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Genesis 50
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Burial of Jacob

50 Then Joseph (A)fell on his father’s face and (B)wept over him, and kissed him. 2 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to (C)embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel. 3 Forty days were required for him, for such are the days required for those who are embalmed; and the Egyptians (D)mourned[a] for him seventy days.

4 Now when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spoke to (E)the household of Pharaoh, saying, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the hearing of Pharaoh, saying, 5 (F)‘My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am dying; in my grave (G)which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me.” Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father, and I will come back.’ ”

6 And Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear.”

7 So 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, 8 as well as 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 And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen, and it was a very great gathering.

10 Then they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and they (H)mourned there with a great and very solemn lamentation. (I)He observed seven days of mourning for his father. 11 And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a deep mourning of the Egyptians.” Therefore its name was called [b]Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

12 So his sons did for him just as he had commanded them. 13 For (J)his sons carried him to the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre, which Abraham (K)bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as property for a burial place. 14 And after he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his brothers and all who went up with him to bury his father.

Joseph Reassures His Brothers

15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, (L)they said, “Perhaps Joseph will hate us, and may [c]actually repay us for all the evil which we did to him.” 16 So they sent messengers to Joseph, saying, “Before your father died he commanded, saying, 17 ‘Thus you shall say to Joseph: “I beg you, please forgive the trespass of your brothers and their sin; (M)for they did evil to you.” ’ Now, please, forgive the trespass of the servants of (N)the God of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

18 Then his brothers also went and (O)fell down before his face, and they said, “Behold, we are your servants.”

19 Joseph said to them, (P)“Do not be afraid, (Q)for am I in the place of God? 20 (R)But as for you, you meant evil against me; but (S)God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. 21 Now therefore, do not be afraid; (T)I will provide for you and your little ones.” And he comforted them and spoke [d]kindly to them.

Death of Joseph(U)

22 So Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he and his father’s household. And Joseph lived one hundred and ten years. 23 Joseph saw Ephraim’s children (V)to the third generation. (W)The children of Machir, the son of Manasseh, (X)were also brought up on Joseph’s knees.

24 And Joseph said to his brethren, “I am dying; but (Y)God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land to the land (Z)of which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” 25 Then (AA)Joseph took an oath from the children of Israel, saying, “God will surely [e]visit you, and (AB)you shall carry up my (AC)bones from here.” 26 So Joseph died, being one hundred and ten years old; and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 50:3 Lit. wept
  2. Genesis 50:11 Lit. Mourning of Egypt
  3. Genesis 50:15 fully
  4. Genesis 50:21 Lit. to their hearts
  5. Genesis 50:25 give attention to
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Giô-sép Khóc Gia-cốp

50 Giô-sép buông mình trên thi hài cha mà khóc và hôn người. 2 Rồi Giô-sép ra lệnh cho các thầy thuốc đang phục vụ mình phải ướp thuốc thơm cho xác Y-sơ-ra-ên, cha mình; các thầy thuốc liền ướp thuốc thơm cho thi hài 3 suốt bốn mươi ngày (vì đó là thời hạn ướp thuốc thơm cho xác chết). Dân Ai-cập khóc Gia-cốp bảy mươi ngày. 4 Khi các ngày than khóc đã qua, Giô-sép thưa với triều đình Pha-ra-ôn: “Nếu tôi được ơn trước mặt các quan, xin hãy tâu giùm lời này lên Pha-ra-ôn: 5 Thân phụ tôi có bảo tôi thề: Ta sắp qua đời; con hãy chôn ta trong ngôi mộ ta đào sẵn ở xứ Ca-na-an. Bây giờ xin hãy cho phép tôi lên xứ ấy để chôn cha tôi rồi tôi sẽ trở về.”

6 Pha-ra-ôn bảo: “Ngươi cứ đi lên chôn cha ngươi như lời người đã bảo ngươi thề đó.”

7 Vậy Giô-sép đi lên chôn cha mình. Tất cả triều thần của Pha-ra-ôn cũng đi theo, các quan lớn trong triều và những người cao trọng của Ai-cập, 8 toàn thể gia đình Giô-sép và các anh em mình và gia nhân quyến thuộc của nhà cha người trong khắp xứ Gô-sen, chỉ còn trẻ con với các bày bò, bày chiên ở lại mà thôi. 9 Các xe ngựa chiến và các đội kỵ binh cũng cùng đi theo Giô-sép. Thật là một đoàn người rất đông đảo.

