48:1 And it came to pass after these things,
that it was reported to Joseph, Behold, thy father is ill; and, having taken
his two sons, Manasse and Ephraim, he came to Jacob.
48:2 And it was reported to Jacob, saying, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh to
thee; and Israel having strengthened himself, sat upon the bed.
48:3 And Jacob said to Joseph, My Elohim appeared to me in Luza, in the land of
Chanaan, and blessed me,
48:4 and said to me, Behold, I will increase thee, and multiply thee, and
will make of thee multitudes of nations; and I will give this land to thee,
and to thy seed after thee, for an everlasting possession.
48:5 Now then thy two sons, who were born to thee in the land of Egypt,
before I came to thee into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasse, as Ruben
and Symeon they shall be mine.
48:6 And the children which thou shalt beget hereafter, shall be in the name
of their brethren; they shall be named after their inheritances.
48:7 And as for me, when I came out of Mesopotamia of Syria, Rachel, thy
mother, died in the land of Chanaan, as I drew night to the horse-course of
Chabratha of the land [of Chanaan], so as to come to Ephratha; and I buried
her in the road of the course; this is Bethlehem.
48:8 And when Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he said, Who are these to thee?
48:9 And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom Elohim gave me here;
and Jacob said, Bring me them, that I may bless them.
48:10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim through age, and he could not see; and
he brought them near to him, and he kissed them, and embraced them.
48:11 And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I have not been deprived of
[seeing] thy face, and lo! Elohim has showed me thy seed also.
48:12 And Joseph brought them out from [between] his knees, and they did
reverence to him, with their face to the ground.
48:13 And Joseph took his two sons, both Ephraim in his right hand, but on
the left of Israel, and Manasse on his left hand, but on the right of
Israel, and brought them near to him.
48:14 But Israel having stretched out his right hand, laid it on the head of
Ephraim, and he was the younger; and his left hand on the head of Manasse,
[guiding] his hands crosswise.
48:15 And he blessed them and said, The Elohim in whose sight my fathers were
well pleasing, [even] Abraam and Isaac, the Elohim who continues to feed me
from my youth until this day;
48:16 the Messenger who delivers me from all evils, bless these boys, and my
name shall be called upon them, and the name of my fathers, Abraam and
Isaac; and let them be increased to a great multitude on the earth.
48:17 And Joseph having seen that his father put his right hand on the head
of Ephraim-- it seemed grievous to him; and Joseph took hold of the hand of
his father, to remove it from the head of Ephraim to the head of Manasse.
48:18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, father; for this is the
first-born; lay thy right-hand upon his head.
48:19 And he would not, but said, I know it, son, I know it; he also shall
be a people, and he shall be exalted, but his younger brother shall be
greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
48:20 And he blessed them in that day, saying, In you shall Israel be
blessed, saying, Elohim make thee as Ephraim and Manasse; and he set Ephraim
before Manasse.
48:21 And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die; and Elohim shall be with you,
and restore you to the land of your fathers.
48:22 And I give to thee Sicima, a select portion above thy brethren, which
I took out of the hand of the Amorites with my sword and bow. |
48:1 And it came to pass after these things,
that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his
two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
48:2 And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee:
and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
48:3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, Elohim Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the
land of Canaan, and blessed me,
48:4 And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee,
and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to
thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
48:5 And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee
in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben
and Simeon, they shall be mine.
48:6 And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and
shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
48:7 And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of
Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath:
and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.
48:8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?
48:9 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom Elohim hath given
me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will
bless them.
48:10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And
he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
48:11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and,
lo, Elohim hath showed me also thy seed.
48:12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed
himself with his face to the earth.
48:13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's
left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and
brought them near unto him.
48:14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's
head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding
his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.
48:15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, Elohim, before whom my fathers Abraham
and Isaac did walk, the Elohim which fed me all my life long unto this day,
48:16 The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my
name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let
them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
48:17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head
of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove
it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.
48:18 And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the
firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.
48:19 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he
also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his
younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a
multitude of nations.
48:20 And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless,
saying, Elohim make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before
Manasseh.
48:21 And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but Elohim shall be with you,
and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
48:22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I
took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow. |