Genesis 48
1 Some time later, someone told Joseph, “[Hey, ] your father is ill.” When Joseph heard that, he took his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, to see his father.
Sesudah itu ada orang mengatakan kepada Yusuf: "Ayahmu sakit!" Lalu dibawanyalah kedua anaknya, Manasye dan Efraim.
2 When someone told Jacob, “Look, your son Joseph has come to see you!” Jacob sat up on the bed, even though it was difficult for him to do that.
Ketika diberitahukan kepada Yakub: "Telah datang anakmu Yusuf kepadamu," maka Israel mengumpulkan segenap kekuatannya dan duduklah ia di tempat tidurnya.
3 He said to Joseph, “When I was at Luz in Canaan, God Almighty appeared to me. He blessed me
Berkatalah Yakub kepada Yusuf: "Allah, Yang Mahakuasa telah menampakkan diri kepadaku di Lus di tanah Kanaan dan memberkati aku
4 and said to me, ‘I am going to enable you to become the father of many children. You will have many descendants, and they will become [the ancestors of] many people-groups. And I will give this land to your descendants to possess forever.’
serta berfirman kepadaku: Akulah yang membuat engkau beranak cucu, dan Aku akan membuat engkau bertambah banyak dan menjadi sekumpulan bangsa-bangsa; Aku akan memberikan negeri ini kepada keturunanmu untuk menjadi miliknya sampai selama-lamanya.
5 “And now I will consider that your two sons, who were born to you here in Egypt before I came here, will (belong to me/be as though they are my sons). Ephraim and Manasseh will be [as though they were] my sons, and they will inherit my possessions, just like my sons Reuben and Simeon [and the others] will.
Maka sekarang kedua anakmu yang lahir bagimu di tanah Mesir, sebelum aku datang kepadamu ke Mesir, akulah yang empunya mereka; akulah yang akan empunya Efraim dan Manasye sama seperti Ruben dan Simeon.
6 If you later become the father of any more children, they will not be considered to be my children, but as my grandchildren, and [in Canaan] they will receive as part of what they inherit some of the same land that is in the territory that their brothers [Ephraim and Manasseh] will inherit.
Dan keturunanmu yang kauperoleh sesudah mereka, engkaulah yang empunya, tetapi dalam pembagian warisan nama mereka akan disebutkan berdasarkan nama kedua saudaranya itu.
7 Many years ago, as I was returning from Paddan-Aram/Mesopotamia, your mother Rachel died in the Canaan region, while we were still traveling, not far from Ephrath [town]. So I buried her body there alongside the road to Ephrath [which is now called Bethlehem].”
Kalau aku, pada waktu perjalananku dari Padan, aku kematian Rahel di tanah Kanaan di jalan, ketika kami tidak berapa jauh lagi dari Efrata, dan aku menguburkannya di sana, di sisi jalan ke Efrata" --yaitu Betlehem.
8 When Jacob saw Joseph’s sons, he asked, “Who are these boys?”
Ketika Israel melihat anak-anak Yusuf itu, bertanyalah ia: "Siapakah ini?"
9 Joseph replied, “They are the sons that God has given to me here in Egypt.” Jacob said, “Bring them close to me so that I can bless them.”
Jawab Yusuf kepada ayahnya: "Inilah anak-anakku yang telah diberikan Allah kepadaku di sini." Maka kata Yakub: "Dekatkanlah mereka kepadaku, supaya kuberkati mereka."
10 Jacob was almost blind because he was very old. He could not recognize the boys. So Joseph brought his sons close to his father, and Jacob kissed them and hugged them.
Adapun mata Israel telah kabur karena tuanya, jadi ia tidak dapat lagi melihat. Kemudian Yusuf mendekatkan mereka kepada ayahnya: dan mereka dicium serta didekap oleh ayahnya.
11 Jacob said to Joseph, “I did not expect to see you again, but look at this! God has allowed me to see not only you, but he has allowed me to see your children, too!”
Lalu berkatalah Israel kepada Yusuf: "Tidak kusangka-sangka, bahwa aku akan melihat mukamu lagi, tetapi sekarang Allah bahkan memberi aku melihat keturunanmu."
12 Joseph took the boys from alongside Jacob’s knees. Then he bowed down with his face to the ground.
Lalu Yusuf menarik mereka dari antara lutut ayahnya, dan ia sujud dengan mukanya sampai ke tanah.
