Gênesis 48
1 E aconteceu pois depois d'estas coisas, que um disse a José: Eis que teu pae está enfermo. Então tomou comsigo os seus dois filhos Manasseh e Ephraim.
After these things were done, it was reported to Joseph that his father was sick. And taking his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim, he went directly to him.
2 E um deu parte a Jacob, e disse: Eis que José teu filho vem a ti. E esforçou-se Israel, e assentou-se sobre a cama.
And it was told to the old man, “Behold, your son Joseph is coming to you.” And being strengthened, he sat up in bed.
3 E Jacob disse a José: O Deus Todo-poderoso me appareceu em Luz, na terra de Canaan, e me abençoou,
And when he had entered to him, he said: “Almighty God appeared to me at Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, and he blessed me.
4 E me disse: Eis que te farei fructificar e multiplicar, e te porei por multidão de povos, e darei esta terra á tua semente depois de ti, em possessão perpetua.
And he said: ‘I will increase and multiply you, and I will make you influential among the people. And I will give this land to you, and to your offspring after you, as an everlasting possession.’
5 Agora, pois, os teus dois filhos, que te nasceram na terra do Egypto, antes que eu viesse a ti no Egypto, são meus: Ephraim e Manasseh serão meus, como Ruben e Simeão;
Therefore, your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came here to you, will be mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be treated by me just like Reuben and Simeon.
6 Mas a tua geração, que gerarás depois d'elles, será tua: segundo o nome de seus irmãos serão chamados na sua herança.
But the remainder, whom you will conceive after them, will be yours, and they will be called by the name of their brothers among their possessions.
7 Vindo pois eu de Paddan, me morreu Rachel na terra de Canaan, no caminho, quando ainda ficava um pequeno espaço de terra para vir a Ephrata; e eu a sepultei ali, no caminho d'Ephrata, que é Beth-lehem.
As for me, when I came from Mesopotamia, Rachel died in the land of Canaan on the very journey, and it was springtime. And I entered Ephrath and buried her next to the way of Ephrath, which by another name is called Bethlehem.”
8 E Israel viu os filhos de José, e disse: Quem são estes?
Then, seeing his sons, he said to him: “Who are these?”
9 E José disse a seu pae: Elles são meus filhos, que Deus me tem dado aqui. E elle disse: Peço-te, traze-m'os aqui, para que os abençoe.
He responded, “They are my sons, whom God gave to me as a gift in this place.” “Bring them to me,” he said, “so that I may bless them.”
10 Os olhos porem d'Israel eram carregados de velhice, já não podia vêr; e fel-os chegar a elle, e beijou-os, e abraçou-os.
For Israel’s eyes were clouded by reason of his great age, and he was unable to see clearly. And when they were placed up against him, he kissed and embraced them.
11 E Israel disse a José: Eu não cuidara vêr o teu rosto; e eis que Deus me fez vêr a tua semente tambem.
And he said to his son: “I have not been cheated out of seeing you. Moreover, God has shown me your offspring.”
12 Então José os tirou de seus joelhos, e inclinou-se á terra diante da sua face.
And when Joseph had taken them from his father’s lap, he reverenced prone on the ground.
13 E tomou José a ambos elles, a Ephraim na sua mão direita á esquerda d'Israel, e Manasseh na sua mão esquerda á direita d'Israel, e fel-os chegar a elle
And he placed Ephraim on his right, that is, towards the left hand of Israel. Yet truly Manasseh was on his left, namely, towards his father’s right hand. And he placed them both up against him.
14 Mas Israel estendeu a sua mão direita, e a poz sobre a cabeça d'Ephraim, ainda que era o menor, e a sua esquerda sobre a cabeça de Manasseh, dirigindo as suas mãos avisadamente, ainda que Manasseh era o primogenito.
And he, extending his right hand, placed it over the head of Ephraim, the younger brother, but the left hand was on the head of Manasseh, who was the elder, so that his hands were crossed.
15 E abençoou a José, e disse: O Deus, em cuja presença andaram os meus paes Abrahão e Isaac, o Deus que me sustentou, desde que eu nasci até este dia:
And Jacob blessed the sons of Joseph, and he said: “God, in whose sight my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, walked; God, who pastured me from my youth until the present day;
16 O anjo que me livrou de todo o mal, abençôe estes rapazes, e seja chamado n'elle o meu nome, e o nome de meus paes Abrahão e Isaac, e multipliquem-se, como peixes, em multidão no meio da terra.
the Angel, who rescues me from all evils: bless these boys. And let my name be invoked over them, and also the names of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac. And may they increase into a multitude across the earth.”
17 Vendo pois José que seu pae punha a sua mão direita sobre a cabeça d'Ephraim, foi máu aos seus olhos; e tomou a mão de seu pae, para a transpor de sobre a cabeça de Ephraim á cabeça de Manasseh.
But Joseph, seeing that his father had placed his right hand over the head of Ephraim, took it gravely. And grasping his father’s hand, he tried to lift it from Ephraim’s head and transfer it onto the head of Manasseh.
18 E José disse a seu pae: Não assim, meu pae, porque este é o primogenito; põe a tua mão direita sobre a sua cabeça.
And he said to his father: “It should not have come to pass this way, father. For this one is the firstborn. Place your right hand over his head.”
19 Mas seu pae o recusou, e disse: Eu o sei, filho meu, eu o sei: tambem elle será um povo, e tambem elle será grande: comtudo o seu irmão menor será maior que elle, e a sua semente será uma multidão de nações.
But refusing, he said: “I know, my son, I know. And this one, indeed, will be among the people and will be multiplied. But his younger brother will be greater than he. And his offspring will increase among the nations.”
20 Assim os abençoou naquelle dia, dizendo: Em ti abençoará Israel, dizendo: Deus te ponha como a Ephraim e como a Manasseh, E poz a Ephraim diante de Manasseh.
And he blessed them at that time, saying: “In you, Israel will be blessed, and it will be said: ‘May God treat you like Ephraim, and like Manasseh.’” And he established Ephraim before Manasseh.
21 Depois disse Israel a José: Eis que eu morro, mas Deus será comvosco, e vos fará tornar á terra de vossos paes.
And he said to his son Joseph: “See, I am dying, and God will be with you, and he will lead you back to the land of your fathers.
22 E eu te tenho dado a ti um pedaço da terra sobre teus irmãos, que tomei com a minha espada e com o meu arco da mão dos amorrheos.
I give you one part beyond that of your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.”
