Genesis 48
1 Some time later, someone told Joseph, “[Hey, ] your father is ill.” When Joseph heard that, he took his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, to see his father.
Μετά δε τα πράγματα ταύτα, είπον προς τον Ιωσήφ, Ιδού, ο πατήρ σου ασθενεί. Και έλαβε μεθ' εαυτού τους δύο υιούς αυτού, τον Μανασσή και τον Εφραΐμ.
2 When someone told Jacob, “Look, your son Joseph has come to see you!” Jacob sat up on the bed, even though it was difficult for him to do that.
Και απήγγειλαν προς τον Ιακώβ, λέγοντες, Ιδού, ο υιός σου Ιωσήφ έρχεται προς σέ· και αναλαβών δύναμιν, ο Ισραήλ εκάθισεν επί την κλίνην.
3 He said to Joseph, “When I was at Luz in Canaan, God Almighty appeared to me. He blessed me
Και είπεν ο Ιακώβ προς τον Ιωσήφ, Ο Θεός ο Παντοδύναμος εφάνη εις εμέ εν Λούζ εν τη γη Χαναάν και με ευλόγησε·
4 and said to me, ‘I am going to enable you to become the father of many children. You will have many descendants, and they will become [the ancestors of] many people-groups. And I will give this land to your descendants to possess forever.’
και είπε προς εμέ, Ιδού, εγώ θέλω σε αυξήσει και θέλω σε πληθύνει και θέλω σε καταστήσει εις πλήθος λαών· και θέλω δώσει την γην ταύτην εις το σπέρμα σου μετά σε παντοτεινήν ιδιοκτησίαν.
5 “And now I will consider that your two sons, who were born to you here in Egypt before I came here, will (belong to me/be as though they are my sons). Ephraim and Manasseh will be [as though they were] my sons, and they will inherit my possessions, just like my sons Reuben and Simeon [and the others] will.
Τώρα λοιπόν οι δύο υιοί σου, οι γεννηθέντες εις σε εν τη γη της Αιγύπτου, πριν εγώ έλθω προς σε εις την Αίγυπτον είναι ιδικοί μου· ο Εφραΐμ και ο Μανασσής θέλουσιν είσθαι εις εμέ ως ο Ρουβήν και ο Συμεών·
6 If you later become the father of any more children, they will not be considered to be my children, but as my grandchildren, and [in Canaan] they will receive as part of what they inherit some of the same land that is in the territory that their brothers [Ephraim and Manasseh] will inherit.
τα δε τέκνα σου όσα γεννήσης μετά τούτους, θέλουσιν είσθαι ιδικά σου· κατά το όνομα των αδελφών αυτών θέλουσιν ονομασθή εν τη κληρονομία αυτών.
7 Many years ago, as I was returning from Paddan-Aram/Mesopotamia, your mother Rachel died in the Canaan region, while we were still traveling, not far from Ephrath [town]. So I buried her body there alongside the road to Ephrath [which is now called Bethlehem].”
Ότε δε εγώ ηρχόμην από Παδάν, απέθανεν εις εμέ η Ραχήλ καθ' οδόν εν τη γη Χαναάν, ενώ δεν έλειπεν ειμή ολίγον διάστημα διά να φθάσωμεν εις Εφραθά· και έθαψα αυτήν εκεί εν τη οδώ της Εφραθά· αύτη είναι η Βηθλεέμ.
8 When Jacob saw Joseph’s sons, he asked, “Who are these boys?”
Ιδών δε ο Ισραήλ τους υιούς του Ιωσήφ, είπε, Τίνες είναι ούτοι;
9 Joseph replied, “They are the sons that God has given to me here in Egypt.” Jacob said, “Bring them close to me so that I can bless them.”
και είπεν ο Ιωσήφ προς τον πατέρα αυτού, Ούτοι είναι οι υιοί μου, τους οποίους μοι έδωκεν ο Θεός ενταύθα. Ο δε είπε, Φέρε αυτούς, παρακαλώ, προς εμέ, διά να ευλογήσω αυτούς.
10 Jacob was almost blind because he was very old. He could not recognize the boys. So Joseph brought his sons close to his father, and Jacob kissed them and hugged them.
Ήσαν δε οι οφθαλμοί του Ισραήλ βαρυωποί υπό του γήρατος, δεν ηδύνατο να βλέπη. Και επλησίασεν αυτούς προς αυτόν· και εφίλησεν αυτούς και ενηγκαλίσθη αυτούς.
11 Jacob said to Joseph, “I did not expect to see you again, but look at this! God has allowed me to see not only you, but he has allowed me to see your children, too!”
Και είπεν ο Ισραήλ προς τον Ιωσήφ, Δεν ήλπιζον να ίδω το πρόσωπόν σου· και ιδού, ο Θεός έδειξεν εις εμέ και το σπέρμα σου.
12 Joseph took the boys from alongside Jacob’s knees. Then he bowed down with his face to the ground.
Και εξήγαγεν αυτούς ο Ιωσήφ εκ μέσου των γονάτων αυτού. Και προσεκύνησεν επί πρόσωπον έως εδάφους.
