Genesis 48
1 And it was after the things these and someone said to Joseph there! father your [is] sick and he took [the] two sons his with him Manasseh and Ephraim.
II arriva, après ces faits, qu’on dit à Joseph: "Ton père est malade." Et il partit emmenant ses deux fils, Manassé et Éphraïm.
2 And someone told to Jacob and he said here! son your Joseph he has come to you and he strengthened himself Israel and he sat on the bed.
On l’annonça à Jacob, en disant: "Voici que ton fils Joseph vient te voir." Israël recueillit ses forces et s’assit sur le lit.
3 And he said Jacob to Joseph God Almighty he appeared to me at Luz in [the] land of Canaan and he blessed me.
Et Jacob dit à Joseph: "Le Dieu tout-puissant m’est apparu à Louz, au pays de Canaan et m’a béni.
4 And he said to me here I [am] about to make fruitful you and I will multiply you and I will make you a company of peoples and I will give the land this to offspring your after you a possession of perpetuity.
Il m’a dit: ‘Je veux te faire croître et fructifier et je te ferai devenir une multitude de peuples; et je donnerai ce pays à te postérité ultérieure, comme possession perpétuelle.'
5 And now [the] two sons your who were born to you in [the] land of Egypt until came I to you Egypt towards [belong] to me they Ephraim and Manasseh like Reuben and Simeon they will be[long] to me.
Eh bien! Tes deux fils, qui te sont nés au pays d’Égypte avant que je vinsse auprès de toi en Égypte, deviennent les miens; non moins que Ruben et Siméon, Éphraïm et Manassé seront à moi.
6 And offspring your whom you have fathered after them to you they will be[long] on [the] name of brothers their they will be called in inheritance their.
Quant aux enfants que tu engendrerais après eux, ils te seront attribués: ils s’appelleront du nom de leurs frères, à l’égard de leur héritage.
7 And I - when came I from Paddan she died on me Rachel in [the] land of Canaan on the journey at yet a distance of land to go Ephrathah and I buried her there on [the] journey of Ephrath that [is] Beth-lehem.
Pour moi, quand je revins du territoire d’Aram, Rachel mourut dans mes bras au pays de Canaan pendant le voyage, lorsqu’une kibra de pays me séparait encore d’Éphrath; je l’inhumai là, sur le chemin d’Éphrath, qui est Bethléem."
8 And he saw Israel [the] sons of Joseph and he said who? [are] these.
Israël remarqua les enfants de Joseph et il dit: "Qui sont ceux-là?"
9 And he said Joseph to father his [are] sons my they whom he has given to me God in this [place] and he said fetch them please to me so I may bless them.
Joseph répondit à son père: "Ce sont mes fils, que Dieu m’a donnés dans ce pays." Jacob reprit: "Approche-les de moi, je te prie, que je les bénisse."
10 And [the] eyes of Israel they were heavy from old age not he was able to see and he brought near them to him and he kissed them and he embraced them.
Or, les yeux d’Israël, appesantis par la vieillesse, ne pouvaient plus bien voir. Il fit approcher de lui ces jeunes gens, leur donna des baisers, les pressa dans ses bras;
11 And he said Israel to Joseph to see face your not I judged and here! he has shown me God also offspring your.
et Israël dit à Joseph: "Je ne comptais pas revoir ton visage et voici que Dieu m’a fait voir jusqu’à ta postérité".
12 And he took Joseph them from with knees his and he bowed down to face his [the] ground towards.
Joseph les retira d’entre ses genoux et se prosterna devant lui jusqu’à terre.
13 And he took Joseph [the] two of them Ephraim at right [hand] his from [the] left of Israel and Manasseh at left [hand] his from [the] right of Israel and he brought [them] near to him.
Puis Joseph les prit tous deux, Éphraïm de la main droite, à gauche d’Israël et Manassé de la main gauche, à droite d’Israël; et il les fit avancer vers lui.
14 And he stretched out Israel right [hand] his and he put [it] on [the] head of Ephraim and he [was] the young and left [hand] his on [the] head of Manasseh he laid cross-wise hands his for Manasseh [was] the firstborn.
Israël étendit la main droite, l’imposa sur la tête d’Éphraïm, qui était le plus jeune et mit sa main gauche sur la tête de Manassé; il croisa ses mains, quoique Manassé fut l’aîné.
15 And he blessed Joseph and he said God whom they walked about fathers my before him Abraham and Isaac God who shepherded me from duration my until the day this.
Il bénit Joseph, puis dit: "Que la Divinité dont mes pères, Abraham et Isaac, ont suivi les voies; que la Divinité qui a veillé sur moi depuis ma naissance jusqu’à ce jour;
16 The angel who has redeemed me from all harm may he bless the lads and may it be called in them name my and [the] name of fathers my Abraham and Isaac and may they multiply to abundance in [the] midst of the earth.
que l’ange qui m’a délivré de tout mal, bénisse ces jeunes gens! Puisse-t-il perpétuer mon nom et le nom de mes pères Abraham et Isaac! Puisse-t-il multiplier à l’infini au milieu de la contrée."
17 And he saw Joseph that he will put father his [the] hand of right his on [the] head of Ephraim and it was displeasing in view his and he grasped [the] hand of father his to remove it from on [the] head of Ephraim on [the] head of Manasseh.
Joseph remarqua que son père posait sa main droite sur la tête d’Éphraïm et cela lui déplut; il souleva la main de son père pour la faire passer de la tête d’Éphraïm sur la tête de Manassé
18 And he said Joseph to father his not thus O father my for this [is] the firstborn put right [hand] your on head his.
et il dit à son père: "Pas ainsi, mon père! Puisque celui-ci est l’aîné, mets ta main droite sur sa tête."
19 And he refused father his and he said I know O son my I know also he he will become a people and also he he will become great and but brother his young he will become great more than him and offspring his it will be [the] fullness of the nations.
Son père s’y refusa et dit: "Je le sais, mon fils, je le sais; lui aussi deviendra un peuple et lui aussi sera grand: mais son jeune frère sera plus grand que lui et sa postérité formera plusieurs nations."
20 And he blessed them on the day that saying by you it will bless Israel saying may he make you God like Ephraim and like Manasseh and he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
Il les bénit alors et il dit: "Israël te nommera dans ses bénédictions, en disant: Dieu te fasse devenir comme Éphraïm et Manassé!" II plaça ainsi Éphraïm avant Manassé.
21 And he said Israel to Joseph here! I [am] about to die and he will be God with you and he will bring back you to [the] land of fathers your.
Israël dit à Joseph: "Voici, je vais mourir. Dieu sera avec vous et il vous ramènera au pays de vos aïeux.
22 And I I give to you a shoulder one over brothers your which I took from [the] hand of the Amorite[s] by sword my and by bow my.
Or, je te promets une portion supérieure à celle de tes frères, portion conquise sur l’Amorréen, à l’aide de mon épée et de mon arc."
