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Genesis 48
World English Bible
Genesis 48
World English Bible
48 After these things, someone said to Joseph, “Behold, your father is sick.” He took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 Someone told Jacob, and said, “Behold, your son Joseph comes to you,” and Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the bed. 3 Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, 4 and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your offspring after you for an everlasting possession.’ 5 Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, will be mine. 6 Your offspring, whom you become the father of after them, will be yours. They will be called after the name of their brothers in their inheritance. 7 As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).”
8 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 here.”
He said, “Please bring them to me, and I will bless them.” 10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he couldn’t see well. Joseph brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them. 11 Israel said to Joseph, “I didn’t think I would see your face, and behold, God has let me see your offspring also.” 12 Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. 13 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 to him. 14 Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn. 15 He blessed Joseph, and said,
“The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
the God who has fed me all my life long to this day,
16 the angel who has 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.
Let them grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
17 When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him. He held up 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, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”
19 His father refused, and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a multitude of nations.” 20 He blessed them that day, saying, “Israel will bless in your name, saying, ‘God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh’” He set Ephraim before Manasseh. 21 Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers. 22 Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.”
1 Moseboken 48
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
1 Moseboken 48
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Manasse och Efraim
48 En tid därefter fick Josef höra att hans far var sjuk. Han tog med sig dit sina två söner Manasse och Efraim. 2 När Jakob hörde att hans son Josef hade kommit, samlade han all sin styrka och satte sig upp i sängen 3 och sa till honom:
”Gud den Väldige visade sig för mig i Lus i Kanaans land. Han välsignade mig 4 och sa till mig: ’Jag ska göra dig fruktsam, och du ska bli till ett stort folk, och jag ska ge Kanaans land till dig och dina ättlingar som egendom för all framtid.’ 5 Dina två söner, Efraim och Manasse, som föddes här i Egyptens land innan jag kom hit, ska vara mina, och de ska få ärva mig på samma sätt som Ruben och Simon[a]. 6 Men de andra barnen som du får ska bli dina egna, och de ska kallas efter sina bröders namn i deras arvedel av landet[b]. 7 När jag kom från Paddan Aram, dog Rakel ifrån mig i Kanaans land medan vi ännu var en bit från Efrata. Jag begravde henne där invid vägen till Efrata.” Efrata heter numera Betlehem.
8 Sedan såg Israel på de två pojkarna och sa: ”Vilka är dessa?” 9 Josef svarade sin far: ”De är mina söner som Gud har gett mig här.” Israel sa: ”För fram dem till mig så ska jag välsigna dem!” 10 På grund av sin höga ålder kunde Israel knappt se. Därför tog Josef pojkarna till honom, så att han kunde kyssa och omfamna dem.
11 Israel sa till Josef: ”Jag trodde aldrig att jag skulle få se dig igen, men nu har Gud till och med låtit mig få se dina barn.”
12 Josef tog pojkarna från Israels knä[c] och bugade sig djupt med ansiktet mot marken. 13 Så förde han fram pojkarna till Israel, med Efraim på sin högra sida och Manasse på sin vänstra, så att Manasse hamnade framför Israels högra hand och Efraim framför hans vänstra. 14 Men Israel sträckte ut sin högra hand och lade den på Efraims huvud, och sin vänstra hand på samma sätt på Manasses huvud, alltså korsade han sina händer, fastän Manasse var den förstfödde.
15 Sedan välsignade han Josef och sa:
”Gud, som mina fäder Abraham och Isak levde i gemenskap med,
Gud, som har varit min herde hela livet,
16 ängeln som löst mig från allt ont,
må välsigna dessa pojkar.
De ska kallas efter mitt namn och mina fäder Abrahams och Isaks namn.
Må de föröka sig så att de blir ett stort folk!”
17 Men när Josef såg att hans far hade lagt sin högra hand på Efraims huvud, tyckte han inte om det. Därför lyfte han sin fars hand för att flytta den från Efraims huvud och lägga den på Manasses huvud i stället. 18 ”Far, gör inte så”, sa han. ”Detta är den äldste, lägg din högra hand på honom!” 19 Men Israel vägrade. ”Jag vet vad jag gör, min son”, sa han. ”Av Manasse ska det bli ett folk, också han ska bli stor, men hans yngre bror ska bli ännu större, och av hans ättlingar ska det bli många folk.”
20 Så välsignade han pojkarna denna dag med orden:
”Israels[d] folk ska välsigna varandra genom att säga:
’Gud ska göra dig lik Efraim och Manasse.’ ”
Han satte alltså Efraim före Manasse.
21 Sedan sa Israel till Josef: ”Jag ska snart dö, men Gud kommer att vara med er och föra er tillbaka till era förfäders land. 22 Och jag ger dig nu, utöver det jag ger till dina bröder, en utvald bergsrygg[e] som jag tog från amoréerna med svärd och båge.”
Genesis 48
New International Version
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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