Joseph named his second son Ephraim, for he said,“ God has made me fruitful in this land of my grief.”

他给次子起名叫以法莲，因为他说：“神使我在受苦的地方昌盛。”

他给次子起名叫以法莲，因为他说：“上帝使我在受苦的地方兴盛。”

他给次子起名叫以法莲，因为他说：“神使我在受苦的地方兴盛。”

约瑟给次子取名叫以法莲，因为他说：“上帝使我在受苦之地昌盛。”

他给次子起名叫以法莲，因为他说：“神使我在受苦之地繁盛起来。”

他给第二个儿子起名为以法莲，因为他说：“神使我在受苦之地繁盛。”

他給次子起名叫以法蓮，因為他說：「神使我在受苦的地方昌盛。」

他給次子起名叫以法蓮，因為他說：「上帝使我在受苦的地方興盛。」

他給次子起名叫以法蓮，因為他說：「神使我在受苦的地方興盛。」

約瑟給次子取名叫以法蓮，因為他說：「上帝使我在受苦之地昌盛。」

他給次子起名叫以法蓮，因為他說：“神使我在受苦之地繁盛起來。”

他給老二起名叫以法蓮，因為他說：『上帝使我在受苦難之地果實昌盛。』

他給第二個兒子起名為以法蓮，因為他說：「神使我在受苦之地繁盛。」

季子命名以法蓮、曰、上帝於我歷苦之地、使我昌熾、○

季子命名以法蓮、曰、我至斯土、以歷困苦、上帝反使我昌熾。

名次子曰以法蓮、以法蓮譯即昌熾之義蓋言天主於受苦之地、使我昌熾、○

The second son he named Ephraim and said,“ It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.”

He named the second son Ephraim. That’s because he said,“ God has given me children in the land where I’ve suffered so much.”

The name of the second he called Ephraim,“ For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

And the second son he named Ephraim and said,“ God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

And he named the second Ephraim;“ For,” he said,“ God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

And the name of the second he called Ephraim:“ For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.

And the second son he named Ephraim, meaning,“ God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

He named the second child Ephraim, saying,“ Certainly God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.”

The name of the second, he called Ephraim:“ For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

“ Joseph is the foal of a wild donkey, the foal of a wild donkey at a spring— one of the wild donkeys on the ridge.

He lived to see three generations of descendants of his son Ephraim, and he lived to see the birth of the children of Manasseh’s son Makir, whom he claimed as his own.

I will make you extremely fruitful. Your descendants will become many nations, and kings will be among them!

Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them— Joseph, who was sold as a slave.They bruised his feet with fetters and placed his neck in an iron collar.

and rescued him from all his troubles. And God gave him favor before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. God also gave Joseph unusual wisdom, so that Pharaoh appointed him governor over all of Egypt and put him in charge of the palace.

You drink wine by the bowlful and perfume yourselves with fragrant lotions. You care nothing about the ruin of your nation.

May God Almighty bless you and give you many children. And may your descendants multiply and become many nations!

Rachel named him Dan, for she said,“ God has vindicated me! He has heard my request and given me a son.”Then Bilhah became pregnant again and gave Jacob a second son.Rachel named him Naphtali, for she said,“ I have struggled hard with my sister, and I’m winning!”Meanwhile, Leah realized that she wasn’t getting pregnant anymore, so she took her servant, Zilpah, and gave her to Jacob as a wife.Soon Zilpah presented him with a son.Leah named him Gad, for she said,“ How fortunate I am!”Then Zilpah gave Jacob a second son.And Leah named him Asher, for she said,“ What joy is mine! Now the other women will celebrate with me.”

the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may he bless these boys. May they preserve my name and the names of Abraham and Isaac. And may their descendants multiply greatly throughout the earth.”But Joseph was upset when he saw that his father placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head. So Joseph lifted it to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.“ No, my father,” he said.“ This one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”But his father refused.“ I know, my son; I know,” he replied.“ Manasseh will also become a great people, but his younger brother will become even greater. And his descendants will become a multitude of nations.”

So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said,“ The Lord has noticed my misery, and now my husband will love me.”She soon became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She named him Simeon, for she said,“ The Lord heard that I was unloved and has given me another son.”Then she became pregnant a third time and gave birth to another son. He was named Levi, for she said,“ Surely this time my husband will feel affection for me, since I have given him three sons!”Once again Leah became pregnant and gave birth to another son. She named him Judah, for she said,“ Now I will praise the Lord!” And then she stopped having children.

“ Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.“ Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned. Yes, the Lord has punished her twice over for all her sins.”