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Profecía de Israel acerca de sus hijos

Entonces Jacob llamó a sus hijos, y dijo: Reuníos para que os haga saber lo que os ha de acontecer en los días venideros¹^a.

2 Juntaos y oíd, hijos de Jacob,y escuchad a Israel vuestro padre^a.

3 Rubén, tú eres mi primogénito,mi poderío y el principio de mi vigor^a,prominente en dignidad y prominente en poder.4 Incontrolable¹ como el agua, no tendrás preeminencia,porque subiste a la cama de tu padre,y la profanaste: él subió a mi lecho^a.

5 Simeón y Leví son hermanos;sus armas instrumentos de violencia^a.6 En su consejo no entre mi alma^a,a su asamblea no se una mi gloria,porque en su ira mataron hombres¹,y en su obstinación desjarretaron bueyes².7 Maldita su ira porque es feroz;y su furor porque es cruel.Los dividiré en Jacob,y los dispersaré en Israel^a.

8 A ti Judá, te alabarán tus hermanos;tu mano en la cerviz de tus enemigos;se inclinarán a ti los hijos de tu padre^a.9 Cachorro de león es Judá^a;de la presa, hijo mío, has subido.Se agazapa, se echa como león,o como leona, ¿quién lo despertará^b?10 El cetro no se apartará de Judá^a,ni la vara de gobernante de entre sus pies,hasta que venga Siloh¹,y a él sea dada la obediencia de los pueblos^b.11 Él ata¹ a la vid su pollino,y a la mejor cepa el hijo de su asna^a;él lava en vino sus vestiduras,y en la sangre de las uvas su manto^b.12 Sus ojos están apagados por¹ el vino,y sus dientes blancos por² la leche.

13 Zabulón habitará a la orilla del mar^a;y él será puerto para¹ naves,y su límite será hasta² Sidón.

14 Isacar es un asno fuerte¹,echado entre los apriscos²^a.15 Al ver que el lugar de reposo era buenoy que la tierra era agradable,inclinó su hombro para cargar,y llegó a ser esclavo en trabajos forzados.

16 Dan^a juzgará a su pueblo^b,como una de las tribus de Israel.17 Sea Dan serpiente junto al camino,víbora junto al sendero,que muerde los jarretes¹ del caballo,y cae su jinete hacia atrás.18 ¡Tu salvación espero, oh Señor^a!

19 A Gad salteadores¹ lo asaltarán,mas él asaltará su retaguardia²^a.

20 En cuanto a¹ Aser^a, su alimento² será sustancioso³,y él dará manjares de rey^b.

21 Neftalí^a es una cierva en libertad,que pronuncia¹ palabras hermosas.

22 Rama fecunda¹ es José^a,rama fecunda² junto a un manantial;sus vástagos³ se extienden sobre el muro.23 Los arqueros lo atacaron con furor,lo asaetearon y lo hostigaron;24 pero su arco permaneció firme^ay sus brazos¹ fueron ágiles^bpor las manos del Poderoso de Jacob^c(de allí es el Pastor^d, la Roca de Israel^e),25 por el Dios de tu padre que te ayuda^a,y por el Todopoderoso¹ que te bendice^bcon bendiciones de los cielos de arriba,bendiciones del abismo que está abajo^c,bendiciones de los pechos y del seno materno.26 Las bendiciones de tu padrehan sobrepasado las bendiciones de mis antepasadoshasta el límite de los collados eternos;sean ellas sobre la cabeza de José,y sobre la cabeza¹ del consagrado² de entre tus hermanos^a.

27 Benjamín es lobo rapaz¹;de mañana devora la presa,y a la tarde reparte los despojos.

Muerte de Jacob

28 Todas estas son las doce tribus de Israel, y esto es lo que les dijo su padre cuando¹ los bendijo. A cada uno lo bendijo con la bendición que le correspondía². 29 Después les ordenó y les dijo: Voy a ser reunido a mi pueblo¹^a; sepultadme con mis padres^b en la cueva que está en el campo de Efrón hitita^c, 30 en la cueva que está en el campo de Macpela, que está frente a Mamre, en la tierra de Canaán, la cual Abraham compró juntamente con el campo de Efrón hitita, para posesión de una sepultura^a. 31 Allí sepultaron a Abraham^a y a su mujer Sara^b; allí sepultaron a Isaac^c y a su mujer Rebeca, y allí sepulté yo a Lea. 32 El campo y la cueva que hay en él, fueron comprados de los hijos de Het. 33 Cuando Jacob terminó de encargar estas cosas a sus hijos, recogió sus pies en la cama y expiró^a, y fue reunido a su pueblo¹^b.

Israel’s Prophecy concerning His Sons

Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Assemble yourselves around me that I may tell you what will happen to you and your descendants ¹^ain the days to come.

