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 is coming to 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 to Joseph, The Almighty ùGod appeared to 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 he said to me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a company of peoples; 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, who were born to thee in the land of Egypt before I came to thee into Egypt, shall be mine: Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon.

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 family which thou hast begotten after them shall be thine: they 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 on the way, when there was yet a certain distance to come to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath, that 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 to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to me, that I may 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.

¹⁰But the eyes of Israel were heavy from age: he could not see. And he brought them nearer to 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 to Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face; and behold, God has let me see 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 his knees, and bowed down 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 to 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.

¹⁴But Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid [it] on Ephraim's head -- now he was the younger -- and his left hand on Manasseh's head; guiding his hands intelligently, 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, The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God that shepherded me all my life long to 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 that redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named upon them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the land!

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.

¹⁷When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it was evil in his eyes; and he took hold of his father's hand to remove it from Ephraim's head to 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 to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn: put thy right hand on 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.

¹⁹But his father refused and said, I know, my son, I know: he also will become a people, and he also will be great; but truly his younger brother will be greater than he; and his seed will become the fulness 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 will Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and 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 to Joseph, Behold, I die; and God will be with you, and bring you again to 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.

²²And *I* have given to thee one tract [of land] 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.