Genesis 50

vayyippol yosef al-pene aviv vayyevk alayw vayyishaq-lo

Joseph flung himself upon his father’s face and wept over him and kissed him.

vayetsav yosef et-avadayw et-harofe'im lakhanot et-aviv vayyakhantu harofe'im et-yisra'el

Then Joseph ordered the physicians in his service to embalm his father, and the physicians embalmed Israel.

vayyimle'u-lo arba'im yom ki ken yimle'u yeme hakhanutim vayyivku oto mitsrayim shivim yom

It required forty days, for such is the full period of embalming. The Egyptians bewailed him seventy days;

vayya'avru yeme vekhito vayedabber yosef el-bet paroh lemor im-na matsati khen be'enekhem dabberu-na be'ozne faroh lemor

and when the wailing period was over, Joseph spoke to Pharaoh’s court, saying, “Do me this favor, and lay this appeal before Pharaoh:

avi hishbi'ani lemor hinneh anokhi met beqivri asher kariti li be'erets kena'an shammah tiqbereni ve'attah e'eleh-nna ve'eqberah et-avi ve'ashuvah

‘My father made me swear, saying, “I am about to die. Be sure to bury me in the grave that I made ready for myself in the land of Canaan.” Now, therefore, let me go up and bury my father; then I shall return.’”

vayyomer paroh aleh uqevor et-avikha ka'asher hishbi'ekha

And Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you promise on oath.”

vayya'al yosef liqbor et-aviv vayya'alu itto kol-avde faroh ziqne veto vekhol ziqne erets-mitsrayim

So Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the officials of Pharaoh, the senior members of his court, and all of Egypt’s dignitaries,

vekhol bet yosef ve'ekhayw uvet aviv raq tappam vetsonam uveqaram azevu be'erets goshen

together with all of Joseph’s household, his brothers, and his father’s household; only their children, their flocks, and their herds were left in the region of Goshen.

vayya'al immo gam-rekhev gam-parashim vayehi hammakhaneh kaved me'od

Chariots and charioteers as well went up with him; it was a very large troop.

vayyavo'u ad-goren ha'atad asher be'ever hayyarden vayyispedu-sham misped gadol vekhaved me'od vayya'as le'aviv evel shivat yamim

When they came to Goren ha-Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they held there a very great and solemn lamentation; and he observed a mourning period of seven days for his father.

vayyar yoshev ha'arets hakkena'ani et-ha'evel begoren ha'atad vayyomeru evel-kaved zeh lemitsrayim al-ken qara shemah avel mitsrayim asher be'ever hayyarden

And when the Canaanite inhabitants of the land saw the mourning at Goren ha-Atad, they said, “This is a solemn mourning on the part of the Egyptians.” That is why it was named Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

vayya'asu vanayw lo ken ka'asher tsivvam

Thus his sons did for him as he had instructed them.

vayyisu oto vanayw artsah kena'an vayyiqberu oto bimarat sedeh hammakhpelah asher qanah avraham et-hassadeh la'akhuzzat-qever me'et efron hakhitti al-pene mamre

His sons carried him to the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, the field near Mamre, which Abraham had bought for a burial site from Ephron the Hittite.

vayyashov yosef mitsraymah hu ve'ekhayw vekhol-ha'olim itto liqbor et-aviv akhare qovro et-aviv

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

vayyiru akhe-yosef ki-met avihem vayyomeru lu yistemenu yosef vehashev yashiv lanu et kol-hara'ah asher gamalnu oto

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph still bears a grudge against us and pays us back for all the wrong that we did him!”

vayetsavvu el-yosef lemor avikha tsivvah lifne moto lemor

So they sent this message to Joseph, “Before his death your father left this instruction:

koh-tomeru leyosef anna sa na pesha akhekha vekhattatam ki-ra'ah gemalukha ve'attah sa na lefesha avde elohe avikha vayyevk yosef bedabberam elayw

So shall you say to Joseph, ‘Forgive, I urge you, the offense and guilt of your brothers who treated you so harshly.’ Therefore, please forgive the offense of the servants of the God of your father.” And Joseph was in tears as they spoke to him.

vayyelekhu gam-ekhayw vayyippelu lefanayw vayyomeru hinnennu lekha la'avadim

His brothers went to him themselves, flung themselves before him, and said, “We are prepared to be your slaves.”

vayyomer alehem yosef al-tira'u ki hatakhat elohim ani

But Joseph said to them, “Have no fear! Am I a substitute for God?

ve'attem khashavtem alay ra'ah elohim khashavah letovah lema'an asoh kayyom hazzeh lehakhayot am-rav

Besides, although you intended me harm, God intended it for good, so as to bring about the present result—the survival of many people.

ve'attah al-tira'u anokhi akhalkel etkhem ve'et-tappekhem vayenakhem otam vayedabber al-libbam

And so, fear not. I will sustain you and your dependents.” Thus he reassured them, speaking kindly to them.

vayyeshev yosef bemitsrayim hu uvet aviv vayekhi yosef me'ah va'eser shanim

So Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt. Joseph lived one hundred and ten years.

vayyar yosef le'efrayim bene shilleshim gam bene makhir ben-menasheh yulledu al-birke yosef

Joseph lived to see children of the third generation of Ephraim; the children of Machir son of Manasseh were likewise born upon Joseph’s knees.

vayyomer yosef el-ekhayw anokhi met velohim paqod yifqod etkhem vehe'elah etkhem min-ha'arets hazzot el-ha'arets asher nishba le'avraham leyitskhaq uleya'aqov

At length, Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die. God will surely take notice of you and bring you up from this land to the land promised on oath to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”

vayyashba yosef et-bene yisra'el lemor paqod yifqod elohim etkhem veha'alitem et-atsmotay mizzeh

So Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “When God has taken notice of you, you shall carry up my bones from here.”

vayyamot yosef ben-me'ah va'eser shanim vayyakhantu oto vayyisem ba'aron bemitsrayim

Joseph died at the age of one hundred and ten years; and he was embalmed and placed in a coffin in Egypt.