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.
And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, your father is sick: and 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.
And one 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'.
And 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 multitude of people; and will give this land to your seed 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.
And now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall 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.
And your issue, which you beget after them, shall be yours, and shall 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.
And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.
8 Lè Izrayèl wè pitit Jozèf yo, li mande: -Ki timoun sa yo?
And Israel beheld 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.
And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray you, 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. And he 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.
And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see your face: and, see, God has showed me also your seed.
12 Jozèf wete timoun yo sou jenou Izrayèl, epi li bese tèt li jouk atè devan papa l'.
And 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'.
And 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.
And 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 wittingly; 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.
And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which 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 which 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; and let them grow into a multitude in the middle of 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 when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and 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.
And 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.
And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall 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.
And he blessed them that day, saying, In you shall Israel bless, saying, God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and 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.
And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall 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.
