1 Disse Deus a Jacó: Levanta-te, sobe a Betel e habita ali; faze ali um altar ao Deus que te apareceu quando fugias da presença de Esaú, teu irmão. 2 Então, disse Jacó à sua família e a todos os que com ele estavam: Lançai fora os deuses estranhos que há no vosso meio, purificai-vos e mudai as vossas vestes; 3 levantemo-nos e subamos a Betel. Farei ali um altar ao Deus que me respondeu no dia da minha angústia e me acompanhou no caminho por onde andei. 4 Então, deram a Jacó todos os deuses estrangeiros que tinham em mãos e as argolas que lhes pendiam das orelhas; e Jacó os escondeu debaixo do carvalho que está junto a Siquém.

5 E, tendo eles partido, o terror de Deus invadiu as cidades que lhes eram circunvizinhas, e não perseguiram aos filhos de Jacó. 6 Assim, chegou Jacó a Luz, chamada Betel, que está na terra de Canaã, ele e todo o povo que com ele estava. 7 E edificou ali um altar e ao lugar chamou El-Betel; porque ali Deus se lhe revelou quando fugia da presença de seu irmão. 8 Morreu Débora, a ama de Rebeca, e foi sepultada ao pé de Betel, debaixo do carvalho que se chama Alom-Bacute.

9 Vindo Jacó de Padã-Arã, outra vez lhe apareceu Deus e o abençoou. 10 Disse-lhe Deus: O teu nome é Jacó. Já não te chamarás Jacó, porém Israel será o teu nome. E lhe chamou Israel. 11 Disse-lhe mais: Eu sou o Deus Todo-Poderoso; sê fecundo e multiplica-te; uma nação e multidão de nações sairão de ti, e reis procederão de ti. 12 A terra que dei a Abraão e a Isaque dar-te-ei a ti e, depois de ti, à tua descendência. 13 E Deus se retirou dele, elevando-se do lugar onde lhe falara. 14 Então, Jacó erigiu uma coluna de pedra no lugar onde Deus falara com ele; e derramou sobre ela uma libação e lhe deitou óleo. 15 Ao lugar onde Deus lhe falara, Jacó lhe chamou Betel.

16 Partiram de Betel, e, havendo ainda pequena distância para chegar a Efrata, deu à luz Raquel um filho, cujo nascimento lhe foi a ela penoso. 17 Em meio às dores do parto, disse-lhe a parteira: Não temas, pois ainda terás este filho. 18 Ao sair-lhe a alma (porque morreu), deu-lhe o nome de Benoni; mas seu pai lhe chamou Benjamim. 19 Assim, morreu Raquel e foi sepultada no caminho de Efrata, que é Belém. 20 Sobre a sepultura de Raquel levantou Jacó uma coluna que existe até ao dia de hoje. 21 Então, partiu Israel e armou a sua tenda além da torre de Éder.

22 E aconteceu que, habitando Israel naquela terra, foi Rúben e se deitou com Bila, concubina de seu pai; e Israel o soube. Eram doze os filhos de Israel.

23 Rúben, o primogênito de Jacó, Simeão, Levi, Judá, Issacar e Zebulom, filhos de Lia; 24 José e Benjamim, filhos de Raquel; 25 Dã e Naftali, filhos de Bila, serva de Raquel; 26 e Gade e Aser, filhos de Zilpa, serva de Lia. São estes os filhos de Jacó, que lhe nasceram em Padã-Arã.

27 Veio Jacó a Isaque, seu pai, a Manre, a Quiriate-Arba (que é Hebrom), onde peregrinaram Abraão e Isaque. 28 Foram os dias de Isaque cento e oitenta anos. 29 Velho e farto de dias, expirou Isaque e morreu, sendo recolhido ao seu povo; e Esaú e Jacó, seus filhos, o sepultaram.

1 And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, who appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother. 2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments: 3 and let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; 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. 4 And they gave unto Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hand, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. 5 And they journeyed: and a terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. 6 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan (the same is Beth-el), he and all the people that were with him. 7 And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el; because there God was revealed unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. 8 And Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried below Beth-el under the oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bacuth.

9 And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, 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 unto 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 spake with him. 14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spake with him, a pillar of stone: and he poured out a drink-offering thereon, and poured oil thereon. 15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el.

16 And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was still some distance to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor. 17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; for now thou shalt have another son. 18 And it came to pass, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin. 19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem). 20 And Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave: the same is the Pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day. 21 And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Eder. 22 And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard of it.

Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: 23 The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob’s first-born, 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, that were born to him in Paddan-aram. 27 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father to Mamre, to Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

28 And the days of Isaac were a hundred and fourscore years. 29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, old and full of days: and Esau and Jacob his sons buried him.

1 Then God said to Jacob, "Go up to Bethel and settle there, and build an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau."

2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes.

3 Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone."

4 So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods they had and the rings in their ears, and Jacob buried them under the oak at Shechem.

5 Then they set out, and the terror of God fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them.

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

7 There he built an altar, and he called the place El Bethel, "because it was there that God revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.

8 Now Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died and was buried under the oak outside Bethel. So it was named Allon Bakuth. [^2]

9 After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram, "God appeared to him again and blessed him.

10 God said to him, "Your name is Jacob, "but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel. "" So he named him Israel.

11 And God said to him, "I am God Almighty "; be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.

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."

13 Then God went up from him at the place where he had talked with him.

14 Jacob set up a stone pillar at the place where God had talked with him, and he poured out a drink offering on it; he also poured oil on it.

15 Jacob called the place where God had talked with him Bethel. [^7]

16 Then they moved on from Bethel. While they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and had great difficulty.

17 And as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife said to her, "Don't despair, for you have another son."

18 As she breathed her last —for she was dying —she named her son Ben-Oni. "But his father named him Benjamin. [^9]

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

20 Over her tomb Jacob set up a pillar, and to this day that pillar marks Rachel's tomb.

21 Israel moved on again and pitched his tent beyond Migdal Eder.

22 While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father's concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard of it. Jacob had twelve sons:

23 The sons of Leah: Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun.

24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

25 The sons of Rachel's servant Bilhah: Dan and Naphtali.

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

27 Jacob came home to his father Isaac in Mamre, near Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.

28 Isaac lived a hundred and eighty years.

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