Genesis 48
1 Nahiabot ang panahon human niining mga butanga, adunay usa ka tawo nga nag-ingon ngadto kang Jose, “Tan-awa, nagsakit ang imong amahan.” Busa, gidala uban kaniya ang iyang duha ka mga anak nga lalaki, sila Manases ug Efraim.
Some time later, someone told Joseph, “[Hey, ] your father is ill.” When Joseph heard that, he took his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, to see his father.
2 Sa dihang nasuginlan si Jacob, “Lantawa, nahiabot ang imong anak nga si Jose aron makita ka.” Naningkamot sa pagbangon si Israel ug milingkod sa higdaanan.
When someone told Jacob, “Look, your son Joseph has come to see you!” Jacob sat up on the bed, even though it was difficult for him to do that.
3 Nag-ingon si Jacob kang Jose, “Nagpakita kanako ang Dios nga labing gamhanan sa Luz sa yuta sa Canaan. Gipanalanginan niya ako
He said to Joseph, “When I was at Luz in Canaan, God Almighty appeared to me. He blessed me
4 ug nag-ingon kanako, 'Tan-awa, himuon ko ikaw nga magmabungahon ug modaghan. Himuon ko kanimo ang usa ka pundok sa mga nasod. Ihatag ko kanimo kining yuta sa imong mga kaliwatan ingon nga katigayonan sa dayon.'
and said to me, ‘I am going to enable you to become the father of many children. You will have many descendants, and they will become [the ancestors of] many people-groups. And I will give this land to your descendants to possess forever.’
5 Ug karon ang imong duha ka mga anak nga lalaki, nga natawo kanimo sa yuta sa Ehipto sa wala pa ako nahiabot kanimo didto sa Ehipto, akoa sila. Maako si Efraim ug Manases, ingon nga sila Ruben ug Simeon akoa man.
“And now I will consider that your two sons, who were born to you here in Egypt before I came here, will (belong to me/be as though they are my sons). Ephraim and Manasseh will be [as though they were] my sons, and they will inherit my possessions, just like my sons Reuben and Simeon [and the others] will.
6 Ang imong mga kabataan nga mosunod kanila mamaimo; sila igasulat ilalom sa mga ngalan sa ilang mga igsoong lalaki sa ilang panulundon.
If you later become the father of any more children, they will not be considered to be my children, but as my grandchildren, and [in Canaan] they will receive as part of what they inherit some of the same land that is in the territory that their brothers [Ephraim and Manasseh] will inherit.
7 Apan alang kanako, niadtong nahiabot ako gikan sa Paddan, sa akong kasubo si Raquel namatay sa dalan sa yuta sa Canaan, samtang aduna pay pipila ka hilay-on paingon sa Efrata. Gilubong ko siya sa dalan paingon sa Efrata (kadto mao ang Betlehem).”
Many years ago, as I was returning from Paddan-Aram/Mesopotamia, your mother Rachel died in the Canaan region, while we were still traveling, not far from Ephrath [town]. So I buried her body there alongside the road to Ephrath [which is now called Bethlehem].”
8 Sa dihang nakita ni Israel ang mga anak nga lalaki ni Jose, siya nag-ingon, “Kinsa man kini sila?”
When Jacob saw Joseph’s sons, he asked, “Who are these boys?”
9 Nag-ingon si Jose sa iyang amahan, “Sila ang akong mga anak nga lalaki nga gihatag sa Dios kanako dinhi.” Miingon si Israel, “Dad-a sila kanako, aron sila akong mapanalanginan.”
Joseph replied, “They are the sons that God has given to me here in Egypt.” Jacob said, “Bring them close to me so that I can bless them.”
10 Karon hanap na ang mga mata ni Israel tungod sa iyang pangidaron, busa dili na siya halos makakita. Ug gipaduol ni Jose sila kaniya, ug iya silang gihalokan ug gigakos.
Jacob was almost blind because he was very old. He could not recognize the boys. So Joseph brought his sons close to his father, and Jacob kissed them and hugged them.
11 Nag-ingon si Israel kang Jose, “Wala ko kini damha nga makita ko pag-usab ang imong nawong, apan gitugutan pa gayod gani ako sa Dios nga makita lakip ang imong mga anak.”
Jacob said to Joseph, “I did not expect to see you again, but look at this! God has allowed me to see not only you, but he has allowed me to see your children, too!”
12 Ug gikuha silang duha ni Jose gikan sa tunga sa mga tuhod ni Israel, ug unya siya miduko sa iyang nawong ngadto sa yuta.
Joseph took the boys from alongside Jacob’s knees. Then he bowed down with his face to the ground.
