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

And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph, Lo! thy father, is sick. So he took his two sons with him, Manasseh and Ephraim.

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

And one told Jacob, and said—Lo! thy son Joseph, coming in unto thee. So Israel strengthened himself, and sat up on the couch.

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

Then said Jacob unto Joseph, GOD Almighty, appeared unto me in Luz in the land of Canaan, —and 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 unto me—Behold me! about to make thee fruitful, so will I multiply thee, and give thee to become a multitude of peoples, —so will I give this land to thy seed after thee, as an age-abiding possession.

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 så godt som Ruben og Simeon;

Now, therefore thy two sons who were born to thee in the land of Egypt, before I came in unto thee in Egypt, are mine! Ephraim and Manasseh, like Reuben and Simeon, shall be mine!

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

But thine offspring which thou hast begotten after them, thine own shall they be, —after the name of their brethren, shall they be called in their inheritance.

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 på vejen til Efrat, det er Betlehem".

But, as for me, when I came in from Padan, Rachel died by me, in the land of Canaan, in the way, while yet there was a stretch of country to come into Ephrath, —so I buried her there in the way to Ephrath, the same, is Bethlehem.

8 Da Israel så Josefs Sønner, sagde han: "Hvem bringer du der?"

Then Israel saw Joseph’s sons, —and 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 velsignedem!"

And Joseph said unto his father, My sons, they are, whom God hath given me, in this place. And he said—Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, that I may bless them.

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

Now, the eyes of Israel, had become dim from old age, —he could not see, —so he drew them near unto him, and kissed them, and embraced them.

11 Og Israel sagde til Josef: "Jeg: havde ikke turdet håbe at få dit Ansigt at se, og nu har Gud endog: ladet mig se dit Afkom!"

And Israel said unto Joseph, To see thine own face, had I not thought, —and lo! God hath caused me to see even thy seed!

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

And Joseph brought them out from beside his knees, and bowed himself down with his face towards the earth.

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

And Joseph took them both, —Ephraim in his right hand on Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand, on Israel’s right hand, and drew them near unto him.

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

Then Israel put forth his right hand and laid it upon the head of Ephraim, though, he, was the younger, and his left hand upon the head of Manasseh, —crossing his hands, although, Manasseh, was the first-born.

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

Thus blessed he Joseph, and said, —God himself—before whom walked my fathers. Abraham and Isaac, God himself—who hath been my shepherd, since I came into being until this day; —

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

The Messenger—who hath been my redeemer from all evil—bless the lads! And may there be called upon them, my name, and the name of my fathers. Abraham and Isaac; And may they swarm into a multitude, in the midst of the earth!

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

And Joseph saw that his father had laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim and it was displeasing in his eyes, —so he took hold of his father’s hand to remove it from off the head of Ephraim, on to the head of Manasseh.

18 og Josef sagde til sin Fader: "Nej, ikke således, Fader, thi denne er den førstefødte; læg din højre Hånd på hans Hoved!"

And Joseph said unto his father—Not so, my father! for, this, is the firstborn, lay thy right hand upon his head.

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

And his father refused, and said—I know—my son, I know! He also, shall become a people, and he also, shall become great, —but nevertheless, his younger brother, shall become greater than he, and his seed, shall become a filling up of the nations.

20 Således velsignede han dem på den Dag og sagde: "Med eder skal Israel velsigne og sige: Gud gøre dig som Efraim og Manasse!" Og han stillede Efraim foran Manasse.

And he blessed them on that day, saying—In thee, let Israel bless himself saying, God set thee as Ephraim, and as Manasseh! So he set 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.

And Israel said unto Joseph: Lo! I, am about to die, —but it shall come to pass that, God will be with you, and will take you back into the land of your fathers.

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

But, I, have given to thee one mountain-track above thy brethren, —which I took out of the hand of the Amorite, with my sword and with my bow.