Genesis 50

50 ¹Joseph bend down for im papa face, e cry ontop am, e kiss am. ²Den Joseph tell di doctors wey dey serve am make dem embalm im papa. So di doctors embalm Israel. ³Dem take forty days, di normal time wey dem dey take embalm person; di Egypt people cry for am seventy days.

⁴When di days wey dem dey mourn don pass, Joseph talk to Pharaoh im household sey: “If I don find favour for una eye, abeg make una talk to Pharaoh: ⁵My papa make me swear sey, ‘I dey die; bury me for di tomb wey I dig for myself for Canaan.’ Abeg make I go up now go bury my papa, den I go come back.”

⁶Pharaoh talk sey, “Go up go bury your papa, just as e make you swear.”

⁷Joseph go up go bury im papa; all Pharaoh im servants follow am go, di elders of im household, and all di elders of di land of Egypt, ⁸and all Joseph im household, im brothers, and im papa household. Na only dem pikin, dem sheep, and dem cattle dem leave for di land of Goshen. ⁹Chariot and people wey dey ride horse follow am go too. Na very big crowd. ¹⁰Dem reach di threshing floor of Atad, wey dey for di other side of Jordan, and dem mourn there with big, very heavy cry; Joseph mourn im papa for seven days. ¹¹When di people wey dey live for di land, di Canaan people, see di mourning for di threshing floor of Atad, dem talk sey, “Dis one na bitter mourning wey di Egypt people dey do.” Na why dem call di place Abel-mizraim; e dey for di other side of Jordan. ^a a v11 Abel-mizraim mean “mourning of Egypt” — di Canaan people call di place dat name because of di big cry wey dem see there. ¹²Im sons do for am just as e don command dem. ¹³Im sons carry am go di land of Canaan and dem bury am for di cave wey dey inside di field of Machpelah, wey Abraham buy from Ephron di Hittite man make e take am as burial ground, wey face Mamre. ¹⁴After Joseph don bury im papa, e go back Egypt with im brothers and all di people wey follow am go bury im papa.

Di Brothers Dem Old Fear

¹⁵When Joseph im brothers see sey dem papa don die, dem talk sey, “Wetin go happen if Joseph hate us and pay us back for all di bad wey we do am?” ¹⁶So dem send message go Joseph, sey, “Your papa give dis command before e die: ¹⁷Tell Joseph sey: ‘Abeg forgive your brothers dem offence and sin—dem do you evil.’ So now, abeg forgive di offence of di servants of di God of your papa.” Joseph cry when dem talk dis to am. ¹⁸Im brothers come too, dem fall down for im front, and dem talk sey, “See, we be your servants.” ¹⁹But Joseph talk to dem sey, “No dey fear, abi I dey for di place of our Papa? ²⁰Una plan evil against me, but our Papa plan am for good, to save plenty people life, just as e dey happen today. ²¹So now, no dey fear; I go provide for una and una pikin.” Na so e comfort dem, e talk to dem heart.

Joseph Im Last Years

²²So Joseph stay for Egypt, im and im papa family. Joseph live for 110 years. ²³Joseph see Ephraim im pikin reach third generation; dem born di pikin of Machir wey be Manasseh im son ontop Joseph im knee too. ^b b v23 For dat old time, to put new-born pikin ontop di knee of di family head na sign of adoption and belonging — Joseph dey officially claim dis pikin dem as im own. ²⁴Joseph talk to im brothers sey, “I dey die, but our Papa go surely come help una and bring una comot from dis land go di land wey e swear give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” ^c c v24 Joseph im last words dey look forward to di Exodus — our Papa no dey leave im pikin dem for slavery; e dey come carry dem go house. ²⁵Den Joseph make Israel im sons swear: “Our Papa go surely come help una; carry my bones comot from here.” ²⁶Joseph die when e be 110 years old. Dem embalm am and put am inside coffin for Egypt.