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.
Derefter vardt Joseph sagdt: Si, din fader är sjuk. Och han tog båda sina söner med sig, Manasse och Ephraim.
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.
Då vardt Jacob sagdt: Si, din son Joseph kommer till dig. Och Israel tog styrko till sig, och satte sig upp i sängene.
3 He said to Joseph, “When I was at Luz in Canaan, God Almighty appeared to me. He blessed me
Och sade till Joseph: Den allsmägtige Gud syntes mig i Lus i Canaans land, och välsignade mig,
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.’
Och sade till mig: Si, jag skall låta dig växa och förökas, och göra dig till mycket folk, och skall gifva dine säd efter dig detta landet till egendom evinnerliga.
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.
Så skola nu dine två söner, Ephraim och Manasse, som dig i Egypten födde äro, förra än jag kom hit in till dig, vara mine, lika som Ruben och 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 de, som du föder efter dem, skola vara dine: men desse skola vara nämnde med deras bröders namn i deras arfvedel.
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].”
Och då jag kom utaf Mesopotamien, dödde mig Rachel i Canaans lande på vägenom, då ännu ett litet stycke vägs var till Ephrath; Och jag begrof henne på vägenom till Ephrath, det nu heter BethLehem.
8 When Jacob saw Joseph’s sons, he asked, “Who are these boys?”
Och Israel såg Josephs söner, och sade: Ho äro desse?
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.”
Joseph svarade sinom fader: Det äro mine söner, som Gud hafver mig här gifvit. Han sade: Haf dem hit till mig, att jag välsignar dem.
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.
Ty Israels ögon voro mörk vorden för ålders skull, och kunde icke väl se. Och han hade dem till honom: Och han kysste dem, och tog dem i famn.
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!”
Och sade till Joseph: Si, jag hafver sett ditt ansigte, det jag icke förmodat hade: Och si, Gud hafver ock låtit mig se dina säd.
12 Joseph took the boys from alongside Jacob’s knees. Then he bowed down with his face to the ground.
Och Joseph tog dem utaf hans sköte, och han böjde sig ned på jordena för hans ansigte.
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.
Då tog Joseph dem båda, Ephraim i sin högra hand, emot Israels venstra hand, och Manasse i sina venstra hand, emot Israels högra hand, och dem till 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.
Men Israel räckte ut sina högra hand, och lade henne på Ephraims dens yngstes hufvud, och sina venstra hand på Manasse hufvud, och omskifte händerna med vilja; ty Manasse var den förstfödde.
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].
Och han välsignade Joseph, och sade: Gud, för hvilkom mine fäder Abraham och Isaac vandrat hafva; Gud, som mig födt hafver utaf min ungdom allt intill denna 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.”
Ängelen, som mig frälst hafver af allo ondo, han välsigne dessa piltarna, att de må efter mitt, och mina fäders, Abrahams och Isaacs, namn nämnde varda, så att de må växa och förökas på jordene.
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.
Men då Joseph såg, att hans fader lade sina högra hand på Ephraims hufvud, behagade det honom illa, och fattade uti sins faders hand, att han skulle vända sina hand af Ephraims hufvud in på Manasse hufvud;
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.”
Och sade till honom: Icke så, min fader; denne är den förstfödde, lägg dina högra hand på hans hufvud.
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 hans fader nekade det, och sade: Jag vet väl, min son, jag vet det väl; denne skall ock varda till folk, och skall varda stor, men hans yngre broder skall varda större än han, och hans säd skall varda till ett stort folk.
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.
Så välsignade han dem i den dagen och sade: Varde Israel välsignad efter ditt sätt, så att man må säga: Gud sätte dig såsom Ephraim och Manasse: Och så satte han Ephraim för 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.
Och Israel sade till Joseph: Si, jag dör, och Gud skall vara med eder, och skall föra eder åter i edra fäders land.
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.”
Jag hafver gifvit dig ett stycke land utan dina bröder, som jag med mitt svärd och båga utaf de Amoreers hand tagit hafver.
