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.
1And it cometh to pass, after these things, that [one] saith to Joseph, `Lo, thy father is sick;` and he taketh his two sons with him, Manasseh and Ephraim.
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.
2And [one] declareth to Jacob, and saith, `Lo, thy son Joseph is coming unto thee;` and Israel doth strengthen himself, and sit upon the bed.
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:
3And Jacob saith unto Joseph, `God Almighty hath appeared unto me, in Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blesseth me,
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.
4and saith unto me, Lo, I am making thee fruitful, and have multiplied thee, and given thee for an assembly of peoples, and given this land to thy seed after thee, a possession age-during.
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.
5`And now, thy two sons, who are born to thee in the land of Egypt, before my coming unto thee to Egypt, mine they [are]; Ephraim and Manasseh, as Reuben and Simeon they are mine;
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.
6and thy family which thou hast begotten after them are thine; by the name of their brethren they are called in their inheritance.
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).
7`And I — in my coming in from Padan-[Aram] Rachel hath died by me in the land of Canaan, in the way, while yet a kibrath of land to enter Ephrata, and I bury her there in the way of Ephrata, which [is] Bethlehem.`
8Ary rehefa hitan'Isiraely ny zanak'i Josefa, dia hoy izy: Iza moa ireo?
8And Israel seeth the sons of Joseph, and saith, `Who [are] these?`
9Ary hoy Josefa tamin-drainy: Zanako ireto, izay nomen'Andriamanitra ahy tatỳ. Ary hoy izy : Masìna ianao, ento eto amiko izy, dia hotsofiko rano.
9and Joseph saith unto his father, `They [are] my sons, whom God hath given to me in this [place];` and he saith, `Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I bless 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.
10And the eyes of Israel have been heavy from age, he is unable to see; and he bringeth them nigh unto him, and he kisseth them, and cleaveth to them;
11Dia hoy Isiraely tamin'i Josefa; Tsy nanampo izay hahita ny tavanao intsony aho; kanjo, indro, Andriamanitra efa nampahita ahy ny zanakao koa aza.
11and Israel saith unto Joseph, `To see thy face I had not thought, and lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.`
12Ary Josefa nampiala azy mirahalahy teo anelanelan'ny lohalik'Isiraely, dia niankohoka tamin'ny tany izy.
12And Joseph bringeth them out from between his knees, and boweth himself on his face to the earth;
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.
13and Joseph taketh them both, Ephraim in his right hand towards Israel`s left, and Manasseh in his left towards Israel`s right, and bringeth [them] nigh to him.
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.
14And Israel putteth out his right hand, and placeth [it] upon the head of Ephraim, who [is] the younger, and his left hand upon the head of Manasseh; he hath guided his hands wisely, for Manasseh [is] the first-born.
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,
15And he blesseth Joseph, and saith, `God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked habitually: God who is feeding me from my being unto this day:
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.
16the Messenger who is redeeming me from all evil doth bless the youths, and my name is called upon them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and they increase into a multitude in the midst of the land.`
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,
17And Joseph seeth that his father setteth his right hand on the head of Ephraim, and it is wrong in his eyes, and he supporteth the hand of his father to turn it aside from off the head of Ephraim to the head of Manasseh;
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.
18and Joseph saith unto his father, `Not so, my father, for this [is] the first-born; set thy right hand on his head.`
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.
19And his father refuseth, and saith, `I have known, my son, I have known; he also becometh a people, and he also is great, and yet, his young brother is greater than he, and his seed is the fulness of the nations;`
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.
20and he blesseth them in that day, saying, `By thee doth Israel bless, saying, God set thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh;` and he setteth Ephraim before Manasseh.
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.
21And Israel saith unto Joseph, `Lo, I am dying, and God hath been with you, and hath brought you back unto the land of your fathers;
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.
22and I — I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I have taken out of the hand of the Amorite by my sword and by my bow.`