Postanak 48
1 Poslije nekog vremena jave Josipu: “Eno ti je otac obolio.” Nato on uzme sa sobom svoja dva sina, Manašea i Efrajima.
And it comes to pass, after these things, that [one] says to Joseph, “Behold, your father is sick”; and he takes his two sons with him, Manasseh and Ephraim.
2 Kad Jakovu rekoše: “Evo ti je došao sin Josip”, Izrael skupi svoje snage i sjede na postelju.
And [one] declares [it] to Jacob and says, “Behold, your son Joseph is coming to you”; and Israel strengthens himself, and sits on the bed.
3 Reče Jakov Josipu: “Bog Svemožni, El Šadaj, objavi mi se u Luzu, u zemlji kanaanskoj; blagoslov mi dade,
And Jacob says to Joseph, “God Almighty has appeared to me, in Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blesses me,
4 a potom mi reče: 'Učinit ću te rodnim i mnogobrojnim, učinit ću da postaneš skup naroda, a tvome potomstvu poslije tebe dat ću ovu zemlju u posjed zauvijek.'
and says to me, Behold, I am making you fruitful, and have multiplied you, and given you for an assembly of peoples, and given this land to your seed after you, a continuous possession.
5 Sad, oba tvoja sina što su ti se rodila u zemlji egipatskoj, prije nego sam ja stigao k tebi u Egipat, neka budu moji - Efrajim i Manaše neka budu moji kao i Ruben i Šimun!
And now, your two sons, who are born to you in the land of Egypt, before my coming to you to Egypt, they [are] mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, as Reuben and Simeon, they are mine;
6 A djeca što su ti se rodila poslije njih neka ostanu tvoja; a u svom nasljedstvu neka se zovu po imenu svoje braće.
and your family which you have begotten after them are yours; by the name of their brothers they are called in their inheritance.
7 Kad sam se, naime, vraćao iz Padana, na moju žalost, tvoja majka Rahela umrije na putovanju u kanaansku zemlju, tek u maloj udaljenosti od Efrate. Sahranio sam je ondje uz put u Efratu, sadašnji Betlehem.”
And I—in my coming in from Padan-[Aram] Rachel has died by me in the land of Canaan, in the way, while yet a distance of land to enter Ephrata, and I bury her there in the way of Ephrata, which [is] Beth-Lehem.”
8 Opazivši Izrael Josipove sinove, zapita: “Tko su ovi?”
And Israel sees the sons of Joseph and says, “Who [are] these?”
9 Josip odgovori svome ocu: “Sinovi su to moji koje mi je Bog dao ovdje.” “Dovedi mi ih da ih blagoslovim”, reče.
And Joseph says to his father, “They [are] my sons, whom God has given to me in this [place]”; and he says, “Please bring them to me, and I bless them.”
10 Izraelu oči oslabile od starosti, nije vidio. Zato mu privede sinove, a on ih poljubi i zagrli.
And the eyes of Israel have been heavy from age—he is unable to see; and he brings them near to him, and he kisses them and cleaves to them;
11 Potom Izrael reče Josipu: “Nisam očekivao da ću još ikada vidjeti tvoje lice; kad, evo, Bog mi dade da vidim i tvoje potomke.”
and Israel says to Joseph, “I had not thought [possible] to see your face, and behold, God has also showed me your seed.”
12 Josip ih tada skine s njegovih koljena i duboko se, sve do zemlje, nakloni.
And Joseph brings them out from between his knees, and bows himself on his face to the earth;
13 Nato ih uze Josip obojicu - Efrajima svojom desnicom, Izraelu nalijevo, a Manašea svojom ljevicom, Izraelu nadesno - te ih k njemu primače.
and Joseph takes them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left, and Manasseh in his left toward Israel’s right, and brings [them] near to him.
14 Ali Izrael ispruži svoju desnicu i stavi je na Efrajimovu glavu, premda je bio mlađi, a svoju ljevicu na glavu Manašeovu - tako je držao ruke unakrst - iako je Manaše bio prvorođenac.
And Israel puts out his right hand and places [it] on the head of Ephraim, who [is] the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh; he has guided his hands wisely, for Manasseh [is] the firstborn.
15 Tako je davao svoj blagoslov Josipu govoreći: “Bog, čijim su putovima hodili oci moji Abraham i Izak, Bog, koji mi je pastir bio otkako postah pa do danas,
And he blesses Joseph and says, “God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac habitually walked: God who is feeding me from my being to this day:
16 anđeo koji me od svakog zla izbavljao - djecu ovu neka blagoslovi! Neka se ime moje i mojih pređa Abrahama i Izaka po njima spominje! U mnoštva se mnogobrojna po zemlji razmnožili!”
the Messenger who is redeeming me from all evil blesses the youths, and my name is called on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and they increase into a multitude in the midst of the land.”
17 Kad je Josip vidio da je njegov otac položio desnicu na Efrajimovu glavu, njegovim se očima to učini krivo; zato posegne za rukom svoga oca da je pomakne s Efrajimove glave na glavu Manašeovu.
And Joseph sees that his father sets his right hand on the head of Ephraim, and it is wrong in his eyes, and he supports the hand of his father to turn it aside from off the head of Ephraim to the head of Manasseh;
18 “Ne tako, oče moj,” reče Josip svome ocu, “jer ovo je prvorođenac; zato stavi desnicu na njegovu glavu!”
and Joseph says to his father, “Not so, my father, for this [is] the firstborn; set your right hand on his head.”
19 Ali njegov otac to odbije rekavši: “Znam ja, sine moj, znam; i od njega će postati narod i bit će velik. Ali njegov mlađi brat bit će veći od njega, a njegovo će potomstvo biti mnoštvo.”
And his father refuses and says, “I have known, my son, I have known; he also becomes a people, and he also is great, and yet, his young brother is greater than he, and his seed is the fullness of the nations”;
20 Onoga ih, dakle, dana blagoslovi rekavši: “Vama nek' se Izrael blagoslivlja govoreći: Kao što je Efrajimu i Manašeu, nek' i tebi Bog učini!” Tako stavi Efrajima pred Manašea.
and he blesses them in that day, saying, “By you does Israel bless, saying, God set you as Ephraim and as Manasseh”; and he sets Ephraim before Manasseh.
21 Poslije Izrael reče Josipu: “Ja ću, evo, naskoro umrijeti; no Bog će biti s vama i opet vas dovesti u zemlju vaših otaca.
And Israel says to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, and God has been with you, and has brought you back to the land of your fathers;
22 A tebi ostavljam Šekem, nešto više nego tvojoj braći, što sam ga svojim mačem i lukom osvojio od Amorejaca.”
and I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I have taken out of the hand of the Amorite by my sword and by my bow.”
