Genesis 48

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1  And it came to pass¹⁹⁶¹ after³¹⁰ these⁴²⁸ things,¹⁶⁹⁷ that one told⁵⁵⁹ Joseph,³¹³⁰ Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ thy father¹ is sick:²⁴⁷⁰ and he took³⁹⁴⁷ with⁵⁹⁷³ him ⁸⁵³ his two⁸¹⁴⁷ sons,^{1121 853} Manasseh⁴⁵¹⁹ and Ephraim.⁶⁶⁹

2  And one told⁵⁰⁴⁶ Jacob,³²⁹⁰ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ thy son¹¹²¹ Joseph³¹³⁰ cometh⁹³⁵ unto⁴¹³ thee: and Israel³⁴⁷⁸ strengthened himself,²³⁸⁸ and sat³⁴²⁷ upon⁵⁹²¹ the bed.⁴²⁹⁶

3  And Jacob³²⁹⁰ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ Joseph,³¹³⁰ God⁴¹⁰ Almighty⁷⁷⁰⁶ appeared⁷²⁰⁰ unto⁴¹³ me at Luz³⁸⁷⁰ in the land⁷⁷⁶ of Canaan,³⁶⁶⁷ and blessed¹²⁸⁸ me,

4  And said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ me, Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ I will make thee fruitful,⁶⁵⁰⁹ and multiply⁷²³⁵ thee, and I will make⁵⁴¹⁴ of thee a multitude⁶⁹⁵¹ of people;⁵⁹⁷¹ and will give^{5414 853} this²⁰⁶³ land⁷⁷⁶ to thy seed²²³³ after³¹⁰ thee for an everlasting⁵⁷⁶⁹ possession.²⁷²

5  And now⁶²⁵⁸ thy two⁸¹⁴⁷ sons,¹¹²¹ Ephraim⁶⁶⁹ and Manasseh,⁴⁵¹⁹ which were born³²⁰⁵ unto thee in the land⁷⁷⁶ of Egypt⁴⁷¹⁴ before⁵⁷⁰⁴ I came⁹³⁵ unto⁴¹³ thee into Egypt,⁴⁷¹⁴ are mine; as Reuben⁷²⁰⁵ and Simeon,⁸⁰⁹⁵ they shall be¹⁹⁶¹ mine.

6  And thy issue,⁴¹³⁸ which⁸³⁴ thou begettest³²⁰⁵ after³¹⁰ them, shall be¹⁹⁶¹ thine, and shall be called⁷¹²¹ after⁵⁹²¹ the name⁸⁰³⁴ of their brethren²⁵¹ in their inheritance.⁵¹⁵⁹

7  And as for me,⁵⁸⁹ when I came⁹³⁵ from Padan,^{4480 6307} Rachel⁷³⁵⁴ died⁴¹⁹¹ by⁵⁹²¹ me in the land⁷⁷⁶ of Canaan³⁶⁶⁷ in the way,¹⁸⁷⁰ when yet⁵⁷⁵⁰ there was but a little³⁵³⁰ way⁷⁷⁶ to come⁹³⁵ unto Ephrath:⁶⁷² and I buried⁶⁹¹² her there⁸⁰³³ in the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of Ephrath;⁶⁷² the same¹⁹³¹ is Bethlehem.¹⁰³⁵

8  And Israel³⁴⁷⁸ beheld⁷²⁰⁰ Joseph's^{3130 853} sons,¹¹²¹ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Who⁴³¹⁰ are these?⁴²⁸

9  And Joseph³¹³⁰ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ his father,¹ They¹⁹⁹² are my sons,¹¹²¹ whom⁸³⁴ God⁴³⁰ hath given⁵⁴¹⁴ me in this²⁰⁸⁸ place. And he said,⁵⁵⁹ Bring³⁹⁴⁷ them, I pray thee,⁴⁹⁹⁴ unto⁴¹³ me, and I will bless¹²⁸⁸ them.

10  Now the eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ were dim³⁵¹³ for age,^{4480 2207} so that he could³²⁰¹ not³⁸⁰⁸ see.⁷²⁰⁰ And he brought them near^{5066 853} unto⁴¹³ him; and he kissed⁵⁴⁰¹ them, and embraced²²⁶³ them.

