Génesis 48
1 Y fue, que después de estas cosas, fue dicho a José: He aquí, tu padre está enfermo. Y él tomó consigo a sus dos hijos, Manasés y Efraím:
Now after these things, word came to Joseph that his father was ill: and he took with him his sons Manasseh and Ephraim.
2 Y fue hecho saber a Jacob, diciendo: He aquí, José tu hijo viene a ti. Entonces Israel se esforzó, y asentóse sobre la cama;
And when they said to Jacob, Your son Joseph is coming to see you: then Israel, getting all his strength together, had himself lifted up in his bed.
3 Y dijo a José: El Dios omnipotente me apareció en Luza, en la tierra de Canaán; y me bendijo,
And Jacob said to Joseph, God, the Ruler of all, came to me in a vision at Luz in the land of Canaan, and gave me his blessing,
4 Y díjome: He aquí, yo te hago crecer, y te multiplicaré, y te pondré por compañía de pueblos: y esta tierra daré a tu simiente después de ti, por heredad perpetua.
And said to me, Truly, I will make you fertile and give you increase and will make of you a great family of nations: and I will give this land to your seed after you to be their heritage for ever.
5 Y ahora tus dos hijos, que te nacieron en la tierra de Egipto antes que yo viniese a ti, a la tierra de Egipto, míos son; Efraím y Manasés, como Rubén y Simeón serán míos.
And now your two sons who came to birth in Egypt before I came to you here, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, in the same way as Reuben and Simeon are.
6 Y los que después de ellos has engendrado serán tuyos: por el nombre de sus hermanos serán llamados en sus heredades.
And any other offspring which you have after them, will be yours, and will be named after their brothers in their heritage.
7 Y yo, cuando venía de Padan-aram, Raquel se me murió en la tierra de Canaán en el camino, como media legua de tierra viniendo a Efrata: y sepultéla allí en el camino de Efrata, que es Belén.
And as for me, when I came from Paddan, death overtook Rachel on the way, when we were still some distance from Ephrath; and I put her to rest there on the road to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.
8 Y vio Israel los hijos de José, y dijo: ¿Quién son estos?
Then Israel, looking at Joseph's sons, said, Who are these?
9 Y respondió José a su padre: Mis hijos son, que Dios me ha dado aquí. Y él dijo: Allégalos ahora a mí, y bendecirlos he.
And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this land. And he said, Let them come near me, and I will give them a blessing.
10 Y los ojos de Israel eran ya agravados de la vejez que no podía ver. E hízolos llegar a él, y él los besó y abrazó.
Now because Israel was old, his eyes were no longer clear, and he was not able to see. So he made them come near to him, and he gave them a kiss, folding them in his arms.
11 Y dijo Israel a José: Yo no pensaba ver tu rostro; y, he aquí, Dios me ha hecho ver también tu simiente.
And Israel said to Joseph, I had no hope of seeing your face again, but God in his mercy has let me see you and your children.
12 Entonces José los sacó de entre sus rodillas, e inclinóse a tierra.
Then Joseph took them from between his knees, and went down on his face to the earth.
13 Y tomólos José a ambos, Efraím a su diestra, a la siniestra de Israel; y a Manasés a su siniestra, a la diestra de Israel, e hízolos llegar a él.
Then taking Ephraim with his right hand, Joseph put him at Israel's left side, and with his left hand he put Manasseh at Israel's right side, placing them near him.
14 Entonces Israel extendió su diestra, y púsola sobre la cabeza de Efraím, que era el menor, y su siniestra sobre la cabeza de Manasés haciendo entender a sus manos, aunque Manasés era el primogénito.
And Israel, stretching out his right hand, put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands on purpose, for Manasseh was the older.
15 Y bendijo a José, y dijo: El Dios en cuya presencia anduvieron mis padres Abraham e Isaac: el Dios que me mantiene desde que yo soy hasta este día,
And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, gave worship, the God who has taken care of me all my life till this day,
16 El ángel que me escapa de todo mal, bendiga a estos mozos: y mi nombre sea llamado en ellos, y el nombre de mis padres Abraham e Isaac, y multipliquen en multitud en medio de la tierra.
The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, be given to them; and let them become a great nation in the earth.
17 Entonces viendo José que su padre ponía la mano derecha sobre la cabeza de Efraím, pesóle en sus ojos; y tomó la mano de su padre, por quitarla de sobre la cabeza de Efraím a la cabeza de Manasés.
Now when Joseph saw that his father had put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it did not seem right to him; and lifting his father's hand he would have put it on the head of Manasseh.
18 Y dijo José a su padre: No así, padre mío, porque este es el primogénito: pon tu diestra sobre su cabeza.
And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the older; put your right hand on his head.
19 Mas su padre no quiso, y dijo: Yo lo sé, hijo mío, yo lo sé: también él será en pueblo, y él también crecerá: mas su hermano menor será más grande que él, y su simiente será plenitud de gentes.
But his father would not, saying, I am doing it on purpose, my son; he will certainly become a nation and a great one; but his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a great family of nations.
20 Y bendíjolos aquel día, diciendo: En ti bendecirá Israel, diciendo: Póngate Dios como a Efraím, y como a Manasés. Y puso a Efraím delante de Manasés.
So he gave them his blessing that day, saying, You will be the sign of blessing in Israel, for they will say, May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh; and he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
21 Y dijo Israel a José: He aquí, yo muero; mas Dios será con vosotros, y os hará volver a la tierra de vuestros padres.
Then Israel said to Joseph, Now my death is near; but God will be with you, guiding you back to the land of your fathers.
22 Y yo te he dado a ti una parte sobre tus hermanos, que yo tomé de mano del Amorreo con mi espada y con mi arco.
And I have given you more than your brothers, even Shechem as your heritage, which I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow.
