1 E ntão José se lançou sobre o rosto de seu pai, chorou sobre ele e o beijou.

Then Joseph threw himself upon his father, and cried over him and kissed him.

2 E José ordenou a seus servos, os médicos, que embalsamassem a seu pai; e os médicos embalsamaram a Israel.

Joseph told his servants the doctors to make his father ready to be buried. So the doctors made Israel ready.

3 C umpriram-se-lhe quarenta dias, porque assim se cumprem os dias de embalsamação; e os egípcios o choraram setenta dias.

Forty days were needed for this. For this is how much time it took for making the body ready to be buried. And the Egyptians cried for him seventy days.

4 P assados, pois, os dias de seu choro, disse José ã casa de Faraó: Se agora tenho achado graça aos vossos olhos, rogo-vos que faleis aos ouvidos de Faraó, dizendo:

When the days of sorrow for him were past, Joseph said to those of Pharaoh’s house, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, speak to Pharaoh, saying,

5 M eu pai me fez jurar, dizendo: Eis que eu morro; em meu sepulcro, que cavei para mim na terra de Canaã, ali me sepultarás. Agora, pois, deixa-me subir, peço-te, e sepultar meu pai; então voltarei.

‘My father had me make a promise to him. He said, “See, I am about to die. Bury me in my grave which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.” So let me go and bury my father. Then I will return.’”

6 R espondeu Faraó: Sobe, e sepulta teu pai, como ele te fez jurar.

Pharaoh answered, “Go and bury your father as he made you promise.”

7 S ubiu, pois, José para sepultar a seu pai; e com ele subiram todos os servos de Faraó, os anciãos da sua casa, e todos os anciãos da terra do Egito,

So Joseph went to bury his father. With him went all the servants of Pharaoh, the leaders of his house and all the important men of the land of Egypt,

8 c omo também toda a casa de José, e seus irmãos, e a casa de seu pai; somente deixaram na terra de Gósen os seus pequeninos, os seus rebanhos e o seu gado.

and all those of the house of Joseph, and his brothers, and those of his father’s house. They left only their little ones and their flocks and cattle in the land of Goshen.

9 E subiram com ele tanto carros como gente a cavalo; de modo que o concurso foi mui grande.

Wagons and men on horses went with him also. It was a very large group of people.

10 C hegando eles ã eira de Atade, que está além do Jordão, fizeram ali um grande e forte pranto; assim fez José por seu pai um grande pranto por sete dias.

They came to the grain-floor of Atad on the other side of the Jordan. There they cried with much sorrow. Joseph cried in sorrow for his father for seven days.

11 O s moradores da terra, os cananeus, vendo o pranto na eira de Atade, disseram: Grande pranto é este dos egípcios; pelo que o lugar foi chamado Abel-Mizraim, o qual está além do Jordão.

When those who lived in the land, the Canaanites, saw the people crying in sorrow at the grain-floor of Atad, they said, “This is a great sorrow for the Egyptians.” So the place was given the name Abel-mizraim. It is on the other side of the Jordan.

12 A ssim os filhos de Jacó lhe fizeram como ele lhes ordenara;

Jacob’s sons did as he had told them.

13 p ois o levaram para a terra de Canaã, e o sepultaram na cova do campo de Macpela, que Abraão tinha comprado com o campo, como propriedade de sepultura, a Efrom, o heteu, em frente de Manre.

They carried him to the land of Canaan. They buried him in the grave of the field of Machpelah, east of Mamre, which Abraham had bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite for a burying place.

14 D epois de haver sepultado seu pai, José voltou para o Egito, ele, seus irmãos, e todos os que com ele haviam subido para sepultar seu pai.

After he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father. Joseph Tells His Brothers Not to Be Afraid

15 V endo os irmãos de José que seu pai estava morto, disseram: Porventura José nos odiará e nos retribuirá todo o mal que lhe fizemos.

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be now that Joseph will hate us, and pay us in return for all the wrong that we did to him!”

16 E ntão mandaram dizer a José: Teu pai, antes da sua morte, nos ordenou:

So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Before he died, our father told us,

17 A ssim direis a José: Perdoa a transgressão de teus irmãos, e o seu pecado, porque te fizeram mal. Agora, pois, rogamos-te que perdoes a transgressão dos servos do Deus de teu pai. E José chorou quando eles lhe falavam.

‘You say to Joseph, “Forgive the wrong-doing of your brothers and their sin. For they did a bad thing to you.”’ Now we beg you, forgive the wrong-doing of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph cried when they spoke to him.

18 D epois vieram também seus irmãos, prostraram-se diante dele e disseram: Eis que nós somos teus servos.

Then his brothers came and fell down in front of him and said, “See, we are your servants.”

19 R espondeu-lhes José: Não temais; acaso estou eu em lugar de Deus?

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

20 V ós, na verdade, intentastes o mal contra mim; Deus, porém, o intentou para o bem, para fazer o que se vê neste dia, isto é, conservar muita gente com vida.

You planned to do a bad thing to me. But God planned it for good, to make it happen that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.

21 A gora, pois, não temais; eu vos sustentarei, a vós e a vossos filhinhos. Assim ele os consolou, e lhes falou ao coração.

So do not be afraid. I will take care of you and your little ones.” He gave them comfort and words of kindness. The Death of Joseph

22 J osé, pois, habitou no Egito, ele e a casa de seu pai; e viveu cento e dez anos.

Joseph and his father’s family stayed in Egypt. And Joseph lived 110 years.

23 E viu José os filhos de Efraim, da terceira geração; também os filhos de Maquir, filho de Manassés, nasceram sobre os joelhos de José.

He lived long enough to see Ephraim’s grandchildren. And the sons of Manasseh’s son Machir were held on Joseph’s knees.

24 D epois disse José a seus irmãos: Eu morro; mas Deus certamente vos visitará, e vos fará subir desta terra para a terra que jurou a Abraão, a Isaque e a Jacó.

Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die. But God will take care of you. He will bring you from this land to the land that He promised to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob.”

25 E José fez jurar os filhos de Israel, dizendo: Certamente Deus vos visitará, e fareis transportar daqui os meus ossos.

Then Joseph made the sons of Israel promise. He said, “God will take care of you. And you will carry my bones from here.”

26 A ssim morreu José, tendo cento e dez anos de idade; e o embalsamaram e o puseram num caixão no Egito.

So Joseph died after living 110 years. They made his body ready, and he was put in a grave in Egypt.