Kenehi 48
1 Na, i muri i enei mea, ka korerotia ki a Hohepa, Nana, e mate ana tou papa: a ka tango ia i ana tamariki tokorua, i a Manahi raua ko Eparaima, hei hoa mona.
And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph, Lo! thy father, is sick. So he took his two sons with him, Manasseh and Ephraim.
2 A ka korerotia ki a Hakopa, ka meatia, Na, ko Hohepa, ko tau tama, tenei te haere mai nei ki a koe: na ka whakakaha ake a Iharaira i a ia, a ka noho ki runga i te moenga.
And one told Jacob, and said—Lo! thy son Joseph, coming in unto thee. So Israel strengthened himself, and sat up on the couch.
3 Na ka mea a Hakopa ki a Hohepa, I puta mai te Atua Kaha Rawa ki ahau i Rutu, i te whenua o Kanaana, i manaaki i ahau,
Then said Jacob unto Joseph, GOD Almighty, appeared unto me in Luz in the land of Canaan, —and blessed me;
4 I mea ano ki ahau, Na, ka meinga koe e ahau kia hua, ka whakanui ahau i a koe, ka meinga hoki koe e ahau hei huinga iwi; a ka hoatu e ahau tenei whenua ki ou uri i muri i a koe hei kainga pumau.
and said unto me—Behold me! about to make thee fruitful, so will I multiply thee, and give thee to become a multitude of peoples, —so will I give this land to thy seed after thee, as an age-abiding possession.
5 Na, ko au tama tokorua, ko Eparaima raua ko Manahi, i whanau nei mau ki te whenua o Ihipa i mua ake o toku taenga mai ki a koe, ki Ihipa, maku ena; ka riro mai raua i ahau, ka pera ano me Reupena raua ko Himiona.
Now, therefore thy two sons who were born to thee in the land of Egypt, before I came in unto thee in Egypt, are mine! Ephraim and Manasseh, like Reuben and Simeon, shall be mine!
6 A, ko tau whanau e whanau mau i muri i a raua, mau ena; ka huaina ki a ratou te ingoa o o ratou tuakana i to ratou kainga pumau.
But thine offspring which thou hast begotten after them, thine own shall they be, —after the name of their brethren, shall they be called in their inheritance.
7 Ko ahau hoki, i toku haerenga mai i Parana, ka mate a Rahera ki toku taha, ki te whenua o Kanaana, ki te ara, e takoto mai ana he wahi e haere atu ai ki Eparata: a tanumia ana e ahau ki reira ki te ara ki Eparata, ara ki Peterehema.
But, as for me, when I came in from Padan, Rachel died by me, in the land of Canaan, in the way, while yet there was a stretch of country to come into Ephrath, —so I buried her there in the way to Ephrath, the same, is Bethlehem.
8 A ka kite a Iharaira i nga tama a Hohepa, ka mea, Ko wai enei?
Then Israel saw Joseph’s sons, —and said—Who are these?
9 A ka mea a Hohepa ki tona papa, Ko aku tama enei i homai e te Atua ki ahau i konei. Ka mea ia, Nekehia mai nei ki ahau, kia manaaki ai ahau i a raua.
And Joseph said unto his father, My sons, they are, whom God hath given me, in this place. And he said—Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, that I may bless them.
10 Na he atarua nga kanohi o Iharaira, na te koroheke hoki, kihai ia i ahei te kite atu. Na ka whakatata ia i a raua ki a ia; a ka kihi ia i a raua, ka wahi hoki i a raua.
Now, the eyes of Israel, had become dim from old age, —he could not see, —so he drew them near unto him, and kissed them, and embraced them.
11 Na ka mea a Iharaira ki a Hohepa, Kihai ahau i mea ka kite ahau i tou mata: kua whakakitea mai nei ano hoki e te Atua ou uri ki ahau.
And Israel said unto Joseph, To see thine own face, had I not thought, —and lo! God hath caused me to see even thy seed!
12 Na ka nekehia atu raua e Hohepa i roto i ona turi, a ka piko tona mata ki te whenua.
And Joseph brought them out from beside his knees, and bowed himself down with his face towards the earth.
