1 ¶ Y llamó Jacob a sus hijos, y dijo: Juntaos, y os declararé lo que os ha de acontecer en los postreros días.

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 J untaos y oíd, hijos de Jacob; y escuchad a vuestro padre Israel.

Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father.

3 R ubén, tú eres mi primogénito, mi fortaleza, y el principio de mi vigor; principal en dignidad, principal en fortaleza.

“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.

4 C orriente como las aguas, no seas el principal; por cuanto subiste al lecho de tu padre; entonces te envileciste, subiendo a mi estrado.

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 Leví, hermanos: instrumentos de injusticia sus armas.

“Simeon and Levi are brothers. Their swords are weapons of violence.

6 E n 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.

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 M aldito su furor, que es fuerte; y su ira, que es dura; yo los apartaré en Jacob, y los esparciré en Israel.

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, te alabarán 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. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father’s sons will bow down before you.

9 C achorro de león Judá: de la presa subiste, hijo mío; se encorvó, se echó como león, Así como león viejo, ¿quién lo despertará?

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 N o será quitado el cetro de Judá, y el legislador de entre sus pies, hasta que venga SILOH; y a él se congregarán los pueblos.

The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. To him will the obedience of the peoples be.

11 A tando 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:

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 L os ojos bermejos del vino, los dientes blancos de la leche.

His eyes will be red with wine, his teeth white with milk.

13 ¶ Zabulón a puertos de mar habitará, y a puerto de navíos; y su término será hasta Sidón.

“Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon.

14 I sacar, asno huesudo echado entre dos líos;

“Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the saddlebags.

15 y vio que el descanso era bueno, y que la tierra era deleitosa; y bajó su hombro para llevar, y sirvió en tributo.

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 D an juzgará a su pueblo, como una de las tribus de Israel.

“Dan will judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

17 S erá Dan serpiente junto al camino, cerasta junto a la senda, que muerde los talones de los caballos, y hace caer por detrás al cabalgador de ellos.

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 T u salud esperé, oh SEÑOR.

I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh.

19 G ad, ejército lo acometerá; mas él acometerá al fin.

“A troop will press on Gad, but he will press on their heel.

20 E l pan de Aser será grueso, y él dará deleites al rey.

“Asher’s food will be rich. He will produce royal dainties.

21 N eftalí, cierva dejada, que dará dichos hermosos.

“Naphtali is a doe set free, who bears beautiful fawns.

22 ¶ Ramo fructífero José, ramo fructífero junto a una fuente, las doncellas van sobre el muro.

“Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring. His branches run over the wall.

23 Y le causaron amargura, y asaetearon, y le aborrecieron los señores de saetas;

The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecute him:

24 m as su arco quedó en fortaleza, y los brazos de sus manos se corroboraron por las manos del Fuerte de Jacob; de allí apacentó la piedra de Israel,

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 d el 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 los pechos y del vientre.

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 L as 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 Nazareo de sus hermanos.

The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of your 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 B enjamín, lobo arrebatador: a la mañana comerá la presa, y a la tarde repartirá los despojos.

“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the plunder.”

28 ¶ Todos estos fueron las doce tribus de Israel: y esto fue lo que su padre les dijo, y los bendijo; a cada uno por su bendición los bendijo.

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 blessing.

29 L es mandó luego, y les dijo: Yo soy congregado con mi pueblo; sepultadme con mis padres en la cueva que está en el campo de Efrón el heteo;

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 e n la cueva que está en el campo de Macpela, que está delante de Mamre en la tierra de Canaán, la cual compró Abraham con el mismo campo de Efrón el heteo, para heredad de sepultura.

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 A llí sepultaron a Abraham y a Sara su mujer; allí sepultaron a Isaac y a Rebeca su mujer; allí también sepulté yo a Lea.

There they buried Abraham and Sarah, his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah, his wife, and there I buried Leah:

32 L a compra del campo y de la cueva que está en él, fue de los hijos de Het.

the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.”

33 Y cuando acabó Jacob de dar mandamientos a sus hijos, encogió sus pies en la cama, y expiró; y fue congregado con sus padres.

When Jacob finished charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the spirit, and was gathered to his people.