Joseph Bring Im Sons
As e dey die, Jacob remember our Papa Almighty for Luz and e claim Joseph two Egyptian sons as im own. E cross im hands to put di younger one, Ephraim, ahead of di firstborn, and e refuse make dem correct am. Di pattern of im own life repeat again on purpose.
48 1After all dis one, dem tell Joseph say, "See o, your papa dey sick." So he carry im two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2Dem tell Jacob say, "See o, your son Joseph don come meet you." Israel gather im strength and sidon for di bed. 3Jacob tell Joseph, "El Shaddai—our Papa wey get all power—show imself to me for Luz for di land of Canaan, and he bless me. 4He tell me say, 'I go make you born plenty, I go multiply you, and I go make you turn crowd of people; I go give dis land to your pikin dem wey go come after you, make e be dem own forever.' 5Now, your two sons wey dem born for you for Egypt before I come meet you here na my own. Ephraim and Manasseh go be my own, just like Reuben and Simeon. 6But di pikin dem wey you go born after dem na your own; dem go call dem under dem brothers' names for di inheritance wey dem go get. 7As for me, wen I dey come from Paddan, Rachel die for my side for di land of Canaan, for road, wen we still dey small distance reach Ephrath; I bury am for there for di road wey dey go Ephrath" (dat na Bethlehem).
8Wen Israel see Joseph sons, he ask say, "Who be dis people?"
9Joseph tell im papa, "Na my sons dem be, wey our Papa give me for here." He say, "Abeg, bring dem come meet me, make I bless dem."
10Israel eyes don dim because of old age—he no fit see well again. So Joseph bring dem near am, and he kiss dem and hug dem. 11Israel tell Joseph, "I no ever think say I go see your face again—now our Papa don even let me see your pikin dem sef." 12Den Joseph carry dem comot from between im papa knee, and he bow with im face reach ground. a a v12 To put pikin between di knee na old-time way wey dem take show say dem don adopt di pikin proper. 13Joseph carry di two of dem—Ephraim for im right hand, facing Israel left side, and Manasseh for im left hand, facing Israel right side—and he bring dem near am. 14Israel stretch out im right hand and put am for Ephraim head—di younger one—den im left hand for Manasseh head, he cross im hand dem—because Manasseh na di firstborn. 15Den he bless Joseph and say, "Our Papa, wey my fathers Abraham and Isaac waka for im front—our Papa wey don dey shepherd me all my life reach today, b b v15 Jacob call our Papa im shepherd — na di first time for scripture wey dem give our Papa dis title. Di Shepherd theme dey reach forward go Psalm 23, go di Shepherd of Israel for Isaiah and Ezekiel, and e come full for Jesus, wey call imself di Good Shepherd. 16di Messenger wey don redeem me comot from all evil—bless di boys. Make my name continue to dey inside dem, and di names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and make dem grow turn plenty crowd for inside di earth." c c v16 Di messenger wey redeem Jacob na our Papa imself — di one wey don show imself, wrestle, and waka with am through im whole life.
17Joseph see im papa right hand for Ephraim head; e no sweet am, so he hold im papa hand make he move am comot from Ephraim head go Manasseh head. 18Joseph tell im papa, "No be so, my papa, because na dis one be di firstborn—put your right hand for im head."
19But im papa refuse and say, "I know, my son, I know. Dis one sef go turn people, he sef go big. But im younger brother go big pass am, and im pikin dem go turn plenty nations." 20For dat day he bless dem, he say, "Israel go dey bless with your name, dem go say, 'Make our Papa make you like Ephraim and like Manasseh.'" And he put Ephraim before Manasseh. 21Israel tell Joseph, "See o, I dey near to die, but our Papa go dey with you and he go carry you go back to your fathers' land. 22And to you, pass your brothers, I don give one mountain slope wey I collect from di hand of di Amorites with my sword and with my bow." d d v22 Dis "mountain slope" fit dey point to di region of Shechem, wey go come turn di main land for di tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh.
