Genesis 48
New King James Version
Jacob Blesses Joseph’s Sons(A)
48 Now it came to pass after these things that Joseph was told, “Indeed your father is sick”; and he took with him his two sons, (B)Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 And Jacob was told, “Look, your son Joseph is coming to you”; and Israel [a]strengthened himself and sat up on the bed. 3 Then Jacob said to Joseph: “God (C)Almighty appeared to me at (D)Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me, 4 and said to me, ‘Behold, I will (E)make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people, and (F)give this land to your descendants after you (G)as an everlasting possession.’ 5 And now your (H)two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine. 6 Your [b]offspring [c]whom you beget after them shall be yours; they will be called by the name of their brothers in their inheritance. 7 But as for me, when I came from Padan, (I)Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).”
8 Then Israel saw Joseph’s sons, and said, “Who are these?”
9 Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place.”
And he said, “Please bring them to me, and (J)I will bless them.” 10 Now (K)the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. Then Joseph brought them near him, and he (L)kissed them and embraced them. 11 And Israel said to Joseph, (M)“I had not thought to see your face; but in fact, God has also shown me your offspring!”
12 So Joseph brought them from beside his knees, and he bowed down with his face to the earth. 13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near him. 14 Then Israel stretched out his right hand and (N)laid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, (O)guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the (P)firstborn. 15 And (Q)he blessed Joseph, and said:
“God, (R)before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
The God who has fed me all my life long to this day,
16 The Angel (S)who has redeemed me from all evil,
Bless the lads;
Let (T)my name be named upon them,
And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
And let them (U)grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”
17 Now when Joseph saw that his father (V)laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him; so he took hold of his father’s hand to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. 18 And Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
19 But his father refused and said, (W)“I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly (X)his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.”
20 So he blessed them that day, saying, (Y)“By you Israel will bless, saying, ‘May God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh!’ ” And thus he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, but (Z)God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers. 22 Moreover (AA)I have given to you one [d]portion above your brothers, which I took from the hand (AB)of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 48:2 Collected his strength
- Genesis 48:6 children
- Genesis 48:6 Who are born to you
- Genesis 48:22 Lit. shoulder
Genesis 48
Het Boek
Jakob zegent de zonen van Jozef
48 Op een dag, niet lang hierna, hoorde Jozef dat zijn vader snel achteruit ging. Samen met zijn twee zonen, Manasse en Efraïm, ging hij hem bezoeken.
2 Toen Jakob hoorde dat Jozef er was, verzamelde hij al zijn krachten en ging rechtop in bed zitten om hem te begroeten. 3,4 Hij zei tegen Jozef: ‘God, de Almachtige, verscheen aan mij bij Luz in het land Kanaän. Hij zegende mij en zei: “Ik zal u tot een groot volk maken en het land Kanaän aan de kinderen van uw kinderen geven, als een eeuwig bezit.” 5 Wat je twee zonen betreft, Efraïm en Manasse, die hier in Egypte zijn geboren voordat ik aankwam, ik neem ze aan als mijn eigen kinderen en zij zullen van mij erven net als Ruben en Simeon. 6 Maar alle andere kinderen die je nog zult krijgen, zullen van jou zijn en in Efraïms en Manasses erfenis van jou delen. 7 Dit doe ik omdat je moeder Rachel stierf, toen ik uit Paddan-Aram kwam. We waren vlakbij Efrat en ik heb haar langs de weg naar Bethlehem begraven.’
8 Toen keek Israël naar Manasse en Efraïm. ‘Zijn dat je zonen?’ vroeg hij. 9 ‘Ja,’ antwoordde Jozef, ‘dit zijn de zonen die God mij hier in Egypte heeft gegeven.’ 10 Israël zei: ‘Breng ze hier bij mij, dan zal ik ze zegenen.’ Israël was op zijn hoge leeftijd half blind en kon nauwelijks zien. Jozef bracht zijn zonen vlakbij hem en hij kuste en omhelsde hen. 11 Israël zei tegen Jozef: ‘Ik had niet gedacht, dat ik jou ooit zou terugzien, maar nu heeft God mij zelfs jouw kinderen laten zien.’ 12,13 Jozef nam zijn zonen bij de hand, boog diep voor zijn vader en leidde hen naar hun grootvaders knieën. Efraïm aan Israëls linkerhand en Manasse aan zijn rechterhand. 14 Maar Israël kruiste zijn armen en legde zijn handen op de hoofden van de jonge mannen. Zo kwam zijn rechterhand te liggen op het hoofd van Efraïm, de jongste van de twee, en zijn linkerhand op het hoofd van Manasse, de oudste. Hij deed dit met opzet.
15 Toen zegende hij Jozef met de woorden: ‘Moge God, de God van mijn voorouders Abraham en Isaak, de God die mij mijn hele leven als een herder heeft geleid, deze mannen zegenen. 16 Hij is de Engel die mij in moeilijke tijden altijd heeft geholpen. Mogen Jozefs zonen de namen van mij en van mijn voorouders Abraham en Isaak eer aandoen en mogen zij tot een groot volk uitgroeien.’
17 Maar Jozef vond het onjuist dat zijn vader zijn rechterhand op Efraïms hoofd had gelegd. Hij tilde de hand op om hem op Manasses hoofd te leggen. 18 ‘Vader,’ zei hij, ‘u hebt uw rechterhand op het verkeerde hoofd! Deze hier is de oudste. Leg uw rechterhand toch op zijn hoofd.’ 19 Maar zijn vader weigerde. ‘Ik weet wat ik doe, mijn zoon,’ zei hij. ‘Manasse zal ook uitgroeien tot een groot volk, maar zijn jongere broer zal nog groter worden.’ 20 Zo zegende Jakob de jongens die dag met de woorden: ‘Moge het volk van Israël elkaar zegenen door te zeggen: “God make u als Efraïm en Manasse”.’ (Let erop dat hij Efraïm vóór Manasse noemt). 21 Toen zei Israël tegen Jozef: ‘Ik ga spoedig sterven, maar God zal met je zijn en je terugbrengen in Kanaän, het land van je voorouders. 22 En ik heb jou het land van Sichem toegedacht, in plaats van je broers, als deel van het land dat ik met het zwaard en de boog op de Amorieten heb veroverd.’
Genesis 48
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, which 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, which 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 by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of 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 for 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 shewed 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 did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
16 The Angel which 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.
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