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| [1]And so whanne these thingis weren don, it was teld to Joseph, that his fadir was sijk. And he took hise twei sones, Manasses and Effraym, and he disposide to go. |
[1]And it came to pass afterH310 these thingsH1697, that one toldH559 H8799JosephH3130, Behold, thy fatherH1 is sickH2470 : H8802and he tookH3947 H8799with him his twoH8147 sonsH1121, ManassehH4519 and EphraimH669. |
| [2]And it was seid to the elde man, Lo! thi sone Joseph cometh to thee; which was coumfortid, and sat in the bed. |
[2]And one toldH5046 H8686JacobH3290, and saidH559 , H8799Behold, thy sonH1121 JosephH3130 comethH935 H8802unto thee: and IsraelH3478 strengthenedH2388 H8691himself, and satH3427 H8799upon the bedH4296. |
| [3]And whanne Joseph entride to hym, he seide, Almyyti God apperide to me in Luza, which is in the lond of Canaan, and blesside me, |
[3]And JacobH3290 saidH559 H8799unto JosephH3130, GodH410 AlmightyH7706 appearedH7200 H8738unto me at LuzH3870 in the landH776 of CanaanH3667, and blessedH1288 meH8762, |
| [4]and seide, Y schal encreesse and multiplie thee, and Y schal make thee in to cumpanyes of puplis, and Y schal yyue to thee this lond, and to thi seed aftir thee, in to euerlastinge possessioun. |
[4]And saidH559 H8799unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitfulH6509 , H8688and multiplyH7235 H8689thee, and I will makeH5414 H8804of thee a multitudeH6951 of peopleH5971; and will giveH5414 H8804this landH776 to thy seedH2233 after theeH310 for an everlastingH5769 possessionH272. |
| [5]Therfor thi twei sones, that ben borun to thee in the lond of Egipt bifore that Y cam hidir to thee, schulen be myne, Effraym and Manasses as Ruben and Symeon schulen be arettid to me; |
[5]And now thy twoH8147 sonsH1121, EphraimH669 and ManassehH4519, which were bornH3205 H8737unto thee in the landH776 of EgyptH4714 beforeH5704 I cameH935 H8800unto thee into EgyptH4714, are mine; as ReubenH7205 and Simeon, they shall be mineH8095. |
| [6]forsothe the othere whiche thou schalt gendre aftir hem schulen be thine; and thei schulen be clepid bi the name of her britheren in her possessiouns. |
[6]And thy issueH4138, which thou begettestH3205 H8689afterH310 them, shall be thine, and shall be calledH7121 H8735afterH5921 the nameH8034 of their brethrenH251 in their inheritanceH5159. |
| [7]Forsothe whanne Y cam fro Mesopotamye, Rachel was deed to me in the lond of Canaan, in thilke weie; and it was the bigynnyng of somer; and Y entride in to Effrata, and beriede hir bisidis the weie of Effrata, which bi anothir name is clepid Bethleem. |
[7]And as for me, when I cameH935 H8800from PadanH6307, RachelH7354 diedH4191 H8804by me in the landH776 of CanaanH3667 in the wayH1870, whenH5750 yet there was but a littleH3530 wayH776 to comeH935 H8800unto EphrathH672: and I buried herH6912 H8799there in the wayH1870 of EphrathH672; the same is BethlehemH1035. |
| [8]Forsothe Jacob seiy the sones of Joseph, and seide to him, Who ben these? |
[8]And IsraelH3478 beheldH7200 H8799Joseph'sH3130 sonsH1121, and saidH559, Who are theseH8799? |
| [9]He answeride, Thei ben my sones, whiche God yaf to me in this place. Jacob seide, Brynge hem to me that Y blesse hem. |
[9]And JosephH3130 saidH559 H8799unto his fatherH1, They are my sonsH1121, whom GodH430 hath givenH5414 H8804me in this place. And he saidH559 , H8799Bring themH3947 , H8798I pray thee, unto me, and I will blessH1288 themH8762. |
| [10]For `the iyen of Israel, dasewiden for greet eelde, and he myyte not se clereli; and he kisside and collide tho children ioyned to hym, and seide to his sone, |
[10]Now the eyesH5869 of IsraelH3478 were dimH3513 H8804for ageH2207, so that he couldH3201 H8799not seeH7200 . H8800And he brought them nearH5066 H8686unto him; and he kissedH5401 H8799them, and embracedH2263 themH8762. |
| [11]Y am not defraudid of thi siyt; ferthermore God schewide to me thi seed. |
[11]And IsraelH3478 saidH559 H8799unto JosephH3130, I had not thoughtH6419 H8765to seeH7200 H8800thy faceH6440: and, lo, GodH430 hath shewedH7200 H8689me also thy seedH2233. |
| [12]And whanne Joseph hadde take hem fro `the fadris lappe, he worschipide lowe to erthe. |
[12]And JosephH3130 brought them outH3318 H8686from betweenH5973 his kneesH1290, and he bowedH7812 H8691himself with his faceH639 to the earthH776. |
