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 about after these things that someone said to Joseph, "Look, your father is sick." And taking with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, he went 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 someone reported to Jacob, and said, "Look, your son Joseph has come to you." Then Israel strengthened himself and sat up in 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, "El Shaddai appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan 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, 'Look, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as 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.

And now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are.

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

And your offspring born to you after them will be yours. But in their inheritance they are to be called after the names of their brothers.

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.

But as for me, when I came from Paddan Aram, Rachel died, in my sorrow, in the land of Canaan on the journey, when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath. And I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem)."

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

Then Israel saw Joseph's sons, and said, "Who are these?"

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 has given me here." And he said, "Please bring them to me, so that I can 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 failing because of his age, so that he couldn't see. Then 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, "I did not expect to see your face, but look, God has let me see your offspring as well."

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

Then Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his 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 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 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.

And Israel stretched out his right hand and placed it on Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh's head, crossing his hands, although Manasseh was the firstborn.

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,

Then he blessed Joseph, and said, "The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to 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 has redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys. And may my name be carried on in them, and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. And may they grow into a multitude upon 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.

When Joseph saw that his father placed his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him, and he grasped his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.

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, my father, for this one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on 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.

But his father refused, and said, "I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will 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.

So he blessed them that day, saying, "By you Israel will pronounce blessing, saying, 'God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh.'" Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

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

Then Israel said to Joseph, "Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you, and God will bring you back from this land 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.

Moreover, I give to you one portion more than your brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow."