Génesis 12
1 El Señor dijo a Abram: “Deja tu país, tus parientes y la casa de tu padre, y vete a la tierra que te mostraré.
Now Adonai said to Avram [Exalted father], “Leave your country, and your relatives, and your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you.
2 Haré de ti una gran nación. Te bendeciré y engrandeceré tu nombre. Serás una bendición.
I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing.
3 Bendeciré a los que te bendigan y maldeciré a los que te traten con desprecio. Todas las familias de la tierra serán bendecidas por ti”.
I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
4 Así que Abram se fue, como Yahvé le había dicho. Lot lo acompañó. Abram tenía setenta y cinco años cuando partió de Harán.
So Avram [Exalted father] went out, as Adonai had told him. Lot [Veil, Covering] went with him. Avram [Exalted father] was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran [Mountaineer].
5 Abram tomó a Sarai, su esposa, a Lot, el hijo de su hermano, todas las posesiones que habían reunido y el pueblo que habían adquirido en Harán, y se fueron a la tierra de Canaán. Entraron en la tierra de Canaán.
Avram [Exalted father] took Sarai [Mockery] his wife, Lot [Veil, Covering] his brother’s son, all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran [Mountaineer], and they went to go into the land of Canaan [Humbled]. They entered into the land of Canaan [Humbled].
6 Abram pasó por la tierra hasta el lugar de Siquem, hasta la encina de Moreh. En ese momento, los cananeos estaban en la tierra.
Avram [Exalted father] passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. The Canaanites [Descendants of Humbled] were in the land, then.
7 Yahvé se le apareció a Abram y le dijo: “Le daré esta tierra a tu descendencia”. Allí construyó un altar a Yahvé, que se le había aparecido.
Adonai appeared to Avram [Exalted father] and said, “I will give this land to your seed.” He built an altar there to Adonai, who had appeared to him.
8 Salió de allí para ir a la montaña que está al este de Betel y acampó, teniendo Betel al oeste y Hai al este. Allí construyó un altar a Yahvé e invocó el nombre de Yahvé.
He left from there to go to the mountain on the east of Beth-el [House of God] and pitched his tent, having Beth-el [House of God] on the west, and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to Adonai and called on Adonai’s name.
9 Abram siguió viajando, todavía en dirección al sur.
Avram [Exalted father] traveled, still going on toward the South.
10 Hubo hambre en la tierra. Abram bajó a Egipto para vivir como extranjero allí, porque el hambre era grave en la tierra.
There was a famine in the land. Avram [Exalted father] went down into Egypt [Abode of slavery] to live as a foreigner there, for the famine was severe in the land.
11 Cuando estuvo a punto de entrar en Egipto, le dijo a Sarai, su esposa: “Mira ahora, sé que eres una mujer hermosa de ver.
When he had come near to enter Egypt [Abode of slavery], he said to Sarai [Mockery] his wife, “See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look at.
12 Sucederá que cuando los egipcios te vean, dirán: ‘Esta es su mujer’. A mí me matarán, pero a ti te salvarán viva.
It will happen, when the Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery] see you, that they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ They will kill me, but they will save you alive.
13 Por favor, di que eres mi hermana, para que me vaya bien por ti y para que mi alma viva gracias a ti.”
Please say that you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that my soul may live because of you.”
14 Cuando Abram llegó a Egipto, los egipcios vieron que la mujer era muy hermosa.
When Avram [Exalted father] had come into Egypt [Abode of slavery], Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery] saw that the woman was very beautiful.
15 Los príncipes del faraón la vieron y la alabaron ante el faraón; y la mujer fue llevada a la casa del faraón.
The princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
16 Este trató bien a Abram por causa de ella. Tuvo ovejas, ganado, asnos machos, siervos machos, siervas hembras, asnos hembras y camellos.
He dealt well with Avram [Exalted father] for her sake. He had sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
17 El Señor afligió al faraón y a su casa con grandes plagas a causa de Sarai, la esposa de Abram.
Adonai afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai [Mockery], Avram [Exalted father]’s wife.
18 El faraón llamó a Abram y le dijo: “¿Qué es esto que me has hecho? ¿Por qué no me dijiste que era tu mujer?
Pharaoh called Avram [Exalted father] and said, “What is this that you have done to me? Why didn’t you tell me that she was your wife?
19 ¿Por qué dijiste: ‘Es mi hermana’, para que la tomara por esposa? Ahora, pues, ve a tu mujer, tómala y vete”.
Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her to be my wife? Now therefore, see your wife, take her, and go your way.”
20 El faraón ordenó a los hombres que se ocuparan de él, y lo escoltaron con su mujer y todo lo que tenía.
Pharaoh enjoined men concerning him, and they escorted him away with his wife and all that he had.