13 Then Joseph took both of the boys, putting Ephraim on his right side toward Jacob’s left hand, and putting Manasseh on his left side toward Jacob’s right hand, and brought them close to Jacob.
Setelah itu Yusuf memegang mereka keduanya, dengan tangan kanan dipegangnya Efraim, yaitu di sebelah kiri Israel, dan dengan tangan kiri Manasye, yaitu di sebelah kanan Israel, lalu didekatkannyalah mereka kepadanya.
14 But Jacob [did not do what Joseph wanted him to do. Instead], he reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim’s head, even though he was the younger son. He crossed his arms and put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, even though Manasseh was the older son.
Tetapi Israel mengulurkan tangan kanannya dan meletakkannya di atas kepala Efraim, walaupun ia yang bungsu, dan tangan kirinya di atas kepala Manasye--jadi tangannya bersilang, walaupun Manasye yang sulung.
15 Then he (blessed/asked God to bless) Joseph and his sons, saying, “My grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac conducted their lives as God desired, and to this very day God has led me and taken care of me as a shepherd leads and cares for his sheep [MET].
Sesudah itu diberkatinyalah Yusuf, katanya: "Nenekku dan ayahku, Abraham dan Ishak, telah hidup di hadapan Allah; Allah itu, sebagai Allah yang telah menjadi gembalaku selama hidupku sampai sekarang,
16 The angel whom he sent has kept me from being harmed in any way. I pray that God will bless these boys. I pray that people will never forget about me and about Abraham and Isaac because of what God does for these boys. I pray that they will have many descendants who will live all over the earth.”
dan sebagai Malaikat yang telah melepaskan aku dari segala bahaya, Dialah kiranya yang memberkati orang-orang muda ini, sehingga namaku serta nama nenek dan bapaku, Abraham dan Ishak, termasyhur oleh karena mereka dan sehingga mereka bertambah-tambah menjadi jumlah yang besar di bumi."
17 When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head and not on Manasseh’s head, he was distressed/displeased. So he took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.
Ketika Yusuf melihat bahwa ayahnya meletakkan tangan kanannya di atas kepala Efraim, hal itu dipandangnya tidak baik; lalu dipegangnya tangan ayahnya untuk memindahkannya dari atas kepala Efraim ke atas kepala Manasye.
18 Joseph said to him, “My father, that is not right! The one on whom you put your left hand is my older son. Put your right hand on his head.”
Katanya kepada ayahnya: "Janganlah demikian, ayahku, sebab inilah yang sulung, letakkanlah tangan kananmu ke atas kepalanya."
19 But his father refused, saying, “I know that, my son, I know what I am doing. Manasseh’s descendants will also become a people-group, and they will become important. But his younger brother’s descendants will become greater than his will. His descendants will become several nations.”
Tetapi ayahnya menolak, katanya: "Aku tahu, anakku, aku tahu; ia juga akan menjadi suatu bangsa dan ia juga akan menjadi besar kuasanya; walaupun begitu, adiknya akan lebih besar kuasanya dari padanya, dan keturunan adiknya itu akan menjadi sejumlah besar bangsa-bangsa."
20 So he blessed them both on that day, saying, “The people in Israel will use your names when they bless people. They will say, ‘We pray that God will help you as he helped Ephraim and Manasseh.’” In that way, Jacob said that Ephraim would become more important than Manasseh.
Lalu diberkatinyalah mereka pada waktu itu, katanya: "Dengan menyebutkan namamulah orang Israel akan memberkati, demikian: Allah kiranya membuat engkau seperti Efraim dan seperti Manasye." Demikianlah didahulukannya Efraim dari pada Manasye.
21 Then Jacob said to Joseph, “I am about to die. But I know that God will help/protect you. And some day he will take your descendants back to the land of their ancestors.
Kemudian berkatalah Israel kepada Yusuf: "Tidak lama lagi aku akan mati, tetapi Allah akan menyertai kamu dan membawa kamu kembali ke negeri nenek moyangmu.
22 And it is to you, not to your brothers, that I will give the fertile hill in the Shechem area. I captured that land from the Amor people-group, fighting them with my sword and my bow and arrows.”
Dan sekarang aku memberikan kepadamu sebagai kelebihanmu dari pada saudara-saudaramu, suatu punggung gunung yang kurebut dengan pedang dan panahku dari tangan orang Amori."
