Genesis 48
1 And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick. And he took with him his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim.
Efter disse Begivenheder fik Josef Melding om, at hans Fader var syg. Da tog han sine Sønner, Manasse og Efraim, med sig
2 And one told Jacob and said, Behold, thy son Joseph is coming to thee. And Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
Da det nu meldtes Jakob, at hans Søn Josef var kommet, tog Israel sig sammen og satte sig oprejst på Lejet
3 And Jacob said to Joseph, The Almighty God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
Jakob sagde til Josef: "Gud den Almægtige åbenbarede sig for mig i Luz i Kana'ans Land og velsignede mig;
4 and he said to me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a company of peoples; and will give this land to thy seed after thee [for] an everlasting possession.
og han sagde til mig: Jeg vil gøre dig frugtbar og give dig et talrigt Afkom og gøre dig til en Mængde Stammer, og jeg vil give dit Afkom efter dig Land til evigt Eje!
5 And now thy two sons, who were born to thee in the land of Egypt before I came to thee into Egypt, shall be mine: Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon.
Nu skal dine to Sønner, der er født dig i Ægypten før mit komme til dig her i Ægypten, være mine, Efraim og Manasse skal være mine så godt som Ruben og Simeon;
6 And thy family which thou hast begotten after them shall be thine: they shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
derimod skal de Børn, du har fået efter dem, være dine; men de skal nævnes efter deres Brødres Navne i deres Arvelod
7 And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was yet a certain distance to come to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath, that is, Bethlehem.
Da jeg kom fra Paddan, døde Rakel for mig, medens jeg var undervejs i Kana'an, da vi endnu var et stykke Vej fra Efrat, og jeg jordede hende der på vejen til Efrat, det er Betlehem".
8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?
Da Israel så Josefs Sønner, sagde han: "Hvem bringer du der?"
9 And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to me, that I may bless them.
Josef svarede sin Fader: "Det er mine Sønner, som Gud har skænket mig her." Da sagde han:"Bring dem hen til mig, at jeg kan velsignedem!"
10 But the eyes of Israel were heavy from age: he could not see. And he brought them nearer to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
Men Israels Øjne var svækkede af Alderdom, så at han ikke kunde se. Da førte han dem hen til ham. og han kyssede og omfavnede dem.
11 And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face; and behold, God has let me see also thy seed.
Og Israel sagde til Josef: "Jeg: havde ikke turdet håbe at få dit Ansigt at se, og nu har Gud endog: ladet mig se dit Afkom!"
12 And Joseph brought them out from his knees, and bowed down with his face to the earth.
Derpå tog Josef dem bort fra hans Knæ og kastede sig til Jorden. på sit Ansigt.
13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought [them] near to him.
Josef tog så dem begge, Efraim i sin højre Hånd til venstre for Israel og Manasse i sin venstre Hånd til højre for Israel, og førte dem hen til ham;
14 But Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid [it] on Ephraim's head — now he was the younger — and his left hand on Manasseh's head; guiding his hands intelligently, for Manasseh was the firstborn.
men Israel udrakte sin højre Hånd og lagde den på Efraims Hoved, uagtet han var den yngste. og sin venstre Hånd lagde han på Manasses Hoved, så at han lagde Hænderne over Kors; thi Manasse var den førstefødte.
15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God that shepherded me all my life long to this day,
Derpå velsignede han Josef og sagde: "Den Gud, for hvis Åsyn mine Fædre Abraham og Isak vandrede, den Gud, der har vogtet mig: fra min første Færd og til nu,
16 the Angel that redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named upon them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the land!
den Engel, der har udløst mig fra alt ondt, velsigne Drengene, så at mit Navn og mine Fædre Abrahams og Isaks Navn må blive nævnet ved dem, og de må vokse i Mængde i Landet!"
17 When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it was evil in his eyes; and he took hold of his father's hand to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.
Men da Josef så, at hans Fader lagde sin højre Hånd på Efraims Hoved, var det ham imod, og han greb sin Faders Hånd for at tage den bort fra Efraims Hoved og lægge den på Manasses;
18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn: put thy right hand on his head.
og Josef sagde til sin Fader: "Nej, ikke således, Fader, thi denne er den førstefødte; læg din højre Hånd på hans Hoved!"
19 But his father refused and said, I know, my son, I know: he also will become a people, and he also will be great; but truly his younger brother will be greater than he; and his seed will become the fulness of nations.
Men hans Fader vægrede sig og sagde: "Jeg ved det, min Søn, jeg ved det! Også han skal blive til et Folk, også han skal blive stor; men hans yngre Broder skal blive større end han, og hans Afkom skal blive en Mangfoldighed af Folkeslag!"
20 And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee will Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and Manasseh! And he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
Således velsignede han dem på den Dag og sagde: "Med eder skal Israel velsigne og sige: Gud gøre dig som Efraim og Manasse!" Og han stillede Efraim foran Manasse.
21 And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die; and God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.
Da sagde Israel til Josef: "Jeg skal snart dø, men Gud skal være med eder og føre eder tilbage til eders Fædres Land.
22 And I have given to thee one tract [of land] above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
Dig giver jeg ud over dine Brødre en Højderyg, som jeg har fravristet Amonterne med mit Sværd og min Bue!"
