Kejadian 48
1 Beberapa waktu kemudian dikabarkan kepada Yusuf bahwa ayahnya sakit keras. Jadi pergilah ia dengan kedua anaknya, yaitu Manasye dan Efraim mengunjungi Yakub.
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 Ketika Yakub mendengar bahwa Yusuf datang, ia mengumpulkan seluruh tenaganya, lalu duduk di tempat tidur.
And it was told the old man: Behold thy son Joseph cometh to thee. And being strengthened he sat on his bed.
3 Kata Yakub kepada Yusuf, "Allah Yang Mahakuasa telah menampakkan diri kepadaku di Lus, di tanah Kanaan, dan telah memberkati aku."
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 Dia berkata kepadaku, "Aku akan memberikan kepadamu banyak anak cucu, supaya keturunanmu menjadi banyak bangsa; Aku akan memberikan negeri ini kepada keturunanmu sebagai milik mereka untuk selama-lamanya."
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 Yakub meneruskan, "Yusuf, kedua anakmu Efraim dan Manasye yang lahir di Mesir ini sebelum aku tiba di sini, kuanggap anakku, sama seperti Ruben dan Simeon.
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 Jika engkau mendapat anak-anak lagi, mereka tidak akan kuanggap sebagai anakku melainkan tetap anakmu; warisan untuk mereka akan mereka terima dari Efraim dan Manasye.
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 Aku melakukan hal itu untuk Rahel ibumu. Dalam perjalananku kembali dari Mesopotamia, ibumu meninggal di tanah Kanaan, tidak jauh dari Efrata, dan aku sangat sedih. Aku menguburkannya di sana, di sisi jalan ke Efrata." (Sekarang Efrata dikenal sebagai Betlehem.)
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 Ketika Yakub melihat anak-anak Yusuf itu, ia bertanya, "Siapa anak-anak ini?"
Then seeing his sons, he said to him: Who are these?
9 Jawab Yusuf, "Inilah anak-anak saya yang diberikan Allah kepada saya di sini, di Mesir." Yakub berkata, "Dekatkanlah mereka kepadaku supaya kuberkati."
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 Yakub tidak dapat melihat dengan terang karena sudah tua dan matanya sudah kabur. Yusuf mendekatkan anak-anak itu kepada Yakub, dan ia memeluk serta mencium mereka.
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 Lalu berkatalah Yakub kepada Yusuf, "Sama sekali tidak kusangka akan bertemu lagi dengan engkau, tetapi sekarang Allah bahkan mengizinkan aku melihat anak-anakmu juga."
And said to his son: I am not deprived of seeing thee: moreover God hath showed me thy seed.
12 Kemudian Yusuf mengambil mereka dari pangkuan Yakub, lalu ia sendiri sujud di hadapan ayahnya.
And when Joseph had taken them from his father’s lap, he bowed down with his face to the ground.
13 Setelah itu Yusuf menempatkan kedua anaknya di dekat Yakub, Efraim yang bungsu itu di sebelah kiri dan Manasye yang sulung di sebelah kanan. Tetapi Yakub menyilangkan lengannya dan meletakkan tangan kanannya di atas kepala Efraim, sedangkan tangan kirinya diletakkannya di atas kepala Manasye.
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.
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 Sesudah itu diberkatinya Yusuf, katanya, "Allah, Dialah Tuhan, pujaan Abraham dan Ishak, Dialah yang membimbing aku sampai sekarang;
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 Dialah malaikat yang telah melepaskan aku dari segala bahaya. Semoga Allah itu memberkati anak-anak ini. Semoga terus hidup namaku dan nama Abraham dan Ishak oleh karena anak-anak ini! Semoga mereka beranak cucu, dan berketurunan banyak di bumi."
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 Yusuf tidak senang ketika melihat ayahnya meletakkan tangan kanannya di atas kepala Efraim; lalu dipegangnya tangan ayahnya untuk memindahkannya dari atas kepala Efraim ke atas kepala Manasye.
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 Katanya kepada Ayahnya, "Jangan begitu, Ayah. Inilah anak yang sulung; letakkanlah tangan kanan Ayah ke atas kepalanya."
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 Tetapi ayahnya menolak, katanya, "Aku tahu, anakku, aku tahu. Manasye akan besar kuasanya dan keturunannya pun akan menjadi bangsa yang besar. Tetapi adiknya akan lebih besar kuasanya daripada dia, dan keturunan adiknya itu akan menjadi bangsa-bangsa yang besar."
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 Lalu diberkatinya lagi anak-anak itu pada hari itu, katanya, "Orang Israel akan menyebut namamu bilamana mereka memberkati orang. Mereka akan berkata, 'Semoga Allah membuat engkau seperti Efraim dan Manasye.'" Dengan demikian Yakub mendahulukan Efraim daripada Manasye.
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 Lalu berkatalah Yakub kepada Yusuf, "Seperti engkau lihat, ajalku sudah dekat, tetapi Allah akan menolong kalian dan membawa kalian kembali ke negeri leluhurmu.
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 Kepadamulah, dan bukannya kepada saudara-saudaramu, aku berikan Sikhem, daerah subur itu yang telah kurebut dari orang Amori dengan pedang dan panahku."
I give thee a portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorrhite with my sword and bow.
