Jacó e toda a sua família descem ao Egito

1 E partiu Israel com tudo quanto tinha, e veio a Berseba, e ofereceu sacrifícios ao Deus de Isaque, seu pai. 2 E falou Deus a Israel em visões, de noite, e disse: Jacó! Jacó! E ele disse: Eis-me aqui. 3 E disse: Eu sou Deus, o Deus de teu pai; não temas descer ao Egito, porque eu te farei ali uma grande nação. 4 E descerei contigo ao Egito e certamente te farei tornar a subir; e José porá a sua mão sobre os teus olhos. 5 Então, levantou-se Jacó de Berseba; e os filhos de Israel levaram Jacó, seu pai, e seus meninos, e as suas mulheres, nos carros que Faraó enviara para o levar. 6 E tomaram o seu gado e a sua fazenda que tinham adquirido na terra de Canaã e vieram ao Egito, Jacó e toda a sua semente com ele. 7 Os seus filhos, e os filhos de seus filhos com ele, as suas filhas, e as filhas de seus filhos, e toda a sua semente levou consigo ao Egito.

8 E estes são os nomes dos filhos de Israel, que vieram ao Egito, Jacó e seus filhos: Rúben, o primogênito de Jacó, 9 e os filhos de Rúben: Enoque, e Palu, e Hezrom, e Carmi. 10 E os filhos de Simeão: Jemuel, e Jamim, e Oade, e Jaquim, e Zoar, e Saul, filho de uma mulher cananeia. 11 E os filhos de Levi: Gérson, Coate e Merari. 12 E os filhos de Judá: Er, e Onã, e Selá, e Perez, e Zerá. Er e Onã, porém, morreram na terra de Canaã; e os filhos de Perez foram Esrom e Hamul. 13 E os filhos de Issacar: Tola, e Puva, e Jó, e Sinrom. 14 E os filhos de Zebulom: Serede, e Elom, e Jaleel. 15 Estes são os filhos de Leia, que deu a Jacó em Padã-Arã, com Diná, sua filha; todas as almas de seus filhos e de suas filhas foram trinta e três. 16 E os filhos de Gade: Zifiom, e Hagi, e Suni, e Esbom, e Eri, e Arodi, e Areli. 17 E os filhos de Aser: Imna, e Isvá, e Isvi, e Berias, e Será, a irmã deles; e os filhos de Berias: Héber e Malquiel. 18 Estes são os filhos de Zilpa, a qual Labão deu à sua filha Leia e que deu a Jacó estas dezesseis almas. 19 Os filhos de Raquel, mulher de Jacó: José e Benjamim. 20 E nasceram a José na terra do Egito Manassés e Efraim, que lhe deu Asenate, filha de Potífera, sacerdote de Om. 21 E os filhos de Benjamim: Belá, e Bequer, e Asbel, e Gera, e Naamã, e Eí, e Rôs, e Mupim, e Hupim, e Arde. 22 Estes são os filhos de Raquel, que nasceram a Jacó, ao todo catorze almas. 23 E o filho de Dã: Husim. 24 E os filhos de Naftali: Jazeel, e Guni, e Jezer, e Silém. 25 Estes são os filhos de Bila, a qual Labão deu à sua filha Raquel e que deu estes a Jacó; todas as almas foram sete. 26 Todas as almas que vieram com Jacó ao Egito, que descenderam dele, fora as mulheres dos filhos de Jacó, todas foram sessenta e seis almas. 27 E os filhos de José, que lhe nasceram no Egito, eram duas almas. Todas as almas da casa de Jacó, que vieram ao Egito, foram setenta.

O encontro de José com seu pai

28 E Jacó enviou Judá diante da sua face a José, para o encaminhar a Gósen; e chegaram à terra de Gósen. 29 Então, José aprontou o seu carro e subiu ao encontro de Israel, seu pai, a Gósen. E, mostrando-se-lhe, lançou-se ao seu pescoço e chorou sobre o seu pescoço, longo tempo. 30 E Israel disse a José: Morra eu agora, pois já tenho visto o teu rosto, que ainda vives. 31 Depois, disse José a seus irmãos e à casa de seu pai: Eu subirei, e anunciarei a Faraó, e lhe direi: Meus irmãos e a casa de meu pai, que estavam na terra de Canaã, vieram a mim. 32 E os varões são pastores de ovelhas, porque são homens de gado, e trouxeram consigo as suas ovelhas, e as suas vacas, e tudo o que têm. 33 Quando, pois, acontecer que Faraó vos chamar e disser: Qual é o vosso negócio? 34 Então, direis: Teus servos foram homens de gado desde a nossa mocidade até agora, tanto nós como os nossos pais; para que habiteis na terra de Gósen, porque todo o pastor de ovelhas é abominação para os egípcios.

1 And Israel commenced his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer–sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.

2 And God spoke unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father; fear not to go down into Egypt; for a great nation will I make of thee there:

4 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again; and Joseph shall put his hand upon thy eyes.

5 And Jacob rose up from Beer–sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

6 And they took their cattle and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt; Jacob, and all his seed with him:

7 His sons, and his son’s sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed he brought with him into Egypt.

8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, that came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: the first–born of Jacob, Reuben.

9 And the sons of Reuben: Chanoch, and Pallu, and Chezron, and Carmi.

10 And the sons of Simeon: Yemuel, and Yamin, and Ohad, and Yachin, and Zochar, and Shaul the son of the Canaanitish woman.

11 And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kehath, and Merari.

12 And the sons of Judah: ‘Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerach; but ‘Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan, and the sons of Perez were Chezron and Chamul.

13 And the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puvah, and Yob, and Shimron.

14 And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Yachleel.

15 These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore unto Jacob in Padan–aram, with Dinah his daughter: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.

16 And the sons of Gad: Ziphyon, and Chaggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, ‘Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.

17 And the sons of Asher: Yimnah, and Yishvah, and Yishvi, and Beriah, and Serach their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Cheber, and Malkiel.

18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and she bore these unto Jacob, sixteen souls.

19 The sons of Rachel, Jacob’s wife: Joseph and Benjamin.

20 And there were born unto Joseph in the land of Egypt Menasseh and Ephraim, whom Assenath the daughter of Poti–phera’, the priest of On, bore unto him.

21 And the sons of Benjamin: Bela’, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Echi, and Rosh, Muppim and Chuppim, and Ard.

22 These are the sons of Rachel, that were born to Jacob: in all fourteen souls.

23 And the son of Dan: Chushim.

24 And the sons of Naphtali: Yachzeel, and Guni, and Yezer, and Shillem.

25 These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bore these unto Jacob, in all seven souls.

26 All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, that came out of his loins, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons, were in all sixty and six souls.

27 And the sons of Joseph, who were born him in Egypt, were two souls; all the souls of the house of Jacob, that came into Egypt, were seventy.

28 And Judah he sent before him unto Joseph, to direct him beforehand unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and when he obtained sight of him, he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

30 And Israel said unto Joseph, Let me die now, since I have seen thy face, that thou art yet alive.

31 And Joseph said unto his brothers, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brothers and my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;

32 And the men are shepherds, for they have been owners of cattle; and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, they have brought along.

33 And it shall come to pass, if Pharaoh should have you called, and say, What is your occupation?

34 That ye shall say, Owners of cattle have thy servants been from our youth even until now, both we, as also our fathers; in order that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.