Génesis · Septuaginta inglesa de Brenton
Génesis 49 Septuaginta inglesa de Brenton
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), en inglés, leído por Winfred W. Henson · Sobre las grabaciones
Notas sobre este texto (2)
- Square brackets mark words Brenton supplied for English sense.
- Old Testament only (no New Testament). First printed 1844; the 1851 edition added the deuterocanonical books.
1 And Jacob called his sons, and said to them, Assemble yourselves, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in the last days.
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 Gather yourselves together, and hear me, sons of Jacob; hear Israel, hear your father.
2 Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father.
3 Ruben, thou [art] my first-born, thou my strength, and the first of my children, hard to be endured, [hard and] self-willed.
3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.
4 Thou wast insolent like water, burst not forth with violence, for thou wentest up to the bed of thy father; then thou defiledst the couch, whereupon thou wentest up.
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 Symeon and Levi, brethren, accomplished the injustice of their cutting off.
5 “Simeon and Levi are brothers. Their swords are weapons of violence.
6 Let not my soul come into their counsel, and let not mine inward parts contend in their conspiracy, for in their wrath they slew men, and in their passion they houghed a bull.
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 Cursed be their wrath, for it was wilful, and their anger, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in 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 Juda, thy brethren have praised thee, and thy hands shall be on the back of thine enemies; thy father's sons shall do thee reverence.
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 Juda is a lion's whelp: from the tender plant, my son, thou art gone up, having couched thou liest as a lion, and as a whelp; who shall stir him up?
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 A ruler shall not fail from Juda, nor a prince from his loins, until there come the things stored up for him; and he is the expectation of nations.
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 Binding his foal to the vine, and the foal of his ass to the branch [of it], he shall wash his robe in wine, and his garment in the blood of the grape.
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 His eyes shall be more cheering than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk.
12 His eyes will be red with wine, his teeth white with milk.
13 Zabulon shall dwell on the coast, and he [shall be] by a haven of ships, and shall extend to Sidon.
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 Issachar has desired that which is good; resting between the inheritances.
14 “Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the saddlebags.
15 And having seen the resting place that it was good, and the land that it was fertile, he subjected his shoulder to labour, and became a husbandman.
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 shall judge his people, as one tribe too in Israel.
16 “Dan will judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 And let Dan be a serpent in the way, besetting the path, biting the heel of the horse (and the rider shall fall backward),
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 waiting for the salvation of the Lord.
18 I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh.
19 Gad, a plundering troop shall plunder him; but he shall plunder him, [pursuing him] closely.
19 “A troop will press on Gad, but he will press on their heel.
20 Aser, his bread [shall be] fat; and he shall yield dainties to princes.
20 “Asher’s food will be rich. He will produce royal dainties.
21 Nephthalim is a spreading stem, bestowing beauty on its fruit.
21 “Naphtali is a doe set free, who bears beautiful fawns.
22 Joseph is a son increased; my dearly loved son is increased; my youngest son, turn to me.
22 “Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring. His branches run over the wall.
23 Against whom men taking evil counsel reproached [him], and the archers pressed hard upon him.
23 The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecuted him:
24 But their bow and arrows were mightily consumed, and the sinews of their arms were slackened by the hand of the mighty one of Jacob; thence is he that strengthened Israel from the God of thy father;
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 and my God helped thee, and he blessed thee with the blessing of heaven from above, and the blessing of the earth possessing all things, because of the blessing of the breasts and of the womb,
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 the blessings of thy father and thy mother—it has prevailed above the blessing of the lasting mountains, and beyond the blessings of the everlasting hills; they shall be upon the head of Joseph, and upon the head of the brothers of whom he took the lead.
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 Benjamin, as a ravening wolf, shall eat still in the morning, and at evening he gives food.
27 “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the plunder.”
28 All these [are] the twelve sons of Jacob; and their father spoke these words to them, and he blessed them; he blessed each of them according to his blessing.
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 And he said to them, I am added to my people; ye shall bury me with my fathers in the cave, which is in the field of Ephron the Chettite,
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 in the double cave which is opposite Mambre, in the land of Chanaan, the cave which Abraam bought of Ephron the Chettite, for a possession of a sepulchre.
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 There they buried Abraam and Sarrha his wife; there they buried Isaac, and Rebecca his wife; there they buried Lea;
31 There they buried Abraham and Sarah, his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah, his wife, and there I buried Leah:
32 in the portion of the field, and of the cave that was in it, [purchased] of the sons of Chet.
32 the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.”
33 And Jacob ceased giving charges to his sons; and having lifted up his feet on the bed, he died, and was gathered to his people.
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.
Personas y lugares de este capítulo
Del árbol genealógico y los mapas bíblicos de este sitio (en inglés), solo donde esas guías citan este capítulo.
Personas
Benjamin
Jacob's youngest, born as Rachel died giving him life.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 35:16–24; 49:27
Dan
First son of Bilhah, whose name means 'he has judged.'
Citado en la guía: Genesis 30:1–6; 49:16–18
Gad
First son of Zilpah, whose name speaks of good fortune.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 30:9–11; 49:19
Issachar
A son of Leah, likened to a strong donkey bearing its burden.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 30:14–18; 49:14–15
Jacob
He wrestled with God through the night and rose as Israel, father of twelve tribes.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 25–35; 46–49
Joseph
Betrayed and enslaved, he rose to rule Egypt and saved his family from famine.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 37; 39–50
Referencias cruzadas (32)
Pasajes relacionados con cada versículo, del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, tal como los reúnen y ordenan los lectores de OpenBible.info.
