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.
At nangyari, pagkatapos ng mga bagay na ito, na sinabi ng isa kay Jose, Narito, ang iyong ama ay may sakit: at kaniyang ipinagsama ang kaniyang dalawang anak, si Manases at si Ephraim.
2 When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” he gathered his strength and sat up in bed.
At may nagsaysay kay Jacob, at nagsabi, Narito, pinaparituhan ka ng anak mong si Jose: at si Israel ay nagpakalakas at umupo sa higaan.
3 Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in Canaan, and he blessed me there.
At sinabi ni Jacob kay Jose, Ang Dios na Makapangyarihan sa lahat ay napakita sa akin sa Luz sa lupain ng Canaan, at binasbasan ako.
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.’
At sinabi sa akin, Narito, palalaguin kita, at pararamihin kita, at gagawin kitang isang kapisanan ng mga bayan; at aking ibibigay ang lupaing ito sa iyong lahi pagkamatay mo, na pinakaari magpakailan man.
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.
At ang iyo ngang dalawang anak na ipinanganak sa iyo sa lupain ng Egipto bago ako naparito sa iyo sa Egipto, ay akin; si Ephraim at si Manases, gaya ni Ruben at ni Simeon ay magiging akin.
6 Any other children you have after them will be yours, and will share their inheritance within the land of their older brothers.
At ang iyong mga anak, na iyong mga naging anak na sumunod sa kanila ay magiging iyo; sila'y tatawagin ayon sa pangalan ng kanilang mga kapatid sa kanilang mana.
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).
At tungkol sa akin, nang ako'y dumating mula sa Padan, si Raquel ay namatay sa akin sa lupain ng Canaan sa daan, nang kulang pa ng kaunti upang dumating sa Ephrata: at aking inilibing siya roon sa daan ng Ephrata (na siya ring Bethlehem).
8 Israel saw Jacob's sons and said, “These are your sons then?”
At nakita ni Israel ang mga anak ni Jose, at sinabi, Sino sino ito?
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.
At sinabi ni Jose sa kaniyang ama, Sila'y aking mga anak, na silang mga ibinigay ng Dios sa akin dito. At kaniyang sinabi, Isinasamo ko sa iyo, na iyong dalhin sila rito sa akin, at sila'y aking babasbasan.
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.
Ang mga mata nga ni Israel ay malabo na dahil sa katandaan, na ano pa't hindi na siya makakita. At kaniyang inilapit sila sa kaniya; at sila'y kaniyang hinagkan, at niyakap.
11 Israel said to Joseph, “I never thought I'd see your face again, and now God has even let me see your children!”
At sinabi ni Israel kay Jose, Hindi ko akalaing makita ang iyong mukha: at, narito, ipinakita sa akin ng Dios pati ng iyong binhi.
12 Joseph took his sons from between Israel's knees, and bowed low with his face to the ground.
At sila'y pinagkuha ni Jose sa pagitan ng kaniyang mga tuhod; at siya'y nagpatirapa sa lupa.
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.
At kapuwa dinala ni Jose, si Ephraim sa kaniyang kanang kamay, sa dakong kaliwang kamay ni Israel, at si Manases sa kaniyang kaliwang kamay, sa dakong kanang kamay ni Israel, at inilapit niya sa kaniya.
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.
At iniunat ni Israel ang kaniyang kanang kamay, at ipinatong sa ulo ni Ephraim, na siyang bunso, at ang kaniyang kaliwang kamay ay sa ulo ni Manases, na pinapatnubayang sadya ang kaniyang mga kamay; sapagka't si Manases ang panganay.
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,
At kaniyang binasbasan si Jose, at sinabi, Ang Dios na sa harap niya ay lumakad ang aking mga magulang na si Abraham at si Isaac, ang Dios na nagpakain sa akin sa buong buhay ko hanggang sa araw na ito,
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.”
Ang anghel na tumubos sa akin sa buong kasamaan, ay siya nawang magpala sa mga batang ito; at tawagin nawa sila sa aking pangalan, at sa pangalan ng aking mga magulang na si Abraham at si Isaac; at magsidami nawa silang totoo sa ibabaw ng lupa.
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.
At nang makita ni Jose na ipinatong ng kaniyang ama ang kaniyang kanang kamay sa ulo ni Ephraim, ay minasama niya; at itinaas niya ang kamay ng kaniyang ama, upang ilipat sa ulo ni Manases mula sa ulo ni Ephraim.
18 “Not like that, father, this is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head,” Joseph told him.
At sinabi ni Jose sa kaniyang ama, Hindi ganyan, ama ko: sapagka't ito ang panganay; ipatong mo ang iyong kanang kamay sa kaniyang ulo.
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.”
At tumanggi ang kaniyang ama, at sinabi, Talastas ko, anak ko, talastas ko; siya man ay magiging isang bayan, at siya man ay magiging dakila: gayon ma'y ang kaniyang kapatid na bata ay magiging lalong dakila kay sa kaniya, at ang kaniyang binhi ay magiging isang makapal na bansa.
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.
At kaniyang binasbasan sila ng araw na yaon, na sinasabi Sa iyo magbabasbas ang Israel, na magsasabi, Gawin ka nawa ng Dios na gaya ni Ephraim at gaya ni Manases, at kaniyang ipinagpauna si Ephraim bago si Manases.
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.
At sinabi ni Israel kay Jose, Narito, ako'y namamatay: nguni't ang Dios ay sasainyo, at dadalhin kayo uli sa lupain ng inyong mga magulang.
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.”
Bukod dito'y binigyan kita ng isang bahaging higit kay sa iyong mga kapatid, na aking kinuha ng aking tabak at ng aking busog sa kamay ng Amorrheo.
