¹And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

¹[Ny tso-drano nataon'i Jakoba tamin'i Manase sy Efraima, zanakalahin'i Josefa] Ary rehefa afaka izany, dia nisy nilaza tamin'i Josefa, hoe: Indro marary ny rainao. Dia nentiny niaraka taminy Manase sy Efraima, zanany mirahalahy.

²And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.

²Ary nisy nilaza tamin'i Jakoba ka nanao hoe: Indro, Josefa zanakao tamy ho etỳ aminao; dia nanatanja-tena Isiraely ka niarina teo ambonin'ny farafara.

³And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

³Ary hoy Jakoba tamin i Josefa: Andriamanitra Tsitoha efa niseho tamiko tany Lozy any amin'ny tany Kanana ary nitahy ahy ka nanao tamiko hoe:

⁴And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.

⁴Indro, Izaho hahamaro ny taranakao, dia hampitombo anao sy hanao anao ho firenena maro; dia homeko ny taranakao mandimby anao ity tany ity ho lovany mandrakizay.

⁵And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

⁵Ary ankehitriny, ny zanakao mirahalahy, izay efa naterakao tatỳ amin'ny tany Egypta, fony tsy mbola tonga tatỳ aminao eto Egypta aho, dia ho ahy ireo: eny, Efraima sy Mariase dia ho ahy, tahaka an'i Robena sy Simeona.

⁶And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.

⁶Fa ny zanakao izay haterakao aorian'izy mirahalahy dia ho anao kosa, ary ny anarany hatao araka ny an'ny rahalahiny eo amin'ny zara-taniny.

⁷And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.

⁷Ary izaho, raha niala tany Mesopotamia aho, dia maty teo anatrehako Rahely tany amin'ny tany Kanana, tany an-dalana, rehefa kely foana no sisa tsy nahatongavana tao Efrata, ary nandevina azy aho teo amoron'ny lalana mankany Efrata (Betlehema izany).

⁸And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?

⁸Ary rehefa hitan'Isiraely ny zanak'i Josefa, dia hoy izy: Iza moa ireo?

⁹And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.

⁹Ary hoy Josefa tamin-drainy: Zanako ireto, izay nomen'Andriamanitra ahy tatỳ. Ary hoy izy : Masìna ianao, ento eto amiko izy, dia hotsofiko rano.

¹⁰Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

¹⁰Ary efa pahina ny mason'Isiraely noho ny fahanterany, ka tsy nahita izy; dia nentin'i Josefa nanatona azy izy mirahalahy; ary Isiraely nanoroka sy namihina azy.

¹¹And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath showed me also thy seed.

¹¹Dia hoy Isiraely tamin'i Josefa; Tsy nanampo izay hahita ny tavanao intsony aho; kanjo, indro, Andriamanitra efa nampahita ahy ny zanakao koa aza.

¹²And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

¹²Ary Josefa nampiala azy mirahalahy teo anelanelan'ny lohalik'Isiraely, dia niankohoka tamin'ny tany izy.

¹³And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him.

¹³Dia notantanan'i Josefa izy mirahalahy: Efraima tamin'ny ankavanany ho eo amin'ny ankavian'Isiraely, ary Manase tamin'ny ankaviany ho eo amin'ny ankavanan'Isiraely, ka nentiny nanatona azy.

¹⁴And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.

¹⁴Dia nahinjitr'Isiraely ny tanany ankavanana ka napetrany tamin'ny lohan'i Efraima, nefa izy no zandriny, fa ny tànany ankavia kosa teo amin'ny lohan'i Manase; fa niniany natao toy izany ny tànany, nefa Manase no lahimatoa.

¹⁵And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,

¹⁵Dia nitso-drano an'i Josefa izy ka nanao hoe: Andriamanitra, Izay nandehanan'i Abrahama sy Isaka razako teo anatrehany, Andriamanitra, Izay Mpiandry ahy hatrizay niainako ka mandraka androany,

¹⁶The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

¹⁶ny Anjely Izay Mpamonjy ahy tamin'ny loza rehetra: Izy anie hitahy ireto zaza ireto; ary aoka ny anarako sy ny anaran'i Abrahama sy Isaka raiko no hanononana azy, ary hitombo ho maro dia maro eo amin'ny tany anie izy.

¹⁷And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.

¹⁷Ary rehefa hitan'i Josefa fa ny rainy nametraka ny tànany ankavanana teo amin'ny lohan'i Efraima, dia tsy sitrany izany; ka noraisiny ny tanan'ny rainy, mba hampiala azy amin'ny lohan'i Efraima ho amin'ny lohan'i Manase,

¹⁸And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.

¹⁸ka hoy Josefa tamin'ny rainy: Tsy izao no izy, ry ikaky; fa ity no lahimatoa, ka apetraho eo amin'ny lohany ny tananao ankavanana.

¹⁹And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

¹⁹Fa tsy nety ny rainy, fa nanao hoe: Fantatro ihany, anaka, fantatro ihany, izy koa ho tonga firenena, ary izy koa ho lehibe; kanefa ny zandriny ho lehibe noho izy, ary ny taranany ho firenena maro.

²⁰And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

²⁰Dia nitso-drano azy tamin'izany andro izany izy ka nanao hoe: Hianao no hitsofan'ny Isiraely rano hoe: Hataon'Andriamanitra tahaka an'i Efraima sy tahaka an'i Manase anie ianao. Ary Efraima no nataony alohan'i Manase.

²¹And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.

²¹Ary hoy Isiraely tamin'i Josefa: Indro, ho faty aho, nefa Andriamanitra homba anareo ka hampody anareo indray ho any amin'ny tanindrazanareo.Ary izaho manome anao zara-tany iray ho tombon-dahinao amin'ny rahalahinao, izay nalaiko tamin'ny sabatro sy ny tsipikako teo an-tànan'ny Amorita.

²²Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.

²²Ary izaho manome anao zara-tany iray ho tombon-dahinao amin'ny rahalahinao, izay nalaiko tamin'ny sabatro sy ny tsipikako teo an-tànan'ny Amorita.