Genesi 48

DIODATI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 ORA, dopo queste cose, fu detto a Giuseppe: Ecco, tuo padre è infermo. Allora egli prese seco i suoi due figliuoli, Manasse ed Efraim.	1 After these things were done, it was reported to Joseph that his father was sick. And taking his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim, he went directly to him.
2 Ed egli fu rapportato, e detto a Giacobbe: Ecco, Giuseppe, tuo figliuolo, viene a te. E Israele, isforzatosi, si mise a sedere in sul letto.	2 And it was told to the old man, “Behold, your son Joseph is coming to you.” And being strengthened, he sat up in bed.
3 E Giacobbe disse a Giuseppe: L’Iddio Onnipotente mi apparve in Luz, nel paese di Canaan, e mi benedisse.	3 And when he had entered to him, he said: “Almighty God appeared to me at Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, and he blessed me.
4 E mi disse: Ecco, io ti farò moltiplicare, e ti accrescerò, e ti farò divenir raunanza di popoli; e darò questo paese alla tua progenie dopo te, per possession perpetua.	4 And he said: ‘I will increase and multiply you, and I will make you influential among the people. And I will give this land to you, and to your offspring after you, as an everlasting possession.’
5 Ora dunque, i tuoi due figliuoli, che ti son nati nel paese di Egitto, prima che io venissi a te in Egitto, son miei; Efraim e Manasse saranno miei, come Ruben e Simeone.	5 Therefore, your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came here to you, will be mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be treated by me just like Reuben and Simeon.
6 Ma i figliuoli che tu genererai dopo loro, saranno tuoi; nella loro eredità saranno nominati del nome de’ lor fratelli.	6 But the remainder, whom you will conceive after them, will be yours, and they will be called by the name of their brothers among their possessions.
7 Or, quant’è a me, quando io veniva di Paddan, Rachele morì appresso di me nel paese di Canaan, per cammino, alquanto spazio lungi di Efrata; e io la seppellii quivi nel cammino di Efrata, ch’è Betlehem	7 As for me, when I came from Mesopotamia, Rachel died in the land of Canaan on the very journey, and it was springtime. And I entered Ephrath and buried her next to the way of Ephrath, which by another name is called Bethlehem.”
8 E Israele, veduti i figliuoli di Giuseppe, disse: Chi son costoro?	8 Then, seeing his sons, he said to him: “Who are these?”
9 E Giuseppe disse a suo padre: Sono i miei figliuoli, i quali Iddio mi ha dati qui. E Giacobbe disse: Deh! falli appressare a me, ed io li benedirò.	9 He responded, “They are my sons, whom God gave to me as a gift in this place.” “Bring them to me,” he said, “so that I may bless them.”
10 Or gli occhi d’Israele erano gravi per la vecchiezza, talchè egli non potea vedere. E Giuseppe glieli fece appressare.	10 For Israel’s eyes were clouded by reason of his great age, and he was unable to see clearly. And when they were placed up against him, he kissed and embraced them.
11 Ed egli li baciò, e li abbracciò. E Israele disse a Giuseppe: Io non pensava di veder mai più la tua faccia; ed ecco, Iddio mi ha fatto vedere eziandio della tua progenie.	11 And he said to his son: “I have not been cheated out of seeing you. Moreover, God has shown me your offspring.”
12 Poi Giuseppe, fattili levar d’appresso alle ginocchia di esso, s’inchinò con la faccia in terra.	12 And when Joseph had taken them from his father’s lap, he reverenced prone on the ground.
13 E li prese amendue, e pose Efraim alla sua destra, dalla sinistra d’Israele; e Manasse alla sua sinistra, dalla destra d’Israele; e così glieli fece appressare.	13 And he placed Ephraim on his right, that is, towards the left hand of Israel. Yet truly Manasseh was on his left, namely, towards his father’s right hand. And he placed them both up against him.
14 E Israele porse la sua man destra, e la pose sopra il capo di Efraim, ch’era il minore, e pose la sinistra sopra il capo di Manasse; e, benchè Manasse fosse il primogenito, nondimeno avvedutamente pose così le mani.	14 And he, extending his right hand, placed it over the head of Ephraim, the younger brother, but the left hand was on the head of Manasseh, who was the elder, so that his hands were crossed.
15 E benedisse Giuseppe, e disse: Iddio, nel cui cospetto i miei padri, Abrahamo ed Isacco, son camminati; Iddio, che mi ha pasciuto da che io sono al mondo infino a questo giorno;	15 And Jacob blessed the sons of Joseph, and he said: “God, in whose sight my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, God who pastured me from my youth until the present day,
16 l’Angelo, che mi ha riscosso d’ogni male, benedica questi fanciulli, e sieno nominati del mio nome, e del nome de’ miei padri, Abrahamo ed Isacco; e moltiplichino copiosamente sulla terra.	16 the Angel, who rescues me from all evils: bless these boys. And let my name be invoked over them, and also the names of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac. And may they increase into a multitude across the earth.”
17 Ora, veggendo Giuseppe che suo padre avea posta la sua man destra sopra il capo di Efraim, ciò gli dispiacque, e prese la mano di suo padre, per rimoverla d’in sul capo di Efraim, e per metterla in sul capo di Manasse.	17 But Joseph, seeing that his father had placed his right hand over the head of Ephraim, took it gravely. And grasping his father’s hand, he tried to lift it from Ephraim’s head and transfer it onto the head of Manasseh.
18 E Giuseppe disse a suo padre: Non così, padre mio; conciossiachè questo sia il primogenito, metti la tua man destra sopra il suo capo.	18 And he said to his father: “It should not have come to pass this way, father. For this one is the firstborn. Place your right hand over his head.”
19 Ma suo padre ricusò di farlo, e disse: Io il so, figliuol mio, io il so; ancora esso diventerà un popolo, e ancora esso sarà grande; ma pure il suo fratel minore sarà più grande di lui, e la progenie di esso sarà una piena di genti.	19 But refusing, he said: “I know, my son, I know. And this one, indeed, will be among the people and will be multiplied. But his younger brother will be greater than he. And his offspring will increase among the nations.”
20 Così in quel giorno li benedisse, dicendo: Israele benedirà altrui, prendendone l’esempio in te; dicendo: Iddio ti faccia esser simile ad Efraim ed a Manasse. E Israele antepose Efraim a Manasse.	20 And he blessed them at that time, saying: “In you, Israel will be blessed, and it will be said: ‘May God treat you like Ephraim, and like Manasseh.’ ” And he established Ephraim before Manasseh.
21 Poi Israele disse a Giuseppe: Ecco, io muoio, e Iddio sarà con voi, e vi ricondurrà al paese de’ vostri padri.	21 And he said to his son Joseph: “See, I am dying, and God will be with you, and he will lead you back to the land of your fathers.
22 Ed io ti dono una parte sopra i tuoi fratelli, la quale io ho conquistata dalle mani degli Amorrei con la mia spada e col mio arco	22 I give you one part beyond that of your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.”