Suencuek 48

1 Tedae hekah olka a om phoeiah Joseph la, “Na pa te nue coeng ne,” a ti na uh hatah a ca rhoi Manasseh neh Ephraim te a caeh puei.

And it came to pass after these things, that some one said to Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick; and he took his two sons with him, Menasseh and Ephraim.

2 Te vaengah Jakob la, “Na capa Joseph nang taengla ha pawk ke,” a ti nah tih a puen pah vaengah Isreal khaw thaa a huel tih baiphaih dongah ngol.

And some one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph is coming unto thee; and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.

3 Te phoeiah Jakob loh Joseph la, “Pathen Tlungthang loh Kanaan kho kah Luz ah kai taengla ha phoe tih kai yoethen m'paek vaengah,

And Jacob said unto Joseph, God, the Almighty, appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

4 kai taengah, “Kamah loh nang kam pungtai sak vetih kam ping sak vaengah pilnam hlangping la kan khueh ni. Khohmuen he khaw nang hnukah na tiingan taengah kumhal khohut la ka paek ni, ' a ti.

And he said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and I will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.

5 Te dongah nang taengah Egypt la ka pawk hlankah, nang loh Egypt kho kah na cun, na ca rhoi te, kai kah ni. Ephraim neh Manasseh khaw Reuben neh Simeon bangla kamah ca boeiloeih ni.

And now thy two sons, who were born unto thee in the land of Egypt, before I came unto thee into Egypt, shall be mine; Ephraim and Menasseh shall be unto me as Reuben and Simeon.

6 Tedae amih rhoi phoeikahna sak na pacaboeina te tah namah ham om saeh lamtah a maya rhoi kah a ming neh a rho te thui thil saeh.

And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, after the name of their brothers shall they be called in their inheritance.

7 Kai khaw Paddan lamkah ka bal vaengah kamah taengkah Rakhel loh Kanaan kho kah longpueng ah duek. Te vaengah Epharath la caeh ham khaw kho te a lak om pueng. Te dongah anihte Bethlehem Epharath long ah pahoi ka up,” a ti nah.

And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan on the way, when yet there was some distance to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there on the way of Ephrath, the same is Beth-lechem.

8 Te phoeiah Israel loh Joseph ca rhoi tea sawt tih, “Amih rhoi he ulae?,” a ti nah.

And Israel perceived the sons of Joseph, and said, Who are these?

9 Te dongah Joseph loh a napa te, “Amih rhoi he Pathen loh herhoek ah kai hama khueh ka ca rhoi ni,” a ti nah. Te dongah, “Kai taengla han khuen rhoi lamtah yoethen ka pae rhoi pawn ni,” a ti nah.

And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.

10 Israel mik khaw kumloh a talh tiha hmuh hamla noeng voel pawh. Te dongah camoe rhoi te a taenglaa thoeih pah. Te vaengah amih rhoi tea mok tiha kop.

Now the eyes of Israel were dim through age, he could not see; and he brought them near unto him, and he kissed them, and embraced them.

11 Te vaengah Israel loh Joseph te, “Nang kah maelhmai hmuh ham pataeng ka thangthui voel pawt dae na ca rhoek khaw Pathen loh kai n'tueng coeng he,” a ti nah.

And Israel said unto Joseph, To see thy face I had not hoped; and lo, God hath shown me also thy seed.

12 Te phoeiah Josephloh a napa khuklu dong kaha ca rhoi tea loh tih a tal neh diklai la bakop.

And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

13 Tedae Joseph loh camoe rhoi tea khuen. Isreal kah banvoei benla khueh ham amah kah bantang kut dongah Ephraim, Isreal kah bantang benla a banvoei kut dongah Manasseh a mawt tih thoeih phai.

And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left, and Menasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right, and brought them near unto him.

14 Tedae Israel taengah a pha vaengah a noe Ephraim kah a lu vik te bantang kut a tloeng thil. Manasseh tea caming daeta a kuta cungvaeh tih Manasseh kah lu dongah banvoei kut a tloeng.

And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Menasseh's head; he laid his hands wittingly; although Menasseh was the first-born.

15 Te phoeiah Joseph te yoethen a paek tih, “A parhoek Abraham neh Isaak hmai ah aka caeh puei Pathen, tahae khohnin due ka hingnah boeih neh kai aka dawn Pathen,

And he blessed Joseph, and said, The God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who fed me from my first being unto this day,

16 Yoethaenah cungkuem lamkah kai aka tlan puencawn loh camoe rhoi he yoethenpae saeh lamtah, kai ming khaw, a pa Abraham neh Isaak ming khaw amih rhoi dongah phuk thil saeh. Diklai hman ah pungtai rhoi saeh lamtah ping rhoi saeh,” a ti nah.

The angel who redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be called on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

17 Tedae Ephraim kah a lu ah a napa loh bantang kuta tloeng te Josephloh a hmuh vaengah a mik lolh tih Ephraim lu dong lamkah Manasseh kah lu dong la thoeih ham a napa kut te a doek pah tih,

And when Joseph saw that his father would lay his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he took hold of his father's hand, to remove it from the head of Ephraim unto the head of Menasseh.

18 Joseph loh a napa la, “A pa tlam moenih, anih caming kah a lu dongah na bantang kut tloeng saw,” a ti nah.

And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father; for this is the first-born, put thy right hand upon his head.

19 Tedae a napaloh a aal tih, “Ka ca ka ming, anih he pilnam laa om khaw ka ming. Te dongah anih khaw rhoeng ni. Tedae a manaa noe he anih lakah rhoeng vetih a tiingante namtom hlangping la om ni,” a ti nah.

And his father refused, and said, I know, my son, I know, 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.

20 Tekah khohnin ah amih rhoi te yoethen a paek hatah, “Nang rhang neh Pathen loh Isreal te a yoethen sak saeh, nang he Ephraim neh Manasseh bangla khueh saeh,” a tinah tih Manasseh hmai ah Ephraima khueh.

And he blessed them that day, saying, With thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and Menasseh: and so he set Ephraim before Menasseh.

21 Te phoeiah Israel loh Joseph la, “Kai ka duek cakhaw nang taengah Pathen om vetih na pa kho la nang n'khuen bit ni ne.

And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die; but God will be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers

22 Te dongah kamah loh Amori kut lamkah cunghang palaa neh ka lat khokong pakhat te na manuca rhoek kah a soah nang kan paek thil,” a ti nah.

Moreover I have given unto thee one portion above thy brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Emorite with my sword and with my bow.