創世記 41
1 過了兩年，法郎作了一夢，夢見自己站在尼羅河畔。
And it came to pass at the end of two years of days, that, Pharaoh, was dreaming, when lo! he was standing by the river (Nile);
2 看見從尼羅河中上來了七隻母牛，色美體肥，在蘆葦中吃草。
and lo! from the river, were coming up seven heifers, comely in appearance and fat in flesh, —and they fed among the rushes.
3 隨後，從尼羅河中，又上來了七隻色醜體瘦的母牛，站在尼羅河岸上靠近那些母牛身旁。
And lo! seven heifers more coming up after them out of the river, uncomely in appearance and lean in flesh, —and they came and stood beside the heifers, by the lip of the river.
4 這些色醜體瘦的母牛，竟將那七隻色美體肥的母牛吞了下去；法郎便驚醒了。
Then did the heifers that were uncomely in appearance, and lean in flesh, eat up, the seven heifers that were comely in appearance and fat. So Pharaoh awoke.
5 他又睡下，作了一個夢，夢見一根麥莖上，生出了七枝又肥又美的麥穗；
And he fell asleep, and dreamed a second time, when lo! seven ears, coming up on one stalk fat and good;
6 隨後，又發出了七枝又細弱，而又為東風吹焦了的麥穗。
and lo! seven ears, lean and shrivelled by an east wind, coming up after them.
7 這些細弱的麥穗竟將那七枝又肥又實的麥穗吞了下去。法郎驚醒了，原是一場夢。
Then did the lean ears swallow up the seven fat and full ears. So Pharaoh awoke and lo! it was a dream.
8 到了早晨，他心煩意亂，遂遣人將埃及所有的術士和賢士召來，給他們講述了自己的夢，卻沒有人能給法郎解釋。
And it came to pass in the morning, that his spirit became restless, so he sent and called for all the sacred scribes of Egypt and all her wise men, —and Pharaoh related to them his dreams, but there was no one that could interpret them. to Pharaoh.
9 那時司酒長向法郎說：「我今天想起了我的過犯。
Then spake the chief of the butlers with Pharaoh saying, My faults, would, I, mention this day.
10 有一次陛下對自己的臣僕發怒，將我和司廚長關在衛隊長府內的拘留所內。
Pharaoh, was wroth with his servants, —and put them in the ward of the house of the chief of the royal executioners, me, and the chief of the bakers.
11 我和他在同一夜裏，各作了一夢，我們每人的夢都有它的意義。
Then must we needs dream, a dream in one night, I and he, —each man, according to the interpretation of his dream, did we dream.
12 在那裏有個希伯來少年人與我們在一起，他是衛隊長的僕人；當我們把夢告訴了他，他就給我們加以解釋，給每個人的夢都說明了它的意義。
And, there with us, was a young man, a Hebrew servant to the chief of the royal executioners, and we related to him, and he interpreted to us our dreams, —to each man—according to his dream, did he interpret,
13 果然都照他給我們所解釋的應驗了：我恢復了原職，他卻被吊死了。」
And it came to pass as he interpreted to us, so, it happened, —me, he restored to mine office but him, he hanged.
14 法郎於是遣人去召若瑟，人就快把他從地牢裏提出來；他剃了頭，刮了臉，換了衣服，來到法郎跟前。
Then sent Pharaoh and summoned Joseph, and they hastened him out of the dungeon, —so he shaved himself and changed his garments, and came in unto Pharaoh.
15 法郎對若瑟說：「我作了一夢，沒有人能夠解釋。我聽見人說，你聽了夢就能解釋。」
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, A dream, have I dreamed, but none can interpret it, —but, I, have heard say concerning thee, that on hearing a dream, thou canst interpret it.
16 若瑟回答法郎說：「這不是我所能的，只有天主能給陛下一個吉祥的解答。」
And Joseph answered Pharaoh saying, Not to me, doth it pertain! May, God grant in answer, the prosperity of Pharaoh!
17 法郎遂向若瑟說：「我夢見我站在尼羅河上，
Then spake Pharaoh unto Joseph, —In my dream, there was I, standing on the lip of the river;
18 看見從河中上來了七隻母牛，體肥色美，在蘆葦叢中吃草。
When lo! out of the river, were coming up seven heifers, fat in flesh and comely in form, —and they fed among the rushes.
