Genesis 48
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
1Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
1這事以後，有人告訴 約瑟 說：「你的父親病了。」他就帶着兩個兒子 瑪拿西 和 以法蓮 同去。
2When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.
2有人告訴 雅各 說：「請看，你兒子 約瑟 到你這裏來了。」 以色列 就勉強在床上坐起來。
3Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me
3雅各 對 約瑟 說：「全能的上帝曾在 迦南 地的 路斯 向我顯現，賜福與我，
4and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’
4對我說：『我必使你生養眾多，成為多民，又要把這地賜給你的後裔，永遠為業。』
5And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.
5我未到 埃及 見你之先，你在 埃及 地所生的 以法蓮 和 瑪拿西 這兩個兒子是我的，正如 呂便 和 西緬 是我的一樣。
6Any children born to you after them shall be yours, and they shall be called by the names of their brothers in the territory they inherit.
6你在他們以後所生的就是你的，他們可以歸於他們弟兄的名下得產業。
7Now as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).
7至於我，我從 巴旦 來的時候， 拉結 死在我眼前，在 迦南 地的路上，離 以法他 還有一段路程，我就把她葬在 以法他 的路上（ 以法他 就是 伯利恆 ）。」
8When Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, “Who are these?”
8以色列 看見 約瑟 的兩個兒子，就說：「這是誰？」
9Joseph said to his father, “They are the sons God has given me in this place.” So Jacob said, “Please bring them to me, that I may bless them.”
9約瑟 對他父親說：「這是上帝在這裏賜給我的兒子。」 以色列 說：「請你領他們到我跟前，我要給他們祝福。」
10Now Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
10以色列 年紀老邁，眼睛昏花，不能看見。 約瑟 領他們到他跟前，他就和他們親嘴，抱着他們。
11“I never expected to see your face again,” Israel said to Joseph, “but now God has let me see your children as well.”
11以色列 對 約瑟 說：「我想不到得見你的面，不料，上帝又使我得見你的兒子。」
12Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown.
12約瑟 把兩個兒子從 以色列 兩膝中領出來，自己就臉伏於地下拜。
13And Joseph took both of them—with Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand—and brought them close to him.
13隨後， 約瑟 又拉着他們兩個， 以法蓮 在他的右手裏，對着 以色列 的左手， 瑪拿西 在他的左手裏，對着 以色列 的右手，領他們到 以色列 的跟前。
14But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.
14以色列 伸出右手來，按在 以法蓮 的頭上（ 以法蓮 乃是次子），又剪搭過左手來，按在 瑪拿西 的頭上（ 瑪拿西 原是長子）。
15Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
15他就給 約瑟 祝福說：「願我祖 亞伯拉罕 和我父 以撒 所事奉的上帝，就是一生牧養我直到今日的上帝，
16the angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
16救贖我脫離一切患難的那使者，賜福與這兩個童子。願他們歸在我的名下和我祖 亞伯拉罕 、我父 以撒 的名下。又願他們在世界中生養眾多。」
17When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he was displeased and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.
17約瑟 見他父親把右手按在 以法蓮 的頭上，就不喜悅，便提起他父親的手，要從 以法蓮 頭上挪到 瑪拿西 的頭上。
18“Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
18約瑟 對他父親說：「我父，不是這樣。這本是長子，求你把右手按在他的頭上。」
19But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”
19他父親不從，說：「我知道，我兒，我知道。他也必成為一族，也必昌大。只是他的兄弟將來比他還大；他兄弟的後裔要成為多族。」
20So that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
20當日就給他們祝福說：「 以色列 人要指着你們祝福說：『願上帝使你如 以法蓮 、 瑪拿西 一樣。』」於是立 以法蓮 在 瑪拿西 以上。
21Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers.
21以色列 又對 約瑟 說：「我要死了，但上帝必與你們同在，領你們回到你們列祖之地。
22And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”
22並且我從前用弓用刀從 亞摩利 人手下奪的那塊地，我都賜給你，使你比眾弟兄多得一分。」
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