Genesis · Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Genesis 49 Free Bible Version (Spanish)
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1 Jacob entonces llamó a sus hijos y les dijo: “Reúnanse para que pueda decirles lo que les va a pasar en el futuro.
1 Jacob called to his sons, and said: “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which will happen to you in the days to come.
2 Vengan aquí, hijos de Jacob, y escuchen a su padre Israel.
2 Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father.
3 “Rubén: Tú eres mi primogénito, concebido cuando era fuerte, nacido cuando era vigoroso. Estuviste por encima de todos los demás en posición y en poder.
3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.
4 Pero tú hierves como el agua, así que ya no estarás más por encima de nadie, porque fuiste y te acostaste con mi concubina; violaste mi lecho matrimonial.
4 Boiling over like water, you shall not excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, then defiled it. He went up to my couch.
5 “Simeón y Levi son dos de la misma clase, usan sus armas para la violencia destructiva.
5 “Simeon and Levi are brothers. Their swords are weapons of violence.
6 Me niego a ser parte de sus decisiones; me niego a participar en lo que hacen. Porque mataron a los hombres en su ira; lisiaron al ganado sólo por diversión.
6 My soul, don’t come into their council. My glory, don’t be united to their assembly; for in their anger they killed men. In their self-will they hamstrung cattle.
7 Maldigo su ira porque es demasiado dura; maldigo su furia porque es demasiado cruel. Separaré a sus descendientes a través de Jacob; los dispersaré por todo Israel.
7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
8 “Judá: tus hermanos te alabarán. Derrotarás a tus enemigos. Los hijos de tu padre se inclinarán ante ti en señal de respeto.
8 “Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father’s sons will bow down before you.
9 Mi hijo Judá es un joven león que vuelve después de comersea su presa. Se agacha y se acuesta como un león. Así como un león, ¿quién se atrevería a molestarlo?
9 Judah is a lion’s cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he crouched as a lion, as a lioness. Who will rouse him up?
10 Judá siempre sostendrá el cetro, y el bastón de la autoridad estará siempre a sus pies hasta que venga Siloé; las naciones le obedecerán.
10 The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. The obedience of the peoples will be to him.
11 Ata su asno a la vid, y el potro de su asno a la mejor vid. Lava sus ropas en vino, sus túnicas en el jugo rojo de las uvas.
11 Binding his foal to the vine, his donkey’s colt to the choice vine, he has washed his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.
12 Sus ojos brillan más que el vino, y sus dientes son más blancos que la leche.
12 His eyes will be red with wine, his teeth white with milk.
13 “Zabulón vivirá a la orilla del mar y será un puerto para los barcos; su territorio se extenderá hacia Sidón.
13 “Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon.
14 “Isacar es un asno fuerte, acostado entre dos alforjas.
14 “Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the saddlebags.
15 Ve que el lugar donde descansa es bueno, y la tierra es encantadora, por lo que está dispuesto a inclinar la espalda para aceptar la carga y trabajar como esclavo.
15 He saw a resting place, that it was good, the land, that it was pleasant. He bows his shoulder to the burden, and becomes a servant doing forced labor.
16 “Dan juzgará a su pueblo como una de las tribus de Israel.
16 “Dan will judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan será tan peligroso como una serpiente al lado del camino, una víbora por el sendero que muerde el talón del caballo, haciendo caer a su jinete de espaldas.
17 Dan will be a serpent on the trail, an adder in the path, that bites the horse’s heels, so that his rider falls backward.
18 “Confío en ti para que me salves, Señor.
18 I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh.
19 “Los jinetes atacarán a Gad, pero él atacará sus talones.
19 “A troop will press on Gad, but he will press on their heel.
20 “Aser tendrá una comida deliciosa, producirá comida de lujo para la realeza.
20 “Asher’s food will be rich. He will produce royal dainties.
21 “Neftalí es un ciervo que puede correr libremente; da a luz a hermosos cervatillos.
21 “Naphtali is a doe set free, who bears beautiful fawns.
22 “José es un árbol fructífero, un árbol fructífero al lado de un manantial, cuyas ramas trepan por la pared.
22 “Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring. His branches run over the wall.
23 Los arqueros lo atacaron vilmente; le dispararon sus flechas con odio.
23 The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecuted him:
24 Pero él mantuvo su arco firme, y sus brazos y manos se movieron rápidamente con la fuerza del Poderoso de Jacob, que se llama el Pastor, la Roca de Israel.