10 Khi đến sân đạp lúa của A-tát, gần sông Giô-đanh, họ lớn tiếng kêu la và khóc than cay đắng. Tại đây Giô-sép cử hành tang lễ cho cha mình suốt bảy ngày. 11 Dân Ca-na-an, tức là người bản xứ, thấy tang lễ tại sân đạp lúa của A-tát thì nói: “Người Ai-cập cử hành tang lễ thật long trọng.” Vì thế người ta gọi địa điểm này gần bên sông Giô-đanh là A-bên-Mích-ra-im.

12 Các con trai Gia-cốp làm theo điều cha mình truyền bảo: 13 Họ đưa thi hài người về xứ Ca-na-an và an táng người trong hang đá tại cánh đồng Mặc-bê-la gần Mam-rê. Áp-ra-ham đã mua hang đá ấy cùng với cánh đồng của Hếp-rôn, người Hê-tít làm mộ địa. 14 Sau khi an táng cha mình, Giô-sép quay về Ai-cập với các anh em và tất cả những người đã theo ông dự tang lễ.

Giô-sép Trấn An Các Anh

15 Các anh của Giô-sép thấy cha mình đã mất thì nói: “Nếu Giô-sép giữ mối căm hờn và báo trả chúng ta về các việc ác chúng ta đã làm cho nó thì sao?” 16 Họ sai người thưa với Giô-sép: “Trước khi qua đời cha có dặn rằng: 17 ‘Các con hãy nói với Giô-sép: Cha xin con hãy tha thứ tội ác của các anh con và những tội họ đã phạm khi đối xử tàn tệ với con. Bây giờ xin con hãy tha thứ tội lỗi cho các đầy tớ Đức Chúa Trời của cha.’ ” Nghe lời ấy Giô-sép khóc.

18 Lúc ấy các anh Giô-sép cũng đến quỳ mọp trước mặt người mà nói: “Các anh đây là nô lệ của em đó.”

19 Nhưng Giô-sép đáp: “Xin các anh đừng sợ. Tôi đâu dám thay thế Đức Chúa Trời! 20 Các anh có ý làm hại tôi, nhưng Đức Chúa Trời lại dụng ý làm điều ích lợi để hoàn thành mọi việc đã qua, tức là cứu mạng sống của nhiều người. 21 Vậy xin các anh đừng sợ. Tôi sẽ cấp dưỡng cho các anh và con cái các anh.” Giô-sép trấn an các anh và nói chuyện dịu dàng với họ.

Giô-sép Qua Đời

22 Giô-sép cùng gia đình mình cư trú tại nước Ai-cập. Người hưởng thọ một trăm mười tuổi. 23 Thấy được con cháu Ép-ra-im đến đời thứ ba, và nâng niu trên đầu gối mình các con của Ma-ki (Con trai Ma-na-se) khi chúng mới sinh ra.

24 Giô-sép bày tỏ cho các anh em: “Tôi sắp qua đời, nhưng chắc chắn Đức Chúa Trời sẽ đến cứu giúp các anh em và đưa các anh em ra khỏi xứ này để quay về xứ mà Ngài đã thề ban cho Áp-ra-ham, Y-sác và Gia-cốp.” 25 Giô-sép bảo các con trai Y-sơ-ra-ên thề rằng: “Chắc chắn Đức Chúa Trời sẽ đến cứu giúp anh em; lúc ấy anh em phải dời hài cốt tôi ra khỏi nơi này.”

26 Vậy, Giô-sép qua đời lúc được một trăm mười tuổi. Người ta lấy thuốc thơm ướp xác người rồi liệm trong một chiếc quan tài tại Ai-cập.

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Genesis 50
New English Translation

The Burials of Jacob and Joseph

50 Then Joseph hugged his father’s face.[a] He wept over him and kissed him. 2 Joseph instructed the physicians in his service[b] to embalm his father, so the physicians embalmed Israel. 3 They took forty days, for that is the full time needed for embalming.[c] The Egyptians mourned for[d] him seventy days.[e]

4 When the days of mourning[f] had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s royal court,[g] “If I have found favor in your sight, please say to Pharaoh,[h] 5 ‘My father made me swear an oath. He said,[i] “I am about to die. Bury me[j] in my tomb that I dug for myself there in the land of Canaan.” Now let me go and bury my father; then I will return.’” 6 So Pharaoh said, “Go and bury your father, just as he made you swear to do.”[k]

