Genesis 32

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	SAGRADA BIBLIA
1 Likewise, Jacob continued on the journey that he had begun. And the Angels of God met him.	1 Jacó prossegui o seu caminho e encontrou uns anjos de Deus.
2 When he had seen them, he said, “These are the Encampments of God.” And he called the name of that place Mahanaim, that is, ‘Encampments.’	2 Ao vê-los, exclamou: "É aqui o acampamento de Deus!" Por isso deu àquele lugar o nome de Maanaim.
3 Then he also sent messengers before him to his brother Esau, in the land of Seir, in the region of Edom.	3 Despachou diante de si mensageiros a seu irmão Esaú, na terra de Seir, nos campos de Edom.
4 And he instructed them, saying: “You shall speak in this way to my lord Esau: ‘Your brother Jacob says these things: “I have sojourned with Laban, and I have been with him until the present day.	4 E deu-lhes esta ordem: "Eis o que direis ao meu senhor Esaú: Assim fala o teu servo Jacó: Habitei em casa de Labão onde estive até o dia de hoje.
5 I have oxen, and donkeys, and sheep, and men servants, and women servants. And now I send an ambassador to my lord, so that I may find favor in your sight.” ’ ”	5 Possuo bois, jumentos, ovelhas, servos e servas, e mando agora anunciá-lo ao meu senhor para encontrar graça diante dele."
6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We went to your brother Esau, and behold, he rushes to meet you with four hundred men.”	6 Os mensageiros voltaram a Jacó, dizendo: "Fomos ter com Esaú: ele vem ao teu encontro com quatrocentos homens."
7 Jacob was very afraid. And in his terror, he divided the people who were with him, likewise the flocks, and the sheep, and the oxen, and the camels, into two companies,	7 Jacó foi tomado de pavor e de angústia. Dividiu em dois grupos a gente que estava com ele, assim como as ovelhas, os bois e os camelos.
8 saying: “If Esau goes to one company, and strikes it, the other company, which is left behind, will be saved.”	8 "Se Esaú, disse ele consigo, atacar um dos grupos e o destruir, ao menos o outro se salvará."
9 And Jacob said: “God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O Lord who said to me: ‘Return to your land, and to the place of your nativity, and I will do well for you.’	9 Depois Jacó disse: "Deus de meu pai Abraão, Deus de meu pai Isaac, Senhor que me dissesses: Volta para a tua terra, para o meio de tua parentela, e eu te beneficiarei,
10 I am less than any of your compassions and your truth, which you have fulfilled to your servant. With my staff I crossed over this Jordan. And now I go back with two companies.	10 eu sou indigno de todos os favores e de toda a fidelidade que tendes testemunhado ao vosso servo. Só tinha o meu bastão quando atravessei este Jordão, e eis que possuo agora dois acampamentos.
11 Rescue me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am very afraid of him, lest perhaps he may come and strike down the mother with the sons.	11 Salvai-me, eu vos peço, das mãos de meu irmão Esaú, pois temo que ele me venha atacar, sem poupar nem mãe nem filhos.
12 You did say that you would do well by me, and that you would expand my offspring like the sand of the sea, which, because of its multitude, cannot be numbered.”	12 Entretanto, vós me dissestes: Eu te beneficiarei e tornarei tua posteridade inumerável como os grãos de areia do mar."
13 And when he had slept there that night, he separated, from the things that he had, gifts for his brother Esau:	13 Jacó passou a noite naquele lugar. Escolheu entre os bens que possuía um presente para o seu irmão Esaú:
14 two hundred she-goats, twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,	14 duzentas cabras, vinte bodes, duzentas ovelhas, vinte carneiros,
15 thirty milking camels with their young, forty cows, and twenty bulls, twenty she-donkeys, and ten of their young.	15 trinta camelas com suas crias, quarenta vacas, dez touros, vinte jumentas e dez jumentos.
16 And he sent them by the hands of his servants, each flock separately, and he said to his servants: “Pass before me, and let there be a space between flock and flock.”	16 Entregou-os aos servos, cada rebanho à parte, e disse-lhes: "Ide adiante de mim, e haja uma distância entre cada rebanho."
