28 So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed(A) him. Then he commanded him: “Do not marry a Canaanite woman.(B) Go at once to Paddan Aram,[a](C) to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel.(D) Take a wife for yourself there, from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.(E) May God Almighty[b](F) bless(G) you and make you fruitful(H) and increase your numbers(I) until you become a community of peoples. May he give you and your descendants the blessing given to Abraham,(J) so that you may take possession of the land(K) where you now reside as a foreigner,(L) the land God gave to Abraham.” Then Isaac sent Jacob on his way,(M) and he went to Paddan Aram,(N) to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean,(O) the brother of Rebekah,(P) who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.

Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and had sent him to Paddan Aram to take a wife from there, and that when he blessed him he commanded him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,”(Q) and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had gone to Paddan Aram. Esau then realized how displeasing the Canaanite women(R) were to his father Isaac;(S) so he went to Ishmael(T) and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth(U) and daughter of Ishmael son of Abraham, in addition to the wives he already had.(V)

Jacob’s Dream at Bethel

10 Jacob left Beersheba(W) and set out for Harran.(X) 11 When he reached a certain place,(Y) he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head(Z) and lay down to sleep. 12 He had a dream(AA) in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.(AB) 13 There above it[c] stood the Lord,(AC) and he said: “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac.(AD) I will give you and your descendants the land(AE) on which you are lying.(AF) 14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you(AG) will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south.(AH) All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.[d](AI) 15 I am with you(AJ) and will watch over you(AK) wherever you go,(AL) and I will bring you back to this land.(AM) I will not leave you(AN) until I have done what I have promised you.(AO)(AP)

16 When Jacob awoke from his sleep,(AQ) he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” 17 He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place!(AR) This is none other than the house of God;(AS) this is the gate of heaven.”

18 Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head(AT) and set it up as a pillar(AU) and poured oil on top of it.(AV) 19 He called that place Bethel,[e](AW) though the city used to be called Luz.(AX)

20 Then Jacob made a vow,(AY) saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me(AZ) on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear(BA) 21 so that I return safely(BB) to my father’s household,(BC) then the Lord[f] will be my God(BD) 22 and[g] this stone that I have set up as a pillar(BE) will be God’s house,(BF) and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.(BG)

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 28:2 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia; also in verses 5, 6 and 7
  2. Genesis 28:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai
  3. Genesis 28:13 Or There beside him
  4. Genesis 28:14 Or will use your name and the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)
  5. Genesis 28:19 Bethel means house of God.
  6. Genesis 28:21 Or Since God … father’s household, the Lord
  7. Genesis 28:22 Or household, and the Lord will be my God, 22 then

28 Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him, “Do not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.

“Arise, go to Padan Aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father, and there take a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.

“And God All Sufficient bless you and make you increase and multiply you, so that you may be a multitude of people,

“and give you the blessing of Abraham—to you and to your seed with you—so that you may inherit the land wherein you are a stranger, which God gave to Abraham.”

Thus, Isaac sent forth Jacob; and he went to Padan Aram, to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramite, brother to Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.

Now, Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him to Padan Aram to fetch a wife from there, and given him a charge when he blessed him, saying, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan,”

and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Padan Aram.

Also, Esau, seeing that the daughters of Canaan displeased Isaac, his father,

then went to Ishmael and added to the wives which he had Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

10 Now Jacob departed from Beersheba and went to Haran,

11 And he came to a place and stayed there all night because the Sun was down. And he took from the stones of the place and laid them under his head and slept in the same place.

12 Then he dreamed; and behold, there stood a ladder upon the Earth. And the top of it reached up to Heaven. And lo, the angels of God went up and down by it.

13 And behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, “I am the LORD God of Abraham, your father, and the God of Isaac. The land upon the which you sleep I will give you and your seed.

14 “And your seed shall be as the dust of the Earth; and you shall spread out to the west and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. And in you and in your seed shall all the families of the Earth be blessed.

15 “And lo, I am with you and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you back into this land. For I will not forsake you until I have performed that which I have promised you.”

16 Then Jacob awoke out of his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place; and I was not aware.”

17 And he was afraid, and said, “How fearful is this place! This is none other but the House of God; and this is the Gate of Heaven.”

