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
1 Mózes 48
Hungarian New Translation
Jákób megáldja Efraimot és Manassét
48 Történt ezek után, hogy megmondták Józsefnek: Apád beteg! Ekkor odavitte két fiát, Manassét és Efraimot.
2 Jákóbnak jelentették: Nézd, József, a fiad jön hozzád! Izráel összeszedte erejét, és felült az ágyon.
3 Ezt mondta Jákób Józsefnek: A mindenható Isten megjelent nekem Lúzban, Kánaán földjén, megáldott engem,
4 és azt mondta nekem: Megszaporítalak és megsokasítalak, népek gyülekezetévé teszlek, és a te utódaidnak adom ezt a földet örökségül.
5 Ezért legyen az enyém a két fiad, akik Egyiptom országában születtek, mielőtt hozzád jöttem Egyiptomba. Efraim és Manassé éppúgy az enyém lesz, mint Rúben és Simeon.
6 Viszont azok a gyermekeid, akiket utánuk nemzettél, a tieid lesznek, és bátyjaik nevét fogják viselni örökségükben.
7 Mert amikor Paddánból eljöttem, fájdalmamra meghalt Ráhel útközben, Kánaán földjén, amikor már csak rövid út választott el Efrátától. Ott temettem el az Efrátába, azaz Betlehembe vezető úton.
8 Amikor Izráel meglátta József fiait, ezt mondta: Kik ezek?
9 József ezt felelte apjának: Az én fiaim, akiket itt adott nekem az Isten. Jákób így szólt: Hozd ide őket hozzám, hadd áldjam meg őket!
10 Izráel szemei az öregség miatt homályosak voltak, és már nem látott jól. Közel vitte azért őket Jákóbhoz, ő pedig megcsókolta, és megölelte őket.
11 Izráel ezt mondta Józsefnek: Nem gondoltam, hogy még meglátom arcodat, és most Isten még a gyermekeidet is megláttatta velem.
12 Akkor József elhúzta őket apja térdétől, és arccal a földre borult.
13 Azután fogta József mindkettőjüket, és odavitte jobb kezével Efraimot Izráel baljára, bal kezével pedig Manassét Izráel jobbjára.
14 Izráel kinyújtotta a jobb kezét, és Efraim fejére tette, pedig ő volt a kisebbik. A bal kezét meg Manassé fejére tette, keresztbe téve a kezét, pedig Manassé volt az elsőszülött.
15 Azután így áldotta meg Józsefet: Az Isten, aki előtt jártak az őseim, Ábrahám és Izsák, az Isten, aki pásztorom, mióta csak vagyok mind a mai napig,
16 az angyal, aki megváltóm minden bajban, áldja meg e fiúkat! Nevemről nevezzék őket, meg őseimnek, Ábrahámnak és Izsáknak a nevéről! Szaporodjanak el, legyen sok utódjuk ezen a földön!
17 Amikor József látta, hogy apja Efraim fejére tette a jobb kezét, rosszallotta ezt. Megfogta apja kezét, hogy Efraim fejéről Manassé fejére tegye át.
18 József ezt mondta apjának: Nem úgy, apám, mert ez az elsőszülött, az ő fejére tedd a jobb kezedet!
19 Apja azonban elutasította, és azt mondta: Tudom, fiam, tudom. Ő is néppé lesz, ő is nagy lesz, de a kisebb testvér nagyobb lesz nála, és utódaiból népek tömege lesz.
20 És így áldotta meg őket azon a napon: A ti nevetekkel mondanak majd áldást Izráelben: Tegyen Isten olyanná, mint Efraimot és Manassét! De Efraimot megint Manassé elé tette.
21 Azután ezt mondta Izráel Józsefnek: Én már meghalok. De Isten veletek lesz, és visszavisz benneteket atyáitok földjére.
22 Neked azonban egy hegyháttal többet adok, mint testvéreidnek, amit karddal és íjjal vettem el az emóriaktól.
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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