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.
Bir süre sonra, “Baban hasta” diye Yusuf'a haber geldi. Yusuf iki oğlu Manaşşe'yle Efrayim'i yanına alıp yola çıktı.
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.
Yakup'a, “Oğlun Yusuf geliyor” diye haber verdiler. İsrail kendini toparlayıp yatağında oturdu.
3 He said to Joseph, “When I was at Luz in Canaan, God Almighty appeared to me. He blessed me
Yusuf'a, “Her Şeye Gücü Yeten Tanrı Kenan ülkesinde, Luz'da bana görünerek beni kutsadı” dedi,
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.’
“Bana, ‘Seni verimli kılacak, çoğaltacağım’ dedi, ‘Soyundan birçok ulus doğuracağım. Senden sonra bu ülkeyi sonsuza dek mülk olarak senin soyuna vereceğim.’
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.
“Ben Mısır'a gelmeden önce burada doğan iki oğlun benim sayılır. Efrayim'le Manaşşe benim için Ruben'le Şimon gibidir.
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.
Onlardan sonra doğacak çocuklar senin olsun. Efrayim'le Manaşşe'den onlara miras geçecek.
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].”
Ben Paddan'dan dönerken Rahel Kenan ülkesinde, Efrat'a varmadan yolda yanımda öldü. Çok üzüldüm, onu orada Efrat'a –Beytlehem'e– giden yolun kenarına gömdüm.”
8 When Jacob saw Joseph’s sons, he asked, “Who are these boys?”
İsrail, Yusuf'un oğullarını görünce, “Bunlar kim?” diye sordu.
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.”
Yusuf, “Oğullarım” diye yanıtladı, “Tanrı onları bana Mısır'da verdi.” İsrail, “Lütfen onları yanıma getir, kutsayayım” dedi.
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.
İsrail'in gözleri yaşlılıktan zayıflamıştı, göremiyordu. Yusuf oğullarını onun yanına götürdü. Babası onları öpüp kucakladı.
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!”
Sonra Yusuf'a, “Senin yüzünü göreceğimi hiç sanmıyordum” dedi, “Ama işte Tanrı bana soyunu bile gösterdi.”
12 Joseph took the boys from alongside Jacob’s knees. Then he bowed down with his face to the ground.
Yusuf oğullarını babasının kucağından alıp onun önünde yere kapandı.
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.
Sonra Efrayim'i sağına alarak İsrail'in sol eline, Manaşşe'yi soluna alarak İsrail'in sağ eline yaklaştırdı.
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.
İsrail ellerini çapraz olarak uzattı, sağ elini küçük olan Efrayim'in, sol elini Manaşşe'nin başına koydu. Oysa ilkin Manaşşe doğmuştu.
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].
Sonra Yusuf'u kutsayarak şöyle dedi: “Atalarım İbrahim'in, İshak'ın hizmet ettiği, Bugüne dek yaşamım boyunca bana çobanlık eden Tanrı,
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.”
Beni bütün kötülüklerden kurtaran melek bu gençleri kutsasın! Adım ve atalarım İbrahim'le İshak'ın adları bu gençlerle yaşasın! Yeryüzünde çoğaldıkça çoğalsınlar.”
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.
Yusuf, babasının sağ elini Efrayim'in başına koyduğunu görünce, bundan hoşlanmadı. Babasının elini Efrayim'in başından kaldırıp Manaşşe'nin başına koymak istedi.
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.”
“Baba, öyle değil” dedi, “İlkin Manaşşe doğdu. Sağ elini onun başına koy.”
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.”
Ancak babası bunu istemedi. “Biliyorum oğlum, biliyorum” dedi, “Manaşşe de büyük bir halk olacak. Ama küçük kardeşi daha büyük bir halk olacak, soyundan birçok ulus doğacak.”
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.
O gün onları kutsayarak şöyle dedi: “İsrailliler, ‘Tanrı seni Efrayim ve Manaşşe gibi yapsın’ Diyerek sizin adınızla kutsayacaklar.” Böylece Yakup Efrayim'i Manaşşe'nin önüne geçirdi.
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.
İsrail Yusuf'a, “Ben ölmek üzereyim” dedi, “Tanrı sizinle olacak. Sizi atalarınızın toprağına geri götürecek.
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.”
Sana kardeşlerinden bir pay fazla veriyorum; onu Amorlular'dan kılıcımla, yayımla aldım.”
