Josef kastet seg over farens ansikt, gråt over ham og kysset ham.

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

Josef befalte sine tjenere, legene, å balsamere hans far, og legene balsamerte Israel.

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

Det tok førti dager, for så lang tid går det med til balsameringen. Egypterne gråt for ham i sytti dager.

And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of embalming: and the Egyptians wept for him three-score and ten days.

Da dagene med sorg var over, talte Josef til Faraos hus og sa: Hvis jeg har funnet nåde i deres øyne, så bring dette videre til Farao:

And when the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found favor in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

Min far fikk meg til å sverge og sa: Se, jeg skal dø. I graven som jeg har gravd for meg i Kanaans land, der skal du begrave meg. La meg nå dra opp og begrave min far, så vil jeg komme tilbake.

My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.

Farao sa: Dra opp og begrav din far, slik han fikk deg til å sverge.

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

Så dro Josef opp for å begrave sin far, og med ham dro alle Faraos tjenere, de eldste i hans hus og alle de eldste i Egypts land,

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

hele Josefs hus, hans brødre og hans fars hus. Bare barna, småfeet og storfeet lot de bli igjen i landet 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.

Med ham dro også vogner og ryttere; en meget stor flokk.

And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.

De kom til treskeplassen ved Atad, som ligger bortom Jordan, og der holdt de en stor og heftig klage, og han sørget over sin far i sju dager.

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

Da landets innbyggere, kanaaneerne, så sørgehøytiden på Atads treskeplass, sa de: Dette er en stor sorg for egypterne. Derfor kalte de stedet Abel-Misraim, som ligger bortom Jordan.

And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

Sønnene gjorde med ham slik som han hadde befalt dem.

And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:

Hans sønner fraktet ham til Kanaans land og begravde ham i hulen på Machpelahs mark, som Abraham hadde kjøpt med åkeren, til gravsted fra hittitten Efron, foran Mamre.

for his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field, for a possession of a burying-place, of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

Etter å ha begravet sin far vendte Josef tilbake til Egypt, han og hans brødre og alle som hadde dratt opp med ham for å begrave hans far.

And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.

Da Josefs brødre så at deres far var død, sa de: Kanskje Josef hater oss nå og vil gi oss igjen alt det onde vi har gjort mot ham.

And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

De sendte bud til Josef og sa: Din far gav ord før han døde, og sa:

And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

Så skal dere si til Josef: Tilgi dine brøders overtredelse og synd, for det onde de har gjort mot deg. Vi ber deg nå om å tilgi dine fars Guds tjenere. Da de talte til ham, gråt Josef.

So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for that they did unto thee evil. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

Hans brødre gikk også selv til ham, kastet seg ned foran ham og sa: Se, vi er dine tjenere.

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

Josef sa til dem: Frykt ikke, er jeg i Guds sted?

And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?

Dere tenkte det ondt mot meg, men Gud vendte det til det gode for å gjøre som det er i dag og la mange mennesker leve.

And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

Så frykt ikke, jeg vil sørge for dere og deres barn. Han trøstet dem og talte vennlig til dem.

Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

Josef bodde i Egypt, han og hans fars hus, og Josef levde i hundre og ti år.

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

Josef så Efraims barn til tredje ledd. Også Makirs, Manasses sønn, barn ble født på Josefs knær.

And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born upon Joseph's knees.

Josef sa til sine brødre: Jeg dør, men Gud vil visselig besøke dere og føre dere ut av dette landet til det land som han lovet Abraham, Isak og Jakob.

And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die; but God will surely visit you, and bring you up out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

Josef fikk Israels barn til å sverge og sa: Gud vil visselig besøke dere, og dere skal føre mine ben opp herfra.

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

Så døde Josef, hundre og ti år gammel. De balsamerte ham, og han ble lagt i en kiste i Egypt.

So Joseph died, being a hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.