Gênesis 48
1 E sucedeu depois destas coisas que foi dito a José: Eis que teu pai está enfermo. E ele tomou consigo seus dois filhos Manassés e Efraim.
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 se fez saber a Jacó, dizendo: Eis que teu filho José vem a ti. Então se esforçou Israel, e sentou-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 disse a José: O Deus Todo-Poderoso me apareceu em Luz na terra de Canaã, 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 disse-me: Eis que, eu te farei crescer, e te multiplicarei, e te porei por conjunto de povos: e darei esta terra à tua descendência depois de ti por herança perpétua.
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 E agora teus dois filhos Efraim e Manassés, que te nasceram na terra do Egito, antes que viesse a ti à terra do Egito, meus são; como Rúben e Simeão, serão meus:
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 E os que depois deles geraste, serão teus; pelo nome de seus irmãos serão chamados em suas propriedades.
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 Porque quando eu vinha de Padã-Arã, se me morreu Raquel na terra de Canaã, no caminho, como certa distância vindo a Efrata; e sepultei-a ali no caminho de Efrata, que é Belém.
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 viu Israel os filhos de José, e disse: Quem são estes?
Then, seeing his sons, he said to him: “Who are these?”
9 E respondeu José a seu pai: São meus filhos, que Deus me deu aqui. E ele disse: Achegai-os agora a mim, e os abençoarei.
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 E os olhos de Israel estavam tão agravados da velhice, que não podia ver. Fez-lhes, pois, chegar a ele, e ele os beijou e abraçou.
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 disse Israel a José: Não pensava eu ver teu rosto, e eis que Deus me fez ver também tua descendência.
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 dentre seus joelhos, e inclinou-se à terra.
And when Joseph had taken them from his father’s lap, he reverenced prone on the ground.
13 E tomou-os José a ambos, Efraim à sua direita, à esquerda de Israel; e a Manassés à sua esquerda, à direita de Israel; e fez-lhes chegar a ele.
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 Então Israel estendeu sua mão direita, e a pôs sobre a cabeça de Efraim, que era o mais novo, e sua esquerda sobre a cabeça de Manassés, colocando assim suas mãos propositadamente, ainda que Manassés era o primogênito.
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 meus pais Abraão e Isaque, o Deus que me mantém desde que eu sou até hoje,
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 liberta de todo mal abençoe a estes moços: e meu nome seja chamado neles, e o nome de meus pais Abraão e Isaque: e multipliquem em grande maneira em 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 Então vendo José que seu pai punha a direita sobre a cabeça de Efraim, causou-lhe isto desgosto; e pegou a mão de seu pai, para mudá-la de sobre a cabeça de Efraim à cabeça de Manassés.
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 disse José a seu pai: Não assim, meu pai, porque este é o primogênito; põe tua mão direita sobre 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 pai não quis, e disse: Eu sei, meu filho, eu sei: também ele virá a ser um povo, e será também acrescentado; porém seu irmão mais novo será maior que ele, e sua descendência será plenitude de povos.
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 E abençoou-os aquele dia, dizendo: Em ti Israel abençoará, dizendo: Deus faça de ti Deus como a Efraim e como a Manassés. E pôs a Efraim diante de Manassés.
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 E disse Israel a José: Eis que eu morro, mas Deus será convosco, e vos fará voltar à terra de vossos pais.
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 dei a ti uma parte sobre teus irmãos, a qual tomei eu da mão dos amorreus com minha espada e com meu arco.
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.”