11  And Israel³⁴⁷⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ Joseph,³¹³⁰ I had not³⁸⁰⁸ thought⁶⁴¹⁹ to see⁷²⁰⁰ thy face:⁶⁴⁴⁰ and, lo,²⁰⁰⁹ God⁴³⁰ hath showed⁷²⁰⁰ me also^{1571 853} thy seed.²²³³

12  And Joseph³¹³⁰ brought them out^{3318 853} from between^{4480 5973} his knees,¹²⁹⁰ and he bowed himself⁷⁸¹² with his face⁶³⁹ to the earth.⁷⁷⁶

13  And Joseph³¹³⁰ took^{3947 853} them both,^{8147 853} Ephraim⁶⁶⁹ in his right hand³²²⁵ toward Israel's³⁴⁷⁸ left hand,^{4480 8040} and Manasseh⁴⁵¹⁹ in his left hand⁸⁰⁴⁰ toward Israel's³⁴⁷⁸ right hand,^{4480 3225} and brought them near⁵⁰⁶⁶ unto⁴¹³ him.

14  And Israel³⁴⁷⁸ stretched out^{7971 853} his right hand,³²²⁵ and laid⁷⁸⁹⁶ it upon⁵⁹²¹ Ephraim's⁶⁶⁹ head,⁷²¹⁸ who¹⁹³¹ was the younger,⁶⁸¹⁰ and his left hand⁸⁰⁴⁰ upon⁵⁹²¹ Manasseh's⁴⁵¹⁹ head,⁷²¹⁸ guiding his hands wittingly;^{7919 853 3027} for³⁵⁸⁸ Manasseh⁴⁵¹⁹ was the firstborn.¹⁰⁶⁰

15  And he blessed^{1288 853} Joseph,³¹³⁰ and said,⁵⁵⁹ God,⁴³⁰ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ whom⁸³⁴ my fathers¹ Abraham⁸⁵ and Isaac³³²⁷ did walk,¹⁹⁸⁰ the God⁴³⁰ which fed⁷⁴⁶² me all my life long^{4480 5750} unto⁵⁷⁰⁴ this²⁰⁸⁸ day,³¹¹⁷

16  The Angel⁴³⁹⁷ which redeemed¹³⁵⁰ me from all^{4480 3605} evil,⁷⁴⁵¹ bless^{1288 853} the lads;⁵²⁸⁸ and let my name⁸⁰³⁴ be named⁷¹²¹ on them, and the name⁸⁰³⁴ of my fathers¹ Abraham⁸⁵ and Isaac;³³²⁷ and let them grow¹⁷¹¹ into a multitude⁷²³⁰ in the midst⁷¹³⁰ of the earth.⁷⁷⁶

17  And when Joseph³¹³⁰ saw⁷²⁰⁰ that³⁵⁸⁸ his father¹ laid⁷⁸⁹⁶ his right³²²⁵ hand³⁰²⁷ upon⁵⁹²¹ the head⁷²¹⁸ of Ephraim,⁶⁶⁹ it displeased^{7489 5869} him: and he held up⁸⁵⁵¹ his father's¹ hand,³⁰²⁷ to remove⁵⁴⁹³ it from^{4480 5921} Ephraim's⁶⁶⁹ head⁷²¹⁸ unto⁵⁹²¹ Manasseh's⁴⁵¹⁹ head.⁷²¹⁸

18  And Joseph³¹³⁰ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ his father,¹ Not³⁸⁰⁸ so,³⁶⁵¹ my father:¹ for³⁵⁸⁸ this²⁰⁸⁸ is the firstborn;¹⁰⁶⁰ put⁷⁷⁶⁰ thy right hand³²²⁵ upon⁵⁹²¹ his head.⁷²¹⁸

