Gênesis 31:2-12

2 Viu também Jacó o rosto de Labão, e eis que não era para com ele como dantes.

3 Disse o Senhor, então, a Jacó: Volta para a terra de teus pais e para a tua parentela; e eu serei contigo.

4 Pelo que Jacó mandou chamar a Raquel e a Léia ao campo, onde estava o seu rebanho,

5 e lhes disse: vejo que o rosto de vosso pai para comigo não é como anteriormente; porém o Deus de meu pai tem estado comigo.

6 Ora, vós mesmas sabeis que com todas as minhas forças tenho servido a vosso pai.

7 Mas vosso pai me tem enganado, e dez vezes mudou o meu salário; Deus, porém, não lhe permitiu que me fizesse mal.

8 Quando ele dizia assim: Os salpicados serão o teu salário; então todo o rebanho dava salpicados. E quando ele dizia assim: Os listrados serão o teu salário, então todo o rebanho dava listrados.

9 De modo que Deus tem tirado o gado de vosso pai, e mo tem dado a mim.

10 Pois sucedeu que, ao tempo em que o rebanho concebia, levantei os olhos e num sonho vi que os bodes que cobriam o rebanho eram listrados, salpicados e malhados.

11 Disse-me o anjo de Deus no sonho: Jacó! Eu respondi: Eis-me aqui.

12 Prosseguiu o anjo: Levanta os teus olhos e vê que todos os bodes que cobrem o rebanho são listrados, salpicados e malhados; porque tenho visto tudo o que Labão te vem fazendo.

Gênesis 31:2-12 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 31

This chapter relates how that Jacob observing that Laban and his sons envied his prosperity, and having a call from God to return to his own country, acquaints his wives with it; and reports to them Laban's ill usage of him, and the wonderful appearance of God to him, and for him, and his orders to him to depart from thence, Ge 31:1-13; to which they agreed, knowing full well their father's unkindness, and that they had nothing to expect from him, and therefore judged it best to go off with what they had got through the gift of God unto them, Ge 31:14-16; upon which Jacob set out privately, with all he had, towards his own country, while Laban was shearing his sheep, Ge 31:17-21; three days after, Laban, being informed of it, pursued after Jacob, and overtook him at Mount Gilead; but was warned by the way to be cautious what he said to him, Ge 31:22-25; yet nevertheless he warmly expostulated with him about his secret flight, not giving him the opportunity of taking his leave of his children, and especially for taking away his gods, Ge 31:26-30; to which Jacob gave an answer, Ge 31:31-35; and in his turn was warm likewise, and chided Laban severely for his hot pursuit of him, his charge of stealth, when he could find nothing on him, his hard labour for the space of twenty years with him, and his ill requital of him for it, Ge 31:36-42; however, upon the whole, an amicable agreement was made between them, and they parted in a friendly manner, Ge 31:43-55.