Genesis 48
1 And it comes to pass, after these things, that [one] says to Joseph, “Behold, your father is sick”; and he takes his two sons with him, Manasseh and Ephraim.
Alò, li te rive ke apre bagay sa yo, ke Joseph te vin enfòme: “Gade byen, papa ou malad.” Li te pran de fis li yo, Manassé ak Éphraïm avèk li.
2 And [one] declares [it] to Jacob and says, “Behold, your son Joseph is coming to you”; and Israel strengthens himself, and sits on the bed.
Epi moun yo te pale a Jacob: “Gade byen, fis ou a, Joseph gen tan vin kote ou.” Konsa, Israël te ranmase fòs li. Li te chita sou kabann nan.
3 And Jacob says to Joseph, “God Almighty has appeared to me, in Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blesses me,
Epi Jacob te di a Joseph: “Bondye Toupwisan an te parèt a mwen nan Luz nan peyi Canaan an e Li te beni mwen.
4 and says to me, Behold, I am making you fruitful, and have multiplied you, and given you for an assembly of peoples, and given this land to your seed after you, a continuous possession.
Li te di mwen: ‘Gade byen, Mwen va fè nou donnen anpil fwi, e miltipliye anpil. Mwen va fè ou vin yon konpanyen pèp la, e Mwen va bay peyi sa a a desandan aprè ou, kòm posesyon k ap dire pou tout tan.’
5 And now, your two sons, who are born to you in the land of Egypt, before my coming to you to Egypt, they [are] mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, as Reuben and Simeon, they are mine;
“Alò, de fis ou yo ki te fèt a ou menm nan peyi Égypte la avan mwen te vin kote ou an Égypte la, se pa m. Éphraïm avèk Manassé se pou mwen, menm jan ke Ruben avèk Siméon va pou mwen.
6 and your family which you have begotten after them are yours; by the name of their brothers they are called in their inheritance.
Men pitit ou yo ki te fèt apre yo, va pou ou. Yo va rele selon non frè pa yo nan eritaj yo.
7 And I—in my coming in from Padan-[Aram] Rachel has died by me in the land of Canaan, in the way, while yet a distance of land to enter Ephrata, and I bury her there in the way of Ephrata, which [is] Beth-Lehem.”
Alò, pou mwen, lè m te retounen nan Paddan, Rachel te mouri, nan tristès mwen, nan peyi Canaan an pandan vwayaj la, lè te toujou gen yon distans pou rive nan Ephrata (ki vle di Bethléem).”
8 And Israel sees the sons of Joseph and says, “Who [are] these?”
Lè Israël te wè fis a Joseph yo, li te di: “Kilès moun sa yo ye?”
9 And Joseph says to his father, “They [are] my sons, whom God has given to me in this [place]”; and he says, “Please bring them to me, and I bless them.”
Joseph te di a papa li: “Sa yo se fis mwen yo, ke Bondye te ban mwen isit la.” Epi li te di: “Mennen yo isit souple, pou m kapab beni yo.”
10 And the eyes of Israel have been heavy from age—he is unable to see; and he brings them near to him, and he kisses them and cleaves to them;
Alò, zye Israël yo te tèlman vin fèb akoz laj ke li pa t kapab wè. Epi Joseph te mennen yo toupre li, li te bo yo e li te anbrase yo.
11 and Israel says to Joseph, “I had not thought [possible] to see your face, and behold, God has also showed me your seed.”
Israël te di a Joseph: “Mwen pa t janm sipoze ke m ta wè figi ou, e gade byen, Bondye kite mwen wè pitit ou yo tou.”
12 And Joseph brings them out from between his knees, and bows himself on his face to the earth;
Epi Joseph te mennen yo soti antre jenou li yo, e te bese ba avèk figi li jis atè.
13 and Joseph takes them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left, and Manasseh in his left toward Israel’s right, and brings [them] near to him.
Joseph te pran yo toude, Ephraïm nan men dwat li vè bò goch Israël, e nan men goch li, Manassé vè bò dwat Israël. Konsa, li te mennen yo toupre li.
14 And Israel puts out his right hand and places [it] on the head of Ephraim, who [is] the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh; he has guided his hands wisely, for Manasseh [is] the firstborn.
Men Israël te lonje men dwat li, li te mete li sou Éphraïm, ki te pi jenn nan, e men goch li te sou tèt Manassé, avèk men l kwaze, poutan Manassé te premye ne.
15 And he blesses Joseph and says, “God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac habitually walked: God who is feeding me from my being to this day:
Li te beni Joseph, e te di: “Bondye devan sila zansèt mwen yo, Abraham avèk Isaac te mache a, Bondye ki te bèje m nan pandan tout vi m jis rive jounen jodi a,
16 the Messenger who is redeeming me from all evil blesses the youths, and my name is called on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and they increase into a multitude in the midst of the land.”
zanj ki te rachte mwen de tout mal la, beni jènjan sa yo; epi ke non mwen kapab viv toujou nan yo, e non a zansèt mwen yo, Abraham avèk Isaac. Ke yo kapab grandi vin fè yon gwo pèp nan mitan mond lan.”
17 And Joseph sees that his father sets his right hand on the head of Ephraim, and it is wrong in his eyes, and he supports the hand of his father to turn it aside from off the head of Ephraim to the head of Manasseh;
Lè Joseph te vin wè ke papa li te poze men dwat li sou tèt Éphraïm, sa te fè l pa kontan. Li te sezi men papa li pou deplase li sou Éphraïm, ale vè tèt Manassé.
18 and Joseph says to his father, “Not so, my father, for this [is] the firstborn; set your right hand on his head.”
Joseph te di papa l: “Se pa sa, papa, paske se sila a ki premye ne a. Mete men dwat ou sou tèt li.”
19 And his father refuses and says, “I have known, my son, I have known; he also becomes a people, and he also is great, and yet, his young brother is greater than he, and his seed is the fullness of the nations”;
Men papa li te refize. Li te di: “Mwen konnen, fis mwen, mwen konnen. Li osi va devni yon pèp, e li osi va vin gran. Poutan, pi jenn frè li a va pi gran pase li, e desandan li yo va devni yon gran pèp a nasyon yo.”
20 and he blesses them in that day, saying, “By you does Israel bless, saying, God set you as Ephraim and as Manasseh”; and he sets Ephraim before Manasseh.
Li te beni yo nan jou sa a, e te di: “Pa nou menm, Israël va eksprime benediksyon li yo e va di: ‘Ke Bondye kapab fè nou tankou Éphraïm ak Manassé!’”
21 And Israel says to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, and God has been with you, and has brought you back to the land of your fathers;
Konsa, Israël te di a Joseph: “Gade byen, mwen prèt pou mouri, men Bondye va avèk ou, e Li va mennen ou retounen nan peyi a zansèt ou yo.
22 and I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I have taken out of the hand of the Amorite by my sword and by my bow.”
Mwen bay ou yon pòsyon anplis ke frè ou yo, ke m te pran nan men Amoreyen yo avèk nepe mwen ak banza mwen.”
