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Genesis 48
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Genesis 48
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Jacob Blesses Joseph’s Sons
48 After this Joseph was told, ‘Your father is ill.’ So he took with him his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 When Jacob was told, ‘Your son Joseph has come to you’, he[a] summoned his strength and sat up in bed. 3 And Jacob said to Joseph, ‘God Almighty[b] appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and he blessed me, 4 and said to me, “I am going to make you fruitful and increase your numbers; I will make of you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your offspring after you for a perpetual holding.” 5 Therefore your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are now mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are. 6 As for the offspring born to you after them, they shall be yours. They shall be recorded under the names of their brothers with regard to their inheritance. 7 For when I came from Paddan, Rachel, alas, died in the land of Canaan on the way, while there was still some distance to go to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath’ (that is, Bethlehem).
8 When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he said, ‘Who are these?’ 9 Joseph said to his father, ‘They are my sons, whom God has given me here.’ And he said, ‘Bring them to me, please, that I may bless them.’ 10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, and he could not see well. So Joseph brought them near him; and he kissed them and embraced them. 11 Israel said to Joseph, ‘I did not expect to see your face; and here God has let me see your children also.’ 12 Then Joseph removed them from his father’s knees,[c] and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. 13 Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand towards Israel’s left, and Manasseh in his left hand towards Israel’s right, and brought them near him. 14 But Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands, for Manasseh was the firstborn. 15 He blessed Joseph, and said,
‘The God before whom my ancestors Abraham and Isaac walked,
the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
16 the angel who has redeemed me from all harm, bless the boys;
and in them let my name be perpetuated, and the name of my ancestors Abraham and Isaac;
and let them grow into a multitude on the earth.’
17 When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him; so he took his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. 18 Joseph said to his father, ‘Not so, my father! Since this one is the firstborn, put your right hand on his head.’ 19 But his father refused, and said, ‘I know, my son, I know; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great. Nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.’ 20 So he blessed them that day, saying,
So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh. 21 Then Israel said to Joseph, ‘I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you again to the land of your ancestors. 22 I now give to you one portion[f] more than to your brothers, the portion[g] that I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow.’
Footnotes
- Genesis 48:2 Heb Israel
- Genesis 48:3 Traditional rendering of Heb El Shaddai
- Genesis 48:12 Heb from his knees
- Genesis 48:20 you here is singular in Heb
- Genesis 48:20 you here is singular in Heb
- Genesis 48:22 Or mountain-slope (Heb shekem, a play on the name of the town and district of Shechem)
- Genesis 48:22 Or mountain-slope (Heb shekem, a play on the name of the town and district of Shechem)
Gênesis 48
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Gênesis 48
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Jacó abençoa Manassés e Efraim
48 Certo dia, não muito tempo depois, avisaram José: “Seu pai está bastante doente”. José foi visitá-lo e levou consigo seus dois filhos, Manassés e Efraim.
2 Quando José chegou, anunciaram a Jacó: “Seu filho José está aqui para vê-lo”. Com as forças que lhe restavam, Jacó[a] se sentou na cama.
3 Jacó disse a José: “O Deus Todo-poderoso[b] me apareceu em Luz, na terra de Canaã, e me abençoou. 4 Ele me disse: ‘Eu o tornarei fértil e multiplicarei seus descendentes. Farei de você muitas nações e darei esta terra de Canaã a seus descendentes como propriedade permanente’.
5 “Agora, tomo para mim, como meus próprios filhos, seus dois rapazes, Efraim e Manassés, nascidos aqui na terra do Egito antes de minha chegada. Eles serão meus filhos, como são Rúben e Simeão. 6 Os filhos que você tiver depois deles, porém, serão seus e herdarão propriedades dentro do território dos irmãos deles, Efraim e Manassés.
7 “Muito tempo atrás, quando eu voltava de Padã-Arã,[c] Raquel morreu na terra de Canaã. Ainda estávamos viajando, a certa distância de Efrata (ou seja, Belém). Com grande tristeza, sepultei-a ali mesmo, junto ao caminho para Efrata”.
8 Em seguida, Jacó olhou para os dois rapazes e perguntou: “Quem são estes?”.
9 José respondeu: “Estes são os filhos que Deus me deu aqui no Egito”.
Jacó disse: “Traga-os mais perto, para que eu os abençoe”.
10 Os olhos de Jacó estavam enfraquecidos por causa da idade, e ele quase não conseguia enxergar. José levou os rapazes para perto dele, e Jacó os beijou e abraçou. 11 Então Jacó disse a José: “Nunca imaginei que voltaria a ver seu rosto, mas agora Deus me permitiu ver também seus filhos!”.
