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Greek: Septuagint (LXX)
English: John Barach
Chapter 48
Israel's Last Days
1  Ἐγένετο δὲ μετὰ τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα καὶ ἀπηγγέλη τῷ Ἰωσὴφ ὅτι Ὁ πατήρ σου ἐνοχλεῖται. καὶ ἀναλαβὼν τοὺς δύο υἱοὺς αὐτοῦ, τὸν Μανασσῆ καὶ τὸν Ἐφραίμ, ἦλθεν πρὸς Ἰακώβ. 2  ἀπηγγέλη δὲ τῷ Ἰακὼβ λέγοντες Ἰδοὺ ὁ υἱός σου Ἰωσὴφ ἔρχεται πρὸς σέ. καὶ ἐνισχύσας Ἰσραὴλ ἐκάθισεν ἐπὶ τὴν κλίνην. 3  καὶ εἶπεν Ἰακὼβ τῷ Ἰωσὴφ Ὁ θεός μου ὤφθη μοι ἐν Λουζὰ ἐν γῇ Χαναὰν καὶ εὐλόγησέν με 4  καὶ εἶπέν μοι Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ αὐξανῶ σὲ καὶ πληθυνῶ σὲ καὶ ποιήσω σὲ εἰς συναγωγὰς ἐθνῶν καὶ δώσω σοί τὴν γῆν ταύτην καὶ τῷ σπέρματί σου μετὰ σὲ εἰς κατάσχεσιν αἰώνιον. 5  νῦν οὖν οἱ δύο υἱοί σου οἱ γενόμενοί σοί ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ πρὸ τοῦ με ἐλθεῖν πρὸς σὲ εἰς Αἴγυπτον ἐμοί εἰσιν, Ἐφραὶμ καὶ Μανασσῆ ὡς Ῥουβὴν καὶ Συμεὼν ἔσονταί μοι· 6  τὰ δὲ ἔκγονα, ἃ ἐὰν γεννήσῃς μετὰ ταῦτα, σοί ἔσονται, ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τῶν ἀδελφῶν αὐτῶν κληθήσονται ἐν τοῖς ἐκείνων κλήροις. 7  ἐγὼ δὲ ἡνίκα ἠρχόμην ἐκ Μεσοποταμίας τῆς Συρίας, ἀπέθανεν Ῥαχὴλ ἡ μήτηρ σου ἐν γῇ Χαναὰν ἐγγίζοντός μου κατὰ τὸν ἱππόδρομον Χαβραθὰ τῆς γῆς τοῦ ἐλθεῖν Ἐφραθᾶ, καὶ κατώρυξα αὐτὴν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ τοῦ ἱπποδρόμου (αὕτη ἐστὶν Βαιθλεέμ). 1 And it came to pass after these things that it was reported to Joseph, "Behold, your father is failing (distressed)." And taking his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, he came to Jacob. 2 And it was reported to Jacob, saying, "Behold, your son Joseph comes to you." And Israel, gathering his strength, sat up on his bed. 3 And Jacob said to Joseph, "My God appeared to me in Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me, 4 and He said to me, 'Behold, I will increase you and multiply you, and I will make you into assemblies of nations, and I will give this land to you and to your offspring after you for an eternal possession.' 5 Now therefore, your two sons who were born to you in Egypt before I came to you in Egypt are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine just as Reuben and Simeon. 6 But the offspring whom you may beget after these shall be yours; they shall be called by the name of their brothers in their inheritances. 7 As for me, when I was coming from Mesopotamia of Syria, your mother Rachel died in the land of Canaan, as I was nearing the racecourse of Chabratha on the way to Ephratha; and I buried her there by the road of the racecourse (this is Bethlehem)."
8  Ἰδὼν δὲ Ἰσραὴλ τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰωσὴφ εἶπεν Τίνες σοί οὗτοι; 9  εἶπεν δὲ Ἰωσὴφ τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ Υἱοί μού εἰσιν, οὓς ἔδωκέν μοι ὁ θεὸς ἐνταῦθα. καὶ εἶπεν Ἰακὼβ Προσάγαγέ μοι αὐτούς, ἵνα εὐλογήσω αὐτούς. 10  οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἐβαρυώπησαν ἀπὸ τοῦ γήρους, καὶ οὐκ ἠδύνατο βλέπειν· καὶ ἤγγισεν αὐτοὺς πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ ἐφίλησεν αὐτοὺς καὶ περιέλαβεν αὐτούς. 11  καὶ εἶπεν Ἰσραὴλ πρὸς Ἰωσὴφ Ἰδοὺ τοῦ προσώπου σου οὐκ ἐστερήθην, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἔδειξέν μοι ὁ θεὸς καὶ τὸ σπέρμα σου. 12  καὶ ἐξήγαγεν Ἰωσὴφ αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ τῶν γονάτων αὐτοῦ, καὶ προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ ἐπὶ πρόσωπον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. 13  λαβὼν δὲ Ἰωσὴφ τοὺς δύο υἱοὺς αὐτοῦ, τόν τε Ἐφραὶμ ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ ἐξ ἀριστερῶν δὲ Ἰσραήλ, τὸν δὲ Μανασσῆ ἐν τῇ ἀριστερᾷ ἐκ δεξιῶν δὲ Ἰσραήλ, ἤγγισεν αὐτοὺς αὐτῷ. 14  ἐκτείνας δὲ Ἰσραὴλ τὴν χεῖρα τὴν δεξιὰν ἐπέβαλεν ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἐφραίμ— οὗτος δὲ ἦν ὁ νεώτερος — καὶ τὴν ἀριστερὰν ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν Μανασσῆ, ἐναλλὰξ τὰς χεῖρας. 8 And Israel, seeing the sons of Joseph, said, "Who are these to you?" 9 And Joseph said to his father, "They are my sons, whom God gave to me here." And Jacob said, "Bring them to me, that I may bless them." 10 Now the eyes of Israel were heavy from old age, and he was not able to see; and he brought them near to him, and he kissed them and embraced them. 11 And Israel said to Joseph, "Behold, I was not deprived of seeing your face, and behold, God has shown me your offspring as well." 12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and they bowed down to him with their faces to the earth. 13 And Joseph took his two sons, Ephraim in his right hand—at the left of Israel—and Manasseh in his left hand—at the right of Israel—and brought them near to him. 14 But Israel, stretching out his right hand, placed it upon the head of Ephraim—though he was the younger—and his left upon the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands.
