Génesis 48

BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Sucedió tras esto que se le dijo a José: «Mira que tu padre está malo.» Entonces él tomó consigo a sus dos hijos Manasés y Efraím,	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 y se hizo anunciar a Jacob: «Tu hijo José ha venido a verte.» Entonces Israel, haciendo un esfuerzo, se sentó en su lecho.	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 Dijo Jacob a José: «El Saday se me apareció en Luz, en país cananeo; me bendijo	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 y me dijo: “Mira, yo haré que seas fecundo y que te multipliques; haré de ti una asamblea de pueblos, y daré esta tierra a tu posteridad en propiedad eterna.”	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 Pues bien, los dos hijos tuyos que te nacieron en Egipto antes de venir yo a Egipto a reunirme contigo, míos son: Efraím y Manasés, igual que Rubén y Simeón, serán míos.	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 En cuanto a la prole que has engendrado después de ellos, tuya será y con el apellido de sus demás hermanos se la citará en orden a la herencia.	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 Cuando yo venía de Paddán se me murió en el camino Raquel, tu madre, en el país de los cananeos, a poco trecho para llegar a Efratá, y allí la sepulté, en el camino de Efratá, o sea Belén.»	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 Vio Israel a los hijos de José y preguntó: «¿Quiénes son éstos?»	8 Then, seeing his sons, he said to him: “Who are these?”
9 Dijo José a su padre: «Son mis hijos, los que me ha dado Dios aquí.» Y él dijo: «Tráemelos acá, que yo les bendiga.»	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 Los ojos de Jacob se habían nublado por la vejez y no podía ver. Acercóselos, pues, y él los besó y los abrazó.	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 Dijo Israel a José: «Yo no sospechaba ver más tu rostro, y ahora resulta que Dios me ha hecho ver también a tus hijos.»	11 And he said to his son: “I have not been cheated out of seeing you. Moreover, God has shown me your offspring.”
12 José los sacó de entre las rodillas de su padre, y se postró ante él rostro en tierra.	12 And when Joseph had taken them from his father’s lap, he reverenced prone on the ground.
13 José los tomó a los dos, a Efraím con la derecha, a la izquierda de Israel, y a Manasés con la izquierda, a la derecha de Israel, y los acercó a éste.	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 Israel extendió su diestra y la puso sobre la cabeza de Efraím, aunque era el menor, y su izquierda sobre la cabeza de Manasés: es decir que cruzó las manos, puesto que Manasés era el primogénito;	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 y bendijo a José diciendo: «El Dios en cuya presencia anduvieron mis padres Abraham e Isaac, el Dios que ha sido mi pastor desde que existo hasta el presente día,	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 el Ángel que me ha rescatado de todo mal, bendiga a estos muchachos; sean llamados con mi nombre y con el de mis padres Abraham e Isaac, y multiplíquense y crezcan en medio de la tierra.»	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 Al ver José que su padre tenía la diestra puesta sobre la cabeza de Efraím, le pareció mal, y asió la mano de su padre para retirarla de sobre la cabeza de Efraím a la de Manasés.	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 Y dijo José a su padre: «Así no, padre mío, que éste es el primogénito; pon tu diestra sobre su cabeza.	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 Pero rehusó su padre, y dijo: «Lo sé, hijo mío, lo sé; también él será grande. Sin embargo, su hermano será más grande que él, y su descendencia se hará una muchedumbre de gentes.	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 Y les bendijo aquel día, diciendo: «Que con vuestro nombre se bendiga en Israel, y se diga: ¡Hágate Dios como a Efraím y Manasés!» - y puso a Efraím por delante de Manassés. -	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 Dijo entonces Israel a José: «Yo muero; pero Dios estará con vosotros y os devolverá a la tierra de vuestros padres.	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 Yo, por mi parte, te doy Siquem a ti, mejorándote sobre tus hermanos: lo que tomé al amorreo con mi espada y con mi 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.”