1 And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
Ikawa, baada ya mambo hayo, Yusufu akaambiwa, Tazama, baba yako hawezi; akawatwaa wanawe wawili, Manase na Efraimu, pamoja naye.
2 And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
Naye akaarifiwa Yakobo ya kwamba, Angalia, mwanao Yusufu anakuja kwako. Israeli akajitia nguvu, akaketi juu ya kitanda.
3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
Yakobo akamwambia Yusufu, Mungu Mwenyezi alinitokea huko Luzu, katika nchi ya Kanaani, akanibariki,
4 and said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
akaniambia, Mimi hapa, nitakuongezea uzao wako, na kukuzidisha, nami nitakufanya uwe kundi la mataifa; kisha nitawapa wazao wako nchi hii baada yako, iwe milki ya milele.
5 And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
Basi sasa wanao wawili uliozaliwa katika nchi ya Misri kabla sijaja kwako Misri ni watoto wangu, yaani, Efraimu na Manase watakuwa wangu, kama Reubeni na Simeoni.
6 And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
Na wazao wako utakaozaa baada ya hawa watakuwa wako; kwa jina la ndugu zao wataitwa katika urithi wao.
7 And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Beth-lehem.
Na mimi nilipokuja kutoka Padan, Raheli akanifia katika nchi ya Kanaani, njiani, si mwendo mkubwa kabla ya kufika Efrathi. Nikamzika katika njia ya Efrathi, ndio Bethlehemu.
8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?
Israeli akawaona wana wa Yusufu, akasema, Ni nani hawa?
9 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place . And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.
Yusufu akamwambia babaye, Hawa ni wanangu, Mungu alionipa hapa. Akasema, Tafadhali uwalete kwangu nami nitawabariki.
10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
Na macho ya Israeli yalikuwa mazito kwa uzee, wala hakuweza kuona. Akawaleta kwake, naye akawabusu, na kuwakumbatia.
11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.
Israeli akamwambia Yusufu, Sikudhani ya kwamba nitakuona uso wako, na Mungu amenionyesha na uzao wako pia.
12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.
Yusufu akawatoa katika magoti yake, naye akainama kifudifudi
13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him.
Yusufu akawaweka wote wawili, Efraimu katika mkono wake wa kuume, kuelekea mkono wa kushoto wa Israeli; na Manase katika mkono wake wa kushoto, kuelekea mkono wa kuume wa Israeli, akawasogeza karibu naye.
14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.
Israeli akanyosha mkono wake wa kuume akauweka juu ya kichwa cha Efraimu, aliyekuwa mdogo, na mkono wake wa kushoto akauweka juu ya kichwa cha Manase, huku akijua atiavyo mikono; maana Manase ndiye aliyezaliwa kwanza.
15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
Akambariki Yusufu, akasema, Mungu ambaye baba zangu, Ibrahimu na Isaka, walienenda mbele zake, yeye Mungu aliyenilisha, maisha yangu yote, hata siku hii ya leo,
16 the Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
naye Malaika aliyeniokoa na maovu yote, na awabariki vijana hawa; jina langu na litajwe juu yao, na jina la baba zangu, Ibrahimu na Isaka; na wawe wingi wa watu kati ya nchi.
17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.
Yusufu alipoona kwamba babaye anaweka mkono wake wa kuume juu ya kichwa cha Efraimu, ikawa vibaya machoni pake. Akauinua mkono wa babaye auondoe katika kichwa cha Efraimu, ili auweke juu ya kichwa cha Manase.
18 And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.
Yusufu akamwambia babaye, Sivyo, babangu, maana huyu ni mzaliwa wa kwanza; weka mkono wako wa kuume kichwani pake.
19 And his father refused, and said, I know it , my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
Babaye akakataa, akasema, Najua, mwanangu najua, yeye naye atakuwa taifa, yeye naye atakuwa mkuu; lakini ndugu yake mdogo atakuwa mkubwa kuliko yeye, na uzao wake watakuwa wingi wa mataifa.
20 And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
Akawabariki siku ile akasema, Katika ninyi Waisraeli watabariki, wakisema, Mungu na akufanye kama Efraimu na Manase. Akamweka Efraimu mbele ya Manase.
21 And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
Israeli akamwambia Yusufu, Angalia, mimi ninakufa, lakini Mungu atakuwa pamoja nanyi, naye atawarudisha mpaka nchi ya baba zenu.
22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
Nami nimekupa wewe sehemu moja zaidi kuliko ndugu zako, niliyoitwaa katika mikono ya Waamori, kwa upanga wangu na upinde wangu.