| [13]And he sette Effraym on his riyt side, that is, on the lift side of Israel; forsothe he settide Manasses in his lift side, that is, on the riyt side of the fadir; and he ioynede bothe to hym. |
[13]And JosephH3130 tookH3947 H8799them bothH8147, EphraimH669 in his right handH3225 toward Israel'sH3478 left handH8040, and ManassehH4519 in his left handH8040 toward Israel'sH3478 right handH3225, and brought them nearH5066 unto himH8686. |
| [14]Which helde forth the riyt hond, and settide on `the heed of Effraym, the lesse brothir; sotheli he settide the left hond on `the heed of Manasses, that was the more thury birthe. Jacob chaungide `the hondes, |
[14]And IsraelH3478 stretched outH7971 H8799his right handH3225, and laidH7896 H8799it upon Ephraim'sH669 headH7218, who was the youngerH6810, and his left handH8040 upon Manasseh'sH4519 headH7218, guidingH7919 his handsH3027 wittinglyH7919 ; H8765for ManassehH4519 was the firstbornH1060. |
| [15]and blesside his sone Joseph, and seide, God, in whos siyt my fadris Abraham and Isaac yeden; God, that fedith me fro my yong wexynge age til in to present day; |
[15]And he blessedH1288 H8762JosephH3130, and saidH559 , H8799GodH430, beforeH6440 whom my fathersH1 AbrahamH85 and IsaacH3327 did walkH1980 , H8694the GodH430 which fedH7462 H8802me all my life longH5750 unto this dayH3117, |
| [16]the aungel that delyuerede me fro alle yuelis, blesse thes children, and my name be clepid on hem, and the names of my fadris Abraham and Ysaac; and wexe thei in multitude on erthe. |
[16]The AngelH4397 which redeemedH1350 H8802me from all evilH7451, blessH1288 H8762the ladsH5288; and let my nameH8034 be namedH7121 H8735on them, and the nameH8034 of my fathersH1 AbrahamH85 and IsaacH3327; and let them growH1711 H8799into a multitudeH7230 in the midstH7130 of the earthH776. |
| [17]Forsothe Joseph seiy that his fadir hadde set the riyt hond on the heed of Effraym, and took heuyli, and he enforside to reise the fadris hond takun fro the heed of Effraym, and to bere `ouer on `the heed of Manasses. |
[17]And when JosephH3130 sawH7200 H8799that his fatherH1 laidH7896 H8799his rightH3225 handH3027 upon the headH7218 of EphraimH669, it displeasedH3415[H8799] H5869him: and he held upH8551 H8799his father'sH1 handH3027, to removeH5493 H8687it from Ephraim'sH669 headH7218 unto Manasseh'sH4519 headH7218. |
| [18]And he seide to the fadir, Fadir, it acordith not so; for this is the firste gendrid; sette thi riyt hond on the heed `of hym. |
[18]And JosephH3130 saidH559 H8799unto his fatherH1, Not so, my fatherH1: for this is the firstbornH1060; putH7760 H8798thy right handH3225 upon his headH7218. |
| [19]Which forsook and seide, Y woot, my sone, Y woot; and sotheli this child schal be in to puplis, and he schal be multiplied; but his yonger brother schal be more than he, and `his seed schal encreesse in to folkis. |
[19]And his fatherH1 refusedH3985 , H8762and saidH559 , H8799I knowH3045 H8804it, my sonH1121, I knowH3045 H8804it: he also shall become a peopleH5971, and he also shall be greatH1431 : H8799but trulyH199 his youngerH6996 brotherH251 shall be greaterH1431 H8799than he, and his seedH2233 shall become a multitudeH4393 of nationsH1471. |
| [20]And he blesside hem in that tyme, and seide, Israel schal be blessid in thee, Joseph, and it schal be seid, God do to thee as to Effraym and as to Manasses. And he settide Effraym bifore Manasses; |
[20]And he blessedH1288 H8762them that dayH3117, sayingH559 , H8800In thee shall IsraelH3478 blessH1288 , H8762sayingH559 , H8800GodH430 makeH7760 H8799thee as EphraimH669 and as ManassehH4519: and he setH7760 H8799EphraimH669 beforeH6440 ManassehH4519. |
| [21]and seide to Joseph, his sone, Lo! Y die, and God schal be with you, and schal lede you ayen to the lond of youre fadris; |
[21]And IsraelH3478 saidH559 H8799unto JosephH3130, Behold, I dieH4191 : H8801but GodH430 shall be with you, and bring you againH7725 H8689unto the landH776 of your fathersH1. |
| [22]Y yyue to thee o part ouer thi britheren which Y took fro the hand of Amorei, in my swerd and bowe. |
[22]Moreover I have givenH5414 H8804to thee oneH259 portionH7926 above thy brethrenH251, which I tookH3947 H8804out of the handH3027 of the AmoriteH567 with my swordH2719 and with my bowH7198. |