1 Israel partiu com tudo o que lhe pertencia. Chegou a Bersabéia, onde ofereceu sacrifícios ao Deus de seu pai Isaac.
2 Em uma visão noturna Deus disse-lhe: "Jacó! Jacó!" "Eis-me aqui", respondeu ele.
3 E Deus disse: "Eu sou Deus, o Deus de teu pai. Não temas descer ao Egito, porque ali farei de ti uma grande nação.
4 Descerei contigo ao Egito, e eu mesmo te farei de novo subir de lá. José fechar-te-á os olhos."
5 E Jacó deixou Bersabéia. Os filhos de Israel levaram seu pai, assim como seus filhos e suas mulheres, nos carros que o faraó tinha enviado para os transportar.
6 Tomaram também seus rebanhos e os bens que tinham adquirido na terra de Canaã,
7 e Jacó com toda a sua família partiu para o Egito. Levou consigo os seus filhos e seus netos, suas filhas e suas netas, enfim, toda a sua família.
8 Eis os nomes dos filhos de Israel que foram para o Egito: Jacó e seus filhos.
9 O primogênito de Jacó: Rubem. Os filhos de Rubem: Henoc, Falu, Esron e Carmi.
10 Os filhos de Simeão: Jamuel, Jamin, Aod, Jaquim, Soar, e Saul, filho da Cananéia.
11 Os filhos de Levi: Gerson, Gaat e Merari.
12 Os filhos de Judá: Her, Onã, Sela, Farés e Zara. Her e Onã, porém, morreram em Canaã. Os filhos de Farés: Hesron e Hamul.
13 Os filhos de Issacar: Tola, Fua, Jó e Semron.
14 Os filhos de Zabulon: Sared, Elon e Jaelel.
15 São estes os filhos que Lia deu a Jacó em Padã-Arã, assim como sua filha Dina. Total de seus filhos e filhas: trinta e três pessoas.
16 Os filhos de Gad: Sefion, Hagi, Suni, Esebon, Heri, Arodi e Areli.
17 Os filhos de Aser: Jamné, Jesua, Jessui e Beria, assim como sua irmã Sara. Os filhos de Beria: Heber e Melquiel.
18 São estes os filhos que Zelfa, dada por Labão à sua filha Lia, deu à luz a Jacó: dezesseis pessoas.
19 Filhos de Raquel, mulher de Jacó: José e Benjamim.
20 No Egito José tivera de Asenet, filha de Putifar, sacerdote de On, Manassés e Efraim.
21 Os filhos de Benjamim: Bela, Bocor, Asbel, Gera, Naamã, Equi, Ros, Mofim, Ofim e Ared.
22 São estes os filhos que Raquel deu a Jacó. Total: quatorze pessoas.
23 Filho de Dan: Husim.
24 Filhos de Neftali: Jasier, Guni, Jeser e Salém.
25 São estes os filhos que Bala, dada por Labão à sua filha Raquel, deu à luz a Jacó. Total: sete pessoas.
26 O total das pessoas saídas de Jacó, que vieram com ele para o Egito, sem contar as mulheres de seus filhos, era de setenta ao todo.
27 José teve dois filhos nascidos no Egito. O total das pessoas da família de Jacó que foram para o Egito era de setenta.
28 Jacó tinha enviado Judá adiante dele para informar a José de sua chegada a Gessém. Quando chegaram a Gessém,
29 José mandou preparar o seu carro e montou para ir ao encontro de seu pai em Gessém. E, logo que o viu, jogou-se ao seu pescoço e chorou longo tempo em seus braços.
30 "Agora posso morrer, disse-lhe Israel, porque vi o teu rosto, e vives ainda!"
31 José disse aos seus irmãos: "Vou avisar o faraó, dizendo: Meus irmãos e a família de meu pai que estavam em Canaã, vieram para junto de mim;
32 os homens são pastores, criadores de animais, e trouxeram suas ovelhas e seus bois com tudo o que lhes pertence.
33 Quando o faraó mandar chamar-vos e vos perguntar qual é vossa profissão,
34 responder-lhe-eis: Teus servos foram sempre criadores de animais, desde sua juventude até o presente, e nossos pais também. Desse modo podereis ficar na terra de Gessém, porque os egípcios têm aversão aos pastores."
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.