创世记 48
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
雅各祝福以法莲和玛拿西
48 后来,有人来通知约瑟,说他父亲病了,约瑟就带着两个儿子玛拿西和以法莲去探望父亲。 2 雅各听说约瑟来了,就强撑着从床上坐起来, 3 对约瑟说:“全能的上帝曾经在迦南的路斯向我显现,赐福给我。 4 祂对我说,‘我必使你生养众多,子孙兴旺,并把迦南赐给你和你的后裔永远作产业。’
5 “我来之前,你在埃及生的两个儿子以法莲和玛拿西都算我的,他们可以像吕便和西缅一样承受我的产业。 6 除了他们以外,你其他子女仍然归你,这些子女可以在他们弟兄的名下继承产业。 7 我从巴旦回来的路上,拉结死在了迦南,那地方离以法他还有一段路程,我把她葬在通往以法他的路旁。”以法他就是伯利恒。
8 以色列看见约瑟的两个儿子,就问:“这是谁?” 9 约瑟说:“是上帝在这里赐给我的儿子。”以色列说:“把他们带过来,我要祝福他们。” 10 以色列因为年老眼睛已经昏花。约瑟把儿子带到他面前,他就亲吻他们、拥抱他们。 11 以色列对约瑟说:“我以为再也见不到你了,上帝竟然还让我见到了你的儿子!” 12 约瑟把两个儿子从以色列的膝旁领开,自己向父亲俯伏下拜, 13 随后左手牵着玛拿西,右手牵着以法莲,把他们分别领到以色列的右边和左边。 14 但以色列却两手交叉,把右手放在约瑟次子以法莲的头上,左手放在约瑟长子玛拿西的头上。 15 他祝福约瑟说:“愿我祖先亚伯拉罕和以撒敬拜的上帝,牧养我一生直到今天的上帝, 16 救我脱离一切患难的天使,赐福这两个孩子。愿我和我祖先亚伯拉罕及以撒的名字借着他们流传。愿他们在地上子孙兴旺。”
17 约瑟见父亲把右手放在以法莲的头上,感到不悦,就把父亲的右手从以法莲的头上挪到玛拿西头上, 18 对父亲说:“父亲,你弄错了,这才是长子,你应该把右手按在他的头上。” 19 他父亲却不同意,说:“我儿啊,我知道,我知道。他必发展成一个强大的民族,但他弟弟将比他更强大,他弟弟的后裔必成为多个民族。” 20 雅各那天祝福他们,说:“以色列人必引用你们的名祝福人,说,‘愿上帝使你们像以法莲和玛拿西一样!’”他把以法莲排在玛拿西前面。
21 以色列对约瑟说:“我快死了,但上帝必与你们同在,带你们回到你们祖先的土地。 22 我要把我用刀和弓从亚摩利人手上夺来的那块地留给你,让你比其他弟兄多得一份。”
Genesis 48
New Revised Standard Version Updated 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(A) 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.’(B) 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.(C) 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.”(D)
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.”(E) 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.(F) 11 Israel said to Joseph, “I did not expect to see your face, and here God has let me see your children also.”(G) 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 toward Israel’s left and Manasseh in his left hand toward 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.(H) 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,(I)
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.”(J)
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.(K) 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.”(L) 20 So he blessed them that day, saying,
“By you Israel will invoke blessings, saying,
‘God make you like Ephraim and like Manasseh.’ ”
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.(M) 22 I now give to you one portion[d] more than to your brothers, the portion[e] that I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow.”(N)
1 Mose 48
Hoffnung für Alle
Jakob segnet Ephraim und Manasse
48 Kurze Zeit später erhielt Josef die Nachricht: »Es steht nicht gut um deinen Vater.« Sofort eilte er mit seinen Söhnen Ephraim und Manasse zu ihm.
