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.
Beberapa waktu kemudian, seseorang mengabarkan pada Yusuf, “Tuan, keadaan ayahmu semakin memburuk.” Maka Yusuf mengajak kedua anaknya, Manasye dan Efraim, untuk mengunjungi Yakub.
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.
Ketika Yakub diberitahu bahwa Yusuf sudah datang, dia mengumpulkan segenap tenaganya untuk duduk di tempat tidur.
3 And Jacob says to Joseph, “God Almighty has appeared to me, in Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blesses me,
Berkatalah Yakub kepada Yusuf, “Allah Yang Mahakuasa datang kepadaku di Lus, di negeri Kanaan, dan memberkati aku.
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.
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 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;
Yusuf anakku, kedua putramu yang lahir di Mesir sebelum ayah datang kepadamu sudah ayah anggap sebagai anak sendiri, sama seperti Ruben dan Simeon.
6 and your family which you have begotten after them are yours; by the name of their brothers they are called in their inheritance.
Apabila kamu mempunyai keturunan lagi, barulah anak-anak yang berikutnya itu menjadi milikmu dan warisan mereka akan dicatat di bawah kakak-kakak mereka.
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.”
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 And Israel sees the sons of Joseph and says, “Who [are] these?”
Ketika Yakub melihat kedua anak Yusuf, dia bertanya, “Siapakah anak-anak ini?”
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.”
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 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;
Saat itu penglihatan Yakub sudah rabun karena usianya yang sangat lanjut. Yusuf membawa kedua anaknya mendekati Yakub, dan Yakub mencium serta memeluk mereka.
11 and Israel says to Joseph, “I had not thought [possible] to see your face, and behold, God has also showed me your seed.”
Katanya kepada Yusuf, “Ayah tidak menyangka akan dapat melihat wajahmu lagi. Tetapi Allah bahkan mengizinkan aku bertemu anak-anakmu juga!”
12 And Joseph brings them out from between his knees, and bows himself on his face to the earth;
Lalu Yusuf melepaskan anak-anaknya dari pangkuan Yakub. Dia bersujud untuk memberi hormat kepada ayahnya.
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.
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 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.
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 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:
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 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.”
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 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;
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 and Joseph says to his father, “Not so, my father, for this [is] the firstborn; set your right hand on his head.”
“Jangan seperti itu, Ayah,” kata Yusuf kepada Yakub. “Yang sulung ada di sebelah sini. Letakkanlah tangan kanan Ayah di kepala anakku yang sulung.”
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”;
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 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.
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 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;
Kemudian Yakub berkata kepada Yusuf, “Tidak lama lagi, aku akan meninggal, tetapi Allah akan menyertaimu dan memimpin kamu kembali ke tanah nenek moyangmu.
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.”
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.”
