Genesis 33
1 [Then Jacob joined the rest of his family]. [Later that day] Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming, and there were 400 men with him. [Jacob was worried because of that], so he separated the children. He put Leah’s children with Leah, Rachel’s children with Rachel, and the two female slaves’ children with their mothers.
Jacob vio a Esaú a lo lejos, viniendo hacia él con cuatrocientos hombres. Así que dividió a los niños entre Lea, Raquel y las dos sirvientas personales.
2 He put the two female slaves and their children in front. He put Leah and her children next. He put Rachel and Joseph at the rear.
Colocó a las dos sirvientas personales con sus hijos primero, luego a Lea y sus hijos, y al final a Raquel y José.
3 He himself went ahead of them all, and as he continued to approach his older brother, he prostrated himself with his face on the ground seven times.
Luego Jacob se adelantó a ellas y se inclinó hasta el suelo siete veces antes de acercarse a su hermano.
4 But Esau ran to Jacob. He hugged him, put his arms around his neck, and kissed him on the cheek. And they both cried.
Esaú corrió hacia él y lo abrazó. Puso sus brazos alrededor de su cuello y lo besó. Los dos lloraron.
5 Then Esau looked up and saw the women and the children. He asked, “Who are these people who are with you?” Jacob replied, “These are the wives and children that God has graciously/kindly given to me.”
Entonces Esaú miró a su alrededor, a las mujeres y los niños. “¿Quiénes son estas personas que están contigo?” preguntó. “Son los hijos que Dios le dio a tu siervo”, respondió Jacob.
6 Then the female slaves and their children came near and bowed in front of Esau.
Las sirvientas personales y sus hijos se acercaron y se inclinaron.
7 Then Leah and her children came and bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came near and bowed down.
Entonces Lea y sus hijos se acercaron y se inclinaron. Por último, José y Raquel se acercaron y se inclinaron.
8 Esau asked, “What is the meaning of all the animals that I saw?” Jacob replied, “I am giving them to you, sir, so that you will feel good toward me.”
“¿Para qué eran todos los animales que encontré en el camino?” Preguntó Esaú. “Son un regalo para ti, mi señor, para que me trates bien”, respondió Jacob.
9 But Esau replied, “My [younger] brother, I have enough animals! Keep for yourself the animals that you have!”
“¡Tengo más que suficiente, hermano mío! Guarda lo que tienes”, dijo Esaú.
10 But Jacob said, “No, please, if you feel good toward me, accept these gifts from me. You have greeted me very kindly. Seeing your smiling face assures me [that you have forgiven me]. It is like seeing the face of God!
“¡No, por favor!” Jacob insistió. “Si eres feliz conmigo, entonces por favor acepta el regalo que te estoy dando. Ahora que he vuelto a ver tu rostro es como ver el rostro de Dios, ¡y me has acogido tan amablemente!
11 Please accept these gifts that I have brought to you, because God has acted kindly toward me, and I still have plenty of animals!” Jacob kept on urging him to accept the animals, and finally he accepted them.
Por favor, acepta el regalo que te he traído porque Dios me ha tratado muy bien y tengo mucho”. Así que Esaú lo aceptó.
12 Then Esau said, “Let’s continue traveling together, and I will show the road to you.”
“Sigamos nuestro camino”, dijo Esaú. “Yo iré delante de ti”.
13 Jacob [had no intention to go with Esau], but he said, “You know, sir, that the children are weak, and that I must take care of the female sheep and cows that are (sucking their mother’s milk/nursing their young). If I force them to walk fast for a long distance in just one day, the animals will all die.
“Mi señor puede ver que los niños son débiles”, respondió Jacob. “También las cabras, las ovejas y el ganado están amamantando a sus crías, y si los presiono demasiado, todos morirán.
14 You go ahead of me. I will lead the animals slowly, but I will walk as fast as the children and animals can walk. I will catch up with you in Seir, [in the land where the descendants of Edom live].”
Sigue adelante, mi señor, y tu siervo vendrá lentamente, caminando con los niños, y me reuniré contigo en Seir”.
15 Esau said, “Then allow me to leave with you some of the men who came with me, [to protect you].” But Jacob replied, “(Why do that?/There is no need to do that!) [RHQ] The only thing that I want is for you to act friendly toward me.”
“Bien, pero déjame dejar algunos de mis hombres contigo”, dijo Esaú. “Eres muy amable, pero no hay necesidad de hacer eso”, respondió Jacob.
16 So on that day Esau left to return to Seir.
Así que Esaú comenzó su camino de regreso a Seír ese día.
17 But [instead of going to Seir], Jacob and his family went to [a place called] Succoth. There he built a house for himself and his family, and built shelters for his livestock. That is the reason they named the place Succoth, [which means ‘shelters’].
Pero Jacob se dirigió a Sucot, donde se construyó una casa y refugios para el ganado. Por eso el lugar se llama Sucot.
18 [Some time later, ] Jacob and his family left Paddan-Aram [in Mesopotamia], and they traveled safely to the Canaan region. There they set up their tents in a field near Shechem city.
Más tarde Jacob continuó su viaje desde Paddan-aram. Llegó a salvo a Siquem en el país de Canaán donde acampó en las afueras del pueblo.
19 One of the leaders of the people in that area was named Hamor. Hamor had several sons. Jacob paid the sons of Hamor 100 pieces of silver for the piece of ground on which they set up their tents.
Compró el terreno donde acampaba a los hijos de Hamor, el fundador de Siquem, por 100 monedas.
20 He built a stone altar there, and named it El-Elohe Israel, [which means ‘God, the God of Israel].’
Construyó un altar allí y lo llamó El-Elohe-Israel.
