba a su padre.
And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother. And his mother made savory food, such as his father loved.
15 Después tomó Rebeca vestidos de Esaú, su hijo mayor, los mejores que tenía en casa, y los vistió a Jacob, su hijo menor.
And Rebekah took the goodly garments of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son.
16 Y con las pieles de los cabritos le cubrió las manos y la parte lisa de su cuello.
And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck.
17 Luego puso el guiso y el pan que había preparado, en manos de Jacob su hijo,
And she gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
18 el cual entró donde estaba su padre, y dijo “Padre mío”, a lo que este respondió: “Heme aquí; ¿quién eres, hijo mío?”
And he came to his father, and said, My father. And he said, Here I am. Who are thou, my son?
19 “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.”
And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau thy firstborn. I have done according as thou bade me. Arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
20 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.”
And Isaac said to his son, How is it that thou have found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because Jehovah thy God sent me good speed.
21 Dijo entonces Isaac a Jacob: “Acércate, y te palparé, a ver si realmente eres o no mi hijo Esaú.”
And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
22 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.”
And Jacob went near to Isaac his father. And he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
23 Y no lo reconoció, porque sus manos estaban velludas, como las manos de su hermano Esaú y así lo bendijo.
And he did not discern him, because his hands were hairy as his brother Esau's hands. So he blessed him.
24 Pero repitió la pregunta: “¿Eres tú realmente mi hijo Esaú?” Y él respondió: “Soy yo.”
And he said, Are thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
25 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.
And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he ate. And he brought wine to him, and he drank.
26 Después le dijo Isaac, su padre: “Acércate y bésame, hijo mío.”
And his father Isaac said to him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
27 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.
And he came near, and kissed him. And he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field that Jehovah has blessed.
28 ¡Te de Dios del rocío del cielo, y de la grosura de la tierra, y abundancia de trigo y de vino!
And God give thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.
29 ¡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!”
Let peoples serve thee, and nations bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brothers, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be he who curses thee, and blessed be he who blesses thee.
30 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.
And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
31 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.”
And he also made savory food, and brought it to his father. And he said to his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.
32 Isaac, su padre, le dijo: “¿Quién eres tú?” Le contestó: “Soy tu hijo, el primogénito tuyo Esaú.”
And Isaac his father said to him, Who are thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn, Esau.
33 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?”
And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who then is he who has taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou came, and have blessed him? Yea, he shall be blessed.
34 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!”
When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
35 Mas él respondió: “Ha venido tu hermano con engaño, y se ha llevado tu bendición.”
And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and has taken away thy blessing.
36 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?
And he said, Is not he rightly name Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright, and, behold, now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Have thou not reserved a blessing for me?
37 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?”
And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brothers I have given to him for servants, and I have sustained him with grain and new wine. And what then shall I do for thee, my son?
38 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.
And Esau said to his father, Have thou but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
39 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.
And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, of the fatness of the earth shall be thy dwelling, and of the dew of heaven from above.
40 De tu espada vivirás, y servirás a tu hermano, pero cuando empieces a dominar, romperás su yugo de sobre tu cerviz.”
And by thy sword thou shall live, and thou shall serve thy brother. And it shall come to pass, when thou shall break loose, that thou shall shake his yoke from off thy neck.
41 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.”
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will kill my brother Jacob.
42 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.
And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah. And she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, thy brother Esau comforts himself concerning thee, to kill thee.
43 Ahora, pues, hijo mío, oye mi voz: levántate y huye a Harán, a casa de mi hermano Labán;
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice, and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran.
44 y estarás con él algún tiempo, hasta que se apacigüe la cólera de tu hermano;
And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turns away,
45 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?
until thy brother's anger turns away from thee, and he forgets that which thou have done to him. Then I will send, and fetch thee from there. Why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?
46 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?”
And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
