1 And Joseph fell on his father's face, and wept on him, and kissed him.2 And Joseph commanded his slaves 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 embalming: and the Egyptians wept for him 70 days.4 And 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, speak, I pray you{+}, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,5 My father made me swear, saying, Look, I die: in my grave which I have dug for me in the land of Canaan, there you will bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray you, and bury my father, and I will come again.6 And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury your father, according to as he made you swear.7 And Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the slaves 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 brothers, 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 threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they lamented with a very great and intense 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: therefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.12 And his sons did to him according to 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 burying-place, of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.14 And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brothers, and all who went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.15 And when Joseph's brothers 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 to him.16 And they told Joseph the following order, Your father commanded before he died, saying,17 So you{+} will say to Joseph, Forgive, I pray you now, the transgression of your brothers, and their sin, because they did to you evil. And now, we pray you, forgive the transgression of the slaves of the God of your father. And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.18 And his brothers also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Look, we are your slaves.19 And Joseph said to them, Don't be afraid: for am I in the place of God?20 And 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 Now therefore don't be{+} afraid: I will nourish you{+}, and your{+} little ones. And he comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.22 And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years.23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's sons of the third generation: the sons also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born on Joseph's knees.24 And Joseph said to his brothers, I die; 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 And Joseph took an oath of the sons of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you{+}, and you{+} will carry up my bones from here.26 So Joseph died, being a hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

1 José atirou-se sobre seu pai, chorou sobre ele e o beijou.2 Em seguida deu ordens aos médicos, que estavam ao seu serviço, que embalsamassem seu pai Israel. E eles o embalsamaram.3 Levaram quarenta dias completos, pois esse era o tempo para o embalsamamento. E os egípcios choraram sua morte setenta dias.4 Passados os dias de luto, José disse à corte do faraó: "Se posso contar com a bondade de vocês, falem com o faraó em meu favor. Digam-lhe que5 meu pai fez-me prestar-lhe o seguinte juramento: ‘Estou à beira da morte; sepulte-me no túmulo que preparei para mim na terra de Canaã’. Agora, pois, peçam-lhe que me permita partir e sepultar meu pai; logo depois voltarei".6 Respondeu o faraó: "Vá e faça o sepultamento de seu pai como este o fez jurar".7 Então José partiu para sepultar seu pai. Com ele foram todos os conselheiros do faraó, as autoridades da sua corte e todas as autoridades do Egito,8 e, além deles, todos os da família de José, os seus irmãos e todos os da casa de seu pai. Somente as crianças, as ovelhas e os bois foram deixados em Gósen.9 Carruagens e cavaleiros também o acompanharam. A comitiva era imensa.10 Chegando à eira de Atade, perto do Jordão, lamentaram em alta voz, com grande amargura; e ali José guardou sete dias de pranto pela morte do seu pai.11 Quando os cananeus que lá habitavam viram aquele pranto na eira de Atade, disseram: "Os egípcios estão celebrando uma cerimônia de luto solene". Por essa razão, aquele lugar, próximo ao Jordão, foi chamado Abel Mizraim.12 Assim fizeram os filhos de Jacó o que este lhes havia ordenado:13 Levaram-no à terra de Canaã e o sepultaram na caverna do campo de Macpela, perto de Manre, que Abraão havia comprado de Efrom, o hitita, para que lhe servisse de propriedade para sepultura, juntamente com o campo.14 Depois de sepultar seu pai, José voltou ao Egito, com os seus irmãos e com todos os demais que o tinham acompanhado.15 Vendo os irmãos de José que seu pai havia morrido, disseram: "E se José guardar rancor contra nós e resolver retribuir todo o mal que lhe causamos? "16 Então mandaram um recado a José, dizendo: "Antes de morrer, teu pai nos ordenou17 que te disséssemos o seguinte: ‘Peço-lhe que perdoe os erros e pecados de seus irmãos que o trataram com tanta maldade! ’ Agora, pois, perdoa os pecados dos servos do Deus do teu pai". Quando recebeu o recado, José chorou.18 Depois vieram seus irmãos, prostraram-se diante dele e disseram: "Aqui estamos. Somos teus escravos! "19 José, porém, lhes disse: "Não tenham medo. Estaria eu no lugar de Deus?20 Vocês planejaram o mal contra mim, mas Deus o tornou em bem, para que hoje fosse preservada a vida de muitos.21 Por isso, não tenham medo. Eu sustentarei vocês e seus filhos". E assim os tranqüilizou e lhes falou amavelmente.22 José permaneceu no Egito, com toda a família de seu pai. Viveu cento e dez anos23 e viu a terceira geração dos filhos de Efraim. Além disso, recebeu como seus os filhos de Maquir, filho de Manassés.24 Antes de morrer José disse a seus irmãos: "Estou à beira da morte. Mas Deus certamente virá em auxílio de vocês e os tirará desta terra, levando-os para a terra que prometeu com juramento a Abraão, a Isaque e a Jacó".25 E José fez que os filhos de Israel lhe prestassem um juramento, dizendo-lhes: "Quando Deus intervier em favor de vocês, levem os meus ossos daqui".26 Morreu José com a idade de cento e dez anos. E, depois de embalsamado, foi colocado num sarcófago no Egito.