Genesis 48
1 Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
Beberapa waktu kemudian dikabarkan kepada Yusuf bahwa ayahnya sakit keras. Jadi pergilah ia dengan kedua anaknya, yaitu Manasye dan Efraim mengunjungi Yakub.
2 When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.
Ketika Yakub mendengar bahwa Yusuf datang, ia mengumpulkan seluruh tenaganya, lalu duduk di tempat tidur.
3 Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me
Kata Yakub kepada Yusuf, "Allah Yang Mahakuasa telah menampakkan diri kepadaku di Lus, di tanah Kanaan, dan telah memberkati aku."
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.’
Dia berkata kepadaku, "Aku akan memberikan kepadamu banyak anak cucu, supaya keturunanmu menjadi banyak bangsa; Aku akan memberikan negeri ini kepada keturunanmu sebagai milik mereka untuk selama-lamanya."
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.
Yakub meneruskan, "Yusuf, kedua anakmu Efraim dan Manasye yang lahir di Mesir ini sebelum aku tiba di sini, kuanggap anakku, sama seperti Ruben dan Simeon.
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.
Jika engkau mendapat anak-anak lagi, mereka tidak akan kuanggap sebagai anakku melainkan tetap anakmu; warisan untuk mereka akan mereka terima dari Efraim dan Manasye.
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).
Aku melakukan hal itu untuk Rahel ibumu. Dalam perjalananku kembali dari Mesopotamia, ibumu meninggal di tanah Kanaan, tidak jauh dari Efrata, dan aku sangat sedih. Aku menguburkannya di sana, di sisi jalan ke Efrata." (Sekarang Efrata dikenal sebagai Betlehem.)
8 When Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, “Who are these?”
Ketika Yakub melihat anak-anak Yusuf itu, ia bertanya, "Siapa anak-anak ini?"
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.”
Jawab Yusuf, "Inilah anak-anak saya yang diberikan Allah kepada saya di sini, di Mesir." Yakub berkata, "Dekatkanlah mereka kepadaku supaya kuberkati."
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.
Yakub tidak dapat melihat dengan terang karena sudah tua dan matanya sudah kabur. Yusuf mendekatkan anak-anak itu kepada Yakub, dan ia memeluk serta mencium mereka.
11 “I never expected to see your face again,” Israel said to Joseph, “but now God has let me see your children as well.”
Lalu berkatalah Yakub kepada Yusuf, "Sama sekali tidak kusangka akan bertemu lagi dengan engkau, tetapi sekarang Allah bahkan mengizinkan aku melihat anak-anakmu juga."
12 Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown.
Kemudian Yusuf mengambil mereka dari pangkuan Yakub, lalu ia sendiri sujud di hadapan ayahnya.
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.
Setelah itu Yusuf menempatkan kedua anaknya di dekat Yakub, Efraim yang bungsu itu di sebelah kiri dan Manasye yang sulung di sebelah kanan. Tetapi Yakub menyilangkan lengannya dan meletakkan tangan kanannya di atas kepala Efraim, sedangkan tangan kirinya diletakkannya di atas kepala Manasye.
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.
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,
Sesudah itu diberkatinya Yusuf, katanya, "Allah, Dialah Tuhan, pujaan Abraham dan Ishak, Dialah yang membimbing aku sampai sekarang;
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.”
Dialah malaikat yang telah melepaskan aku dari segala bahaya. Semoga Allah itu memberkati anak-anak ini. Semoga terus hidup namaku dan nama Abraham dan Ishak oleh karena anak-anak ini! Semoga mereka beranak cucu, dan berketurunan banyak di bumi."
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.
Yusuf tidak senang ketika melihat ayahnya meletakkan tangan kanannya di atas kepala Efraim; lalu dipegangnya tangan ayahnya untuk memindahkannya dari atas kepala Efraim ke atas kepala Manasye.
18 “Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
Katanya kepada Ayahnya, "Jangan begitu, Ayah. Inilah anak yang sulung; letakkanlah tangan kanan Ayah ke atas kepalanya."
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.”
Tetapi ayahnya menolak, katanya, "Aku tahu, anakku, aku tahu. Manasye akan besar kuasanya dan keturunannya pun akan menjadi bangsa yang besar. Tetapi adiknya akan lebih besar kuasanya daripada dia, dan keturunan adiknya itu akan menjadi bangsa-bangsa yang besar."
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.
Lalu diberkatinya lagi anak-anak itu pada hari itu, katanya, "Orang Israel akan menyebut namamu bilamana mereka memberkati orang. Mereka akan berkata, 'Semoga Allah membuat engkau seperti Efraim dan Manasye.'" Dengan demikian Yakub mendahulukan Efraim daripada Manasye.
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.
Lalu berkatalah Yakub kepada Yusuf, "Seperti engkau lihat, ajalku sudah dekat, tetapi Allah akan menolong kalian dan membawa kalian kembali ke negeri leluhurmu.
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.”
Kepadamulah, dan bukannya kepada saudara-saudaramu, aku berikan Sikhem, daerah subur itu yang telah kurebut dari orang Amori dengan pedang dan panahku."
