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| [1]Which thing Joseph seiy, and felde on `the face of the fader, and wepte, and kiste hym; |
[1]And JosephH3130 fellH5307 H8799upon his father'sH1 faceH6440, and weptH1058 H8799upon him, and kissedH5401 himH8799. |
| [2]and he comaundide hise seruauntis, lechis, that thei schulden anoynte the fadir with swete smellynge spiceries. |
[2]And JosephH3130 commandedH6680 H8762his servantsH5650 the physiciansH7495 H8802to embalmH2590 H8800his fatherH1: and the physiciansH7495 H8802embalmedH2590 H8799IsraelH3478. |
| [3]While thei `filliden the comaundementis, fourti daies passiden, for this was the custom of deed bodies anoyntid; and Egipt biwepte hym seuenti daies. |
[3]And fortyH705 daysH3117 were fulfilledH4390 H8799for him; for so are fulfilledH4390 H8799the daysH3117 of those which are embalmedH2590 : H8803and the EgyptiansH4714 mournedH1058 H8799for him threescore and tenH7657 daysH3117. |
| [4]And whanne the tyme of weiling was fillid, Joseph spak to the meyne of Farao, If Y haue founde grace in youre siyt, speke ye in the eeris of Farao; for my fadir chargide me, |
[4]And when the daysH3117 of his mourningH1068 were pastH5674 , H8799JosephH3130 spakeH1696 H8762unto the houseH1004 of PharaohH6547, sayingH559 , H8800If now I have foundH4672 H8804graceH2580 in your eyesH5869, speakH1696 , H8761I pray you, in the earsH241 of PharaohH6547, sayingH559,[H8800] |
| [5]and seide, Lo! Y die, thou schalt birie me in my sepulcre which Y diggide to me in the lond of Canaan; therfor Y schal stie that Y birie my fadir, and Y schal turne ayen. |
[5]My fatherH1 made me swearH7650 , H8689sayingH559 , H8800LoH2009, I dieH4191 : H8801in my graveH6913 which I have diggedH3738 H8804for me in the landH776 of CanaanH3667, there shalt thou bury meH6912 . H8799Now therefore let me go upH5927 , H8799I pray thee, and buryH6912 H8799my fatherH1, and I will come againH7725.[H8799] |
| [6]And Farao seide to hym, Stie, and birie thi fader, as thou art chargid. |
[6]And PharaohH6547 saidH559 , H8799Go upH5927 , H8798and buryH6912 H8798thy fatherH1, according as he made thee swearH7650.[H8689] |
| [7]And whanne `he stiede, alle the elde men of `the hous of Farao yeden with him, and alle the grettere men in birthe of the lond of Egipt; the hous of Joseph with her britheren, |
[7]And JosephH3130 went upH5927 H8799to buryH6912 H8800his fatherH1: and with him went upH5927 H8799all the servantsH5650 of PharaohH6547, the eldersH2205 of his houseH1004, and all the eldersH2205 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714, |
| [8]without litle children, and flockis, and grete beestis, whiche thei leften in the lond of Gessen, yeden with him. |
[8]And all the houseH1004 of JosephH3130, and his brethrenH251, and his father'sH1 houseH1004: only their little onesH2945, and their flocksH6629, and their herdsH1241, they leftH5800 H8804in the landH776 of GoshenH1657. |
| [9]And he hadde charis, and horsmen, and felouschip, and cumpany was maad not litil. |
[9]And there went upH5927 H8799with him both chariotsH7393 and horsemenH6571: and it was a veryH3966 greatH3515 companyH4264. |
| [10]And thei camen to the cornfloor of Adad, which is set ouer Jordan, where thei maden the seruice of the deed bodi, with greet weilyng and strong, and fillide seuen daies. |
[10]And they cameH935 H8799to the threshingfloorH1637 of AtadH329, which is beyondH5676 JordanH3383, and there they mournedH5594 H8799with a greatH1419 and veryH3966 soreH3515 lamentationH4553: and he madeH6213 H8799a mourningH60 for his fatherH1 sevenH7651 daysH3117. |
| [11]And whanne the dwellers of the lond of Canaan hadden seyn this, thei seiden, This is a greet weiling to Egipcians; and therfor thei clepiden the name of that place the weilyng of Egipt. |
[11]And when the inhabitantsH3427 H8802of the landH776, the CanaanitesH3669, sawH7200 H8799the mourningH60 in the floorH1637 of AtadH329, they saidH559 , H8799This is a grievousH3515 mourningH60 to the EgyptiansH4714: wherefore the name of itH8034 was calledH7121 H8804AbelmizraimH67, which is beyondH5676 JordanH3383. |
| [12]Therfor the sones of Jacob diden, as he hadde comaundid to hem; |
[12]And his sonsH1121 didH6213 H8799unto him according as he commandedH6680 themH8765: |
| [13]and thei baren hym in to the lond of Canaan, and thei birieden hym in the double denne, which denne with the feeld Abraham hadde bouyt of Effron Ethei, ayens the face of Mambre, into possessioun of sepulcre. |
[13]For his sonsH1121 carriedH5375 H8799him into the landH776 of CanaanH3667, and buriedH6912 H8799him in the caveH4631 of the fieldH7704 of MachpelahH4375, which AbrahamH85 boughtH7069 H8804with the fieldH7704 for a possessionH272 of a buryingplaceH6913 of EphronH6085 the HittiteH2850, beforeH6440 MamreH4471. |
