Genesis 48
1 And it came to pass after these things, that it was reported to Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick. And he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
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.
2 And it was reported to Jacob, saying, Behold, thy son Joseph comes to thee. And Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
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.
3 And Jacob said to Joseph, God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
Og Jakob sagde til Josef: Den almægtige Gud aabenbaredes for mig i Lus, udi Kanaans Land, og velsignede mig,
4 and said to me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a company of peoples, and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
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.
5 And now thy two sons, who were born to thee in the land of Egypt before I came to thee into Egypt, are mine, Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, shall be mine.
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.
6 And thy issue, which thou beget after them, shall be thine, they shall be called after the name of their brothers in their inheritance.
Men dit Afkom, som du avler efter dem, skal høre dig til; de skulle kaldes efter deres Brødres Navn i deres Arv.
7 And as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some distance to come to Ephrath. And I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem).
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.
8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?
Og Israel saa Josefs Sønner og sagde: Hvo ere disse?
9 And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to me, and I will bless them.
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.
10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near to him, and he kissed them, and embraced them.
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.
11 And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face, and, lo, God has let me see thy seed also.
Og Israel sagde til Josef: Jeg havde ikke tænkt at se dit Ansigt, og se, Gud har endog ladet mig se din Sæd.
12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.
Og Josef førte dem ud fra hans Knæ og bøjede sig med sit Ansigt til Jorden.
13 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.
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.
14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands deliberately, for Manasseh was the firstborn.
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.
15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me all my life long to this day,
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,
16 the agent who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads, and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
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.
17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him. And he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.
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.
18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn, put thy right hand upon his head.
Og Josef sagde til sin Fader: Ikke saa, min Fader! thi denne er den førstefødte, læg din højre Haand paa hans Hoved.
19 And his father refused, and said, I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great. However, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
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.
20 And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee will Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh. And he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
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.
21 And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.
Og Israel sagde til Josef: Se, jeg dør, og Gud skal være med eder og føre eder til eders Fædres Land igen.
22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
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.
