1 Joseph fell on his father’s face, wept on him, and kissed him. 2 Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father; and the physicians embalmed Israel. 3 Forty days were used for him, for that is how many days it takes to embalm. The Egyptians wept for Israel for seventy days.

4 When the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spoke to Pharaoh’s staff, saying, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the ears of Pharaoh, saying, 5 ‘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 Pharaoh said, "Go up, and bury your father, just like he made you swear."

7 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 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 Both chariots and horsemen went up with him. It was a very great company. 10 They came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they lamented with a very great and severe lamentation. He mourned for his father seven days. 11 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 its name was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan. 12 His sons did to him just 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, as a possession for a burial site, from Ephron the Hittite, near Mamre. 14 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 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 the evil which we did to him." 16 They sent a message to Joseph, saying, "Your father commanded before he died, saying, 17 ‘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 His brothers also went and fell down before his face; and they said, "Behold, we are your servants." 19 Joseph said to them, "Don’t be afraid, for am I in the place of God? 20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to save many people alive, as is happening today. 21 Now therefore don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones." He comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.

22 Joseph lived in Egypt, he, and his father’s house. Joseph lived one hundred ten years. 23 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 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 Joseph took an oath from the children of Israel, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here." 26 So Joseph died, being one hundred ten years old, and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

1 Toe val Josef op sy vader se aangesig, en hy het oor hom geween en hom gesoen.

2 En Josef het aan sy dienaars, die geneeshere, bevel gegee om sy vader te balsem. En die geneeshere het Israel gebalsem.

3 En veertig dae het daarvoor verbygegaan; want so lank duur die dae van balseming. En die Egiptenaars het hom sewentig dae lank beween.

4 En toe die dae van geween oor hom verby was, het Josef met die huis van Farao gespreek en gesê: As ek dan guns in julle oë gevind het, spreek tog dit voor die ore van Farao:

5 My vader het my laat sweer en gesê: Kyk, ek gaan sterwe; in my graf wat ek vir my in die land Kana„n uitgekap het, daar moet jy my begrawe. Laat my dan nou tog optrek en my vader begrawe. Daarna sal ek terugkom.

6 En Farao sê: Trek op en begrawe jou vader soos hy jou laat sweer het.

7 Toe het Josef opgetrek om sy vader te begrawe, en al die dienaars van Farao, die oudstes van sy huis, het saam met hom opgetrek, en al die oudstes van Egipteland;

8 ook die hele huis van Josef en sy broers en die huis van sy vader. Net hulle kinders en hulle kleinvee en hulle beeste het hulle in die land Gosen laat agterbly.

9 En saam met hom het opgetrek strydwaens sowel as ruiters, sodat dit 'n baie groot trek was.

10 En toe hulle by die Steekdoring-dorsvloer kom, wat oos van die Jordaan lê, het hulle daar 'n groot en baie swaar rouklag gehou. En hy het oor sy vader rou laat bedrywe sewe dae lank.

11 Toe die inwoners van die land, die Kanaäniete, die roubedryf by die Steekdoring-dorsvloer sien, sê hulle: Dit is 'n swaar rou vir die Egiptenaars. Daarom het hulle dit Abel-Misraim genoem, wat oos van die Jordaan lê.

12 En sy seuns het met hom gedoen net soos hy hulle beveel het:

13 sy seuns het hom weggebring na die land Kanaän en hom begrawe in die spelonk van die stuk grond van Magp,la, die stuk grond wat Abraham as eiendomsgraf gekoop het van Efron, die Hetiet, oos van Mamre.

14 Daarna het Josef na Egipte teruggegaan, hy en sy broers en almal wat saam met hom opgetrek het om sy vader te begrawe, nadat hy sy vader begrawe het.

15 Toe die broers van Josef sien dat hulle vader dood was, het hulle gesê: Sê nou Josef gaan ons as vyande behandel en hy gaan ons werklik vergelde al die kwaad wat ons hom aangedoen het!

16 Daarom het hulle hierdie boodskap na Josef gestuur: U vader het voor sy dood bevel gegee met hierdie woorde:

17 So moet julle vir Josef sê: Ag, vergewe tog die oortreding van jou broers en hulle sonde, want hulle het jou kwaad aangedoen. Maar nou, vergewe tog die oortreding van ons wat die God van u vader dien. En Josef het geween toe hulle met hom spreek.

18 En sy broers het ook self gegaan en voor hom neergeval en gesê: Kyk, ons is u slawe.

19 Maar Josef het hulle geantwoord: Moenie bevrees wees nie; want is ek in die plek van God?

20 Want julle het wel kwaad teen my bedink, maar God het dit ten goede gedink om te doen soos dit vandag is, om 'n groot volk in die lewe te hou.

21 Wees dan nou nie bevrees nie: ,k sal julle en julle kinders onderhou. So het hy hulle dan getroos en na hulle hart gespreek.

22 En Josef het in Egipte gewoon, hy en die huis van sy vader. En Josef het honderd en tien jaar gelewe.

23 En Josef het van Efraim kinders gesien van die derde geslag. Ook die kinders van Magir, die seun van Manasse, is op Josef se knieë gebore.

24 En Josef het aan sy broers gesê: Ek gaan sterwe, maar God sal gewis op julle ag gee en julle uit hierdie land laat optrek na die land wat Hy aan Abraham, Isak en Jakob met 'n eed beloof het.

25 En Josef het die seuns van Israel laat sweer en gesê: As God sekerlik op julle ag sal gee -- bring dan my gebeente hiervandaan op.

26 En Josef het gesterwe, honderd en tien jaar oud. En hulle het hom gebalsem, en hy is in 'n kis gesit in Egipte.