Jacob continued, "Joseph, your two sons, who were born to you in Egypt before I came here, belong to me; Ephraim and Manasseh are just as much my sons as Reuben and Simeon.

Joseph put Ephraim at Jacob's left and Manasseh at his right.

But Jacob crossed his hands, and put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, even though he was the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, who was the older.

He said to his father, "Not that way, father. This is the older boy; put your right hand on his head."

So he blessed them that day, saying, "The Israelites will use your names when they pronounce blessings. They will say, 'May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.' " In this way Jacob put Ephraim before Manasseh.

Joseph has the strength of a bull, The horns of a wild ox. His horns are Manasseh's thousands And Ephraim's ten thousands. With them he gores the nations And pushes them to the ends of the earth."

After that, there will be seven years of famine, and all the good years will be forgotten, because the famine will ruin the country.

Bride of the king, listen to what I say--- forget your people and your relatives.

I gave my people life, and I will not continue to accuse them or be angry with them forever.

His anger lasts only a moment, his goodness for a lifetime. Tears may flow in the night, but joy comes in the morning.

You have changed my sadness into a joyful dance; you have taken away my sorrow and surrounded me with joy.

Let them drink and forget their poverty and unhappiness.

Anyone in the land who asks for a blessing will ask to be blessed by the faithful God. Whoever takes an oath will swear by the name of the faithful God. The troubles of the past will be gone and forgotten."