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, it was told Joseph that his father was sick: and he set out to go to him, taking his two sons Manasses 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.
And it was told the old man: Behold thy son Joseph cometh to thee. And being strengthened he sat on his 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'.
And when Joseph was come in to him, he said: God Almighty appeared to me at Luza, which is in the land of Chanaan: and he 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 he said: I will cause thee to increase and multiply, and I will make of thee a multitude of people: and I will give this land to thee, and to thy seed after thee 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.
So thy two sons who were born to thee in the land of Egypt before I came hither to thee, shall be mine: Ephraim and Manasses shall be reputed to me as Ruben and Simeon.
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.
But the rest whom thou shalt have after them, shall be thine, and shall be called by the name of their brethren in their possessions.
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.
For, when I came out of Mesopotamia, Rachel died from me in the land of Chanaan in the very journey, and it was springtime: and I was going to Ephrata, and I buried her near the way of Ephrata, which by another name is called Bethlehem.
8 Lè Izrayèl wè pitit Jozèf yo, li mande: -Ki timoun sa yo?
Then seeing his sons, he said to him: 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.
He answered: They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said: Bring them to me that I may 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.
For Israel’s eyes were dim by reason of his great age, and he could not see clearly. And when they were brought to him, he kissed 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.
And said to his son: I am not deprived of seeing thee: moreover God hath showed me thy seed.
12 Jozèf wete timoun yo sou jenou Izrayèl, epi li bese tèt li jouk atè devan papa l'.
And when Joseph had taken them from his father’s lap, he bowed down with his face to the ground.
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'.
And he set Ephraim on his right hand, that is, towards the left hand of Israel; but Manasses on his left hand, to wit, towards his father’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.
But he stretching forth his right hand, put it upon the head of Ephraim the younger brother; and the left upon the head of Manasses who was the elder, changing his hands.
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.
And Jacob blessed the sons of Joseph, and said: God, in whose sight my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, God that feedeth me from my youth until 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 that delivereth me from all evils, bless these boys: and let my name be called upon them, and the names of my fathers Abraham, and Isaac, and may they 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.
And Joseph seeing that his father had put his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, was much displeased: and taking his father’s hand he tried to lift it from Ephraim’s head, and to remove it to the head of Manasses.
18 Epi li di papa l': -Se pa konsa, papa. Men pi gran an bò isit. Mete men dwat ou sou tèt li.
And he said to his father: It should not be so, my father: for this is the firstborn, put thy right hand upon 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.
But he refusing, said: I know, my son, I know: and this also shall become peoples, and shall be multiplied: but this younger brother shall be greater than he: and his seed shall grow into 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.
And he blessed them at that time, saying: In thee shall Israel be blessed, and it shall be said: God do to thee as to Ephraim, and as to Manasses. And he set Ephraim before Manasses.
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.
And he said to Joseph his son: Behold I die, and God will be with you, and will bring you back into 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.
I give thee a portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorrhite with my sword and bow.
