Children, may you be blessed to be

Like Efrayim and like Menashe.

Now Joseph called his first born child

Menashe, Menashe

For nashani – the memory

Of my family struggle has all washed clean.

Children, may you be blessed . . .

The name of the second child

Call him Efrayim

For hifrani – the gift of plenty

In a land of poverty.

Children, may you be blessed . . .

Y’simcha Elohim

ke’Efraim v’chi’M’nashe

Va’yikra Yosef et shem ha’bachor

Menashe, Menashe

Ki nashani Elohim

et kol amali v’et kol beit avi.

Y’simcha . . .

V’et shem ha’sheni

Kara Efrayim

Ki hifrani Elohim

B’eretz oni’i.

Y’simcha