24 But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),
25 El Dios de tu padre te ayudará y el Todopoderoso te bendecirá con bendiciones de los cielos de arriba, con bendiciones de las profundidades abajo, con bendiciones para muchos hijos.
25 even by the God of your father, who will help you, by the Almighty, who will bless you, with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
26 Las bendiciones que recibió tu padre fueron mayores que las bendiciones de sus antepasados, más que las bendiciones de las montañas eternas. Que estén sobre la cabeza de José, en la frente del que se apartó como líder de sus hermanos.
26 The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of my ancestors, above the boundaries of the ancient hills. They will be on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers.
27 “Benjamín es un lobo feroz. Por la mañana destruye a sus enemigos, por la tarde divide el botín”.
27 “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the plunder.”
28 Estas son todas las doce tribus de Israel, y esto es lo que les dijo su padre al bendecirlas, cada una según sus respectivas bendiciones.
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them, and blessed them. He blessed everyone according to his own blessing.
29 Luego les dio las siguientes instrucciones: “Voy a morir pronto. Entiérrenme con mis antepasados en la cueva que está en el campo de Efrón el hitita.
29 He instructed them, and said to them, “I am to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
30 Esta es la cueva que está en el campo de Macpela, cerca de Mamré, en Canaán, y que Abraham compró junto con el campo de Efrón el Hitita para tenerlo como lugar de sepultura.
30 in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a burial place.
31 Abraham y su esposa Sara fueron enterrados allí, Isaac y su esposa Rebeca fueron enterrados allí, y yo enterré a Lea allí.
31 There they buried Abraham and Sarah, his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah, his wife, and there I buried Leah:
32 El campo y la cueva fueron comprados a los hititas”.
32 the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.”
33 Cuando Jacob terminó de dar estas instrucciones levantó los pies en el lecho, respiró por última vez y se unió a sus antepasados en la muerte.
33 When Jacob finished charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, breathed his last breath, and was gathered to his people.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Asher
Second son of Zilpah, whose name means 'happy' or 'blessed.'
Cited in the guide: Genesis 30:12–13; 49:20
Benjamin
Jacob's youngest, born as Rachel died giving him life.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 35:16–24; 49:27
Dan
First son of Bilhah, whose name means 'he has judged.'
Cited in the guide: Genesis 30:1–6; 49:16–18
Gad
First son of Zilpah, whose name speaks of good fortune.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 30:9–11; 49:19
Issachar
A son of Leah, likened to a strong donkey bearing its burden.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 30:14–18; 49:14–15
Jacob
He wrestled with God through the night and rose as Israel, father of twelve tribes.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 25–35; 46–49
Joseph
Betrayed and enslaved, he rose to rule Egypt and saved his family from famine.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 37; 39–50
Judah
The lion of the tribes, from whom kings and the Messiah would come.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 29:35; 38; 49:8–12
Naphtali
Second son of Bilhah, likened to a doe set free.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 30:7–8; 49:21
Reuben
Jacob's firstborn, who forfeited his standing by a grave offense.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 29:32; 35:22; 49:3–4
Simeon
A son of Leah whose fierce anger drew his father's rebuke.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 29:33; 34; 49:5–7
Zebulun
The last son of Leah, foretold to dwell by the seashore.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 30:19–20; 49:13
Cross references (32)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Numbers 24:14; Jeremiah 23:20; Daniel 10:14; Deuteronomy 4:30; Revelation 4:1