- 1 Números 24:14; Jeremías 23:20; Daniel 10:14; Deuteronomio 4:30; Apocalipsis 4:1
- 2 Salmo 34:11; Proverbios 6:20; Proverbios 5:1; Proverbios 23:22; Proverbios 7:24
- 3 Salmo 78:51; Deuteronomio 21:17; Salmo 105:36; Génesis 29:32; 1 Crónicas 2:1
- 4 Génesis 35:22; 1 Crónicas 5:1; Deuteronomio 27:20; Deuteronomio 33:6; 1 Corintios 5:1
- 5 Génesis 34:25–31; Génesis 29:33–34; Génesis 46:10–11; Proverbios 18:9
- 6 Génesis 34:30; Salmo 26:9; Salmo 16:9; Salmo 26:4–5; Salmo 64:2
- 7 1 Crónicas 4:24–31; Josué 19:1–9; 1 Crónicas 6:65; 2 Samuel 13:15; Proverbios 26:24–25
- 8 Génesis 27:29; 1 Crónicas 5:2; Hebreos 7:14; Deuteronomio 33:7; Génesis 29:35
- 9 Números 24:9; Apocalipsis 5:5; Números 23:24; Miqueas 5:8; Oseas 5:14
- 10 Números 24:17; Lucas 1:32–33; Salmo 60:7; Isaías 9:6; Isaías 33:22
- 11 Isaías 63:1–3; Apocalipsis 7:14; Joel 3:18; 1 Reyes 4:20; 1 Reyes 4:25
- 13 Deuteronomio 33:18–19; Josué 19:10–16; Génesis 30:20
- 14 1 Crónicas 12:32; Génesis 30:18; Deuteronomio 33:18; Josué 19:17–23; Jueces 5:15–16
- 15 2 Samuel 7:1; Josué 14:15; Ezequiel 29:18; Jueces 3:11; Mateo 23:4
- 16 Deuteronomio 33:22; Génesis 30:6; Jueces 13:2; Jueces 18:26–27; Números 10:25
- 17 Jueces 18:22–31; 1 Crónicas 12:35; Jueces 14:1–15
- 18 Salmo 119:174; Isaías 25:9; Salmo 119:166; Miqueas 7:7; Salmo 130:5
- 19 1 Crónicas 5:11–22; Deuteronomio 33:20–21; Génesis 30:11; 1 Crónicas 3:18–22; 1 Crónicas 5:26
- 20 Deuteronomio 33:24–25; Génesis 30:13; Josué 19:24–31; Génesis 46:17
- 21 Deuteronomio 33:23; Génesis 30:8; Josué 19:32–39; Jueces 4:10; Jueces 5:18
- 22 Génesis 41:52; Salmo 128:3; Salmo 1:1–3; Josué 16:1–10; Josué 17:14–17
- 23 Génesis 37:24; Salmo 118:13; Salmo 64:3; Génesis 37:28; Génesis 37:4
- 24 Salmo 132:2; Salmo 132:5; Isaías 28:16; Salmo 80:1; Job 29:20
- 25 Génesis 35:11; Génesis 28:13; Filipenses 4:19; Deuteronomio 33:13–17; Deuteronomio 8:17
- 26 Deuteronomio 33:15–16; Habacuc 3:6; Números 6:2; Isaías 66:5; Génesis 27:39–40
- 27 Jueces 20:21; Jueces 20:25; Números 23:24; Ezequiel 22:27; Génesis 35:18
- 28 Ester 8:11; Apocalipsis 7:4; Ezequiel 39:8–10; Números 23:24; 1 Reyes 18:31
- 29 Génesis 47:30; Génesis 50:13; Génesis 15:15; Génesis 25:8–17; 2 Samuel 19:37
- 30 Génesis 23:16–18; Génesis 23:8–9; Génesis 23:20
- 31 Génesis 35:29; Génesis 25:9; Génesis 23:16–20; Hechos 7:16; Génesis 47:30
- 32 Génesis 23:17–20
- 33 Génesis 49:29; Génesis 25:8; Génesis 35:29; Josué 24:27–29; Hebreos 12:23
Referencias cruzadas: OpenBible.info (CC BY), tomadas sobre todo del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (dominio público). · Fuentes y licencias
Lo que dijeron los Padres
Pasajes de los Padres de la Iglesia que comentan o citan este capítulo, tal como aparecen en la edición de Schaff (traducciones inglesas del siglo XIX, de dominio público). Los textos están en inglés.
Cómo se eligieron
«Comentario» es el comienzo de una homilía o exposición sobre este capítulo (homilías de san Juan Crisóstomo; tratados, sermones y comentarios a los Salmos de san Agustín). «Cita» es una frase en la que las notas de la propia edición identifican la cita de un versículo de este capítulo; solo se conserva si el texto coincide con el versículo. Solo se usan obras de autoría segura. Los Salmos siguen la numeración hebrea (Agustín usa la de los Setenta: su Salmo 50 es aquí el 51).
… 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 …
Leer en contexto · 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 …
Leer en contexto · 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.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)