Genesis 48
1 And it came about after these things that someone said to Joseph, "Look, your father is sick." And taking with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, he went to Jacob.
Beberapa waktu kemudian dikabarkan kepada Yusuf bahwa ayahnya sakit keras. Jadi pergilah ia dengan kedua anaknya, yaitu Manasye dan Efraim mengunjungi Yakub.
2 And someone reported to Jacob, and said, "Look, your son Joseph has come to you." Then Israel strengthened himself and sat up in the bed.
Ketika Yakub mendengar bahwa Yusuf datang, ia mengumpulkan seluruh tenaganya, lalu duduk di tempat tidur.
3 And Jacob said to Joseph, "El Shaddai appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me,
Kata Yakub kepada Yusuf, "Allah Yang Mahakuasa telah menampakkan diri kepadaku di Lus, di tanah Kanaan, dan telah memberkati aku."
4 and said to me, 'Look, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.'
Dia berkata kepadaku, "Aku akan memberikan kepadamu banyak anak cucu, supaya keturunanmu menjadi banyak bangsa; Aku akan memberikan negeri ini kepada keturunanmu sebagai milik mereka untuk selama-lamanya."
5 And now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are.
Yakub meneruskan, "Yusuf, kedua anakmu Efraim dan Manasye yang lahir di Mesir ini sebelum aku tiba di sini, kuanggap anakku, sama seperti Ruben dan Simeon.
6 And your offspring born to you after them will be yours. But in their inheritance they are to be called after the names of their brothers.
Jika engkau mendapat anak-anak lagi, mereka tidak akan kuanggap sebagai anakku melainkan tetap anakmu; warisan untuk mereka akan mereka terima dari Efraim dan Manasye.
7 But as for me, when I came from Paddan Aram, Rachel died, in my sorrow, in the land of Canaan on the journey, when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath. And I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem)."
Aku melakukan hal itu untuk Rahel ibumu. Dalam perjalananku kembali dari Mesopotamia, ibumu meninggal di tanah Kanaan, tidak jauh dari Efrata, dan aku sangat sedih. Aku menguburkannya di sana, di sisi jalan ke Efrata." (Sekarang Efrata dikenal sebagai Betlehem.)
8 Then Israel saw Joseph's sons, and said, "Who are these?"
Ketika Yakub melihat anak-anak Yusuf itu, ia bertanya, "Siapa anak-anak ini?"
9 And Joseph said to his father, "They are my sons, whom God has given me here." And he said, "Please bring them to me, so that I can bless them."
Jawab Yusuf, "Inilah anak-anak saya yang diberikan Allah kepada saya di sini, di Mesir." Yakub berkata, "Dekatkanlah mereka kepadaku supaya kuberkati."
10 Now the eyes of Israel were failing because of his age, so that he couldn't see. Then he brought them near to him, and he kissed them and embraced them.
Yakub tidak dapat melihat dengan terang karena sudah tua dan matanya sudah kabur. Yusuf mendekatkan anak-anak itu kepada Yakub, dan ia memeluk serta mencium mereka.
11 And Israel said to Joseph, "I did not expect to see your face, but look, God has let me see your offspring as well."
Lalu berkatalah Yakub kepada Yusuf, "Sama sekali tidak kusangka akan bertemu lagi dengan engkau, tetapi sekarang Allah bahkan mengizinkan aku melihat anak-anakmu juga."
12 Then Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the ground.
Kemudian Yusuf mengambil mereka dari pangkuan Yakub, lalu ia sendiri sujud di hadapan ayahnya.
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 to him.
Setelah itu Yusuf menempatkan kedua anaknya di dekat Yakub, Efraim yang bungsu itu di sebelah kiri dan Manasye yang sulung di sebelah kanan. Tetapi Yakub menyilangkan lengannya dan meletakkan tangan kanannya di atas kepala Efraim, sedangkan tangan kirinya diletakkannya di atas kepala Manasye.
14 And Israel stretched out his right hand and placed it on Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh's head, crossing his hands, although Manasseh was the firstborn.
15 Then he blessed Joseph, and said, "The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
Sesudah itu diberkatinya Yusuf, katanya, "Allah, Dialah Tuhan, pujaan Abraham dan Ishak, Dialah yang membimbing aku sampai sekarang;
16 the Angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys. And may my name be carried on in them, and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. And may they grow into a multitude upon the earth."
Dialah malaikat yang telah melepaskan aku dari segala bahaya. Semoga Allah itu memberkati anak-anak ini. Semoga terus hidup namaku dan nama Abraham dan Ishak oleh karena anak-anak ini! Semoga mereka beranak cucu, dan berketurunan banyak di bumi."
17 When Joseph saw that his father placed his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him, and he grasped his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.
Yusuf tidak senang ketika melihat ayahnya meletakkan tangan kanannya di atas kepala Efraim; lalu dipegangnya tangan ayahnya untuk memindahkannya dari atas kepala Efraim ke atas kepala Manasye.
18 And Joseph said to his father, "Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head."
Katanya kepada Ayahnya, "Jangan begitu, Ayah. Inilah anak yang sulung; letakkanlah tangan kanan Ayah ke atas kepalanya."
19 But his father refused, and said, "I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become a multitude of nations."
Tetapi ayahnya menolak, katanya, "Aku tahu, anakku, aku tahu. Manasye akan besar kuasanya dan keturunannya pun akan menjadi bangsa yang besar. Tetapi adiknya akan lebih besar kuasanya daripada dia, dan keturunan adiknya itu akan menjadi bangsa-bangsa yang besar."
20 So he blessed them that day, saying, "By you Israel will pronounce blessing, saying, 'God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh.'" Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
Lalu diberkatinya lagi anak-anak itu pada hari itu, katanya, "Orang Israel akan menyebut namamu bilamana mereka memberkati orang. Mereka akan berkata, 'Semoga Allah membuat engkau seperti Efraim dan Manasye.'" Dengan demikian Yakub mendahulukan Efraim daripada Manasye.
21 Then Israel said to Joseph, "Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you, and God will bring you back from this land to the land of your fathers.
Lalu berkatalah Yakub kepada Yusuf, "Seperti engkau lihat, ajalku sudah dekat, tetapi Allah akan menolong kalian dan membawa kalian kembali ke negeri leluhurmu.
22 Moreover, I give to you one portion more than your brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow."
Kepadamulah, dan bukannya kepada saudara-saudaramu, aku berikan Sikhem, daerah subur itu yang telah kurebut dari orang Amori dengan pedang dan panahku."
