Genesis 48
Christian Standard Bible
Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh
48 Some time after this, Joseph was told, “Your father is weaker.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed.
3 Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty(A) appeared to me at Luz(B) in the land of Canaan and blessed me. 4 He said to me, ‘I will make you fruitful and numerous; I will make many nations come from you, and I will give this land as a permanent possession(C) to your future descendants.’(D) 5 Your two sons(E) born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt are now mine.(F) Ephraim and Manasseh belong to me just as Reuben and Simeon do. 6 Children born to you after them will be yours and will be recorded under the names of their brothers with regard to their inheritance. 7 When I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way,(G) some distance from Ephrath in the land of Canaan. I buried her there along the way to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).
8 When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he said, “Who are these?”
9 And Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons God has given me here.”
So Israel said, “Bring them to me and I will bless them.”(H) 10 Now his eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly[a] see.(I) Joseph brought them to him, and he kissed and embraced them.(J) 11 Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face again, but now God has even let me see your offspring.” 12 Then Joseph took them from his father’s knees and bowed with his face to the ground.(K)
Ephraim’s Greater Blessing
13 Then Joseph took them both—with his right hand Ephraim toward Israel’s left, and with his left hand Manasseh toward Israel’s right—and brought them to Israel. 14 But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger, and crossing his hands, put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.(L) 15 Then he blessed Joseph and said:
The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,(M)
the God who has been my shepherd(N) all my life to this day,
16 the angel who has redeemed me from all harm(O)—
may he bless these boys.
And may they be called by my name
and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,(P)
and may they grow to be numerous within the land.
17 When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he thought it was a mistake[b] and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s. 18 Joseph said to his father, “Not that way, my father! 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 too will become a tribe,[c] and he too will be great; nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a populous nation.”[d] 20 So he blessed them that day, putting Ephraim before Manasseh when he said, “The nation Israel will invoke blessings by you, saying, ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’”
21 Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.(Q) 22 Over and above what I am giving your brothers, I am giving you the one mountain slope[e] that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”(R)
Genesis 48
21st Century King James Version
48 And it came to pass after these things that one told Joseph, “Behold, thy father is sick”; and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
2 And one told Jacob and said, “Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee”; and Israel strengthened himself and sat upon the bed.
3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, “God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me
4 and said unto me, ‘Behold, I will make thee fruitful and multiply thee; and I will make of thee a multitude of people, and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.’
5 And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
6 And thy issue whom thou begettest after them shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
7 And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath” (the same is Bethlehem).
8 And Israel beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, “Who are these?”
9 And Joseph said unto his father, “They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place.” And he said, “Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.”
10 (Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see.) And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them and embraced them.
11 And Israel said unto Joseph, “I had not thought to see thy face; and lo, God hath shown me also thy seed.”
12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.
13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near unto him.
14 And Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.
15 And he blessed Joseph and said, “God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who fed me all my life long unto this day,
16 the Angel who redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”
17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him; and he held up his father’s hand to remove it from Ephraim’s head unto Manasseh’s head.
18 And Joseph said unto his father, “Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put thy right hand upon his head.”
19 And his father refused and said, “I know it, my son, I know it. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.”
20 And he blessed them that day, saying, “In thee shall Israel bless, saying, ‘God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh.’” And he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
21 And Israel said unto Joseph, “Behold, I die; but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.”
Génesis 48
Reina Valera Revisada
Jacob bendice a Efraím y a Manasés
48 Y sucedió después de estas cosas que dijeron a José: He aquí tu padre está enfermo. Y él tomó consigo a sus dos hijos, Manasés y Efraím.
2 Y se le hizo saber a Jacob, diciendo: He aquí tu hijo José viene a ti. Entonces se esforzó Israel, y se sentó sobre la cama,
3 y dijo a José: El Dios omnipotente me apareció en Luz en la tierra de Canaán, y me bendijo,
4 y me dijo: He aquí yo te haré crecer, y te multiplicaré, y te pondré por estirpe de naciones; y daré esta tierra a tu descendencia después de ti por heredad perpetua.
5 Y ahora tus dos hijos Efraím y Manasés, que te nacieron en la tierra de Egipto, míos son; como Rubén y Simeón, serán míos.
6 Y los que después de ellos has engendrado, serán tuyos; por el nombre de sus hermanos serán llamados en sus heredades.
7 Porque cuando yo venía de Padán-aram, se me murió Raquel en la tierra de Canaán, en el camino, como media legua de tierra viniendo a Efrata; y la sepulté allí en el camino de Efrata, que es Belén.
8 Y vio Israel los hijos de José, y dijo: ¿Quiénes son éstos?
9 Y respondió José a su padre: Son mis hijos, que Dios me ha dado aquí. Y él dijo: Acércalos ahora a mí, y los bendeciré.
10 Y los ojos de Israel estaban tan agravados por la vejez, que no podía ver. Les hizo, pues, acercarse a él, y él les besó y les abrazó.
11 Y dijo Israel a José: No pensaba yo ver tu rostro, y he aquí Dios me ha hecho ver también a tu descendencia.
12 Entonces José los sacó de entre sus rodillas, y se inclinó a tierra.
13 Y los tomó José a ambos, Efraím a su derecha, a la izquierda de Israel, y Manasés a su izquierda, a la derecha de Israel; y los acercó a él.
14 Entonces Israel extendió su mano derecha, y la puso sobre la cabeza de Efraím, que era el menor, y su mano izquierda sobre la cabeza de Manasés, colocando así sus manos adrede, aunque Manasés era el primogénito.
15 Y bendijo a José, diciendo: El Dios en cuya presencia anduvieron mis padres Abraham e Isaac, el Dios que me mantiene desde que yo soy hasta este día,
16 el Ángel que me liberta de todo mal, bendiga a estos jóvenes; y sea perpetuado en ellos mi nombre, y el nombre de mis padres Abraham e Isaac, y multiplíquense en gran manera en medio de la tierra.
17 Pero viendo José que su padre ponía la mano derecha sobre la cabeza de Efraím, le causó esto disgusto; y asió la mano de su padre, para cambiarla de la cabeza de Efraím a la cabeza de Manasés.
18 Y dijo José a su padre: No así, padre mío, porque éste es el primogénito; pon tu mano derecha sobre su cabeza.
19 Mas su padre no quiso, y dijo: Lo sé, hijo mío, lo sé; también él vendrá a ser un pueblo, y será también engrandecido; pero su hermano menor será más grande que él, y su descendencia formará multitud de naciones.
20 Y los bendijo aquel día, diciendo: En ti bendecirá Israel, diciendo: Hágate Dios como a Efraím y como a Manasés. Y puso a Efraím antes de Manasés.
21 Y dijo Israel a José: He aquí yo muero; pero Dios estará con vosotros, y os hará volver a la tierra de vuestros padres.
22 Y yo te he dado a ti una parte más que a tus hermanos, la cual tomé yo de mano del amorreo con mi espada y con mi arco.
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