13 Gikuha silang duha ni Jose, si Efraim sa iyang tuo nga kamot ngadto sa wala nga kamot ni Israel, ug si Manases sa iyang wala nga kamot ngadto sa tuo nga kamot ni Israel, ug gidala sila paduol kaniya.
Then Joseph took both of the boys, putting Ephraim on his right side toward Jacob’s left hand, and putting Manasseh on his left side toward Jacob’s right hand, and brought them close to Jacob.
14 Gipataas ni Israel ang iyang tuong kamot ug gipatong kini ibabaw sa ulo ni Efraim nga kamanghoran, ug ang iyang wala nga kamot gipatong sa ulo ni Manases. Iyang gisaylo ang iyang mga kamot, kay si Manases man ang kinamaguwangan.
But Jacob [did not do what Joseph wanted him to do. Instead], he reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim’s head, even though he was the younger son. He crossed his arms and put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, even though Manasseh was the older son.
15 Nagpanalangin si Israel kang Jose nga nag-ingon, “Ang Dios kaniadto nga gialagaran sa akong mga amahan nga sila Abraham ug Isaac, ang Dios nga nag-atiman kanako hangtod niining adlawa,
Then he (blessed/asked God to bless) Joseph and his sons, saying, “My grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac conducted their lives as God desired, and to this very day God has led me and taken care of me as a shepherd leads and cares for his sheep [MET].
16 ang anghel nga nagapanalipod kanako gikan sa tanang kadaot, hinaot magpanalangin siya niining mga bataa. Hinaot pa unta nga ang akong ngalan maingalan kanila, ug ang ngalan sa akong mga amahan nga sila Abraham ug Isaac. Hinaot sila mosanay ngadto sa panon sa kalibotan.”
The angel whom he sent has kept me from being harmed in any way. I pray that God will bless these boys. I pray that people will never forget about me and about Abraham and Isaac because of what God does for these boys. I pray that they will have many descendants who will live all over the earth.”
17 Sa dihang nakita ni Jose ang tuong kamot sa iyang amahan nga gibutang sa ulo ni Efraim, wala kini nakapahimuot kaniya. Iyang gikuha ang kamot sa iyang amahan ug gibalhin kini gikan sa ulo ni Efraim ngadto sa ulo ni Manases.
When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head and not on Manasseh’s head, he was distressed/displeased. So he took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.
18 Nag-ingon si Jose ngadto sa iyang amahan, “Dili, akong amahan; kay kini ang kinamagulangan. Ibutang ang imong tuong kamot sa iyang ulo.”
Joseph said to him, “My father, that is not right! The one on whom you put your left hand is my older son. Put your right hand on his head.”
19 Ang iyang amahan nagbalibad ug nag-ingon, “Nasayod ako, akong anak, nasayod ako. Siya usab mahimong usa ka katawhan, ug mahimo usab siyang usa ka bantogan. Apan ang iyang manghod mas bantogan pa gayod kay kaniya, ug ang iyang kaliwatan mahimong bagang panon sa mga nasod.”
But his father refused, saying, “I know that, my son, I know what I am doing. Manasseh’s descendants will also become a people-group, and they will become important. But his younger brother’s descendants will become greater than his will. His descendants will become several nations.”
20 Gipanalanginan ni Israel sila niadtong adlawa niining mga pulonga, “Magalitok ang katawhan sa Israel ug mga panalangin pinaagi sa imong ngalan nga maga-ingon, 'Hinaot nga maghimo ang Dios kanimo sama kang Efraim ug sama kang Manases'.” Niini nga paagi, gibutang ni Israel si Efraim sa unahan ni Manases.
So he blessed them both on that day, saying, “The people in Israel will use your names when they bless people. They will say, ‘We pray that God will help you as he helped Ephraim and Manasseh.’” In that way, Jacob said that Ephraim would become more important than Manasseh.
21 Nag-ingon si Israel kang Jose, “Tan-awa, hapit na ako mamatay, apan magauban ang Dios kanimo, ug magadala kanimo pabalik sa yuta sa imong mga amahan.
Then Jacob said to Joseph, “I am about to die. But I know that God will help/protect you. And some day he will take your descendants back to the land of their ancestors.
22 Ngadto kanimo, ingon nga usa ka labaw kay sa imong mga igsoong lalaki, ihatag ko kanimo ang habog nga bukid nga akong gikuha gikan sa mga Amorihanon pinaagi sa akong espada ug sa akong pana.”
And it is to you, not to your brothers, that I will give the fertile hill in the Shechem area. I captured that land from the Amor people-group, fighting them with my sword and my bow and arrows.”
