Genesis 48
1 After these things were done, it was reported to Joseph that his father was sick. And taking his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim, he went directly to him.
Y fue, que después de estas cosas, fue dicho a José: He aquí, tu padre está enfermo. Y él tomó consigo a sus dos hijos, Manasés y Efraím:
2 And it was told to the old man, “Behold, your son Joseph is coming to you.” And being strengthened, he sat up in bed.
Y fue hecho saber a Jacob, diciendo: He aquí, José tu hijo viene a ti. Entonces Israel se esforzó, y asentóse sobre la cama;
3 And when he had entered to him, he said: “Almighty God appeared to me at Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, and he blessed me.
Y dijo a José: El Dios omnipotente me apareció en Luza, en la tierra de Canaán; y me bendijo,
4 And he said: ‘I will increase and multiply you, and I will make you influential among the people. And I will give this land to you, and to your offspring after you, as an everlasting possession.’
Y díjome: He aquí, yo te hago crecer, y te multiplicaré, y te pondré por compañía de pueblos: y esta tierra daré a tu simiente después de ti, por heredad perpetua.
5 Therefore, your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came here to you, will be mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be treated by me just like Reuben and Simeon.
Y ahora tus dos hijos, que te nacieron en la tierra de Egipto antes que yo viniese a ti, a la tierra de Egipto, míos son; Efraím y Manasés, como Rubén y Simeón serán míos.
6 But the remainder, whom you will conceive after them, will be yours, and they will be called by the name of their brothers among their possessions.
Y los que después de ellos has engendrado serán tuyos: por el nombre de sus hermanos serán llamados en sus heredades.
7 As for me, when I came from Mesopotamia, Rachel died in the land of Canaan on the very journey, and it was springtime. And I entered Ephrath and buried her next to the way of Ephrath, which by another name is called Bethlehem.”
Y yo, cuando venía de Padan-aram, Raquel se me murió en la tierra de Canaán en el camino, como media legua de tierra viniendo a Efrata: y sepultéla allí en el camino de Efrata, que es Belén.
8 Then, seeing his sons, he said to him: “Who are these?”
Y vio Israel los hijos de José, y dijo: ¿Quién son estos?
9 He responded, “They are my sons, whom God gave to me as a gift in this place.” “Bring them to me,” he said, “so that I may bless them.”
Y respondió José a su padre: Mis hijos son, que Dios me ha dado aquí. Y él dijo: Allégalos ahora a mí, y bendecirlos he.
10 For Israel’s eyes were clouded by reason of his great age, and he was unable to see clearly. And when they were placed up against him, he kissed and embraced them.
Y los ojos de Israel eran ya agravados de la vejez que no podía ver. E hízolos llegar a él, y él los besó y abrazó.
11 And he said to his son: “I have not been cheated out of seeing you. Moreover, God has shown me your offspring.”
Y dijo Israel a José: Yo no pensaba ver tu rostro; y, he aquí, Dios me ha hecho ver también tu simiente.
12 And when Joseph had taken them from his father’s lap, he reverenced prone on the ground.
Entonces José los sacó de entre sus rodillas, e inclinóse a tierra.
13 And he placed Ephraim on his right, that is, towards the left hand of Israel. Yet truly Manasseh was on his left, namely, towards his father’s right hand. And he placed them both up against him.
Y tomólos José a ambos, Efraím a su diestra, a la siniestra de Israel; y a Manasés a su siniestra, a la diestra de Israel, e hízolos llegar a él.
14 And he, extending his right hand, placed it over the head of Ephraim, the younger brother, but the left hand was on the head of Manasseh, who was the elder, so that his hands were crossed.
Entonces Israel extendió su diestra, y púsola sobre la cabeza de Efraím, que era el menor, y su siniestra sobre la cabeza de Manasés haciendo entender a sus manos, aunque Manasés era el primogénito.
15 And Jacob blessed the sons of Joseph, and he said: “God, in whose sight my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, walked; God, who pastured me from my youth until the present day;
Y bendijo a José, y dijo: El Dios en cuya presencia anduvieron mis padres Abraham e Isaac: el Dios que me mantiene desde que yo soy hasta este día,
16 the Angel, who rescues me from all evils: bless these boys. And let my name be invoked over them, and also the names of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac. And may they increase into a multitude across the earth.”
El ángel que me escapa de todo mal, bendiga a estos mozos: y mi nombre sea llamado en ellos, y el nombre de mis padres Abraham e Isaac, y multipliquen en multitud en medio de la tierra.
17 But Joseph, seeing that his father had placed his right hand over the head of Ephraim, took it gravely. And grasping his father’s hand, he tried to lift it from Ephraim’s head and transfer it onto the head of Manasseh.
Entonces viendo José que su padre ponía la mano derecha sobre la cabeza de Efraím, pesóle en sus ojos; y tomó la mano de su padre, por quitarla de sobre la cabeza de Efraím a la cabeza de Manasés.
18 And he said to his father: “It should not have come to pass this way, father. For this one is the firstborn. Place your right hand over his head.”
Y dijo José a su padre: No así, padre mío, porque este es el primogénito: pon tu diestra sobre su cabeza.
19 But refusing, he said: “I know, my son, I know. And this one, indeed, will be among the people and will be multiplied. But his younger brother will be greater than he. And his offspring will increase among the nations.”
Mas su padre no quiso, y dijo: Yo lo sé, hijo mío, yo lo sé: también él será en pueblo, y él también crecerá: mas su hermano menor será más grande que él, y su simiente será plenitud de gentes.
20 And he blessed them at that time, saying: “In you, Israel will be blessed, and it will be said: ‘May God treat you like Ephraim, and like Manasseh.’” And he established Ephraim before Manasseh.
Y bendíjolos aquel día, diciendo: En ti bendecirá Israel, diciendo: Póngate Dios como a Efraím, y como a Manasés. Y puso a Efraím delante de Manasés.
21 And he said to his son Joseph: “See, I am dying, and God will be with you, and he will lead you back to the land of your fathers.
Y dijo Israel a José: He aquí, yo muero; mas Dios será con vosotros, y os hará volver a la tierra de vuestros padres.
22 I give you one part beyond that of your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.”
Y yo te he dado a ti una parte sobre tus hermanos, que yo tomé de mano del Amorreo con mi espada y con mi arco.
