Génesis 32
1 Jacob siguió su camino y unos ángeles de Dios vinieron a su encuentro.
Likewise, Jacob continued on the journey that he had begun. And the Angels of God met him.
2 Cuando los vio dijo: “¡Este debe ser el campamento de Dios!” Y llamó al lugar “Dos campamentos”.
When he had seen them, he said, “These are the Encampments of God.” And he called the name of that place Mahanaim, that is, ‘Encampments.’
3 Entonces envió mensajeros a su hermano Esaú, que vivía en la región de Seír, en el país de Edom.
Then he also sent messengers before him to his brother Esau, in the land of Seir, in the region of Edom.
4 Y les dijo: “Esto es lo que deben decirle a mi señor Esaú: Tu siervo Jacob te envía este mensaje. He estado con Labán hasta ahora,
And he instructed them, saying: “You shall speak in this way to my lord Esau: ‘Your brother Jacob says these things: “I have sojourned with Laban, and I have been with him until the present day.
5 y tengo ganado, asnos, ovejas y cabras, así como esclavos y esclavas. He enviado a estos mensajeros para explicarte esto, mi señor, esperando que te alegresde verme”.
I have oxen, and donkeys, and sheep, and men servants, and women servants. And now I send an ambassador to my lord, so that I may find favor in your sight.”’”
6 Los mensajeros volvieron a Jacob y le dijeron: “¡Su hermano Esaú viene a recibirle con 400 hombres armados!”
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We went to your brother Esau, and behold, he rushes to meet you with four hundred men.”
7 Cuando Jacob escuchó esto, estaba absolutamente aterrorizado. Dividió a toda la gente con él, junto con las ovejas, las cabras, el ganado y los camellos, en dos grupos,
Jacob was very afraid. And in his terror, he divided the people who were with him, likewise the flocks, and the sheep, and the oxen, and the camels, into two companies,
8 diciéndose a sí mismo: “Si Esaú viene y destruye un grupo, el otro puede escapar”.
saying: “If Esau goes to one company, and strikes it, the other company, which is left behind, will be saved.”
9 Entonces Jacob oró: “¡Dios de mi abuelo Abraham, Dios de mi padre Isaac! Señor, tú fuiste quien me dijo: ‘Vuelve a tu país y a la casa de tu familia, y te trataré bien’
And Jacob said: “God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O Lord who said to me: ‘Return to your land, and to the place of your nativity, and I will do well for you.’
10 No merezco todo el amor y la fidelidad que has mostrado a tu siervo. Crucé el Jordán hace años con sólo mi bastón, y ahora tengo dos grandes campamentos.
I am less than any of your compassions and your truth, which you have fulfilled to your servant. With my staff I crossed over this Jordan. And now I go back with two companies.
11 Por favor, sálvame de mi hermano; ¡defiéndeme de Esaú! Me aterra que venga a atacarme a mí, a mis mujeres y a mis hijos.
Rescue me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am very afraid of him, lest perhaps he may come and strike down the mother with the sons.
12 Tú mismo me dijiste: ‘Sin duda alguna te trataré bien. Haré que tus descendientes sean tan numerosos como la arena de la playa, demasiados para contarlos’”.
You did say that you would do well by me, and that you would expand my offspring like the sand of the sea, which, because of its multitude, cannot be numbered.”
13 Jacob pasó la noche allí. Luego escogió animales como regalo para su hermano Esaú:
And when he had slept there that night, he separated, from the things that he had, gifts for his brother Esau:
14 200 cabras hembras, 20 cabras machos; 200 ovejas, 20 carneros;
two hundred she-goats, twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,
15 30 camellos hembras con sus crías, 40 vacas, 10 toros; 20 burros hembras, 10 burros machos.
thirty milking camels with their young, forty cows, and twenty bulls, twenty she-donkeys, and ten of their young.
16 Puso a sus sirvientes a cargo de cada uno de los rebaños y les dijo: “Adelántense y mantengan una buena distancia entre los rebaños”.
And he sent them by the hands of his servants, each flock separately, and he said to his servants: “Pass before me, and let there be a space between flock and flock.”
