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1 And Ioseph fell vpon his fathers face, and wept vpon him, and kyssed hym. Then Joseph fell on his father’s face and wept over him and kissed him. Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him.
2 And Ioseph comaunded his seruauntes the phisitians to imbawme his father. And the phisitians enbawmed Israel. And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel. Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physicians embalmed him,
3 And fourtie dayes were continued (for so long doth the imbawmyng last) and the Egyptians mourned for him thre score and ten dayes. Forty days were required for it, for that is how many are required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days. taking a full forty days, for that was the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
4 And when the dayes of mournyng were ended, Ioseph spake vnto ye house of Pharao, saying: If I haue founde fauour in your eyes, speake I pray you in the eares of Pharao, saying: And when the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spoke to the household of Pharaoh, saying, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the ears of Pharaoh, saying, When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, speak to Pharaoh for me. Tell him,
5 My father made me sweare, & sayde, Lo I dye, bury me in the graue which I haue made me in the lande of Chanaan. Nowe therfore let me go vp I pray thee, and bury my father, and then wyl I come agayne. ‘My father made me swear, saying, “I am about to die: in my tomb that I hewed out for myself in the land of Canaan, there shall you bury me.” Now therefore, let me please go up and bury my father. Then I will return.’” My father made me swear an oath and said, “I am about to die; bury me in the tomb I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.” Now let me go up and bury my father; then I will return.’”
6 And Pharao sayde: Go vp, and bury thy father, accordyng as he made thee sweare. And Pharaoh answered, “Go up, and bury your father, as he made you swear.” Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”
7 And Ioseph went vp to bury his father, and with hym went all the seruautes of Pharao that were the elders of his house, and all the elders of the lande of Egypt: 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, So Joseph went up to bury his father. All Pharaoh’s officials accompanied him—the dignitaries of his court and all the dignitaries of Egypt—
8 And all the house of Ioseph and his brethren, and his fathers house: onlye their chyldren, and their sheepe, & their cattell, left they behynde in the lande of Gosen. 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. besides all the members of Joseph’s household and his brothers and those belonging to his father’s household. Only their children and their flocks and herds were left in Goshen.
9 And there went with hym also charrettes and horsemen: and it was an exceedyng great companie. And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen. It was a very great company. Chariots and horsemen also went up with him. It was a very large company.
10 And they came to the corne floore of Atad, which is beyonde Iordane, and there they made a great and exceedyng sore lamentation: and he mourned for his father seuen dayes. When they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they lamented there with a very great and grievous lamentation, and he made a mourning for his father seven days. When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan, they lamented loudly and bitterly; and there Joseph observed a seven-day period of mourning for his father.
11 And when the inhabiters of the lande euen the Chananites, sawe the mournyng in the corne floore of Atad, they sayde: This is a great mournyng vnto the Egyptians. Wherefore the name of the place is called, The mournyng of the Egyptians, & it is beyond Iordane. When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning on the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a grievous mourning by the Egyptians.” Therefore the place was named Abel-mizraim; it is beyond the Jordan. When the Canaanites who lived there saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “The Egyptians are holding a solemn ceremony of mourning.” That is why that place near the Jordan is called Abel Mizraim.
12 And his sonnes dyd vnto hym accordyng as he had commaunded them. Thus his sons did for him as he had commanded them, So Jacob’s sons did as he had commanded them:
13 For his sonnes caryed hym into the lande of Chanaan, & buryed hym in the caue of the fielde Machpelah, whiche fielde Abraham bought to be a place to bury in of Ephron the Hethite, before Mamre. for his sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field at Machpelah, to the east of Mamre, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite to possess as a burying place. They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre, which Abraham had bought along with the field as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite.
14 And Ioseph returned into Egypt agayne, he and his brethren, and all that went vp with hym to bury his father, assoone as he had buryed hym. 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. 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.
15 And when Iosephes brethren sawe that their father was dead, they saide: Ioseph may peraduenture hate vs, & rewarde vs againe all the euyll whiche we dyd vnto hym. When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him.” When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?”
16 And they dyd sende a message vnto Ioseph, saying: Thy father dyd commaunde before he dyed, saying: So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father gave this command before he died: So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Your father left these instructions before he died:
17 This wyse shall ye say vnto Ioseph, Forgeue I pray thee the trespasse of thy brethren, and their sinne: for they rewarded thee euyll. And nowe we praye thee forgeue the trespasse of the seruauntes of the God of thy father. And Ioseph wept when they spake vnto hym. ‘Say to Joseph, “Please forgive the transgression of your brothers and their sin, because they did evil to you.”’ And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him. This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins and the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.’ Now please forgive the sins of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.
18 Also his brethren came vnto hym, and fell flat before his face, saying: beholde, we be thy seruauntes. His brothers also came and fell down before him and said, “Behold, we are your servants.” His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him. “We are your slaves,” they said.
19 To whom Ioseph sayde: Feare not, am I God? But Joseph said to them, “Do not fear, for am I in the place of God? But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God?
20 Ye thought euil against me, but God turned it vnto good, to bryng to passe as it is this day, and to saue muche people alyue. As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
21 Feare not therefore, nowe I wyll noryshe you and your chyldren. And he comforted them, and spake kyndly vnto them. So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones.” Thus he comforted them and spoke kindly to them. So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.
22 Ioseph dwelt in Egypt, he and his fathers house: and Ioseph lyued an hundred and ten yeres. So Joseph remained in Egypt, he and his father’s house. Joseph lived 110 years. Joseph stayed in Egypt, along with all his father’s family. He lived a hundred and ten years
23 And Ioseph sawe Ephraims children euen vnto the thirde generation: and vnto Machir the sonne of Manasses, were chyldren borne on Iosephes knees. And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation. The children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were counted as Joseph’s own. and saw the third generation of Ephraim’s children. Also the children of Makir son of Manasseh were placed at birth on Joseph’s knees.
24 And Ioseph sayde vnto his brethren, I dye, & God wyll surely visite you, and bryng you out of this lande, vnto the lande whiche he sware vnto Abraham, Isahac, and Iacob. And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will visit you and bring you up out of this land to the land that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.”
25 And Ioseph toke an othe of the chyldren of Israel, saying: God wyll not fayle but visite you, and ye shall cary my bones hence. Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.” And Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath and said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”
26 And so Ioseph dyed when he was an hundred and ten yeres olde: And they imbawmed hym with spyces, puttyng hym in a chest in Egypt. So Joseph died, being 110 years old. They embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt. So Joseph died at the age of a hundred and ten. And after they embalmed him, he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.
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