Genesis 48
1 And it cometh to pass, after these things, that [one] saith to Joseph, 'Lo, thy father is sick;' and he taketh his two sons with him, Manasseh and Ephraim.
Poslije nekog vremena jave Josipu: “Eno ti je otac obolio.” Nato on uzme sa sobom svoja dva sina, Manašea i Efrajima.
2 And [one] declareth to Jacob, and saith, 'Lo, thy son Joseph is coming unto thee;' and Israel doth strengthen himself, and sit upon the bed.
Kad Jakovu rekoše: “Evo ti je došao sin Josip”, Izrael skupi svoje snage i sjede na postelju.
3 And Jacob saith unto Joseph, 'God Almighty hath appeared unto me, in Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blesseth me,
Reče Jakov Josipu: “Bog Svemožni, El Šadaj, objavi mi se u Luzu, u zemlji kanaanskoj; blagoslov mi dade,
4 and saith unto me, Lo, I am making thee fruitful, and have multiplied thee, and given thee for an assembly of peoples, and given this land to thy seed after thee, a possession age-during.
a potom mi reče: 'Učinit ću te rodnim i mnogobrojnim, učinit ću da postaneš skup naroda, a tvome potomstvu poslije tebe dat ću ovu zemlju u posjed zauvijek.'
5 'And now, thy two sons, who are born to thee in the land of Egypt, before my coming unto thee to Egypt, mine they [are]; Ephraim and Manasseh, as Reuben and Simeon they are mine;
Sad, oba tvoja sina što su ti se rodila u zemlji egipatskoj, prije nego sam ja stigao k tebi u Egipat, neka budu moji - Efrajim i Manaše neka budu moji kao i Ruben i Šimun!
6 and thy family which thou hast begotten after them are thine; by the name of their brethren they are called in their inheritance.
A djeca što su ti se rodila poslije njih neka ostanu tvoja; a u svom nasljedstvu neka se zovu po imenu svoje braće.
7 'And I — in my coming in from Padan-Aram Rachel hath died by me in the land of Canaan, in the way, while yet a kibrath of land to enter Ephrata, and I bury her there in the way of Ephrata, which [is] Bethlehem.'
Kad sam se, naime, vraćao iz Padana, na moju žalost, tvoja majka Rahela umrije na putovanju u kanaansku zemlju, tek u maloj udaljenosti od Efrate. Sahranio sam je ondje uz put u Efratu, sadašnji Betlehem.”
8 And Israel seeth the sons of Joseph, and saith, 'Who [are] these?'
Opazivši Izrael Josipove sinove, zapita: “Tko su ovi?”
9 and Joseph saith unto his father, 'They [are] my sons, whom God hath given to me in this [place];' and he saith, 'Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I bless them.'
Josip odgovori svome ocu: “Sinovi su to moji koje mi je Bog dao ovdje.” “Dovedi mi ih da ih blagoslovim”, reče.
10 And the eyes of Israel have been heavy from age, he is unable to see; and he bringeth them nigh unto him, and he kisseth them, and cleaveth to them;
Izraelu oči oslabile od starosti, nije vidio. Zato mu privede sinove, a on ih poljubi i zagrli.
11 and Israel saith unto Joseph, 'To see thy face I had not thought, and lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.'
Potom Izrael reče Josipu: “Nisam očekivao da ću još ikada vidjeti tvoje lice; kad, evo, Bog mi dade da vidim i tvoje potomke.”
12 And Joseph bringeth them out from between his knees, and boweth himself on his face to the earth;
Josip ih tada skine s njegovih koljena i duboko se, sve do zemlje, nakloni.
13 and Joseph taketh them both, Ephraim in his right hand towards Israel's left, and Manasseh in his left towards Israel's right, and bringeth [them] nigh to him.
Nato ih uze Josip obojicu - Efrajima svojom desnicom, Izraelu nalijevo, a Manašea svojom ljevicom, Izraelu nadesno - te ih k njemu primače.
14 And Israel putteth out his right hand, and placeth [it] upon the head of Ephraim, who [is] the younger, and his left hand upon the head of Manasseh; he hath guided his hands wisely, for Manasseh [is] the first-born.
Ali Izrael ispruži svoju desnicu i stavi je na Efrajimovu glavu, premda je bio mlađi, a svoju ljevicu na glavu Manašeovu - tako je držao ruke unakrst - iako je Manaše bio prvorođenac.
15 And he blesseth Joseph, and saith, 'God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked habitually: God who is feeding me from my being unto this day:
Tako je davao svoj blagoslov Josipu govoreći: “Bog, čijim su putovima hodili oci moji Abraham i Izak, Bog, koji mi je pastir bio otkako postah pa do danas,
16 the Messenger who is redeeming me from all evil doth bless the youths, and my name is called upon them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and they increase into a multitude in the midst of the land.'
anđeo koji me od svakog zla izbavljao - djecu ovu neka blagoslovi! Neka se ime moje i mojih pređa Abrahama i Izaka po njima spominje! U mnoštva se mnogobrojna po zemlji razmnožili!”
17 And Joseph seeth that his father setteth his right hand on the head of Ephraim, and it is wrong in his eyes, and he supporteth the hand of his father to turn it aside from off the head of Ephraim to the head of Manasseh;
Kad je Josip vidio da je njegov otac položio desnicu na Efrajimovu glavu, njegovim se očima to učini krivo; zato posegne za rukom svoga oca da je pomakne s Efrajimove glave na glavu Manašeovu.
18 and Joseph saith unto his father, 'Not so, my father, for this [is] the first-born; set thy right hand on his head.'
“Ne tako, oče moj,” reče Josip svome ocu, “jer ovo je prvorođenac; zato stavi desnicu na njegovu glavu!”
19 And his father refuseth, and saith, 'I have known, my son, I have known; he also becometh a people, and he also is great, and yet, his young brother is greater than he, and his seed is the fulness of the nations;'
Ali njegov otac to odbije rekavši: “Znam ja, sine moj, znam; i od njega će postati narod i bit će velik. Ali njegov mlađi brat bit će veći od njega, a njegovo će potomstvo biti mnoštvo.”
20 and he blesseth them in that day, saying, 'By thee doth Israel bless, saying, God set thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh;' and he setteth Ephraim before Manasseh.
Onoga ih, dakle, dana blagoslovi rekavši: “Vama nek' se Izrael blagoslivlja govoreći: Kao što je Efrajimu i Manašeu, nek' i tebi Bog učini!” Tako stavi Efrajima pred Manašea.
21 And Israel saith unto Joseph, 'Lo, I am dying, and God hath been with you, and hath brought you back unto the land of your fathers;
Poslije Izrael reče Josipu: “Ja ću, evo, naskoro umrijeti; no Bog će biti s vama i opet vas dovesti u zemlju vaših otaca.
22 and I — I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I have taken out of the hand of the Amorite by my sword and by my bow.'
A tebi ostavljam Šekem, nešto više nego tvojoj braći, što sam ga svojim mačem i lukom osvojio od Amorejaca.”
