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.
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 Da det nu meldtes Jakob, at hans Søn Josef var kommet, tog Israel sig sammen og satte sig oprejst paa Lejet.
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 Jakob sagde til Josef: »Gud den Almægtige aabenbarede sig for mig i Luz i Kana'ans 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: 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, ‘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 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 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 derimod skal de Børn, du har faaet efter dem, være dine; men de skal nævnes efter deres Brødres Navne i deres Arvelod.
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 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«.
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 Da Israel saa Josefs Sønner, sagde han: »Hvem bringer du der?«
When Jacob saw Joseph’s sons, he asked, “Who are these boys?”
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!«
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 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.
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 turdet haabe at faa dit Ansigt at se, og nu har Gud endog ladet mig se dit Afkom!«
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 Derpaa tog Josef dem bort fra hans Knæ og kastede sig til Jorden paa sit Ansigt.
Joseph took the boys from alongside Jacob’s knees. Then he bowed down with his face to the ground.
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 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 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.
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 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,
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, 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 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 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;
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: »Nej, ikke saaledes, 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! 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 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 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 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 Da sagde Israel til Josef: »Jeg skal snart dø, men Gud skal være med eder og føre eder tilbage til eders Fædres Land.
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 Dig giver jeg ud over dine Brødre en Højderyg, som jeg har fravristet Amoriterne med mit Sværd og 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.”
