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.
E sucedeu depois destas coisas que foi dito a José: Eis que teu pai está enfermo. E ele tomou consigo seus dois filhos Manassés e 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.
E se fez saber a Jacó, dizendo: Eis que teu filho José vem a ti. Então se esforçou Israel, e sentou-se sobre a cama;
3 He said to Joseph, “When I was at Luz in Canaan, God Almighty appeared to me. He blessed me
E disse a José: O Deus Todo-Poderoso me apareceu em Luz na terra de Canaã, e me abençoou,
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.’
E disse-me: Eis que, eu te farei crescer, e te multiplicarei, e te porei por conjunto de povos: e darei esta terra à tua descendência depois de ti por herança perpétua.
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.
E agora teus dois filhos Efraim e Manassés, que te nasceram na terra do Egito, antes que viesse a ti à terra do Egito, meus são; como Rúben e Simeão, serão meus:
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.
E os que depois deles geraste, serão teus; pelo nome de seus irmãos serão chamados em suas propriedades.
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].”
Porque quando eu vinha de Padã-Arã, se me morreu Raquel na terra de Canaã, no caminho, como certa distância vindo a Efrata; e sepultei-a ali no caminho de Efrata, que é Belém.
8 When Jacob saw Joseph’s sons, he asked, “Who are these boys?”
E viu Israel os filhos de José, e disse: Quem são estes?
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.”
E respondeu José a seu pai: São meus filhos, que Deus me deu aqui. E ele disse: Achegai-os agora a mim, e os abençoarei.
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.
E os olhos de Israel estavam tão agravados da velhice, que não podia ver. Fez-lhes, pois, chegar a ele, e ele os beijou e abraçou.
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!”
E disse Israel a José: Não pensava eu ver teu rosto, e eis que Deus me fez ver também tua descendência.
12 Joseph took the boys from alongside Jacob’s knees. Then he bowed down with his face to the ground.
Então José os tirou dentre seus joelhos, e inclinou-se à terra.
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.
E tomou-os José a ambos, Efraim à sua direita, à esquerda de Israel; e a Manassés à sua esquerda, à direita de Israel; e fez-lhes chegar a ele.
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.
Então Israel estendeu sua mão direita, e a pôs sobre a cabeça de Efraim, que era o mais novo, e sua esquerda sobre a cabeça de Manassés, colocando assim suas mãos propositadamente, ainda que Manassés era o primogênito.
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].
E abençoou a José, e disse: O Deus em cuja presença andaram meus pais Abraão e Isaque, o Deus que me mantém desde que eu sou até hoje,
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.”
O Anjo que me liberta de todo mal abençoe a estes moços: e meu nome seja chamado neles, e o nome de meus pais Abraão e Isaque: e multipliquem em grande maneira em meio da terra.
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.
Então vendo José que seu pai punha a direita sobre a cabeça de Efraim, causou-lhe isto desgosto; e pegou a mão de seu pai, para mudá-la de sobre a cabeça de Efraim à cabeça de Manassés.
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.”
E disse José a seu pai: Não assim, meu pai, porque este é o primogênito; põe tua mão direita sobre sua cabeça.
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.”
Mas seu pai não quis, e disse: Eu sei, meu filho, eu sei: também ele virá a ser um povo, e será também acrescentado; porém seu irmão mais novo será maior que ele, e sua descendência será plenitude de povos.
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.
E abençoou-os aquele dia, dizendo: Em ti Israel abençoará, dizendo: Deus faça de ti Deus como a Efraim e como a Manassés. E pôs a Efraim diante de Manassés.
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.
E disse Israel a José: Eis que eu morro, mas Deus será convosco, e vos fará voltar à terra de vossos pais.
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.”
E eu dei a ti uma parte sobre teus irmãos, a qual tomei eu da mão dos amorreus com minha espada e com meu arco.
