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.
Sesudah itu ada orang mengatakan kepada Yusuf: "Ayahmu sakit!" Lalu dibawanyalah kedua anaknya, Manasye dan Efraim.
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.
Ketika diberitahukan kepada Yakub: "Telah datang anakmu Yusuf kepadamu," maka Israel mengumpulkan segenap kekuatannya dan duduklah ia di tempat tidurnya.
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,
Berkatalah Yakub kepada Yusuf: "Allah, Yang Mahakuasa telah menampakkan diri kepadaku di Lus di tanah Kanaan dan memberkati aku
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.
serta berfirman kepadaku: Akulah yang membuat engkau beranak cucu, dan Aku akan membuat engkau bertambah banyak dan menjadi sekumpulan bangsa-bangsa; Aku akan memberikan negeri ini kepada keturunanmu untuk menjadi miliknya sampai selama-lamanya.
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.
Maka sekarang kedua anakmu yang lahir bagimu di tanah Mesir, sebelum aku datang kepadamu ke Mesir, akulah yang empunya mereka; akulah yang akan empunya Efraim dan Manasye sama seperti Ruben dan Simeon.
6 And any other offspring which you have after them, will be yours, and will be named after their brothers in their heritage.
Dan keturunanmu yang kauperoleh sesudah mereka, engkaulah yang empunya, tetapi dalam pembagian warisan nama mereka akan disebutkan berdasarkan nama kedua saudaranya itu.
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.
Kalau aku, pada waktu perjalananku dari Padan, aku kematian Rahel di tanah Kanaan di jalan, ketika kami tidak berapa jauh lagi dari Efrata, dan aku menguburkannya di sana, di sisi jalan ke Efrata" --yaitu Betlehem.
8 Then Israel, looking at Joseph's sons, said, Who are these?
Ketika Israel melihat anak-anak Yusuf itu, bertanyalah ia: "Siapakah ini?"
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.
Jawab Yusuf kepada ayahnya: "Inilah anak-anakku yang telah diberikan Allah kepadaku di sini." Maka kata Yakub: "Dekatkanlah mereka kepadaku, supaya kuberkati mereka."
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.
Adapun mata Israel telah kabur karena tuanya, jadi ia tidak dapat lagi melihat. Kemudian Yusuf mendekatkan mereka kepada ayahnya: dan mereka dicium serta didekap oleh ayahnya.
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.
Lalu berkatalah Israel kepada Yusuf: "Tidak kusangka-sangka, bahwa aku akan melihat mukamu lagi, tetapi sekarang Allah bahkan memberi aku melihat keturunanmu."
12 Then Joseph took them from between his knees, and went down on his face to the earth.
Lalu Yusuf menarik mereka dari antara lutut ayahnya, dan ia sujud dengan mukanya sampai ke tanah.
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.
Setelah itu Yusuf memegang mereka keduanya, dengan tangan kanan dipegangnya Efraim, yaitu di sebelah kiri Israel, dan dengan tangan kiri Manasye, yaitu di sebelah kanan Israel, lalu didekatkannyalah mereka kepadanya.
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.
Tetapi Israel mengulurkan tangan kanannya dan meletakkannya di atas kepala Efraim, walaupun ia yang bungsu, dan tangan kirinya di atas kepala Manasye--jadi tangannya bersilang, walaupun Manasye yang sulung.
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,
Sesudah itu diberkatinyalah Yusuf, katanya: "Nenekku dan ayahku, Abraham dan Ishak, telah hidup di hadapan Allah; Allah itu, sebagai Allah yang telah menjadi gembalaku selama hidupku sampai sekarang,
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.
dan sebagai Malaikat yang telah melepaskan aku dari segala bahaya, Dialah kiranya yang memberkati orang-orang muda ini, sehingga namaku serta nama nenek dan bapaku, Abraham dan Ishak, termasyhur oleh karena mereka dan sehingga mereka bertambah-tambah menjadi jumlah yang besar di bumi."
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.
Ketika Yusuf melihat bahwa ayahnya meletakkan tangan kanannya di atas kepala Efraim, hal itu dipandangnya tidak baik; lalu dipegangnya tangan ayahnya untuk memindahkannya dari atas kepala Efraim ke atas kepala Manasye.
18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the older; put your right hand on his head.
Katanya kepada ayahnya: "Janganlah demikian, ayahku, sebab inilah yang sulung, letakkanlah tangan kananmu ke atas kepalanya."
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.
Tetapi ayahnya menolak, katanya: "Aku tahu, anakku, aku tahu; ia juga akan menjadi suatu bangsa dan ia juga akan menjadi besar kuasanya; walaupun begitu, adiknya akan lebih besar kuasanya dari padanya, dan keturunan adiknya itu akan menjadi sejumlah besar bangsa-bangsa."
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.
Lalu diberkatinyalah mereka pada waktu itu, katanya: "Dengan menyebutkan namamulah orang Israel akan memberkati, demikian: Allah kiranya membuat engkau seperti Efraim dan seperti Manasye." Demikianlah didahulukannya Efraim dari pada Manasye.
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.
Kemudian berkatalah Israel kepada Yusuf: "Tidak lama lagi aku akan mati, tetapi Allah akan menyertai kamu dan membawa kamu kembali ke negeri nenek moyangmu.
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.
Dan sekarang aku memberikan kepadamu sebagai kelebihanmu dari pada saudara-saudaramu, suatu punggung gunung yang kurebut dengan pedang dan panahku dari tangan orang Amori."
