創世記 50
1 約瑟伏在他父親的面上哀哭，與他親嘴。
Then Joseph was so distressed that he collapsed on the face of his father, and he wept over him, and he kissed him.
2 約瑟吩咐伺候他的醫生用香料薰他父親，醫生就用香料薰了以色列。
Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel.
3 薰屍的常例是四十天；那四十天滿了，埃及人為他哀哭了七十天。
They took forty days, for that was the full time for embalming. The Egyptians wept for him seventy days.
4 為他哀哭的日子過了，約瑟對法老家中的人說：「我若在你們眼前蒙恩，請你們報告法老說：
When the days of weeping were over, Joseph spoke to the house of Pharaoh, saying, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak to Pharaoh, saying,
5 『我父親要死的時候叫我起誓說：你要將我葬在迦南地，在我為自己所掘的墳墓裏。』現在求你讓我上去葬我父親，以後我必回來。」
'My father made me swear, saying, “See, I am about to die. Bury me in my tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan. There you will bury me.” Now let me go up and bury my father, and then I will return.'”
6 法老說：「你可以上去，照着你父親叫你起的誓，將他葬埋。」
Pharaoh answered, “Go and bury your father, as he made you swear.”
7 於是約瑟上去葬他父親。與他一同上去的，有法老的臣僕和法老家中的長老，並埃及國的長老，
Joseph went up to bury his father. All the officials of Pharaoh went with him—the elders of his household, all the senior officials of the land of Egypt,
8 還有約瑟的全家和他的弟兄們，並他父親的眷屬；只有他們的婦人孩子，和羊群牛群，都留在歌珊地。
with all Joseph's household and his brothers, and his father's household. But their children, their flocks, and their herds were left in the land of Goshen.
9 又有車輛馬兵，和他一同上去；那一幫人甚多。
Chariots and horsemen also went with him. It was a very large group of people.
10 他們到了約旦河外、亞達的禾場，就在那裏大大地號咷痛哭。約瑟為他父親哀哭了七天。
When they came to the threshing floor of Atad on the other side of the Jordan, they mourned with very great and grievous sorrow. There Joseph made a seven-day mourning for his father.
11 迦南的居民見亞達禾場上的哀哭，就說：「這是埃及人一場極大的哀哭。」因此那地方名叫亞伯‧麥西，是在約旦河東。
When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, “This is a very sad occasion for the Egyptians.” That is why the place was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.
12 雅各的兒子們就遵着他父親所吩咐的辦了，
So his sons did for Jacob just as he had instructed them.
13 把他搬到迦南地，葬在幔利前、麥比拉田間的洞裏；那洞和田是亞伯拉罕向赫人以弗崙買來為業，作墳地的。
His sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre. Abraham had bought the cave with the field for a burial place. He had bought it from Ephron the Hittite.
14 約瑟葬了他父親以後，就和眾弟兄，並一切同他上去葬他父親的人，都回埃及去了。
After he had buried his father, Joseph returned into Egypt, he, along with his brothers, and all who had accompanied him to bury his father.
15 約瑟的哥哥們見父親死了，就說：「或者約瑟懷恨我們，照着我們從前待他一切的惡足足地報復我們。」
When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph holds on to anger against us and wants to repay us in full for all the evil we did to him?”
16 他們就打發人去見約瑟，說：「你父親未死以先吩咐說：
So they commanded the presence of Joseph, saying, “Your father gave instructions before he died, saying,
17 『你們要對約瑟這樣說：從前你哥哥們惡待你，求你饒恕他們的過犯和罪惡。』如今求你饒恕你父親上帝之僕人的過犯。」他們對約瑟說這話，約瑟就哭了。
'Tell Joseph this, “Please forgive the transgression of your brothers and their sin when they did evil to you.”' Now please forgive the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him.
18 他的哥哥們又來俯伏在他面前，說：「我們是你的僕人。」
His brothers also went and lay facedown before him. They said, “See, we are your servants.”
19 約瑟對他們說：「不要害怕，我豈能代替上帝呢？
But Joseph answered them, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?
20 從前你們的意思是要害我，但上帝的意思原是好的，要保全許多人的性命，成就今日的光景。
As for you, you meant to harm me, but God meant it for good, to preserve the lives of many people, as you see today.
21 現在你們不要害怕，我必養活你們和你們的婦人孩子。」於是約瑟用親愛的話安慰他們。
So now do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little children.” He comforted them in this way and spoke kindly to their hearts.
22 約瑟和他父親的眷屬都住在埃及。約瑟活了一百一十歲。
Joseph lived in Egypt, together with his father's family. He lived one hundred ten years.
23 約瑟得見以法蓮第三代的子孫。瑪拿西的孫子、瑪吉的兒子也養在約瑟的膝上。
Joseph saw Ephraim's children to the third generation. He also saw the children of Machir son of Manasseh, who were placed on the knees of Joseph.
24 約瑟對他弟兄們說：「我要死了，但上帝必定看顧你們，領你們從這地上去，到他起誓所應許給亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各之地。」
Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die; but God will surely come to you and lead you up out of this land to the land which he swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”
25 約瑟叫以色列的子孫起誓說：「上帝必定看顧你們；你們要把我的骸骨從這裏搬上去。」
Then Joseph made the people of Israel swear an oath. He said, “God will surely come to you. At that time you must carry up my bones from here.”
26 約瑟死了，正一百一十歲。人用香料將他薰了，把他收殮在棺材裏，停在埃及。
So Joseph died, 110 years old. They embalmed him and he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.
