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.
Lẹ́yìn ìgbà díẹ̀ si, a wí fún Josẹfu pé, “Baba rẹ ń ṣàìsàn,” nítorí náà, ó mú àwọn ọmọ rẹ̀ méjèèjì, Manase àti Efraimu lọ́wọ́ lọ pẹ̀lú rẹ̀.
2 When Jacob was told, “Look, your son Joseph has arrived to see you,” Israel gathered strength and sat up in bed.
Nígbà tí a sọ fún Jakọbu pé, “Josẹfu ọmọ rẹ wá sí ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ,” Israẹli rọ́jú dìde jókòó lórí ibùsùn rẹ̀.
3 Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan. He blessed me
Jakọbu wí fún Josẹfu pé, “El-Ṣaddai, fi ara hàn mí ní Lusi ní ilẹ̀ Kenaani, níbẹ̀ ni ó sì ti súre fún mi.
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.'
Ó sì wí fún mi pé, ‘Èmi yóò mú kí o bí sí i, ìwọ yóò sì pọ̀ sí i, èmi yóò sì sọ ọ́ di orílẹ̀-èdè ńlá, èmi yóò sì fún ìwọ àti irú-ọmọ rẹ lẹ́yìn rẹ ní ilẹ̀ yìí gẹ́gẹ́ bí ohun ìní ayérayé.’
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.
“Nítorí náà báyìí, àwọn ọmọ rẹ méjèèjì tí a bí fún ọ ní ilẹ̀ Ejibiti, kí èmi kí ó tó tọ̀ ọ́ wá ní ìhín, ni mo sọ di ọmọ mi fúnra mi. Manase àti Efraimu yóò jẹ́ tèmi gẹ́gẹ́ bí Reubeni àti Simeoni ti jẹ́ tèmi.
6 The children you have after them will be yours; they will be listed under the names of their brothers in their inheritance.
Àwọn ọmọ mìíràn tí ìwọ bá bí lẹ́yìn wọn yóò jẹ́ ọmọ rẹ. Ní ilẹ̀ tí wọn yóò jogún, orúkọ arákùnrin wọn ni a ó máa fi pè wọ́n.
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).
Bí mo ti ń padà láti Padani, Rakeli kú ní ọ̀nà nígbà tí ó ṣì wà ní ilẹ̀ Kenaani, èyí tó mú ìbànújẹ́ bá mi, níbi tí kò jìnnà sí Efrata. Nítorí náà èmí sì sin ín sí ẹ̀bá ọ̀nà tí ó lọ sí Efrata” (tí ṣe Bẹtilẹhẹmu).
8 When Israel saw Joseph's sons, he said, “Whose are these?”
Nígbà tí Israẹli rí àwọn ọmọ Josẹfu, ó béèrè wí pé, “Àwọn wo nìyí?”
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.”
Josẹfu fún baba rẹ̀ lésì pé, “Wọ̀nyí ni àwọn ọmọkùnrin tí Ọlọ́run ti fi fún mi ní ìhín.” Nígbà náà ni Israẹli wí pé, “Kó wọn wá sí ọ̀dọ̀ mi kí èmi kí ó ba à le súre fún wọn.”
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.
Báyìí, ojú Israẹli ti ń di bàìbàì nítorí ogbó, agbára káká sì ni ó fi ń ríran. Josẹfu sì kó àwọn ọmọ rẹ̀ súnmọ́ ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ̀, baba rẹ̀ fẹnukò wọ́n ni ẹnu, ó sì dì mọ́ wọn.
11 Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face again, but God has even allowed me to see your children.”
Israẹli wí fún Josẹfu pé, “Èmi kò lérò rárá pé, mo tún le rí ojú rẹ mọ́ láéláé, ṣùgbọ́n Ọlọ́run tún fún mi ní àǹfààní, mo sì tún rí àwọn ọmọ rẹ pẹ̀lú.”
12 Joseph brought them out from between Israel's knees, and then he bowed with his face to the earth.
Nígbà náà ni Josẹfu kó àwọn ọmọ náà kúrò ní orí eékún baba rẹ̀, ó wólẹ̀, ó sì tẹríba.
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.
Josẹfu sì mú àwọn méjèèjì, Efraimu ni o fi sí ọwọ́ ọ̀tún òun tìkára rẹ̀, èyí tí í ṣe ọwọ́ òsì fún Israẹli, ó sì fi Manase sí ọwọ́ òsì ara rẹ̀, èyí tí ó bọ́ sí ọwọ́ ọ̀tún Israẹli.
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.
Israẹli sì na ọwọ́ ọ̀tún rẹ̀ jáde, ó sì gbe lé Efraimu lórí, bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé òun ni àbúrò, ó sì fi ọwọ́ rẹ̀ tàsé ara wọn, ó sì na ọwọ́ òsì lé Manase lórí, bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé Manase ni àkọ́bí.
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,
Nígbà náà ni ó súre fún Josẹfu wí pé, “Ǹjẹ́ kí Ọlọ́run, ẹni tí baba mi Abrahamu àti Isaaki rìn níwájú rẹ̀, Ọlọ́run tí ó ti jẹ́ olùtọ́jú àti aláàbò mi ní gbogbo ọjọ́ ayé mi títí di òní,
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.”
Angẹli tí ó dá mi ní ìdè kúrò lọ́wọ́ gbogbo ewu, kí ó súre fún àwọn ọmọkùnrin wọ̀nyí. Kí a máa fi orúkọ mi pè wọ́n àti orúkọ àwọn baba mi Abrahamu àti Isaaki, kí wọn kí ó sì pọ̀ sí i lọ́pọ̀lọ́pọ̀ lórí ilẹ̀ ayé.”
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.
Nígbà tí Josẹfu rí i pé baba òun gbé ọwọ́ ọ̀tún lé Efraimu lórí, inú rẹ̀ bàjẹ́, ó sì gbá ọwọ́ baba rẹ̀ mú láti gbé ọwọ́ rẹ̀ kúrò lórí Efraimu lọ sí orí Manase.
18 Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father; for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand upon his head.”
Josẹfu wí fun pé, “Rárá, baba mi, èyí ni àkọ́bí, orí rẹ̀ ni kí ìwọ kí o gbé ọwọ́ ọ̀tún rẹ lé.”
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.”
Ṣùgbọ́n baba rẹ̀ kò gbà, ó wí pé, “Mo mọ̀, ọmọ mi, mo mọ̀. Òun náà yóò di orílẹ̀-èdè, òun náà yóò sì di ńlá. Ṣùgbọ́n àbúrò rẹ̀ yóò di ẹni ńlá jù ú lọ, irú-ọmọ rẹ yóò sì di ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ orílẹ̀-èdè.”
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.
Ó súre fún wọn lọ́jọ́ náà pé, “Ní orúkọ yín ni Israẹli yóò máa súre yìí pé, ‘Kí Ọlọ́run ṣe ọ́ bí i ti Efraimu àti Manase.’” Ó sì gbé Efraimu gẹ́gẹ́ bí ẹ̀gbọ́n sí Manase.
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.
Nígbà náà ni Israẹli wí fún Josẹfu pé, “Ọjọ́ ikú mi súnmọ́ etílé, ṣùgbọ́n Ọlọ́run yóò wà pẹ̀lú yín, yóò sì mú un yín padà sí ilẹ̀ àwọn baba yín.
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.”
Pẹ̀lúpẹ̀lú èmi yóò fún ọ ní ìpín kan ju ti àwọn arákùnrin rẹ lọ. Ilẹ̀ tí mo fi idà àti ọ̀kọ̀ mi gbà lọ́wọ́ àwọn ará Amori.”
