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Jacob numasari Ephraim se Manasseh marak nungaram
1 Tom sang namaram se Joseph den ikiam, “Nika niet kuera ago bagoso,” maman. Se nu ko namarari ilagala Ephraim se Manasseh arungak ko nuet arigimonko namaman. 2 Se tom Jacob den ikiam, “Nika namar Joseph ni karkukko tairam,” mu nu ko anira kuwim te numi tagi gurungumu laga barasu daigam.
3 Ale Joseph maonam, “Kaem Sokel Garagar mu Canaan sor te, wonong Luz mu te, agate aratam ale marak aisam, 4 ale aga maonam, ‘Ani kuriang gue suen biya kisek se kapamon ninguru sor magamonko,” mam. “Ale nika gue te kariimet motam bibiya aratamon ale ilu biguwura suanta bagamon, se kuriang gue ni biring ko mu ali imi nungarik se nononga pempem anirukko,’ mam.
5 “Buta se nika namarari ilagala ani Egypt me tairem la, ka niwus tuagu te bilangaman, mu aninga iwita ikiko. Reuben se Simeon ilak aninga iwitatala, Ephraim se Manasseh mu aninga. 6 Kuriang i bo maingte bilanga kisimon, mu asele nika. Se kari ilagala mu nunup te nunga ali mel mu nuna ko kotam amonko. 7 Ani Paddan baga pelerem tai Canaan lage luan te, Ephrath ko pingia se Rachel kueram ale angamang bataga aisam. Se ani lage Ephrath namaram mu ko norogen te mutim tugumem.” Ephrath nup bo Bethlehem.
8 Ale Israel Joseph ko namarari ilagala mu nungarkam ale isuam, “Imi arika ya?” mam.
9 Se Joseph nuet maonam, “Imi aninga namarari, Kaem ewerete ani aisam wore,” mam.
Se Israel mam, “Nongorak tair se marak nungarikko,” mam.
10 Israel aora garukaram nunguning, ale motam sor ari turutuwukaso. Se Joseph ko namarari ilagala mu nongorak kote pingi namaram, se nu nunga iluwam ale nunga yasaram.
11 Ale Israel aora Joseph maonam, “Ani ni me karkikko iwita iki lagakasam. Bare Kaem lage yawara beteram se aitak ani ni karkem, ale ka kuriang ago nungarkem.”
12 Se Joseph ko namarari mu Israel aora gomang te dagiman mu nunga patatuwuram ale ko nuet koma te bugura kulukam ale moke ali ningi kaparam. 13 Asele Joseph ko namarari ilagala mu nunga giam, ale Ephraim mu noko kuting sengam ko beteram, bare mu Israel aora ko ngas ko; se Manasseh mu noko kuting ngas ko beteram, bare mu Israel aora ko sengam ko sanamaram. Se nongorak kote pingi tairam. 14 Bare Israel aora mu kuting sengam mu garukam ale kari uria Ephraim, noko ngas ko sanamiwaram, mu supuling te beteram. Ale kuting ngas mu kuting sengam mu te supuram se garukam ale kari laun Manasseh, noko sengam ko sanamiwaram, mu supuling te beteram.
15 Ale nu Joseph marak tuam, ale iwita balam,
“Aninga ait angatak Abraham Isaac nunga Kaem,
borta ani kuriang la aga bituam agarak tai aitak,
16 se nuguta Engel ani memek ningi aga
sangaru tam, mu kuriang kari ilagala imi marak nungarukko.
Ale nuna te ani se aga ait angatak Abraham se Isaac nanga nanip me yumurokko.
Se nunga kuriang gue paguk ale sor irokko,” mam.
17 Bare Joseph ko nuet ko kuting numi luan te supuram se kuriang nusupuling te awuram mu arigam, ale me amilmilaram. Se nu nuet ko kuting sengam Ephraim supuling te aniram mu tam, ale Manasseh supuling te bita se, 18 “Mena, aninga Ba, imi kari laun. Nika kiting sengam mu noko supuling te bitarko,” mam.
19 Bare ko nuet kuting tagi batogam ale mam, “Ani ko ikisam, aga namar, ani ko ikiwasam,” mam. “Nu betela noko gue te kariimet motam biya bo aratuk se nu nup biya karogotala bagarukko. Bare ko uria mu nu kiaruk ale nup biya nunguning bagarukko. Se noko gue te mu kariimet saki nunga ilu biguwumon se suanta bagamonko.”*
20 Ale tom nung te la marak nungaram ale balam,
“Udagi Israel kariimet nunga saki alo
marak den nungaru se iwita balmonko,
‘Kaem Ephraim Manasseh nungumik te
beteram turan nina ningimik te bitirukko,’ ma balmonko.”
Israel aora buta balam, ale Ephraim kari uria mu giruwuram, ale Manasseh kari laun mu udagi ko beteram.†
21 Ale Israel aora Joseph maonam, “Ikiko. Ani kuerikko tom pingi aram. Bare Kaem nengerak bagoso mu nengerak peleruk, ninga nenet nenengetak nunga ali te nengerak namarukko. 22 Ale ni mu, nika launari nunga kualala nunguning bagasam, mu ali ningo nunguningkiri, duruk komang kuting, ani Amor arungak kagererem ale nuguting te taem, mu kisisam,” mam.
* 48:19 Israel koma north mu kam sikina Ephraim masan. † 48:20 Hebrews 11:21 ago arikko.