Génesis 49
1 Jacob entonces llamó a sus hijos y les dijo: “Reúnanse para que pueda decirles lo que les va a pasar en el futuro.
Jacob summoned all his sons, and said to them,
2 Vengan aquí, hijos de Jacob, y escuchen a su padre Israel.
“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.
3 “Rubén: Tú eres mi primogénito, concebido cuando era fuerte, nacido cuando era vigoroso. Estuviste por encima de todos los demás en posición y en poder.
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.
4 Pero tú hierves como el agua, así que ya no estarás más por encima de nadie, porque fuiste y te acostaste con mi concubina; violaste mi lecho matrimonial.
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.
5 “Simeón y Levi son dos de la misma clase, usan sus armas para la violencia destructiva.
Simeon and Levi, you have both acted like criminals. You use your swords to act violently.
6 Me niego a ser parte de sus decisiones; me niego a participar en lo que hacen. Porque mataron a los hombres en su ira; lisiaron al ganado sólo por diversión.
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).
7 Maldigo su ira porque es demasiado dura; maldigo su furia porque es demasiado cruel. Separaré a sus descendientes a través de Jacob; los dispersaré por todo Israel.
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.’
8 “Judá: tus hermanos te alabarán. Derrotarás a tus enemigos. Los hijos de tu padre se inclinarán ante ti en señal de respeto.
Judah, your [older and younger] brothers will praise you. They will bow down before you, because you will thoroughly defeat [MTY] your enemies.
9 Mi hijo Judá es un joven león que vuelve después de comersea su presa. Se agacha y se acuesta como un león. Así como un león, ¿quién se atrevería a molestarlo?
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].
10 Judá siempre sostendrá el cetro, y el bastón de la autoridad estará siempre a sus pies hasta que venga Siloé; las naciones le obedecerán.
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.
11 Ata su asno a la vid, y el potro de su asno a la mejor vid. Lava sus ropas en vino, sus túnicas en el jugo rojo de las uvas.
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].
12 Sus ojos brillan más que el vino, y sus dientes son más blancos que la leche.
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].
13 “Zabulón vivirá a la orilla del mar y será un puerto para los barcos; su territorio se extenderá hacia Sidón.
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].
14 “Isacar es un asno fuerte, acostado entre dos alforjas.
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]!
15 Ve que el lugar donde descansa es bueno, y la tierra es encantadora, por lo que está dispuesto a inclinar la espalda para aceptar la carga y trabajar como esclavo.
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.
16 “Dan juzgará a su pueblo como una de las tribus de Israel.
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.
17 Dan será tan peligroso como una serpiente al lado del camino, una víbora por el sendero que muerde el talón del caballo, haciendo caer a su jinete de espaldas.
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].”
18 “Confío en ti para que me salves, Señor.
Then Jacob prayed, “Yahweh, I am waiting for you to rescue me [from my enemies].”
19 “Los jinetes atacarán a Gad, pero él atacará sus talones.
[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].
20 “Aser tendrá una comida deliciosa, producirá comida de lujo para la realeza.
Asher, your descendants will eat good-tasting food; they will produce food that is delicious enough for kings to eat.
21 “Neftalí es un ciervo que puede correr libremente; da a luz a hermosos cervatillos.
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].
22 “José es un árbol fructífero, un árbol fructífero al lado de un manantial, cuyas ramas trepan por la pared.
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.
23 Los arqueros lo atacaron vilmente; le dispararon sus flechas con odio.
Their enemies will attack them fiercely, and shoot at them with bows and arrows and pursue them.
24 Pero él mantuvo su arco firme, y sus brazos y manos se movieron rápidamente con la fuerza del Poderoso de Jacob, que se llama el Pastor, la Roca de Israel.
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.
25 El Dios de tu padre te ayudará y el Todopoderoso te bendecirá con bendiciones de los cielos de arriba, con bendiciones de las profundidades abajo, con bendiciones para muchos hijos.
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).
26 Las bendiciones que recibió tu padre fueron mayores que las bendiciones de sus antepasados, más que las bendiciones de las montañas eternas. Que estén sobre la cabeza de José, en la frente del que se apartó como líder de sus hermanos.
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].
27 “Benjamín es un lobo feroz. Por la mañana destruye a sus enemigos, por la tarde divide el botín”.
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.”
28 Estas son todas las doce tribus de Israel, y esto es lo que les dijo su padre al bendecirlas, cada una según sus respectivas bendiciones.
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.
29 Luego les dio las siguientes instrucciones: “Voy a morir pronto. Entiérrenme con mis antepasados en la cueva que está en el campo de Efrón el hitita.
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.
30 Esta es la cueva que está en el campo de Macpela, cerca de Mamré, en Canaán, y que Abraham compró junto con el campo de Efrón el Hitita para tenerlo como lugar de sepultura.
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.
31 Abraham y su esposa Sara fueron enterrados allí, Isaac y su esposa Rebeca fueron enterrados allí, y yo enterré a Lea allí.
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.
32 El campo y la cueva fueron comprados a los hititas”.
That field and the cave in it were bought from the Heth people-group; so that is where I want you to bury me.”
33 Cuando Jacob terminó de dar estas instrucciones levantó los pies en el lecho, respiró por última vez y se unió a sus antepasados en la muerte.
When Jacob finished giving those instructions to his sons, he lay down on his bed again. Then he died [IDM].
