Génesis 49
1 Y llamó Jacob a sus hijos, y dijo: Juntáos y declararos he lo que os ha de acontecer en los postreros días.
Jacob called his sons together, and said, “Gather round so I can tell you what's going to happen to you in the future.
2 Juntáos y oíd, hijos de Jacob, y oíd a vuestro padre Israel.
Come here, sons of Jacob, and listen to Israel your father.
3 Rubén, tú eres mi primogénito, mi fortaleza, y el principio de mi vigor: principal en dignidad, principal en fortaleza:
Reuben. You are my firstborn, conceived when I was strong, born when I was vigorous! You were above all others is position, above all others in power.
4 Corriente como las aguas, no seas el principal; por cuanto subiste al lecho de tu padre; entonces te envileciste subiendo a mi estrado.
But you boil over like water, so you won't be above anyone anymore, because you went and slept with my concubine; you violated my marriage bed.
5 Simeón y Leví, hermanos; armas de iniquidad sus armas.
Simeon and Levi are two of the same kind—they use their weapons for destructive violence.
6 En su secreto no entre mi alma, ni mi honra se junte en su compañía; que en su furor mataron varón, y en su voluntad arrancaron muro.
I refuse to be part of their decisions; I refuse to participate in what they do. For they killed men in their anger; they crippled cattle just for fun.
7 Maldito su furor que es fuerte: y su ira, que es dura: yo los apartaré en Jacob, y los esparciré en Israel.
I curse their anger because it is too harsh; I curse their fury because it is too cruel! I will separate their descendants throughout Jacob; I will scatter them throughout Israel.
8 Judá, tú, alabarte han tus hermanos: tu mano en la cerviz de tus enemigos: los hijos de tu padre se inclinarán a ti.
Judah, your brothers will praise you. You will defeat your enemies. Your father's sons shall bow down to you in respect.
9 Cachorro de león Judá: de la presa subiste, hijo mío: encorvóse, echóse como león, y como león viejo, ¿quién lo despertará?
My son Judah is a young lion coming back from eating its prey. He crouches and lies down like a lion. Like a lion, who would dare to disturb him?
10 No será quitado el cetro de Judá, y el legislador de entre sus pies, hasta que venga Siloh, y a él se congregarán los pueblos:
Judah will always hold the scepter, and the staff of authority will always be at his feet until Shiloh comes; the nations will obey him.
11 Atando a la vid su pollino, y a la cepa el hijo de su asna; lavó en el vino su vestido, y en la sangre de uvas su cobertura.
He ties his donkey to the vine, his donkey's colt to the best vine. He washes his clothes in wine, his robes in the red juice of grapes.
12 Los ojos bermejos del vino, los dientes blancos de la leche.
His eyes sparkle more than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.
13 Zabulón en puertos de mar habitará, y en puerto de navíos: y su término será hasta Sidón.
Zebulun will live on the seashore and provide a harbor for ships; his territory will extend towards Sidon.
14 Isacar, asno de hueso echado entre dos líos.
Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between two saddle bags.
15 Y vio que el descanso era bueno, y que la tierra era deleitosa, y abajó su hombro para llevar, y sirvió en tributo.
He sees that the place where he's resting is good, and the land is lovely, so he's willing to lower his back to accept the burden and to work as a slave.
16 Dan, juzgará a su pueblo, como una de las tribus de Israel.
Dan will judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Será Dan serpiente junto al camino, víbora junto a la senda, que muerde los talones de los caballos, y hace caer por detrás al cabalgador de ellos.
Dan will be as dangerous as a snake beside the road, a viper by the path that bites the horse's heel, throwing its rider off backwards.
18 Tu salud esperé, oh Jehová.
I trust in you to save me, Lord.
19 Gad, ejército le acometerá; mas al fin él acometerá.
Raiders will attack Gad, but he will attack their heels.
20 El pan de Aser será grueso, y él dará deleites de rey.
Asher will have delicious food—he'll produce fancy food for royalty.
21 Neftalí, cierva dejada que dará dichos hermosos.
Naphtali is a deer that's free to run; it gives birth to beautiful fawns.
22 Ramo fructífero José, ramo fructífero junto a fuente; las doncellas van sobre el muro.
Joseph is a fruitful tree, a fruitful tree beside a spring, whose branches climb over the wall.
23 Y amargáronle, y asaeteáronle, y aborreciéronle los señores de saetas.
The archers viciously attacked him; they shot their arrows at him with hate.
24 Mas su arco quedó en fortaleza, y los brazos de sus manos se corroboraron por las manos del fuerte Dios de Jacob: de allí apacentó la piedra de Israel:
But he held his bow steady, and his arms and hands moved quickly in the strength of the Mighty One of Jacob, who is called the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
25 Del Dios de tu padre, el cual te ayudará, y del Omnipotente, el cual te bendecirá con bendiciones de los cielos de arriba, con bendiciones del abismo que está abajo, con bendiciones de pechos y de matriz.
The God of your father will help you and the Almighty will bless you with blessings from the heavens above, with blessings from the depths below, with blessings for many children.
26 Las bendiciones de tu padre fueron mayores que las bendiciones de mis progenitores: hasta el término de los collados eternos serán sobre la cabeza de José y sobre la mollera del Nazareno de sus hermanos.
The blessings your father received were greater than the blessings of his forefathers, more than the blessings of the eternal mountains. May they be upon the head of Joseph, on the forehead of the one set apart as a leader from his brothers.
27 Ben-jamín, lobo arrebatador: a la mañana comerá la presa, y a la tarde repartirá los despojos.
Benjamin is a vicious wolf. In the morning he destroys his enemies, in the evening he divides the loot.”
28 Todos estos fueron las tribus de Israel, doce: y esto fue lo que su padre les dijo: y bendíjoles: a cada uno por su bendición los bendijo.
These are all of the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father told them as he blessed them, each according to their respective blessings.
29 Y mandóles, y díjoles: Yo soy congregado con mi pueblo; sepultádme con mis padres en la cueva, que está en el campo de Efrón el Jetteo.
Then he gave them the following instructions: “I'm going to die soon. Bury me with my forefathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
30 En la cueva que está en el campo de la dobladura, que está delante de Mamré en la tierra de Canaán, la cual compró Abraham con el mismo campo de Efrón el Jetteo para heredad de sepultura.
This is the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, that Abraham bought together with the field from Ephron the Hittite to own as a burial site.
31 Allí sepultaron a Abraham, y a Sara su mujer: allí sepultaron a Isaac, y a Rebeca su mujer: allí también sepulté yo a Lia.
Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried there, Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried there, and I buried Leah there.
32 Compra del campo y de la cueva que está en él, de los hijos de Jet.
The field and the cave were bought from the Hittites.”
33 Y como acabó Jacob de dar mandamientos a sus hijos, encogió sus pies en la cama, y espiró; y fue congregado con sus padres.
When Jacob finished giving these instructions he pulled up his feet into the bed, breathed his last, and joined his forefathers in death.
