1 D epois destas coisas disseram a José: Eis que teu pai está enfermo. Então José tomou consigo os seus dois filhos, Manassés e Efraim.

After this Joseph was told, “See, your father is sick.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him.

2 D isse alguém a Jacó: Eis que José, teu olho, vem ter contigo. E esforçando-se Israel, sentou-se sobre a cama.

When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel gathered his strength and sat up in bed.

3 E disse Jacó a José: O Deus Todo-Poderoso me apareceu em Luz, na terra de Canaã, e me abençoou,

Then Jacob said to Joseph, “The All-powerful God showed Himself to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and He brought good to me.

4 e me disse: Eis que te farei frutificar e te multiplicarei; tornar-te-ei uma multidão de povos e darei esta terra ã tua descendência depois de ti, em possessão perpétua.

He said to me, ‘See, I will give you many children. I will make you a group of nations. And I will give this land to your children and to your children’s children after you. It will belong to them forever.’

5 A gora, pois, os teus dois filhos, que nasceram na terra do Egito antes que eu viesse a ti no Egito, são meus: Efraim e Manassés serão meus, como Rúben e Simeão;

Now your two sons, who were born to you in Egypt before I came to you here, are mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are.

6 m as a prole que tiveres depois deles será tua; segundo o nome de seus irmãos serão eles chamados na sua herança.

The children born to you after them will be yours. They will be called by the names of their brothers in their share of what the family is to receive.

7 Q uando eu vinha de Padã, morreu-me Raquel no caminho, na terra de Canaã, quando ainda faltava alguma distância para chegar a Efrata; sepultei-a ali no caminho que vai dar a Efrata, isto é, Belém.

For when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by my side in the land of Canaan before we came to Ephrath. I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).”

8 Q uando Israel viu os filhos de José, perguntou: Quem são estes?

When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he said, “Who are these?”

9 R espondeu José a seu pai: Eles são meus filhos, que Deus me tem dado aqui. Continuou Israel: Traze-mos aqui, e eu os abençoarei.

Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me here.” So Israel said, “Bring them to me, so I may pray that good will come to them.”

10 O s olhos de Israel, porém, se tinham escurecido por causa da velhice, de modo que não podia ver. José, pois, fê-los chegar a ele; e ele os beijou e os abraçou.

Now Israel’s eyes had become weak from being old, and he could not see. So Joseph brought them near to him. And Israel kissed them and put his arms around them.

11 E Israel disse a José: Eu não cuidara ver o teu rosto; e eis que Deus me fez ver também a tua descendência.

Israel said to Joseph, “I never thought I would see your face. But see, God has let me see your children also.”

12 E ntão José os tirou dos joelhos de seu pai; e inclinou-se ã terra diante da sua face.

Then Joseph took them from his knees, and bowed to the ground.

13 E José tomou os dois, a Efraim com a sua mão direita, ã esquerda de Israel, e a Manassés com a sua mão esquerda, ã direita de Israel, e assim os fez chegar a ele.

Then taking Ephraim with his right hand, Joseph put him at Israel’s left side. And with his left hand he put Manasseh at Israel’s right side, placing them near him.

14 M as Israel, estendendo a mão direita, colocou-a sobre a cabeça de Efraim, que era o menor, e a esquerda sobre a cabeça de Manassés, dirigindo as mãos assim propositadamente, sendo embora este o primogênito.

But Israel put out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, the younger son. And he put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, crossing his hands. But Manasseh was the first-born.

15 E abençoou a José, dizendo: O Deus em cuja presença andaram os meus pais Abraão e Isaque, o Deus que tem sido o meu pastor durante toda a minha vida até este dia,

Then he prayed that good would come to Joseph, and said, “The God with Whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God Who has been my Shepherd all my life to this day,

16 o anjo que me tem livrado de todo o mal, abençoe estes mancebos, e seja chamado neles o meu nome, e o nome de meus pois Abraão e Isaque; e multipliquem-se abundantemente no meio da terra.

the Angel Who has set me free from all sin, bring good to the boys. May my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac live on in them. May they become a great nation on the earth.”

17 V endo José que seu pai colocava a mão direita sobre a cabeça de Efraim, foi-lhe isso desagradável; levantou, pois, a mão de seu pai, para a transpor da cabeça de Efraim para a cabeça de Manassés.

When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he was not pleased. He took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.

18 E José disse a seu pai: Nãa assim, meu pai, porque este é o primogênito; põe a mão direita sobre a sua cabeça.

Joseph said to his father, “Not this way, my father, for this one is the first-born. Place your right hand on his head.”

19 M as seu pai, recusando, disse: Eu o sei, meu filho, eu o sei; ele também se tornará um povo, ele também será grande; contudo o seu irmão menor será maior do que ele, e a sua descendência se tornará uma multidão de nações.

But his father would not, and said, “I know, my son, I know. He will become a nation also, and he also will be great. But his younger brother will be greater than he. His children and their children’s children will become many nations.”

20 A ssim os abençoou naquele dia, dizendo: Por ti Israel abençoará e dirá: Deus te faça como Efraim e como Manassés. E pôs a Efraim diante de Manassés.

Then he prayed that day that good would come to them. He said, “By you Israel will pray that good will come, saying, ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh!’” So he placed Ephraim before Manasseh.

21 D epois disse Israel a José: Eis que eu morro; mas Deus será convosco, e vos fará tornar para a terra de vossos pais.

Then Israel said to Joseph, “See, I am about to die. But God will be with you. He will return you to the land of your fathers.

22 E eu te dou um pedaço de terra a mais do que a teus irmãos, o qual tomei com a minha espada e com o meu arco da mão dos amorreus.

I have given you more than your brothers. I have given you the side of the mountain that I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow.”