Genesis 48
1 After these things were done, it was reported to Joseph that his father was sick. And taking his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim, he went directly to him.
Después de estas cosas, alguien dijo a José: “He aquí que tu padre está enfermo”. Tomó consigo a sus dos hijos, Manasés y Efraín.
2 And it was told to the old man, “Behold, your son Joseph is coming to you.” And being strengthened, he sat up in bed.
Alguien avisó a Jacob y le dijo: “He aquí que tu hijo José viene a ti”, e Israel se fortaleció y se sentó en la cama.
3 And when he had entered to him, he said: “Almighty God appeared to me at Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, and he blessed me.
Jacob dijo a José: “El Dios Todopoderoso se me apareció en Luz, en la tierra de Canaán, y me bendijo,
4 And he said: ‘I will increase and multiply you, and I will make you influential among the people. And I will give this land to you, and to your offspring after you, as an everlasting possession.’
y me dijo: ‘He aquí que te haré fructificar y te multiplicaré, y haré de ti una compañía de pueblos, y daré esta tierra a tu descendencia después de ti como posesión eterna’.
5 Therefore, your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came here to you, will be mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be treated by me just like Reuben and Simeon.
Tus dos hijos, que te nacieron en la tierra de Egipto antes de que yo viniera a ti a Egipto, son míos; Efraín y Manasés, como Rubén y Simeón, serán míos.
6 But the remainder, whom you will conceive after them, will be yours, and they will be called by the name of their brothers among their possessions.
Tu descendencia, de la que seas padre después de ellos, será tuya. Se llamarán con el nombre de sus hermanos en su herencia.
7 As for me, when I came from Mesopotamia, Rachel died in the land of Canaan on the very journey, and it was springtime. And I entered Ephrath and buried her next to the way of Ephrath, which by another name is called Bethlehem.”
En cuanto a mí, cuando vine de Padán Aram, Raquel murió a mi lado en la tierra de Canaán, en el camino, cuando aún faltaba para llegar a Efrat, y la enterré allí en el camino a Efrat (también llamada Belén).”
8 Then, seeing his sons, he said to him: “Who are these?”
Israel vio a los hijos de José y dijo: “¿Quiénes son estos?”
9 He responded, “They are my sons, whom God gave to me as a gift in this place.” “Bring them to me,” he said, “so that I may bless them.”
José dijo a su padre: “Son mis hijos, que Dios me ha dado aquí”. Dijo: “Por favor, tráemelos, y los bendeciré”.
10 For Israel’s eyes were clouded by reason of his great age, and he was unable to see clearly. And when they were placed up against him, he kissed and embraced them.
Ahora bien, los ojos de Israel estaban apagados por la edad, de modo que no podía ver bien. José los acercó, los besó y los abrazó.
11 And he said to his son: “I have not been cheated out of seeing you. Moreover, God has shown me your offspring.”
Israel dijo a José: “No creía que fuera a ver tu rostro, y he aquí que Dios me ha permitido ver también tu descendencia.”
12 And when Joseph had taken them from his father’s lap, he reverenced prone on the ground.
José los sacó de entre sus rodillas y se inclinó con el rostro hacia la tierra.
13 And he placed Ephraim on his right, that is, towards the left hand of Israel. Yet truly Manasseh was on his left, namely, towards his father’s right hand. And he placed them both up against him.
José tomó a ambos, a Efraín con su mano derecha hacia la mano izquierda de Israel, y a Manasés con su mano izquierda hacia la mano derecha de Israel, y los acercó a él.
14 And he, extending his right hand, placed it over the head of Ephraim, the younger brother, but the left hand was on the head of Manasseh, who was the elder, so that his hands were crossed.
Israel extendió su mano derecha y la puso sobre la cabeza de Efraín, que era el menor, y su mano izquierda sobre la cabeza de Manasés, guiando sus manos a sabiendas, pues Manasés era el primogénito.
15 And Jacob blessed the sons of Joseph, and he said: “God, in whose sight my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, walked; God, who pastured me from my youth until the present day;
Bendijo a José y dijo, “El Dios ante el que caminaron mis padres Abraham e Isaac, el Dios que me ha alimentado durante toda mi vida hasta el día de hoy,
16 the Angel, who rescues me from all evils: bless these boys. And let my name be invoked over them, and also the names of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac. And may they increase into a multitude across the earth.”
el ángel que me ha redimido de todo mal, bendice a los muchachos, y que mi nombre sea nombrado en ellos, y el nombre de mis padres Abraham e Isaac. Que crezcan en multitud sobre la tierra”.
17 But Joseph, seeing that his father had placed his right hand over the head of Ephraim, took it gravely. And grasping his father’s hand, he tried to lift it from Ephraim’s head and transfer it onto the head of Manasseh.
Cuando José vio que su padre ponía su mano derecha sobre la cabeza de Efraín, le disgustó. Levantó la mano de su padre para quitarla de la cabeza de Efraín a la de Manasés.
18 And he said to his father: “It should not have come to pass this way, father. For this one is the firstborn. Place your right hand over his head.”
José dijo a su padre: “No es así, padre mío, porque éste es el primogénito. Pon tu mano derecha sobre su cabeza”.
19 But refusing, he said: “I know, my son, I know. And this one, indeed, will be among the people and will be multiplied. But his younger brother will be greater than he. And his offspring will increase among the nations.”
Su padre se negó y dijo: “Lo sé, hijo mío, lo sé. Él también llegará a ser un pueblo, y también será grande. Sin embargo, su hermano menor será más grande que él, y su descendencia llegará a ser una multitud de naciones”.
20 And he blessed them at that time, saying: “In you, Israel will be blessed, and it will be said: ‘May God treat you like Ephraim, and like Manasseh.’” And he established Ephraim before Manasseh.
Aquel día los bendijo diciendo: “Israel bendecirá en vosotros, diciendo: “Dios os haga como Efraín y como Manasés”” Puso a Efraín por delante de Manasés.
21 And he said to his son Joseph: “See, I am dying, and God will be with you, and he will lead you back to the land of your fathers.
Israel dijo a José: “He aquí que yo muero, pero Dios estará contigo y te hará volver a la tierra de tus padres.
22 I give you one part beyond that of your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.”
Además, te he dado una porción por encima de tus hermanos, que tomé de la mano del amorreo con mi espada y con mi arco.”