19  And his father¹ refused,³⁹⁸⁵ and said,⁵⁵⁹ I know³⁰⁴⁵ it, my son,¹¹²¹ I know³⁰⁴⁵ it: he¹⁹³¹ also¹⁵⁷¹ shall become¹⁹⁶¹ a people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and he¹⁹³¹ also¹⁵⁷¹ shall be great:¹⁴³¹ but truly¹⁹⁹ his younger⁶⁹⁹⁶ brother²⁵¹ shall be greater¹⁴³¹ than⁴⁴⁸⁰ he, and his seed²²³³ shall become¹⁹⁶¹ a multitude⁴³⁹³ of nations.¹⁴⁷¹

20  And he blessed¹²⁸⁸ them that¹⁹³¹ day,³¹¹⁷ saying,⁵⁵⁹ In thee shall Israel³⁴⁷⁸ bless,¹²⁸⁸ saying,⁵⁵⁹ God⁴³⁰ make⁷⁷⁶⁰ thee as Ephraim⁶⁶⁹ and as Manasseh:⁴⁵¹⁹ and he set^{7760 853} Ephraim⁶⁶⁹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ Manasseh.⁴⁵¹⁹

21  And Israel³⁴⁷⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ Joseph,³¹³⁰ Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ I⁵⁹⁵ die:⁴¹⁹¹ but God⁴³⁰ shall be¹⁹⁶¹ with⁵⁹⁷³ you, and bring you again^{7725 853} unto⁴¹³ the land⁷⁷⁶ of your fathers.¹

22  Moreover I⁵⁸⁹ have given⁵⁴¹⁴ to thee one²⁵⁹ portion⁷⁹²⁶ above⁵⁹²¹ thy brethren,²⁵¹ which⁸³⁴ I took³⁹⁴⁷ out of the hand^{4480 3027} of the Amorite⁵⁶⁷ with my sword²⁷¹⁹ and with my bow.⁷¹⁹⁸

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1 ἐγένετο δὲ μετὰ τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα καὶ ἀπηγγέλη τῷ Ιωσηφ ὅτι ὁ πατήρ σου ἐνοχλεῖται καὶ ἀναλαβὼν τοὺς δύο υἱοὺς αὐτοῦ τὸν Μανασση καὶ τὸν Εφραιμ ἦλθεν πρὸς Ιακωβ

2 ἀπηγγέλη δὲ τῷ Ιακωβ λέγοντες ἰδοὺ ὁ υἱός σου Ιωσηφ ἔρχεται πρὸς σέ καὶ ἐνισχύσας Ισραηλ ἐκάθισεν ἐπὶ τὴν κλίνην

3 καὶ εἶπεν Ιακωβ τῷ Ιωσηφ ὁ θεός μου ὤφθη μοι ἐν Λουζα ἐν γῇ Χανααν καὶ εὐλόγησέν με

4 καὶ εἶπέν μοι ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ αὐξανῶ σε καὶ πληθυνῶ σε καὶ ποιήσω σε εἰς συναγωγὰς ἐθνῶν καὶ δώσω σοι τὴν γῆν ταύτην καὶ τῷ σπέρματί σου μετὰ σὲ εἰς κατάσχεσιν αἰώνιον

5 νῦν οὖν οἱ δύο υἱοί σου οἱ γενόμενοί σοι ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ πρὸ τοῦ με ἐλθεῖν πρὸς σὲ εἰς Αἴγυπτον ἐμοί εἰσιν Εφραιμ καὶ Μανασση ὡς Ρουβην καὶ Συμεων ἔσονταί μοι

6 τὰ δὲ ἔκγονα ἃ ἐὰν γεννήσῃς μετὰ ταῦτα σοὶ ἔσονται ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τῶν ἀδελφῶν αὐτῶν κληθήσονται ἐν τοῖς ἐκείνων κλήροις

7 ἐγὼ δὲ ἡνίκα ἠρχόμην ἐκ Μεσοποταμίας τῆς Συρίας ἀπέθανεν Ραχηλ ἡ μήτηρ σου ἐν γῇ Χανααν ἐγγίζοντός μου κατὰ τὸν ἱππόδρομον χαβραθα τῆς γῆς τοῦ ἐλθεῖν Εφραθα καὶ κατώρυξα αὐτὴν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ τοῦ ἱπποδρόμου αὕτη ἐστὶν Βαιθλεεμ