17 And he instructed the first, saying: “If you happen to meet my brother Esau, and he questions you: “Whose are you?” or, “Where are you going?” or, “Whose are these which follow you?”	17 E deu esta ordem ao primeiro: "Quando meu irmão Esaú te encontrar e te perguntar quem és, aonde vais, e a quem pertence o rebanho que conduzes,
18 you shall respond: “Your servant Jacob’s. He has sent them as a gift to my lord Esau. And he is also coming after us.”	18 responderás: Pertence ao teu servo Jacó; é um presente que ele manda ao meu senhor Esaú; ele mesmo vem atrás de nós."
19 Similarly, he gave orders to the second, and the third, and to all who followed the flocks, saying: “Speak these same words to Esau, when you find him.	19 Deu a mesma ordem ao segundo, ao terceiro e a todos os que conduziam os rebanhos: "Quando encontrardes Esaú, disse ele, vós lhe direis a mesma coisa.
20 And you will add: ‘Your servant Jacob himself also follows after us, for he said: “I will appease him with the gifts that go ahead, and after this, I will see him; perhaps he will be gracious to me.” ’ ”	20 E direis que seu servo Jacó vos segue." "Eu o aplacarei, pensou ele, com este presente que me precede; e depois o verei pessoalmente; talvez me fará ele bom acolhimento."
21 And so the gifts went before him, but he himself lodged that night in the camp.	21 Foi, pois, o presente adiante dele, e ele ficou aquela noite no acampamento.
22 And when he had arisen early, he took his two wives, and the same number of handmaids, with his eleven sons, and he crossed over the ford of Jabbok.	22 Naquela mesma noite ele se levantou com suas duas mulheres, suas duas servas e seus onze filhos e passou o vau do Jaboc.
23 And having delivered over all the things that belonged to him,	23 Tomou-os, e os fez passar a torrente com tudo o que lhe pertencia.
24 he remained alone. And behold, a man wrestled with him until morning.	24 Jacó ficou só; e alguém lutava com ele até o romper da aurora.
25 And when he saw that he would not be able to overcome him, he touched the nerve of his thigh, and immediately it withered.	25 Vendo que não podia vencê-lo, tocou-lhe aquele homem na articulação da coxa e esta deslocou-se, enquanto Jacó lutava com ele.
26 And he said to him, “Release me, for now the dawn ascends.” He responded, “I will not release you, unless you bless me.”	26 E disse-lhe: "Deixa-me partir, porque a aurora se levanta." "Não te deixarei partir respondeu Jacó, antes que me tenhas abençoado."
27 Therefore he said, “What is your name?” He answered, “Jacob.”	27 Ele perguntou-lhe: "Qual é o teu nome?" "Jacó."
28 But he said, “Your name will not be called Jacob, but Israel; for if you have been strong against God, how much more will you prevail against men?”	28 "Teu nome não será mais Jacó, tornou ele, mas Israel, porque lutaste com Deus e com os homens, e venceste." Jacó perguntou-lhe:
29 Jacob questioned him, “Tell me, by what name are you called?” He responded, “Why do you ask my name?” And he blessed him in the same place.	29 "Peço-te que me digas qual é o teu nome." "Por que me perguntas o meu nome?", respondeu ele. E abençoou-o no mesmo lugar.
30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, “I have seen God face to face, and my soul has been saved.”	30 Jacó chamou àquele lugar Fanuel: "porque, disse ele, eu vi a Deus face a face, e conservei a vida".
31 And immediately the sun rose upon him, after he had crossed beyond Peniel. Yet in truth, he limped on his foot.	31 O sol levantava-se no horizonte, quando ele passou Fanuel. E coxeava de uma perna.
32 For this reason, the sons of Israel, even to the present day, do not eat the nerve that withered in Jacob’s thigh, because he touched the nerve of his thigh and it was obstructed.	32 É por isso que os israelitas, ainda hoje, não comem o nervo da articulação da coxa, porque aquele homem tinha tocado nesse nervo da articulação da coxa de Jacó.