Genesis 48
1 Now after these things, word came to Joseph that his father was ill: and he took with him his sons Manasseh and Ephraim.
Poslije nekog vremena jave Josipu: “Eno ti je otac obolio.” Nato on uzme sa sobom svoja dva sina, Manašea i Efrajima.
2 And when they said to Jacob, Your son Joseph is coming to see you: then Israel, getting all his strength together, had himself lifted up in his bed.
Kad Jakovu rekoše: “Evo ti je došao sin Josip”, Izrael skupi svoje snage i sjede na postelju.
3 And Jacob said to Joseph, God, the Ruler of all, came to me in a vision at Luz in the land of Canaan, and gave me his blessing,
Reče Jakov Josipu: “Bog Svemožni, El Šadaj, objavi mi se u Luzu, u zemlji kanaanskoj; blagoslov mi dade,
4 And said to me, Truly, I will make you fertile and give you increase and will make of you a great family of nations: and I will give this land to your seed after you to be their heritage for ever.
a potom mi reče: 'Učinit ću te rodnim i mnogobrojnim, učinit ću da postaneš skup naroda, a tvome potomstvu poslije tebe dat ću ovu zemlju u posjed zauvijek.'
5 And now your two sons who came to birth in Egypt before I came to you here, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, in the same way as Reuben and Simeon are.
Sad, oba tvoja sina što su ti se rodila u zemlji egipatskoj, prije nego sam ja stigao k tebi u Egipat, neka budu moji - Efrajim i Manaše neka budu moji kao i Ruben i Šimun!
6 And any other offspring which you have after them, will be yours, and will be named after their brothers in their heritage.
A djeca što su ti se rodila poslije njih neka ostanu tvoja; a u svom nasljedstvu neka se zovu po imenu svoje braće.
7 And as for me, when I came from Paddan, death overtook Rachel on the way, when we were still some distance from Ephrath; and I put her to rest there on the road to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.
Kad sam se, naime, vraćao iz Padana, na moju žalost, tvoja majka Rahela umrije na putovanju u kanaansku zemlju, tek u maloj udaljenosti od Efrate. Sahranio sam je ondje uz put u Efratu, sadašnji Betlehem.”
8 Then Israel, looking at Joseph's sons, said, Who are these?
Opazivši Izrael Josipove sinove, zapita: “Tko su ovi?”
9 And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this land. And he said, Let them come near me, and I will give them a blessing.
Josip odgovori svome ocu: “Sinovi su to moji koje mi je Bog dao ovdje.” “Dovedi mi ih da ih blagoslovim”, reče.
10 Now because Israel was old, his eyes were no longer clear, and he was not able to see. So he made them come near to him, and he gave them a kiss, folding them in his arms.
Izraelu oči oslabile od starosti, nije vidio. Zato mu privede sinove, a on ih poljubi i zagrli.
11 And Israel said to Joseph, I had no hope of seeing your face again, but God in his mercy has let me see you and your children.
Potom Izrael reče Josipu: “Nisam očekivao da ću još ikada vidjeti tvoje lice; kad, evo, Bog mi dade da vidim i tvoje potomke.”
12 Then Joseph took them from between his knees, and went down on his face to the earth.
Josip ih tada skine s njegovih koljena i duboko se, sve do zemlje, nakloni.
13 Then taking Ephraim with his right hand, Joseph put him at Israel's left side, and with his left hand he put Manasseh at Israel's right side, placing them near him.
Nato ih uze Josip obojicu - Efrajima svojom desnicom, Izraelu nalijevo, a Manašea svojom ljevicom, Izraelu nadesno - te ih k njemu primače.
14 And Israel, stretching out his right hand, put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands on purpose, for Manasseh was the older.
Ali Izrael ispruži svoju desnicu i stavi je na Efrajimovu glavu, premda je bio mlađi, a svoju ljevicu na glavu Manašeovu - tako je držao ruke unakrst - iako je Manaše bio prvorođenac.
15 And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, gave worship, the God who has taken care of me all my life till this day,
Tako je davao svoj blagoslov Josipu govoreći: “Bog, čijim su putovima hodili oci moji Abraham i Izak, Bog, koji mi je pastir bio otkako postah pa do danas,
16 The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, be given to them; and let them become a great nation in the earth.
anđeo koji me od svakog zla izbavljao - djecu ovu neka blagoslovi! Neka se ime moje i mojih pređa Abrahama i Izaka po njima spominje! U mnoštva se mnogobrojna po zemlji razmnožili!”
17 Now when Joseph saw that his father had put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it did not seem right to him; and lifting his father's hand he would have put it on the head of Manasseh.
Kad je Josip vidio da je njegov otac položio desnicu na Efrajimovu glavu, njegovim se očima to učini krivo; zato posegne za rukom svoga oca da je pomakne s Efrajimove glave na glavu Manašeovu.
18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the older; put your right hand on his head.
“Ne tako, oče moj,” reče Josip svome ocu, “jer ovo je prvorođenac; zato stavi desnicu na njegovu glavu!”
19 But his father would not, saying, I am doing it on purpose, my son; he will certainly become a nation and a great one; but his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a great family of nations.
Ali njegov otac to odbije rekavši: “Znam ja, sine moj, znam; i od njega će postati narod i bit će velik. Ali njegov mlađi brat bit će veći od njega, a njegovo će potomstvo biti mnoštvo.”
20 So he gave them his blessing that day, saying, You will be the sign of blessing in Israel, for they will say, May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh; and he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
Onoga ih, dakle, dana blagoslovi rekavši: “Vama nek' se Izrael blagoslivlja govoreći: Kao što je Efrajimu i Manašeu, nek' i tebi Bog učini!” Tako stavi Efrajima pred Manašea.
21 Then Israel said to Joseph, Now my death is near; but God will be with you, guiding you back to the land of your fathers.
Poslije Izrael reče Josipu: “Ja ću, evo, naskoro umrijeti; no Bog će biti s vama i opet vas dovesti u zemlju vaših otaca.
22 And I have given you more than your brothers, even Shechem as your heritage, which I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow.
A tebi ostavljam Šekem, nešto više nego tvojoj braći, što sam ga svojim mačem i lukom osvojio od Amorejaca.”