2 Als Jakob hörte, dass Josef gekommen war, setzte er sich mit letzter Kraft im Bett auf. 3 Er sagte zu Josef: »Der allmächtige Gott ist mir bei Lus im Land Kanaan erschienen. 4 Er hat mich gesegnet und mir versprochen: ›Ich werde dir so viele Nachkommen schenken, dass von dir eine ganze Schar von Völkern abstammen wird. Ihnen gebe ich dieses Land, sie sollen es für immer besitzen.‹ 5 Josef, ich möchte Ephraim und Manasse als meine Söhne annehmen!«, fuhr Jakob fort. »Sie wurden in Ägypten geboren, bevor ich hierherkam, und werden nun Ruben und Simeon gleichgestellt. 6 Die Söhne aber, die du nach ihnen bekommen hast, gelten als deine eigenen. Sie sollen kein Erbe bekommen, sondern zu Ephraim und Manasse gezählt werden. 7 Dies tue ich, weil ich deine Mutter Rahel immer besonders geliebt habe. Als wir aus Mesopotamien zurückkamen, starb sie in Kanaan, nicht weit von Efrata, dem heutigen Bethlehem. Dort begrub ich sie.«
8 Jakob blickte Ephraim und Manasse an. »Wer sind sie?«, fragte er. 9 »Das sind die beiden Söhne, die Gott mir in Ägypten geschenkt hat«, antwortete Josef. »Bring sie zu mir, ich will sie segnen!«, bat Jakob. 10 Jakobs Augen waren im Alter schwach geworden, er konnte kaum noch sehen. Darum brachte Josef die beiden nah an ihn heran. Jakob umarmte und küsste sie. 11 Dann wandte er sich wieder an Josef und sagte: »Ich hätte nicht geglaubt, dich jemals wiederzusehen. Jetzt lässt Gott mich sogar noch deine Kinder erleben!«
12 Josef nahm Ephraim und Manasse weg von Jakobs Knien und verbeugte sich tief vor seinem Vater. 13 Dann nahm er die beiden an die Hand und stellte Ephraim an Jakobs linke, Manasse an seine rechte Seite. 14 Aber Jakob kreuzte seine Hände und legte seine rechte Hand auf Ephraims Kopf, obwohl er der Jüngere war; seine linke legte er auf Manasses Kopf, obwohl er der Ältere war. 15 Er segnete Josef und seine Söhne und sagte: »Schon meine Väter Abraham und Isaak gingen ihren Weg mit Gott, dem Herrn. Und auch für mich hat er mein Leben lang wie ein guter Hirte gesorgt. 16 Sein Engel hat mich aus allen Gefahren gerettet. Dieser Gott möge auch Ephraim und Manasse reich beschenken! Sie sollen weitertragen, was er mit Abraham, Isaak und mir begonnen hat![a] Ihre Nachkommen sollen zahlreich werden und das Land bevölkern!«
17 Josef gefiel es nicht, dass Jakob seine rechte Hand auf Ephraims Kopf gelegt hatte. Er nahm sie, um sie auf Manasse zu legen. 18 »Er ist der Erstgeborene!«, sagte er. »Leg deine rechte Hand auf ihn!« 19 Aber sein Vater ging nicht darauf ein. »Ich weiß, mein Sohn, ich weiß!«, erwiderte er. »Auch von Manasse wird ein großes Volk abstammen, aber Ephraim steht eine noch größere Zukunft bevor. Seine Nachkommen werden einmal unzählige Völker bilden!«
20 Schließlich segnete Jakob die beiden noch einmal ganz persönlich: »Euer Name soll sprichwörtlich sein, wenn man sich in Israel Gutes wünscht. Dann wird man sagen: ›Gott erweise dir Gutes wie Ephraim und Manasse!‹« Auf diese Weise gab er Ephraim den Vorrang vor seinem älteren Bruder Manasse. 21 Zu Josef sagte er: »Ich muss bald sterben. Aber Gott wird euch helfen und euch nach Kanaan zurückbringen, in das Land eurer Vorfahren. 22 Du sollst deinen Brüdern etwas voraushaben: Ich verspreche dir das Bergland, das ich den Amoritern im Kampf mit Schwert und Bogen abgenommen habe.«
Footnotes
- 48,16 Wörtlich: In ihnen soll mein Name weiterleben und der von Abraham und Isaak.
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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