Génesis 49
1 Jacob llamó a sus hijos y les dijo “Reúnanse, para que les diga lo que les sucederá en los días venideros.
Jacob summoned all his sons, and said to them,
2 Reúnanse y escuchen, hijos de Jacob. Escucha a Israel, tu padre.
“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, mi fuerza y el principio de mi fortaleza, sobresaliendo en dignidad, y sobresaliendo 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 Hirviendo como el agua, no sobresaldrás, porque subiste a la cama de tu padre, y luego lo profanó. Subió a mi sofá.
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 Leví son hermanos. Sus espadas son armas de violencia.
Simeon and Levi, you have both acted like criminals. You use your swords to act violently.
6 Alma mía, no entres en su consejo. Gloria mía, no te unas a su asamblea; porque en su ira mataron a los hombres. En su voluntad propia, han maniatado al ganado.
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 Maldita sea su cólera, porque era feroz; y su ira, pues era cruel. Los dividiré en Jacob, y los dispersaré en 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. Tu mano estará en el cuello de tus enemigos. Los hijos de tu padre se inclinarán ante ti.
Judah, your [older and younger] brothers will praise you. They will bow down before you, because you will thoroughly defeat [MTY] your enemies.
9 Judá es un cachorro de león. De la presa, hijo mío, has subido. Se agachó, se agazapó como un león, como una leona. ¿Quién lo despertará?
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 El cetro no se apartará de Judá, ni el bastón de mando de entre sus pies, hasta que llegue a quien le corresponde. La obediencia de los pueblos será a él.
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 Atando su potro a la vid, el potro de su asno a la cepa elegida, ha lavado su ropa en vino, sus ropas en la sangre 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 estarán rojos de vino, sus dientes blancos de 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 habitará en el puerto del mar. Será para un puerto de barcos. Su frontera estará en 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, tumbado entre las 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 Vio un lugar de descanso, que era bueno, la tierra, que era agradable. Inclina su hombro ante la carga, y se convierte en un siervo haciendo trabajos forzados.
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 una serpiente en el camino, un sumador en el camino, que muerde los talones del caballo, para que su jinete caiga hacia atrás.
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 He esperado tu salvación, Yahvé.
Then Jacob prayed, “Yahweh, I am waiting for you to rescue me [from my enemies].”
19 “Una tropa presionará a Gad, pero les presionará el talón.
[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 “La comida de Asher será rica. Producirá manjares reales.
Asher, your descendants will eat good-tasting food; they will produce food that is delicious enough for kings to eat.
21 “Neftalí es una cierva liberada, que lleva 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 una vid fructífera, una vid fructífera junto a un manantial. Sus ramas pasan por encima de 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 han afligido gravemente, le dispararon y le persiguieron:
Their enemies will attack them fiercely, and shoot at them with bows and arrows and pursue them.
24 Pero su arco siguió siendo fuerte. Los brazos de sus manos se hicieron fuertes, por las manos del Poderoso de Jacob, (de allí es el pastor, la piedra 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 por el Dios de tu padre, que te ayudará, por el Todopoderoso, que te bendecirá, con las bendiciones del cielo, las bendiciones de las profundidades que se encuentran debajo, bendiciones de los pechos, y del vientre.
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 de tu padre han prevalecido sobre las de mis antepasados, por encima de los límites de las antiguas colinas. Estarán en la cabeza de José, en la coronilla del que se separa 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 voraz. Por la mañana devorará la presa. Al anochecer repartirá 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 Todas estas son las doce tribus de Israel, y esto es lo que su padre les habló y los bendijo. Bendijo a cada uno según su propia bendición.
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 Los instruyó y les dijo: “Voy a ser reunido con mi pueblo. Entiérrenme con mis padres 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 en la cueva que está en el campo de Macpela, que está delante de Mamre, en la tierra de Canaán, que Abraham compró con el campo de Efrón el hitita 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 Allí enterraron a Abraham y a Sara, su esposa. Allí enterraron a Isaac y a Rebeca, su mujer, y allí enterré a Lea:
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 que hay en él, que fue comprada a los hijos de Het.”
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 encargar a sus hijos, recogió sus pies en el lecho, exhaló su último aliento y se reunió con su pueblo.
When Jacob finished giving those instructions to his sons, he lay down on his bed again. Then he died [IDM].
