Genesis 50 (EKA)

1Josef kehm gboko bulu nde fere jo ling-e.Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him.

2Josef kehm tongo abalimakahm ba jolo o re, bo rod nde taame akehng nkvne kuuru go ekpˈkpa eji á lˈkˈrannge. Owo abalimakahm kehm lohko lim ano,And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,

3Bo ko nfung atahl abal kohro kohro nyi li afung nya bo kpo ko kuuru akvne go ekpˈkpa. Anebe Ijib noongo elkv ene nfung atahl ara a nfung nfung ewubu.taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

4Eji afung elkv anoongo ma sehng, Josef kehm tongo anebe etahk Fero re, <<Ń lˈjol go eyebatahng a name, lub tongen Fero ka-m, tong-n ye reWhen the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please tell Pharaoh that

5<Nsoo limi re me n tir ko nwongo a ne re, <<N yake ba elkpoko; song kak-m go elahm bi n rahme bum elname go ndi nyi Kenan.>> Anv, nong me n tahm go song kak Nsoo; m bahke feere ba.>>>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.”

6Fero kehm-e tongo re, <<Song wo song kak Nso, ana á lim-a no a ko nwongo a ne.>>Pharaoh replied, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”

7Owo Josef kehm tahme re a song kak nde. Atubesi alimeltum ba Fero kpee mehle toon-e, anebkul etahk Fero a alahmlahm anebe Ijib.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—

8Ane kpee ba jolo nlaaga nyi Josef, a abonanyehn ba nlum, go ane ba jolo ka nlaaga nyi nde je a ne, sehngem abon ebo, a efong, ejoro, a ebul baange, bo ba sa go Gosen.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.

9Amvtv akuungu a ane ba kpo fing bo, bo tob toon-e, jolo egburu ellong ane.Chariots and horsemen alike went up with him, and it was an exceedingly large procession.

10Eji bo rehnge go edi ji bo kpo ruumu nkohlsal go Atad kohlo aya Jodan bo kpe kehme ellingi wahre wahre wahre sahb mˈmaange bo. O edi jio Josef bumu nfung esehma nyi a ko noongo elkv nde.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.

11Eji anebe Kenan ba lene o nyehne elkohn aling nya jolo edi ji bo kpo ruumu nkohlsak go Atad bo bungu re, <<Anebe Ijib kpi egburu elkv lim o.>> Owo wahnge edi jio ji jolo kohlo aya Jodan bo kpo lung re, Abel Mijiraim.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.

12Ana wo abon ba nlum ba Jekob limi ana á tongo bo:So Jacob’s sons did as he had charged them.

13Bo sol-e tahm a ne go ndi nyi Kenan song kake go egohng edi egbe ji Makipela, kohlo Mamre, ji Ebraham gunu budu edi egbe goji nnea Hid, re jol eyele akvne.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.

14Eji Josef ma kak nde, á kehm feere go Ijib, a abonanyehn, go ane kpee ba toon-e je re á song kak nde.After Joseph had buried his father, he returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father.

15Eji abonanyehn Josef nyehne re ndea bo ebkpo, bo kehm bungu re, <<Anv Josef lˈrak atahng tob-r, fere bong-r go asoodo kpee nya e m-e soodo mee?>>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.”

16Owo bo kehm tumu ellum tv Josef re, <<Nso tahme nle nyia sa, kehm kpoko:So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Before he died, your father commanded,

17<Ji ji a ji ḿ bahke bungu tong Josef: m bahb-a re wo tahm ka abonane go abˈbi, a asoodo nya bo lim-a no, eji bo sab-a go elfili.> Anv, titi lub tahm ka abˈbi, nya alokeltum ba Esowo bio bi nso.>> Eji etib ba kpiri Josef, á kehme ellingi.‘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.

18Abonanyehn kehm bahke ba gbo noong-e alata, kehm bungu re, <<Wahr aju enya nya.>>His brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, “We are your slaves!”

19Josef kehm tongo bo re, <<Kana kpe fahl. Anv me n ko nji nyi Esowoa?But Joseph replied, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?

20Ń gare re wahn lim-m ebi ejum, wo Esowo ebfere kpiidi lim nnoobo re jol ji kpˈlimi a, eltahre ni elkpin ane gbalee.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.

21Fvfo kana kpe fahl. M bahk-n leke, a abon abon ebahne.>> Á kpe tuungu bung a bo, á bungu a bo yebe yebe.Therefore do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” So Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them.

22Josef jolo o Ijib, a nnahb a nde kpe. Á kange nnya atahlalon a nnya ewubu.Now Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt, and Joseph lived to the age of 110.

23Fere nyehn etoono eying ebra ji abon ba nlum ba Efriim. Fvfo a abon ba nlum ba Makir mmon a Manase jele kunu Josef go ayo.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.

24Josef kehm tongo abonanyehn re, <<N yahke ba elkpoko. Fvfo Esowo bahke bake ba tob-n fere yehk-n ndi nyia tahm a nahne go ndi nyi á nyame ko nwongo a Ebraham, Aisik go Jekob.>>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.”

25Josef limi abon ba nlum ba Isreel tir ko nwongo bung rea,<<Esowo bahke tiki ba ba tob-n, ḿ bahke solo akahb enyame lohng a nya edi jia.>>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.”

26Josef kpoo eji á ma kang nnya atahl alon a nnya ewubu. Bo taame ngubjing enye akehng nkvne kak-e ekpˈkpa, bo kak-e go elkohl o Ijib.So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.

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