13 Na ka puritia raua e Hohepa, a Eparaima e tona ringa matau ki te maui o Iharaira, a Manahi e tona maui ki te matau o Iharaira, a ka whakatata atu ia i a raua ki a ia.
And Joseph took them both, —Ephraim in his right hand on Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand, on Israel’s right hand, and drew them near unto him.
14 Na ka torona e Iharaira tona ringa matau, a whakatakotoria ana e ia ki runga ki te matenga o Eparaima, ko ia ano hoki te teina, me tona ringa maui hoki ki runga ki te matenga o Manahi, he ata whakatakoto hoki nana i ona ringa, ko Manahi hoki te matamua.
Then Israel put forth his right hand and laid it upon the head of Ephraim, though, he, was the younger, and his left hand upon the head of Manasseh, —crossing his hands, although, Manasseh, was the first-born.
15 Na ka manaaki ai i a Hohepa, ka mea, Ma te Atua i haereere nei oku matua, a Aperahama raua ko Ihaka i tona aroaro, ma te Atua mana nei ahau i whangai i ahau i ora nei a taea moatia tenei ra,
Thus blessed he Joseph, and said, —God himself—before whom walked my fathers. Abraham and Isaac, God himself—who hath been my shepherd, since I came into being until this day; —
16 Ma te anahera nana nei ahau i whakaora i roto i nga he katoa, e manaaki enei tamariki; a kia huaina toku ingoa ki a raua, me te ingoa hoki o oku matua, o Aperahama raua ko Ihaka; a kia tino nui haere raua i waenganui i te whenua.
The Messenger—who hath been my redeemer from all evil—bless the lads! And may there be called upon them, my name, and the name of my fathers. Abraham and Isaac; And may they swarm into a multitude, in the midst of the earth!
17 A, no te kitenga o Hohepa kua whakatakotoria e tona papa tona matau ki runga ki te matenga o Eparaima, ka kino ki tana titiro: a ka whakarewaina ake e ia te ringa o tona papa, kia nekehia atu e ia i te matenga o Eparaima ki runga ki te matenga o Manahi.
And Joseph saw that his father had laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim and it was displeasing in his eyes, —so he took hold of his father’s hand to remove it from off the head of Ephraim, on to the head of Manasseh.
18 A ka mea a Hohepa ki tona papa, Kaua e pena, e toku papa; ko te tuakana hoki tenei; whakatakotoria tou matau ki runga ki tona matenga.
And Joseph said unto his father—Not so, my father! for, this, is the firstborn, lay thy right hand upon his head.
19 Na ka whakakahore tona papa, ka mea, E mohio ana ahau, e taku tama, e mohio ana ahau: ka whakatupu iwi ano tenei, ka nui ano hoki ia: otiia ka nui atu tona teina i a ia, a ka waiho ona uri hei iwi maha.
And his father refused, and said—I know—my son, I know! He also, shall become a people, and he also, shall become great, —but nevertheless, his younger brother, shall become greater than he, and his seed, shall become a filling up of the nations.
20 Na ka manaaki ia i a raua i taua rangi, ka mea, Ko koe ta Iharaira manaakitanga, a ka korerotia, Kia meinga koe e te Atua kia rite ki a Eparaima, kia rite hoki ki a Manahi: na ka maka e ia a Eparaima ki mua i a Manahi.
And he blessed them on that day, saying—In thee, let Israel bless himself saying, God set thee as Ephraim, and as Manasseh! So he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
21 Na ka mea a Iharaira ki a Hohepa, Ka mate tenei ahau: hei a koutou ia te Atua, mana hoki koutou e whakahoki ki te whenua o o koutou matua.
And Israel said unto Joseph: Lo! I, am about to die, —but it shall come to pass that, God will be with you, and will take you back into the land of your fathers.
22 Na kotahi te wahi ka hoatu nei e ahau mou, e hira ake ai tou i to ou tuakana, ko taku hoki i tango ai i nga Amori ki taku hoari, ki taku kopere.
But, I, have given to thee one mountain-track above thy brethren, —which I took out of the hand of the Amorite, with my sword and with my bow.
