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.
Efter disse Begivenheder fik Josef Melding om, at hans Fader var syg. Da tog han sine Sønner, Manasse og Efraim, med sig.
2 And it was reported to Jacob, saying, Behold, thy son Joseph comes to thee. And Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
Da det nu meldtes Jakob, at hans Søn Josef var kommet, tog Israel sig sammen og satte sig oprejst paa Lejet.
3 And Jacob said to Joseph, God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
Jakob sagde til Josef: »Gud den Almægtige aabenbarede sig for mig i Luz i Kana'ans 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: 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!
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.
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;
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.
derimod skal de Børn, du har faaet efter dem, være dine; men de skal nævnes efter deres Brødres Navne i deres Arvelod.
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).
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«.
8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?
Da Israel saa Josefs Sønner, sagde han: »Hvem bringer du der?«
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.
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!«
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.
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.
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 turdet haabe at faa dit Ansigt at se, og nu har Gud endog ladet mig se dit Afkom!«
12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.
Derpaa tog Josef dem bort fra hans Knæ og kastede sig til Jorden paa sit Ansigt.
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.
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;
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.
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.
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,
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,
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, 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!«
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.
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;
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: »Nej, ikke saaledes, 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! 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!«
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.
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.
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.
Da sagde Israel til Josef: »Jeg skal snart dø, men Gud skal være med eder og føre eder tilbage til eders Fædres Land.
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.
Dig giver jeg ud over dine Brødre en Højderyg, som jeg har fravristet Amoriterne med mit Sværd og min Bue!«