8 ἰδὼν δὲ Ισραηλ τοὺς υἱοὺς Ιωσηφ εἶπεν τίνες σοι οὗτοι

9 εἶπεν δὲ Ιωσηφ τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ υἱοί μού εἰσιν οὓς ἔδωκέν μοι ὁ θεὸς ἐνταῦθα καὶ εἶπεν Ιακωβ προσάγαγέ μοι αὐτούς ἵνα εὐλογήσω αὐτούς

10 οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ Ισραηλ ἐβαρυώπησαν ἀπὸ τοῦ γήρους καὶ οὐκ ἠδύνατο βλέπειν καὶ ἤγγισεν αὐτοὺς πρὸς αὐτόν καὶ ἐφίλησεν αὐτοὺς καὶ περιέλαβεν αὐτούς

11 καὶ εἶπεν Ισραηλ πρὸς Ιωσηφ ἰδοὺ τοῦ προσώπου σου οὐκ ἐστερήθην καὶ ἰδοὺ ἔδειξέν μοι ὁ θεὸς καὶ τὸ σπέρμα σου

12 καὶ ἐξήγαγεν Ιωσηφ αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ τῶν γονάτων αὐτοῦ καὶ προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ ἐπὶ πρόσωπον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς

13 λαβὼν δὲ Ιωσηφ τοὺς δύο υἱοὺς αὐτοῦ τόν τε Εφραιμ ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ ἐξ ἀριστερῶν δὲ Ισραηλ τὸν δὲ Μανασση ἐν τῇ ἀριστερᾷ ἐκ δεξιῶν δὲ Ισραηλ ἤγγισεν αὐτοὺς αὐτῷ

14 ἐκτείνας δὲ Ισραηλ τὴν χεῖρα τὴν δεξιὰν ἐπέβαλεν ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν Εφραιμ οὗτος δὲ ἦν ὁ νεώτερος καὶ τὴν ἀριστερὰν ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν Μανασση ἐναλλὰξ τὰς χεῖρας

15 καὶ ηὐλόγησεν αὐτοὺς καὶ εἶπεν ὁ θεός ᾧ εὐηρέστησαν οἱ πατέρες μου ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ Αβρααμ καὶ Ισαακ ὁ θεὸς ὁ τρέφων με ἐκ νεότητος ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης

16 ὁ ἄγγελος ὁ ῥυόμενός με ἐκ πάντων τῶν κακῶν εὐλογήσαι τὰ παιδία ταῦτα καὶ ἐπικληθήσεται ἐν αὐτοῖς τὸ ὄνομά μου καὶ τὸ ὄνομα τῶν πατέρων μου Αβρααμ καὶ Ισαακ καὶ πληθυνθείησαν εἰς πλῆθος πολὺ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς

17 ἰδὼν δὲ Ιωσηφ ὅτι ἐπέβαλεν ὁ πατὴρ τὴν δεξιὰν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν Εφραιμ βαρὺ αὐτῷ κατεφάνη καὶ ἀντελάβετο Ιωσηφ τῆς χειρὸς τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ ἀφελεῖν αὐτὴν ἀπὸ τῆς κεφαλῆς Εφραιμ ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν Μανασση

18 εἶπεν δὲ Ιωσηφ τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ οὐχ οὕτως πάτερ οὗτος γὰρ ὁ πρωτότοκος ἐπίθες τὴν δεξιάν σου ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ

19 καὶ οὐκ ἠθέλησεν ἀλλὰ εἶπεν οἶδα τέκνον οἶδα καὶ οὗτος ἔσται εἰς λαόν καὶ οὗτος ὑψωθήσεται ἀλλὰ ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ ὁ νεώτερος μείζων αὐτοῦ ἔσται καὶ τὸ σπέρμα αὐτοῦ ἔσται εἰς πλῆθος ἐθνῶν

20 καὶ εὐλόγησεν αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ λέγων ἐν ὑμῖν εὐλογηθήσεται Ισραηλ λέγοντες ποιήσαι σε ὁ θεὸς ὡς Εφραιμ καὶ ὡς Μανασση καὶ ἔθηκεν τὸν Εφραιμ ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ Μανασση