15  Καὶ ηὐλόγησεν αὐτοὺς καὶ εἶπεν Ὁ θεός, ᾧ εὐηρέστησαν οἱ πατέρες μου ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ Ἁβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαάκ, ὁ θεὸς ὁ τρέφων με ἐκ νεότητος ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης, 16  ὁ ἄγγελος ὁ ῥυόμενός με ἐκ πάντων τῶν κακῶν εὐλογήσαι τὰ παιδία ταῦτα, καὶ ἐπικληθήσεται ἐν αὐτοῖς τὸ ὄνομά μου καὶ τὸ ὄνομα τῶν πατέρων μου Ἁβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαάκ, καὶ πληθυνθείησαν εἰς πλῆθος πολὺ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. 17  ἰδὼν δὲ Ἰωσὴφ ὅτι ἐπέβαλεν ὁ πατὴρ τὴν δεξιὰν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἐφραίμ, βαρὺ αὐτῷ κατεφάνη, καὶ ἀντελάβετο Ἰωσὴφ τῆς χειρὸς τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ ἀφελεῖν αὐτὴν ἀπὸ τῆς κεφαλῆς Ἐφραὶμ ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν Μανασσῆ. 18  εἶπεν δὲ Ἰωσὴφ τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ Οὐχ οὕτως, πάτερ· οὗτος γὰρ ὁ πρωτότοκος· ἐπίθες τὴν δεξιάν σου ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ. 19  καὶ οὐκ ἠθέλησεν, ἀλλὰ εἶπεν Οἶδα, τέκνον, οἶδα· καὶ οὗτος ἔσται εἰς λαόν, καὶ οὗτος ὑψωθήσεται, ἀλλὰ ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ ὁ νεώτερος μείζων αὐτοῦ ἔσται, καὶ τὸ σπέρμα αὐτοῦ ἔσται εἰς πλῆθος ἐθνῶν. 20  καὶ εὐλόγησεν αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ λέγων Ἐν ὑμῖν εὐλογηθήσεται Ἰσραὴλ λέγοντες Ποιήσαι σὲ ὁ θεὸς ὡς Ἐφραὶμ καὶ ὡς Μανασσῆ· καὶ ἔθηκεν τὸν Ἐφραὶμ ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ Μανασσῆ. — 21  εἶπεν δὲ Ἰσραὴλ τῷ Ἰωσὴφ Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀποθνῄσκω, καὶ ἔσται ὁ θεὸς μεθ' ὑμῶν καὶ ἀποστρέψει ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν γῆν τῶν πατέρων ὑμῶν· 22  ἐγὼ δὲ δίδωμί σοί Σίκιμα ἐξαίρετον ὑπὲρ τοὺς ἀδελφούς σου, ἣν ἔλαβον ἐκ χειρὸς Ἀμορραίων ἐν μαχαίρᾳ μου καὶ τόξῳ. 15 And he blessed them and said, "The God in whose presence my fathers Abraham and Isaac were well-pleasing, the God who has nourished me from my youth until this day, 16 the Angel who delivers me from all evils, bless these children; and may my name be called upon them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they increase into a great multitude upon the earth." 17 But Joseph, seeing that his father placed his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it appeared wrong to him; and Joseph took hold of his father's hand to remove it from the head of Ephraim to the head of Manasseh. 18 And Joseph said to his father, "Not so, father; for this one is the firstborn; place your right hand upon his head." 19 And he was not willing, but said, "I know, child, I know; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be exalted; but his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations." 20 And he blessed them on that day, saying, "In you shall Israel be blessed, saying: 'May God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh';" and he put Ephraim before Manasseh. 21 And Israel said to Joseph, "Behold, I am dying, and God will be with you and will return you to the land of your fathers. 22 And I give to you Shechem as a special portion above your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and my bow."