Genesis 48
1 And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph: 'Behold, thy father is sick.' And he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
Sima na makambo wana, bayaki koyebisa Jozefi: « Tala, tata na yo azali kobela. » Jozefi azwaki bana na ye mibale ya mibali: Manase mpe Efrayimi.
2 And one told Jacob, and said: 'Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee.' And Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
Bapesaki sango epai ya Jakobi ete mwana na ye ya mobali Jozefi azali koya epai na ye. Isalaele asalaki makasi mpe avandaki na mbeto.
3 And Jacob said unto Joseph: 'God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
Jakobi alobaki na Jozefi: — Nzambe-Na-Nguya-Nyonso abimelaki ngai na Luze, na mokili ya Kanana; mpe kuna, apambolaki ngai.
4 and said unto 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.
Alobaki na ngai: « Nakopesa yo mabota mpe nakokomisa yo ebele; nakokomisa yo lisanga ya bikolo ebele mpe nakopesa mokili oyo lokola libula ya seko na seko epai ya bakitani na yo sima na yo. »
5 And now thy two sons, who were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, shall be mine.
Mpe sik’oyo, bana na yo ya mibali oyo babotamaki na Ejipito liboso ete ngai naya awa, bakomi lokola bana na ngai. Efrayimi mpe Manase bakomi bana na ngai lokola Ribeni mpe Simeoni.
6 And thy issue, that thou begettest after them, shall be thine; they shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
Bana oyo okobota sima na bango bakozala ya yo; bakozwa eteni na bango ya libula na kombo ya bayaya na bango.
7 And as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died unto me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some way to come unto Ephrath; and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath — the same is Beth-lehem.'
Pamba te, tango nawutaki na Padani, Rasheli akufaki na nzela, na maboko na ngai, wana nazalaki kokende na mokili ya Kanana, pene ya Efrata; nakundaki ye kuna pembeni ya Efrata oyo babengaka Beteleemi.
8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said: 'Who are these?'
Tango Isalaele amonaki bana mibali ya Jozefi, atunaki: — Ba-oyo bazali banani?
9 And Joseph said unto his father: 'They are my sons, whom God hath given me here.' And he said: 'Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.'
Jozefi azongiselaki tata na ye: — Bazali bana mibali oyo Nzambe apesi ngai awa. Isalaele alobaki: — Pusa bango mpo ete napambola bango.
10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
Miso ya Isalaele elembaki mpo na kimobange mpe azalaki komona lisusu malamu te. Yango wana, Jozefi apusaki bana na ye ya mibali pembeni ya tata na ye, Isalaele apesaki bango beze mpe ayambaki bango.
11 And Israel said unto Joseph: 'I had not thought to see thy face; and, lo, God hath let me see thy seed also.'
Isalaele alobaki na Jozefi: — Nazalaki na elikya te ete nakomona lisusu elongi na yo; kasi sik’oyo Nzambe apesi ngai nzela ya komona kutu bana na yo.
12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he fell down on his face to the earth.
Jozefi alongolaki bana na ye na mabolongo ya Isalaele mpe agumbamaki elongi na ye kino na se.
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 unto him.
Jozefi azwaki bango mibale: Efrayimi na loboko na ye ya mobali, loboko ya mwasi ya Isalaele; mpe Manase, na loboko na ye ya mwasi, loboko ya mobali ya tata na ye. Apusaki bango pembeni ya Isalaele.
14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the first-born.
Isalaele asembolaki loboko na ye ya mobali mpe atiaki yango likolo ya moto ya Efrayimi oyo azalaki leki; mpe loboko na ye ya mwasi likolo ya moto ya Manase. Na bongo, abongolaki maboko na ye mpo ete Manase azalaki mwana ya liboso.
15 And he blessed Joseph, and said: 'The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who hath been my shepherd all my life long unto this day,
Isalaele apambolaki Jozefi mpe alobaki: Tika ete Nzambe oyo, liboso na Ye, bakoko na ngai, Abrayami mpe Izaki, batambolaki, Nzambe oyo azali Mobateli na ngai wuta mokolo ya mbotama na ngai kino na mokolo ya lelo,
16 the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named in them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.'
anjelu oyo akangolaki ngai na mabe nyonso, apambola bana oyo ya mibali! Tika ete babengama na kombo na ngai, mpe na bakombo ya bakoko na ngai, Abrayami mpe Izaki! Tika ete bakoma ebele kati na mokili!
17 And when Joseph saw that his father was laying his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him, and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.
Tango Jozefi amonaki ete tata na ye atiaki loboko na ye ya mobali na moto ya Efrayimi, asepelaki te. Azwaki loboko ya tata na ye, alongolaki yango na moto ya Efrayimi mpo na kotia yango na moto ya Manase.
18 And Joseph said unto his father: 'Not so, my father, for this is the first-born; put thy right hand upon his head.'
Jozefi alobaki na tata na ye: — Boye te, tata na ngai! Oyo azali mwana ya liboso; tia loboko na yo ya mobali likolo ya moto na ye.
19 And his father refused, and said: 'I know it, my son, I know it; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; howbeit his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.'
Kasi tata na ye aboyaki mpe alobaki: — Nayebi, mwana na ngai! Nayebi! Ye mpe akokoma ekolo, akokoma monene. Nzokande, leki na ye akozala monene koleka ye mpe bakitani na ye bakokoma lisanga ya bikolo.
20 And he blessed them that day, saying: 'By thee shall Israel bless, saying: God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh.' And he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
Apambolaki bango wana mpe alobaki: Bato ya Isalaele bakotangaka bakombo na bino mpo na kopambola: « Tika ete Nzambe akomisa bino lokola Efrayimi mpe Manase! » Boye Isalaele atiaki Efrayimi liboso ya Manase.
21 And Israel said unto Joseph: 'Behold, I die; but God will be with you, and bring you back unto the land of your fathers.
Bongo Isalaele alobaki na Jozefi: — Etikali moke nakufa. Nzambe akozala na bino mpe akozongisa bino na mokili ya bakoko na bino.
22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.'
Mpo na ngai, napesi yo koleka oyo napesaki epai na bandeko na yo: eteni ya mabele oyo nabotolaki, na mopanga mpe na tolotolo na ngai, epai ya bato ya Amori.
