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Ginbendisyunan sang Dios si Jacob sa Betel

35 Karon, nagsiling ang Dios kay Jacob, “Magpanghimos ka kag magkadto sa Betel kag didto mag-estar. Maghimo ka dayon didto sang halaran para sa akon, ang Dios nga nagpakita sa imo sang nagapalagyo ka pa sadto sa imo utod nga si Esau.”

Gani nagsiling si Jacob sa iya panimalay kag sa tanan niya nga kaupdanan, “Ipamilak ninyo ang inyo mga dios-dios. Magpakatinlo kamo kag mag-ilis sang bayo bilang simbolo sang bag-o kag matinlo nga kabuhi. Dayon magkadto kita sa Betel; kag mahimo ako didto sang halaran para sa Dios nga nagbulig sa akon sang ara ako sa kalisod, kag nag-upod sa akon bisan diin ako nagkadto.” Gani ginhatag nila kay Jacob ang ila mga dios-dios pati ang ila mga aritos nga ginagamit nila nga anting-anting. Ginlubong ini tanan ni Jacob sa idalom sang kahoy nga terebinto nga malapit sa Shekem. Sang nagahalin na sanday Jacob, ginpahadlok sang Dios ang mga tawo sa palibot nga mga banwa, gani wala nila paglagsa sanday Jacob.

Nakaabot si Jacob kag ang iya mga kaupdanan sa Luz (nga ginatawag man nga Betel) didto sa Canaan. Naghimo siya didto sang halaran. Gin-ngalanan niya ato nga lugar nga El Betel[a] kay nagpakita sa iya didto ang Dios sang nagapalagyo siya sa iya utod nga si Esau.

Karon, napatay si Debora nga manug-atipan ni Rebeka. Gani ginlubong siya sa idalom sang dako nga kahoy didto sa ubos sang Betel. Gintawag ato nga kahoy nga Allon Bacut.[b]

Sang nagapauli sadto si Jacob halin sa Padan Aram, nagpakita liwat ang Dios sa iya kag ginbendisyunan siya. 10 Nagsiling ang Dios sa iya, “Jacob ang imo ngalan, pero sugod subong indi ka na pagtawgon nga Jacob kundi Israel na.” Gani nangin Israel ang ngalan ni Jacob.

11 Nagsiling pa gid ang Dios sa iya, “Ako ang Makagagahom nga Dios. Magpamata ka sing madamo. Mangin amay ka sang isa ka nasyon kag sang madamo pa nga mga nasyon, kag mangin hari ang iban mo nga mga kaliwat. 12 Ang duta nga ginhatag ko kay Abraham kag kay Isaac ihatag ko man sa imo kag sa imo mga kaliwat.” 13-14 Dayon naghalin ang Dios sa sadto nga lugar nga sa diin nagpakigsugilanon siya kay Jacob, kag nagpatindog didto si Jacob sang handumanan nga bato. Ginbubuan niya dayon sang bino kag lana ang bato agod mangin sagrado. 15 Gin-ngalanan niya ato nga lugar nga Betel.[c]

Ang Pagkapatay ni Raquel

16 Karon, naghalin si Jacob kag ang iya panimalay sa Betel. Manugbata na sadto si Raquel. Sang malayo-layo pa sila sa banwa sang Efrata, ginsakitan si Raquel. 17 Sang puwerte na gid ang iya pagpasakit, nagsiling ang paltera sa iya, “Indi ka magkahadlok Raquel, lalaki naman ang imo bata.” 18 Natawo ang bata pero tagumatayon na si Raquel. Sang wala pa siya nabugtuan sang ginhawa, gin-ngalanan niya ang bata nga Ben Oni.[d] Pero gin-ngalanan ni Jacob ang bata nga Benjamin.[e] 19 Napatay si Raquel kag ginlubong siya sa higad sang dalan nga pakadto sa Efrata (nga ginatawag subong nga Betlehem). 20 Ginbutangan ni Jacob sang bato nga palatandaan ang lulubngan ni Raquel, kag hasta subong ara pa ini nga tanda sa lulubngan ni Raquel.

21 Nagpadayon sila ni Jacob[f] sa ila paglakat. Pag-abot nila sa pihak sang Migdal Eder,[g] nagpatindog sila didto sang ila mga tolda. 22 Samtang didto pa nagaestar si Jacob,[h] nagpakighilawas si Reuben kay Bilha nga isa sang mga asawa sang iya amay. Sang mahibaluan ato ni Jacob naakig gid siya.[i]

Ang mga Anak nga Lalaki ni Jacob(A)

May dose ka anak nga lalaki si Jacob. 23 Ang iya mga anak kay Lea amo sila ni Reuben, ang kamagulangan, dayon si Simeon, si Levi, si Juda, si Isacar, kag si Zebulun. 24 Ang iya mga anak kay Raquel amo si Jose kag si Benjamin. 25 Ang iya mga anak kay Bilha nga suluguon ni Raquel amo si Dan kag si Naftali. 26 Ang iya mga anak kay Zilpa nga suluguon ni Lea amo si Gad kag si Asher. Sila tanan ang mga anak nga lalaki ni Jacob nga natawo sa Padan Aram.

