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 after Isaac was old, that his eyes were dimmed so that he could not see; and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him, My son; and he said, Behold, I [am here].
2 Y dijo: “Mira, yo soy viejo, y no sé el día de mi muerte.
And he said, Behold, I am grown old, and 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 then take the weapons, both your quiver and your bow, and go into the plain, and get me venison,
4 y prepárame un buen guiso, según mi gusto, y tráemele para comida, y mi alma te bendecirá antes de morirme.”
and make me meats, as I like them, and bring them to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you, 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 Rebecca heard Isaac speaking to Esau his son; and Esau went to the plain to procure venison for his father.
6 habló Rebeca con Jacob, su hijo, diciendo: “Mira, he oído a tu padre cómo hablando con Esaú tu hermano, le decía:
And Rebecca said to Jacob her younger son, Behold, I heard your father speaking to Esau your brother, saying,
7 ‘Tráeme caza, y hazme un buen guiso para comida, y te bendeciré delante de Yahvé antes de morirme’.
Bring me venison, and prepare me meats, that I may eat and bless you before the Lord before I die.
8 Ahora bien, hijo mío, oye mi voz en lo que te mando.
Now then, my son, listen to me, as I command you.
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;
And go to the cattle and take for me thence two kids, tender and good, and I will make them meats for your father, as he likes.
10 y se lo presentarás a tu padre, el cual lo comerá y te bendecirá antes de su muerte”.
And you shall bring them in to your father, and he shall eat, that your father may bless you before he dies.
11 Contestó Jacob a Rebeca, su madre: “Mira que Esaú, mi hermano, es hombre velludo, y yo lampiño.
And Jacob said to his mother Rebecca, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I 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.”
Peradventure my father may feel me, and I shall be before him as one ill-intentioned, and I shall bring upon me a curse, 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, On me be your curse, son; only listen to my voice, and go and bring [them] 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.
So he went and took and brought them to his mother; and his mother made meats, as his father liked [them].
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 Rebecca having taken the fine raiment of her elder son Esau which was with her in the house, put it on 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 on his arms the skins of the kids, and on the bare parts of his neck.
17 Luego puso el guiso y el pan que había preparado, en manos de Jacob su hijo,
And she gave the meats, and the loaves which she had prepared, into the hands of Jacob her son.
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 brought [them] to his father, and said, Father; and he said, Behold I [am here]; who are you, 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, Esau your firstborn, have done as you told me; rise, sit, and eat of my venison, that your 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, What is this which you have quickly found? And he said, That which the Lord your God presented before me.
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, Draw night to me, and I will feel you, son, if you are my 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 drew near to his father Isaac, 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 knew him not, for his hands were as the hands of his brother Esau, hairy; and he blessed him,
24 Pero repitió la pregunta: “¿Eres tú realmente mi hijo Esaú?” Y él respondió: “Soy yo.”
and he said, Are you my 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 hither, and I will eat of your venison, son, that my soul may bless you; and he brought [it] near to him, and he ate, and he brought him wine, and he drank.
26 Después le dijo Isaac, su padre: “Acércate y bésame, hijo mío.”
And Isaac his father said to him, Draw near to me, and kiss me, 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 drew near and kissed him, and smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him, and said, Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of an abundant field, which the Lord 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 may God give you of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of corn and 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!”
And let nations serve you, and princes bow down to you, and be you lord of your brother, and the sons of your father shall do you reverence; accursed is he that curses you, and blessed is he that blesses you.
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 after Isaac had ceased blessing his son Jacob, it even came to pass, just when Jacob had 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 had made meats and brought them to his father; and he said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's venison, that your 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 you? And he said, I am your firstborn son 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 was amazed with very great amazement, and said, Who then is it that has procured venison for me and brought it to me? and I have eaten of all before you came, and I have blessed him, and 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!”
And it came to pass when Esau heard the words of his father Isaac, he cried out with a great and very bitter cry, and said, Bless, I pray you, me also, father.
35 Mas él respondió: “Ha venido tu hermano con engaño, y se ha llevado tu bendición.”
And he said to him, Your brother has come with subtlety, and taken your 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, Rightly was his name called Jacob, for behold! this second time has he supplanted me; he has both taken my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing; and Esau said to his father, Hast you not left a blessing for me, father?
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, If I have made him your lord, and have made all his brethren his servants, and have strengthened him with corn and wine, what then shall I do for you, 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, Hast you [only] one blessing, father? Bless, I pray you, me also, father. And Isaac being troubled, Esau cried aloud 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, your dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, 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 you shall live by your sword, and shall serve your brother; and there shall be [a time] when you shall break and loosen his yoke from off your 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 was angry with Jacob because of the blessing, with which his father blessed him; and Esau said in his mind, Let the days of my father's mourning draw near, that I may 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 reported to Rebecca, and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, Esau your brother threatens you to kill you.
43 Ahora, pues, hijo mío, oye mi voz: levántate y huye a Harán, a casa de mi hermano Labán;
Now then, my son, hear my voice, and rise and depart quickly into Mesopotamia to Laban my brother into Charran.
44 y estarás con él algún tiempo, hasta que se apacigüe la cólera de tu hermano;
And dwell with him certain days, until your brother's anger
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?
and rage depart from you, and he forget what you have done to him; and I will send and fetch you thence, lest at any time I should 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 Rebecca said to Isaac, I am weary of my life, because of the daughters of the sons of Chet; if Jacob shall take a wife of the daughters of this land, therefore should I live?
