Genesisy 48
1 Ie roñoñe añe, le nisaontsieñe am’ Iosefe ty hoe, Fa deme’e ty rae’o. Aa le nente’e mindre ama’e ty ana-dahi’e roe, i Menasè naho i Efraime,
And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
2 le nisaontsieñe am’ Iakòbe ty hoe, Ingo fa pok’ etoa t’Iosefe ana’o, le nañaly haozaran-dre nitroatse amy fandrea’ey,
And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh to thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
3 vaho nanao ty hoe am’ Iosefe, Nañento amako t’i El-Sadai e Loze, an-tane Kanàne añe, ie nitata ahy
And Jacob said to Joseph, God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
4 ami’ty hoe, Inao, hampiraoraoeko irehe vaho hampitomboeko. Hanoeko foko am-poko, vaho hatoloko amo tarira’oo ty tane toy ho fanañañe tsy ho modo nainai’e.
And said to me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
5 Ie amy zay, ho ahiko t’i Efraime naho i Menasè, i ana’o roe nitoly ama’o an-tane Mitsraime atoy aolo’ ty nimbako mb’ama’o mb’e Mitsraime atoy rey; hambañe ami’ty maha-ahiko i Reòbene naho i Simone;
And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to thee in the land of Egypt before I came to thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
6 le ho azo ze samahe’o manonjohy iareo, vaho ho volilieñe ambane’ ty tahina’ o rahalahi’eo iereo amo lova’iareoo.
And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
7 Aa izaho nimpoly boak’e Padana añe, le nihomak’ amako an-tane Kanàne añe t’i Rahkele, an-dalañe eo ie didý tsy nimoake Efràta ao; aa le naleveko añ’olon-dala’ i Efràta eo. (e Betlèkheme izay.)
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 Ie nioni’ Iakòbe i ana’ Iosefe rey, le hoe re, Ia o retiañeo?
And Israel beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, Who are these?
9 Hoe t’Iosefe aman-drae’e, Ie o anako natolon’ Añahare ahy atoio. Le hoe re, Ehe endeso mb’etoa ho tataeko.
And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to me, and I will bless them.
10 Ie amy zao, nitàlo am-pihaino t’Iakòbe ami’ty fahantera’e, tsy nahaisake soa. Aa le navi’ Iosefe marine aze eo iereo le norofa’e vaho niforokokoe’e.
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 Hoe t’Israele am’Iosefe, Tsy nitamako ty hahatrea o tarehe’oo; fa hehe, nampañisahen’ Añahare ahy ka o ana’oo.
And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shown me also thy seed.
12 Le nakare’ Iosefe añ’ongo’e iereo vaho nampiondrehe’e mb’an-tane ty lahara’e.
And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.
13 Rinambe’ Iosefe i roroey, i Efraime am-pità’e havana ho mb’an-kavia’ Israele, le i Menasè am-pità’e havia mb’an-kavana’ Israele vaho nampañarinea’e.
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 Fe nahiti’ Israele ty fità’e havana naho nasampe’e an-doha i Efraime zai’e vaho ty fità’e havia an-doha’ i Menasè, toe nampitivalañe’e o fità’eo ndra te i Menasè ty tañoloñoloña’e.
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 knowingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.
15 Nitatae’e t’Iosefe, ami’ty hoe: Ry Andrianañahare niatrefan-droaeko Avrahame naho Ietsàke am-pañaveloañe, Ry Andrianañahare namahañe ahy ami’ty fiaiko iaby pak’ androany,
And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who hath fed me all my life long to this day,
16 Ry anjely namotsots’ ahy amy ze fonga haratiañe, tahio o ajalahy retoañe, le ampitokavo ami’ty añarako, naho ami’ty tahina’ i Avrahame naho Ietsàke roaeko; vaho ampivasiaño an-tane atoy.
The Angel who hath 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 Ie nioni’ Iosefe te an-doha’ i Efraime ty nampitongoàn-drae’e i fità’e havanay, le tsy ninò’e vaho rinambe’e ty fitàn-drae’e hampipitsok’ aze an-doha’ i Efraime ho amy loha’ i Menasèy.
And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he lifted his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.
18 Hoe t’Iosefe aman-drae’e, Tsy izay ry raeko! Ano ami’ty raike toy ty fità’o, ie ty tañoloñoloñako.
And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.
19 Fe nifoneñe ty rae’e nanao ty hoe, Fantako ry anako, apotako t’ie ho fifokoañe ka, mbore ho ra’elahy. Fe handikoatse aze ty zai’e, fa ho halifora’ o fifeheañeo o tarira’eo.
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 Aa le nitatae’e iereo amy andro zay ami’ty hoe: Ihe ty hitatà’ Israele, ami’ty hoe, Ehe t’ie hampanahafen’Añahare amy Efraime naho amy Menasè. Aa le najado’e ho lohà’ i Menasè t’i Efraime.
And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
21 Le hoe t’Israele am’ Iosefe, Inao te hikenkan-draho, fe hindre ama’ areo t’i Andrianañahare vaho hampoli’e mb’an-tanen-droae’ areo mb’eo.
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 Tovo’ izay, fa natoloko anjara raik’ ambone’ o rahalahi’oo irehe, i tinavako am-pibarako naho faleko am-pità’ o nte-Emoreoy.
Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