21 εἶπεν δὲ Ισραηλ τῷ Ιωσηφ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀποθνῄσκω καὶ ἔσται ὁ θεὸς μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν καὶ ἀποστρέψει ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν γῆν τῶν πατέρων ὑμῶν

22 ἐγὼ δὲ δίδωμί σοι Σικιμα ἐξαίρετον ὑπὲρ τοὺς ἀδελφούς σου ἣν ἔλαβον ἐκ χειρὸς Αμορραίων ἐν μαχαίρᾳ μου καὶ τόξῳ

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‎1 ‏וַיְהִ֗י אַחֲרֵי֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְיוֹסֵ֔ף הִנֵּ֥ה אָבִ֖יךָ חֹלֶ֑ה וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־שְׁנֵ֤י בָנָיו֙ עִמּ֔וֹ אֶת־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה וְאֶת־אֶפְרָֽיִם׃

‎2 ‏וַיַּגֵּ֣ד לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֛ה בִּנְךָ֥ יוֹסֵ֖ף בָּ֣א אֵלֶ֑יךָ וַיִּתְחַזֵּק֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב עַל־הַמִּטָּֽה׃

‎3 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף אֵ֥ל שַׁדַּ֛י נִרְאָֽה־אֵלַ֥י בְּל֖וּז בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וַיְבָ֖רֶךְ אֹתִֽי׃

‎4 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י הִנְנִ֤י מַפְרְךָ֙ וְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָ וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ לִקְהַ֣ל עַמִּ֑ים וְנָ֨תַתִּ֜י אֶת־הָאָ֧רֶץ הַזֹּ֛את לְזַרְעֲךָ֥ אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ אֲחֻזַּ֥ת עוֹלָֽם׃

‎5 ‏וְעַתָּ֡ה שְׁנֵֽי־בָנֶיךָ֩ הַנּוֹלָדִ֨ים לְךָ֜ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֗יִם עַד־בֹּאִ֥י אֵלֶ֛יךָ מִצְרַ֖יְמָה לִי־הֵ֑ם אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ וּמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה כִּרְאוּבֵ֥ן וְשִׁמְע֖וֹן יִֽהְיוּ־לִֽי׃

‎6 ‏וּמוֹלַדְתְּךָ֛ אֲשֶׁר־הוֹלַ֥דְתָּ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם לְךָ֣ יִהְי֑וּ עַ֣ל שֵׁ֧ם אֲחֵיהֶ֛ם יִקָּרְא֖וּ בְּנַחֲלָתָֽם׃

‎7 ‏וַאֲנִ֣י׀ בְּבֹאִ֣י מִפַּדָּ֗ן מֵ֩תָה֩ עָלַ֨י רָחֵ֜ל בְּאֶ֤רֶץ כְּנַ֙עַן֙ בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ בְּע֥וֹד כִּבְרַת־אֶ֖רֶץ לָבֹ֣א אֶפְרָ֑תָה וָאֶקְבְּרֶ֤הָ שָּׁם֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אֶפְרָ֔ת הִ֖וא בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃

‎8 ‏וַיַּ֥רְא יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֑ף וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מִי־אֵֽלֶּה׃

‎9 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹסֵף֙ אֶל־אָבִ֔יו בָּנַ֣י הֵ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־נָֽתַן־לִ֥י אֱלֹהִ֖ים בָּזֶ֑ה וַיֹּאמַ֕ר קָֽחֶם־נָ֥א אֵלַ֖י וַאֲבָרֲכֵֽם׃

‎10 ‏וְעֵינֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כָּבְד֣וּ מִזֹּ֔קֶן לֹ֥א יוּכַ֖ל לִרְא֑וֹת וַיַּגֵּ֤שׁ אֹתָם֙ אֵלָ֔יו וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק לָהֶ֖ם וַיְחַבֵּ֥ק לָהֶֽם׃