- 2 Psalm 34:11; Proverbs 6:20; Proverbs 5:1; Proverbs 23:22; Proverbs 7:24
- 3 Psalm 78:51; Deuteronomy 21:17; Psalm 105:36; Genesis 29:32; 1 Chronicles 2:1
- 4 Genesis 35:22; 1 Chronicles 5:1; Deuteronomy 27:20; Deuteronomy 33:6; 1 Corinthians 5:1
- 5 Genesis 34:25–31; Genesis 29:33–34; Genesis 46:10–11; Proverbs 18:9
- 6 Genesis 34:30; Psalm 26:9; Psalm 16:9; Psalm 26:4–5; Psalm 64:2
- 7 1 Chronicles 4:24–31; Joshua 19:1–9; 1 Chronicles 6:65; 2 Samuel 13:15; Proverbs 26:24–25
- 8 Genesis 27:29; 1 Chronicles 5:2; Hebrews 7:14; Deuteronomy 33:7; Genesis 29:35
- 9 Numbers 24:9; Revelation 5:5; Numbers 23:24; Micah 5:8; Hosea 5:14
- 10 Numbers 24:17; Luke 1:32–33; Psalm 60:7; Isaiah 9:6; Isaiah 33:22
- 11 Isaiah 63:1–3; Revelation 7:14; Joel 3:18; 1 Kings 4:20; 1 Kings 4:25
- 13 Deuteronomy 33:18–19; Joshua 19:10–16; Genesis 30:20
- 14 1 Chronicles 12:32; Genesis 30:18; Deuteronomy 33:18; Joshua 19:17–23; Judges 5:15–16
- 15 2 Samuel 7:1; Joshua 14:15; Ezekiel 29:18; Judges 3:11; Matthew 23:4
- 16 Deuteronomy 33:22; Genesis 30:6; Judges 13:2; Judges 18:26–27; Numbers 10:25
- 17 Judges 18:22–31; 1 Chronicles 12:35; Judges 14:1–15
- 18 Psalm 119:174; Isaiah 25:9; Psalm 119:166; Micah 7:7; Psalm 130:5
- 19 1 Chronicles 5:11–22; Deuteronomy 33:20–21; Genesis 30:11; 1 Chronicles 3:18–22; 1 Chronicles 5:26
- 20 Deuteronomy 33:24–25; Genesis 30:13; Joshua 19:24–31; Genesis 46:17
- 21 Deuteronomy 33:23; Genesis 30:8; Joshua 19:32–39; Judges 4:10; Judges 5:18
- 22 Genesis 41:52; Psalm 128:3; Psalm 1:1–3; Joshua 16:1–10; Joshua 17:14–17
- 23 Genesis 37:24; Psalm 118:13; Psalm 64:3; Genesis 37:28; Genesis 37:4
- 24 Psalm 132:2; Psalm 132:5; Isaiah 28:16; Psalm 80:1; Job 29:20
- 25 Genesis 35:11; Genesis 28:13; Philippians 4:19; Deuteronomy 33:13–17; Deuteronomy 8:17
- 26 Deuteronomy 33:15–16; Habakkuk 3:6; Numbers 6:2; Isaiah 66:5; Genesis 27:39–40
- 27 Judges 20:21; Judges 20:25; Numbers 23:24; Ezekiel 22:27; Genesis 35:18
- 28 Esther 8:11; Revelation 7:4; Ezekiel 39:8–10; Numbers 23:24; 1 Kings 18:31
- 29 Genesis 47:30; Genesis 50:13; Genesis 15:15; Genesis 25:8–17; 2 Samuel 19:37
- 30 Genesis 23:16–18; Genesis 23:8–9; Genesis 23:20
- 31 Genesis 35:29; Genesis 25:9; Genesis 23:16–20; Acts 7:16; Genesis 47:30
- 32 Genesis 23:17–20
- 33 Genesis 49:29; Genesis 25:8; Genesis 35:29; Joshua 24:27–29; Hebrews 12:23
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
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… sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until He come for whom it is reserved; and He shall be the desire of the nations, binding His foal to the vine, washing His robe in the blood of the grape." It is yours to make accurate inquiry, and ascertain up to whose time the Jews …
Salvation, indeed, as follows: "I have waited for Thy salvation, O Lord." And then again, Saviour: "Behold my God, my Saviour, I will put my trust in Him." But as bringing salvation, thus: "God hath made known His salvation (salutare) in the sight of the heathen." For He is indeed Saviour, as being the Son and Word of God; but …
Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's foal to the choice vine; he shall wash his robe in wine, and his clothes in the blood of the grape: his eyes are red with wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk." I have expounded these words in disputing against Faustus the Manichæan; and I think it is enough …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
… law of prophecy, that in many cases much that is spoken of one set of persons is fulfilled in another; of which kind is that which is said touching Simeon and Levi, "I will divide them," saith He, "in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel." And yet not in themselves did this come to pass, but in their descendants; and …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… thy brethren praise, and afterwards, not to quote the whole, A prince shall not fail out of Judah, nor a ruler from his loins, until He come, for whom it is reserved; and He is the expectation, not of the Jews but of the Gentiles.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)