7 So Joseph went up to bury his father; all Pharaoh’s officials went with him—the senior courtiers[l] of his household, all the senior officials of the land of Egypt, 8 all Joseph’s household, his brothers, and his father’s household. But they left their little children and their flocks and herds in the land of Goshen. 9 Chariots and horsemen also went up with him, so it was a very large entourage.[m]

10 When they came to the threshing floor of Atad[n] on the other side of the Jordan, they mourned there with very great and bitter sorrow.[o] There Joseph observed a seven-day period of mourning for his father. 11 When the Canaanites who lived in the land saw them mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a very sad occasion[p] for the Egyptians.” That is why its name was called[q] Abel Mizraim,[r] which is beyond the Jordan.

12 So the sons of Jacob did for him just as he had instructed them. 13 His sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, near Mamre. This is the field Abraham purchased as a burial plot from Ephron the Hittite. 14 After he buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, along with his brothers and all who had accompanied him to bury his father.

15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a grudge and wants to repay[s] us in full[t] for all the harm[u] we did to him?” 16 So they sent word[v] to Joseph, saying, “Your father gave these instructions before he died: 17 ‘Tell Joseph this: Please forgive the sin of your brothers and the wrong they did when they treated you so badly.’ Now please forgive the sin of the servants of the God of your father.” When this message was reported to him, Joseph wept.[w] 18 Then his brothers also came and threw themselves down before him; they said, “Here we are; we are your slaves.” 19 But Joseph answered them, “Don’t be afraid. Am[x] I in the place of God? 20 As for you, you meant to harm me,[y] but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day.[z] 21 So now, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your little children.” Then he consoled them and spoke kindly to them.[aa]

22 Joseph lived in Egypt, along with his father’s family.[ab] Joseph lived 110 years. 23 Joseph saw the descendants of Ephraim to the third generation.[ac] He also saw the children of Makir the son of Manasseh; they were given special inheritance rights by Joseph.[ad]

24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die. But God will surely come to you[ae] and lead you up from this land to the land he swore on oath to give[af] to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” 25 Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath. He said, “God will surely come to you. Then you must carry my bones up from this place.” 26 So Joseph died at the age of 110. After[ag] they embalmed him, his body[ah] was placed in a coffin in Egypt.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 50:1 tn Heb “fell on.” The expression describes Joseph’s unrestrained sorrow over Jacob’s death; he probably threw himself across the body and embraced his father.
  2. Genesis 50:2 tn Heb “his servants the physicians.”
  3. Genesis 50:3 tn Heb “and forty days were fulfilled for him, for thus are fulfilled the days of embalming.”
  4. Genesis 50:3 tn Heb “wept for.”
  5. Genesis 50:3 sn Seventy days. This probably refers to a time of national mourning.
  6. Genesis 50:4 tn Heb “weeping.”
  7. Genesis 50:4 tn Heb “the house of Pharaoh.”
  8. Genesis 50:4 tn Heb “in the ears of Pharaoh.”
  9. Genesis 50:5 tn Heb “saying.”
  10. Genesis 50:5 tn The imperfect verbal form here has the force of a command.
  11. Genesis 50:6 tn Heb “he made you swear on oath.”
  12. Genesis 50:7 tn Or “dignitaries”; Heb “elders.”
  13. Genesis 50:9 tn Heb “camp.”
  14. Genesis 50:10 sn The location of the threshing floor of Atad is not certain. The expression the other side of the Jordan could refer to the eastern or western bank, depending on one’s perspective. However, it is commonly used in the OT for Transjordan. This would suggest that the entourage came up the Jordan Valley and crossed into the land at Jericho, just as the Israelites would in the time of Joshua.
  15. Genesis 50:10 tn Heb “and they mourned there [with] very great and heavy mourning.” The cognate accusative, as well as the two adjectives and the adverb, emphasize the degree of their sorrow.
  16. Genesis 50:11 tn Heb “this is heavy mourning for Egypt.”
  17. Genesis 50:11 tn The verb has no expressed subject and so it may be translated as passive.
  18. Genesis 50:11 sn The name Abel Mizraim means “the mourning of Egypt.”
  19. Genesis 50:15 tn The imperfect tense could be a simple future; it could also have a desiderative nuance.
  20. Genesis 50:15 tn The infinitive absolute makes the statement emphatic, “repay in full.”
  21. Genesis 50:15 tn Or “evil.”
  22. Genesis 50:16 tn The verb means “command,” but they would hardly be commanding him. It probably means they sent their father’s instructions to Joseph.
  23. Genesis 50:17 tn Heb “and Joseph wept when they spoke to him.”
  24. Genesis 50:19 tn Heb “For am I.”
  25. Genesis 50:20 tn Heb “you devised against me evil.”
  26. Genesis 50:20 tn Heb “God devised it for good in order to do, like this day, to preserve alive a great nation.”
  27. Genesis 50:21 tn Heb “spoke to their heart.”
  28. Genesis 50:22 tn Heb “he and the house of his father.”
  29. Genesis 50:23 tn Heb “saw Ephraim, the children of the third.”
  30. Genesis 50:23 tn Heb “generation. Also the sons of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were born on the knees of Joseph.” The expression "born on the knees" implies their adoption by Joseph, which meant that they received an inheritance from him.
  31. Genesis 50:24 tn The verb פָּקַד (paqad) means “to visit,” i.e., to intervene for blessing or cursing; here Joseph announces that God would come to fulfill the promises by delivering them from Egypt. The statement is emphasized by the use of the infinitive absolute with the verb: “God will surely visit you.”
  32. Genesis 50:24 tn The words “to give” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
  33. Genesis 50:26 tn Heb “son of a hundred and ten years.”
  34. Genesis 50:26 tn Heb “he.”
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Genesis 50
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50 Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him.(A) 2 Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physicians embalmed him,(B) 3 taking a full forty days, for that was the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.(C)