‎11 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף רְאֹ֥ה פָנֶ֖יךָ לֹ֣א פִלָּ֑לְתִּי וְהִנֵּ֨ה הֶרְאָ֥ה אֹתִ֛י אֱלֹהִ֖ים גַּ֥ם אֶת־זַרְעֶֽךָ׃

‎12 ‏וַיּוֹצֵ֥א יוֹסֵ֛ף אֹתָ֖ם מֵעִ֣ם בִּרְכָּ֑יו וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ לְאַפָּ֖יו אָֽרְצָה׃

‎13 ‏וַיִּקַּ֣ח יוֹסֵף֮ אֶת־שְׁנֵיהֶם֒³ אֶת־אֶפְרַ֤יִם בִּֽימִינוֹ֙ מִשְּׂמֹ֣אל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאֶת־מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה בִשְׂמֹאל֖וֹ מִימִ֣ין יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּגֵּ֖שׁ אֵלָֽיו׃

‎14 ‏וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל אֶת־יְמִינ֜וֹ וַיָּ֨שֶׁת עַל־רֹ֤אשׁ אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ וְה֣וּא הַצָּעִ֔יר וְאֶת־שְׂמֹאל֖וֹ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה שִׂכֵּל֙ אֶת־יָדָ֔יו כִּ֥י מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה הַבְּכֽוֹר׃

‎15 ‏וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ אֶת־יוֹסֵ֖ף וַיֹּאמַ֑ר הָֽאֱלֹהִ֡ים אֲשֶׁר֩ הִתְהַלְּכ֨וּ אֲבֹתַ֤י לְפָנָיו֙ אַבְרָהָ֣ם וְיִצְחָ֔ק הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ הָרֹעֶ֣ה אֹתִ֔י מֵעוֹדִ֖י עַד־הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

‎16 ‏הַמַּלְאָךְ֩ הַגֹּאֵ֨ל אֹתִ֜י מִכָּל־רָ֗ע יְבָרֵךְ֮ אֶת־הַנְּעָרִים֒ וְיִקָּרֵ֤א בָהֶם֙ שְׁמִ֔י וְשֵׁ֥ם אֲבֹתַ֖י אַבְרָהָ֣ם וְיִצְחָ֑ק וְיִדְגּ֥וּ לָרֹ֖ב בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָאָֽרֶץ׃

‎17 ‏וַיַּ֣רְא יוֹסֵ֗ף כִּי־יָשִׁ֨ית אָבִ֧יו יַד־יְמִינ֛וֹ עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ אֶפְרַ֖יִם וַיֵּ֣רַע בְּעֵינָ֑יו וַיִּתְמֹ֣ךְ יַד־אָבִ֗יו לְהָסִ֥יר אֹתָ֛הּ מֵעַ֥ל רֹאשׁ־אֶפְרַ֖יִם עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃

‎18 ‏וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יוֹסֵ֛ף אֶל־אָבִ֖יו לֹא־כֵ֣ן אָבִ֑י כִּי־זֶ֣ה הַבְּכֹ֔ר שִׂ֥ים יְמִינְךָ֖ עַל־רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃

‎19 ‏וַיְמָאֵ֣ן אָבִ֗יו וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יָדַ֤עְתִּֽי בְנִי֙ יָדַ֔עְתִּי גַּם־ה֥וּא יִהְיֶה־לְּעָ֖ם¹ וְגַם־ה֣וּא יִגְדָּ֑ל וְאוּלָ֗ם אָחִ֤יו הַקָּטֹן֙ יִגְדַּ֣ל מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וְזַרְע֖וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה מְלֹֽא־הַגּוֹיִֽם׃

‎20 ‏וַיְבָ֨רֲכֵ֜ם בַּיּ֣וֹם הַהוּא֮ לֵאמוֹר֒ בְּךָ֗ יְבָרֵ֤ךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְשִֽׂמְךָ֣ אֱלֹהִ֔ים כְּאֶפְרַ֖יִם וְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת־אֶפְרַ֖יִם לִפְנֵ֥י מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃

‎21 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף הִנֵּ֥ה אָנֹכִ֖י מֵ֑ת וְהָיָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ עִמָּכֶ֔ם וְהֵשִׁ֣יב אֶתְכֶ֔ם אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃

‎22 ‏וַאֲנִ֞י נָתַ֧תִּֽי לְךָ֛ שְׁכֶ֥ם אַחַ֖ד עַל־אַחֶ֑יךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר לָקַ֙חְתִּי֙ מִיַּ֣ד הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י בְּחַרְבִּ֖י וּבְקַשְׁתִּֽי׃ פ

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1 His ita transactis, nuntiatum est Joseph quod ægrotaret pater suus: qui, assumptis duobus filiis Manasse et Ephraim, ire perrexit.

2 Dictumque est seni: Ecce filius tuus Joseph venit ad te. Qui confortatus sedit in lectulo.

3 Et ingresso ad se ait: Deus omnipotens apparuit mihi in Luza, quæ est in terra Chanaan: benedixitque mihi,

4 et ait: Ego te augebo et multiplicabo, et faciam te in turbas populorum: daboque tibi terram hanc, et semini tuo post te in possessionem sempiternam.

5 Duo ergo filii tui, qui nati sunt tibi in terra Ægypti antequam huc venirem ad te, mei erunt: Ephraim et Manasses, sicut Ruben et Simeon reputabuntur mihi.

6 Reliquos autem quos genueris post eos, tui erunt, et nomine fratrum suorum vocabuntur in possessionibus suis.

7 Mihi enim, quando veniebam de Mesopotamia, mortua est Rachel in terra Chanaan in ipso itinere, eratque vernum tempus: et ingrediebar Ephratam, et sepelivi eam juxta viam Ephratæ, quæ alio nomine appellatur Bethlehem.

8 Videns autem filios ejus dixit ad eum: Qui sunt isti?

9 Respondit: Filii mei sunt, quos donavit mihi Deus in hoc loco. Adduc, inquit, eos ad me, ut benedicam illis.

10 Oculi enim Israël caligabant præ nimia senectute, et clare videre non poterat. Applicitosque ad se, deosculatus et circumplexus eos,

11 dixit ad filium suum: Non sum fraudatus aspectu tuo: insuper ostendit mihi Deus semen tuum.

12 Cumque tulisset eos Joseph de gremio patris, adoravit pronus in terram.

13 Et posuit Ephraim ad dexteram suam, id est, ad sinistram Israël: Manassen vero in sinistra sua, ad dexteram scilicet patris, applicuitque ambos ad eum.

14 Qui extendens manum dexteram, posuit super caput Ephraim minoris fratris: sinistram autem super caput Manasse qui major natu erat, commutans manus.

15 Benedixitque Jacob filiis Joseph, et ait: Deus, in cujus conspectu ambulaverunt patres mei Abraham, et Isaac; Deus qui pascit me ab adolescentia mea usque in præsentem diem:

16 angelus, qui eruit me de cunctis malis, benedicat pueris istis: et invocetur super eos nomen meum, nomina quoque patrum meorum Abraham et Isaac, et crescant in multitudinem super terram.

17 Videns autem Joseph quod posuisset pater suus dexteram manum super caput Ephraim, graviter accepit: et apprehensam manum patris levare conatus est de capite Ephraim, et transferre super caput Manasse.

18 Dixitque ad patrem: Non ita convenit, pater: quia hic est primogenitus, pone dexteram tuam super caput ejus.

19 Qui renuens, ait: Scio, fili mi, scio: et iste quidem erit in populos, et multiplicabitur: sed frater ejus minor, major erit illo: et semen illius crescet in gentes.

20 Benedixitque eis in tempore illo, dicens: In te benedicetur Israël, atque dicetur: Faciat tibi Deus sicut Ephraim, et sicut Manasse. Constituitque Ephraim ante Manassen.

21 Et ait ad Joseph filium suum: En ego morior, et erit Deus vobiscum, reducetque vos ad terram patrum vestrorum.

22 Do tibi partem unam extra fratres tuos, quam tuli de manu Amorrhæi in gladio et arcu meo.