1 Мојсијева 48
1 После јавише Јосифу: Ено, отац ти је болестан. А он поведе са собом два сина своја, Манасију и Јефрема.
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 И јавише Јакову и рекоше: Ево син твој Јосиф иде к теби. А Израиљ се окрепи, те седе на постељи својој.
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 И рече Јаков Јосифу: Бог Свемогући јави се мени у Лузу у земљи хананској, и благослови ме;
He said to Joseph, “When I was at Luz in Canaan, God Almighty appeared to me. He blessed me
4 И рече ми: Учинићу те да нарастеш и намножиш се; и учинићу од тебе мноштво народа, и даћу земљу ову семену твом након тебе да је њихова до века.
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 Сада дакле два сина твоја, што ти се родише у земљи мисирској пре него дођох к теби у Мисир, моји су, Јефрем и Манасија као Рувим и Симеун нека буду моји.
“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 А деца коју родиш после њих, нека буду твоја и нека се по имену браће своје зову у наследству свом.
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 Јер кад се вратих из Падана, умре ми Рахиља у земљи хананској на путу, кад беше још мало до Ефрате; и погребох је на путу у Ефрату, а то је Витлејем.
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 А виде Израиљ синове Јосифове, рече: Ко су ови?
When Jacob saw Joseph’s sons, he asked, “Who are these boys?”
9 А Јосиф рече оцу свом: Моји синови, које ми Бог даде овде. А он рече: Доведи их к мени, да их благословим.
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 А очи беху Израиљу отежале од старости, те не могаше добро видети. А кад му их приведе, целива их и загрли.
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 И рече Израиљ Јосифу: Нисам мислио да ћу видети лице твоје; а гле, Бог ми даде да видим и пород твој.
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 А Јосиф одмаче их од колена његових и поклони се лицем до земље.
Joseph took the boys from alongside Jacob’s knees. Then he bowed down with his face to the ground.
13 Па их узе Јосиф обојицу, Јефрема себи с десне стране а Израиљу с леве, Манасију пак себи с леве стране а Израиљу с десне; и тако их примаче к њему.
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 А Израиљ пруживши десну руку своју метну је на главу Јефрему млађем, а леву на главу Манасији, тако наместивши руке навлаш, ако и јесте Манасија био првенац.
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 И благослови Јосифа говорећи: Бог, коме су свагда угађали оци моји Аврам и Исак, Бог, који ме је хранио од како сам постао до данашњег дана,
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 Анђео, који ме је избављао од сваког зла, да благослови децу ову, и да се по мом имену и по имену отаца мојих Аврама и Исака прозову, и да се као рибе намноже на земљи!
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 А Јосиф кад виде где отац метну десну руку своју на главу Јефрему, не би му мило, па ухвати за руку оца свог да је премести с главе Јефремове на главу Манасијину.
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 И рече Јосиф оцу свом: Не тако, оче; ово је првенац, метни десницу њему на главу.
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 Али отац његов не хте, него рече: Знам, сине, знам; и од њега ће постати народ, и он ће бити велик; али ће млађи брат његов бити већи од њега, и семе ће његово бити велико мноштво народа.
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 И благослови их у онај дан и рече: Тобом ће Израиљ благосиљати говорећи: Бог да те учини као Јефрема и као Манасију. Тако постави Јефрема пред Манасију.
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 После рече Израиљ Јосифу: Ево ја ћу скоро умрети; али ће Бог бити с вама и одвешће вас опет у земљу отаца ваших.
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 И ја ти дајем један део више него браћи твојој, који узех из руку аморејских мачем својим и луком својим.
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.”
