48:1 [] Meta de ta pragmata tauta, eipon proV ton Iwshf, Idou, o pathr sou asqenei. Kai elabe meq' eautou touV duo uiouV autou, ton Manassh kai ton Efraim.

48:2 Kai aphggeilan proV ton Iakwb, legonteV, Idou, o uioV sou Iwshf ercetai proV se× kai analabwn dunamin, o Israhl ekaqisen epi thn klinhn.

48:3 Kai eipen o Iakwb proV ton Iwshf, O QeoV o PantodunamoV efanh eiV eme en Louz en th gh Canaan kai me euloghse×

48:4 kai eipe proV eme, Idou, egw qelw se auxhsei kai qelw se plhqunei kai qelw se katasthsei eiV plhqoV lawn× kai qelw dwsei thn ghn tauthn eiV to sperma sou meta se pantoteinhn idiokthsian.

48:5 Twra loipon oi duo uioi sou, oi gennhqenteV eiV se en th gh thV Aiguptou, prin egw elqw proV se eiV thn Aigupton einai idikoi mou× o Efraim kai o ManasshV qelousin eisqai eiV eme wV o Roubhn kai o Sumewn×

48:6 ta de tekna sou osa gennhshV meta toutouV, qelousin eisqai idika sou× kata to onoma twn adelfwn autwn qelousin onomasqh en th klhronomia autwn.

48:7 Ote de egw hrcomhn apo Padan, apeqanen eiV eme h Rachl kaq' odon en th gh Canaan, enw den eleipen eimh oligon diasthma dia na fqaswmen eiV Efraqa× kai eqaya authn ekei en th odw thV Efraqa× auth einai h Bhqleem.

48:8 [] Idwn de o Israhl touV uiouV tou Iwshf, eipe, TineV einai outoi;

48:9 kai eipen o Iwshf proV ton patera autou, Outoi einai oi uioi mou, touV opoiouV moi edwken o QeoV entauqa. O de eipe, Fere autouV, parakalw, proV eme, dia na euloghsw autouV.

48:10 Hsan de oi ofqalmoi tou Israhl baruwpoi upo tou ghratoV, den hdunato na bleph. Kai eplhsiasen autouV proV auton× kai efilhsen autouV kai enhgkalisqh autouV.

48:11 Kai eipen o Israhl proV ton Iwshf, Den hlpizon na idw to proswpon sou× kai idou, o QeoV edeixen eiV eme kai to sperma sou.

48:12 Kai exhgagen autouV o Iwshf ek mesou twn gonatwn autou. Kai prosekunhsen epi proswpon ewV edafouV.

48:13 Labwn de autouV o Iwshf amfoterouV, ton Efraim en th dexia autou proV thn aristeran tou Israhl, kai ton Manassh en th aristera autou proV thn dexian tou Israhl, eplhsiasen eiV auton.

48:14 Kai ekteinaV o Israhl thn dexian autou epeqesen epi thn kefalhn tou Efraim, ostiV hto o newteroV, thn de aristeran autou epi thn kefalhn tou Manassh, enallaxaV taV ceiraV autou× dioti o ManasshV hto o prwtotokoV.

48:15 Kai euloghse ton Iwshf kai eipen, O QeoV, emprosqen tou opoiou periepathsan oi patereV mou Abraam kai Isaak, o QeoV ostiV me epoimanen ek gennhsewV mou ewV thV hmeraV tauthV,

48:16 o aggeloV ostiV me elutrwsen ek pantwn twn kakwn, na euloghsh ta paidia tauta× kai na onomasqh ep' auta to onoma mou kai to onoma twn paterwn mou Abraam kai Isaak, kai na plhqunqwsin eiV plhqoV mega epi thV ghV.

48:17 Kai idwn o Iwshf oti epeqesen o pathr autou thn ceira autou thn dexian epi thn kefalhn tou Efraim, dushresthqh× kai epiase thn ceira tou patroV autou dia na metaqesh authn apo thV kefalhV tou Efraim epi thn kefalhn tou Manassh.

48:18 Kai eipen o Iwshf proV ton patera autou, Mh outw, pater mou, dioti outoV einai o prwtotokoV× epiqeV thn dexian sou epi thn kefalhn autou.

48:19 All' o pathr autou den hqelhse× kai eipen, Exeurw, teknon mou, exeurw× kai outoV qelei katastaqh laoV kai outoV eti qelei geinei megaV× all' omwV o adelfoV autou o newteroV qelei eisqai megalhteroV autou kai to sperma autou qelei geinei plhqoV eqnwn.

48:20 Kai euloghsen autouV thn hmeran ekeinhn, legwn, EiV se anaferomenoV qelei eulogei o Israhl, legwn, O QeoV na se kamh wV ton Efraim kai wV ton Manassh. Kai esthse ton Efraim pro tou Manassh.

48:21 Kai eipen o Israhl proV ton Iwshf, Idou, egw apoqnhskw× kai o QeoV qelei eisqai me saV kai qelei saV epanaferei eiV thn ghn twn paterwn saV×