1 Jacó, levantando os olhos, viu Esaú que avançava com quatrocentos homens. Repartiu então os filhos entre Lia, Raquel e as duas servas.

2 Colocou as servas com seus filhos na frente, depois Lia com os seus e, por último, Raquel com José.

3 E ele, passando adiante, prostrou-se até a terra sete vezes antes de se aproximar do seu irmão.

4 Esaú correu-lhe ao encontro e beijou-o; ele atirou-se ao seu pescoço e beijou-o; e puseram-se a chorar.

5 Levantando os olhos, Esaú viu as mulheres e as crianças: "Quem são estes que tens contigo?" – perguntou ele. "São – respondeu Jacó – os filhos que aprouve a Deus dar ao teu servo."

6 Aproximaram-se então as servas com seus filhos e prostraram-se.

7 Lia com seus filhos adiantaram-se por sua vez e prostraram-se, e, enfim, José e Raquel prostraram também.

8 Esaú disse: "Que significa todo esse acampamento que encontrei?". "É – disse Jacó – para ganhar o favor de meu senhor."

9 Esaú disse-lhe: "Possuo muitos bens, meu irmão, guarda o que te pertence".

10 "Oh, suplico-te – replicou Jacó – se ganhei teu favor, aceita este presente de minhas mãos; porque te contemplei como se contempla Deus, e me fizeste bom aco­lhimento.

11 Aceita o presente que te ofereço; pois Deus cumulou-me de seus favores, e nada me falta." E tanto insistiu que Esaú aceitou.

12 Esaú disse: "Partamos, ponhamo-nos a caminho; eu te precederei".

13 Jacó disse-lhe: "Tu vês, meu senhor, que os meninos são delicados; e tenho de cuidar das ovelhas e vacas que amamentam; se os fizer caminhar ainda um só dia, morrerá todo o rebanho.

14 Que o meu se­nhor vá, pois, adiante de seu servo; eu seguirei devagar, ao passo do rebanho que vai adiante de mim, e ao passo dos meninos, até que chegue à casa de meu senhor em Seir".

15 "Permita-me ao menos – disse-lhe Esaú – deixar-te uma parte de meus homens." "Não é necessário – disse Jacó – basta-me ter achado graça aos olhos do meu senhor!"

16 No mesmo dia, Esaú retomou o caminho de Seir.

17 Jacó partiu para Sucot, onde, tendo edificado uma casa, cons­truiu também cabanas para o seu rebanho. Daí o nome de Sucot dado a esse lugar.

18 De volta de Padã-Aram, Jacó chegou sem contratempos à cidade de Siquém, na terra de Canaã. E acampou diante da cidade.

19 Comprou por cem moedas de prata aos filhos de Hemor, pai de Siquém, o pedaço de terra onde havia armado sua tenda.

20 Levantou ali um altar, ao qual chamou El, Deus de Israel.

1 And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. 2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. 3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. 4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.*33.5 with…: Heb. to thee 6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves. 7 And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves. 8 And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.*33.8 What…: Heb. What is all this band to thee? 9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.*33.9 keep…: Heb. be that to thee that is thine 10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me. 11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.*33.11 enough: Heb. all things 12 And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee. 13 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die. 14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.*33.14 according…: Heb. according to the foot of the work, etc., and according to the foot of the children 15 And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.*33.15 leave: Heb. set, or, place*33.15 What…: Heb. Wherefore is this?

16 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir. 17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.*33.17 Succoth: that is, Booths

18 And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-aram; and pitched his tent before the city.*33.18 Shechem: Gr. Sychem 19 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money.*33.19 Hamor: Gr. Emmor*33.19 pieces…: or, lambs 20 And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel.*33.20 El-elohe-Israel: that is God the God of Israel