Genesis 50

1 Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him.

1 约瑟伏在父亲身上痛哭，亲吻他，

2 And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,

2 然后吩咐医生用香料保存父亲的遗体。医生遵命而行，

3 taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

3 按照常例花了四十天用香料处理遗体。埃及人为他哀悼七十天。

4 When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please tell Pharaoh that

4 哀悼的日子完了，约瑟对法老宫中的人说：“如果你们恩待我，

5 my father made me swear an oath when he said, ‘I am about to die. You must bury me in the tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now let me go and bury my father, and then return.”

5 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。”

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

6 法老说：“去按照你的誓言埋葬你父亲吧。”

7 Then Joseph went to bury his father, and all the servants of Pharaoh accompanied him—the elders of Pharaoh’s household and all the elders of the land of Egypt—

7 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显贵，

8 along with all of Joseph’s household, and his brothers, and his father’s household. Only their children and flocks and herds were left in Goshen.

8 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。

9 Chariots and horsemen alike went up with him, and it was an exceedingly large procession.

9 随行的还有大队车辆和骑兵，人数众多。

10 When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.

10 他们来到约旦河附近的亚达麦场，在那里痛哭哀悼。约瑟为父亲哭丧七天。

11 When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abel-mizraim.

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 。

12 So Jacob’s sons did as he had charged them.

12 雅各的儿子们遵照父亲的遗言，

13 They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.

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 After Joseph had buried his father, he returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father.

14 葬礼之后，约瑟就跟众弟兄和一切随行的人返回埃及。

15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a grudge? Then he will surely repay us for all the evil that we did to him.”

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 So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Before he died, your father commanded,

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 ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong.’ So now, Joseph, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.

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 His brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, “We are your slaves!”

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 But Joseph replied, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?

19 约瑟对他们说：“你们不要害怕，我岂能代替上帝？

20 As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.

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 Therefore do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” So Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them.

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。

22 Now Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt, and Joseph lived to the age of 110.

22 约瑟和他父亲全家住在埃及。约瑟享年一百一十岁。

23 He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.

23 他看到了以法莲的孙子，也曾把玛拿西的儿子玛吉刚出生的孩子抱在膝上。

24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

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 And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”

25 约瑟让以色列的子孙起了誓，并说：“上帝必看顾你们，你们要把我的骸骨带回迦南。”

26 So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.

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。