Genesis 50
1 Then Joseph was so distressed that he collapsed on the face of his father, and he wept over him, and he kissed him.
若瑟伏在他父親的臉上，痛哭親吻，
2 Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel.
然後吩咐照料自己的醫生，用香料包殮他父親；醫生便用香料包殮了以色列。
3 They took forty days, for that was the full time for embalming. The Egyptians wept for him seventy days.
為他共費了四十天，因為用香料包殮屍體原需要這些天數。埃及人為他舉哀七十天。
4 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,
舉哀期一過，若瑟就向法郎的朝廷說：「我如在你們眼中得寵，請你們代我轉告法郎說：
5 '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.'”
我父親曾叫我起誓，對我說：看，我快要死了! 我在客納罕地，曾為自己鑿了一個墳墓，你應把我葬在那裏。現在請讓我上去埋葬我父親，然後回來。」
6 Pharaoh answered, “Go and bury your father, as he made you swear.”
法郎回覆說：「你就照你父親令你起的誓，上去埋葬他罷! 」
7 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,
於是若瑟上去埋葬他父親，與他一同去的，有法郎的一切臣僕，朝廷的顯要，和埃及國所有的紳士；
8 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.
還有若瑟全家和他的兄弟們，並他父親的家屬，只留下家中幼小，羊群和家畜在哥笙地。
9 Chariots and horsemen also went with him. It was a very large group of people.
與他同去的，尚有車輛和騎兵：實在是一大隊行列。
10 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.
當他們到了約但河對岸的阿塔得打禾場，就在那裏舉行了極備哀榮的隆重喪禮；若瑟又為自己的父親舉哀了七天。
11 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.
住在當地的客納罕人見了阿塔得打禾場上的喪禮，就說：「這為埃及人實是一場極備哀榮的喪禮。」因而給那在約但對岸的地方，起名叫阿貝耳米茲辣殷。
12 So his sons did for Jacob just as he had instructed them.
雅各伯的兒子們完全照他們的父親所吩咐的給他辦了：
13 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.
將他運到客納罕地，葬在面對瑪默勒的瑪革培拉田裏的山洞內；這塊田是亞巴郎由赫特人厄斐龍買了來作為私有墳地。
14 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.
若瑟葬了父親以後，遂和他兄弟們，以及所有與他上來埋葬他父親的人們，返回了埃及。
15 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?”
若瑟的兄弟們見父親已死，就說：「或者若瑟仍懷恨我們，要報復我們對他所行的一切惡事。」
16 So they commanded the presence of Joseph, saying, “Your father gave instructions before he died, saying,
因此便派人去見若瑟說：「你父親未死以前曾囑咐說：
17 '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.
你們要這樣對若瑟說：請你務必饒恕你兄弟們的過失和罪惡，因為他們實在虐待了你。現在，求你饒恕你父親的天主的僕人們的過失罷! 」若瑟聽他們對他說出這樣的話，就哭了起來。
18 His brothers also went and lay facedown before him. They said, “See, we are your servants.”
後來他的兄弟們還親自來，俯伏在他面前說：「看，我們都是你的奴隸! 」
19 But Joseph answered them, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?
若瑟對他們說：「不要害怕! 我豈能替代天主﹖
20 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.
你們原有意對我作的惡事，天主卻有意使之變成好事，造成了今日的結果：挽救了許多人民的性命。
21 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.
所以，你們不必害怕，有我維持你們和你們的孩子。」他這樣撫慰他們，使他們安心。
22 Joseph lived in Egypt, together with his father's family. He lived one hundred ten years.
若瑟和他父親的家屬，以後就住在埃及。若瑟活到了一百一十歲，
23 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.
見到了厄弗辣因的第三代子孫；默納協的兒子瑪基爾的兒子們，也都生在若瑟的膝下。
24 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.”
若瑟對自己的兄弟們說：「我快要死了；但天主要看顧你們，領你們由這地回到他誓許給亞巴郎、依撒格和雅各伯的地方去。」
25 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.”
若瑟又叫以色列的兒子們起誓說「當天主看顧你們時，你們應將我的骨骸由這裏帶回去。」
26 So Joseph died, 110 years old. They embalmed him and he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.
若瑟死了，享壽一百一十歲。人遂用香料包殮了他，放在棺墎內，安厝在埃及。
