Genesis 28
1 Then Isaac summoned Jacob, and gave him a blessing. He told him, “Do not marry a woman of the Canaan people-group.
Então Isaque chamou a Jacó, e o abençoou, e mandou-lhe dizendo: Não tomes mulher das filhas de Canaã.
2 Instead, go right away to Paddan-Aram [in northwest Mesopotamia], to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel. Ask one of the daughters of your mother’s brother Laban to marry you.
Levanta-te, vai a Padã-Arã, à casa de Betuel, pai de tua mãe, e toma ali mulher das filhas de Labão, irmão de tua mãe.
3 I will pray that God Almighty will bless you, and enable you to [get married and] have many descendants, in order that they will become many people-groups.
E o Deus Todo-Poderoso te abençoe e te faça frutificar, e te multiplique, até vir a ser congregação de povos;
4 I also will pray that he will bless you and your descendants by enabling you to possess/seize the land in which you are now living as a foreigner, the land that God promised to give to [my father] Abraham and his descendants.”
E te dê a bênção de Abraão, e à tua descendência contigo, para que herdes a terra de tuas peregrinações, que Deus deu a Abraão.
5 So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-Aram, to live with Rebekah’s brother Laban, the son of Bethuel, who belonged to the Aram people-group.
Assim enviou Isaque a Jacó, o qual foi a Padã-Arã, a Labão, filho de Betuel arameu, irmão de Rebeca, mãe de Jacó e de Esaú.
6 Esau found out that his father Isaac had blessed Jacob and then sent him to Paddan-Aram. He also found out that when he blessed Isaac, he told him, “Do not marry a woman of the Canaan people-group,”
E viu Esaú como Isaque havia abençoado a Jacó, e lhe havia enviado a Padã-Arã, para tomar para si mulher dali; e que quando lhe abençoou, lhe havia mandado, dizendo: Não tomarás mulher das filhas de Canaã;
7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother, and had gone to Paddan-Aram.
E que Jacó havia obedecido a seu pai e a sua mãe, e se havia ido a Padã-Arã.
8 Esau also realized that his father Isaac did not approve of women from the Canaan people-group.
Esaú viu que as filhas de Canaã pareciam mal ao seu pai Isaque.
9 Because of that, Esau went to see his uncle Ishmael, and married Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael. Mahalath was the sister of Nabaioth and the granddaughter of Abraham.
Então Esaú foi a Ismael, e tomou para si por mulher, além de suas outras mulheres, a Maalate, filha de Ismael, filho de Abraão, irmã de Nebaiote.
10 Meanwhile, Jacob left Beersheba and started walking along the road to Haran.
E Jacó saiu de Berseba, e foi a Harã;
11 When he arrived at a certain place, he stopped there, because the sun had gone down. He took one of the stones there and put it under his head to use as a pillow. Then he lay down and slept there.
ele chegou a um lugar, e ali dormiu, porque o sol já se havia posto. E tomou uma das pedras daquele lugar e a pôs por sua cabeceira, e deitou-se naquele lugar.
12 While he was sleeping, he had a dream, in which he [was surprised to] see a stairway. The bottom of the stairway was on the earth and the top was in the sky. Jacob also saw that God’s angels were going up and down the stairway.
E sonhou, e eis uma escada que estava posta na terra, e seu topo tocava no céu; e eis que anjos de Deus subiam e desciam por ela.
13 And he [was surprised to] see Yahweh standing at the top of the stairway, saying “I am Yahweh God, whom your grandfather Abraham worshiped, and whom Isaac worships. I will give to you and to your descendants the land on which you are lying.
E eis que o SENHOR estava no alto dela, e disse: “Eu sou o SENHOR, o Deus de teu pai Abraão, e o Deus de Isaque; a terra em que estás deitado, eu a darei a ti e à tua descendência.
14 Your descendants will be as numerous as the particles of dirt that are on the earth, and their territory will be very large. It will extend in all directions, to the east and to the west, to the north and to the south. And people of all people-groups on earth will receive blessings because of [what happens to] you and to your descendants.
E a tua descendência será como o pó da terra, e te estenderás ao ocidente, ao oriente, ao norte, e ao sul; e todas as famílias da terra serão abençoadas em ti e na tua descendência.
15 I will help you and protect you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you; I will continue to do for you all that I have promised to do.”
E eis que eu estou contigo, e te guardarei por onde quer que fores, e te farei voltar a esta terra; porque não te deixarei, até que eu tenha feito o que te disse.”
16 [During the night], when Jacob woke up from sleeping, he thought, “Surely Yahweh is in this place, and until now I was not aware of it!”
Jacó despertou-se de seu sonho, e disse: “Certamente o SENHOR está neste lugar, e eu não sabia.”
17 He was afraid, and he said, “This place is very awesome! This is surely the place where God lives, and this is the entrance to heaven!”
E teve medo, e disse: “Quão temível é este lugar! Não é outra coisa, senão casa de Deus e porta do céu.”
18 In the morning Jacob got up and took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up on its end to show that the place was a holy place. He poured some olive oil on top of the stone [to dedicate it to God].
Jacó levantou-se de manhã cedo, tomou a pedra que havia colocado de cabeceira, e a pôs por coluna, e derramou azeite sobre ela.
19 He named that place Bethel, [which means ‘house of God’.] Previously its name was Luz.
E chamou o nome daquele lugar Betel, porém antes o nome da cidade era Luz.
20 Jacob solemnly promised God, saying, “God, if you will help me and protect me while I am taking this journey, and if you give me enough food to eat and clothes to wear,
E Jacó fez um voto, dizendo: “Se Deus for comigo, e me guardar nesta viagem que vou, e me der pão para comer e roupa para vestir,
21 in order that I can later return safely to my father’s house, then you, Yahweh, will be the God that I will worship.
e se eu voltar em paz à casa de meu pai, o SENHOR será meu Deus,
22 This stone that I have set up will mark the place where people can worship you. And I will give back to you a tenth of everything that you give to me.”
e esta pedra que pus por coluna será casa de Deus; e de tudo o que me deres, darei a ti o dízimo.