Ang Pagkapatay ni Isaac

27 Nagkadto si Jacob sa iya amay nga si Isaac sa Mamre, malapit sa Kiriat Arba (nga ginatawag man nga Hebron). Ang ini nga lugar nga ginaestaran ni Isaac amo man anay ang gin-estaran ni Abraham. 28 Nagkabuhi si Isaac sing 180 ka tuig. 29 Napatay siya nga tigulang na gid, kag ginsimpon siya sa iya mga paryente nga nagkalamatay na. Ginlubong siya sang iya mga anak nga si Esau kag si Jacob.

Footnotes

  1. 35:7 El Betel: buot silingon sa Hebreo, Dios sang Betel.
  2. 35:8 Allon Bacut: buot silingon sa Hebreo, terebinto nga ginhibian.
  3. 35:15 Betel: buot silingon sa Hebreo, puluy-an sang Dios.
  4. 35:18 Ben Oni: buot silingon sa Hebreo, ang anak nga natawo sa kalisod.
  5. 35:18 Benjamin: buot silingon sa Hebreo, masuwerte nga anak.
  6. 35:21 Jacob: sa Hebreo, Israel.
  7. 35:21 Migdal Eder: buot silingon sa Hebreo, balantayan sang mga karnero.
  8. 35:22 Jacob: sa Hebreo, Israel.
  9. 35:22 naakig gid siya: Wala ini sa Hebreo pero makita sa Septuagint.

Jacob Returns to Bethel

35 Then God said to Jacob, “Go up to Bethel(A) and settle there, and build an altar(B) there to God,(C) who appeared to you(D) when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.”(E)

So Jacob said to his household(F) and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods(G) you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes.(H) Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God,(I) who answered me in the day of my distress(J) and who has been with me wherever I have gone.(K) So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods they had and the rings in their ears,(L) and Jacob buried them under the oak(M) at Shechem.(N) Then they set out, and the terror of God(O) fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them.(P)

Jacob and all the people with him came to Luz(Q) (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.(R) There he built an altar,(S) and he called the place El Bethel,[a](T) because it was there that God revealed himself to him(U) when he was fleeing from his brother.(V)

Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse,(W) died and was buried under the oak(X) outside Bethel.(Y) So it was named Allon Bakuth.[b]

After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram,[c](Z) God appeared to him again and blessed him.(AA) 10 God said to him, “Your name is Jacob,[d] but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.[e](AB) So he named him Israel.

11 And God said to him, “I am God Almighty[f];(AC) be fruitful and increase in number.(AD) A nation(AE) and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.(AF) 12 The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.(AG)(AH) 13 Then God went up from him(AI) at the place where he had talked with him.

14 Jacob set up a stone pillar(AJ) at the place where God had talked with him, and he poured out a drink offering(AK) on it; he also poured oil on it.(AL) 15 Jacob called the place where God had talked with him Bethel.[g](AM)

The Deaths of Rachel and Isaac(AN)

16 Then they moved on from Bethel. While they were still some distance from Ephrath,(AO) Rachel(AP) began to give birth and had great difficulty. 17 And as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife(AQ) said to her, “Don’t despair, for you have another son.”(AR) 18 As she breathed her last—for she was dying—she named her son Ben-Oni.[h](AS) But his father named him Benjamin.[i](AT)

19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath(AU) (that is, Bethlehem(AV)). 20 Over her tomb Jacob set up a pillar, and to this day(AW) that pillar marks Rachel’s tomb.(AX)

21 Israel moved on again and pitched his tent beyond Migdal Eder.(AY) 22 While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine(AZ) Bilhah,(BA) and Israel heard of it.

Jacob had twelve sons:

23 The sons of Leah:(BB)

Reuben the firstborn(BC) of Jacob,

Simeon, Levi, Judah,(BD) Issachar and Zebulun.(BE)

24 The sons of Rachel:

Joseph(BF) and Benjamin.(BG)

25 The sons of Rachel’s servant Bilhah:(BH)

Dan and Naphtali.(BI)

26 The sons of Leah’s servant Zilpah:(BJ)

Gad(BK) and Asher.(BL)

These were the sons of Jacob,(BM) who were born to him in Paddan Aram.(BN)

27 Jacob came home to his father Isaac(BO) in Mamre,(BP) near Kiriath Arba(BQ) (that is, Hebron),(BR) where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.(BS) 28 Isaac lived a hundred and eighty years.(BT) 29 Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people,(BU) old and full of years.(BV) And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.(BW)

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 35:7 El Bethel means God of Bethel.
  2. Genesis 35:8 Allon Bakuth means oak of weeping.
  3. Genesis 35:9 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia; also in verse 26
  4. Genesis 35:10 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.
  5. Genesis 35:10 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
  6. Genesis 35:11 Hebrew El-Shaddai
  7. Genesis 35:15 Bethel means house of God.
  8. Genesis 35:18 Ben-Oni means son of my trouble.
  9. Genesis 35:18 Benjamin means son of my right hand.

35 And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.

Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:

And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.

And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.

And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

But Deborah, Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.

And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.

10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.

11 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.

13 And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.

14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.

15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.

16 And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.

17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.

18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.

19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.

20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.

21 And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.

22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:

24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:

25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:

26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.

27 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

28 And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.

29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.