17 A los que tenían el primer rebaño les dio estas instrucciones: “Cuando mi hermano Esaú se encuentre con ustedes y les pregunte: ‘¿Quién es su amo, a dónde van, y de quién son estos animales que vienen con ustedes’
And he instructed the first, saying: “If you happen to meet my brother Esau, and he questions you: “Whose are you?” or, “Where are you going?” or, “Whose are these which follow you?”
18 deberán decirle: ‘Tu siervo Jacob envía estos como regalo a mi señor Esaú, y viene detrás de nosotros’”.
you shall respond: “Your servant Jacob’s. He has sent them as a gift to my lord Esau. And he is also coming after us.”
19 A los que tenían el segundo, el tercero, y todos los rebaños subsiguientes lesdio las mismas instrucciones, diciéndoles: “Esto es lo que deben decirle a Esaú cuando se encuentre con ustedes.
Similarly, he gave orders to the second, and the third, and to all who followed the flocks, saying: “Speak these same words to Esau, when you find him.
20 Y también deben decirle: ‘Tu siervo Jacob viene justo detrás de nosotros’”.
And you will add: ‘Your servant Jacob himself also follows after us, for he said: “I will appease him with the gifts that go ahead, and after this, I will see him; perhaps he will be gracious to me.”’”
21 Así que los regalos iban adelante mientras Jacob pasaba la noche en el campamento.
And so the gifts went before him, but he himself lodged that night in the camp.
22 Se levantó durante la noche y tomó a sus dos esposas y a las dos criadas personales y a sus once hijos, y cruzó el río Jaboc.
And when he had arisen early, he took his two wives, and the same number of handmaids, with his eleven sons, and he crossed over the ford of Jabbok.
23 Después de ayudarles a cruzar, también les envió todo lo que les pertenecía.
And having delivered over all the things that belonged to him,
24 Pero Jacob se quedó allí solo. Un hombre vino y luchó con él hasta el amanecer.
he remained alone. And behold, a man wrestled with him until morning.
25 Cuando el hombre se dio cuenta de que no podía vencer a Jacob, golpeó la cavidad de la cadera de Jacob y la desarticuló mientras luchaba con él.
And when he saw that he would not be able to overcome him, he touched the nerve of his thigh, and immediately it withered.
26 Entonces el hombre dijo: “Déjame ir porque ya casi ha amanecido”. “No te dejaré ir a menos que me bendigas”, respondió Jacob.
And he said to him, “Release me, for now the dawn ascends.” He responded, “I will not release you, unless you bless me.”
27 “¿Cómo te llamas?” le preguntó el hombre. “Jacob”, respondió él.
Therefore he said, “What is your name?” He answered, “Jacob.”
28 “Tu nombre no será más Jacob”, dijo el hombre. “En su lugar te llamarás Israel, porque luchaste con Dios y con los hombres, y ganaste”.
But he said, “Your name will not be called Jacob, but Israel; for if you have been strong against God, how much more will you prevail against men?”
29 “Por favor, dime tu nombre”, preguntó Jacob. “¿Por qué me preguntas mi nombre?” respondió el hombre. Entonces bendijo a Jacob allí.
Jacob questioned him, “Tell me, by what name are you called?” He responded, “Why do you ask my name?” And he blessed him in the same place.
30 Jacob nombró el lugar Peniel, diciendo: “¡Vi a Dios cara a cara y todavía estoy vivo!”
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, “I have seen God face to face, and my soul has been saved.”
31 Y cuando Jacob se fue de Peniel, ya salía el sol, e iba cojeando por su cadera fracturada.
And immediately the sun rose upon him, after he had crossed beyond Peniel. Yet in truth, he limped on his foot.
32 (Por eso, aún hoy, los israelitas no se comen el tendón del muslo que está unido a la cuenca de la cadera, porque ahí es donde el hombre golpeó la cuenca de la cadera de Jacob).
For this reason, the sons of Israel, even to the present day, do not eat the nerve that withered in Jacob’s thigh, because he touched the nerve of his thigh and it was obstructed.
