1 Josef kastet seg gråtende over sin fars ansikt og kysset ham.

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

2 Josef befalte legene blant tjenerne sine å balsamere hans far, og legene balsamerte Israel.

Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father; and the physicians embalmed Israel.

3 Førti dager gikk med til balsameringen, for så mange dager tar det å balsamere. Egypterne sørget over ham i sytti dager.

Forty days were fulfilled for him, for that is how many the days it takes to embalm. The Egyptians wept for him for seventy days.

4 Da sørgedagene var over, talte Josef til Faraos hus og sa: "Hvis jeg har funnet nåde i deres øyne, vennligst si dette til Farao:

When the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spoke to the house of Pharaoh, saying, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

5 Min far fikk meg til å love og sa: ‘Se, jeg er i ferd med å dø. Begrav meg i min grav som jeg har gravd til meg selv i Kanaans land.’ Så la meg reise opp og begrave min far, så vil jeg komme tilbake.”

'My father made me swear, saying, "Behold, I am dying. Bury me in my grave which I have dug for myself in the land of Canaan." Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father, and I will come again.'"

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

Pharaoh said, "Go up, and bury your father, just like he made you swear."

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

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

8 hele Josefs hus, hans brødre og hans fars hus. Kun barna deres, deres flokker og hjorder ble tilbake i landet Gosen.

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

9 Både vogner og ryttere dro opp med ham. Det var en veldig stor følge.

There went up with him both chariots and horsemen. It was a very great company.

10 De kom til treskeplassen Atad, som er bortenfor Jordan, og der holdt de en stor og intens klage. Han sørget over sin far i syv dager.

They came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they lamented with a very great and sore lamentation. He mourned for his father seven days.

11 Da innbyggerne i landet, kanaanittene, så sørgen på treskeplassen Atad, sa de: "Dette er en dyp sørg av egypterne." Derfor ble stedet kalt Abel-Mizraim, som er bortenfor Jordan.

When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, "This is a grievous mourning by the Egyptians." Therefore, the name of it was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

12 Hans sønner gjorde som han hadde befalt dem.

His sons did to him just as he commanded them,

13 Hans sønner bar ham til Kanaans land og begravde ham i hulen på Makphelas mark, som Abraham kjøpte sammen med marken som et gravsted fra hetitten 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, from Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

14 Josef vendte tilbake til Egypt, han og brødrene hans, og alle som hadde dratt opp med ham for å begrave sin far, etter at han hadde begravet sin far.

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

15 Da Josefs brødre så at deres far var død, sa de: "Kanskje Josef vil hate oss og fullt ut betale oss tilbake for alt det onde vi har gjort mot ham."

When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully pay us back for all of the evil which we did to him.

16 De sendte en beskjed til Josef og sa: "Din far gav en befaling før han døde og sa:

They sent a message to Joseph, saying, "Your father commanded before he died, saying,

17 Så skal dere si til Josef: ‘Vennligst tilgi dine brødres overtredelse og deres synd, for de gjorde ondt mot deg.’ Nå, vær så snill, tilgi de som ærer din fars Gud sine overtredelser." Josef gråt da de talte til ham.

"So you shall tell Joseph, 'Now please forgive the disobedience of your brothers, and their sin, because they did evil to you.' Now, please forgive the disobedience of the servants of the God of your father." Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

18 Hans brødre kom også og kastet seg ned foran ham; og de sa: "Se, vi er dine tjenere."

His brothers also went and fell down before his face; and they said, "Behold, we are your servants."

19 Josef sa til dem: "Vær ikke redde, for er jeg i Guds sted?

Joseph said to them, "Don't be afraid, for am I in the place of God?

20 Dere mente det ondt mot meg, men Gud vendte det til det gode for å utføre det som skjer i dag, å berge mange menneskeliv.

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive.

21 Frykt derfor ikke. Jeg vil sørge for dere og deres små." Så trøstet han dem og talte vennlig til dem.

Now therefore don't be afraid. I will nourish you and your little ones." He comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.

22 Josef bodde i Egypt, han og hans fars hus. Josef ble ett hundre ti år gammel.

Joseph lived in Egypt, he, and his father's house. Joseph lived one hundred ten years.

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

Joseph saw Ephraim's children to the third generation. The children also of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were born on Joseph's knees.

24 Josef sa til sine brødre: "Jeg er i ferd med å dø, men Gud vil visselig besøke dere og føre dere opp fra dette landet til det land han lovet Abraham, Isak, og Jakob."

Joseph said to his brothers, "I am dying, but God will surely visit you, and bring you up out of this land to the land which he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob."

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

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

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

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