Genesis 50

1 And Joseph falleth on his father's face, and weepeth over him, and kisseth him;

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

2 and Joseph commandeth his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father, and the physicians embalm Israel;

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

3 and they fulfil for him forty days, for so they fulfil the days of the embalmed, and the Egyptians weep for him seventy days.

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

4 And the days of his weeping pass away, and Joseph speaketh unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, 'If, I pray you, I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

Da Grædetiden var omme, sagde Josef til Faraos Husfolk: »Hvis I har Godhed for mig, saa sig paa mine Vegne til Farao:

5 My father caused me to swear, saying, Lo, I am dying; in my burying-place which I have prepared for myself in the land of Canaan, there dost thou bury me; and now, let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and return;'

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!«

6 and Pharaoh saith, 'Go up and bury thy father, as he caused thee to swear.'

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

7 And Joseph goeth up to bury his father, and go up with him do all the servants of Pharaoh, elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

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,

8 and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and the house of his father; only their infants, and their flock, and their herd, have they left in the land of Goshen;

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

9 and there go up with him both chariot and horsemen, and the camp is very great.

og med ham fulgte baade Stridsvogne og Ryttere, saa det blev en overmaade stor Karavane.

10 And they come unto the threshing-floor of Atad, which [is] beyond the Jordan, and they lament there, a lamentation great and very grievous; and he maketh for his father a mourning seven days,

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.

11 and the inhabitant of the land, the Canaanite, see the mourning in the threshing-floor of Atad, and say, 'A grievous mourning [is] this to the Egyptians;' therefore hath [one] called its name 'The mourning of the Egyptians,' which [is] beyond the Jordan.

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.

12 And his sons do to him so as he commanded them,

Og hans Sønner gjorde, som han havde paalagt dem;

13 and his sons bear him away to the land of Canaan, and bury him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a burying-place, from Ephron the Hittite, on the front of Mamre.

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.

14 And Joseph turneth back to Egypt, he and his brethren, and all who are going up with him to bury his father, after his burying his father.

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.

15 And the brethren of Joseph see that their father is dead, and say, 'Peradventure Joseph doth hate us, and doth certainly return to us all the evil which we did with him.'

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!«

16 And they give a charge for Joseph, saying, 'Thy father commanded before his death, saying,

Derfor sendte de Bud til Josef og sagde: »Din Fader paalagde os før sin Død

17 Thus ye do say to Joseph, I pray thee, bear, I pray thee, with the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for they have done thee evil; and now, bear, we pray thee, with the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father;' and Joseph weepeth in their speaking unto him.

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.

18 And his brethren also go and fall before him, and say, 'Lo, we [are] to thee for servants.'

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

19 And Joseph saith unto them, 'Fear not, for [am] I in the place of God?

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

20 As for you, ye devised against me evil — God devised it for good, in order to do as [at] this day, to keep alive a numerous people;

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;

21 and now, fear not: I do nourish you and your infants;' and he comforteth them, and speaketh unto their heart.

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

22 And Joseph dwelleth in Egypt, he and the house of his father, and Joseph liveth a hundred and ten years,

Josef blev nu i Ægypten, baade han og hans Faders Hus, og Josef blev 110 Aar gammel.

23 and Joseph looketh on Ephraim's sons of the third [generation]; sons also of Machir, son of Manasseh, have been born on the knees of Joseph.

Josef saa Børn i tredje Led af Efraim; ogsaa Børn af Manasses Søn Makir fødtes paa Josefs Knæ.

24 And Joseph saith unto his brethren, 'I am dying, and God doth certainly inspect you, and hath caused you to go up from this land, unto the land which He hath sworn to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.'

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.«

25 And Joseph causeth the sons of Israel to swear, saying, 'God doth certainly inspect you, and ye have brought up my bones from this [place].'

Og Josef tog Israels Sønner i Ed og sagde: »Naar Gud ser til eder, skal I føre mine Ben bort herfra!«

26 And Joseph dieth, a son of an hundred and ten years, and they embalm him, and he is put into a coffin in Egypt.

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