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.
Ie roñoñe añe, le nisaontsieñe am’ Iosefe ty hoe, Fa deme’e ty rae’o. Aa le nente’e mindre ama’e ty ana-dahi’e roe, i Menasè naho i Efraime,
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.
le nisaontsieñe am’ Iakòbe ty hoe, Ingo fa pok’ etoa t’Iosefe ana’o, le nañaly haozaran-dre nitroatse amy fandrea’ey,
3 He said to Joseph, “When I was at Luz in Canaan, God Almighty appeared to me. He blessed me
vaho nanao ty hoe am’ Iosefe, Nañento amako t’i El-Sadai e Loze, an-tane Kanàne añe, ie nitata ahy
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.’
ami’ty hoe, Inao, hampiraoraoeko irehe vaho hampitomboeko. Hanoeko foko am-poko, vaho hatoloko amo tarira’oo ty tane toy ho fanañañe tsy ho modo nainai’e.
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.
Ie amy zay, ho ahiko t’i Efraime naho i Menasè, i ana’o roe nitoly ama’o an-tane Mitsraime atoy aolo’ ty nimbako mb’ama’o mb’e Mitsraime atoy rey; hambañe ami’ty maha-ahiko i Reòbene naho i Simone;
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.
le ho azo ze samahe’o manonjohy iareo, vaho ho volilieñe ambane’ ty tahina’ o rahalahi’eo iereo amo lova’iareoo.
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].”
Aa izaho nimpoly boak’e Padana añe, le nihomak’ amako an-tane Kanàne añe t’i Rahkele, an-dalañe eo ie didý tsy nimoake Efràta ao; aa le naleveko añ’olon-dala’ i Efràta eo. (e Betlèkheme izay.)
8 When Jacob saw Joseph’s sons, he asked, “Who are these boys?”
Ie nioni’ Iakòbe i ana’ Iosefe rey, le hoe re, Ia o retiañeo?
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.”
Hoe t’Iosefe aman-drae’e, Ie o anako natolon’ Añahare ahy atoio. Le hoe re, Ehe endeso mb’etoa ho tataeko.
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.
Ie amy zao, nitàlo am-pihaino t’Iakòbe ami’ty fahantera’e, tsy nahaisake soa. Aa le navi’ Iosefe marine aze eo iereo le norofa’e vaho niforokokoe’e.
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!”
Hoe t’Israele am’Iosefe, Tsy nitamako ty hahatrea o tarehe’oo; fa hehe, nampañisahen’ Añahare ahy ka o ana’oo.
12 Joseph took the boys from alongside Jacob’s knees. Then he bowed down with his face to the ground.
Le nakare’ Iosefe añ’ongo’e iereo vaho nampiondrehe’e mb’an-tane ty lahara’e.
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.
Rinambe’ Iosefe i roroey, i Efraime am-pità’e havana ho mb’an-kavia’ Israele, le i Menasè am-pità’e havia mb’an-kavana’ Israele vaho nampañarinea’e.
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.
Fe nahiti’ Israele ty fità’e havana naho nasampe’e an-doha i Efraime zai’e vaho ty fità’e havia an-doha’ i Menasè, toe nampitivalañe’e o fità’eo ndra te i Menasè ty tañoloñoloña’e.
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].
Nitatae’e t’Iosefe, ami’ty hoe: Ry Andrianañahare niatrefan-droaeko Avrahame naho Ietsàke am-pañaveloañe, Ry Andrianañahare namahañe ahy ami’ty fiaiko iaby pak’ androany,
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.”
Ry anjely namotsots’ ahy amy ze fonga haratiañe, tahio o ajalahy retoañe, le ampitokavo ami’ty añarako, naho ami’ty tahina’ i Avrahame naho Ietsàke roaeko; vaho ampivasiaño an-tane atoy.
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.
Ie nioni’ Iosefe te an-doha’ i Efraime ty nampitongoàn-drae’e i fità’e havanay, le tsy ninò’e vaho rinambe’e ty fitàn-drae’e hampipitsok’ aze an-doha’ i Efraime ho amy loha’ i Menasèy.
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.”
Hoe t’Iosefe aman-drae’e, Tsy izay ry raeko! Ano ami’ty raike toy ty fità’o, ie ty tañoloñoloñako.
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.”
Fe nifoneñe ty rae’e nanao ty hoe, Fantako ry anako, apotako t’ie ho fifokoañe ka, mbore ho ra’elahy. Fe handikoatse aze ty zai’e, fa ho halifora’ o fifeheañeo o tarira’eo.
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.
Aa le nitatae’e iereo amy andro zay ami’ty hoe: Ihe ty hitatà’ Israele, ami’ty hoe, Ehe t’ie hampanahafen’Añahare amy Efraime naho amy Menasè. Aa le najado’e ho lohà’ i Menasè t’i Efraime.
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.
Le hoe t’Israele am’ Iosefe, Inao te hikenkan-draho, fe hindre ama’ areo t’i Andrianañahare vaho hampoli’e mb’an-tanen-droae’ areo mb’eo.
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.”
Tovo’ izay, fa natoloko anjara raik’ ambone’ o rahalahi’oo irehe, i tinavako am-pibarako naho faleko am-pità’ o nte-Emoreoy.
