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

2 And God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and called out, Jacob! Jacob! And he said, Here am I.

3 And He said, I am the Mighty God, the God of your fathers. Do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.

4 I will go down with you into Egypt, and I will arise to bring you back. And Joseph shall put his hand on your eyes.

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

6 So they took their livestock and their possessions which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob and all his seed with him.

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

8 And these were the names of the sons of Israel who went into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben was Jacob’s firstborn.

9 The sons of Reuben were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

10 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.

11 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

12 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

13 The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.

14 The sons of Zebulun were Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

15 These were the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan, with his daughter Dinah. All the souls, his sons and his daughters: thirty-three.

16 The sons of Gad were Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.

17 The sons of Asher were Jimnah, Ishuah, Isui, Beriah, and Serah, their sister. And the sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel.

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

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

20 And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On, bore to him.

21 The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

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

23 The son of Dan was Hushim.

24 The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.

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

26 All the souls who went with Jacob to Egypt, who came forth from his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, were sixty-six souls in all.

27 And the sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob who went into Egypt were seventy.

28 And he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to give directions before him to Goshen. And they came into the land of Goshen.

29 And Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; and he presented himself to him, and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while.

30 And Israel said to Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen your face, because you are still alive.

31 And Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s house, I will go up and report to Pharaoh, and say to him, My brothers and those of my fathers house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.

32 And the men tend cattle, for they are men of livestock; and they have brought their flocks, their herds, and all that they have.

33 So it shall be, when Pharaoh summons you and says, What is your occupation?

34 that you shall say, Your servants have been men of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and also our fathers; that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.

1 E PARTIU Israel com tudo quanto tinha, e veio a Berseba, e ofereceu sacrifícios ao Deus de seu pai Isaque. 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 a seu pai Jacó, 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 Hezrom e Hamul. 13 E os filhos de Issacar: Tola, e Pua, 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, Suni, e Esbom, Eri, e Arodi, e Areli. 17 E os filhos de Aser: Imna, e Isvá, e Isvi, e Beria e Será, a irmã deles; e os filhos de Beria: 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 On. 21 E os filhos de Benjamim: Bela, Bequer e Asbel, Gera, e Naamã, Eí e Rôs, Mupim, e Hupim, e Arde. 22 Estes são os filhos de Raquel, que nasceram a Jacó, ao todo quatorze almas. 23 E os filhos de Dã: Husim. 24 E os filhos de Naftali: Jazeel, e Guni, e Jezer, e Silém. 25 Estes são os filhos de Bilha, 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 saíram da sua coxa, 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.

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 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.