1 Mosebog 50

1 Da kastede Josef sig over sin Faders Ansigt, græd og kyssede ham;

And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.

2 og Josef befalede de lægekyndige blandt sine Tjenere at balsamere hans Fader, og Lægerne balsamerede Israel.

And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. And the physicians embalmed Israel.

3 Dermed gik fyrretyve Dage, thi så lang Tid tager Balsameringen: og Ægypterne begræd ham i halvfjerdsindstyve Dage.

And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those who are embalmed. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

4 Da Grædetiden var omme, sagde Josef til Faraos Husfolk: "Hvis I har Godhed for mig, så sig på mine Vegne til Farao:

And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spoke to the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found favour in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

5 Min Fader tog mig i Ed, idet han sagde: Når jeg er død, så jord mig i den Grav, jeg lod mig grave i Kana'ans Land! Lad mig derfor drage op og jorde min Fader og så vende tilbage hertil!"

My father made me swear, saying, Behold, I die; in my grave which I have dug myself in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. And now, let me go up, I pray thee, that I may bury my father; and I will come again.

6 Da sagde Farao: "Drag kun op og jord din Fader, som han har ladet dig sværge."

And Pharaoh said, Go up and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

7 Så 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,

And Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the bondmen of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

8 hele Josefs Hus og hans Brødre og hans Faders Hus, kun deres Kvinder og Børn, Småkvæg og Hornkvæg lod de blive tilbage i Gosen;

and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house; only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

9 og med ham fulgte både Stridsvogne og Ryttere, så det blev en overmåde stor Karavane.

And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen; and the camp was very great.

10 Da de kom til Gorenhåtad hinsides Jordan, holdt de der en overmåde stor og højtidelig Dødeklage, og han fejrede Sørgefest for sin Fader i syv Dage.

And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan; and there they lamented with a great and very grievous lamentation; and he made a mourning for his father of seven days.

11 Men da Landets Indbyggere, Kana'anæerne, så denne Sørgefest i Gorenhåtad, sagde de: "Ægypterne holder en højtidelig Sørgefest." Derfor gav man det Navnet Abel Mizrajim; det ligger hinsides Jordan.

And the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at the threshing-floor of Atad, and they said, This is a grievous mourning of the Egyptians. Therefore the name of it was called Abel-Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

12 Og hans Sønner gjorde, som han havde pålagt dem;

And his sons did to him according as he had commanded them;

13 hans Sønner førte ham til Kana'ans Land og jordede ham i Hulen på Makpelas Mark, den Mark, som Abraham havde købt til Gravsted af Hetiten Efron over for Mamre.

and his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah which Abraham had bought along with the field, for a possession of a sepulchre, of Ephron the Hittite, opposite to 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, after he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his brethren, and all that had gone up with him to bury his father.

15 Da Josefs Brødre så, 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!"

And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, If now Joseph should be hostile to us, and should indeed requite us all the evil that we did to him!

16 Derfor sendte de Bud til Josef og sagde: "Din Fader pålagde os før sin Død

And they sent a messenger to Joseph, saying, Thy father commanded before he died, saying,

17 at sige til Josef: Tilgiv dog dine Brødres Brøde og Synd, thi de har gjort ondt imod dig! Så tilgiv nu din Faders Guds Tjenere deres Brøde!" Da græd Josef over deres Ord til ham.

Thus shall ye speak to Joseph: Oh forgive, I pray thee, the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin! for they did evil to thee. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

18 Siden kom hans Brødre selv og faldt ham til Fode og sagde: "Se, vi vil være dine Trælle!"

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face, and said, Behold, we are thy bondmen.

19 Da sagde Josef til dem: "Frygt ikke, er jeg vel i Guds Sted?

And Joseph said to them, Fear not: am I then in the place 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;

Ye indeed meant evil against me: God meant it for good, in order that he might do as [it is] this day, to save a great people alive.

21 frygt ikke, jeg vil sørge for eder og eders Kvinder og Børn!" Således trøstede han dem og satte Mod i dem.

And now, fear not: I will maintain you and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spoke consolingly to them.

22 Josef blev nu i Ægypten, både han og hans Faders Hus, og Josef blev 110 År gammel.

And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he and his father's house; and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years.

23 Josef så Børn i tredje Led af Efraim; også Børn af Manasses Søn Makir fødtes på Josefs Knæ.

And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third [generation]; the sons also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born on Joseph's knees.

24 Derpå 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."

And Joseph said to his brethren, I die; and God will certainly visit you, and bring you up out of this land, into the land that he swore unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

25 Og Josef tog Israels Sønner i Ed og sagde: "Når Gud ser til eder, skal I føre mine Ben bort herfra!"

And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will certainly visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones hence.

26 Josef døde 110 År gammel, og man balsamerede ham og lagde ham i Kiste i Ægypten.

And Joseph died, a hundred and ten years old; and they embalmed him; and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.