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.
1 Un pēc šiem notikumiem Jāzepam tika sacīts: "Tavs tēvs ir sasirdzis." Tad viņš paņēma savus divi dēlus, Manasi un Efraimu, sev līdzi 2 un sacīja Jēkabam: "Redzi, tavs dēls Jāzeps nāk pie tevis!" Tad Israēls atguva spēkus un apsēdās savā gultā. 3 Un Jēkabs sacīja Jāzepam: "Tas visuvarenais Dievs parādījās man Lūzā, Kānaāna zemē, un svētīja mani, 4 un man sacīja: redzi, Es būšu tas, kas tev liek augļoties un vairoties un kas tevi darīs par tautu kopu, un Es došu šo zemi par mūžīgu īpašumu taviem pēcnācējiem pēc tevis. 5 Tad nu tavi divi dēli, kas tev ir dzimuši Ēģiptes zemē, pirms es atnācu uz Ēģipti, Efraims un Manase, būs manējie, līdzīgi Rūbenam un Simeonam. 6 Bet tavi bērni, kas tev dzimuši pēc viņiem, piederēs tev, tiem jānes savu brāļu vārdi savās īpašuma tiesībās. 7 Bet man, nākot no Mezopotāmijas, nomira Rahēle Kānaāna zemē, vēl ceļā esot, nelielā attālumā no Efratas, un es viņu apglabāju tur ceļā uz Efratu, tas ir, uz Bētlemi." 8 Kad Israēls ieraudzīja Jāzepa dēlus, tas sacīja: "Kas tie tādi?" 9 Un Jāzeps sacīja savam tēvam: "Tie ir mani dēli, kurus Dievs man ir devis." Un viņš sacīja: "Pieved tos man tuvāk, ka es tos svētīju." 10 Israēla acis vecuma dēļ bija tumšas, un viņš nevarēja redzēt; un viņš tos tam pieveda klāt, un tas tos apkampa un skūpstīja. 11 Un Israēls sacīja Jāzepam: "Es nedomāju, ka vēl redzēšu tavu vaigu, un redzi, tagad Dievs man licis redzēt arī tavus pēcnācējus." 12 Un Jāzeps tos paņēma no viņa klēpja un noliecās viņa priekšā līdz zemei. 13 Un Jāzeps tos abus ņēma - Efraimu pie savas labās rokas, Israēlam pa kreisi, un Manasi kreisajā pusē, Israēlam pa labi, un tos pieveda viņam klāt. 14 Un Israēls izstiepa savu labo roku un lika to uz Efraima galvas, kaut gan tas bija tas jaunākais, un kreiso roku uz Manases galvas; viņš krusteniski lika savas rokas, kaut arī Manase bija pirmdzimtais. 15 Un viņš svētīja Jāzepu un sacīja: "Tas Dievs, kura priekšā staigāja mani tēvi, Ābrahāms un Īzāks, tas Dievs, kas man ir bijis mans gans visu manu mūžu, līdz pat šai dienai, 16 tas eņģelis, kas mani atpestījis no visa ļauna, tas lai svētī šos zēnus, ka viņu starpā dzīvo tālāk mans vārds, mana tēva Ābrahāma un Īzāka vārds, ka tie aug un vairojas zemes virsū." 17 Un Jāzeps ievēroja, ka viņa tēvs savu labo roku lika uz Efraima galvas. Tas viņa acīm bija nepatīkami, un viņš satvēra sava tēva roku, lai to novirzītu no Efraima galvas uz Manases galvu. 18 Un Jāzeps sacīja savam tēvam: "Ne tā, mans tēvs, šis ir vecākais, liec savu labo roku uz viņa galvu." 19 Bet viņa tēvs liedzās un sacīja: "Es zinu, mans dēls, es zinu ir to; arī tas taps par tautu, arī tas pieaugs, bet viņa jaunākais brālis būs lielāks par to, un viņa pēcnācēji būs tie, kas piepildīs zemi." 20 Un viņš to svētīja tanī dienā, sacīdams: "Tavā vārdā Israēla dēli svētīsies. Tie teiks: lai Dievs tev dara tā, kā Viņš Efraimam un Manasem ir darījis." Un viņš cēla Efraimu pār Manasi. 21 Un Israēls sacīja Jāzepam: "Redzi, es mirstu, bet Dievs būs ar jums un vedīs jūs atpakaļ jūsu zemē. 22 Un es tev dodu vienu kalna muguru vairāk par taviem brāļiem, kuru es esmu ieguvis no amoriešiem ar savu zobenu un ar savu loku."
