Genesis 50

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	SAGRADA BIBLIA
1 Joseph threw himself on his father's face and wept over him as he kissed him.	1 José atirou-se então sobre o rosto de seu pai e o beijou chorando.
2 Then he ordered the physicians in his service to embalm his father. When they embalmed Israel,	2 Ordenou depois aos médicos que o serviam, que embalsamassem seu pai; e os médicos embalsamaram Israel.
3 they spent forty days at it, for that is the full period of embalming; and the Egyptians mourned him for seventy days.	3 Gastaram nisso quarenta dias, que é o tempo necessário ao embalsamamento. Os egípcios choraram-no durante setenta dias.
4 When that period of mourning was over, Joseph spoke to Pharaoh's courtiers. "Please do me this favor," he said, "and convey to Pharaoh this request of mine.	4 Passado o tempo do pranto, José disse à casa do faraó: "Se achei graça aos vossos olhos, dizei de minha parte ao faraó
5 Since my father, at the point of death, made me promise on oath to bury him in the tomb that he had prepared for himself in the land of Canaan, may I go up there to bury my father and then come back?"	5 que meu pai me fez jurar-lhe: Eu vou morrer, disse-me ele; tu me enterrarás no túmulo que adquiri na terra de Canaã. Permite-me, pois, subir e enterrar meu pai; depois voltarei".
6 Pharaoh replied, "Go and bury your father, as he made you promise on oath."	6 O faraó respondeu: "Vai sepultar teu pai como ele te fez jurar".
7 So Joseph left to bury his father; and with him went all of Pharaoh's officials who were senior members of his court and all the other dignitaries of Egypt,	7 José partiu para sepultar seu pai. Todos os servos do faraó, os anciãos de sua casa e todos os anciãos do Egito,
8 as well as Joseph's whole household, his brothers, and his father's household; only their children and their flocks and herds were left in the region of Goshen.	8 toda a casa de José, seus irmãos e a casa de seu pai o seguiram. Deixaram na terra de Gessém somente seus filhinhos, suas ovelhas e seus bois.
9 Chariots, too, and charioteers went up with him; it was a very large retinue.	9 Carros e cavaleiros acompanhavam-no, de sorte que a caravana era muito grande.
10 When they arrived at Goren-ha-atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they held there a very great and solemn memorial service; and Joseph observed seven days of mourning for his father.	10 Chegando à eira de Atad, além do Jordão, fizeram uma grande e solene lamentação, e José celebrou, em honra de seu pai, um pranto de sete dias.
11 When the Canaanites who inhabited the land saw the mourning at Goren-ha-atad, they said, "This is a solemn funeral the Egyptians are having." That is why the place was named Abel-mizraim. It is beyond the Jordan.	11 Vendo esse pranto na eira de Atad, o povo daquela terra disse: "Grande pranto é esse dos egípcios!" Daí o nome de Abel-Misraim dado a esse lugar, que está situado além do Jordão.
12 Thus Jacob's sons did for him as he had instructed them.	12 Os filhos de Jacó fizeram, pois, o que ele lhes tinha ordenado.
13 They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah, facing on Mamre, the field that Abraham had bought for a burial ground from Ephron the Hittite.	13 Levaram-no para Canaã e enterraram-no na caverna da terra de Macpela, que Abraão tinha comprado, juntamente com a propriedade de Efrom, o hiteu, defronte de Mambré, para ter a propriedade de uma sepultura.
14 After Joseph had buried his father he returned to Egypt, together with his brothers and all who had gone up with him for the burial of his father.	14 Depois do enterro, José voltou para o Egito com seus irmãos e todos os que o tinham acompanhado nos funerais de seu pai.
15 Now that their father was dead, Joseph's brothers became fearful and thought, "Suppose Joseph has been nursing a grudge against us and now plans to pay us back in full for all the wrong we did him!"	15 Os irmãos de José, vendo que seu pai morrera, disseram entre si: "Será que José nos tomará em aversão e irá vingar-se de todo o mal que lhe fizemos?"
16 So they approached Joseph and said: "Before your father died, he gave us these instructions:	16 Mandaram, pois, dizer-lhe: "Antes de morrer, teu pai recomendou-nos
17 'You shall say to Joseph, Jacob begs you to forgive the criminal wrongdoing of your brothers, who treated you so cruelly.' Please, therefore, forgive the crime that we, the servants of your father's God, committed." When they spoke these words to him, Joseph broke into tears.	17 que te pedíssemos perdão do crime que teus irmãos cometeram, de seu pecado, de todo o mal que te fizeram. Perdoa, pois, agora esse crime àqueles que servem o Deus de teu pai". Ouvindo isso, José chorou.
18 Then his brothers proceeded to fling themselves down before him and said, "Let us be your slaves!"	18 Seus irmãos vieram jogar-se aos seus pés, dizendo: "Somos teus escravos!"
19 But Joseph replied to them: "Have no fear. Can I take the place of God?	19 José disse-lhes: "Não temais: posso eu pôr-me no lugar de Deus?
20 Even though you meant harm to me, God meant it for good, to achieve his present end, the survival of many people.	20 Vossa intenção era de fazer-me mal, mas Deus tirou daí um bem; era para fazer, como acontece hoje, com que se conservasse a vida a um grande povo.
21 Therefore have no fear. I will provide for you and for your children." By thus speaking kindly to them, he reassured them.	21 Não temais, pois: eu vos sustentarei a vós e a vossos filhos". Estas palavras, que lhes foram direito ao coração, reconfortaram-nos.
22 Joseph remained in Egypt, together with his father's family. He lived a hundred and ten years.	22 José habitou no Egito, e também a família de seu pai. Viveu cento e dez anos.
23 He saw Ephraim's children to the third generation, and the children of Manasseh's son Machir were also born on Joseph's knees.	23 Viu os descendentes de Efraim até a terceira geração. Igualmente, os filhos de Maquir, filho de Manassés, vieram à luz sobre os joelhos de José.
24 Joseph said to his brothers: "I am about to die. God will surely take care of you and lead you out of this land to the land that he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob."	24 José disse a seus irmãos: "Vou morrer; mas Deus vos visitará seguramente e vos fará subir desta terra para a terra que jurou dar a Abraão, Isaac e a Jacó".
25 Then, putting the sons of Israel under oath, he continued, "When God thus takes care of you, you must bring my bones up with you from this place."	25 E José fez que os filhos de Israel jurassem: "Quando Deus vos visitar, disse ele, levareis daqui os meus ossos".
26 Joseph died at the age of a hundred and ten. He was embalmed and laid to rest in a coffin in Egypt.	26 José morreu com a idade de cento e dez anos. Foi embalsamado e depositado num sarcófago no Egito.