Genesis 50
King James Version
50 And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.
2 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.
3 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.
4 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,
5 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.
6 And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.
7 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,
8 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.
9 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.
Genesis 50
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
50 Then Joseph threw himself on his father’s face and wept over him and kissed him. 2 Joseph commanded the physicians in his service to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel; 3 they spent forty days in doing this, for that is the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him for seventy days.
4 When the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph addressed the household of Pharaoh, ‘If now I have found favour with you, please speak to Pharaoh as follows: 5 My father made me swear an oath; he said, “I am about to die. In the tomb that I hewed out for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me.” Now therefore let me go up, so that I may bury my father; then I will return.’ 6 Pharaoh answered, ‘Go up, and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.’
7 So Joseph went up to bury his father. With him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his household, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, 8 as well as all the household of Joseph, his brothers, and his father’s household. Only their children, their flocks, and their herds were left in the land of Goshen. 9 Both chariots and charioteers went up with him. It was a very great company. 10 When they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they held there a very great and sorrowful lamentation; and he observed a time of mourning for his father for seven days. 11 When the Canaanite inhabitants of the land saw the mourning on the threshing-floor of Atad, they said, ‘This is a grievous mourning on the part of the Egyptians.’ Therefore the place was named Abel-mizraim;[a] it is beyond the Jordan. 12 Thus his sons did for him as he had instructed them. 13 They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field at Machpelah, the field near Mamre, which Abraham bought as a burial site from Ephron the Hittite. 14 After he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone up with him to bury his father.
Joseph Forgives His Brothers
15 Realizing that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers said, ‘What if Joseph still bears a grudge against us and pays us back in full for all the wrong that we did to him?’ 16 So they approached[b] Joseph, saying, ‘Your father gave this instruction before he died, 17 “Say to Joseph: I beg you, forgive the crime of your brothers and the wrong they did in harming you.” Now therefore please forgive the crime of the servants of the God of your father.’ Joseph wept when they spoke to him. 18 Then his brothers also wept,[c] fell down before him, and said, ‘We are here as your slaves.’ 19 But Joseph said to them, ‘Do not be afraid! Am I in the place of God? 20 Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today. 21 So have no fear; I myself will provide for you and your little ones.’ In this way he reassured them, speaking kindly to them.
Joseph’s Last Days and Death
22 So Joseph remained in Egypt, he and his father’s household; and Joseph lived for one hundred and ten years. 23 Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation; the children of Machir son of Manasseh were also born on Joseph’s knees.
24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, ‘I am about to die; but God will surely come to you, and bring you up out of this land to the land that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.’ 25 So Joseph made the Israelites swear, saying, ‘When God comes to you, you shall carry up my bones from here.’ 26 And Joseph died, being one hundred and ten years old; he was embalmed and placed in a coffin in Egypt.
Footnotes
- Genesis 50:11 That is mourning (or meadow) of Egypt
- Genesis 50:16 Gk Syr: Heb they commanded
- Genesis 50:18 Cn: Heb also came
1 Mosebok 50
Svenska Folkbibeln
Jakob blir begravd
50 Då böjde Josef sig ner över sin fars ansikte och grät över honom och kysste honom. 2 Josef befallde läkarna som han hade i sin tjänst att de skulle balsamera hans far. Och läkarna balsamerade Israel. 3 Det tog fyrtio dagar, ty så lång tid tar en balsamering. Och egyptierna begrät honom i sjuttio dagar.
4 När sorgedagarna efter honom var över sade Josef till faraos husfolk: "Om jag har funnit nåd för era ögon, ber jag er säga dessa ord till farao: 5 Min far har tagit ed av mig och sagt: När jag är död, så begrav mig i den grav som jag har grävt åt mig i Kanaans land. Låt mig därför resa och begrava min far och sedan komma tillbaka." 6 Farao svarade: "Res dit och begrav din far enligt den ed som han har tagit av dig." 7 Då reste Josef för att begrava sin far. Och alla faraos tjänare reste med honom, de äldste vid hans hov och alla de äldste i Egyptens land, 8 dessutom allt Josefs husfolk och hans bröder och hans fars husfolk. Bara sina små barn, sina får och sin nötboskap lämnade de kvar i landet Gosen. 9 Både vagnar och ryttare for tillsammans med honom, och det var en mycket stor skara.
10 När de kom till Goren-Haatad på andra sidan Jordan, höll de där en mycket stor och högtidlig dödsklagan, och han ordnade en sorgehögtid efter sin far i sju dagar. 11 När landets inbyggare, kananeerna, såg sorgehögtiden i Goren-Haatad sade de: "Det är en mycket stor sorgehögtid som egyptierna håller här." Därför kallades platsen Abel-Misrajim. Den ligger på andra sidan Jordan.
12 Jakobs söner gjorde med honom som han hade befallt dem. 13 De förde honom till Kanaans land och begravde honom i grottan vid fältet i Makpela, det markstycke som Abraham hade köpt till gravplats av hetiten Efron mitt emot Mamre.
14 När Josef hade begravt sin far vände han tillbaka till Egypten med sina bröder och alla dem som hade farit med honom för att begrava hans far.
Bröderna ber Josef om förlåtelse
15 När Josefs bröder såg att deras far var död, sade de: "Tänk om Josef börjar hata oss och låter allt det onda vi gjort mot honom komma över oss." 16 Därför sände de detta bud till Josef: "Din far sade till oss före sin död: 17 Så skall ni säga till Josef: Vi ber dig, förlåt dina bröder vad de har brutit och syndat genom att handla så illa mot dig. Så förlåt nu den synd som din fars Guds tjänare har begått." Och Josef grät när han fick deras hälsning. 18 Sedan kom också hans bröder och föll ner för honom och sade: "Vi är dina slavar." 19 Men Josef sade till dem: "Var inte rädda. Håller ni mig för Gud? 20 Ni tänkte ont mot mig, men Gud har tänkt det till godo genom det som nu har skett för att bevara många människors liv. 21 Var inte rädda. Jag skall sörja för er och era små barn." Och han tröstade dem och talade vänligt till dem.
Josef dör
22 Josef bodde kvar i Egypten med sin fars husfolk, och han blev etthundratio år. 23 Josef fick se Efraims barn till tredje led. Också åt Makir, Manasses son, föddes barn som Josef fick ta i knäet. 24 Och Josef sade till sina bröder: "Jag dör, men Gud skall se till er och föra er upp från det här landet till det land som han med ed har lovat åt Abraham, Isak och Jakob." 25 Och Josef tog ed av Israels söner och sade: "När Gud ser till er, för då mina ben härifrån."
26 Josef dog när han var etthundratio år. Och man balsamerade honom och lade honom i en kista i Egypten.
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