1 Mosebog 48

1 Og det skete derefter, at der sagdes til Josef: Se, din Fader er syg; og han tog begge sine Sønner med sig, Manasse og Efraim.

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.

2 Og det gaves Jakob til Kende, og der sagdes: Se, din Søn Josef kommer til dig; saa gjorde Israel sig stærk og sad paa Sengen.

And it was reported to Jacob, saying, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh to thee; and Israel having strengthened himself, sat upon the bed.

3 Og Jakob sagde til Josef: Den almægtige Gud aabenbaredes for mig i Lus, udi Kanaans Land, og velsignede mig,

And Jacob said to Joseph, My God appeared to me in Luza, in the land of Chanaan, and blessed me,

4 og han sagde til mig: Se, jeg vil gøre dig frugtbar og formere dig og gøre dig til en Hob Folk og give din Sæd efter dig dette Land til Ejendom evindelig.

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.

5 Og nu, dine to Sønner, som ere fødte dig i Ægyptens Land, før jeg kom til dig i Ægypten, de skulle høre mig til; Efraim og Manasse skulle høre mig til, som Ruben og Simeon.

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.

6 Men dit Afkom, som du avler efter dem, skal høre dig til; de skulle kaldes efter deres Brødres Navn i deres Arv.

And the children which thou shalt beget hereafter, shall be in the name of their brethren; they shall be named after their inheritances.

7 Og der jeg kom fra Paddan, døde Rakel for mig i Kanaans Land paa Vejen, der jeg havde endnu et Stykke Vej for at komme til Efrath, og jeg begrov hende der paa Vejen til Efrath, det er Bethlehem.

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.

8 Og Israel saa Josefs Sønner og sagde: Hvo ere disse?

And when Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he said, Who are these to thee?

9 Og Josef sagde til sin Fader: Det er mine Sønner, som Gad har givet mig her, og han sagde: Kære, led dem til mig, og jeg vil velsigne dem.

And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God gave me here; and Jacob said, Bring me them, that I may bless them.

10 Og Israels Øjne vare matte af Alder, han kunde ikke se; og han lod dem komme til ham, og han kyssede dem og tog dem i Favn.

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.

11 Og Israel sagde til Josef: Jeg havde ikke tænkt at se dit Ansigt, og se, Gud har endog ladet mig se din Sæd.

And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I have not been deprived of [seeing] thy face, and lo! God has showed me thy seed also.

12 Og Josef førte dem ud fra hans Knæ og bøjede sig med sit Ansigt til Jorden.

And Joseph brought them out from [between] his knees, and they did reverence to him, with their face to the ground.

13 Og Josef tog dem begge, Efraim i sin højre Haand, for Israels venstre Haand, og Manasse i sin venstre Haand, for Israels højre Haand, og lod dem komme nær til ham.

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.

14 Og Israel rakte sin højre Haand ud og lagde den paa Efraims Hoved, enddog han var den yngste, og sin venstre Haand paa Manasses Hoved; vidende gjorde han saaledes med sine Hænder, thi Manasse var den førstefødte.

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.

15 Og han velsignede Josef og sagde: Den Gud, for hvis Ansigt mine Fædre, Abraham og Isak, vandrede, den Gud, som vogtede mig, fra jeg blev til, indtil denne Dag,

And he blessed them and said, The God in whose sight my fathers were well pleasing, [even] Abraam and Isaac, the God who continues to feed me from my youth until this day;

16 den Engel, som udløste mig fra alt ondt, velsigne Drengene, at de maa kaldes efter mit Navn og efter mine Fædres, Abrahams og Isaks, Navn, og at de maa blive saare mange midt i Landet.

the angel 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.

17 Der Josef saa, at hans Fader lagde sin højre Haand paa Efraims Hoved, da mishagede det ham; og han tog fat paa sin Faders Haand for at føre den fra Efraims Hoved paa Manasses Hoved.

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.

18 Og Josef sagde til sin Fader: Ikke saa, min Fader! thi denne er den førstefødte, læg din højre Haand paa hans Hoved.

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

19 Men hans Fader vægrede sig og sagde: Jeg ved det, min Søn, jeg ved det; han skal ogsaa blive til Folk, og han skal ogsaa blive stor; men hans yngste Broder skal blive større end han, og hans Sæd skal være en stor Hob Folk.

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.

20 Saa velsignede han dem paa den samme Dag og sagde: Ved dig skal Israel velsigne og sige: Gud sætte dig som Efraim og som Manasse! og han satte Efraim foran Manasse.

And he blessed them in that day, saying, In you shall Israel be blessed, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and Manasse; and he set Ephraim before Manasse.

21 Og Israel sagde til Josef: Se, jeg dør, og Gud skal være med eder og føre eder til eders Fædres Land igen.

And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die; and God shall be with you, and restore you to the land of your fathers.

22 Og jeg har givet dig fremfor dine Brødre et Stykke Land, som jeg har taget af Amoriternes Haand med mit Sværd og med min Bue.

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.