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.
Ei tid etter dette hadde hendt, kom dei og sagde med Josef: «Far din er sjuk.» Då tok han med seg båe sønerne sine, Manasse og Efraim.
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.
Og det kom ein med bod um dette til Jakob og sagde: «Josef, son din, kjem til deg!» Då gjorde Israel seg sterk, og reiste seg upp i sengi.
3 He said to Joseph, “When I was at Luz in Canaan, God Almighty appeared to me. He blessed me
Og Jakob sagde med Josef: «Gud den Allvelduge synte seg for meg i Luz i Kana’ans-land og velsigna meg,
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.’
og sagde til meg: «Sjå, eg vil lata deg veksa og aukast og gjera deg til ein flokk med folkeslag; og eg vil gjeva ætti di etter deg dette landet til eiga i all æva.»
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.
Dei tvo sønerne dine som du fekk i Egyptarlandet, fyrr eg kom hit til deg, dei skal no vera mine: Efraim og Manasse skal høyra meg til, liksom Ruben og Simeon.
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.
Men dei borni som du sidan hev fenge, dei skal vera dine eigne; etter brørne sine skal dei heita i det landet dei kjem til å erva.
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].”
For då eg kom frå Mesopotamia, døydde Rakel frå meg på vegen, i Kana’ans-land, då me hadde att so mykje som eit augneleite til Efrat. Og eg jorda henne der, innmed vegen til Efrat, det som no heiter Betlehem.»
8 When Jacob saw Joseph’s sons, he asked, “Who are these boys?”
Då Jakob såg sønerne hans Josef, spurde han: «Kven er det?»
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.”
Og Josef sagde med far sin: «Det er sønerne mine, som Gud hev gjeve meg her.» Då sagde Jakob: «Kjære væne, kom hit til meg med deim, so eg kann få velsigna deim!»
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.
Men augo hans Israel var dimme av alder; han skilde ikkje klårt. So leidde Josef deim burt til honom, og han kysste deim og tok deim i fanget.
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!”
Og Israel sagde med Josef: «Eg tenkte aldri eg skulde få sjå deg meir, og sjå no hev Gud endå til late meg få sjå borni dine!»
12 Joseph took the boys from alongside Jacob’s knees. Then he bowed down with his face to the ground.
So tok Josef deim ned av fanget hans, og bøygde seg nedåt jordi for honom.
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.
Sidan tok Josef deim båe, Efraim i høgre handi, midt for vinstre handi hans Israel, og Manasse i vinstre handi, midt for høgre handi hans Jakob, og leidde deim innåt honom.
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.
Og Jakob rette ut høgre handi, og lagde henne på hovudet hans Efraim, endå han var den yngste av deim, og vinstre handi lagde han på hovudet hans Manasse. Med vilje lagde han henderne so; for Manasse var eldst.
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].
Og han velsigna Josef og sagde: «Den Gud som federne mine, Abraham og Isak, hadde for augo medan dei ferdast på jordi, den Gud som vara meg frå di eg vart til og til den dag i dag,
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.”
den engelen som løyste meg ut frå alt vondt, han velsigne sveinarne, so dei kann pryda namnet mitt og namnet åt federne mine, Abraham og Isak, og aukast til ei uhorveleg mengd på jordi!»
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.
Då Josef såg at far hans hadde lagt høgre handi på hovudet hans Efraim, mislika han det; han fata handi åt far sin og vilde flytja henne frå hovudet hans Efraim burt på hovudet hans Manasse,
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.”
og han sagde med far sin: «Ikkje so, far! For denne er eldst; legg høgre handi på hans hovud!»
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.”
Men det vilde ikkje far hans, og han sagde: «Eg veit det, son min, eg veit det. Han og skal verta eit folk, han og skal verta stor, men bror hans som yngre er, han skal verta større; hans ætt skal verta ein fjølde med tjoder.»
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.
So velsigna han deim same dagen, og sagde: «Ved deg skal Israel velsigna og segja so: «Gud gjere deg som Efraim og som Manasse!»» - han nemnde Efraim fyre Manasse.
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.
Sidan sagde Israel med Josef: «No lyt eg døy, men Gud skal vera med dykk og fylgja dykk attende til landet åt federne dykkar.
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.”
Og eg gjev deg ein bergås framum brørne dine; den tok eg frå amoriten med sverdet og bogen min.»