12 José tirou os rapazes de junto dos joelhos do avô e se curvou com o rosto no chão. 13 Em seguida, colocou os rapazes na frente de Jacó. Com a mão direita, colocou Efraim diante da mão esquerda de Jacó e, com a mão esquerda, colocou Manassés sob a mão direita de Jacó. 14 Mas, ao estender as mãos para colocá-las sobre a cabeça dos rapazes, Jacó cruzou os braços. Pôs a mão direita sobre a cabeça de Efraim, embora fosse o mais novo, e a mão esquerda sobre a cabeça de Manassés, embora fosse o mais velho. 15 Em seguida, abençoou José, dizendo:
“Que o Deus diante do qual andaram
meu avô, Abraão, e meu pai, Isaque,
o Deus que tem sido meu pastor
toda a minha vida, até o dia de hoje,
16 o Anjo que me resgatou de todo o mal,
abençoe estes rapazes.
Que eles preservem meu nome
e o nome de Abraão e Isaque,
e seus descendentes se multipliquem
grandemente na terra”.
17 José, porém, não se agradou quando viu o pai colocar a mão direita sobre a cabeça de Efraim. Por isso, levantou-a para passá-la da cabeça de Efraim para a cabeça de Manassés. 18 “Não, meu pai”, disse ele. “Este é o mais velho; coloque a mão direita sobre a cabeça dele.”
19 Mas seu pai se recusou e disse: “Eu sei, meu filho; eu sei. Manassés também se tornará um grande povo, mas seu irmão mais novo será ainda maior. E seus descendentes se tornarão muitas nações”.
20 Assim, Jacó abençoou os rapazes naquele dia com a seguinte bênção: “O povo de Israel usará seus nomes quando pronunciarem uma bênção. Dirão: ‘Deus os faça prosperar como Efraim e Manassés!’”. Desse modo, Jacó pôs Efraim adiante de Manassés.
21 Então Jacó disse a José: “Morrerei em breve, mas Deus estará com vocês e os levará de volta a Canaã, a terra de seus antepassados. 22 Em razão de sua autoridade sobre seus irmãos, eu lhe dou uma porção a mais da terra,[d] que tomei dos amorreus com a minha espada e o meu arco”.
Genesis 48
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Genesis 48
New International Version
Manasseh and Ephraim
48 Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim(A) along with him. 2 When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel(B) rallied his strength and sat up on the bed.
3 Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty[a](C) appeared to me at Luz(D) in the land of Canaan, and there he blessed me(E) 4 and said to me, ‘I am going to make you fruitful and increase your numbers.(F) I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land(G) as an everlasting possession to your descendants after you.’(H)
5 “Now then, your two sons born to you in Egypt(I) before I came to you here will be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine,(J) just as Reuben(K) and Simeon(L) are mine. 6 Any children born to you after them will be yours; in the territory they inherit they will be reckoned under the names of their brothers. 7 As I was returning from Paddan,[b](M) to my sorrow(N) Rachel died in the land of Canaan while we were still on the way, a little distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).(O)
8 When Israel(P) saw the sons of Joseph,(Q) he asked, “Who are these?”
9 “They are the sons God has given me here,”(R) Joseph said to his father.
Then Israel said, “Bring them to me so I may bless(S) them.”
10 Now Israel’s eyes were failing because of old age, and he could hardly see.(T) So Joseph brought his sons close to him, and his father kissed them(U) and embraced them.(V)
11 Israel(W) said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face again,(X) and now God has allowed me to see your children too.”(Y)
12 Then Joseph removed them from Israel’s knees(Z) and bowed down with his face to the ground.(AA) 13 And Joseph took both of them, Ephraim on his right toward Israel’s left hand and Manasseh on his left toward Israel’s right hand,(AB) and brought them close to him. 14 But Israel(AC) reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim’s head,(AD) though he was the younger,(AE) and crossing his arms, he put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, even though Manasseh was the firstborn.(AF)
15 Then he blessed(AG) Joseph and said,
“May the God before whom my fathers
Abraham and Isaac walked faithfully,(AH)
the God who has been my shepherd(AI)
all my life to this day,
16 the Angel(AJ) who has delivered me from all harm(AK)
—may he bless(AL) these boys.(AM)
May they be called by my name
and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,(AN)
and may they increase greatly
on the earth.”(AO)
17 When Joseph saw his father placing his right hand(AP) on Ephraim’s head(AQ) he was displeased; so he took hold of his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. 18 Joseph said to him, “No, my father, this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”(AR)
19 But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He too will become a people, and he too will become great.(AS) Nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he,(AT) and his descendants will become a group of nations.(AU)” 20 He blessed(AV) them that day(AW) and said,
“In your[c] name will Israel(AX) pronounce this blessing:(AY)
‘May God make you like Ephraim(AZ) and Manasseh.(BA)’”
So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.
21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die, but God will be with you[d](BB) and take you[e] back to the land of your[f] fathers.(BC) 22 And to you I give one more ridge of land[g](BD) than to your brothers,(BE) the ridge I took from the Amorites with my sword(BF) and my bow.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 48:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai
- Genesis 48:7 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
- Genesis 48:20 The Hebrew is singular.
- Genesis 48:21 The Hebrew is plural.
- Genesis 48:21 The Hebrew is plural.
- Genesis 48:21 The Hebrew is plural.
- Genesis 48:22 The Hebrew for ridge of land is identical with the place name Shechem.
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