安葬雅各

50 约瑟伏在父亲身上痛哭,亲吻他, 然后吩咐医生用香料保存父亲的遗体。医生遵命而行, 按照常例花了四十天处理尸体。埃及人为他哀悼七十天。

哀悼的日子完了,约瑟对法老宫中的人说:“如果你们恩待我, 请告诉法老,我父亲死前要我起誓把他葬在迦南他自己预备好的坟地。请准许我到迦南去安葬我父亲,我办完丧事就回来。” 法老说:“去按照你的誓言埋葬你父亲吧。” 于是,约瑟启程去埋葬他的父亲,随行的有法老所有的臣仆和埃及所有的达官贵人, 以及约瑟全家、他的众弟兄和雅各的家眷,只有他们的孩子和牛羊仍然留在歌珊。 随行的还有大队车辆和兵马,人数众多。 10 他们来到约旦河附近的亚达麦场,在那里痛哭哀悼。约瑟为父亲守丧七天。 11 迦南人看见他们在亚达麦场痛哭,就说:“埃及人在痛哭哀悼。”因此,约旦河附近的那个地方叫亚伯·麦西[a] 12 以色列的儿子们遵照父亲的遗言, 13 把父亲的遗体带回迦南,安葬在幔利附近、麦比拉田间的洞里。洞和田地都是亚伯拉罕向赫人以弗仑买来作坟地的。 14 葬礼之后,约瑟就跟众弟兄和一切随行的人返回埃及。

上帝的美好旨意

15 约瑟的哥哥们见父亲死了,就说:“约瑟会不会怀恨在心,因我们以前恶待他而报复我们呢?” 16 于是,他们派人去对约瑟说:“你父亲临终时交待这样的话给你, 17 ‘从前你哥哥们恶待你,求你饶恕他们的罪恶和过犯。’我们是你父亲的上帝的仆人,求你饶恕我们的罪恶。”约瑟听见这些话,就哭了。 18 约瑟的哥哥们来见他,俯伏在他面前,说:“我们是你的奴仆。” 19 约瑟对他们说:“你们不要害怕,我岂能代替上帝? 20 从前你们是要加害于我,但上帝有祂的美意,祂借此保全许多人的性命,正如今日的光景。 21 因此,你们不要害怕,我会照顾你们和你们的儿女。”约瑟好言好语地宽慰他们。

约瑟去世

22 约瑟和他父亲全家住在埃及。约瑟享年一百一十岁。 23 他看到了以法莲的孙子,也曾把玛拿西的儿子玛吉的孩子抱在膝上。 24 一天,约瑟对他的弟兄们说:“我快要死了,但上帝必看顾你们,带你们离开这里,回到祂起誓应许给亚伯拉罕、以撒和雅各的地方。” 25 约瑟要以色列的子孙发誓把他的骸骨带回迦南,又说:“上帝必看顾你们。” 26 约瑟享年一百一十岁。他们把他的遗体用香料保存好,放在棺材里,停放在埃及。

Footnotes

  1. 50:11 亚伯·麦西”意思是“埃及人在哀哭”。

安葬雅各

50 約瑟伏在父親身上痛哭,親吻他, 然後吩咐醫生用香料保存父親的遺體。醫生遵命而行, 按照常例花了四十天處理屍體。埃及人為他哀悼七十天。

哀悼的日子完了,約瑟對法老宮中的人說:「如果你們恩待我, 請告訴法老,我父親死前要我起誓把他葬在迦南他自己預備好的墳地。請准許我到迦南去安葬我父親,我辦完喪事就回來。」 法老說:「去按照你的誓言埋葬你父親吧。」 於是,約瑟啟程去埋葬他的父親,隨行的有法老所有的臣僕和埃及所有的達官貴人, 以及約瑟全家、他的眾弟兄和雅各的家眷,只有他們的孩子和牛羊仍然留在歌珊。 隨行的還有大隊車輛和兵馬,人數眾多。 10 他們來到約旦河附近的亞達麥場,在那裡痛哭哀悼。約瑟為父親守喪七天。 11 迦南人看見他們在亞達麥場痛哭,就說:「埃及人在痛哭哀悼。」因此,約旦河附近的那個地方叫亞伯·麥西[a] 12 以色列的兒子們遵照父親的遺言, 13 把父親的遺體帶回迦南,安葬在幔利附近、麥比拉田間的洞裡。洞和田地都是亞伯拉罕向赫人以弗崙買來作墳地的。 14 葬禮之後,約瑟就跟眾弟兄和一切隨行的人返回埃及。

上帝的美好旨意

15 約瑟的哥哥們見父親死了,就說:「約瑟會不會懷恨在心,因我們以前惡待他而報復我們呢?」 16 於是,他們派人去對約瑟說:「你父親臨終時交待這樣的話給你, 17 『從前你哥哥們惡待你,求你饒恕他們的罪惡和過犯。』我們是你父親的上帝的僕人,求你饒恕我們的罪惡。」約瑟聽見這些話,就哭了。 18 約瑟的哥哥們來見他,俯伏在他面前,說:「我們是你的奴僕。」 19 約瑟對他們說:「你們不要害怕,我豈能代替上帝? 20 從前你們是要加害於我,但上帝有祂的美意,祂藉此保全許多人的性命,正如今日的光景。 21 因此,你們不要害怕,我會照顧你們和你們的兒女。」約瑟好言好語地寬慰他們。

約瑟去世

22 約瑟和他父親全家住在埃及。約瑟享年一百一十歲。 23 他看到了以法蓮的孫子,也曾把瑪拿西的兒子瑪吉的孩子抱在膝上。 24 一天,約瑟對他的弟兄們說:「我快要死了,但上帝必看顧你們,帶你們離開這裡,回到祂起誓應許給亞伯拉罕、以撒和雅各的地方。」 25 約瑟要以色列的子孫發誓把他的骸骨帶回迦南,又說:「上帝必看顧你們。」 26 約瑟享年一百一十歲。他們把他的遺體用香料保存好,放在棺材裡,停放在埃及。

Footnotes

  1. 50·11 亞伯·麥西」意思是「埃及人在哀哭」。

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

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

And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.

And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

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.

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

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,

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.

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

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

11 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 Abelmizraim, which is beyond Jordan.

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

13 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 buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

14 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

25 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.

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