1 Mosebog 48

1 Efter disse Begivenheder fik Josef Melding om, at hans Fader var syg. Da tog han sine Sønner, Manasse og Efraim, med sig.

Now after these things, word came to Joseph that his father was ill: and he took with him his sons Manasseh and Ephraim.

2 Da det nu meldtes Jakob, at hans Søn Josef var kommet, tog Israel sig sammen og satte sig oprejst paa Lejet.

And when they said to Jacob, Your son Joseph is coming to see you: then Israel, getting all his strength together, had himself lifted up in his bed.

3 Jakob sagde til Josef: »Gud den Almægtige aabenbarede sig for mig i Luz i Kana'ans Land og velsignede mig;

And Jacob said to Joseph, God, the Ruler of all, came to me in a vision at Luz in the land of Canaan, and gave me his blessing,

4 og han sagde til mig: Jeg vil gøre dig frugtbar og give dig et talrigt Afkom og gøre dig til en Mængde Stammer, og jeg vil give dit Afkom efter dig Land til evigt Eje!

And said to me, Truly, I will make you fertile and give you increase and will make of you a great family of nations: and I will give this land to your seed after you to be their heritage for ever.

5 Nu skal dine to Sønner, der er født dig i Ægypten før mit komme til dig her i Ægypten, være mine, Efraim og Manasse skal være mine saa godt som Ruben og Simeon;

And now your two sons who came to birth in Egypt before I came to you here, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, in the same way as Reuben and Simeon are.

6 derimod skal de Børn, du har faaet efter dem, være dine; men de skal nævnes efter deres Brødres Navne i deres Arvelod.

And any other offspring which you have after them, will be yours, and will be named after their brothers in their heritage.

7 Da jeg kom fra Paddan, døde Rakel for mig, medens jeg var undervejs i Kana'an, da vi endnu var et stykke Vej fra Efrat, og jeg jordede hende der paa Vejen til Efrat, det er Betlehem«.

And as for me, when I came from Paddan, death overtook Rachel on the way, when we were still some distance from Ephrath; and I put her to rest there on the road to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.

8 Da Israel saa Josefs Sønner, sagde han: »Hvem bringer du der?«

Then Israel, looking at Joseph's sons, said, Who are these?

9 Josef svarede sin Fader: »Det er mine Sønner, som Gud har skænket mig her.« Da sagde han: »Bring dem hen til mig, at jeg kan velsigne dem!«

And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this land. And he said, Let them come near me, and I will give them a blessing.

10 Men Israels Øjne var svækkede af Alderdom, saa at han ikke kunde se. Da førte han dem hen til ham, og han kyssede og omfavnede dem.

Now because Israel was old, his eyes were no longer clear, and he was not able to see. So he made them come near to him, and he gave them a kiss, folding them in his arms.

11 Og Israel sagde til Josef: »Jeg havde ikke turdet haabe at faa dit Ansigt at se, og nu har Gud endog ladet mig se dit Afkom!«

And Israel said to Joseph, I had no hope of seeing your face again, but God in his mercy has let me see you and your children.

12 Derpaa tog Josef dem bort fra hans Knæ og kastede sig til Jorden paa sit Ansigt.

Then Joseph took them from between his knees, and went down on his face to the earth.

13 Josef tog saa dem begge, Efraim i sin højre Haand til venstre for Israel og Manasse i sin venstre Haand til højre for Israel, og førte dem hen til ham;

Then taking Ephraim with his right hand, Joseph put him at Israel's left side, and with his left hand he put Manasseh at Israel's right side, placing them near him.

14 men Israel udrakte sin højre Haand og lagde den paa Efraims Hoved, uagtet han var den yngste, og sin venstre Haand lagde han paa Manasses Hoved, saa at han lagde Hænderne over Kors; thi Manasse var den førstefødte.

And Israel, stretching out his right hand, put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands on purpose, for Manasseh was the older.

15 Derpaa velsignede han Josef og sagde: »Den Gud, for hvis Aasyn mine Fædre Abraham og Isak vandrede, den Gud, der har vogtet mig: fra min første Færd og til nu,

And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, gave worship, the God who has taken care of me all my life till this day,

16 den Engel, der har udløst mig fra alt ondt, velsigne Drengene, saa at mit Navn og mine Fædre Abrahams og Isaks Navn maa blive nævnet ved dem, og de maa vokse i Mængde i Landet!«

The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, be given to them; and let them become a great nation in the earth.

17 Men da Josef saa, at hans Fader lagde sin højre Haand paa Efraims Hoved, var det ham imod, og han greb sin Faders Haand for at tage den bort fra Efraims Hoved og lægge den paa Manasses;

Now when Joseph saw that his father had put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it did not seem right to him; and lifting his father's hand he would have put it on the head of Manasseh.

18 og Josef sagde til sin Fader: »Nej, ikke saaledes, 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 is the older; put your right hand on his head.

19 Men hans Fader vægrede sig og sagde: »Jeg ved det, min Søn, jeg ved det! Ogsaa han skal blive til et Folk, ogsaa han skal blive stor; men hans yngre Broder skal blive større end han, og hans Afkom skal blive en Mangfoldighed af Folkeslag!«

But his father would not, saying, I am doing it on purpose, my son; he will certainly become a nation and a great one; but his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a great family of nations.

20 Saaledes velsignede han dem paa den Dag og sagde: »Med eder skal Israel velsigne og sige: Gud gøre dig som Efraim og Manasse!« Og han stillede Efraim foran Manasse.

So he gave them his blessing that day, saying, You will be the sign of blessing in Israel, for they will say, May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh; and he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

21 Da sagde Israel til Josef: »Jeg skal snart dø, men Gud skal være med eder og føre eder tilbage til eders Fædres Land.

Then Israel said to Joseph, Now my death is near; but God will be with you, guiding you back to the land of your fathers.

22 Dig giver jeg ud over dine Brødre en Højderyg, som jeg har fravristet Amoriterne med mit Sværd og min Bue!«

And I have given you more than your brothers, even Shechem as your heritage, which I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow.