1 Mosebog 50

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

Joseph went and hugged his father, weeping over him and kissing him.

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

Then Joseph instructed the physicians who worked for him to embalm his father's body. So the physicians embalmed Israel.

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

This took a full 40 days, the normal time for the process, and the Egyptians mourned for him for 70 days.

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

Once the time of mourning was over, Joseph said to Pharaoh's officials, “If you'd be so kind, please speak to Pharaoh on my behalf, and explain to him that

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 an oath, telling me, ‘You must bury me in the tomb I've prepared for myself in Canaan. Please allow me to go and bury my father and then I'll return.’”

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

Pharaoh replied, “Go and bury your father as he made you swear to do.”

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,

Joseph went to bury his father, and all Pharaoh's officials went with him—all Pharaoh's senior advisors and all the leaders 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;

as well as Joseph's family, his brothers, and his father's family. They only left the small children and their flocks and herds back in Goshen.

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

They were accompanied by chariots and horsemen—a really large procession.

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.

When they got to the threshing floor of Atad, on the other side of the Jordan, they wept loudly in sorrow. Joseph held a seven-day ceremony of mourning for his father there.

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.

The Canaanites who lived there watched the ceremony of mourning at the threshing floor of Atad. They said, “This is a very sad time of mourning for the Egyptians,” so they renamed the place Abel-mizraim, which is on the other side of the Jordan.

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

Jacob's sons did what he had instructed them to do.

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.

They carried his body to Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had bought from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.

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.

After they had buried their father, Joseph and his brothers returned to Egypt along with all those who had gone with them.

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!"

However, now that their father was dead, Joseph's brothers became worried, saying, “Maybe Joseph is holding a grudge against us, and he'll pay us back for all the bad things we did to him.”

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

So they sent a message to Joseph to tell him, “Before your father died, he gave this order,

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.

‘This is what you are to tell Joseph: Forgive your brothers their sins, the bad things they did to you, treating you in such a nasty way.’ Now please forgive us our sins, we who are servants of the God of your father.” When Joseph received their message, he cried.

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

Then his brothers themselves came and fell down before Joseph and said, “We are your slaves!”

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

“You don't need to be afraid!” he told them. “I don't stand in the place of God, do I?

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;

While you planned bad things for me, God planned it for good so that in the end many lives could be saved.

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

So don't worry. I'll go on taking care of you and your children.” Speaking kindly like this he calmed them down.

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

Joseph remained in Egypt, together with his father's whole family. He lived to be 110,

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

and saw three generations of his son Ephraim, and the sons of Makir, Manasseh's son, were placed in his lap when they were born.

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."

“I'm going to die soon,” Joseph told his brothers, “but God will be with you, and he will lead you out of this country to the land that he swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

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

Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath, saying, “When God comes to be with you, you must take my bones with you when you leave.”

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

Joseph died when he was 110. After his body was embalmed, he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.