4 When the days of mourning(D) had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court,(E) “If I have found favor in your eyes,(F) speak to Pharaoh for me. Tell him, 5 ‘My father made me swear an oath(G) and said, “I am about to die;(H) bury me in the tomb I dug for myself(I) in the land of Canaan.”(J) Now let me go up and bury my father;(K) then I will return.’”

6 Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”

7 So Joseph went up to bury his father. All Pharaoh’s officials(L) accompanied him—the dignitaries of his court(M) and all the dignitaries of Egypt— 8 besides all the members of Joseph’s household and his brothers and those belonging to his father’s household.(N) Only their children and their flocks and herds were left in Goshen.(O) 9 Chariots(P) and horsemen[a] also went up with him. It was a very large company.

10 When they reached the threshing floor(Q) of Atad, near the Jordan, they lamented loudly and bitterly;(R) and there Joseph observed a seven-day period(S) of mourning(T) for his father.(U) 11 When the Canaanites(V) who lived there saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “The Egyptians are holding a solemn ceremony of mourning.”(W) That is why that place near the Jordan is called Abel Mizraim.[b]

12 So Jacob’s sons did as he had commanded them:(X) 13 They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah,(Y) near Mamre,(Z) which Abraham had bought along with the field(AA) as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite.(AB) 14 After burying his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, together with his brothers and all the others who had gone with him to bury his father.(AC)

Joseph Reassures His Brothers

15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph holds a grudge(AD) against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?”(AE) 16 So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Your father left these instructions(AF) before he died: 17 ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins(AG) and the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.’(AH) Now please forgive the sins of the servants of the God of your father.(AI)” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.(AJ)

18 His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him.(AK) “We are your slaves,”(AL) they said.

19 But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God?(AM) 20 You intended to harm me,(AN) but God intended(AO) it for good(AP) to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.(AQ) 21 So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.(AR)” And he reassured them and spoke kindly(AS) to them.

The Death of Joseph

22 Joseph stayed in Egypt, along with all his father’s family. He lived a hundred and ten years(AT) 23 and saw the third generation(AU) of Ephraim’s(AV) children.(AW) Also the children of Makir(AX) son of Manasseh(AY) were placed at birth on Joseph’s knees.[c](AZ)

24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die.(BA) But God will surely come to your aid(BB) and take you up out of this land to the land(BC) he promised on oath to Abraham,(BD) Isaac(BE) and Jacob.”(BF) 25 And Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath(BG) and said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones(BH) up from this place.”(BI)

26 So Joseph died(BJ) at the age of a hundred and ten.(BK) And after they embalmed him,(BL) he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 50:9 Or charioteers
  2. Genesis 50:11 Abel Mizraim means mourning of the Egyptians.
  3. Genesis 50:23 That is, were counted as his
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