13 Then Joseph took both of the boys, putting Ephraim on his right side toward Jacob’s left hand, and putting Manasseh on his left side toward Jacob’s right hand, and brought them close to Jacob.
Λαβών δε αυτούς ο Ιωσήφ αμφοτέρους, τον Εφραΐμ εν τη δεξιά αυτού προς την αριστεράν του Ισραήλ, και τον Μανασσή εν τη αριστερά αυτού προς την δεξιάν του Ισραήλ, επλησίασεν εις αυτόν.
14 But Jacob [did not do what Joseph wanted him to do. Instead], he reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim’s head, even though he was the younger son. He crossed his arms and put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, even though Manasseh was the older son.
Και εκτείνας ο Ισραήλ την δεξιάν αυτού επέθεσεν επί την κεφαλήν του Εφραΐμ, όστις ήτο ο νεώτερος, την δε αριστεράν αυτού επί την κεφαλήν του Μανασσή, εναλλάξας τας χείρας αυτού· διότι ο Μανασσής ήτο ο πρωτότοκος.
15 Then he (blessed/asked God to bless) Joseph and his sons, saying, “My grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac conducted their lives as God desired, and to this very day God has led me and taken care of me as a shepherd leads and cares for his sheep [MET].
Και ευλόγησε τον Ιωσήφ και είπεν, Ο Θεός, έμπροσθεν του οποίου περιεπάτησαν οι πατέρες μου Αβραάμ και Ισαάκ, ο Θεός όστις με εποίμανεν εκ γεννήσεώς μου έως της ημέρας ταύτης,
16 The angel whom he sent has kept me from being harmed in any way. I pray that God will bless these boys. I pray that people will never forget about me and about Abraham and Isaac because of what God does for these boys. I pray that they will have many descendants who will live all over the earth.”
ο άγγελος όστις με ελύτρωσεν εκ πάντων των κακών, να ευλογήση τα παιδία ταύτα· και να ονομασθή επ' αυτά το όνομά μου και το όνομα των πατέρων μου Αβραάμ και Ισαάκ, και να πληθυνθώσιν εις πλήθος μέγα επί της γης.
17 When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head and not on Manasseh’s head, he was distressed/displeased. So he took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.
Και ιδών ο Ιωσήφ ότι επέθεσεν ο πατήρ αυτού την χείρα αυτού την δεξιάν επί την κεφαλήν του Εφραΐμ, δυσηρεστήθη· και επίασε την χείρα του πατρός αυτού διά να μεταθέση αυτήν από της κεφαλής του Εφραΐμ επί την κεφαλήν του Μανασσή.
18 Joseph said to him, “My father, that is not right! The one on whom you put your left hand is my older son. Put your right hand on his head.”
Και είπεν ο Ιωσήφ προς τον πατέρα αυτού, Μη ούτω, πάτερ μου, διότι ούτος είναι ο πρωτότοκος· επίθες την δεξιάν σου επί την κεφαλήν αυτού.
19 But his father refused, saying, “I know that, my son, I know what I am doing. Manasseh’s descendants will also become a people-group, and they will become important. But his younger brother’s descendants will become greater than his will. His descendants will become several nations.”
Αλλ' ο πατήρ αυτού δεν ηθέλησε· και είπεν, Εξεύρω, τέκνον μου, εξεύρω· και ούτος θέλει κατασταθή λαός και ούτος έτι θέλει γείνει μέγας· αλλ' όμως ο αδελφός αυτού ο νεώτερος θέλει είσθαι μεγαλήτερος αυτού και το σπέρμα αυτού θέλει γείνει πλήθος εθνών.
20 So he blessed them both on that day, saying, “The people in Israel will use your names when they bless people. They will say, ‘We pray that God will help you as he helped Ephraim and Manasseh.’” In that way, Jacob said that Ephraim would become more important than Manasseh.
Και ευλόγησεν αυτούς την ημέραν εκείνην, λέγων, Εις σε αναφερόμενος θέλει ευλογεί ο Ισραήλ, λέγων, Ο Θεός να σε κάμη ως τον Εφραΐμ και ως τον Μανασσή. Και έστησε τον Εφραΐμ προ του Μανασσή.
21 Then Jacob said to Joseph, “I am about to die. But I know that God will help/protect you. And some day he will take your descendants back to the land of their ancestors.
Και είπεν ο Ισραήλ προς τον Ιωσήφ, Ιδού, εγώ αποθνήσκω· και ο Θεός θέλει είσθαι με σας και θέλει σας επαναφέρει εις την γην των πατέρων σας·
22 And it is to you, not to your brothers, that I will give the fertile hill in the Shechem area. I captured that land from the Amor people-group, fighting them with my sword and my bow and arrows.”
και εγώ δίδω εις σε μερίδιον εν υπέρ τους αδελφούς σου, το οποίον έλαβον εκ της χειρός των Αμορραίων διά της μαχαίρας μου και διά του τόξου μου.