| [14]And Joseph turnede ayen in to Egipt with hise britheren and al the felouschipe, whanne the fadir was biried. |
[14]And JosephH3130 returnedH7725 H8799into EgyptH4714, he, and his brethrenH251, and all that went upH5927 H8802with him to buryH6912 H8800his fatherH1, afterH310 he had buriedH6912 H8800his fatherH1. |
| [15]And whanne the fadir was deed, the britheren of Joseph dredden, and spaken togidere, lest perauenture he be myndeful of the wrong which he suffride, and yelde to vs al the yuel, that we diden. |
[15]And when Joseph'sH3130 brethrenH251 sawH7200 H8799that their fatherH1 was deadH4191 , H8804they saidH559 , H8799JosephH3130 will peradventureH3863 hate usH7852 , H8799and will certainlyH7725 H8687requiteH7725 H8686us all the evilH7451 which we didH1580 unto himH8804. |
| [16]And thei senten to hym, and seiden, Thi fadir comaundide to vs, |
[16]And they sent a messengerH6680 H8762unto JosephH3130, sayingH559 , H8800Thy fatherH1 did commandH6680 H8765beforeH6440 he diedH4194, sayingH559,[H8800] |
| [17]bifore that he diede, that we schulden seie to thee these thingis bi hise wordis; Y beseche, that thou foryete the wickidnesse of thi britheren, and the synne, and malice which thei hauntiden ayens thee; also we preien, that thou foryyue this wickidnesse to thi fadir, the seruaunt of God. Whanne these thingis weren herd, Joseph wepte. |
[17]So shall ye sayH559 H8799unto JosephH3130, ForgiveH5375 , H8798I pray theeH577 now, the trespassH6588 of thy brethrenH251, and their sinH2403; for they didH1580 H8804unto thee evilH7451: and now, we pray thee, forgiveH5375 H8798the trespassH6588 of the servantsH5650 of the GodH430 of thy fatherH1. And JosephH3130 weptH1058 H8799when they spakeH1696 unto himH8763. |
| [18]And hise britheren camen to hym, and worschipiden lowe to erthe, and seiden, We ben thi seruauntis. |
[18]And his brethrenH251 also wentH3212 H8799and fell downH5307 H8799before his faceH6440; and they saidH559 , H8799Behold, we be thy servantsH5650. |
| [19]To whiche he answeride, Nyle ye drede; whether we moun ayenstonde Goddis wille? |
[19]And JosephH3130 saidH559 H8799unto them, FearH3372 H8799not: for am I in the place of GodH430? |
| [20]Ye thouyten yuel of me, and God turnede it in to good, that he schulde enhaunse me, as ye seen in present tyme, and that he schulde make saaf many puplis; |
[20]But as for you, ye thoughtH2803 H8804evilH7451 against me; but GodH430 meant itH2803 H8804unto goodH2896, toH4616 bring to passH6213 , H8800as it is this dayH3117, to saveH2421 muchH7227 peopleH5971 aliveH2421.[H8687] |
| [21]nyle ye drede, Y schal fede you and youre litle children. And he coumfortide hem, and spak swetli, and liytly; |
[21]Now therefore fearH3372 H8799ye not: I will nourishH3557 H8770you, and your little onesH2945. And he comfortedH5162 H8762them, and spakeH1696 H8762kindly unto themH3820. |
| [22]and he dwellide in Egipt, with al the hows of his fadir. And he lyuyde an hundrid yeer, and he seiy the sones of Effraym til to the thridde generacioun; also the sones of Machir, son of Manasses, weren borun in the knees of Joseph. |
[22]And JosephH3130 dweltH3427 H8799in EgyptH4714, he, and his father'sH1 houseH1004: and JosephH3130 livedH2421 H8799an hundredH3967 and tenH6235 yearsH8141. |
| [23]Whanne these thingis weren don, Joseph spak to hise brithren, Aftir my deeth God schal visite you, and he schal make to stie fro this lond to the loond which he swoor to Abraham, Ysaac, and Jacob. |
[23]And JosephH3130 sawH7200 H8799Ephraim'sH669 childrenH1121 of the thirdH8029 generation: the childrenH1121 also of MachirH4353 the sonH1121 of ManassehH4519 were brought upH3205 H8795upon Joseph'sH3130 kneesH1290. |
| [24]And whanne he hadde chargid hem, and hadde seid, God schal visite you, bere ye out with you my boonus fro this place, |
[24]And JosephH3130 saidH559 H8799unto his brethrenH251, I dieH4191 : H8801and GodH430 will surelyH6485 H8800visitH6485 H8799you, and bring you outH5927 H8689of this landH776 unto the landH776 which he swareH7650 H8738to AbrahamH85, to IsaacH3327, and to JacobH3290. |
| [25]he diede, whanne an hundrid and ten yeeris of his lijf weren fillid; and he was anoyntid with swete smellynge spiceries, and was kept in a beere in Egipt. |
[25]And JosephH3130 took an oathH7650 H8686of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478, sayingH559 , H8800GodH430 will surelyH6485 H8800visitH6485 H8799you, and ye shall carry upH5927 H8689my bonesH6106 from henceH2088. |
| [26]So JosephH3130 diedH4191 , H8799being an hundredH3967 and tenH6235 yearsH8141 oldH1121: and they embalmedH2590 H8799him, and he was putH3455 H8799in a coffinH727 in EgyptH4714. |