1 Tendo Israel partido com tudo o que tinha, veio a Berseba e ofereceu sacrifício ao Deus de seu pai Isaque.

2 Falou Deus a Israel em visões de noite e disse: Jacó, Jacó! Respondeu Jacó: Eis-me aqui.

3 Continuou Deus: Eu sou Deus, o Deus de teu pai; não temas descer para o Egito; pois ali farei de ti uma grande nação.

4 Eu descerei contigo para o Egito, e eu certamente te farei tornar a subir. José porá as mãos sobre os teus olhos.

5 Jacó levantou-se de Berseba; e os filhos de Israel levaram seu pai Jacó, seus filhinhos e suas mulheres nos carros que Faraó tinha enviado para o levar.

6 Tomaram o seu gado e os bens que haviam adquirido na terra de Canaã, e foram ao Egito, Jacó e toda a sua descendência.

7 Seus filhos, e os filhos de seus filhos, suas filhas e as filhas de seus filhos e toda a sua descendência, levou-os consigo para o Egito.

8 São estes os nomes dos filhos de Israel, Jacó e seus filhos, que foram ao Egito: Rúben, primogênito de Jacó.

9 Os filhos de Rúben: Enoque, Palu, Hezrom e Carmi.

10 Os filhos de Simeão: Jemuel, Jamim, Oade, Jaquim, Zoar e Saul, filho de uma mulher cananéia.

11 Os filhos de Levi: Gérsom, Coate e Merari.

12 Os filhos de Judá: Er, Onã, Selá, Perez e Zera; Er e Onã, porém, morreram na terra de Canaã. Os filhos de Perez eram: Hezrom e Hamul.

13 Os filhos de Issacar: Tola, Puva, Jó e Sinrom.

14 Os filhos de Zebulom: Serede, Elom e Jaleel.

15 Estes são os filhos de Lia, que ela deu à luz a Jacó em Padã-Arã, além de Diná, sua filha: todas as almas de seus filhos e de suas filhas eram trinta e três.

16 Os filhos de Gade: Zifiom, Hagi, Suni, Ezbom, Eri, Arodi e Areli.

17 Os filhos de Aser: Imna, Isvá, Isvi, Berias e Sera, irmã deles; e os filhos de Berias: Héber e Malquiel.

18 Estes são os filhos de Zilpa, a qual Labão deu a sua filha Lia; e estes deu ela à luz a Jacó, a saber, dezesseis almas.

19 Os filhos de Raquel, mulher de Jacó: José e Benjamim.

20 Nasceram a José na terra do Egito Manassés e Efraim, os quais lhe deu à luz Azenate, filha de Potífera, sacerdote de Om.

21 Os filhos de Benjamim: Bela, Bequer, Asbel, Gera, Naamã, Eí, Rôs, Mupim, Hupim e Arde.

22 Estes são os filhos de Raquel, que nasceram a Jacó: todas as almas eram quatorze.

23 O filho de Dã: Husim.

24 Os filhos de Naftali: Jazeel, Guni, Jezer e Silem.

25 Estes são os filhos de Bila, a qual Labão deu a sua filha Raquel, e estes deu ela à luz a Jacó: todas as almas eram sete.

26 Todas as almas que vieram com Jacó ao Egito, e que saíram da sua coxa, não contando as mulheres dos filhos de Jacó, todas as almas eram sessenta e seis;

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, eram setenta.

28 Jacó enviou a Judá adiante de si a José, para o encaminhar a Gósen; e chegaram à terra de Gósen.

29 José mandou aprontar o seu carro e subiu ao encontro de Israel, seu pai, a Gósen; e tendo-se-lhe apresentado, lançou-se-lhe ao pescoço e ali chorou muito tempo.

30 Disse Israel a José: Morra eu agora, pois tenho visto o teu rosto, que ainda vives.

31 Disse José a seus irmãos e à casa de seu pai: Subirei, darei notícia a Faraó e lhe direi: meus irmãos, e a casa de meu pai, que estavam na terra de Canaã, vieram para mim.

32 Os homens são pastores, pois se têm ocupado em apascentar gado; e trouxeram os seus rebanhos, o seu gado e tudo o que têm.

33 Quando, pois, Faraó vos chamar e vos perguntar: Que ocupação é a vossa?

34 Os teus servos temo-nos ocupado em apascentar gado deste a mocidade até agora, tanto nós como nossos pais, assim respondereis para que habiteis na terra de Gósen; porque todo o pastor de ovelhas é abominação para os egípcios.

1 And Israel took 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 spake 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 I will there make of thee a great nation: 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 thine 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 sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.

8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. 9 And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

10 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

11 And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

12 And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

13 And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.

14 And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. 15 These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.

16 And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.

17 And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel. 18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls. 19 The sons of Rachel Jacob’s wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.

20 And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.

21 And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. 22 These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.

23 And the sons of Dan; Hushim.

24 And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. 25 These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven. 26 All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were threescore and six; 27 And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face 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 presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. 30 And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive. 31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me; 32 And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have. 33 And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation? 34 That ye shall say, Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.