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1. Deus disse a Jacó: “Vamos, sobe a Betel e fica ali, e levanta um altar nesse lugar ao Deus que se manifestou a ti, quando fugias diante de teu irmão Esaú”.

1. God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there; and make there an altar to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau."

2. Jacó disse à sua família e à sua gente: “Tirai do meio de vós os deuses estrangeiros, purificai-vos e mudai vossos vestidos.

2. So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments;

3. Vamos subir a Betel, onde levantarei um altar ao Deus que me ouviu no dia de minha aflição, e que esteve comigo durante minha viagem”.

3. then let us arise and go up to Bethel, that I may make there an altar to the God who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone."

4. Entregaram a Jacó todos os deuses estrangeiros que tinham, assim como os brincos que traziam nas orelhas, e Jacó enterrou-os debaixo de um tere­binto, perto de Siquém.

4. So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was near Shechem.

5. Partindo eles dali, Deus semeou o pânico nas cidades circunvizi­nhas, de sorte que não perseguiram os filhos de Jacó.

5. And as they journeyed, a terror from God fell upon the cities that were round about them, so that they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

6. Chegou, portanto, Jacó com toda a sua gente à Luza, na terra de Canaã, hoje Betel.

6. And Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him,

7. Levantou ali um altar e deu a esse lugar o nome de El-Betel, porque foi ali que Deus lhe aparecera, quando fugia de seu irmão.

7. and there he built an altar, and called the place El-bethel, because there God had revealed himself to him when he fled from his brother.

8. Foi então que morreu Débora, ama de Rebeca. E foi ali sepultada, ao pé de Betel, debaixo de um carvalho, ao qual se chamou Carvalho do Pranto.

8. And Deb'orah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried under an oak below Bethel; so the name of it was called Al'lon-bacuth.

9. Quando Jacó voltou de Padã-­Aram, Deus apareceu-lhe novamente e o abençoou.

9. God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him.

10. “Teu nome – disse-lhe ele – é Jacó. Tu não te chamarás mais assim, mas Israel.” E chamou-o Israel.

10. And God said to him, "Your name is Jacob; no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name." So his name was called Israel.

11. Deus disse-lhe: “Eu sou o Deus Todo-poderoso. Sê fecundo e multiplica-te. De ti nascerão um povo e uma assembleia de povos; e de teus rins sairão reis.

11. And God said to him, "I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall spring from you.

12. A terra que dei a Abraão e a Isaac, darei a ti e à tua posteridade”.

12. The land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your descendants after you."

13. Depois, Deus retirou-se de junto dele.

13. Then God went up from him in the place where he had spoken with him.

14. No mesmo lugar onde Deus lhe falou, Jacó erigiu uma estela sobre a qual fez uma libação e derramou óleo.*

14. And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he had spoken with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured out a drink offering on it, and poured oil on it.

15. E deu o nome de Betel ao lugar onde Deus lhe tinha falado.

15. So Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel.

16. E partiram de Betel. Quando estavam a pouca distância de Éfrata, Raquel deu à luz, e o seu parto foi penoso.

16. Then they journeyed from Bethel; and when they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor.

17. Durante as dores do parto, a parteira disse-lhe: “Não temas, porque ainda terás este filho”.

17. And when she was in her hard labor, the midwife said to her, "Fear not; for now you will have another son."

18. E, estando prestes a render a alma – porque estava já agonizante – ela chamou o filho de Benoni; o seu pai, porém, chamou-o Benjamim.*

18. And as her soul was departing (for she died), she called his name Ben-o'ni; but his father called his name Benjamin.

19. Raquel expirou e foi sepultada no caminho de Éfrata, hoje Belém.

19. So Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem),

20. Jacó erigiu uma estela sobre seu túmulo; é a estela do túmulo de Raquel, que existe ainda hoje.

20. and Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave; it is the pillar of Rachel's tomb, which is there to this day.

21. Israel partiu e plantou sua tenda além de Migdal-Eder.

21. Israel journeyed on, and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder.

22. Foi durante sua estada nessa região que Rúben foi dormir com Bala, concubina de seu pai, e Israel soube.

22. While Israel dwelt in that land Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

23. Os filhos de Jacó foram em número de doze. Filhos de Lia: Rúben, primogênito de Jacó, Simeão, Levi, Judá, Issacar e Zabulon.

23. The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob's first-born), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Is'sachar, and Zeb'ulun.

24. Filhos de Raquel: José e Benjamim.

24. The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

25. Filhos de Bala, escrava de Raquel: Dã e Neftali.

25. The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maid: Dan and Naph'tali.

26. Filhos de Zelfa, escrava de Lia: Gad e Aser. Tais são os filhos nascidos a Jacó em Padã-Aram.

26. The sons of Zilpah, Leah's maid: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.

27. Jacó foi para junto de seu pai Isaac em Mambré, em Cariat-Arbe, hoje Hebron, onde tinham habitado Abraão e Isaac.

27. And Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, or Kir'iath-ar'ba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had sojourned.

28. E todos os dias da vida de Isaac foram cento e oitenta anos.

28. Now the days of Isaac were a hundred and eighty years.

29. E morreu. A morte reuniu-o aos seus, velho e saciado de dias. Esaú e Jacó, seus filhos, sepultaram-no.

29. And Isaac breathed his last; and he died and was gathered to his people, old and full of days; and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.


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