Genesis 48
1 It came about after these things, that one said to Joseph, “Look, your father is sick.” So he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
Beberapa waktu kemudian dikabarkan kepada Yusuf bahwa ayahnya sakit keras. Jadi pergilah ia dengan kedua anaknya, yaitu Manasye dan Efraim mengunjungi Yakub.
2 When Jacob was told, “Look, your son Joseph has arrived to see you,” Israel gathered strength and sat up in bed.
Ketika Yakub mendengar bahwa Yusuf datang, ia mengumpulkan seluruh tenaganya, lalu duduk di tempat tidur.
3 Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan. He blessed me
Kata Yakub kepada Yusuf, "Allah Yang Mahakuasa telah menampakkan diri kepadaku di Lus, di tanah Kanaan, dan telah memberkati aku."
4 and said to me, 'Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you. I will make of you an assembly of nations. I will give this land to your descendants as an everlasting possession.'
Dia berkata kepadaku, "Aku akan memberikan kepadamu banyak anak cucu, supaya keturunanmu menjadi banyak bangsa; Aku akan memberikan negeri ini kepada keturunanmu sebagai milik mereka untuk selama-lamanya."
5 Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, they are mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.
Yakub meneruskan, "Yusuf, kedua anakmu Efraim dan Manasye yang lahir di Mesir ini sebelum aku tiba di sini, kuanggap anakku, sama seperti Ruben dan Simeon.
6 The children you have after them will be yours; they will be listed under the names of their brothers in their inheritance.
Jika engkau mendapat anak-anak lagi, mereka tidak akan kuanggap sebagai anakku melainkan tetap anakmu; warisan untuk mereka akan mereka terima dari Efraim dan Manasye.
7 But as for me, when I came from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died in the land of Canaan on the way, while there was still some distance to go to Ephrath. I buried her there on the way to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).
Aku melakukan hal itu untuk Rahel ibumu. Dalam perjalananku kembali dari Mesopotamia, ibumu meninggal di tanah Kanaan, tidak jauh dari Efrata, dan aku sangat sedih. Aku menguburkannya di sana, di sisi jalan ke Efrata." (Sekarang Efrata dikenal sebagai Betlehem.)
8 When Israel saw Joseph's sons, he said, “Whose are these?”
Ketika Yakub melihat anak-anak Yusuf itu, ia bertanya, "Siapa anak-anak ini?"
9 Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me here.” Israel said, “Bring them to me, that I may bless them.”
Jawab Yusuf, "Inilah anak-anak saya yang diberikan Allah kepada saya di sini, di Mesir." Yakub berkata, "Dekatkanlah mereka kepadaku supaya kuberkati."
10 Now Israel's eyes were failing because of his age, so he could not see. So Joseph brought them near to him, and he kissed them and embraced them.
Yakub tidak dapat melihat dengan terang karena sudah tua dan matanya sudah kabur. Yusuf mendekatkan anak-anak itu kepada Yakub, dan ia memeluk serta mencium mereka.
11 Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face again, but God has even allowed me to see your children.”
Lalu berkatalah Yakub kepada Yusuf, "Sama sekali tidak kusangka akan bertemu lagi dengan engkau, tetapi sekarang Allah bahkan mengizinkan aku melihat anak-anakmu juga."
12 Joseph brought them out from between Israel's knees, and then he bowed with his face to the earth.
Kemudian Yusuf mengambil mereka dari pangkuan Yakub, lalu ia sendiri sujud di hadapan ayahnya.
13 Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them close to him.
Setelah itu Yusuf menempatkan kedua anaknya di dekat Yakub, Efraim yang bungsu itu di sebelah kiri dan Manasye yang sulung di sebelah kanan. Tetapi Yakub menyilangkan lengannya dan meletakkan tangan kanannya di atas kepala Efraim, sedangkan tangan kirinya diletakkannya di atas kepala Manasye.
14 Israel reached out with his right hand and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head. He crossed his hands, for Manasseh was the firstborn.
15 Israel blessed Joseph, saying, “The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has cared for me to this day,
Sesudah itu diberkatinya Yusuf, katanya, "Allah, Dialah Tuhan, pujaan Abraham dan Ishak, Dialah yang membimbing aku sampai sekarang;
16 the angel who has protected me from all harm, may he bless these boys. May my name be named in them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. May they grow into a multitude on the earth.”
Dialah malaikat yang telah melepaskan aku dari segala bahaya. Semoga Allah itu memberkati anak-anak ini. Semoga terus hidup namaku dan nama Abraham dan Ishak oleh karena anak-anak ini! Semoga mereka beranak cucu, dan berketurunan banyak di bumi."
17 When Joseph saw his father place his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him. He took his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.
Yusuf tidak senang ketika melihat ayahnya meletakkan tangan kanannya di atas kepala Efraim; lalu dipegangnya tangan ayahnya untuk memindahkannya dari atas kepala Efraim ke atas kepala Manasye.
18 Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father; for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand upon his head.”
Katanya kepada Ayahnya, "Jangan begitu, Ayah. Inilah anak yang sulung; letakkanlah tangan kanan Ayah ke atas kepalanya."
19 His father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. Yet his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become a multitude of nations.”
Tetapi ayahnya menolak, katanya, "Aku tahu, anakku, aku tahu. Manasye akan besar kuasanya dan keturunannya pun akan menjadi bangsa yang besar. Tetapi adiknya akan lebih besar kuasanya daripada dia, dan keturunan adiknya itu akan menjadi bangsa-bangsa yang besar."
20 Israel blessed them that day with these words, “The people of Israel will pronounce blessings by your names saying, 'May God make you like Ephraim and like Manasseh'.” In this way, Israel put Ephraim before Manasseh.
Lalu diberkatinya lagi anak-anak itu pada hari itu, katanya, "Orang Israel akan menyebut namamu bilamana mereka memberkati orang. Mereka akan berkata, 'Semoga Allah membuat engkau seperti Efraim dan Manasye.'" Dengan demikian Yakub mendahulukan Efraim daripada Manasye.
21 Israel said to Joseph, “See, I am about to die, but God will be with you, and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.
Lalu berkatalah Yakub kepada Yusuf, "Seperti engkau lihat, ajalku sudah dekat, tetapi Allah akan menolong kalian dan membawa kalian kembali ke negeri leluhurmu.
22 To you, as one who is above your brothers, I give to you the mountain slope that I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow.”
Kepadamulah, dan bukannya kepada saudara-saudaramu, aku berikan Sikhem, daerah subur itu yang telah kurebut dari orang Amori dengan pedang dan panahku."
