Genesis 48
1 After these things, someone said to Joseph, “Behold, your father is sick.” He took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
這事以後，有人告訴約瑟說：「你的父親病了。」他就帶着兩個兒子瑪拿西和以法蓮同去。
2 Someone told Jacob, and said, “Behold, your son Joseph comes to you,” and Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the bed.
有人告訴雅各說：「請看，你兒子約瑟到你這裏來了。」以色列就勉強在床上坐起來。
3 Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
雅各對約瑟說：「全能的上帝曾在迦南地的路斯向我顯現，賜福與我，
4 and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your offspring after you for an everlasting possession.’
對我說：『我必使你生養眾多，成為多民，又要把這地賜給你的後裔，永遠為業。』
5 Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, will be mine.
我未到埃及見你之先，你在埃及地所生的以法蓮和瑪拿西這兩個兒子是我的，正如呂便和西緬是我的一樣。
6 Your offspring, whom you become the father of after them, will be yours. They will be called after the name of their brothers in their inheritance.
你在他們以後所生的就是你的，他們可以歸於他們弟兄的名下得產業。
7 As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).”
至於我，我從巴旦來的時候，拉結死在我眼前，在迦南地的路上，離以法他還有一段路程，我就把她葬在以法他的路上（以法他就是伯利恆）。」
8 Israel saw Joseph’s sons, and said, “Who are these?”
以色列看見約瑟的兩個兒子，就說：「這是誰？」
9 Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me here.” He said, “Please bring them to me, and I will bless them.”
約瑟對他父親說：「這是上帝在這裏賜給我的兒子。」以色列說：「請你領他們到我跟前，我要給他們祝福。」
10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he couldn’t see well. Joseph brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
以色列年紀老邁，眼睛昏花，不能看見。約瑟領他們到他跟前，他就和他們親嘴，抱着他們。
11 Israel said to Joseph, “I didn’t think I would see your face, and behold, God has let me see your offspring also.”
以色列對約瑟說：「我想不到得見你的面，不料，上帝又使我得見你的兒子。」
12 Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.
約瑟把兩個兒子從以色列兩膝中領出來，自己就臉伏於地下拜。
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 near to him.
隨後，約瑟又拉着他們兩個，以法蓮在他的右手裏，對着以色列的左手，瑪拿西在他的左手裏，對着以色列的右手，領他們到以色列的跟前。
14 Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn.
以色列伸出右手來，按在以法蓮的頭上（以法蓮乃是次子），又剪搭過左手來，按在瑪拿西的頭上（瑪拿西原是長子）。
15 He blessed Joseph, and said, “The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me all my life long to this day,
他就給約瑟祝福說：「願我祖亞伯拉罕和我父以撒所事奉的上帝，就是一生牧養我直到今日的上帝，
16 the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads, and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. Let them grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
救贖我脫離一切患難的那使者，賜福與這兩個童子。願他們歸在我的名下和我祖亞伯拉罕、我父以撒的名下。又願他們在世界中生養眾多。」
17 When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him. He held up his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.
約瑟見他父親把右手按在以法蓮的頭上，就不喜悅，便提起他父親的手，要從以法蓮頭上挪到瑪拿西的頭上。
18 Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”
約瑟對他父親說：「我父，不是這樣。這本是長子，求你把右手按在他的頭上。」
19 His father refused, and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a multitude of nations.”
他父親不從，說：「我知道，我兒，我知道。他也必成為一族，也必昌大。只是他的兄弟將來比他還大；他兄弟的後裔要成為多族。」
20 He blessed them that day, saying, “Israel will bless in your name, saying, ‘God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh’” He set Ephraim before Manasseh.
當日就給他們祝福說：「以色列人要指着你們祝福說：『願上帝使你如以法蓮、瑪拿西一樣。』」於是立以法蓮在瑪拿西以上。
21 Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.
以色列又對約瑟說：「我要死了，但上帝必與你們同在，領你們回到你們列祖之地。
22 Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.”
並且我從前用弓用刀從亞摩利人手下奪的那塊地，我都賜給你，使你比眾弟兄多得一分。」
