Genesis 48
1 Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
Tedae hekah olka a om phoeiah Joseph la, “Na pa te nue coeng ne,” a ti na uh hatah a ca rhoi Manasseh neh Ephraim te a caeh puei.
2 When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.
Te vaengah Jakob la, “Na capa Joseph nang taengla ha pawk ke,” a ti nah tih a puen pah vaengah Israel khaw thaa a huel tih baiphaih dongah ngol.
3 Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me
Te phoeiah Jakob loh Joseph la, “Pathen Tlungthang loh Kanaan kho kah Luz ah kai taengla ha phoe tih kai yoethen m'paek vaengah,
4 and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’
kai taengah, ‘Kamah loh nang kam pungtai sak vetih kam ping sak vaengah pilnam hlangping la kan khueh ni. Khohmuen he khaw nang hnukah na tiingan taengah kumhal khohut la ka paek ni,’ a ti.
5 And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.
Te dongah nang taengah Egypt la ka pawk hlankah, nang loh Egypt kho kah na cun, na ca rhoi te, kai kah ni. Ephraim neh Manasseh khaw Reuben neh Simeon bangla kamah ca boeiloeih ni.
6 Any children born to you after them shall be yours, and they shall be called by the names of their brothers in the territory they inherit.
Tedae amih rhoi phoeikah na sak na pacaboeina te tah namah ham om saeh lamtah a maya rhoi kah a ming neh a rho te thui thil saeh.
7 Now as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).
Kai khaw Paddan lamkah ka bal vaengah kamah taengkah Rakhel loh Kanaan kho kah longpueng ah duek. Te vaengah Epharath la caeh ham khaw kho te a lak om pueng. Te dongah anih te Bethlehem Epharath long ah pahoi ka up,” a ti nah.
8 When Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, “Who are these?”
Te phoeiah Israel loh Joseph ca rhoi te a sawt tih, “Amih rhoi he ulae?” a ti nah.
9 Joseph said to his father, “They are the sons God has given me in this place.” So Jacob said, “Please bring them to me, that I may bless them.”
Te dongah Joseph loh a napa te, “Amih rhoi he Pathen loh he rhoek ah kai ham a khueh ka ca rhoi ni,” a ti nah. Te dongah, “Kai taengla han khuen rhoi lamtah yoethen ka pae rhoi pawn eh,” a ti nah.
10 Now Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
Israel mik khaw kum loh a talh tih a hmuh hamla noeng voel pawh. Te dongah camoe rhoi te a taengla a thoeih pah. Te vaengah amih rhoi te a mok tih a kop.
11 “I never expected to see your face again,” Israel said to Joseph, “but now God has let me see your children as well.”
Te vaengah Israel loh Joseph te, “Nang kah maelhmai hmuh ham pataeng ka thangthui voel pawt dae na ca rhoek khaw Pathen loh kai n'tueng coeng he,” a ti nah.
12 Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown.
Te phoeiah Joseph loh a napa khuklu dong kah a ca rhoi te a loh tih a tal neh diklai la bakop.
13 And Joseph took both of them—with Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand—and brought them close to him.
Tedae Joseph loh camoe rhoi te a khuen. Israel kah banvoei benla khueh ham amah kah bantang kut dongah Ephraim, Israel kah bantang benla a banvoei kut dongah Manasseh a mawt tih thoeih phai.
14 But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.
Tedae Israel taengah a pha vaengah a noe Ephraim kah a lu vik te bantang kut a tloeng thil. Manasseh te a caming daeta a kut a cungvaeh tih Manasseh kah lu dongah banvoei kut a tloeng.
15 Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
Te phoeiah Joseph te yoethen a paek tih, “A pa rhoek Abraham neh Isaak hmai ah aka caeh puei Pathen, tahae khohnin due ka hingnah boeih neh kai aka dawn Pathen,
16 the angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
Yoethaenah cungkuem lamkah kai aka tlan puencawn loh camoe rhoi he yoethenpae saeh lamtah, kai ming khaw, a pa Abraham neh Isaak ming khaw amih rhoi dongah phuk thil saeh. Diklai hman ah pungtai rhoi saeh lamtah ping rhoi saeh,” a ti nah.
17 When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he was displeased and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.
Tedae Ephraim kah a lu ah a napa loh bantang kut a tloeng te Joseph loh a hmuh vaengah a mik lolh tih Ephraim lu dong lamkah Manasseh kah lu dong la thoeih ham a napa kut te a doek pah tih,
18 “Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
Joseph loh a napa la, “A pa tlam moenih, anih caming kah a lu dongah na bantang kut tloeng saw,” a ti nah.
19 But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”
Tedae a napa loh a aal tih, “Ka ca ka ming, anih he pilnam la a om khaw ka ming. Te dongah anih khaw rhoeng ni. Tedae a mana a noe he anih lakah rhoeng vetih a tiingan te namtom hlangping la om ni,” a ti nah.
20 So that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
Tekah khohnin ah amih rhoi te yoethen a paek hatah, “Nang rhang neh Pathen loh Israel te a yoethen sak saeh, nang he Ephraim neh Manasseh bangla khueh saeh,” a ti nah tih Manasseh hmai ah Ephraim a khueh.
21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers.
Te phoeiah Israel loh Joseph la, “Kai ka duek cakhaw nang taengah Pathen om vetih na pa kho la nang n'khuen bitni ne.
22 And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”
Te dongah kamah loh Amori kut lamkah cunghang, palaa neh ka lat khokong pakhat te na manuca rhoek kah a soah nang kan paek thil,” a ti nah.
