1 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 Beth-lehem.
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.
Jēkabs svētī Jāzepa dēlus
(Ebr 11:21)1 Un pēc tam bija tā – kāds Jāzepam teica: “Redzi, tavs tēvs ir slims!” Un viņš paņēma sev līdzi abus dēlus – Manasi un Efraimu. 2 Jēkabam tika pateikts: “Redzi – pie tevis atnācis tavs dēls Jāzeps!” Un Israēls saņēmās spēku un apsēdās gultā. 3 Jēkabs teica Jāzepam: “Visvarenais Dievs parādījās man Lūzā, Kanaāna zemē, un svētīja mani. 4 Viņš man teica: redzi – es darīšu tevi auglīgu un vairošu tevi, es darīšu tevi par tautu pulku, un šo zemi es došu mūžīgā īpašumā taviem pēcnācējiem, kas nāks pēc tevis! 5 Un tagad, abi divi tavi dēli, kas tev tika dzemdināti Ēģiptes zemē, pirms es atnācu pie tevis uz Ēģipti, – viņi ir mani! Efraims un Manase būs mani kā Rūbens un Simeons! 6 Tava būs dzimta, kurai tu kļūsi par tēvu pēc tiem! Pēc viņu brāļu vārdiem tie tiks saukti viņu mantojuma tiesā! 7 Un es – kad es nācu no Padāna, man Kanaāna zemē ceļā nomira Rāhēle, kamēr vēl bija kāds ceļa gabals, ko iet līdz Efrātai, un es apglabāju viņu tur, ceļā uz Efrātu, tas ir, Betlēmi.” 8 Tad Israēls ieraudzīja Jāzepa dēlus un teica: “Kam šie ir?” 9 Jāzeps teica savam tēvam: “Tie ir mani dēli, ko Dievs man šeit devis!” Un viņš teica: “Pieved viņus pie manis, un es jūs svētīšu!” 10 Israēla acis bija vājas no vecuma, viņš nevarēja redzēt. Un Jāzeps pieveda viņus tam klāt, un viņš tos skūpstīja un apkampa. 11 Un Israēls teica Jāzepam: “Necerēju skatīt tavu vaigu, bet redzi – Dievs man parādījis arī tavus pēcnācējus!” 12 Un Jāzeps paņēma tos nost no viņa ceļgaliem un noliecās ar seju līdz zemei. 13 Jāzeps saņēma tos abus – Efraimu pie labās rokas, no kreisās puses Israēlam, un Manasi pie kreisās rokas, no labās puses Israēlam, un pieveda tos viņam tuvāk. 14 Un Israēls izstiepa savu labo roku un uzlika uz galvas Efraimam, bet viņš bija jaunākais, un savu kreiso roku – uz galvas Manasem. Viņš sakrustoja savas rokas, kaut arī pirmdzimtais bija Manase. 15 Viņš svētīja Jāzepu un teica:
“Dievs, kura priekšā staigāja mani tēvi Ābrahāms un Īzaks,
ir tas Dievs, kurš visu mūžu ir ganījis mani,
līdz šai dienai!
16 Tas eņģelis, kurš izpirka mani no visa ļauna,
lai svētī šos zēnus,
lai pie viņiem tiek atkārtots mans vārds
un manu tēvu Ābrahāma un Īzaka vārds,
lai tie iet daudzumā
pa visu zemi!”
17 Jāzeps ieraudzīja, ka viņa tēvs uzlicis labo roku uz Efraima galvas, un viņam tas nepatika. Viņš sakampa sava tēva roku, lai no Efraima galvas to liktu uz Manases galvas. 18 Un Jāzeps teica savam tēvam: “Ne tā, mans tēvs! Šis taču ir pirmdzimtais, liec savu labo roku viņam uz galvas!” 19 Bet viņa tēvs liedzās un teica: “Es zinu, mans dēls, es zinu! Arī viņš kļūs par tautu, arī viņš taps jo liels, tomēr viņa jaunākais brālis būs lielāks par viņu, un viņa pēcnācēji kļūs par daudzām tautām!” 20 Un todien viņš tos svētīja:
“Ar jums Israēlā dos svētību, sakot:
lai Dievs tevi dara kā Efraimu un Manasi!”
Un viņš lika Efraimu pirms Manases.
21 Un Israēls teica Jāzepam: “Redzi – es mirstu, bet Dievs būs ar jums un aizvedīs jūs atpakaļ uz tēvu zemi! 22 Un tev es esmu devis vienu pleca gabalu vairāk nekā taviem brāļiem, to es atņēmu amoriešiem ar savu zobenu un loku!”