19 隨後，又上來了七隻母牛，軟弱無力，色醜體瘦，那種醜陋，我在埃及全國從未見過。
And lo! seven other heifers, coming up after them, poor and very uncomely in form and lean in flesh, —I had never seen such in all the land of Egypt, for uncomeliness.
20 這些又瘦又醜的母牛，竟將先上來的那七隻肥母牛吞了下去。
Then did the lean and uncomely heifers eat up the first seven fat heifers;
21 牠們吞下去之後，竟看不出來牠們吞了下去，因為牠們醜陋的樣子和先前一樣，我就驚醒了。
and they passed into their stomach yet could it not be known that they had passed into them, their appearance, being uncomely, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
22 以後我又夢見在一根麥莖上，生出了七枝粗大美麗的麥穗。
Then looked I in my dream, —And lo! seven ears, coming up on one stalk, full and good;
23 隨後，又發出了七枝枯萎細弱而又被東風吹焦了的麥穗。
And lo! seven ears, withered lean shrivelled by an east wind growing up after them.
24 這些細弱的麥穗竟將那七枝美麗的麥穗吞了。我講給了術士們聽，但沒有人能給我解說。」
Then did the lean ears swallow up, the seven good ears. So I told [these things] unto the sacred scribes, but there was none that could explain [them] to me.
25 若瑟遂對法郎說：「陛下的夢只是一個。天主已將所要作的告訴陛下：
Then said Joseph unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh, is, one. What God is about to do hath he announced to Pharaoh.
26 七隻美好的母牛表示七年，七枝美好的麥穗也表示七年。這原是一個夢。
The seven good heifers, are, seven years, and, the seven good ears are, seven years, —the dream, is, one.
27 隨後上來的那七隻又瘦又弱的母牛，和那七枝空虛而又被東風吹焦了的麥穗，都表示將有七個荒年。
And the seven lean and uncomely heifers that were coming up after them, are seven years, and the seven lean ears, shrivelled by an east wind, will turn out to be—seven years of famine.
28 這即是我對陛下所說：天主已將他要作的顯示給陛下了。
The very word that I spake unto Pharaoh, what, God, is about to do, hath he showed unto Pharaoh.
29 看埃及全國將有七年大豐收。
Lo! seven years, coming in, —of great plenty, in all the land of Egypt.
30 繼之而來的是七個荒年，那時人都忘記了埃及國曾有過豐收。當飢荒蹂躪此地時，
Then shall arise seven years of famine, after them, so shall be forgotten all the plenty in the land of Egypt, —and the famine shall consume the land;
31 誰也覺不到此地曾有過豐收，因為相繼而來的飢荒實在太嚴重了。
neither shall the plenty in the land be discernible, because of that famine coming after, —for it shall be, very severe.
32 至於陛下的夢重複了兩次，是表示這事已由天主命定，天主就快要實行。
And for that there was a repeating of the dream unto Pharaoh, twice, it is because the thing, is established, from God, and God is hastening to do it.
33 所以陛下現在應當尋找一個聰明，有智慧的人，派他管理埃及國。
Now, therefore, let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, —and set him over the land of Egypt.
34 陛下應設法在地方上派定督辦，在七個豐年內，徵收埃及國所出產的五分之一；
Let Pharaoh do this, that he may appoint overseers over the land, —so shall he take up a fifth of the land of Egypt, during the seven years of plenty.
35 使他們將未來豐年內的一切食糧，聚斂起來，將五穀都儲藏在陛下手下，貯在城內備作食糧，妥為保管。
And let them gather up all the food of these seven good years that are coming in, —and let them heap up corn under the hand of Pharaoh as food in cities so shall they keep it.
36 這些食糧應作為本地的存糧，以應付那在埃及國要出現的七個荒年，免得全國因飢荒而滅亡。
So shall the food become a store for the land, for the seven years of famine which shall come about in the land of Egypt, —and the land shall not be cut off in the famine.
37 這番話使法郎和他的群臣十分贊成，
And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, —and in the eyes of all his servants;
38 於是法郎對他的臣僕說：「像他這樣的人，有天主的神住在他內，我們豈能找著另一個﹖」
and Pharaoh said unto his servants, —Can we find such a one, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?
39 法郎遂對若瑟說：「天主既使你知道這一切，就再沒有像你這樣聰敏富有智慧的人了。
So Pharaoh said unto Joseph, After God hath made known unto thee all this, there is no one discreet and wise like thee.
