Génesis 33
1 Jacob alzó los ojos y miró, y he aquí que Esaú venía, y con él cuatrocientos hombres. Repartió los niños entre Lea, Raquel y los dos criadas.
[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.
2 Puso a los siervos y a sus hijos al frente, a Lea y a sus hijos después, y a Raquel y a José en la retaguardia.
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.
3 Él mismo pasó delante de ellos y se inclinó hasta el suelo siete veces, hasta llegar cerca de su hermano.
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.
4 Esaú corrió a su encuentro, lo abrazó, se echó a su cuello y lo besó, y lloraron.
But Esau ran to Jacob. He hugged him, put his arms around his neck, and kissed him on the cheek. And they both cried.
5 Levantó los ojos y vio a las mujeres y a los niños, y dijo: “¿Quiénes son estos que están contigo?” Dijo: “Los hijos que Dios ha dado a tu siervo”.
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.”
6 Entonces las siervas se acercaron con sus hijos y se inclinaron.
Then the female slaves and their children came near and bowed in front of Esau.
7 También Lía y sus hijos se acercaron y se inclinaron. Después de ellos, José se acercó con Raquel, y se inclinaron.
Then Leah and her children came and bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came near and bowed down.
8 Esaú dijo: “¿Qué quieres decir con toda esta compañía que he conocido?” Jacob dijo: “Para encontrar el favor a los ojos de mi señor”.
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.”
9 Esaú dijo: “Tengo suficiente, hermano mío; que lo que tienes sea tuyo”.
But Esau replied, “My [younger] brother, I have enough animals! Keep for yourself the animals that you have!”
10 Jacob dijo: “Por favor, no, si ahora he encontrado gracia ante tus ojos, recibe mi regalo de mi mano, porque he visto tu rostro, como se ve el rostro de Dios, y te has complacido en mí.
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!
11 Toma, por favor, el regalo que te he traído, porque Dios ha sido benévolo conmigo, y porque tengo bastante”. Le instó, y lo tomó.
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.
12 Esaú dijo: “Emprendamos nuestro viaje y vayamos, y yo iré delante de ti”.
Then Esau said, “Let’s continue traveling together, and I will show the road to you.”
13 Jacob le dijo: “Mi señor sabe que los niños son tiernos, y que los rebaños y las manadas que están conmigo tienen sus crías, y si un día se exceden, todos los rebaños morirán.
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.
14 Por favor, deja que mi señor pase delante de su siervo, y yo seguiré con suavidad, según el paso del ganado que va delante de mí y según el paso de los niños, hasta que llegue a mi señor a Seir.”
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].”
15 Esaú dijo: “Déjame ahora dejar contigo a algunos de los que están conmigo”. Dijo: “¿Por qué? Déjeme encontrar el favor a los ojos de mi señor”.
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.”
16 Así que Esaú regresó aquel día de camino a Seir.
So on that day Esau left to return to Seir.
17 Jacob viajó a Sucot, se construyó una casa e hizo refugios para su ganado. Por eso el nombre del lugar se llama Sucot.
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’].
18 Jacob llegó en paz a la ciudad de Siquem, que está en la tierra de Canaán, cuando venía de Padán Aram; y acampó ante la ciudad.
[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.
19 Compró la parcela donde había tendido su tienda, de mano de los hijos de Hamor, padre de Siquem, por cien monedas.
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.
20 Levantó allí un altar y lo llamó El Elohe Israel.
He built a stone altar there, and named it El-Elohe Israel, [which means ‘God, the God of Israel].’
