1 Mosebok 48
1 Nogen tid efter kom de og sa til Josef: Din far er syk. Da tok han begge sine sønner med sig, Manasse og Efra'im.
Some time later, someone told Joseph, “[Hey, ] your father is ill.” When Joseph heard that, he took his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, to see his father.
2 Og de meldte det til Jakob og sa: Din sønn Josef er kommet til dig. Da gjorde Israel sig sterk og satte sig op i sengen.
When someone told Jacob, “Look, your son Joseph has come to see you!” Jacob sat up on the bed, even though it was difficult for him to do that.
3 Og Jakob sa til Josef: Den allmektige Gud åpenbarte sig for mig i Luz i Kana'ans land og velsignet mig
He said to Joseph, “When I was at Luz in Canaan, God Almighty appeared to me. He blessed me
4 og sa til mig: Se, jeg vil gjøre dig fruktbar og tallrik og gjøre dig til en mengde folkeslag, og jeg vil gi din ætt efter dig dette land til evig eiendom.
and said to me, ‘I am going to enable you to become the father of many children. You will have many descendants, and they will become [the ancestors of] many people-groups. And I will give this land to your descendants to possess forever.’
5 Og dine to sønner som du har fått i Egyptens land, før jeg kom til dig her i Egypten, de skal nu være mine; Efra'im og Manasse skal tilhøre mig likesom Ruben og Simeon.
“And now I will consider that your two sons, who were born to you here in Egypt before I came here, will (belong to me/be as though they are my sons). Ephraim and Manasseh will be [as though they were] my sons, and they will inherit my possessions, just like my sons Reuben and Simeon [and the others] will.
6 Men de barn som du har fått efter dem, skal være dine; de skal kalles efter sine brødre i deres arvelodd.
If you later become the father of any more children, they will not be considered to be my children, but as my grandchildren, and [in Canaan] they will receive as part of what they inherit some of the same land that is in the territory that their brothers [Ephraim and Manasseh] will inherit.
7 For da jeg kom fra Mesopotamia, døde Rakel fra mig i Kana'ans land på reisen, da vi ennu hadde et stykke vei igjen til Efrat; og jeg begravde henne der på veien til Efrat, det er Betlehem.
Many years ago, as I was returning from Paddan-Aram/Mesopotamia, your mother Rachel died in the Canaan region, while we were still traveling, not far from Ephrath [town]. So I buried her body there alongside the road to Ephrath [which is now called Bethlehem].”
8 Da Israel fikk se Josefs sønner, spurte han: Hvem er det?
When Jacob saw Joseph’s sons, he asked, “Who are these boys?”
9 Josef svarte sin far: Det er mine sønner, som Gud har gitt mig her. Da sa han: Kjære, kom hit til mig med dem, så vil jeg velsigne dem.
Joseph replied, “They are the sons that God has given to me here in Egypt.” Jacob said, “Bring them close to me so that I can bless them.”
10 Men Israels øine var sløve av alderdom, han kunde ikke se; og Josef førte dem bort til ham, og han kysset dem og tok dem i favn.
Jacob was almost blind because he was very old. He could not recognize the boys. So Joseph brought his sons close to his father, and Jacob kissed them and hugged them.
11 Og Israel sa til Josef: Jeg hadde ikke tenkt å få se ditt ansikt, og nu har Gud endog latt mig få se dine barn.
Jacob said to Joseph, “I did not expect to see you again, but look at this! God has allowed me to see not only you, but he has allowed me to see your children, too!”
12 Så førte Josef dem bort fra hans knær og bøide sig til jorden for ham.
Joseph took the boys from alongside Jacob’s knees. Then he bowed down with his face to the ground.
13 Siden tok Josef dem begge, Efra'im i sin høire hånd mot Israels venstre og Manasse i sin venstre hånd mot Israels høire, og førte dem frem til ham.
Then Joseph took both of the boys, putting Ephraim on his right side toward Jacob’s left hand, and putting Manasseh on his left side toward Jacob’s right hand, and brought them close to Jacob.
14 Og Israel rakte ut sin høire hånd og la den på Efra'ims hode, enda han var den yngste, og sin venstre hånd på Manasses hode; han la sine hender således med vilje, for Manasse var den førstefødte.
But Jacob [did not do what Joseph wanted him to do. Instead], he reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim’s head, even though he was the younger son. He crossed his arms and put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, even though Manasseh was the older son.
15 Og han velsignet Josef og sa: Den Gud for hvis åsyn mine fedre Abraham og Isak vandret, den Gud som var min hyrde, fra jeg blev til og til denne dag,
Then he (blessed/asked God to bless) Joseph and his sons, saying, “My grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac conducted their lives as God desired, and to this very day God has led me and taken care of me as a shepherd leads and cares for his sheep [MET].
16 den engel som forløste mig fra alt ondt, han velsigne guttene, så de må kalles med mitt navn og med mine fedre Abrahams og Isaks navn, og bli meget tallrike i landet.
The angel whom he sent has kept me from being harmed in any way. I pray that God will bless these boys. I pray that people will never forget about me and about Abraham and Isaac because of what God does for these boys. I pray that they will have many descendants who will live all over the earth.”
17 Da Josef så at hans far la sin høire hånd på Efra'ims hode, syntes han ille om det, og han grep sin fars hånd for å føre den fra Efra'ims hode bort på Manasses hode.
When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head and not on Manasseh’s head, he was distressed/displeased. So he took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.
18 Og Josef sa til sin far: Ikke så, far! For denne er den førstefødte; legg din høire hånd på hans hode!
Joseph said to him, “My father, that is not right! The one on whom you put your left hand is my older son. Put your right hand on his head.”
19 Men hans far vilde ikke det, og han sa: Jeg vet det, min sønn, jeg vet det. Han skal og bli et folk, han skal og bli stor; men enda skal hans yngre bror bli større enn han, og hans ætt skal bli en mengde folkeslag.
But his father refused, saying, “I know that, my son, I know what I am doing. Manasseh’s descendants will also become a people-group, and they will become important. But his younger brother’s descendants will become greater than his will. His descendants will become several nations.”
20 Så velsignet han dem samme dag og sa: Ved dig skal Israel velsigne og si: Gud gjøre dig som Efra'im og som Manasse! Og han satte Efra'im foran Manasse.
So he blessed them both on that day, saying, “The people in Israel will use your names when they bless people. They will say, ‘We pray that God will help you as he helped Ephraim and Manasseh.’” In that way, Jacob said that Ephraim would become more important than Manasseh.
21 Og Israel sa til Josef Se, jeg dør, men Gud skal være med eder og føre eder tilbake til eders fedres land.
Then Jacob said to Joseph, “I am about to die. But I know that God will help/protect you. And some day he will take your descendants back to the land of their ancestors.
22 Og jeg gir dig fremfor dine brødre et stykke land som jeg tar fra amorittenes hånd med mitt sverd og min bue.
And it is to you, not to your brothers, that I will give the fertile hill in the Shechem area. I captured that land from the Amor people-group, fighting them with my sword and my bow and arrows.”
