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.

١ وَحَدَثَ بَعْدَ هَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ أَنَّهُ قِيلَ لِيُوسُفَ: «هُوَذَا أَبُوكَ مَرِيضٌ». فَأَخَذَ مَعَهُ ٱبْنَيْهِ مَنَسَّى وَأَفْرَايِمَ.

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.

٢ فَأُخْبِرَ يَعْقُوبُ وَقِيلَ لَهُ: «هُوَذَا ٱبْنُكَ يُوسُفُ قَادِمٌ إِلَيْكَ». فَتَشَدَّدَ إِسْرَائِيلُ وَجَلَسَ عَلَى ٱلسَّرِيرِ.

3 And Jacob said to Joseph, "El Shaddai appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me,

٣ وَقَالَ يَعْقُوبُ لِيُوسُفَ: «ٱللهُ ٱلْقَادِرُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ظَهَرَ لِي فِي لُوزَ، فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ، وَبَارَكَنِي.

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.'

٤ وَقَالَ لِي: هَا أَنَا أَجْعَلُكَ مُثْمِرًا وَأُكَثِّرُكَ، وَأَجْعَلُكَ جُمْهُورًا مِنَ ٱلْأُمَمِ، وَأُعْطِي نَسْلَكَ هَذِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ مُلْكًا أَبَدِيًّا.

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.

٥ وَٱلْآنَ ٱبْنَاكَ ٱلْمَوْلُودَانِ لَكَ فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ، قَبْلَمَا أَتَيْتُ إِلَيْكَ إِلَى مِصْرَ هُمَا لِي. أَفْرَايِمُ وَمَنَسَّى كَرَأُوبَيْنَ وَشِمْعُونَ يَكُونَانِ لِي.

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.

٦ وَأَمَّا أَوْلَادُكَ ٱلَّذِينَ تَلِدُ بَعْدَهُمَا فَيَكُونُونَ لَكَ. عَلَى ٱسْمِ أَخَوَيْهِمْ يُسَمَّوْنَ فِي نَصِيبِهِمْ.

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)."

٧ وَأَنَا حِينَ جِئْتُ مِنْ فَدَّانَ مَاتَتْ عِنْدِي رَاحِيلُ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ، إِذْ بَقِيَتْ مَسَافَةٌ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ حَتَّى آتِيَ إِلَى أَفْرَاتَةَ، فَدَفَنْتُهَا هُنَاكَ فِي طَرِيقِ أَفْرَاتَةَ، ٱلَّتِي هِيَ بَيْتُ لَحْمٍ».

8 Then Israel saw Joseph's sons, and said, "Who are these?"

٨ وَرَأَى إِسْرَائِيلُ ٱبْنَيْ يُوسُفَ فَقَالَ: «مَنْ هَذَانِ؟».

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."

٩ فَقَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ: «هُمَا ٱبْنَايَ ٱللَّذَانِ أَعْطَانِيَ ٱللهُ هَهُنَا». فَقَالَ: «قَدِّمْهُمَا إِلَيَّ لِأُبَارِكَهُمَا».

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.

١٠ وَأَمَّا عَيْنَا إِسْرَائِيلَ فَكَانَتَا قَدْ ثَقُلَتَا مِنَ ٱلشَّيْخُوخَةِ، لَا يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يُبْصِرَ، فَقَرَّبَهُمَا إِلَيْهِ فَقَبَّلَهُمَا وَٱحْتَضَنَهُمَا.

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."

١١ وَقَالَ إِسْرَائِيلُ لِيُوسُفَ: «لَمْ أَكُنْ أَظُنُّ أَنِّي أَرَى وَجْهَكَ، وَهُوَذَا ٱللهُ قَدْ أَرَانِي نَسْلَكَ أَيْضًا».

12 Then Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the ground.

١٢ ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَهُمَا يُوسُفُ مِنْ بَيْنَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَسَجَدَ أَمَامَ وَجْهِهِ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ.

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.

١٣ وَأَخَذَ يُوسُفُ ٱلِٱثْنَيْنِ أَفْرَايِمَ بِيَمِينِهِ عَنْ يَسَارِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَمَنَسَّى بِيَسَارِهِ عَنْ يَمِينِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَقَرَّبَهُمَا إِلَيْهِ.

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.

١٤ فَمَدَّ إِسْرَائِيلُ يَمِينَهُ وَوَضَعَهَا عَلَى رَأْسِ أَفْرَايِمَ وَهُوَ ٱلصَّغِيرُ، وَيَسَارَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِ مَنَسَّى. وَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ بِفِطْنَةٍ فَإِنَّ مَنَسَّى كَانَ ٱلْبِكْرَ.

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,

١٥ وَبَارَكَ يُوسُفَ وَقَالَ: «ٱللهُ ٱلَّذِي سَارَ أَمَامَهُ أَبَوَايَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَإِسْحَاقُ، ٱللهُ ٱلَّذِي رَعَانِي مُنْذُ وُجُودِي إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ،

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."

١٦ ٱلْمَلَاكُ ٱلَّذِي خَلَّصَنِي مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ، يُبَارِكُ ٱلْغُلَامَيْنِ. وَلْيُدْعَ عَلَيْهِمَا ٱسْمِي وَٱسْمُ أَبَوَيَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ، وَلْيَكْثُرَا كَثِيرًا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ».

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.

١٧ فَلَمَّا رَأَى يُوسُفُ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ ٱلْيُمْنَى عَلَى رَأْسِ أَفْرَايِمَ، سَاءَ ذَلِكَ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ، فَأَمْسَكَ بِيَدِ أَبِيهِ لِيَنْقُلَهَا عَنْ رَأْسِ أَفْرَايِمَ إِلَى رَأْسِ مَنَسَّى.

18 And Joseph said to his father, "Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head."

١٨ وَقَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ: «لَيْسَ هَكَذَا يَا أَبِي، لِأَنَّ هَذَا هُوَ ٱلْبِكْرُ. ضَعْ يَمِينَكَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ».

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."

١٩ فَأَبَى أَبُوهُ وَقَالَ: «عَلِمْتُ يَا ٱبْنِي، عَلِمْتُ. هُوَ أَيْضًا يَكُونُ شَعْبًا، وَهُوَ أَيْضًا يَصِيرُ كَبِيرًا. وَلَكِنَّ أَخَاهُ ٱلصَّغِيرَ يَكُونُ أَكْبَرَ مِنْهُ، وَنَسْلُهُ يَكُونُ جُمْهُورًا مِنَ ٱلْأُمَمِ».

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.

٢٠ وَبَارَكَهُمَا فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ قَائِلًا: «بِكَ يُبَارِكُ إِسْرَائِيلُ قَائِلًا: يَجْعَلُكَ ٱللهُ كَأَفْرَايِمَ وَكَمَنَسَّى». فَقَدَّمَ أَفْرَايِمَ عَلَى مَنَسَّى.

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.

٢١ وَقَالَ إِسْرَائِيلُ لِيُوسُفَ: «هَا أَنَا أَمُوتُ، وَلَكِنَّ ٱللهَ سَيَكُونُ مَعَكُمْ وَيَرُدُّكُمْ إِلَى أَرْضِ آبَائِكُمْ.

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."

٢٢ وَأَنَا قَدْ وَهَبْتُ لَكَ سَهْمًا وَاحِدًا فَوْقَ إِخْوَتِكَ، أَخَذْتُهُ مِنْ يَدِ ٱلْأَمُورِيِّينَ بِسَيْفِي وَقَوْسِي».