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.
Ie roñoñe añe, le nisaontsieñe am’ Iosefe ty hoe, Fa deme’e ty rae’o. Aa le nente’e mindre ama’e ty ana-dahi’e roe, i Menasè naho i Efraime,
2 When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” he gathered his strength and sat up in bed.
le nisaontsieñe am’ Iakòbe ty hoe, Ingo fa pok’ etoa t’Iosefe ana’o, le nañaly haozaran-dre nitroatse amy fandrea’ey,
3 Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in Canaan, and he blessed me there.
vaho nanao ty hoe am’ Iosefe, Nañento amako t’i El-Sadai e Loze, an-tane Kanàne añe, ie nitata ahy
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.’
ami’ty hoe, Inao, hampiraoraoeko irehe vaho hampitomboeko. Hanoeko foko am-poko, vaho hatoloko amo tarira’oo ty tane toy ho fanañañe tsy ho modo nainai’e.
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.
Ie amy zay, ho ahiko t’i Efraime naho i Menasè, i ana’o roe nitoly ama’o an-tane Mitsraime atoy aolo’ ty nimbako mb’ama’o mb’e Mitsraime atoy rey; hambañe ami’ty maha-ahiko i Reòbene naho i Simone;
6 Any other children you have after them will be yours, and will share their inheritance within the land of their older brothers.
le ho azo ze samahe’o manonjohy iareo, vaho ho volilieñe ambane’ ty tahina’ o rahalahi’eo iereo amo lova’iareoo.
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).
Aa izaho nimpoly boak’e Padana añe, le nihomak’ amako an-tane Kanàne añe t’i Rahkele, an-dalañe eo ie didý tsy nimoake Efràta ao; aa le naleveko añ’olon-dala’ i Efràta eo. (e Betlèkheme izay.)
8 Israel saw Jacob's sons and said, “These are your sons then?”
Ie nioni’ Iakòbe i ana’ Iosefe rey, le hoe re, Ia o retiañeo?
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.
Hoe t’Iosefe aman-drae’e, Ie o anako natolon’ Añahare ahy atoio. Le hoe re, Ehe endeso mb’etoa ho tataeko.
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.
Ie amy zao, nitàlo am-pihaino t’Iakòbe ami’ty fahantera’e, tsy nahaisake soa. Aa le navi’ Iosefe marine aze eo iereo le norofa’e vaho niforokokoe’e.
11 Israel said to Joseph, “I never thought I'd see your face again, and now God has even let me see your children!”
Hoe t’Israele am’Iosefe, Tsy nitamako ty hahatrea o tarehe’oo; fa hehe, nampañisahen’ Añahare ahy ka o ana’oo.
12 Joseph took his sons from between Israel's knees, and bowed low with his face to the ground.
Le nakare’ Iosefe añ’ongo’e iereo vaho nampiondrehe’e mb’an-tane ty lahara’e.
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.
Rinambe’ Iosefe i roroey, i Efraime am-pità’e havana ho mb’an-kavia’ Israele, le i Menasè am-pità’e havia mb’an-kavana’ Israele vaho nampañarinea’e.
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.
Fe nahiti’ Israele ty fità’e havana naho nasampe’e an-doha i Efraime zai’e vaho ty fità’e havia an-doha’ i Menasè, toe nampitivalañe’e o fità’eo ndra te i Menasè ty tañoloñoloña’e.
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,
Nitatae’e t’Iosefe, ami’ty hoe: Ry Andrianañahare niatrefan-droaeko Avrahame naho Ietsàke am-pañaveloañe, Ry Andrianañahare namahañe ahy ami’ty fiaiko iaby pak’ androany,
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.”
Ry anjely namotsots’ ahy amy ze fonga haratiañe, tahio o ajalahy retoañe, le ampitokavo ami’ty añarako, naho ami’ty tahina’ i Avrahame naho Ietsàke roaeko; vaho ampivasiaño an-tane atoy.
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.
Ie nioni’ Iosefe te an-doha’ i Efraime ty nampitongoàn-drae’e i fità’e havanay, le tsy ninò’e vaho rinambe’e ty fitàn-drae’e hampipitsok’ aze an-doha’ i Efraime ho amy loha’ i Menasèy.
18 “Not like that, father, this is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head,” Joseph told him.
Hoe t’Iosefe aman-drae’e, Tsy izay ry raeko! Ano ami’ty raike toy ty fità’o, ie ty tañoloñoloñako.
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.”
Fe nifoneñe ty rae’e nanao ty hoe, Fantako ry anako, apotako t’ie ho fifokoañe ka, mbore ho ra’elahy. Fe handikoatse aze ty zai’e, fa ho halifora’ o fifeheañeo o tarira’eo.
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.
Aa le nitatae’e iereo amy andro zay ami’ty hoe: Ihe ty hitatà’ Israele, ami’ty hoe, Ehe t’ie hampanahafen’Añahare amy Efraime naho amy Menasè. Aa le najado’e ho lohà’ i Menasè t’i Efraime.
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.
Le hoe t’Israele am’ Iosefe, Inao te hikenkan-draho, fe hindre ama’ areo t’i Andrianañahare vaho hampoli’e mb’an-tanen-droae’ areo mb’eo.
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.”
Tovo’ izay, fa natoloko anjara raik’ ambone’ o rahalahi’oo irehe, i tinavako am-pibarako naho faleko am-pità’ o nte-Emoreoy.
