Genesis 48
1 And it came to pass after these things, that it was reported to Joseph, Behold, your father is ill; and, having taken his two sons, Manasse and Ephraim, he came to Jacob.
这事以后，有人告诉约瑟说：“你的父亲病了。”他就带着两个儿子玛拿西和以法莲同去。
2 And it was reported to Jacob, saying, Behold, your son Joseph comes to you; and Israel having strengthened himself, sat upon the bed.
有人告诉雅各说：“请看，你儿子约瑟到你这里来了。”以色列就勉强在床上坐起来。
3 And Jacob said to Joseph, My God appeared to me in Luza, in the land of Chanaan, and blessed me,
雅各对约瑟说：“全能的 神曾在迦南地的路斯向我显现，赐福与我，
4 and said to me, Behold, I will increase you, and multiply you, and will make of you multitudes of nations; and I will give this land to you, and to your seed after you, for an everlasting possession.
对我说：‘我必使你生养众多，成为多民，又要把这地赐给你的后裔，永远为业。’
5 Now then your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt, before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasse, as Ruben and Symeon they shall be mine.
我未到埃及见你之先，你在埃及地所生的以法莲和玛拿西这两个儿子是我的，正如吕便和西缅是我的一样。
6 And the children which you shall beget hereafter, shall be in the name of their brethren; they shall be named after their inheritances.
你在他们以后所生的就是你的，他们可以归于他们弟兄的名下得产业。
7 And as for me, when I came out of Mesopotamia of Syria, Rachel, your mother, died in the land of Chanaan, as I drew night to the horse-course of Chabratha of the land [of Chanaan], so as to come to Ephratha; and I buried her in the road of the course; this is Bethlehem.
至于我，我从巴旦来的时候，拉结死在我眼前，在迦南地的路上，离以法他还有一段路程，我就把她葬在以法他的路上（以法他就是伯利恒）。”
8 And when Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he said, Who are these to you?
以色列看见约瑟的两个儿子，就说：“这是谁？”
9 And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God gave me here; and Jacob said, Bring me them, that I may bless them.
约瑟对他父亲说：“这是 神在这里赐给我的儿子。”以色列说：“请你领他们到我跟前，我要给他们祝福。”
10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim through age, and he could not see; and he brought them near to him, and he kissed them, and embraced them.
以色列年纪老迈，眼睛昏花，不能看见。约瑟领他们到他跟前，他就和他们亲嘴，抱着他们。
11 And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I have not been deprived of [seeing] your face, and behold! God has showed me your seed also.
以色列对约瑟说：“我想不到得见你的面，不料， 神又使我得见你的儿子。”
12 And Joseph brought them out from [between] his knees, and they did reverence to him, with their face to the ground.
约瑟把两个儿子从以色列两膝中领出来，自己就脸伏于地下拜。
13 And Joseph took his two sons, both Ephraim in his right hand, but on the left of Israel, and Manasse on his left hand, but on the right of Israel, and brought them near to him.
随后，约瑟又拉着他们两个，以法莲在他的右手里，对着以色列的左手，玛拿西在他的左手里，对着以色列的右手，领他们到以色列的跟前。
14 But Israel having stretched out his right hand, laid it on the head of Ephraim, and he was the younger; and his left hand on the head of Manasse, [guiding] his hands crosswise.
以色列伸出右手来，按在以法莲的头上（以法莲乃是次子），又剪搭过左手来，按在玛拿西的头上（玛拿西原是长子）。
15 And he blessed them and said, The God in whose sight my fathers were well pleasing, [even] Abraam and Isaac, the God who continues to feed me from my youth until this day;
他就给约瑟祝福说：“愿我祖亚伯拉罕和我父以撒所事奉的 神，就是一生牧养我直到今日的 神，
16 the angel who delivers me from all evils, bless these boys, and my name shall be called upon them, and the name of my fathers, Abraam and Isaac; and let them be increased to a great multitude on the earth.
救赎我脱离一切患难的那使者，赐福与这两个童子。愿他们归在我的名下和我祖亚伯拉罕、我父以撒的名下。又愿他们在世界中生养众多。”
17 And Joseph having seen that his father put his right hand on the head of Ephraim—it seemed grievous to him; and Joseph took hold of the hand of his father, to remove it from the head of Ephraim to the head of Manasse.
约瑟见他父亲把右手按在以法莲的头上，就不喜悦，便提起他父亲的手，要从以法莲头上挪到玛拿西的头上。
18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, father; for this is the firstborn; lay your right-hand upon his head.
约瑟对他父亲说：“我父，不是这样。这本是长子，求你把右手按在他的头上。”
19 And he would not, but said, I know it, son, I know it; he also shall be a people, and he shall be exalted, but his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
他父亲不从，说：“我知道，我儿，我知道。他也必成为一族，也必昌大。只是他的兄弟将来比他还大；他兄弟的后裔要成为多族。”
20 And he blessed them in that day, saying, In you shall Israel be blessed, saying, God make you as Ephraim and Manasse; and he set Ephraim before Manasse.
当日就给他们祝福说：“以色列人要指着你们祝福说：‘愿 神使你如以法莲、玛拿西一样。’”于是立以法莲在玛拿西以上。
21 And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die; and God shall be with you, and restore you to the land of your fathers.
以色列又对约瑟说：“我要死了，但 神必与你们同在，领你们回到你们列祖之地。
22 And I give to you Sicima, a select portion above your brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorites with my sword and bow.
并且我从前用弓用刀从亚摩利人手下夺的那块地，我都赐给你，使你比众弟兄多得一分。”
