Jenèz 48
1 Alò, li te rive ke apre bagay sa yo, ke Joseph te vin enfòme: “Gade byen, papa ou malad.” Li te pran de fis li yo, Manassé ak Éphraïm avèk li.
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 Epi moun yo te pale a Jacob: “Gade byen, fis ou a, Joseph gen tan vin kote ou.” Konsa, Israël te ranmase fòs li. Li te chita sou kabann nan.
And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, your son Joseph comes unto you: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
3 Epi Jacob te di a Joseph: “Bondye Toupwisan an te parèt a mwen nan Luz nan peyi Canaan an e Li te beni mwen.
And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
4 Li te di mwen: ‘Gade byen, Mwen va fè nou donnen anpil fwi, e miltipliye anpil. Mwen va fè ou vin yon konpanyen pèp la, e Mwen va bay peyi sa a a desandan aprè ou, kòm posesyon k ap dire pou tout tan.’
And said unto 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 “Alò, de fis ou yo ki te fèt a ou menm nan peyi Égypte la avan mwen te vin kote ou an Égypte la, se pa m. Éphraïm avèk Manassé se pou mwen, menm jan ke Ruben avèk Siméon va pou mwen.
And now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto you in the land of Egypt before I came unto you into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
6 Men pitit ou yo ki te fèt apre yo, va pou ou. Yo va rele selon non frè pa yo nan eritaj yo.
And your issue, which you brought forth after them, shall be yours, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
7 Alò, pou mwen, lè m te retounen nan Paddan, Rachel te mouri, nan tristès mwen, nan peyi Canaan an pandan vwayaj la, lè te toujou gen yon distans pou rive nan Ephrata (ki vle di Bethléem).”
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 unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.
8 Lè Israël te wè fis a Joseph yo, li te di: “Kilès moun sa yo ye?”
And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?
9 Joseph te di a papa li: “Sa yo se fis mwen yo, ke Bondye te ban mwen isit la.” Epi li te di: “Mennen yo isit souple, pou m kapab beni yo.”
And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray you, unto me, and I will bless them.
10 Alò, zye Israël yo te tèlman vin fèb akoz laj ke li pa t kapab wè. Epi Joseph te mennen yo toupre li, li te bo yo e li te anbrase yo.
Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
11 Israël te di a Joseph: “Mwen pa t janm sipoze ke m ta wè figi ou, e gade byen, Bondye kite mwen wè pitit ou yo tou.”
And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see your face: and, lo, God has showed me also your seed.
12 Epi Joseph te mennen yo soti antre jenou li yo, e te bese ba avèk figi li jis atè.
And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.
13 Joseph te pran yo toude, Ephraïm nan men dwat li vè bò goch Israël, e nan men goch li, Manassé vè bò dwat Israël. Konsa, li te mennen yo toupre li.
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 unto him.
14 Men Israël te lonje men dwat li, li te mete li sou Éphraïm, ki te pi jenn nan, e men goch li te sou tèt Manassé, avèk men l kwaze, poutan Manassé te premye ne.
And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wisely; for Manasseh was the firstborn.
15 Li te beni Joseph, e te di: “Bondye devan sila zansèt mwen yo, Abraham avèk Isaac te mache a, Bondye ki te bèje m nan pandan tout vi m jis rive jounen jodi a,
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 unto this day,
16 zanj ki te rachte mwen de tout mal la, beni jènjan sa yo; epi ke non mwen kapab viv toujou nan yo, e non a zansèt mwen yo, Abraham avèk Isaac. Ke yo kapab grandi vin fè yon gwo pèp nan mitan mond lan.”
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 midst of the earth.
17 Lè Joseph te vin wè ke papa li te poze men dwat li sou tèt Éphraïm, sa te fè l pa kontan. Li te sezi men papa li pou deplase li sou Éphraïm, ale vè tèt Manassé.
And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.
18 Joseph te di papa l: “Se pa sa, papa, paske se sila a ki premye ne a. Mete men dwat ou sou tèt li.”
And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put your right hand upon his head.
19 Men papa li te refize. Li te di: “Mwen konnen, fis mwen, mwen konnen. Li osi va devni yon pèp, e li osi va vin gran. Poutan, pi jenn frè li a va pi gran pase li, e desandan li yo va devni yon gran pèp a nasyon yo.”
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 Li te beni yo nan jou sa a, e te di: “Pa nou menm, Israël va eksprime benediksyon li yo e va di: ‘Ke Bondye kapab fè nou tankou Éphraïm ak Manassé!’”
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 Konsa, Israël te di a Joseph: “Gade byen, mwen prèt pou mouri, men Bondye va avèk ou, e Li va mennen ou retounen nan peyi a zansèt ou yo.
And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
22 Mwen bay ou yon pòsyon anplis ke frè ou yo, ke m te pran nan men Amoreyen yo avèk nepe mwen ak banza mwen.”
Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
