1 Mosebog 50
1 Da faldt Josef over sin Faders Ansigt og græd over ham og kyssede ham.
Joseph [May he add] fell on his father’s face, wept on him, and kissed him.
2 Og Josef befalede sine Tjenere, Lægerne, at balsamere hans Fader; saa balsamerede Lægerne Israel.
Joseph [May he add] enjoined his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father; and the physicians embalmed Israel [God prevails].
3 Og fyrretyve Dage medgik hertil; thi saa mange Dage medgaa til Balsameringen; og Ægypterne begræd ham halvfjerdsindstyve Dage.
Forty days were fulfilled for him, for that is how many the days it takes to embalm. The Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery] wept for him for seventy days.
4 Og der Grædedagene over ham vare forbi, da talede Josef til Faraos Hus og sagde: Kære, dersom jeg har fundet Naade for eders Øjne, da taler, kære, for Faraos Øren og siger:
When the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph [May he add] spoke to the house of Pharaoh, saying, “If now I have found chen ·grace· in your eyes, please speak in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
5 Min Fader tog en Ed af mig og sagde: Se, jeg dør; i min Grav, som jeg lod mig grave i Kanaans Land, der skal du begrave mig; og nu, kære, vil jeg drage op og begrave min Fader, og jeg vil komme igen.
‘My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am dying. Bury me in my grave which I have dug for myself in the land of Canaan [Humbled].” Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father, and I will come again.’”
6 Og Farao sagde: Drag op og begrav din Fader, saaledes som han tog Ed af dig.
Pharaoh said, “Go up, and bury your father, just like he made you swear.”
7 Og Josef drog op for at begrave sin Fader, og alle Faraos Tjenere fore op med ham, de ældste af hans Hus, og alle de ældste af Ægyptens Land,
Joseph [May he add] went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, all the elders of the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery],
8 og Josefs ganske Hus og hans Brødre og hans Faders Hus, kun deres smaa Børn og deres Faar og deres Øksne lode de blive i Gosen Land.
All the house of Joseph [May he add], his brothers, and his father’s house. Only their little ones, their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen [Drawing near].
9 Og baade Vogne og Ryttere droge op med ham, og det var en meget stor Hær.
There went up with him both chariots and horsemen. It was a very great company.
10 Der de kom til den Lade Atad, som ligger paa hin Side Jordan, da holdt de der en stor og saare svar Klage, og han lod holde Sorrig for sin Fader syv Dage.
They came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan [Descender], and there they lamented with a very great and severe lamentation. He mourned for his father seven days.
11 Og Kananiten, som boede i Landet, saa den Sorrig ved den Lade Atad, og de sagde: Denne er en svar Sorrig for Ægypterne; derfor kaldte man det Steds Navn: Ægypternes Sorrig, som er paa hin Side Jordan.
When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites [Descendants of Humbled], saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, “This is a grievous mourning by the Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery].” Therefore its name was called Abel [Vanity, Mourning] Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan [Descender].
12 Og hans Sønner gjorde saaledes med ham, som han havde befalet dem.
His sons did to him just as he enjoined them,
13 Og hans Sønner førte ham til Kanaans Land og begrove ham i Hulen paa den Ager Makpela, den Ager, som Abraham havde købt til Begravelses Ejendom af Efron den Hethiter, tvært over for Mamre.
for his sons carried him into the land of Canaan [Humbled], and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah [Double], which Abraham [Father of a multitude] bought with the field, for a possession of a burial site, from Ephron [Fawn-like] the Hittite [Descendant of Trembling fear], before Mamre [Bitter, Fatness].
14 Og Josef kom igen til Ægypten, han og hans Brødre og alle de, som vare dragne op med ham til at begrave hans Fader, efter at han havde begravet sin Fader.
Joseph [May he add] returned into Egypt [Abode of slavery]— he, and his brothers, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
15 Der Josefs Brødre saa, at deres Fader var død, da sagde de: Maaske Josef hader os, saa han visselig vil betale os igen alt det onde, som vi have gjort imod ham.
When Joseph [May he add]’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph [May he add] will hate us, and will fully pay us back for all the evil which we did to him.”
16 Og de beskikkede nogen at tale til Josef, sigende: Din Fader befalede, før han døde og sagde:
They sent a message to Joseph [May he add], saying, “Your father enjoined before he died, saying,
17 Saa skulle I sige til Josef: Kære, forlad dog dine Brødre deres Overtrædelse og deres Synd, at de gjorde ilde imod dig; kære, saa forlad nu din Faders Guds Tjenere deres Overtrædelse; da græd Josef, der de talede til ham.
‘You shall tell Joseph [May he add], “Now please forgive the rebellious breach of relationship of your brothers, and their habitual sin ·missing the mark·, because they did evil to you.”’ Now, please forgive the rebellious breach of relationship of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph [May he add] wept when they spoke to him.
18 Og hans Brødre gik ogsaa selv hen og faldt ned for hans Ansigt og sagde: Se, vi ere dine Tjenere!
His brothers also went and fell down before his face; and they said, “Behold, we are your servants.”
19 Og Josef sagde til dem: Frygter ikke; thi monne jeg være i Guds Sted?
Joseph [May he add] said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for am I in the place of God?
20 Og I tænkte ondt imod mig; Gud tænkte at vende det til det gode, for at gøre, hvad der sker paa denne Dag, at holde meget Folk ved Live.
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is today, to save many people alive.
21 Saa frygter nu ikke, jeg vil opholde eder og eders smaa Børn; saa trøstede han dem og talede kærlig med dem.
Now therefore don’t be afraid. I will nourish you and your little ones.” He comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.
22 Saa boede Josef i Ægypten, han og hans Faders Hus, og Josef levede hundrede og ti Aar.
Joseph [May he add] lived in Egypt [Abode of slavery], he, and his father’s house. Joseph [May he add] lived one hundred ten years.
23 Og Josef saa Efraims Sønner i tredje Led; desligeste Makirs, Manasse Søns, Sønner bleve fødte paa Josefs Knæ.
Joseph [May he add] saw Ephraim [Fruit]’s children to the third generation. The children also of Machir, the son of Manasseh [Causing to forget], were born on Joseph [May he add]’s knees.
24 Og Josef sagde til sine Brødre: Jeg dør, og Gud skal visselig besøge eder og føre eder op af dette Land, til det Land, som han har tilsvoret Abraham, Isak og Jakob.
Joseph [May he add] said to his brothers, “I am dying, but God will surely visit you, and bring you up out of this land to the land which he swore to Abraham [Father of a multitude], to Isaac [Laughter], and to Jacob [Supplanter].”
25 Og Josef tog en Ed af Israels Børn og sagde: Gud skal visselig besøge eder, og I skulle føre mine Ben op herfra.
Joseph [May he add] took an oath of the children of Israel [God prevails], saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.”
26 Saa døde Josef hundrede og ti Aar gammel; og de balsamerede ham, og man lagde ham i Kiste i Ægypten.
So Joseph [May he add] died, being one hundred ten years old, and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt [Abode of slavery].
