1 E ntão disse o Senhor a Moisés:

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

2 E nvia homens que espiem a terra de Canaã, que eu hei de dar aos filhos de Israel. De cada tribo de seus pais enviarás um homem, sendo cada qual príncipe entre eles.

Send thou men, that they may search out the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel. Ye shall send a man of every tribe of his fathers, each a prince among them.

3 M oisés, pois, enviou-os do deserto de Parã, segundo a ordem do Senhor; eram todos eles homens principais dentre os filhos de Israel.

And Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran: according to the commandment of Jehovah, all of them heads of the children of Israel.

4 E estes são os seus nomes: da tribo de Rúben, Samua, filho de Zacur;

And these are their names: for the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur;

5 d a tribo de Simeão, Safate, filho de Hori;

for the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori;

6 d a tribo de Judá, Calebe, filho de Jefoné;

for the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh;

7 d a tribo de Issacar, Ioal, filho de José;

for the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph;

8 d a tribo de Efraim, Oséias, filho de Num;

for the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun;

9 d a tribo de Benjamim, Palti, filho de Rafu;

for the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu;

10 d a tribo de Zebulom, Gadiel, filho de Sódi;

for the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi;

11 d a tribo de José, pela tribo de Manassés, Gadi, filho de Susi;

for the tribe of Joseph, for the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi;

12 d a tribo de Dã, Amiel, filho de Gemali;

for the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli;

13 d a tribo de Aser, Setur, filho de Micael;

for the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael;

14 d a tribo de Naftali, Nabi, filho de Vofsi;

for the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi;

15 d a tribo de Gade, Geuel, filho de Maqui.

for the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.

16 E stes são os nomes dos homens que Moisés enviou a espiar a terra. Ora, a Oséias, filho de Num, Moisés chamou Josué.

These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to search out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Jehoshua.

17 E nviou-os, pois, Moisés a espiar: a terra de Canaã, e disse-lhes: Subi por aqui para o Negebe, e penetrai nas montanhas;

And Moses sent them to search out the land of Canaan, and said to them, Go up this way by the south and go up into the hill-country,

18 e vede a terra, que tal é; e o povo que nela habita, se é forte ou fraco, se pouco ou muito;

and ye shall see the land, what it is; and the people that dwell in it, whether they are strong or weak, few or many;

19 q ue tal é a terra em que habita, se boa ou má; que tais são as cidades em que habita, se arraiais ou fortalezas;

and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they are that they dwell in, whether in camps, or in strongholds;

20 e que tal é a terra, se gorda ou magra; se nela há árvores, ou não; e esforçai-vos, e tomai do fruto da terra. Ora, a estação era a das uvas temporãs.

and what the land is, whether it is fat or lean, whether there are trees in it, or not. And take courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the first grapes.

21 A ssim subiram, e espiaram a terra desde o deserto de Zim, até Reobe, ã entrada de Hamate.

And they went up, and searched out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, where one comes towards Hamath.

22 E subindo para o Negebe, vieram até Hebrom, onde estavam Aimã, Sesai e Talmai, filhos de Anaque. (Ora, Hebrom foi edificada sete anos antes de Zoã no Egito. )

And they went up by the south, and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. Now Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.

23 D epois vieram até e vale de Escol, e dali cortaram um ramo de vide com um só cacho, o qual dois homens trouxeram sobre uma verga; trouxeram também romãs e figos.

And they came as far as the valley of Eshcol, and cut down thence a branch with one bunch of grapes, and they bore it between two upon a pole; and of the pomegranates, and of the figs.

24 C hamou-se aquele lugar o vale de Escol, por causa do cacho que dali cortaram os filhos de Israel.

That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the grapes which the children of Israel had cut down there.

25 A o fim de quarenta dias voltaram de espiar a terra.

And they returned from searching out the land after forty days.

26 E , chegando, apresentaram-se a Moisés e a Arão, e a toda a congregação dos filhos de Israel, no deserto de Parã, em Cades; e deram-lhes notícias, a eles e a toda a congregação, e mostraram-lhes o fruto da terra.

And they came, and went to Moses and to Aaron, and to the whole assembly of the children of Israel, to the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word to them, and to the whole assembly; and shewed them the fruit of the land.

27 E , dando conta a Moisés, disseram: Fomos ã terra a que nos enviaste. Ela, em verdade, mana leite e mel; e este é o seu fruto.

And they told him, and said, We came to the land to which thou didst send us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.

28 C ontudo o povo que habita nessa terra é poderoso, e as cidades são fortificadas e mui grandes. Vimos também ali os filhos de Anaque.

Only, the people are strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, very great; moreover we saw the children of Anak there.

29 O s amalequitas habitam na terra do Negebe; os heteus, os jebuseus e os amorreus habitam nas montanhas; e os cananeus habitam junto do mar, e ao longo do rio Jordão.

Amalek dwells in the land of the south; and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the hill-country; and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the side of the Jordan.

30 E ntão Calebe, fazendo calar o povo perante Moisés, disse: Subamos animosamente, e apoderemo-nos dela; porque bem poderemos prevalecer contra ela.

And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up boldly and possess it, for we are well able to do it.

31 D isseram, porém, os homens que subiram com ele: Não poderemos subir contra aquele povo, porque é mais forte do que nos.

But the men that went up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.

32 A ssim, perante os filhos de Israel infamaram a terra que haviam espiado, dizendo: A terra, pela qual passamos para espiá-la, é terra que devora os seus habitantes; e todo o povo que vimos nela são homens de grande estatura.

And they brought to the children of Israel an evil report of the land which they had searched out, saying, The land, which we have passed through to search it out, is a land that eateth up its inhabitants; and all the people that we have seen in it are men of great stature;

33 T ambém vimos ali os nefilins, isto é, os filhos de Anaque, que são descendentes dos nefilins; éramos aos nossos olhos como gafanhotos; e assim também éramos aos seus olhos.

and there have we seen giants—the sons of Anak are of the giants—and we were in our sight as grasshoppers, and so we were also in their sight.