Genesis 22
1 Several years later, God tested Abraham [to find out] whether Abraham [really trusted in him and would obey him]. He called out to Abraham, and Abraham replied, “I’m here.”
Algún tiempo después, Dios puso a prueba a Abraham. Y lo llamó: “¡Abraham!” “Aquí estoy”, respondió Abraham.
2 God said, “Your son, Isaac, whom you love very much, is the only son [who is still here with you]. But take him and go together to the Moriah region. Offer him as a sacrifice like a burnt offering, on a hill that I will show you.”
Entonces Dios le dijo: “Ve con tu hijo, el hijo al que amas, tu único hijo, a la tierra de Moriah y sacrifícalo como una ofrenda quemada sobre el altar en una de las montañas que yo te mostraré”.
3 So Abraham got up early the next morning, put a saddle on his donkey, and took with him two of his servants along with his son, Isaac. He also chopped some wood to kindle a fire for a burnt offering. Then they started traveling to the place God told him about.
A la mañana siguiente, Abraham se levantó temprano y ensilló su asno. Tomó consigo a dos siervos y a Isaac, y se fue a cortar leña para quemar la ofrenda. Y se fue con ellos al lugar que Dios le había dicho.
4 On the third day of their travels, Abraham looked up and saw in the distance the place where God wanted him to go.
Después de viajar por tres días, Abraham pudo finalmente ver el lugar a la distancia.
5 Abraham said to his servants, “You two stay here with the donkey while the boy and I go over there. We will worship God there, and then we will come back to you.”
Y le dijo a sus siervos: “Esperen aquí con el asno mientras yo voy con mi hijo y adoro a Dios. Después regresaremos”.
6 Then Abraham took the wood to kindle a fire for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, for him to carry. Abraham carried in his hand a [pan containing burning coals to start a] fire, and a knife, and the two of them walked along together.
Entonces Abraham hizo que Isaac cargara la leña para la ofrenda que debía quemar, mientras que él llevaba el fuego y el cuchillo, y caminaron juntos.
7 Then Isaac spoke to his father Abraham, saying, “My father!” Abraham replied, “Yes, my son, I’m here!” Isaac said, “Look, we have wood and [coals to light] a fire, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”
Isaac le dijo a Abraham, “Padre…” “Dime, hijo…” respondió Abraham. “Puedo ver que tenemos el fuego y la madera, pero ¿dónde está el cordero para la ofrenda que vamos a quemar?” preguntó Isaac.
8 Abraham replied, “My son, God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering.” So the two of them continued walking along together.
“Dios proveerá el cordero para la ofrenda que vamos a quemar, hijo mío”, respondió Abraham, y siguieron caminando juntos.
9 They arrived at the place God had told him about. There, Abraham built a stone altar and arranged the wood on top of it. Then he tied his son Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.
Cuando llegaron al lugar que Dios les había mostrado, Abraham construyó un altar y puso sobre él la leña. Entonces amarró a su hijo Isaac y lo puso sobe el altar sobre la madera.
10 Then Abraham took the knife and reached out to kill his son.
Y Abraham tomó el cuchillo, listo para sacrificar a su hijo.
11 But an angel [who was really Yahweh] called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham! Abraham!” Abraham replied, “I’m here!”
Pero el ángel del Señor le gritó fuerte desde el cielo, diciendo “¡Abraham! ¡Abraham!” “Sí, aquí estoy”, respondió.
12 The angel said, “Do not harm the boy or do anything to injure him, because now I know that you respect and obey God. I know that because you have not refused to sacrifice your son, the only son [who is still with you].”
Entonces el ángel le dijo: “¡No toques al niño! No le hagas nada, porque ahora sé que realmente obedeces a Dios, pues no te negaste a darme a tu hijo, a tu único hijo”.
13 Then Abraham looked up and saw that a ram was nearby, whose horns had been caught in a (thicket/clump of bushes). So Abraham went over and grabbed the ram [and killed it], and sacrificed it on the altar as a burnt offering, instead of his son.
Abraham entonces elevó su mirada y vio a un carnero que estaba enredado con sus cuernos en medio de los arbustos. Trajo al carnero y lo sacrificó como ofrenda en lugar de su hijo.
14 Abraham named that place ‘Yahweh will provide’. And to the present day, people say, “On Yahweh’s mountain, he will provide.”
Y Abraham llamó a aquél lugar “El Señor proveerá”. Esa es una frase que la gente usa aun hoy: “El Señor proveerá en esta montaña”.
15 The angel [who was really Yahweh] called out to Abraham from heaven a second time.
Entonces el ángel del Señor gritó otra vez a Abraham desde el cielo:
16 He said, “I, Yahweh your Lord, am telling you that you did what I told you, and you have not refused to sacrifice your only son [that is with you]. So I say, ‘I solemnly swear, with myself as my witness,
“Te juro por mí mismo, dice el Señor, que por lo que has hecho y por no haberte negado a darme a tu hijo, a tu único hijo,
17 that some day your descendants will be as numerous as the stars in the sky and the grains of sand on the seashore. And your descendants will defeat their enemies and capture their cities [SYN].’
puedes estar seguro de que te bendeciré y te daré muchos descendientes. Serán tan numerosos como las estrellas del cielo y la arena del mar, y conquistarán a sus enemigos.
18 You obeyed me, so by means of your descendants the people of all the nations on the earth will be blessed.”
Y todas las naciones de la tierra serán benditas por tus descendientes porque tú me obedeciste”.
19 Then Abraham and Isaac returned to where his servants were waiting, and they went back home together to Beersheba, and Abraham stayed there.
Entonces Abraham regresó donde estaban sus siervos, y se fueron juntos a Beerseba, donde vivía Abraham.
20 After these things happened, someone told Abraham, “Your brother Nahor’s wife, Milcah, has also given birth to children. She has eight sons.”
Algún tiempo después, a Abraham le informaron: “Milca ha tenido hijos con tu hermano Nacor”.
21 The oldest son was Uz. The next was Buz. After him was Kemuel, the father of Aram.
Uz fue el primogénito, luego nació su hermano Buz, después Quemuel (quien vino a ser el ancestro de los arameos),
22 After Kemuel was Kesad, then Hazo, then Pildash, then Jidlaph, then Bethuel,
Quesed, Hazo, Pildas, Jidlaf, y Betuel.
23 who was the father of Rebekah, [who later became Isaac’s wife]. Those were the eight sons of Milcah, wife of Abraham’s brother, Nahor.
(Betuel fue el padre de Rebeca). Milca tuvo estos ocho hijos con Nacor, el hermano de Abraham.
24 Nahor also had a (concubine/female slave whom he took as a wife), whose name was Beumah. She gave birth to four sons: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
Además, su concubina Reúma tuvo a Tebahj, a Gajam, a Tajas, y a Maaca.
