1 Isaque chamou a Jacó e, dando-lhe a sua bênção, lhe ordenou, dizendo: Não tomarás esposa dentre as filhas de Canaã. 2 Levanta-te, vai a Padã-Arã, à casa de Betuel, pai de tua mãe, e toma lá por esposa uma das filhas de Labão, irmão de tua mãe. 3 Deus Todo-Poderoso te abençoe, e te faça fecundo, e te multiplique para que venhas a ser uma multidão de povos; 4 e te dê a bênção de Abraão, a ti e à tua descendência contigo, para que possuas a terra de tuas peregrinações, concedida por Deus a Abraão. 5 Assim, despediu Isaque a Jacó, que se foi a Padã-Arã, à casa de Labão, filho de Betuel, o arameu, irmão de Rebeca, mãe de Jacó e de Esaú.

6 Vendo, pois, Esaú que Isaque abençoara a Jacó e o enviara a Padã-Arã, para tomar de lá esposa para si; e vendo que, ao abençoá-lo, lhe ordenara, dizendo: Não tomarás mulher dentre as filhas de Canaã; 7 e vendo, ainda, que Jacó, obedecendo a seu pai e a sua mãe, fora a Padã-Arã; 8 sabedor também de que Isaque, seu pai, não via com bons olhos as filhas de Canaã, 9 foi Esaú à casa de Ismael e, além das mulheres que já possuía, tomou por mulher a Maalate, filha de Ismael, filho de Abraão, e irmã de Nebaiote.

10 Partiu Jacó de Berseba e seguiu para Harã. 11 Tendo chegado a certo lugar, ali passou a noite, pois já era sol-posto; tomou uma das pedras do lugar, fê-la seu travesseiro e se deitou ali mesmo para dormir. 12 E sonhou: Eis posta na terra uma escada cujo topo atingia o céu; e os anjos de Deus subiam e desciam por ela. 13 Perto dele estava o Senhor e lhe disse: Eu sou o Senhor, Deus de Abraão, teu pai, e Deus de Isaque. A terra em que agora estás deitado, eu ta darei, a ti e à tua descendência. 14 A tua descendência será como o pó da terra; estender-te-ás para o Ocidente e para o Oriente, para o Norte e para o Sul. Em ti e na tua descendência serão abençoadas todas as famílias da terra. 15 Eis que eu estou contigo, e te guardarei por onde quer que fores, e te farei voltar a esta terra, porque te não desampararei, até cumprir eu aquilo que te hei referido. 16 Despertado Jacó do seu sono, disse: Na verdade, o Senhor está neste lugar, e eu não o sabia. 17 E, temendo, disse: Quão temível é este lugar! É a Casa de Deus, a porta dos céus.

18 Tendo-se levantado Jacó, cedo, de madrugada, tomou a pedra que havia posto por travesseiro e a erigiu em coluna, sobre cujo topo entornou azeite. 19 E ao lugar, cidade que outrora se chamava Luz, deu o nome de Betel. 20 Fez também Jacó um voto, dizendo: Se Deus for comigo, e me guardar nesta jornada que empreendo, e me der pão para comer e roupa que me vista, 21 de maneira que eu volte em paz para a casa de meu pai, então, o Senhor será o meu Deus; 22 e a pedra, que erigi por coluna, será a Casa de Deus; e, de tudo quanto me concederes, certamente eu te darei o dízimo.

1 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. 2 Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother’s father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother’s brother. 3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a company of peoples; 4 and give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land of thy sojournings, which God gave unto Abraham. 5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Paddan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.

6 Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan; 7 and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram: 8 and Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; 9 and Esau went unto Ishmael, and took, besides the wives that he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife.

10 And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran. 11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep. 12 And he dreamed; and behold, a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it. 13 And, behold, Jehovah stood above it, and said, I am Jehovah, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; 14 and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. 16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely Jehovah is in this place; and I knew it not. 17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. 19 And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of the city was Luz at the first. 20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, 21 so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, and Jehovah will be my God, 22 then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

1 So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him: "Do not marry a Canaanite woman.

2 Go at once to Paddan Aram, "to the house of your mother's father Bethuel. Take a wife for yourself there, from among the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.

3 May God Almighty "bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a community of peoples.

4 May he give you and your descendants the blessing given to Abraham, so that you may take possession of the land where you now reside as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham."

5 Then Isaac sent Jacob on his way, and he went to Paddan Aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.

6 Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and had sent him to Paddan Aram to take a wife from there, and that when he blessed him he commanded him, "Do not marry a Canaanite woman,"

7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had gone to Paddan Aram.

8 Esau then realized how displeasing the Canaanite women were to his father Isaac;

9 so he went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Ishmael son of Abraham, in addition to the wives he already had.

10 Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran.

11 When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.

12 He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

13 There above it "stood the LORD, and he said: "I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying.

14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. [^4]

15 I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."

16 When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, "Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it."

17 He was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven."

18 Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it.

19 He called that place Bethel, "though the city used to be called Luz.

20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear

21 so that I return safely to my father's household, then the LORD "will be my God

22 and "this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God's house, and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth."