Ephraim and Manasseh
1Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is sick.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim along with him. 2Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you.” So Israel became stronger and sat up in bed.
3Jacob said to Joseph, “The Mighty God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan. He blessed me there. 4He said to me, ‘I am going to give you children. I will make your family very large. I will make you a community of nations. And I will give this land to your children after you. It will belong to them forever.’
5“Now then, two sons were born to you in Egypt. It happened before I came to you here. They will be counted as my own sons. Ephraim and Manasseh will belong to me, in the same way that Reuben and Simeon belong to me. 6Any children born to you after them will belong to you. Any territory they receive will come from the land that will be given to Ephraim and Manasseh. 7As I was returning from Paddan, Rachel died. It made me very sad. She died in the land of Canaan while we were still on the way. We weren’t very far away from Ephrath. So I buried her body there beside the road to Ephrath.” Ephrath was also called Bethlehem.
8Israel saw Joseph’s sons. He asked, “Who are they?”
9“They are the sons God has given me here,” Joseph said to his father.
Then Israel said, “Bring them to me. I want to give them my blessing.”
10Israel’s eyes were weak because he was old. He couldn’t see very well. So Joseph brought his sons close to him. His father kissed them and hugged them.
11Israel said to Joseph, “I never thought I’d see your face again. But now God has let me see your children too.”
12Then Joseph lifted his sons off Israel’s knees. Joseph bowed down with his face to the ground. 13He placed Ephraim on his right, toward Israel’s left hand. He placed Manasseh on his left, toward Israel’s right hand. Then he brought them close to Israel. 14But Israel reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim’s head. He did it even though Ephraim was the younger son. He crossed his arms and put his left hand on Manasseh’s head. He did it even though Manasseh was the older son.
15Then Israel gave Joseph his blessing. He said,
“May God bless these boys.
He is the God of my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac.
They walked faithfully with him.
He is the God who has been my shepherd
all my life right up to this day.
16He is the Angel who has saved me from all harm.
May he bless these boys.
May they be called by my name.
May they also be called by the names of my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac.
And may the number of them greatly increase
on the earth.”
17Joseph saw his father putting his right hand on Ephraim’s head. And Joseph didn’t like it. So he took hold of his father’s hand to move it over to Manasseh’s head. 18Joseph said to him, “No, my father. Here’s my older son. Put your right hand on his head.”
19But his father wouldn’t do it. He said, “I know, my son. I know. He too will become a nation. He too will become great. But his younger brother will be greater than he is. His children after him will become a group of nations.” 20On that day, Jacob gave them his blessing. He said,
“The people of Israel will bless others in your name.
They will say, ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’ ”
So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.
21Then Israel said to Joseph, “I’m about to die. But God will be with all of you. He’ll take you back to the land of your fathers. 22But to you, Joseph, I am giving more land than your brothers. I’m giving you the land I took from the Amorites. I took it with my sword and bow.”
Manase na Efiraimu
148:1 Kĩam 41:52; Ahib 11:2Thuutha-inĩ ũcio Jusufu akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ, “Thoguo nĩ mũrũaru.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩoya ariũ ake eerĩ, Manase na Efiraimu, agĩthiĩ kũmũrora. 248:2 Kĩam 48:8-9Na rĩrĩa Jakubu eerirwo atĩrĩ, “Mũrũguo Jusufu nĩoka gũkuona,” Isiraeli akĩĩyũmĩrĩria, agĩikara thĩ ũrĩrĩ-inĩ.
348:3 Kĩam 17:1; Kĩam 28:13Jakubu akĩĩra Jusufu atĩrĩ, “Ngai Mwene-Hinya-Wothe nĩanyumĩrĩire ndĩ Luzu bũrũri-inĩ wa Kaanani, na akĩndathima, 448:4 Kĩam 12:2; Kĩam 15:7akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩngatũma ũciarane na ũingĩhe. Nĩngagũtua kĩrĩndĩ kĩa andũ, na nĩngaheana bũrũri ũyũ kũrĩ njiaro ciaku iria igooka thuutha waku ũtuĩke wacio tene na tene.’
548:5 Kĩam 41:50-52; Kĩam 29:32“Rĩu-rĩ, ariũ aku eerĩ arĩa maaciarĩirwo gũkũ Misiri itanooka kũrĩ we-rĩ, megũtuuo ta marĩ akwa; Efiraimu na Manase meegũtuĩka akwa, o ta ũrĩa Rubeni na Simeoni marĩ akwa. 6Ciana iria ingĩ ũngĩciarĩrwo thuutha wao nĩ ciaku; kũrĩa makagaya mageetanagio na marĩĩtwa ma ariũ a ithe wao. 748:7 Kĩam 35:19; Ruth 1:2Na rĩrĩa ndacookaga kuuma Padani, ngĩnyiitwo nĩ kĩeha gĩa gũkuĩrwo nĩ Rakeli kũu bũrũri-inĩ wa Kaanani tũrĩ o rũgendo-inĩ, hakuhĩ na Efiratha. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩmũthika hau mũkĩra-inĩ wa njĩra ya gũthiĩ Efiratha” (na nokuo Bethilehemu).
848:8 Kĩam 48:2Na rĩrĩa Isiraeli onire ariũ a Jusufu, akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Aya nĩ a?”
948:9 Kĩam 33:5; Kĩam 24:60Jusufu akĩĩra ithe atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ariũ akwa arĩa Ngai aaheete ndĩ gũkũ”.
Nake Isiraeli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mareharehe harĩ niĩ ndĩmarathime.”
1048:10 Kĩam 27:1; Kĩam 29:13Na rĩrĩ, maitho ma Isiraeli nĩmoorĩte nĩ gũkũra, na ndoonaga wega. Jusufu agĩkĩrehe ariũ ake hakuhĩ na Isiraeli, nake Jakubu akĩmamumunya na akĩmahĩmbĩria.
1148:11 Kĩam 44:28; Kĩam 50:23Isiraeli akĩĩra Jusufu atĩrĩ, “Ndieciragia nĩngona ũthiũ waku rĩngĩ, na rĩu Ngai nĩanjĩtĩkĩrĩtie nyone o na ciana ciaku.”
12Nake Jusufu akĩmaruta maru-inĩ ma Isiraeli, akĩinamĩrĩria ũthiũ akĩũturumithia thĩ. 1348:13 Thab 16:8; Math 25:33Jusufu akĩoya ariũ ake eerĩ, Efiraimu arĩ mwena wake wa ũrĩo aamwerekeirie guoko-inĩ kwa ũmotho gwa Isiraeli, na Manase arĩ mwena wake wa ũmotho aamwerekeirie guoko-inĩ kwa ũrĩo gwa Isiraeli, akĩmarehe hakuhĩ nake. 14No Isiraeli agĩtambũrũkia guoko gwake kwa ũrĩo agĩkũigĩrĩra mũtwe wa Efiraimu, o na gũtuĩka nĩwe warĩ mũnini, na akĩhĩtũkania moko make, akĩigĩrĩra guoko gwake kwa ũmotho mũtwe-inĩ wa Manase, o na gũtuĩka Manase nĩwe warĩ irigithathi.
15Ningĩ akĩrathima Jusufu, akiuga atĩrĩ,
“Ngai ũrĩa maithe makwa Iburahĩmu na Isaaka maatungatagĩra,
Ngai ũrĩa ũkoretwo arĩ mũrĩithi wakwa mũtũũrĩre-inĩ wakwa wothe nginya ũmũthĩ,
1648:16 Jer 15:21; Ahib 11:21na Mũraika ũrĩa ũũhonoketie kuuma mĩtino-inĩ yothe,
arorathima imwana ici.
Iroetanagio na rĩĩtwa rĩakwa,
na ciĩtanagio na marĩĩtwa ma maithe makwa, Iburahĩmu na Isaaka,
na maroingĩha mũno gũkũ thĩ.”
1748:17 Kĩam 48:14Na rĩrĩa Jusufu onire atĩ ithe aigĩrĩire guoko gwake kwa ũrĩo mũtwe-inĩ wa Efiraimu-rĩ, ndaakenire; akĩnyiita guoko gwa ithe akweherie kuuma mũtwe-inĩ wa Efiraimu, akũigĩrĩre mũtwe-inĩ wa Manase. 1848:18 Kĩam 48:14Jusufu akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Aca, baba ũyũ nĩwe irigithathi; mũigĩrĩre guoko gwaku kwa ũrĩo mũtwe.”
1948:19 Kĩam 25:23; Kĩam 12:2No ithe akĩrega, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩnjũũĩ ũguo mũrũ wakwa, nĩnjũũĩ. O nake nĩagatuĩka rũrĩrĩ, na nĩakaneneha. No rĩrĩ, mũrũ wa nyina ũrĩa mũnini nĩakaneneha kũmũkĩra, nacio njiaro ciake ituĩke gĩkundi kĩa ndũrĩrĩ.” 2048:20 Kĩam 24:60Akĩmarathima mũthenya ũcio, akiuga atĩrĩ,
“Isiraeli akaarathimanaga akĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩaku akoiga atĩrĩ:
‘Ngai arotũma ũtuĩke o ta Efiraimu na Manase.’ ”
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩgweta Efiraimu mbere ya Manase.
2148:21 Kĩam 26:3; Kĩam 28:13Ningĩ Isiraeli akĩĩra Jusufu atĩrĩ, “Ndĩ hakuhĩ gũkua, no Ngai nĩegũkorwo hamwe na inyuĩ, na nĩakamũcookia bũrũri-inĩ wa maithe manyu. 2248:22 Josh 24:32; Joh 4:5Nawe, ũrĩ ta mwathi wa ariũ a thoguo-rĩ, nĩndakũhe rũgongo rwa bũrũri ũrĩa ndaatunyire Aamori na rũhiũ rwakwa rwa njora na ũta wakwa.”
