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Martedi, 14 maggio 2024 - San Mattia ( Letture di oggi)

Genesis 30


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SAGRADA BIBLIAKING JAMES BIBLE
1 Raquel, vendo que não dava filhos a Jacó, teve inveja de sua irmã: "Dá-me filhos, disse ela ao seu marido, senão morro!"1 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
2 E Jacó irritou-se com ela. "Acaso, disse ele, posso eu pôr-me no lugar de Deus que te recusou a fecundidade?"2 And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
3 Ela respondeu: "Eis minha serva Bala: toma-a. Que ela dê à luz sobre os meus joelhos e assim, por ela, terei também filhos."3 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees that I may also have children by her.
4 Deu-lhe, pois, por mulher sua escrava Bala, da qual se aproximou Jacó.4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
5 Bala concebeu e deu à luz um filho a Jacó.5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
6 Disse então Raquel: "Deus fez-me justiça. Ele ouviu minha voz e deu-me um filho." Por isso ela o chamou Dã.6 And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
7 Bala, escrava de Raquel, concebeu de novo e deu à luz um segundo filho a Jacó.7 And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
8 Raquel disse: "Lutei contra minha irmã junto de Deus, e venci!" E deu ao menino o nome de Neftali.8 And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
9 Lia, vendo que não concebia mais, tomou sua escrava Zelfa e deu-a por mulher a Jacó.9 When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.
10 Zelfa, escrava de Lia, deu à luz um filho a Jacó.10 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.
11 Lia disse: "Que sorte!" E chamou-o Gad.11 And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.
12 Zelfa, escrava de Lia, deu à luz um segundo filho a Jacó.12 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son.
13 Lia disse: "Que felicidade! As mulheres me chamarão ditosa." E chamou-o Aser.13 And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
14 Um dia, por ocasião da ceifa, Rubem saiu ao campo e, tendo encontrado umas mandrágoras, levou-as à sua mãe Lia. Raquel disse a Lia: "Rogo-te que me dês as mandrágoras do teu filho."14 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.
15 Lia respondeu: "Já não é bastante o teres tomado meu marido, para que queiras ainda as mandrágoras do meu filho?" "Pois bem, tornou Raquel, em troca das mandrágoras do teu filho, que ele durma contigo esta noite."15 And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes.
16 À noite, quando Jacó voltou do campo, Lia saiu-lhe ao encontro: "Vem comigo, disse-lhe ela, eu te aluguei em troca das mandrágoras do meu filho." E Jacó dormiu com ela aquela noite.16 And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
17 Deus ouviu Lia, que concebeu e deu à luz um quinto filho a Jacó.17 And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
18 "Deus, disse ela, recompensou-me por eu ter dado minha escrava ao meu marido." E o chamou Issacar.18 And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
19 Lia concebeu ainda e deu à luz um sexto filho a Jacó.19 And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
20 E disse: "Deus deu-me um belo presente; agora meu marido habitará comigo, pois que lhe dei à luz seis filhos." E o chamou Zabulon.20 And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
21 Depois disso, deu à luz uma filha, a quem chamou Dina.21 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
22 Lembrou-se Deus de Raquel, ouviu-a e tornou-a fecunda.22 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
23 Raquel concebeu e deu à luz um filho. "Deus, disse ela, tirou o meu opróbrio."23 And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
24 E chamou-o José, dizendo: "Dê-me o Senhor ainda outro filho!"24 And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.
25 Tendo Raquel dado à luz José, Jacó disse a Labão: "Deixa-me partir para a minha casa, na minha terra.25 And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
26 Dá-me minhas mulheres e meus filhos, pelos quais te servi, a fim de que eu me vá; tu sabes quanto tempo servi em tua casa."26 Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.
27 Labão respondeu-lhe: "Se achei graça aos teus olho... reconheço que o Senhor me abençoou por causa de ti.27 And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
28 Fixa-me o que devo dar-te, ajuntou ele, e dar-te-ei."28 And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.
29 Jacó disse-lhe: "Tu sabes como te tenho servido, e como aumentaram os teus rebanhos graças a mim.29 And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.
30 Tinhas pouca coisa, antes de minha chegada, e tudo aumentou depois. O Senhor abençoou-te a cada um dos meus passos. Agora, quanto a mim, quando trabalharei eu para minha casa?"30 For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
31 "Que te hei de dar?", disse Labão. Jacó respondeu: "Não me darás nada. Se aceitas o que te vou propor, continuarei a apascentar e guardar o teu rebanho.31 And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:
32 Vou hoje passar pelo meio de todos os teus rebanhos e pôr à parte, entre os cordeiros, todo o animal manchado, malhado ou negro, e entre as cabras, tudo o que é manchado ou malhado: isto será o meu salário.32 I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.
33 Minha justiça testemunhará em meu favor para o futuro, quando vieres verificar o meu salário: tudo o que não for malhado ou manchado entre as cabras e negro entre os cordeiros, considerar-se-á como roubado."33 So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.
34 "Está bem, disse Labão, seja como dizes."34 And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
35 Naquele mesmo dia, pôs ele à parte os bodes malhados e manchados, todas as cabras malhadas ou manchadas, todas aquelas que estavam marcadas de branco, e todos os cordeiros negros; confiou-os aos seus filhos,35 And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.
36 e pôs à distância de três dias de jornada entre ele e Jacó, o qual apascentava o resto do rebanho de Labão.36 And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.
37 Jacó tomou então varas verdes de álamo, de amendoeira e de plátano; tirou-lhes parte da casca, fazendo faixas brancas e deixando a nu o samo.37 And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
38 Colocou as varas assim preparadas sob os olhos das ovelhas, nas pias e nos bebedouros onde vinham beber. Indo a beber, entravam em calor.38 And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.
39 E como entrassem no calor do coito diante dessas varas, concebiam cordeiros riscados, manchados e malhados.39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.
40 Jacó punha-os à parte, e voltava a face dos animais para o que era malhado e negro no rebanho de Labão. Constituiu assim rebanhos para si, que não se misturaram aos de Labão.40 And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban's cattle.
41 Além disso, Jacó só punha suas varas nos bebedouros sob os olhos das ovelhas em calor, a fim de que seu coito se fizesse perto das varas, quando se tratava de ovelhas vigorosas.41 And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.
42 Quando eram fracas, não punha as varas, de sorte que os cordeiros raquíticos eram para Labão e os vigorosos para ele.42 But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
43 Este homem tornou-se assim extremamente rico, e teve muitos rebanhos, escravas e escravos, camelos e jumentos.43 And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.