18 Then Jacob rose up early in the morning and took the stone that he had laid under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil upon the top of it.

19 And he called the name of that place “Bethel”. But the name of that city was at the first called “Luz”.

20 Then Jacob vowed a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me on this journey which I go and will give me bread to eat and clothes to put on,

21 “so that I come back to my father’s house in safety, then shall the LORD be my God.”

22 “And this stone which I have set up as a pillar shall be God’s House. And of all that You shall give me, I will give a tenth to You.”

28 Então Isaque mandou chamar Jacó, o abençoou e disse: “Não se case com uma mulher cananita. Em vez disso, vá de imediato a Padã-Arã, à casa de seu avô Betuel, e case-se com uma das filhas de seu tio Labão. Que o Deus Todo-poderoso[a] o abençoe e lhe dê muitos filhos, e que eles se multipliquem e venham a ser muitas nações. Que Deus dê a você e a seus descendentes as bênçãos que ele prometeu a Abraão. Que você venha a possuir esta terra na qual vive agora como estrangeiro, pois Deus entregou esta terra a Abraão”.

Assim, Isaque se despediu de Jacó, que foi a Padã-Arã morar com seu tio Labão, irmão de Rebeca, filho de Betuel, o arameu.

Esaú soube que seu pai, Isaque, havia abençoado Jacó e o enviado a Padã-Arã para encontrar uma esposa e que, ao abençoá-lo, tinha advertido a seu irmão: “Não se case com uma mulher cananita”. Também soube que Jacó havia obedecido aos pais e ido a Padã-Arã. Quando ficou evidente que seu pai não aprovava as mulheres cananitas, Esaú foi visitar a família de seu tio Ismael e, além das duas mulheres cananitas com as quais havia se casado, tomou para si uma das filhas de Ismael. O nome de sua nova mulher era Maalate, irmã de Nebaiote e filha de Ismael, filho de Abraão.

O sonho de Jacó em Betel

10 Nesse meio-tempo, Jacó partiu de Berseba e rumou para Harã. 11 Quando o sol se pôs, chegou a um bom local para acampar e ali passou a noite. Encontrou uma pedra para descansar a cabeça e se deitou para dormir. 12 Enquanto dormia, sonhou com uma escada que ia da terra ao céu e viu os anjos de Deus, que subiam e desciam pela escada.

13 No topo da escada estava o Senhor, que lhe disse: “Eu sou o Senhor, o Deus de seu avô, Abraão, e o Deus de seu pai, Isaque. A terra na qual você está deitado lhe pertence. Eu a darei a você e a seus descendentes. 14 Seus descendentes serão tão numerosos quanto o pó da terra! Eles se espalharão por todas as direções: leste e oeste, norte e sul. E todas as famílias da terra serão abençoadas por seu intermédio e de sua descendência. 15 Além disso, estarei com você e o protegerei aonde quer que vá. Um dia, trarei você de volta a esta terra. Não o deixarei enquanto não tiver terminado de lhe dar tudo que prometi”.

16 Então Jacó acordou e disse: “Certamente o Senhor está neste lugar, e eu não havia percebido!”. 17 Contudo, também teve medo e disse: “Como é temível este lugar! Não é outro, senão a casa de Deus; é a porta para os céus!”.

18 Na manhã seguinte, Jacó se levantou bem cedo. Pegou a pedra na qual havia descansado a cabeça, colocou-a em pé, como coluna memorial, e derramou azeite de oliva sobre ela. 19 Chamou o lugar de Betel,[b] embora anteriormente se chamasse Luz.

20 Então Jacó fez o seguinte voto: “Se, de fato, Deus for comigo e me proteger nesta jornada, se ele me providenciar alimento e roupa, 21 e se eu voltar são e salvo à casa de meu pai, então o Senhor certamente será o meu Deus. 22 E esta coluna memorial que eu levantei será um lugar de adoração a Deus, e eu entregarei a Deus a décima parte de tudo que ele me der”.

Footnotes

  1. 28.3 Em hebraico, El-Shaddai.
  2. 28.19 Betel significa “casa de Deus”.

28 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughers of Laban thy mother's brother.

And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughers of Canaan;

And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;

And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;

Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.

11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.

12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

13 And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.

17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God:

22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.