Genèse 48

1 Après ces choses, on vint dire à Joseph: " Voici que ton père est malade. " Il prit avec lui ses deux fils, Manassé et Ephraïm.

After these things were done, it was reported to Joseph that his father was sick. And taking his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim, he went directly to him.

2 On avertit Jacob, en disant: " Voici ton fils Joseph qui vient vers toi. " Israël rassembla ses forces et s'assit sur son lit.

And it was told to the old man, “Behold, your son Joseph is coming to you.” And being strengthened, he sat up in bed.

3 Jacob dit à Joseph: " Le Dieu tout-puissant m'est apparu à Luz, dans le pays de Chanaan, et il m'a béni,

And when he had entered to him, he said: “Almighty God appeared to me at Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, and he blessed me.

4 en disant: Je te rendrai fécond, je te multiplierai, et je te ferai devenir une assemblée de peuples; je donnerai ce pays à ta postérité après toi, pour qu'elle le possède à jamais.

And he said: ‘I will increase and multiply you, and I will make you influential among the people. And I will give this land to you, and to your offspring after you, as an everlasting possession.’

5 Et maintenant, les deux fils qui te sont nés dans le pays d'Egypte, avant mon arrivée vers toi en Egypte, seront miens; Ephraïm et Manassé seront miens, comme Ruben et Siméon.

Therefore, your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came here to you, will be mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be treated by me just like Reuben and Simeon.

6 Mais les enfants que tu as engendrés après eux seront tiens; ils seront appelés du nom de leurs frères quant à leur part d'héritage.

But the remainder, whom you will conceive after them, will be yours, and they will be called by the name of their brothers among their possessions.

7 Et moi, quand je revenais de Paddan, Rachel mourut en route auprès de moi, dans le pays de Chanaan, à une certaine distance d'Ephrata; et c'est là que je l'ai enterrée sur le chemin d'Ephrata, qui est Bethléem. "

As for me, when I came from Mesopotamia, Rachel died in the land of Canaan on the very journey, and it was springtime. And I entered Ephrath and buried her next to the way of Ephrath, which by another name is called Bethlehem.”

8 Alors Israël vit les fils de Joseph, et dit: " Qui sont ceux-ci? "

Then, seeing his sons, he said to him: “Who are these?”

9 Joseph répondit à son père: " Ce sont mes fils, que Dieu m'a donnés ici. " Et Israël dit: " Fais-les approcher de moi, je te prie, afin que je les bénisse. "

He responded, “They are my sons, whom God gave to me as a gift in this place.” “Bring them to me,” he said, “so that I may bless them.”

10 Car les yeux d'Israël étaient obscurcis par l'âge, et il ne pouvait plus bien voir. Joseph les fit approcher de lui, et Israël les baisa, en les tenant embrassés.

For Israel’s eyes were clouded by reason of his great age, and he was unable to see clearly. And when they were placed up against him, he kissed and embraced them.

11 Et Israël dit à Joseph: " Je ne pensais plus revoir ton visage, et voici que Dieu me fait voir aussi ta postérité! "

And he said to his son: “I have not been cheated out of seeing you. Moreover, God has shown me your offspring.”

12 Joseph les retira d'entre les genoux de son père et, s'étant prosterné en terre devant lui,

And when Joseph had taken them from his father’s lap, he reverenced prone on the ground.

13 Joseph les prit tous les deux, Ephraïm à sa droite, à la gauche d'Israël, et Manassé à sa gauche, à la droite d'Israël, et il les fit approcher.

And he placed Ephraim on his right, that is, towards the left hand of Israel. Yet truly Manasseh was on his left, namely, towards his father’s right hand. And he placed them both up against him.

14 Israël étendit sa main droite et la posa sur la tête d'Ephraïm, qui était le plus jeune, et il posa sa main gauche sur la tête de Manassé; c'est à dessein qu'il posa ainsi ses mains, car Manassé était l'aîné.

And he, extending his right hand, placed it over the head of Ephraim, the younger brother, but the left hand was on the head of Manasseh, who was the elder, so that his hands were crossed.

15 Il bénit Joseph, en disant: " Que le Dieu en présence duquel ont marché mes pères Abraham et Isaac, que le Dieu qui m'a nourri depuis que j'existe jusqu'à ce jour,

And Jacob blessed the sons of Joseph, and he said: “God, in whose sight my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, walked; God, who pastured me from my youth until the present day;

16 que l'ange qui m'a délivré de tout mal, bénisse ces enfants! Qu'ils soient appelés de mon nom et du nom de mes pères, Abraham et Isaac, et qu'ils multiplient en abondance au milieu du pays! "

the Angel, who rescues me from all evils: bless these boys. And let my name be invoked over them, and also the names of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac. And may they increase into a multitude across the earth.”

17 Joseph, voyant que son père posait sa main droite sur la tête d'Ephraïm, en eut du déplaisir; il prit la main de son père pour l'écarter de dessus la tête d'Ephraïm et la porter sur celle de Manassé;

But Joseph, seeing that his father had placed his right hand over the head of Ephraim, took it gravely. And grasping his father’s hand, he tried to lift it from Ephraim’s head and transfer it onto the head of Manasseh.

18 et Joseph dit à son père: " Pas ainsi, mon père, car celui-ci est le premier-né: mets ta main droite sur sa tête. "

And he said to his father: “It should not have come to pass this way, father. For this one is the firstborn. Place your right hand over his head.”

19 Mais son père refusa, en disant: " Je le sais, mon fils, je le sais; lui aussi deviendra un peuple, lui aussi sera grand; mais son frère cadet sera plus grand que lui, et sa postérité deviendra une multitude de nations. "

But refusing, he said: “I know, my son, I know. And this one, indeed, will be among the people and will be multiplied. But his younger brother will be greater than he. And his offspring will increase among the nations.”

20 Il les bénit donc ce jour-là et dit: " Par toi Israël bénira, en disant: Que Dieu te rende tel qu'Ephraïm et Manassé! " Et il mit Ephraïm avant Manassé.

And he blessed them at that time, saying: “In you, Israel will be blessed, and it will be said: ‘May God treat you like Ephraim, and like Manasseh.’” And he established Ephraim before Manasseh.

21 Israël dit à Joseph: " Voici que je vais mourir. Mais Dieu sera avec vous, et il vous ramènera dans le pays de vos pères.

And he said to his son Joseph: “See, I am dying, and God will be with you, and he will lead you back to the land of your fathers.

22 Je te donne, de plus qu'à tes frères, une portion que j'ai prise de la main des Amorrhéens avec mon épée et mon arc. "

I give you one part beyond that of your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.”