Genesis 48
1 Sometime after this, Joseph was told, “Your father is sick.” So Joseph went to see him, taking with him his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim.
Beberapa waktu kemudian, seseorang mengabarkan pada Yusuf, “Tuan, keadaan ayahmu semakin memburuk.” Maka Yusuf mengajak kedua anaknya, Manasye dan Efraim, untuk mengunjungi Yakub.
2 When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” he gathered his strength and sat up in bed.
Ketika Yakub diberitahu bahwa Yusuf sudah datang, dia mengumpulkan segenap tenaganya untuk duduk di tempat tidur.
3 Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in Canaan, and he blessed me there.
Berkatalah Yakub kepada Yusuf, “Allah Yang Mahakuasa datang kepadaku di Lus, di negeri Kanaan, dan memberkati aku.
4 He told me, ‘Listen! I will make you prosperous and make your descendants so numerous that you will become the ancestor of many nations, and I will give this land to your descendants to own forever.’
Dia berkata kepadaku, ‘Aku akan memberimu keturunan yang banyak. Mereka akan bertambah banyak dan menjadi bangsa yang besar. Aku akan memberikan tanah ini kepada keturunanmu untuk menjadi milik mereka selamanya.’
5 I am counting as mine your two sons Ephraim and Manasseh who were born here in Egypt before I arrived, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.
Yusuf anakku, kedua putramu yang lahir di Mesir sebelum ayah datang kepadamu sudah ayah anggap sebagai anak sendiri, sama seperti Ruben dan Simeon.
6 Any other children you have after them will be yours, and will share their inheritance within the land of their older brothers.
Apabila kamu mempunyai keturunan lagi, barulah anak-anak yang berikutnya itu menjadi milikmu dan warisan mereka akan dicatat di bawah kakak-kakak mereka.
7 I'm doing this because tragically for me when I was returning from Paddan-aram, Rachel died in Canaan some distance from Ephrath. I buried her there on the way to Ephrath” (also known as Bethlehem).
Mengenai aku, ketika aku dalam perjalanan dari Padan Aram, aku sangat sedih karena meninggalnya Rahel di Kanaan, tidak jauh dari Efrata. Aku menguburnya dalam perjalanan ke Efrata.” (Kota itu sekarang dikenal sebagai Betlehem.)
8 Israel saw Jacob's sons and said, “These are your sons then?”
Ketika Yakub melihat kedua anak Yusuf, dia bertanya, “Siapakah anak-anak ini?”
9 “Yes, these are the sons God gave me here,” Joseph told his father. “Bring them over here so I can bless them,” he said.
Jawab Yusuf kepada ayahnya, “Mereka inilah anak-anakku yang sudah Allah berikan kepadaku di Mesir.” Lalu berkatalah Yakub, “Dekatkanlah kepadaku agar aku memberkati mereka.”
10 Israel's eyesight was failing because of his age and he couldn't see well, so Joseph brought them close to his father, and he kissed and hugged them.
Saat itu penglihatan Yakub sudah rabun karena usianya yang sangat lanjut. Yusuf membawa kedua anaknya mendekati Yakub, dan Yakub mencium serta memeluk mereka.
11 Israel said to Joseph, “I never thought I'd see your face again, and now God has even let me see your children!”
Katanya kepada Yusuf, “Ayah tidak menyangka akan dapat melihat wajahmu lagi. Tetapi Allah bahkan mengizinkan aku bertemu anak-anakmu juga!”
12 Joseph took his sons from between Israel's knees, and bowed low with his face to the ground.
Lalu Yusuf melepaskan anak-anaknya dari pangkuan Yakub. Dia bersujud untuk memberi hormat kepada ayahnya.
13 Then Joseph placed Ephraim on his right so he would be on Israel's left, and Manasseh on his left so he would be on Israel's right, and then brought them over to Israel.
Yusuf mengatur posisi kedua anaknya di hadapan Yakub. Dengan tangan kanannya, Yusuf menempatkan Efraim di sisi kiri Yakub, dan dengan tangan kirinya, Yusuf menempatkan Manasye di sisi kanan Yakub.
14 But when Israel reached out his hands, he crossed them over and placed his right hand on Ephraim the younger son, and placed his left on Manasseh, the firstborn.
Namun, Yakub mengulurkan tangan kanannya menjamah kepala Efraim, anak bungsu yang berada di sisi kirinya, dan dengan tangan kirinya, dia menjamah kepala Manasye, anak sulung yang ada di sisi kanan, sehingga tangan Yakub bersilangan.
15 He blessed Joseph, saying, “May the God my grandfather Abraham and my father worshiped—the God who has taken care of me like a shepherd throughout my life until now,
Dia kemudian memberkati keturunan Yusuf dengan berkata, “Allah yang disembah nenek moyangku, Abraham dan Isak, yaitu Allah yang sudah menggembalakan aku setiap hari selama hidupku
16 the Angel who has saved me from all kinds of trouble—may he bless these boys. May my name and the names of my grandfather Abraham and father Isaac continue through them, and may they have many descendants that spread throughout the earth.”
dan yang melalui malaikat-Nya sudah melindungi aku dari segala kejahatan, Dialah yang memberkati anak-anak ini. Kiranya melalui anak-anak ini, namaku dan nama nenek moyang kita, Abraham dan Isak, diteruskan, dan kiranya keturunan mereka memenuhi seluruh bumi.”
17 Joseph was unhappy when saw his father had put his right hand on Ephraim, so he took his father's hand to try and move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.
Saat Yusuf melihat bahwa ayahnya menaruh tangan kanan pada kepala Efraim, dia tidak setuju. Maka Yusuf memegang tangan kanan Yakub, hendak memindahkannya dari atas kepala Efraim dan menaruhnya ke atas kepala Manasye.
18 “Not like that, father, this is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head,” Joseph told him.
“Jangan seperti itu, Ayah,” kata Yusuf kepada Yakub. “Yang sulung ada di sebelah sini. Letakkanlah tangan kanan Ayah di kepala anakku yang sulung.”
19 But his father refused, saying, “I know what I'm doing. Manasseh will also become an important people, but his younger brother will be greater than him, and his descendants will become a large nation.”
Tetapi Yakub menolak dan berkata, “Aku tahu, Nak, aku tahu. Keturunan Manasye akan menjadi suatu bangsa yang hebat. Walaupun demikian, Efraim akan menjadi bangsa yang lebih hebat, dan jumlah keturunannya akan menjadi banyak bangsa.”
20 So Israel blessed them that day and said: “In the future the people of Israel will use your names to give a blessing, saying, ‘May God bless you like he did Ephraim and Manasseh.’” In saying this he placed Ephraim before Manasseh.
Pada hari itu, Yakub memberkati mereka, “Mulai sekarang, semua orang Israel akan memakai nama kalian ketika memberkati orang lain. Mereka akan berkata, ‘Semoga Allah memberkatimu seperti Efraim dan Manasye.’” Dengan demikian, Yakub mendahulukan Efraim daripada Manasye.
21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “I'm going to die soon, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers.
Kemudian Yakub berkata kepada Yusuf, “Tidak lama lagi, aku akan meninggal, tetapi Allah akan menyertaimu dan memimpin kamu kembali ke tanah nenek moyangmu.
22 I'm also giving you something in addition to what I'm giving your brothers—piece of land on the mountain slope of Shechem that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”
Selain itu, aku berikan kepadamu dan bukan kepada saudara-saudaramu, daerah perbukitan yang sudah aku rebut dari orang Amori ketika berperang melawan mereka dengan pedang dan busur panahku.”