2 “Gather together and hear, O sons of Jacob;And ^alisten to Israel (Jacob) your father.

3 “Reuben, you are my ¹firstborn;My might, ^athe beginning of my strength and vigor,Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power that should have been your birthright.4 “But unstable and reckless and boiling over like water in sinful lust, you shall ¹not excel or have the preeminence of the firstborn,^aBecause you went up to your father’s bed with Bilhah;You defiled it—he went up to my couch. Gen 35:22

5 “^aSimeon and Levi are brothers equally headstrong, deceitful, vindictive, and cruel;Their swords are weapons of violence and revenge. Gen 34:25-306 “O ^amy soul, do not come into their secret council;Let not my glory (honor) be united with their assembly for I knew nothing of their plot;Because in their anger they killed men an honored man, Shechem, and the Shechemites,And in their self-will they lamed oxen.7 “Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce;And their wrath, for it was cruel.^aI will divide and disperse them in Jacob,And ¹scatter them in the midst of the land of Israel.

8 “Judah, you are the one whom your brothers shall praise;Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies;^aYour father’s sons shall bow down to you.9 “Judah, a ^alion’s cub;With the prey, my son, you have gone high up the mountain.^bHe stooped down, he crouched like a lion,And like a lion—who dares rouse him? Rev 5:510 “^aThe scepter of royalty shall not depart from Judah,Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,Until Shiloh the Messiah, the Peaceful One comes,And ^bto Him shall be the obedience of the peoples. Num 24:17; Ps 60:7; Ezek 21:2711 “^aTying ¹his foal to the strong vineAnd his donkey’s colt to the choice vine,^bHe washes his clothing in wine because the grapevine produces abundantly,And his robes in the blood of grapes. Is 63:1-3; Zech 9:9; Rev 19:11-1612 “His eyes are darker and sparkle more than wine,And his teeth whiter than milk.

13 “^aZebulun shall dwell at the seashore;And he shall be a haven (landing place) for ships,And his flank shall be toward Sidon.

14 “Issachar is like a strong-boned donkey,^aCrouching down between the sheepfolds.15 “When he saw that the resting place was goodAnd that the land was pleasant,He bowed his shoulder to bear burdens,And became a servant at forced labor.

16 “^aDan shall ^bjudge his people,As one of the tribes of Israel.17 “Dan shall be a venomous serpent in the way,A fanged snake in the path,That bites the horse’s heels,So that his rider falls backward.18 “^aI wait for Your salvation, O LORD.

19 “As for ¹^aGad—a raiding troop shall raid him,But he shall raid at their heels and assault them victoriously.

20 “^aAsher’s food supply shall be rich and bountiful,And he shall yield and deliver royal delights.

21 “^aNaphtali is a doe let loose, a swift warrior,Which yields branched antlers (eloquent words) .

22 “^aJoseph is a fruitful bough (a main branch of the vine) ,A fruitful bough by a spring (a well, a fountain) ;Its branches run over the wall influencing others.23 “The skilled archers have bitterly attacked and provoked him;They have shot at him and harassed him.24 “But his ^abow remained firm and steady in the Strength that does not fail,For ^bhis arms were made strong and agileBy the hands of the ^cMighty One of Jacob,(By the name of ^dthe Shepherd, ^ethe Stone of Israel), Gen 48:15; Deut 32:4; Is 9:6; 49:2625 By ^athe God of your father who will help you,And ^bby the ¹Almighty who blesses youWith ^cblessings of the heavens above,Blessings lying in the deep that couches beneath,Blessings of the nursing breasts and of the fertile womb.26 “The blessings of your fatherAre greater than the blessings of my ancestors Abraham and IsaacUp to the utmost bound of ^athe everlasting hills;They shall be on the head of Joseph,Even on the crown of the head of him who was the distinguished one and the one who is prince among (separate from) his brothers.

27 “Benjamin is a ¹ravenous wolf;In the morning he devours the prey,And at night he divides the spoil.”

28 All these are the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each one according to the blessing appropriate to him. 29 He charged them and said to them, “I am to be ^agathered to my people; ^bbury me with my fathers in the cave that is in ^cthe field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 in the ^acave in the field at Machpelah, east of Mamre, in the land of Canaan, that Abraham bought, along with the field from Ephron the Hittite, to possess as a burial site. Gen 23:17-20 31 There they buried ^aAbraham and ^bSarah his wife, there they buried ^cIsaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I buried Leah— 32 the field and the cave that is in it was purchased from the sons of Heth.” 33 When Jacob (Israel) had finished commanding his sons, he drew his feet into the bed and ^abreathed his last, and was ¹^bgathered to his people who had preceded him in death.