1 Mosebog 50
1 Da kastede Josef sig over sin Faders Ansigt, græd og kyssede ham;
Joseph, realizing this, fell upon his father’s face, weeping and kissing him.
2 og Josef befalede de lægekyndige blandt sine Tjenere at balsamere hans Fader, og Lægerne balsamerede Israel.
And he instructed his servant physicians to embalm his father with aromatics.
3 Dermed gik fyrretyve Dage, thi saa lang Tid tager Balsameringen: og Ægypterne begræd ham i halvfjerdsindstyve Dage.
And while they were fulfilling his orders, forty days passed. For this was the method of embalming dead bodies. And Egypt wept for him for seventy days.
4 Da Grædetiden var omme, sagde Josef til Faraos Husfolk: »Hvis I har Godhed for mig, saa sig paa mine Vegne til Farao:
And when the time for mourning was fulfilled, Joseph spoke to the family of Pharaoh: “If I have found favor in your sight, speak to the ears of Pharaoh.
5 Min Fader tog mig i Ed, idet han sagde: Naar jeg er død, saa jord mig i den Grav, jeg lod mig grave i Kana'ans Land! Lad mig derfor drage op og jorde min Fader og saa vende tilbage hertil!«
For my father made me swear, saying: ‘See, I am dying. You shall bury me in my sepulcher which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Therefore, I shall go up and bury my father, and then return.”
6 Da sagde Farao: »Drag kun op og jord din Fader, som han har ladet dig sværge.«
And Pharaoh said to him, “Go up and bury your father, just as he made you swear.”
7 Saa drog Josef op for at jorde sin Fader, og med ham drog alle Faraos Tjenere, de ypperste i hans Hus og de ypperste i Ægypten,
So as he went up, all the elders of the house of Pharaoh went with him, along with every patriarch in the land of Egypt,
8 hele Josefs Hus og hans Brødre og hans Faders Hus, kun deres Kvinder og Børn, Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg lod de blive tilbage i Gosen;
and the house of Joseph with his brothers, except their little ones and flocks and also the herds, which they left behind in the land of Goshen.
9 og med ham fulgte baade Stridsvogne og Ryttere, saa det blev en overmaade stor Karavane.
Likewise, he had in his company chariots and horsemen. And it became a crowd without restraint.
10 Da de kom til Goren-ha-atad hinsides Jordan, holdt de der en overmaade stor og højtidelig Dødeklage, og han fejrede Sørgefest for sin Fader i syv Dage.
And they arrived at the threshing place of Atad, which is situated beyond the Jordan. There they spent seven full days celebrating the funeral rites with a great and vehement lamentation.
11 Men da Landets Indbyggere, Kana'anæerne, saa denne Sørgefest i Goren-ha-atad, sagde de: »Ægypterne holder en højtidelig Sørgefest.« Derfor gav man det Navnet Abel-Mizrajim; det ligger hinsides Jordan.
And when the inhabitants of the land of Canaan had seen this, they said, “This is a great Lamentation for the Egyptians.” And for this reason, the name of that place was called, “The Lamentation of Egypt.”
12 Og hans Sønner gjorde, som han havde paalagt dem;
And so, the sons of Jacob did just as he had instructed them.
13 hans Sønner førte ham til Kana'ans Land og jordede ham i Hulen paa Makpelas Mark, den Mark, som Abraham havde købt til Gravsted af Hetiten Efron over for Mamre.
And carrying him into the land of Canaan, they buried him in the double cave, which Abraham had bought along with its field, from Ephron the Hittite, as a possession for burial, opposite Mamre.
14 Efter at have jordet sin Fader vendte Josef tilbage til Ægypten med sine Brødre og alle dem, der var draget op med ham til hans Faders Jordefærd.
And Joseph returned into Egypt with his brothers and all those of his company, having buried his father.
15 Da Josefs Brødre saa, at deres Fader var død, sagde de: »Blot nu ikke Josef vil vise sig fjendsk mod os og gengælde os alt det onde, vi har gjort ham!«
Now that he was dead, his brothers were afraid, and they said to one another: “Perhaps now he may remember the injury that he suffered and requite us for all the evil that we did to him.”
16 Derfor sendte de Bud til Josef og sagde: »Din Fader paalagde os før sin Død
So they sent a message to him, saying: “Your father instructed us before he died,
17 at sige til Josef: Tilgiv dog dine Brødres Brøde og Synd, thi de har gjort ondt imod dig! Saa tilgiv nu din Faders Guds Tjenere deres Brøde!« Da græd Josef over deres Ord til ham.
that we should say these words to you from him: ‘I beg you to forget the wickedness of your brothers, and the sin and malice that they practiced against you.’ Likewise, we petition you to release the servants of the God of your father from this iniquity.” Hearing this, Joseph wept.
18 Siden kom hans Brødre selv og faldt ham til Fode og sagde: »Se, vi vil være dine Trælle!«
And his brothers went to him. And reverencing prostrate on the ground, they said, “We are your servants.”
19 Da sagde Josef til dem: »Frygt ikke, er jeg vel i Guds Sted?
And he answered them: “Do not be afraid. Are we able to resist the will of God?
20 I tænkte ondt mod mig, men Gud tænkte at vende det til det gode for at gøre, hvad nu er sket, og holde mange Folk i Live;
You devised evil against me. But God turned it into good, so that he might exalt me, just as you presently discern, and so that he might bring about the salvation of many peoples.
21 frygt ikke, jeg vil sørge for eder og eders Kvinder og Børn!« Saaledes trøstede han dem og satte Mod i dem.
Do not be afraid. I will pasture you and your little ones.” And he consoled them, and he spoke mildly and leniently.
22 Josef blev nu i Ægypten, baade han og hans Faders Hus, og Josef blev 110 Aar gammel.
And he lived in Egypt with all his father’s house; and he survived for one hundred and ten years.
23 Josef saa Børn i tredje Led af Efraim; ogsaa Børn af Manasses Søn Makir fødtes paa Josefs Knæ.
And he saw the sons of Ephraim to the third generation. Likewise, the sons of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were born onto Joseph’s knees.
24 Derpaa sagde Josef til sine Brødre: »Jeg dør snart, men Gud vil se til eder og føre eder fra Landet her til det Land, han tilsvor Abraham, Isak og Jakob.«
After these things happened, he said to his brothers: “God will visit you after my death, and he will make you ascend from this land into the land which he swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
25 Og Josef tog Israels Sønner i Ed og sagde: »Naar Gud ser til eder, skal I føre mine Ben bort herfra!«
And when he had made them swear and had said, “God will visit you; carry my bones with you from this place,”
26 Josef døde 110 Aar gammel, og man balsamerede ham og lagde ham i Kiste i Ægypten.
he died, having completed one hundred and ten years of his life. And having been embalmed with aromatics, he was laid to rest in a coffin in Egypt.
