Jenèz 48
1 Kèk tan apre sa, yo vin fè Jozèf konnen papa l' malad. Jozèf pran Manase ak Efrayim, de pitit gason l' yo, ak li, li ale wè Jakòb.
After these things, someone said to Joseph, “Behold, your father is sick.” He took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
2 Yo vin di Jakòb: -Men Jozèf, pitit ou, vin wè ou. Izrayèl ranmase dènye ti rès fòs li te genyen an, li leve chita sou kabann lan.
Someone told Jacob, and said, “Behold, your son Joseph comes to you,” and Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the bed.
3 Jakòb di Jozèf: -Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a te parèt devan mwen yon kote yo rele Louz, nan peyi Kanaran. Li beni m'.
Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
4 Li di m' konsa: M'ap ba ou anpil pitit ak pitit pitit. M'ap fè yo tounen anpil nasyon. Ou wè tè sa a? M'ap bay pitit pitit ou yo li pou li rele yo pa yo pou tout tan.
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.’
5 Bon. De pitit gason ou te fè nan peyi Lejip anvan m' te vin jwenn ou isit la a, se pitit mwen yo pral ye. Wi, Efrayim ak Manase ap pou mwen tankou Woubenn ak Simeyon.
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.
6 Men, tout pitit ou va fè apre yo, se pitit ou y'ap ye. Y'a pote non gran frè yo pou yo ka jwenn pa yo nan byen m' yo.
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.
7 Lè m' t'ap tounen soti nan peyi Mezopotami an, Rachèl, manman ou, te mouri nan men mwen. Li mouri sou wout pou ale peyi Kanaran, pa twò lwen lavil Efrata. Mwen antere l' la sou wout Efrata a. Se Efrata sa a yo rele Betleyèm lan tou.
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).”
8 Lè Izrayèl wè pitit Jozèf yo, li mande: -Ki timoun sa yo?
Israel saw Joseph’s sons, and said, “Who are these?”
9 Jozèf reponn li: -Se pitit gason Bondye te ban mwen antan mwen isit la wi. Izrayèl di li: -Tanpri, fè yo pwoche pi pre m' pou m' ka beni yo.
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.”
10 Izrayèl te fin granmoun, je l' pa t' bon menm. Li pa t' kapab wè ankò. Jozèf fè pitit li yo pwoche bò kote papa l'. Jakòb pran yo, li bo yo, li pase bra l' nan kou yo.
Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see well. Joseph brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
11 Izrayèl di Jozèf konsa: -Mwen pa t' gen espwa wè figi ou ankò, men Bondye fè m' wè ata pitit ou yo.
Israel said to Joseph, “I did not think I would see your face, and behold, God has let me see your offspring also.”
12 Jozèf wete timoun yo sou jenou Izrayèl, epi li bese tèt li jouk atè devan papa l'.
Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.
13 Li pran timoun yo, Efrayim nan men dwat li ak Manase nan men gòch li. Konsa, Efrayim vin sou bò gòch Izrayèl, Manase menm sou bò dwat li. Li fè yo pwoche vin jwenn papa l'.
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.
14 Men, Izrayèl kwaze men l' lè l'ap lonje yo, li mete men dwat li sou tèt Efrayim ki te pi piti a, li mete men gòch li sou tèt Manase ki te pi gran an. Izrayèl te konnen sa l' t'ap fè lè l' te fè sa.
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.
15 Li beni Jozèf, li di l': -Se pou Bondye zansèt mwen yo, Bondye Abraram ak Izarak te sèvi tout lavi yo a, beni timoun sa yo. Se pou Bondye ki te pran swen mwen depi lè m' te fèt jouk jòdi a beni timoun yo.
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,
16 Se pou zanj Bondye ki te delivre m' anba tout move pa beni timoun yo. Se pou yo pote non mwen ak non zansèt mwen yo, Abraram ak Izarak. Se pou yo fè anpil pitit pitit, se pou yo peple sou tè a.
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.”
17 Men Jozèf pa t' kontan lè li wè papa l' te mete men dwat li sou tèt Efrayim. Li kenbe men papa l' pou l' wete l' sou tèt Efrayim pou l' mete l' pito sou tèt Manase.
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.
18 Epi li di papa l': -Se pa konsa, papa. Men pi gran an bò isit. Mete men dwat ou sou tèt li.
Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”
19 Men, papa a derefize. Li di l': -Mwen konnen, pitit mwen, mwen konnen. Manase tout ap vin yon pèp. Li menm tout l'ap grannèg. Men, ti frè l' la pral pi grannèg pase l'. Pitit li yo pral vin anpil nasyon.
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.”
20 Jou sa a, li beni yo, li di: -Nan peyi pitit pitit Izrayèl yo, lè y'ap bay benediksyon, y'a nonmen non nou. y'a mande pou Bondye beni yon moun menm jan li te beni Efrayim ak Manase. Se konsa li te mete Efrayim anvan Manase.
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.
21 Apre sa, Izrayèl di Jozèf: -Gade. Mwen pral mouri. Men Bondye ap la avèk ou. La fè ou tounen nan peyi zansèt ou yo.
Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.
22 Se pa pou lòt moun nan frè ou yo, se pou ou m'ap kite moso tè Sichèm lan. Se pòsyon tè sa a mwen te pran nan men moun Amori yo anba gwo goumen.
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.”
