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.
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 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.
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 Og Jakob sagde til Josef: Den almægtige Gud aabenbaredes for mig i Lus, udi Kanaans Land, og velsignede mig,
He said to Joseph, “When I was at Luz in Canaan, God Almighty appeared to me. He 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, ‘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 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 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 Men dit Afkom, som du avler efter dem, skal høre dig til; de skulle kaldes efter deres Brødres Navn i deres Arv.
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 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.
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 Og Israel saa Josefs Sønner og sagde: Hvo ere disse?
When Jacob saw Joseph’s sons, he asked, “Who are these boys?”
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.
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 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.
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 Og Israel sagde til Josef: Jeg havde ikke tænkt at se dit Ansigt, og se, Gud har endog ladet mig se din Sæd.
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 Og Josef førte dem ud fra hans Knæ og bøjede sig med sit Ansigt til Jorden.
Joseph took the boys from alongside Jacob’s knees. Then he bowed down 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.
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 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 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 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/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 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 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 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 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 Og Josef sagde til sin Fader: Ikke saa, min Fader! thi denne er den førstefødte, læg din højre Haand paa hans Hoved.
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 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, 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 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 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 Og Israel sagde til Josef: Se, jeg dør, og Gud skal være med eder og føre eder til eders Fædres Land igen.
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 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 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.”