40 你要掌管我的朝廷，我的人民都要聽從你的號令；只在寶座上我比你大。」
Thou, shalt be over my house, and on thy mouth, shall all my people kiss, —only as to the throne, will I be greater than thou.
41 法郎又對若瑟說：「看，我立你統治全埃及國。」
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, —See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.
42 遂由自己手上取下打印的戒指，戴在若瑟手上，給他穿上細麻長袍，將金鏈戴在他的頸項上；
So Pharaoh took his ring from off his hand and put it upon Joseph’s hand, —and clothed him in garments of fine linen, and put the chain of gold upon his neck;
43 又使他坐在自己的第二部御車上，人們在他前面喊說：「跪下! 」法郎就這樣立他管理全埃及國。
and made him ride in the second chariot which belonged to him, and they cried out before him. Bow the knee! thus setting him over all the land of Egypt.
44 法郎又對若瑟說：「我是法郎，沒有你的同意，全埃及國，任何人不得做任何事。」
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph. I, am Pharaoh, Without thee, therefore shall no man raise his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.
45 法郎給若瑟起名叫匝斐納特帕乃亞，又將翁城的司祭頗提斐辣的女兒阿斯納特給他為妻。若瑟便出去巡行埃及全國。
And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphenath-paneah, and gave him Asenath daughter of Poti-phera priest of On, to wife, —and Joseph went forth over the land of Egypt.
46 若瑟立於埃及王法郎前時，年三十歲。他由法郎面前出去巡行了埃及全國。
Now, Joseph, was thirty years old, when he took his station, before Pharaoh king of Egypt. So Joseph went forth from before Pharaoh, and passed along through all the land of Egypt.
47 七個豐年內，土地出產極其豐富。
And the land produced, in the seven years of plenty, by handfuls,
48 若瑟聚斂了埃及國七個豐年內所有的糧食，積蓄在城內；每城城郊田間所出的糧食，也都儲藏在本城內。
And he gathered up all the food of the seven years in which there was plenty in the land of Egypt, and laid up food in cities—the food of the fields of the city. which were round about it, laid he up within it.
49 這樣若瑟聚斂了大量的五穀，多得有如海沙，無法計算，無法勝數。
Thus did Joseph heap up corn like the sand of the sea making it exceeding abundant, —until one hath left off reckoning, because it cannot be reckoned.
50 在荒年未來以前，若瑟已有了兩個兒子，是翁城的司祭頗提斐辣的女兒阿斯納特給他生的。
Now to Joseph, were born two sons, ere yet came in the year of famine, —whom Asenath daughter of Poti-phera priest of On, bare to him.
51 若瑟給長子起名叫默納協，說：「天主使我忘盡了我的一切困苦和我父的全家。
And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, —For God hath made me forget all my trouble, and all the house of my father.
52 給次子起名叫厄弗辣因，說：「天主使我在我受苦的地方有了子息。」
And, the name of the second, called he Ephraim, For God hath made me fruitful in the land of my humiliation.
53 埃及國的七個豐年一過，
Then came to an end the seven years of the plenty, —which was in the land of Egypt;
54 七個荒年隨著就來了，恰如若瑟所預言的；各地都發生了飢荒，唯獨全埃及國還有食糧。
and the seven years of famine began to come in, according as Joseph had said, —and it came to pass that there was a famine in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt, there was bread.
55 及至埃及全國鬧飢荒時，人民便向法郎呼求糧食；法郎對埃及民眾說：「你們到若瑟那裏去，照他對你們所說的做。」
Yet was famine felt in all the land of Egypt, and the people made outcry; unto Pharaoh for bread, —and Pharaoh said to all Egypt, —Go ye unto Joseph, that which he saith to you, shall ye do.
56 當時飢荒彌漫天下，若瑟便開了國內所有的糧倉，將糧食賣給埃及人，因為埃及的飢荒很嚴重。
Now, the famine, was over all the face of the land, —so Joseph opened all [places] wherein it was and sold corn to the Egyptians, and the famine laid fast hold of the land of Egypt.
57 天下的人都來到埃及，向若瑟購買食糧，因為天下各地都大鬧飢荒。
All the earth also, came in to Egypt to buy corn, unto Joseph, —because the famine had laid fast hold on all the earth.
